Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-10-24

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
New York, Oct. Isl got off the car
in the way woman always does. step
ping toward the back rather than the
front, SO that she risks breaking her
neck, and | was in New York, busy,
busting, wide awake New York. |
walked two blocks and | was way off
where? l thought, at first that | was
under the government of His Majesty
the Gar. The advertisement of
theatre posted on tho corner was not
in English, neither was il in Russian:
l looked at it once or twice, and then
discovered that it was in that re-
markahle jargon called "Yiddish, - and
then | realized that | was in the home
of the Russian jew. 1t is said of him
that, when he first comes to this
country, he walks in the gutter and
takes off his hat to every man he
meets, but that in six months time
he promenades on the sidewalk and
bows to nobody. That is bit of ex-
aggeration: but the Russian jew is
here, not by the tens or ifties, but by
the thousands and he is going to be
a powerful factor in the land. Here
in his New York home, he seems to
have made little Russia-and yet,
he ia eager to be citizen of the
United States. Unlike the German
jew, he does not put his children TO
work, but il he be the guiding star Of
push cart or back Of tray on which
shoestrings are peddle1, he saves
enough to put his children in the pub.
lie schools, and is most eager to tell
you, by movements of his hands, and
with many shrugs, that. while he
doesn't understand you, his oldest son
will.
THE JEWISH SABBATH.
II is 80 o'clock. The dark eyed.
dark haired maidens are running from
the bake shops with fresh spicy smell
ing cakes, the bath houses are full.
children are being bathed and curled
and perfumed and dressed in their
best, for although the three stars are
not yet visible, everybody is getting
ready for the Sabbath. just now the
Sabbath is Of more Importance than
usual, because the Feast of the Taber-
nacles is being celebrated. With a
double escort, an artist friend and my
old chum lsadore, | climb up four
flights, 60 through 4 hole in the roof
and behold there is arranged tiny
wooden house with palms laid over tho
top, while inside is table all spread
for the Sabbath feast. There is the
seven branched candle stick ready to
be lighted, the silver spice boxes so
marvellous in their fine artistic work,
while around are the highly spiced
cakes and all the goodies only known TO
The jewish housekeeper. To us the
delights of Jewish cooking are un-
known, but | have been told by rour
NETS that for wonderful cakes and we'll
cooked fish no people in the world
compare with them.
Down We go after seeing the little
house erected in honor IF the day. Ia
meet the first born in his fincry To
you he doesn't mean AS much rs he
does to the Jewish mother He is the
one who at her death, will say prayers
for her, something that her daughters
cannot do, and no matter how shabby
he looked an hour ago, he is just now,
gorgeous in bright blue plush. white
silk shirt. and, how he is envied bv
all the other little boys, a silk hat!
Nobody is so poor that he hasn't a
fresh dress for the Sabbath. Nearly
all the men are in extra long black
trock coats and high silk hats, and as
look at group of them standing in
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