New-York tribune., 1895-07-28
THE CLUB-CAR NAN THE ARlSIoChhi'
SOCIAL. GRADES on SUBURBAN TRArNS-THE CONS
Mr-TER PUTS on SOME AIRS.

socrAr GRADES on SUBURBAN TRAiNN-IfE ''n-'
Mr,rER PUTS on SOME AIRS.
c,, r,,.. ara distinctly recognized among sub
,,rhan railway passengers. The club-car man Is
,he aristocrat. A coorcd porter ATTENDS 10 "s
wants and to those of his felow-chomeh' "i"
s,,sr,ng the railway station to take the AFTERNOON"
,r,,, ~ his home may appear like other passengers
and may bear the full complement OF puhoes ''0'-
dent to existence in the suburbs. As ne app'oae".'
~, waiting train A sharp-eyed co!ored man. VINO ~
ON tho lookout sees him NJ a distance h' rus'es
up to the traveller. takes his bundles ooseau'ous's
and bowing and scraping. ushers nm INTO 'he GU"
car Here he is sure OF finding seat ana ne anu
his follow aristocrats throw on their coats '"Ao
seats in wicker chairs and lean back 10 smoke ''a
road their papers or take part In games OF cards
The club.car man belongs to social ORGANIZATION
governed like any other club. when hires spec'"
car from the company for the use OF us He'hDe'''
The car IS attached to a certain morning ana even
ing train, and only the members are a'o"ea !"
enter II.
x.x, 4, soc,,l irnnortance among the suburban
n,ssengers is the business who has been d
commuter for many years and VINO mas KNOWN 'n'
conductor ever since ne was n brakeman re
recognized man Of property, ana Is poss'os
stockhoder in the road. he bows even TO the CON-
.uctor with an air OF coniescenson. and issues Or
ders 70 the brakeman to the opening ana closins
~ windows and doors or the raising ara ~ OWLS
OF the lights He seneraiiy manages nag friend enter:
me The ear smokns-car commuter forms another class
He also is on familiar terms with me nbeTtie,
but in different way. He docs not take n9s',e .s
with him but greets him eacn noriihS ~, m.
smoking-car brakeman he Is on the Closes .eari ri
OF friendship. calling him by ms LfS an ,hs o;nS,
empoyes in the suburban service The s,nokns,cas
Is Of course an & p'eterats M xouns bnses:
man but sometimes elderly men are 70, ii ,sr
into the arisocratic classes. bur remai, an tne,s
lives freauenters OF the soknS-car ana de'o'ees o
the card-tabe on the trains. 49,. s,r.-, cor
muter the commuter Is to the occas'oh2i passe..--
Ger Tn. commuter. even II he has not nad ions
ticket gives TO him the bearer Of sinsle-trip
ticket He presents his book or coninuta on 80. 80
with a careless air and the conductor recognzins
his face gives 1ny m hAis n White tho
train is passing through the oIeh couho, h ,,ryy.i
views with resignation the approach or the runner
which impels him to lay !, down wSo raises
a window on the dust!est day ard who taxes an
interest in the scenery along the route
The occasional passengerxjust tne nooer OF ~
scale in the crowded morning and afternoon trans
that he sometimes wonders that he Is allowed 70
has seat beside commuter he hurrlediy rroduces
his ticket rs the conductor approaches anu crncef.s
IL in his hand in shamefaced way until ne can
pass 1t 10 the conductor IT ne Is sens'He , an"i.
re is afraid to touch the window until ne mas
whether the commuters raise the other windows ~
allow them TO remain closed III the WINDOW oesice
10 see other passengers closing the windows, and IL
not until ne enters the tunnel that he realizes that
ne has shown his ignorance by failing TO recognize
has warned the that the outside air must
be excluded This and few other exhibitions OF his
lack OF ailiarity with travel on the road put him
Hefore the end OF his short Journey recognize his
true position among suburban travellers