New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-09
ORR COUNTRY VISITORS.

The city has had the pleasure Of entertaining
a multitude u visitors from the country this
week II Is estimated that about 1000 people.
mostly farmers. from the northern portion or
the State have taken advantage Of cheap ex-
cursion rates to spend few days In the me-
tropolis But aside from any such special eN-
cursions there are always IA great many stran-
gers In New-York ut this time ~ the year. They
come almost wholly To do shopping and To enjoy
themselves: and so tar the women are con
cernod. it is the general suppositon that they
ind their kcencst enjoyment in shopping. POS
sbly this is an eXaggcration. But 1t would not
be strange IL II were true: FOR nowhere else In
the Western Continent can such beautiful and
complete displays OF goods be found AT such
moderate prices Men, 81 course. never shop
In theory. As "A matter Of fact, however. they
are unable to resist the attractions seductive
Is spread before them In New-York. and many
OF them are as good buyers as the women. BY
good" mean that they buy IA great deal
Women. who the sole authorities on this
question. will never admit that even the wisest
man can bc a good shopper
But our visitors do not come merely To shop
They are ndcfatiSabe sghtseers and most
Of them go home knowing more about the salient
features Of the city than do many Of its citi-
Zcns As for the theatres. their receipts are
very largely increased 10y the attendance OF peo-
pie from out of town at this time of the year.
and their presence is always welcome. not mere
ly for financial reasons. but because they are
more keenly appreciatve of what is good III
play than the regular playgoers of the city are
For this reason they make a good audience To
play 10. At the same time they are keen critics
poor play does not get their applause even
though il may have the approval of the popu-
lace In the city. For this reason 1t seems to
us that theatrical managers who design taking
pieces on the road might get some valuable
pointers by Observing how such plays please the
great army Of out-of-town visitors.
Certain people seem To find great deal Of
amusement in making cheap and pointlcss jokes
about rural visitors to the city. 1t is assumed
that every farmer wears long chin whiskers
that he carries a cotton umbrella and a grip
sack made of Brussels carpet and that he Is
constantly exclalming by gum and col darn
it, How grotcsquey absurd this funny mans
conception Of farmer is would have been evil
dent to any one who saw the great excursion
from Northern New-York arrive at the Grand
Central Station this week. The men and women
who composed the party looked very much like
average people in the city. except that they were
in holiday dress and had the eager. alert air OF
sghtseers They came to see the town. and in
cdentaly to leave some Of their money In II. We
are sure that they will carry away a pleasant
impression Of the metropolis. and will want to
come again. They will not find New-York the
Sodom that some people have declared 1t to be
II they go down to Wall Street, they will not see
any plutocrats forging chains with which to
fetter IA free people: nor. no matter how long
they may stay will they hear n single New
Yorker say unkind or contcmptuous word
about people in the country. They will discover
that NEWCOMERS are pretty much like other
folks Many of them were brought up on farms
themselves. They have. therefore, warm spot
In their hearts for all that relates To farm lfe
and IL is their dearest ambition some day to
leave the hurly-burly OF the city, and spend
their declining DAYS amid the scenes of their
early life.