New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-21
DICTIONARY SNYDERs
A UNIQUE CHARACTER OF THE LAr,v
QUARTER.
From The Baltimore Sun.

| From The Baltimore Sun.
Stories of the. unique characters that Am.r,.
contributes to the Latin Quarter OF Paris the a.
! ton in which Is to be found the majority Of n.
m oa IN by the Chiffon F Pee cs Rs are
| pictures have recently been on exhibition at M
Charles Snyder. who has lived for the last th,,
one years In Paris. Is well known 10 the student,
soubrlquet is due to his fund of information H.ns
no. artist but has for several years associs,.s
| a superior education. which however he has ~
| dom been able TO turn to advantage 30 far as n.
| personal benefit Is concerned.
| I'm everything he Is a typical Bohemian" .u
Mr. Peters yesterday ''and Indifferent to the fu,u,.
so long as his wants are provided for in the pr.s.
ent. lie Is a master Of expedIency. and has sivsr
| innumerable Illustrations OF his remarkably ~
sources n bpGoning Of " tbn s@ge Of Pag
had but IL francs yet he lived on them throughos,
that long period when the necessities Of lie w.r.
how he managed TO survive on such a small sum
nounced he resolved to buy quantity Of food thai
no one else would think OF. and which would sgs.
high that there were very few articles Of food TIA,
were left to the choice OF limited pocketbook
H three bottles Cities Of olive oil on the arst day Ws.s
hardly any Of the Parisians thought OF such
article Of diet. and from day to day purchas.d
The oil and bread were mixed together with vs,s,
and made into sort of soup. and on this limited
though nourishing menu Snyder lived until Tho
siege was nearly ended.
BOLD DASH FOR CHEESE AND BEER
Toward the close Of the siege he became e.
tremely weary OF his nonotonoIs diet, and r.
Of fare SO he left the city secretly and walked
boldly up to German picket. OF course, he was
brought 10 a halt by the soldier. Then he
planned that he was not Partisan. but an Amer.
can citizen detained in Paris. and very hungry
German camp. but the soldier told Snyder he had
orders TO allow no one TO pass convinced that
need OF provender he finally consented TO becom.
a party to ruse which that fertile gentleman pro-
posed This was that Snyder was 70 take 10 bis
heels in the direction OF the camp While me soldier
as II In the full performance or his vigilance was
to re his gun IN tnT raacbed h camp in -. .
Here he was RECALLED with cheese. beer and other
good things TO his heart content oy me 'enfm a.
had promised the guard WHO had hrst arrested his
bold flight TO return wn Nm an tbe bs
overstayed the allotted time. and on reaching the
found a3 fooTe5 SRG Snyder that
he be allowed to run for the gate through wsca
he originally came while ne guard prGen scsw.
agreed erse 't to- and he re-entered paris
?'Once inside the gate the astonished Frenchmen
rega rded him as one who had achieved marvel
Ious escape and. the Germans had Done set
before him bountiful repast' ., ,-o..os, ,.,,,v
Snyder would never accept regular empioymeh.
I know OF one offer that was made to MIN ny
New-York newspaper 10 take charge OF Us e 1s.
business at a salary Of $500 per annum Ins
offer was promptly declined by snyder VINO san
which would surely kill him. He was then living
on about four cents a day.
EQUAL TO ANY EMERGENCY.
AT the time I spending most OF my my s,Is
DAYS IN b rar' parc,Iar fondness lie has since
risen to prominence. but In those days the s'u'en'
was far from prosperous.
"There was TO be A dinner given AT restaurant
celebrated in the quarter for the excellence ., -
PARTICULARLY anxious TO go. But he lacked a most
important essential He had no whlte shlrtt s e
aer haId and at once set his Inventive genius
work He pondered silently for brlet Whhe ot
III Have e'S You soV collar?
announced that he had no tie TO wear with IT APP
proprate to the occasion. ...
inely as he went through the very limited ware,
robe Of the art student. He hshed up vivid red
stocking. and by means OF sundry NOES Gt " We
ing was twisted into very clever Imitation OF De-
coming neckcloth. The effect was satisiactory 70
s aiI sGnf s hish Father htH ere ''''''
But. unfortunately for appearnnces sno
cay for the poor student. a: the dinner progressen
he forgot that in his shirteSs condition II was I'M
portant to keep his coat closely ana ana ~
the lapels back against his shoulders. lou nay
well conceive what sensation the sight OF MS
naked breast eliminating in a stocking-hung co.,
lar produced on the company.
IMPRovIsED SHIRT STUDS
Another instance OF Snyders ingenuity IN De-
perate strait and also another instance OF ne ".
digence OF the same art student. now the head Ola
great art institution In America. occurred az an
other social gathering Such had been the improve.
ment i'm the students fortunes that he was abe 70
afford q shirt. but had no studs TO ornament us
front. Snyder was once more consulted ana q
usual repaid this tribute TO his genius Win READY
idea. He cut three black buttons from MS snoss
and strung them on heavy thread. Inc nu,, si.
were hung the outside OF the students shiN
and the thread from the inside held them deIty
in place They presented respectable appearances
and the student went boldly 10 take his part IN the
festivities.
dancing in order end the s,udSn. was was one o.:
OF the gayest of those who danced But also the
exertion of his movements caused the thread 70
loosen and the shoe buttons to dangle At the ous'
ton holes inch or more from their proper places
The attention of the student was called 10 the SIN
gular appearance OF his improvised studs: but
nothing daunted by the derision such plight oc-
ca stoned, he paused in the midst OF his danclns
era sped the truant thread and brought the nut.
tons back in place with resounding slap againS
the sarchy stiffness Of his shirt. He then graFeJ
era sped his partner and continued his gyrations