The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09

ton TO the whole. Indeed, one rarely Ends q
typical Reuben far away from the North River
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large number Of farmers. with whom they
come IN contact, At,any rate, the men are less
York mon, Even where their clothes are Of
good ood quality. they are not fastidious about
this, country do. mon dress, as we'll as in New
tion Of elderly and really old men who are OK.
the. poiteness o.eSpsfienced oouPtisrs. The
dressed than the prosperous man Of half that
age hore. This is the more surprisine when
We consider the undeniable flnoness Of Wash
n Washington business man. courteous
and friendly, lie even more leisurely, than the
comparison with the Chioagoan. The latter
will rush into Kinsley's for his lunch, hat on
a aV sap 81 eo lRe = SSG SSs Ssc x at a P Ris work OF PIE Sef S@S
the New Yorker would have selected his dishes.
WASHINGTON women, too. are different in
tiers. They do not dress as well. Their
dresses In some instances may be more costly,
tho. same air of perfect adaptabiiity. Perhaps
Il is because the, Washington women, like
1aSss m nSsSe'S a. s tSon;sh are the ,Is' jo SGmps sro lo Ssair:
but generally the movement Is less. pleasing
York woman. The observer is conscious that
tho Washington woman IL well dressed or the
sidor the '& dress aS or OF the \ typical :" Woman man Of New
York. Tho wife of a Representative, espe.
cielly of the new, IL easily known. either by her
nation with which she tries to conceal the new.
"TSen thcre is a marked difference in tho
manners manners and speech Of the twS place. q =:
II certainly does not talk like Washington.
Here there is always the Southern quality OF
ssIR %ss 1o sSms SFoaS. V fSo fs esnti snG pleasing s%sGss s conS.
tesy that Is characteristic of the South is eyi.
a sad al IL i pab siitSrS piso se inc Il s'f IS S very ,a e%r ses fafef to
monosyilabio, tpsinessilte speech and manner:
6 moth ss' , %ii!aSsslS|; Now SE S Y * a !sThyl Sasssss OF his
The clerk in the Washilston store con.
to st'f his dispos ditdiesi to e be sociabie and friendly,
to be entertaining while you are waiting for
S SaspsI si Fl R r aSsSsn;.e 2GS TYPE or Of M s9w f wSe
chews gun and. has the scornful air Of one of
the Duchess's h%eroines; There, H. the same
in Washington. The landlady herself receives
tho applicant, talks smiably ebSut things In
IN New York a servant usually shows the room.
e~lusively business, and has no more interest
in the caller than in the man who brings the
More than in any other city, the pipe has
De6u pOpularlL6u NJ INC Cuplthl.. EhOTib " pIO-
mote pipe smoking In the street have been made
in New York, but only young men OF English
fancies have had the nerve to hold Q pipe be-
tween their teeth down Broadway. Here 1t Is
almost common. 1t is in the house, however.
that IL Is annoying to persons who dislike its
smell, though perhaps my experience has been
exceptional. I was driven from my first room
by the pipe smoking of a French gentleman IN
the smoke could not be kept out. In engaging
new quarters | gave the reason for CLEANSING;
After a suspicious hesitation the landlady said
chat oN1v hAr . m Dnn vn"nn nrrlnfad
the adjoining hall bedroom. Before I had been
there many hours the odor Of burning tobacco
reached mo and It came from the sisters room.
Far into the night I would hear the frequent
scratching of a match, to be followed by the
strong odor Of tobacco. Early In the morning
it began and 1t was continued all day and again
far into the night. / could hear only the voice
of the young woman and that of the colored
maid, never tho voice of q man. i tried to be-
lieve IL was the smell OF cigarettes, but 1t was
vain. It was o pipe and a strong one. l was
not surprised to learn that the young woman
was something Of an invalid.
Socially Washington is moro punct1lious
than any other community in Amer ca. In
time the high flavor of an %exacting o clal life
must realize the promise If its architectural
supremacy. Where society Is on a high plane,
as it must be at tho seat of a great Government,
wealth must centre for pleasure and all that is
elevating must follow, to the exclusion of the
merely commercial and industrial. MaRnif.
cent thoroughfares,. splendid homes and all thai
is the ideal, of civilized society Washington is
destined to have"