The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-21

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BOSTON,, Feb. le.-AIl the guide books dilate
upon Boston's odd and ancient buildings, as II
these were all there was TO enlist attention.
The fact IL that the visitor who comes to the
modern Athens with the idea Of making par
tIcular study Of past architecture and poking
about the ruins OF pre-Rovolutionary days
generally finds himself absorbed In studying
the people Of this classic town as they exist to-
day. He consumes 90 much time in Observing
the peculiarities Of Boston that he is apt to go
away with scarcely q glimpse of Copp's Hill or
Faneuil Hall.
"what arc all the Boston people carrying
valises forf ." q stranger ssked the other day.
He had reached the Parker House in the morn
ing and had just come in from the packed pave
ments Of fremont and Washington streets.
His question was one that hotel clerks have to
explain many'times q day. All Boston women.
and many Of the mon. carry bags whenever they
stop out of the house. These affairs are more
than q foot square,, and usually made Of drab or
black cloth. There 10 no ornamentation or
fancy work about them. They look thoroughly
business like. Put one of these into
tho hands Of q slender, pale woman;
let her mount her spectacles. and whom
she gets downtown she looks much like q repre-
sentative OF q visitation and aid society or
something. These carry-alls did tremendous
execution at the exhibit Of food manufactures
recently held In the Mechanic Building. The
things will. when skilfully managed. hold nearly
q half bushel Of truck. The thrifty woman
went at visiting this exhibition with method.
Twenty-Five cents paid admittancc. Once in.
side she worked as fast as she could. When
she had her bag filled and overlooking with
OF crackers, health drinks, coffee. and
the like she hustled back homo. emptied the
bag. and returned for another load.
Them contraptions," said a biscuit baker.
to q great bag that went busting away
from his stall. will ruin US. In the old days.
when ladies carried but a tiny ~reticule or pock-
etbook. they had to stand at our counter and
Just take q nibble at our goods. but now. with
them terrible b'goshes. they'll trundle of
twenty or thirty pounds. A few Of en- d make
way with a carload in course of q day" Let one
take a position on the Common and watch the
crowds surgins along fremont street ana he
will DO reminded of an army of excursionists
going to q picnic.
For politeness. employees Of Boston transit
lines undoubtedly stand at the head. Every
and every conductor on the suburban
trains OF the Boston and Albany Railroad is
compelled to blacken his boots and shave each
morning as regularly as he goes to his duties.
A passenger who discovers that a brakeman
shoes do not bear tho proper resemblance to q
mirror or that his finger nails are not suitably
manicured feels that he has basis for a pretty
head officials are said to listen with re-
spect to complaints on such a subject.
e an l tss e"f the Of w ,ss R Ros s,r slsvq Rs1iro a9.
such q degree Of Difference is paid the patrons
s saas IT hip' ed, that at, the person WIG should hssrs
OF NOhdOme,' with O pronounced accent on
the last syllable. could report the employee for
be that some one would s onn i hsy enf the ip TGSia
job. Woe betide the motorman
paS9 sta resid his car az t : sf RsGE R too soon Gt ,t for some
not start until the other is majesticaily brought
IS madam" 10 use i the tim elhsseossi
em 1nas dismissal Gs1iH %ia' This 'h item su'R IS bS aG P one
OF scores Of similar rules that the street
railway hand must faithfully conform to.
tion for a place on a car is a task that
many college;bred men would and do fail in. 1t
and clerks in the service Of the steam and cleo
tric railways than come from any other fields.
servator { sa and Schools sea.fe Of o. or an,rsr ,hat 8 S Son.
man or CORPORATION has no trouble in find
ing n a Literally EDUCATED applicant for almost
to recitc "spnrtacus. or Hamlet soliioquy"
he sought subsistence that you hear him opening
car door and shouting in a nicely modulated
bass, Change for Newton Lower Falls" or
Next station South Framingham."
1t Is after niShtfall that the visitor gets some
more OF odd Boston from 4 street point OF view. |
IN the downtown district, are SO wretchedly |
Lighted that the town looks as IL It had long
been dead and the few people trudging along
were spectrcs OF a forgotten age. There nre no
music halls OF any description. Folk say
won't pay in Boston," though one notices
lluI the low modern nmnRam4nf anfnrpri.ao |
hat have started up hero at different times
have paid and prospered. Notably among these
was a certain menagerie concern that opened
last yeart to good patronage from the start. Al
II O'Clock the few theatres are out and by IL
viii not find much in Boston for him after
1890. The city Is mostly abed then.
He who invades the social or club life of Bos.
ION Will ind much to surprise. Clubs rule with
ever increasing power. No city in the
nited states possesses SO many clubs OF all
shades, from the exclusively society TO the ex.
clusively crank. 1t would be difficult to men.
Ion q cult that is not represented. Hundreds
of Boston people make going TO the club the sole
occupation OF their lives. Their days nre of
md evening clubs. wish occasional all night
'lubs; At these club meets enormous auanti-
les OF tea are drunk. Tea and Browning are
beverages. 1t Is said the tea habit Is be-
'oming alarmingly productive Of various phys
cal and mental ills. Many physicians have
rom some form Of nervous disease rs a resuif
excessive tea drinking. At these club organi.
;ations the topics that engage two-thirds OF tho
line are occultism and Browning. Boston is de.
ermined TO solve Browning il 1t takes q hun
lred years.