The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-03-29
PHOTOGRAPHS in THE rowERY,
The ChiefEvsnts Of East side Life Re-
corded by the Camer'-


corded by the Gamer.
The photographers show oases along
| the BoEery are source Of unfailins In
ter ct to strsnsers in that locality. A.
sttdies of life. they are MORE ipterestipg
than any of the shop wibdows uutown.
for they reflect most OIL the important
o. ochs In the lives Of tho psrsons por-
trayed. 1t is still the fashion In this
|. part Of town for the bride and bridegroom
to be photographed together. Not all tns
brides wear wells and those that are seen
In the photographs In the snow windows
ara neither rich nor handsome. Most OF
tie women can afford no suoh luxury.
They stand awkwarily arm In nrm with
the brideerooms starins out of the pic
lures with such poorly concealed interest
as TO look as II they really believed In the
infantile fiction that little bird was to
come out nj the camera. The occasional
variation from this poss 10 not always a.
successful as the artiss probably intended.
| In one of these bride dressed with un-
usual elaboratsness wss standing few
feet In front OF her husband, who was the
only bridegroom between Canal and
Houston streets that boasted frock coat.
He was holding out TO her letter, which
| the wife refussd TO take. Ihe artist had
evidently possd the two nth the idea cf
lending some variety to the succession OF
staring oouplss that clutches sach others
arms desperately. But the most that he
| had accomplished was what looked like
scene between the viiain and the heroine
at the Peoples Theatre.
There ara aroups that express other
emotions han those OF receut marriage.
! "Reminiscences OF Esst side balls are there,
In the form Of young couples dressed In
| the cheap, fantastic clothes OF the masked
balls that flourish during the winter
months unknown TO any bat the persons
who belong to the psrticular "club" or
association that gives them. There are
many pictures Of this kind. and among
them ltk, nessss Of women predominant.
GENERALLY they are tricked out In the
cheapess finery. ana some make pitt
fuI yretenss at q aavtty that accords
poorly with the poverty of their dress.
| In one OF tie gallery windows 1, the
photograph OF q large woman wearing an
ordinary wsist end Tat which any
woman might wear on the street. But
| from the waist down she In attired In
tiehts. Sic leans against fenca feabiy
affecting a jauntiness Of pose such as she
| has seen In the picture CT some actress.
There are scores Of stort-hairsd young
women in scant skirts Of the kind seen In
| the east 81 Q concert hnlls and alongside
| OF item are photographs Of young fell
| ows fr, m II 10 % arsssed for some OF the
variety acts seen at the museums on the
"amateur nights. nj which futore come
dams find an opportunity to exploit their
budding talents in public nnd arc noter-
| ately sure Of protection from the audi
| epce. 1hess are In pairs--teams they
| would DOUBTLESS call themselves-and In
| attitude they imitats their more famous
prototvrss. 1t wouli not te possible to
say what budo;ng seniuses were among
those unpromisinR raceA From among
such "a thsss came Weber Il Fields aud
one Ienincer ofihat fact survives today
| In faded picture Of the two comedians
which hangs IN one OF the Bowery estAb-
lishmsnts. But this theatrial phase OF the
pictures is only ugly, cheap, and olsen
chanting. 1t is In the sentimental sig
niflcaLcs Of the photographs that their
chief interest lies.
Apparently IL 10 the Il aiians who form
the ~ ajority If the patronage OF. the
shora They are there In phs uI itorms OF
tneir navy az we'll as In ths best sunday
garments Of Mulbsfyy street Two or
three pictures Of old women stanting
stlffly ~ tables hsve evidently beer1 taken
to send back home % an evidence nj pros
perity, although there 10 little enough sf
IL to be sten, judging by ordinary stand
ards. In several places there are pictures o:
two friends h0ldins each others, hands
aud two or three cooks not as AIMED Of
their profession have been proudly taken
v Wearing every sign of tt cir calling. from
the white cap to the apron. and doing it
30 seriously that there could be no sua-
gestion Of their being on asquarnde. In
faut urodlgies clasoing tho musical In
strumenis which made then distinguished
are abundant, and 1t 10 significant that
among these the mandolin is most fre-
auently seen. Dancing children In fancy
costume are common enough to explain
the prosperity of the east side dancing
soho Is. All the Bowery ph otoeraphs are
documents Of tie life in that neighbor
hooo and they illustrats tnAt far more
strikinglv than the most popular sho, .
along Fifth avenue Whsn photograph
is taken on the Bowery 1t is usually done
VITA some specific purpose, to comm emo
rate some particular event or exhibit
some achievement. 1t 10 rarely done. as
one OF the I h toersphs said Just TO get
a mug taken. "-The Sun.
Carrier Pigeon "7136, u. S. N"
Last Sunday afternoon about 30 clock a
hcsutiful buff q pored homi ng pigeon alighted