The Ravalli Republican., 1898-07-27

built on the site now occupied by
the Parker House. 1t has always
been thought that Robert Newman
hung out the lantern Oh Christ
church for Paul Revere, but now it
is believed that the deed was per
formed by the latter's confidential
friend, John Pulley. The srasshop-
per weather yane on Eancuil hall,
built in 11I2, had its origin III tho
writings Of plutalch Boston Tran
script.
BOWERY PHOTOGRAPHS.
East Side New York Life as Recorded by
,!,H Camera.
The photographers slioET cases
along the BD"@rE "rc% source Of 11n
failing interest u strangers il that
locality AS studies Of life they are
more interesting tlHn ;;ME* ct the
shop windows up town, t01' thcy re-
feet most Of the important cpacIs' III
the lives OF tie l"rHnn@ portrayed.
It is still the f;;shiuH III tAis part CT
town for the bride ;ll,l j'Ei,l42roon,
to be photographed together. Not
all the brides wear wells, and those
that are seen IN the photographs il
the show windows alr neither rich
nor handsome. Most Of tho women
can afford no such luxury. They
stand uWhWardiy arm Iii ann with
pictures with such poorly concealed
interest as to look as i they really
| believed in the inf;ttlliip fiction that
a little bird w;l<s to come out Of the
| camera. Ilo occasional variation
| from this pose is not always rs sue
ceSSful rs the artist probably ll1tolit.-
cd. IN one OF these It bride dressed
/ with unusual cialur"ipi1Ss Wis
standing 4 few feet IN front oi I>Gl'
/ husband, who WAS the only bride
| groom between Canal ami Houston
| streets hat DoastcG 4 irucll coat. lie
| was holding out to her 4 letter,
| which the lie refused to take. Tie
artist had evidently posed the two
with tie idea Of lending some yIri-
| pics that ci,ltcI14d each other s;;il'n!s
/ desperately, but the most that he
/ had accomplished WAS WAT looked
/ like 4 scene between the villain antl
| tho heroine at the People 5 theatcr.
Ih"I1:llc groups til;tt express: 9th
el emotions than those OF recent
marriage. "Reminiscences OF east
F., side balls arc there i'll the form Ot
! young couples dressed IN the cheap.
fantastic clothes uf The masked balls
t&iat flourish during the winter
/, munliis unknown to any bat the
persons who belong to tho particu-
lar "clun' OF association thnt gives
tliuu. There are many pictures OF
this kind, and among tiloln like.
no-scs Of women prciol!i1ate. Gen
orally they are trlcl<ed out i'll the
cheapest tinery, and some make /;
1 pltiful Iretensc at a gayety that nc
! cords poorly with the poverty oi
their dress,
III one Cl the gallery windows l.
the photograph of & large WO1na1
wearing ;n ordinary waist and Il ha
which any woman might wear OF
the street, but from the waist dow
she is u1tireG in tights. She lean
against q fence fccbly affecting
jauntiness OF pose such as She ha
seen III tho picture Of some actress
There arc scores OF short hulre
, yO,lng women III Scunt skirts OF tb
8 kind seen in the east side cOncel
y halls, and alongside OF them al
photographs Of young fellows frO1
. II to 70 dressed for some of tho V;
+ liety acts seen at tho museums o
!, tho amateur nights, " at which fl
= turo comedians find an opportunit
to exploit their budding talents
+ public and arc moderately sure {
,s are III puirs-teums they Wou
il. doubtless call themselyes-and
;, attitude they initiate their more f
# NOUS prototypes. 1t would not
l. possible to say what budding &c
II fuses were among those unpromisil
! faces. From among such as the
), came Weber and Fields, and one I
:, min(lcr of that fact survives tod;
> in Il faded picture Of the two com
"a dians which hangs in one OF t
J. Bowery establishments. But Il
theatrical phase OF lhe pictures
only ugly, cheap and dlsenchantin
It is in the sentimental significan
a,i of the photographs that thejr CHI
III interest lies.
G. Apparently it is the Italians W
be form tile majority OF tho patronu
as of the shops. They are there in t
as uniforms Of their navy as well as
10 the best Sunday garments OF Nj
rs berry street. Two on three pictul
a OF old women standing stitily by