Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14

IHeH IL tHeTe are IN any other American
city outside of Philadelphia so many pref
ty women, in proportion to population, as
there are In Atlanta, tell me where that
town is, that 1 may take the night sleeper
and go there. Willowy girls, you know,
and all that. and most unstylish as to dress
but wonderfully lovely, They follow each
other so fast along Peachtree street that
you can't count 'em, and instead of having
10 walk sixteen blocks. you do in Bos-
ton, for instance, before you see even a
passably good-looking girl, you have got to
traverse that distance of ground in Atlanta
before you meet up with even moderately
piain-looking girl. Washington is a good
third in the matter of its pretty girls. No.
I'm not jollying, and I'm not selling goods
tonight. saw at least 2t0 almighty pretty
girls on F street this afternoon when took
walk up that way shortly after getting
into town, and they know how to dress
themselves and how to carry themselves,
too. Few of the prettiest ones were eX-
pensively dressed, but they looked peculiar
ly fetching all the same.
New York Women.
Aren't you going to give poor old New
York even a few pretty women?'' asked
one of the business men. I've seen two
or three over there myself
Loads and slews and slathers of pretty
women in New York" was the reply but
I'm talking about the numbers of them in
proportion TO populations of cities. AT that
L We walked fifteen squares in New York,
on Broadway. in the busiest portion of the
shopping district, and during shopping
hours, without seeing one solitary passable-
looking young woman. Then one radiant
girl daWned, but she didn't atone for the
fifteen-block hiatus. And say, let me whis-
per it: New York women, San Francisco
women, Chicago women. somehow or an
other, look trifie-er-well. militant and
self-poised to me; was going to say-er-
able to take care of themselves-bold then
but I'm afraid"
Name the most dismal city in America
please" said one of the party
Omaha, Nebraska replied the CONNER
cial traveller, without an instants hesita-
ton.
(The Nebraska reader should understa nd
that this is only one mans opinion, and
that there are no means of finding out lust
how much bad luck this one man may have
had in Omaha)
What city in the United States has got
the best-looking men?" was the next one
fired at the commercial traveller who felt
laxative
Weli-Dressed Men.
Denver beyond a doubt" was the quick
reply. also the est-groomed and best
dressed men. There are more DISTINGUISHED
looking men to the square mile out in Dem
yer than in any other American city-not
pretty men, you understand, nor Willie
boys. but fine, strapping, splendid-looking
citizens. As to that dstingue look pos
sesSed by so many men in Denver. perhaps
IL s N some measure owing to the fact that
a large majority of Denver men over thir-
ty-hVe years of age have iron-gray hair
There's some quality in the rarified air of
Denver that produces this gray hair Con the
heads Of women. as well as of men, unfor-
tunatelyD. but ii surely does set the looks
of them off Moreover. the men of Denver,
even those whose incomes are comparative
ly small, arc remarkably well groomed and
in this respect they easily distance the men
IN general OF any other city Of equal popu-
lation.''
IN speaking of the ladies, you forgot to
mention the town where the most stylish
dresserS among them live"
In Providence and New York-Provi-
dence first in proportion to its number Of
Inhabitants
whats the cheapest city in the United
States for man of limited income 20 live
in?"
Cheap Town.
Chicago. You can get more for your
money in Chicago in every respect than in
any other American city. Everything
cheap out there in the way of living ex-
penses. House rents a song. owing to a
long period of over building, and provisions
have always been at the lowest of figures
IN Chicago. l might be induced to live there
permanently myself if somebody'd guaran-
tee me a dollar a minute for life for the
job. Not otherwise, though The people
out there strive to be awfuily ba-a-ad and
wicked and fa-a-ast, you know, but their
str1vings in this direction are too palpable
and the Chicago man going the pace al
ways seems to me to be saying, Regard
me in the act of whirIing.
w mats the most insanitary city in
American
"Phiiadelphia; Chicago second: Cincin-
natl, third; Memphis, fourth
What, then is the most sanitary city in
America? Most healthful to live in, that
is"
Boston"
Name the most conceited state and city
in the United States
Most conceited state, California; most
concelted city, Chicago"
What do you think is the best-coyerned
city in the country-outside OF Washington,
of course?'
'St. Paul"
Worst governed"
philadelphia; Greater New York sec
ond.''
What's the most conservative town in
the United States?'
milwaukee,
I'm what part of the country do YOU find
the greatest honesty in business transac-
tions?'
Where Men Are Honest.
Away down south in Dixie land" was
the quick reply. "A southern man, as a
rule, DOESN'T know how to drive hard bar
gain, much less act dishonesty. A south
ern business man can't look you in the eye
and try to do you. A northern business
man-er-wel l pass that up
HOW can any sentient human being elec;
TO live in Baltimore"
Il don't know
Which of the cities is most public spir-
ited?'
All of them out beyond the ALLEGHENY
mountains. The regular, old-time barbecue
spirit OF patriotism prevails in the cities
out that way and their contrast to the
cities in the east is noticeable in this re-
spect There may be, and probably is, as
much patriotism in eastern cities as there
is out there, but it doesn't show on the sur
face. The only American city / can now
think of that is quite devoid of public spirit
is New York.
You are sore on New York, are YOU
not?'
No. l was born and reared there mar
ried there, my wife and children live there
now, and SO do when I'm at home. I'm a
legal resident of New York at this present
moment OF time. But I'm talking facts
you see.''
All right; you've done exceedingly we'll
Now, name the most beautiful city in the
United States"
We'll, outside of Washington"
on, Washington figures No l. than
does it?''
THE commercial traveller looked around