The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-01
HONEYMoONERS
IN CHINATOWN
Tour Of Triumph by Stage
Maidens and Two Detectives.
MYSTERIES OF AN OPIUM DEN
Invaded Restaurant and ludulgsd In Cbsp
Susy, Rice Sprouts, Gsass Eggs,
Paste and Chicken.
MYSTERIES OF AN OPIUM DEN

New York. July l-"'Musn't It be awful
to lead such a life az that7' observed
Miss Kate Barry. pointing to the crea~
tures on the couehes. who were deep In
the soporinc delights OF yen hok.
"oh, I don't know" unused Miss Mae
Hopkins Opium isn't az bad az one
night stands"
Everybody was indignant at once. That
any member or "The Chinsese Honey
moon" company could prefer Chinatown
TO gilded life Of ease was impossible.
Mrs. Annie Yeamans who was in China
town Sunday morning chaperoning
lively party from the theatre to see the
sights In the wee. sma' hours. couldn't
see IL that way.
1t was a merry company that gathered
In the Casino lobby when the show was
over Saturday night. Make-ups of and
sombre costumes donned, the party was
on Summing bent. Outside a big auto
mobile bus and victoria awaited them.
Into the two vehicles they crowded
pretty girls and weli-dressed men, of to
see In real life what they themselves do
on the stag.
There was a bevy of the prettiest girls
on the boards--Miss Barry and Miss Hop
kins, Miss Grace Orr. Miss Marion
Chichester. Miss Sylvia Drake. Miss Nell
lie wilkins and Mrs. Yeamans. With
them were Jesse Oberdorfer, J. j. Shu-
bert, Abe Thalheimer and two deteo-
tives.
WANTED 1T REAL WICKED"
.r. a. s~otr~ 90 ha <u,t nj. u-icLad aa
any young girl could seer" asked Miss
Orr.
1T is." responded Mr.. shubert. sepul-
chralIy, and the two prettiest OF the
lot huddled closer to him. They shall be
nameless to prevent heart-burnines. At
a. m. the big auto was rumbling up
Mott street Shrill cries heralded It's
coming and Oriental heads stuck out Of
windows seldom opened. In the street
a gaping crowd gathered. Mott streets
privacy had never been invaded by such
a monster auto before. Soon word ran up
Pell and Doyers streets, and all China
town turned out.
The first halt was at the Chinsese thea
tire IN Doyers street. The stage was walt
ing for them. Mrs. Yeamans and Miss
Barry bounced up on the boards and did
a Chinese dance and chant. IL was rap
turously applauded, while flashlights dis
charged their focal batteries at the
Then the party went to the joss house
at is Mott street, where all the girls
made eyes at the sombre priests. They
sat with them under the sacred cano-
pies. buzzing away TIL the sacerdotal
temper was all but turned to harsh re-
proaches. They steamed out into Mott
street and up into Pell. where through a
dark alley the path led TO rear tene-
ment, up two fights OF stairs and round
a pitch-black hallway TO a room where
five Cinnamon and a white man reclined
on couches.
GLIMPSE OF AN OPIUM DEN.
opium smokers!" whispered the two
detectives.
"Oh-h" gasped the girls in horror.
The men lay OH their couches calmly
putting away just as II their medita-
tions were broken I'm upon that way
dozen times a highland they are.
"smokee tobacco alice same Mclean
man." whispered one of the smokers as
the party filed out solemnly. ''Plice no
blother u.s."
But nobody heard this sad mixture of
truth and falsehood.
At Mott street and the Bowery the
girls met Chuck Connors. In a jiny
all the rosy-cheeked actresses wenc
round him jabbering away. But Chuck"
came back valiantly.
Say. you wild de lemon on yer nut,
Miss. dats a great woodshed you've sor
fer a hat Tell me where you got IL; I
want one fer me gol."
II was Miss Drake he meant, and she
replied to Chuck" with thanks for mis-
compliments
Say" observed Chuck" with evident
admiration. you'll do! ] kin git you a
Job down at Miners OF youse want work.
You're the real ting Chinese Honey
moon hey? Well. you're good coinl'
Arm In arm the girls strolled up the
Bowery and then over TO Pell street
again. where they Invaded one OF China
towns 1Ts restaurants. There they In
duged in chop suey, fuong dong. an
omelette OF goose eggs, rice, sprouts and
leeks. yska main, chicken broth with
paste and lichi chicken.
And they all survived.