The colored American., 1902-09-06


printed on his ticket. cbarac+evili11- :,
II as license, which can be revoked -
the pleasure of the house-tbus shut
ting out the Negro wholly. excaDr in eo
iar as the management chooses To .ad-
NIT him. The very last row of the ron
salIery-called by courtesy the saco,,I
0alcOny,-is the only place where Nc.
gro patrons will be acc0mmo5a+a5-
inIess you are quite fair in comnIav-
On ana thus secure the benefit Of the
loubt, which has to be gwen in n ci+~
OF dark-skinned CaUcasians. L wouId
be AWFUL on somebody if the vie
OF distinguished white citizen sbonI,I
one OF these days be refused . fret
Grass seat because Of a suspicion that
she was a "nIgger." THINGS arn +o1-
efaoIe at the Columbia and National
but you viii notice thar the Nagro iS
invariably placed on the extreme ends
OF roW-neyer sandwiched between
Whlte people. At Kernan's. whatever
IIer IS started wIch a Negro Datron is
remembered at the box-oldce and is
nI!ed IN with Negroes in the order of
thelr arrival At the EmDire mn
hatter what hour you put in an an
pearance, the lower floor is sold ont,
and balcony ticket or nothing is voI1r
portion. So when you come 10 Wash
lngton, and take a notion to 90 fha
theatre, bring this memorandum with
you As a matter OF fact This condi-
IIon or affairs has grown so notorious
ana uIsSustlng that few of our best
people patronize the houses eycent
"heh some special attraction is on
preIerflng TO enjoy themselves in
dhlusements Of their own making.
Ihe city parks are open. of course.
70 all, as they are Government reserra.
llohs, and private prejudice is Obliged
% content itself with a scowI when
you Wlsh to take a rest meath the
SHaue OF the sheltering palms." so 10
Speah- S!J But go to Cabin John Bridge
CHeVy Chase, or any of the resorts
"here general attractions are offered
ana you viii be held I'D by an alert
Waterman, who will emDhaticaUv in
innate 10 you that these are Driva+a
sIouHdS private for white DeOD1a's
enjoyment, but he will not fell Won
LildC color IS the reason for calling Won
qoWn-that is contrary TO his orders
Dut he Will lose his lob if NEGRO Of
positive shade is found to have &C
capped his eagle eve or SherIocl, ITo1-
mes instinct Some of the stores oro
IDeraI, but on F street others will be
round that object to showing tbajr
pest lines to Negroes. esppcIaIlv in nil
Ihery and shoes. for white Iadiae d.
not wish styles that are worn hv +bo
Negro masses, and since these arti-
cIeS have to be tried on. it may han
pen that the very hat which the mis-
treSs wishes or is pleased to accent
liaS Deen contemptuOUsly set aside as
no good by her cook The excursion
steamers Of the whites are bermetic- (
any sealed against cOlOred nassan- /
gers. This viii not bother q Ap
tlsItofs' as the season will be closed nv
octoher but it is well to note how /
lar the metes and bounds of race mr.
ldlce extend in this section of tbo I
moral vineyard.
As 10 empIOyment-the situation is
iepIorabIe- No only is the oDDOrfun-
~ 10 ENJOY money in your own wav
IeAled' but the chance to earn i io
neageF indeed outside of tho d.
II hehts and domestic service. In the
lepartments the certficatfon an
'oIh -ment or promotion Of bIacI,
iidh requires ten times the merit ana
u assure necessary to secure the esr,o
eSuiI Ior any kind Of q white man
thu !, serVlHty is placed at Drnvoi,,,,
ne good niger being preferred 81
ways 10 the dignifed. seIf-rpsrncti,a,
.oIoreG :: gentlemen. In domesfic eor
'lce. the Npgrn ic bof -'ic SER