The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-06
NEW YORK'S IMPORTED MOBILES
THIS rs THE OFF SEASON rOR
EMPE(s NOUS COUNTS.
the Dinner Giverr Being Gut of Town. me,
Must Nuy Their Own Sictuais-Soms ~
Them Caught Dining Among the LowIy
Their lOt In Winter Much Ess,.~

Must I9uy Their Own yictunis-Som~ NJ
Them ssukM Dining Among the Lowly
Their LOt In winter Much Easier.
Life Is not all beer and skittles for Young
men Of title. even when thew do come IA
democratic country where handle 10 A
name is believed To lave much social vain.
They are likely to have a good time here
for a while but unless they are rich en,uph
to do AS they please there will be LONG
periods Of arid neglect, especially in the
summer time, when the houses at which
they visit are empty
They may be studied now IN the summer
state at many small cafe and restaurant
where they would not br seen In the winter
when young men are in demand for din.
ners. When they are invited out fro
quently it is possible for them to dine in
good restaurants on the of nights OF the
week. But in the summer months thls
reward OF youth and gallantry is lacking.
1t is surprising to step into a sma Il Italian
restaurant and see seated at one Of the
tables a young man Of title who during the
winter figures in the list Of dinners given
by the persons who are supposed 10 offer
the best. The other guests he meets a.
these dinners probably do not know that
such a restaurant exists, and in any casa
they could not contemplate patronzing it
themselves.
But the young noblemen are very glad
to gather there and eat the Italian dishes
that are as tasty and rs filling as good Italian
food usually ia. These youthful expa-
triates are also likely at this season Of tho
year to pass much more time in the society
Of their countrymen than in the winter.
Four men sat at a table in an Italian
restaurant the other night. Two OF them
were rather smartly dressed and one was
gotten up decidedly careless OF Appearances
The well-clothed pair were respectively
a Marquis and Count, and although both
are in business here, they continue to lisa
their titles and make all the social capital
possible out Of them. The third person
at the table has the right to call himself
Duke, but never since he came to the United
States to study electrical engineering has
be used that prefis to his name, The fourth
man was a German. also employed in learn
ing electrical engineering at the same
factory to which the Duke goes daily.
The Marquis and the Count have unim-
portant posts in brokerage houses and
are kept there more for the sake Of their
titles than for their ability as business
men. In the winter they would never
have wasted an evening in the cheap res
taurant, nor would they have occupied
their time in anything as Improbable
as talking with two Of their own kind.
with no more money than themselves.
The Duke, who had never been 20 an enter
tainment in any New York house. would
be received more warmly than either of
the others because his title is much older
and higher,
Many OF these men gather during tho
summer months in a cafe that shelters all
nationalitics. The members OF these
groups are willing to keep one another in
the social game when they can do it without
damaging their own prospects. All OF
them are anxious to be included among NE
guests at a cert ain house. II establishes
them in way they are eager for. Some OK
them bring letters of introduction to it's
mist ress, while others rely on making he9
acquaintance after they get there. (
One of the latter was titled visit or who1
was taken to the house by one of his com
patriots who had been in this country
several years. The new acquaintance called
several times and after while was invited
to dinner He st raightway wrote to
newspaper that this was giving dinner
in his honor.
This announcement sounded strange,
and investig CATION elected from the private
secretary OF the hostess the information
that the dinner was by no means IN honor
of the count. who had been asked only
two days before to fill place. The story
got OUT and this particular count was much
less popular afterward with his colleague
than he had been.
The story of another titled expatriate
who was enjoying certain degree Of social
favor in this city that he has not lost all
together is quite different. This man was
threatened with a social ostracism of the
very worst kind. His compatriots who
happened to enjoy the same degree OF
favor that he did refused TO believe the
story In which he was involved and stuck
by him. 1t began at Newport, but fol-
lowed him down to New York. This is tbs
way it was repeated down here:
The count was at luncheon one dav with
Mrs. X, who asked him to pay the hin and
handed him $50, He paid it. or says he did.
She says he didn't. Al all events there
came a bill for $40 from this restaurant.
She never had any bill there. so drove down
TO see what it was for The clerk explained
that it was for the luncheon.
But Count Francois paid for that, she
answered. Il gave him the money
"All but $40" answered the clerk. He
said you WI nted that difference charged
The woman told the story TO everybody
she knew. Gradually il became known
to everybody excepting the person who
should have heard ii. But nobody said
a word TO the man accused His friends
hea I'd of it and evidently did not believe i5
necessary to tell him,
The lady continued to invite the man Ia
her house, and the scandal died down so
that nothing was heard of it after a few
months The young foreigner left this
country without any particular stain on his
character. and one Of the kilograms that
came to the steamer wishing him bon
voyage was from the woman who had
accused him Of approprinting herte dollars.
MARI unncr,c nIc<nrrr