The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-30
SWARTHY SUMNER GUESTS
ANNUAL TXFLUX or VISITORS
PROM LATIN AMERICA.

New York Hot Weather Resort FOR CubanS
south Americans. Mere Birds OF
Passage Here AEurOpe Is what They
Want-AIl Enjoy themselves Here.
The backward season has delayed the
usual influx OF summer visitors to New
York from Cuba and South America, but
they are making their preparations TO
! come and the warm weather Of the last
two weeks has greatly increased the arrivals
from Southern ports. Up to this ume
the Cubans nave been less numerous than
| the visitors from Central and South America.
The plans OF the latter are less dependent
on the weather than those Of the Cubans.
| They visit New York merely as an incident
Of the trips to Europe.
New York would lose a familiar sight II
these dark skinned, vivacious additions
to its summer colony should not put In an
appearance. At this time of the year there
is a group OF them at every theatre and
they are always to be seen at the roof
gardens.
They wander through the museums in
the Park and every hotel has its share OF
them. The Spanish hotels have a struggle
now to keep the custom Of the Cubans
and as a rule they have only the travellers
from the interior Of the island or the
smallest of the Central American towns.
The majority nowadays turn to the newest
and most modern hotels.
1T is easy to distinguish between the
Cubans and the South Americans who
come here said an interpreter at one
Of the hotels. who spends his winters in
Havana and comes to New York in summer
to look after the Cubans in his hotel. The
Cubans are Satisfied to be in New York
and look at II. The South Americans, on
the other hand, make it a point 10 see what
they can before their steamer sails for
Europe. but they never stop here any time
and rarely make any purchases.
They are saving themsel~ s for Paris.
The Cubans, however, buy American
clothes and American shoes.
They sometimes come here in June
and settle down for the entire summer in
New York. going away only to see Saratoga,
Newport and Atlantic City. | have in my
care a family Of six that will be here until
next September with the exception OF the
time spent in seeing the resorts Of this
country.
AS a rule those who come here have all
the money they need to enjoy themselves.
Most of them 60 TO hotels although a few
go to French boarding houses. There was
III OUc llIIle u ICICu bOdI bluk jill IL
one OF the Twenties that was full OF Cubans
all summer.
They like to try all the restaurants and
they are very liberal patrons Of them.
Most of them speak English n like to
be as American as they can while they are
stopping here. They read New York papers
and the women are among the best patrons
OF the New York shops"
1t is no thing for two gener-
atoms OF Cubans to come TO this country
for the summer. At one hotel one party
includes a grandfather and grandmother,
their children and -four grandchildren. Ii
servants comprise two colored nurses, two
maids and a man servant. This party
occupies half a floor OF a hotel uptown and
10 settle there until autumn
The most popular restaurant with those
of the visitors who have the money to spend
is a French establishment on Fifth avenue
which is large, animated and supplied with
a great deal Of music. Here there are
groups OF Cubans dining every night and
they take special pleasure in gathering on
the terrace which is open to the air.
The women are usually pretty, always
possessing a certain chic in appearance.
and sometimes are very beautifully dressed.
They have the fondness for rice powder
which is common to many women OF south
ern countries.
One never sees among the men any
smooth faces. The m~oustaclIe is always
there and it is as invariably black. Some
times there is a short pointed beard in
duulIlOn. lneSe groups dlWAYbNJbDGdK
Spanish or French together.
Apparently their acquaintance in this
city are confined to their oompatriots, since
they are rarely seen with Americans. They
never lack acquaintances from their OWN
country and are seen bowling and smiling
to friends from one table to another or from
box to box in the theatre.
AS a rule" the interpreter told the re-
porter; the South Americans are richer
than the Cubans who come here That Ia
h6NQnga only tho richest WI affoRd the
trip to Europe. They are liberal and vel
guests in all the hotels they go to.
Walters, BARRIERS and bellboys know they
are not going to be, forgotten by these
visitors from the south.
'On the other hand there are Cubans
who have TO be very economical. These
are teachers doctors, engineers and stu
OF other kinds who come up here to
They naturally have less to spend than the
travellers for pleasure, and they are to be
found in the boarding houses and in the
less expensive hotels. They rarely come
New York alone"
The roof gardens attract these southern
more than the theatres, for their
Of English is not always equal
to following the subtleties of a play, es-
a summer show that depends 90
much on slang. Yet IL is by no means
receive their patronage.
One gentleman hat | had charge Of
while he was up here, y said a courier. used
to &C, once a week TO matin&es given by
one Of the stock companies at a continuous
theatre. He said he had been hearing about
those plays for a long time, but had never
had the opportunity to see them, as they
we're never played in Havana and he was
never here during the theatrical season.
he was taking advantage Of the oppor-
unity TO become acquainted with the
Most OF the we'll to do visitors from
and the other southern countries have
guides or interpreters who look out for their
welfare. Some OF these are attached to the
hotels and others 60 every day to find out
4 they are needed.
The party may want to go down TO Long
Branch or Coney Island-which is an un-
ending source OF wonder TO the visitors from
he South-or theatre tickets may be de-
tired. They always paw literally for any
that contributes TO their comfort.
They have the southern love OF ease
Ind that makes them TODAY resemble
he visitors from the South long before
he war, when they came on for the summer
atopned at the 81 Nichnlas Hntel