New-York tribune., 1907-08-11
rushed the door, carrying splintered wood and
glass In all directions upon the sidewalk.
FAMILIAR CATS.

Near Bleecker street long existed notable
bohemian restaurant People who sought il found
a long quiet room decorated with panels and wall
paintings In which black cats disported themselves
Black would stink steathy under the table
and presently spring upon II and TO the shoulder
OF the guest without encouragement. That was
luck, some would sag. Others didn't care for such
luck. Gay bohemanism has deserted this old
haunt. Business drop In for meals OF an
old fashioned French favor, and its only excite
ment In long time the killing there of a
policeman This occurrence. a few years ago, gave
the place something OF its old prestige among real
bohemians' for a time.
The better class of so-called bohemians love
frequent the old French the Bronx
River made famous by Hopkinson Smiths enjoy
ment OF 1t. Men who like the atmosphere of a
place In which for sixty years woman has
been allowed 10 put her foot frequent Browne S
chop house: who want TO foregather with
where German cookery IS 70 be had at late hours:
women flock, when unattended. 20 the Harrington
Rooms quantity done up into the most fetching old
time Dutch rathskeIer could Imagine. a
invegIed there by his mother. He looked
into the doorway and fled precipitatey before the
frilled white caps OF the Dutch attendants and the
battery OF feminine eyes turned upon so daring an
intruder
Then there is a popular Italian restaurant on the
West Side. above 18th street. where one may learn
twist the longest spaghetti ever made around a
fork without having II all unsqurm just below
ones lips and land on the front of ones dinner
clothes Scrambled eggs with fsh taste differently
under the title OF 'eboltilla de pescado con Nue.
vos" and one may not recognize an Irish stew
under the name OF 'olla Ia EspanOia," especially
with the garlic flavor of the name thrown in.
Not many know what profitable industry IL has
become for brokers to exchange new for old bills
at Is the fad III certain high class
restaurants 10 give customers bills I'm change
MANY thousands are required for this purpose To
fiji this want Obging brokers get from the Sub
Treasury packages of bills in bundles of ten thou
sand dollars or : and exchange these at restau-
whose proprietors pay them percentage
for the trouble.
In some fashionable restaurants IL Is the vogue
to dine in dungeon or on the roof. This appeals
New Workers in double sense Both places
are cool and both occupy rooms otherwise OF little
use Some of the costest dinners given in New
York take place In dungeons, where the rattle OF
elevated and surface directly overhead Is
uuheard, and where walls and doors of papier ma
che are look like old stones and iron
clamped wood; where walters. dressed in stripes
with numbers on their backs, the food, and
where parties enter behind the host who opens a
ponderous door underground with key as big as
those used centuries ago. Relics of rObberes and
murders decorate festive walls. and electricity
lends cheer to otherwise depressing scene In
one of these dungeons the finest OF china silver and
linen is displayed upon empty champagne boxes
and seats provided for three hundred guests or
more become the fad for hotels to have
dungeons as well rathskellers and this fad has
extended TO private houses. in one of which the
door of the modern dungeon Is centuries old ana
was taken from ancient dungeon of an Italian
monastery, while all its furniture is OF antique
carved wood.
Most charming of all, however. the roof gar
dens and skyline restaurants. These eyrieS are
cool and quiet while presenting views of unusual
loyeness One has five thousand Towering plants
distributed among its garden beds and parterres
summer houses and glass hospital for sick
plants These blossoming terraces upon the citys
roofs are doing much. say hotel men. 10 make
summer resort of New York