New-York tribune., 1909-01-10
FATHER IVAN" KREMLOFF sat alone
Il at a table II the old side" of the famou:

IfAI HEN IVAN hREMLOFf sat alone
al table II 1he old side" of the famous
East Side cafe The room so designated,
with ITS Ted topped, iron pedestaled tables,
checkerbOaTds. and boxes OF dOm1noeS, ITS
sanded floor cane bottOrned chairs, and gray
haired waters serving coffee or Russian tea
II stout white cups and sauCers, its mellow
light OF old fashioned gas flames and never
Clearing haze OF tobacco sTnOke,-was originally
al there was 10 the celebrated cafe. That
was long before the lnstalment of the table
ohotes the uniformed Hungarian band, and
the coming OF The sightseers.
Tathskeller with dull, hand carved wood
EoTk had replaced the grITny cellar under the
pam, gray, smoky room and, past folding
co1Is, new room had come to be a nelghbor
u the Old room with long rows OF white,
Ilen topped tables set with silver and flne
glassware, shining and radiant under the
SHo"ered hight IF clustering IncandescentS'
tables Peopled 10y ieNeled women and men IN
evening attire; and outside. always long line
y CABS and motor cars. There had been
1-ne When the VISIT Of a Mayor of the city
S~S al exciting honor and a great occasion
-'S"adays, celebrities IN the chairs were as
C"aIaon as knives and forks on the tables,
q su1 no no less q IersJ-lage than the President OF
'15 United Stales had one night, been guest .
=, however, the old gray room the shabby room OF
F mellow gas flames, possessed its absolute deVo-
t7eS There nightly assembled, the old men who
@ -au known i for thirty years or more, long wins
tLeeo meek voiced Hebrews with faded black derby
- 11S pulled down tight. and the side curls OF the
sa'loz SIrourlng in front Of their ears, and cg-
eSOTS always held between yellow, curling fingers;
- - nuns, Sievs. and Films. rough hewn, heavy
-u-eu org looted deep voiced, gr1Zzed men
go 70 strong liquors blue flame topped goDletS
u ' oea' where the geuter Hebrews dranB, tea. Many
T+snt +nsnt ieet on the sanded floor, old cronleS sat
- 'se children were Of the women and men IN even
Us mat slpped costly wines next door, toying
TIE TIe.le goolets between gem sprinkled fingers
-1S arrangement he old men of the hOmely room
I-'"le enEled their children. Rather, they TOOK
- - satisfaction il II. Sometimes they stole looks
freeh - the folding doors-just the least bIt drawn
fr-Ii, watching their offspring regaling III the
sob. p room 81 luxury, infinitely proud al Ine
- rOT Was there not therein to be found largely
or: Ce:i|aton oi the early dreams of these the OLD
-, Most surely For this, largely, had they
- beu The pushcarrs, tOiled IN the SweatshopS,
fIsqa fITssHq bitterly over the smallest trades, lived
fISo0eh fI; Their oan prime IN squad frugality; Tor
-,T1 llat Their children should move Tungs ana
cr7S-Ote DOte them OF the social ladder OF the ne"
rl-t mat their children should he learned,
q elegance. - y III
L IN IN AkkMLOFF had no cronies; he always sat
HigI.9ILe lie had wife; he had no children.
cha; 5 2 l4t came and sat. slipping tea sometimes,
estirg 'lliles cruInblIng cake or two or slowly
TIF odIi1#ICh sat for hours. silent, apart.
rnIi- "dS The more strange III that he looked 50
you III, 1e NC would seek solitude On first glance
Of 1to9ld have been certain that here was a man
One eeJs-.ly, syciable fellow Jolly companonable,
70 ba - e bouncing lusty offspring his knee, cne
''iBlaer little woman '--'
bJ-e -H nc was huge, robust rubicund His big head
Uesl Oi silver white Curls and the ends OF q