The sun., 1910-05-15
~ THE WEINSTI me-.
NaElc Of the Nny Wine. WaElnE tSdS
at Men.


There are folk IN New York who play
bridge IN the morning and others who
like 10 spend the hours between breakfast
and luncheon in the weinstuben. A. d
means 4 killing time ggreerbly the latter
! practice has much o. commend II n die
criminatng minds
/ The httle eastward looking weinstube
in the shallow basement is cheerful
l yet soothing place u sunny spring morn
| ing Sunshine falls IN 40 the vide win
dows and foods the fioor for six or eight
4 fes' IN a broad slcntng parallelogram
! through the Open doorway
Through that same dOorWay aud out
at an evan wider doorway 10 the r-ar
blow plee Sant Va gr. NJ cirs warm from the
sunny street Slplid looking old timers
note the CAV yellow Tarallelogrnm ~
| sunshine on the floor. snih the spring air
with its infnity Of suggestions. and speek
of IL in guttur.ls that sound harsh but
are u sweet c0nnOtation. One remini.-
cent old boy regrets the absence of the
. German quail dead in its cage Of broken
heart a good ten years ago. and sorrows
that its vain but passionate cry from the
wicker prison sounds no more in the season
of the May wine
A - the May vine itself there il is in
wonted pride. pomp and circumstance.
flling the accustomed handsome elrthsn
puncl bo~l which. immersed b. tho lip
IN CT cssi iCe and swstned IN damp frssl
napkins. stands in a tuh AZ the corner
af the bar Beside the bar is the sWar
and proud cellarman. looking like a char
acter out of the -Niebelungen Lied. and
serving punch 10 an comers with fine
simplicity and amiabla solicitude.
There u no crowd and the quiet Of the
place u deliciou, No litter oHends the
eve on the freshly slnded hoCr. and the
walnut t7bi. tops glitter with selG-con-
sciouS cleanliness Upon the walls ara
hrFe photoRra phs u the great men WIN
fIr fftv years past have owned aud ad-
minister..t the weinstubs with the p.tT.-
otic purpose 1f ma king happier their eXilei
fellow Germans Along with there por.
traits is that greltly admired landscape
with lu impossible castle overlooking an
Impuss .blr Rhine which flows through
n"t l.-ss rmprssible lad d women. vine
and -lug
Through th. Vldn open door IA The rear
yOu cat "a ~.gut uf a cheering and au-
tleutIr domestic lat Tor out heyOnd rs
tie ktChan aud beside it the laundry.
through the doOr Oi which. slightly ajar.
YOU are permitted 10 $50 a spectaclpd Ger
man maid at work over the ironing board.
Whils now and again the refrain Of her
% e =
luxurious midm0ruing idlers m the vein
st'ihe
Just a. the domestic activities Of the
maid have their Tstuet value for the
small public uf the we.Lstube. ~ the
lively cume and 80 of the street a. ss.en
and heard through the sunny front door !
embassies ra iier than dstufbz tho
serene charm of the place Those gutierll
Speakers about the walnut topped tabl''s |
With agTssal ~ CO'orsd vii sglasf's
before them anu cigars held listi-ssly ~ Z
their haris Jr puiiei milily at iutervals /
-.t serrI Ike the gOds not indeed above .
'hv human crowd but lttle below IL. I
watching with IN Joyment but also with .
and without jealousy actiyi. .
Ties with which they have no personal 4
concern
Not FOR them the strenuous LIFE Theirs |
rather tho delicious 'dle hours Of the |
sunny little Weinstube. the insidiOus |
breath Ot the enchanting urban spring Il
and the gentle stimulation Of the glorious
May wine. Of all human punches the
nearest 20 the nectar Of the gods They
NC and talk of many things-Of the here 1
and the hereafter. of free will. knowlsdke
absolute. aud nv the clouds Of fraRrart i
ObaccO curl pleaAantly about their heads
he glasses are filed and reflled, slipped n
md resipped with grave tbankfulness.
Now and again some busy man from II
hs thrOng IN the street whose vaFio,a
eEs have passed and repassei IN no
eeque siIbOuetts before the untrOubled
yves ~ those beside the tables mars for
N instant with bis entrance the paral.
"lOgram Of sunshine that falls through
he open door Perhaps he il clad in
Ioilet blue oveTalls or rOme such hadFf
4 toll. but he H. AZ once la1gIidly invited
~ one or another % the oilers az tho
ables. and he seats himself With tho
inctuOus exclamation. Helm. tho Nav
yine'"
A. the first sip hs is transformed. Il
= as II bis toll stained garments hal
allen from him and he had been reclothe
n purple and fine linen He IL now
Indifferent 10 the busy come and 70 Of
De street save as 10 ministers 20 the
0f Carefrec lookeron.
le is deaf to the foolish call of duty. He
'as drunk of Circes magic cup. and
,ehgld, he is not Transformed into beast
'ut has become a. one Of the gods.