The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18

not subtle moi mystic, but material
ist and straightforward" They are
more shy han sly. But there are
"ickcdncsses over whirh the consid-
crate reporter Travis a veil. lie hints
~ horrors hat he dare % reveal. and
he IS not .imid with facts.
For "a domestic night" the explorer
! goes tn KensinSton and Chaplain Com
mon. He has tried to like Kcnsing-
ton. but it Is fiat. brackish. unprof-
table and se%lf-proud." II has the
temper of last nights soda water"
II Is Success cmra'mod. Trite. sticky.
SNUG -nnassailablc. Chapman Conn
mon for British domesticity: houses
ali alike. rents uniform. beer AT din
mr, pictures reproduce Yesterdays
art; dissipation, an evening in town
NJ the show. and n TAXI home. "All
very sweet and sacramental."
kinSsland Road for "a lonely night"
with D~ickens-like memories OF a lad
looking for work In "A busy but work
less town and putting up in a half a
crown a week rooming house. The
Jewish night" takes us to White
chapel. BE careful. In a Ghetto cafe.
giving your order. At a shabby little
place In Osborn street the explorer
called for smoked beef. roll and butter
and coffee. The waiter was grieved:
Pardon, this IL n kosher cafe" Well?
! The sad servitor: Would you marry
your aunt? Neither may a Jewish res
,aurant serve milk. butter. cheese on
the same table with flesh. Have the
smoked beef with a roll. Follow with
r,,nn. nr knDnl And 10 x..n, u.nrt a
| drink with your meal instead of after
ward have tea and lemon"
"A miserable night" Lisson Grove.
Ethel took the writer to her rooms and
| told her story. She had made a bargain
with a man who did not hold to It.
She added to her troubles by "sniifing
coke a child Of "the tremendous
gloums' of the India Docks district.
she had looks" grace and the desire
for happiness and a brighter life. She
had found a way out. hut at the end of
the way was bitter disappointment.
II was in 1904. she did not know
| tia, Russia and Japan were at war.
| She did not know hat Fleet street
was anywhere near the Strand. or
what grand opera Is. or hat the
House of Commons does not hold its
debates in Westminster Abbey. She
borrowed the popular magazines from
her friend. She liked James Lane
.illen aid Mrs. Croker and Anthony
Hope. give me half n dollar. k!ddo."
she would beg in the middle OF "A talk.
When the newspaper man asked for
a pinch OF cocaine 10 try she said:
you don't want that stun. For the
Lords sake. don't have II. kid. It's
vorse'n gin. II gets you all ways.
Bucks YOU up after a snirf or two and
you feel all right. Then. about "a
couple Of hours later. you find your
self crying. Don't have II. kid!
Promise me-" a creature of moods.
her mood was always definite. There
was nothing OF the lnsip!d in her char
acter. u was always sharp favored.
She disappeared. Her friend Minta
said: We'll. II you want TO know. the
Ethel girls out ~ H." out Of II?
How" Done herself in" what"
Cocaine. Overdose" The story is
lot pleasant: hut We are To suppose
that Ethel stands for n type in the
l,fe of The great city.
Surhiton and Battersea. Isle OF Dogs.
Old Compton street. Shadwell. Clerk
enwell. Eoxton. Fleet street. Stepney.
Rlackwall and Chelsea are in this au-
.hor's route through London. He
takes us 20 see the Russians. the
French. Italians. the Scandinavians.
Local color" was never more richly
spread. We wonder what Mr.. Thomas
Burke could do with New York?