Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-23
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TINE tradition OF exo,us,,
= the NEST striking festnraa $3.50 . one q
Qelphlah picture. And IL THE s, .as rhls.
hess' winch Keeps the well,has1 sss3pslve
apart from the not well.hass safsv
qlllcult for even Philadelphis. 'aassa t
Fhilaaeiphia, how much mora W kaaR
possiele does It render such a 49, 10y tn.
unrnllaaelphian, aea mao, who must depsoa w Y lhs
informat,a visits and casual gessip ~ sesa v,
Long our second largest o,,,.
now our third, Philadelphia Il r. aaa svsa
iess' IN the strangest fashion ssseFsns
Americans terra ineorni,o ~ most
Veniently situated, and vet, alma. y ! c9a
neilosly' the through trains run ssR
u ana not into it, 1t makes NJ ssn leaHa
attract the stranger. 1t advsr,,at savft p
historic attractions, It sets po prnns ,sss 70
apiase, 1t beats no temtoms n, saaNsy
Amer,ean towns it is the most ss,tas ~ "
tanned 1t has almost none Of our ps'.FsA
tlehal eagerness for and sensit,voa HA4'
cFiticism' There is in 1t nething y !,
hurrah'boys' braggadocio which = 70
marks cur American "oivio snir,, = ssssg
adelphia does not assert tha, n !, fhll'
way an admirable town; it merelv : ,ss9 s1
that Philadelphia exists, ALWAYS H. w
lsted and always will exist, ana th,, = =
confused, tumultuous and y,,lvar 49,.
this is one incontrovertible fact a.. .N
SOLD rock where there is a sure foo,ho,s w
The true Philadelphian neither admir-.
nor dislikes New York. He slnplv 49, ~.
not Know that New York exlsts M
great lady who managed with difs,nts
to remember the metropolis as utbs ssF s,ss
"here one goes to take the steansr 49, ~
Europe" was expressing with n consa,.sA ~
aatirieal exaggeration the actual pb,,s
delphtah feeling.
The Southern Note.
Though the social recognition ~.
gracefully extended to London and psY.
is denied to Boston and New ya,t \
might possibly be granted to the ,,,sr,
aristeeracy of the South, You fa.I 1.
stinetively that lovely, proud, faded cass
lintan Charleston is perhaps the or,
American town with which Philadelphi,
would feel at ease. Indeed n.
Southern note In Philadelphia is urwl..
taxable. 1t is to be found in the snaoiou.
look of the old houses and in certain
lavishness of architectural design IN A.
public edifices of Colonial days Jnss.
pondence Hall is sumptuous. You hava
only to compare 1t with Boston,s om
State House and it's frugal. chastanas
beauty to realize that Philadelphia d
by comparison a rich, care-free city upon
fat Southern soil. This softer nots 4
to be found, too, in the gay chatter of the
Philadelphian ladies, and in the pleasant
presence of well-mannered black pOB.
ulation and a. generous, fat cuisine. 81
Food is always the fashion In PhiladsL
phia. The Philadelphian air Is every.
where redolent of good living; even The
stranger arriving at the railway station
nstinctively thinks of the nearest gooa
and the next meal, ss
Today the proudest hostesses of America
1aye their terrapin brought from Phla
lelphia. Even the metropolis, greedy and
luxurious at table, speaks with bated
'reath of the feasts of LuculIus spread
" the Delaware; it Is left for Baltimore
lifting in the profusion of tribute which
Ter great bay of Chesapeake peurs upon
Ter, alone to dispute culinary preenE
ence. Tradesmen throughout the cpuAs
ry recommend their establishments .
Markets. while aPhlladel-
hia Chickens" and "PhlladeHhIa Ice
'ream" ara terms used as a guarantee Of
xeellenee and Fiohness, Marketing is
erious affair where eating ia serious i
J not so long ago that the most algHs
ed Philadelphian gentlemen, t9n.hattsa
eads of households, themselves accom-
anied the market basket on its morning
The traditions of the Philadelphia cHl
ne are not only preserved around ths
lcred kitchen ranges of the best fam
les, but are kept up by various public
lrposes. There is something suggestive
the hanquets of the London City Com
lnies in the dinners, for example, of ne
Philadelphia insurance companies ana
easant customs have grown up through
Q long Philadelphian years. The IN
rance company which is pepularly and
ettily called "The Green Tree Va
dining well-when the me-
me of the death of Washington, ana
this day a toast to his memory :
unk each month by the assembled con-
ny.
Geographical Restrictions.
famous and agreeable example o
is the geographical =
lotions as to the district where pels
> may be led, You may search sHH
rid without finding anything compaEs
to the feeling in philadelphia ean'
ming the regions north Of AaFsa
eet. To the dweller in the perfnls'sa
aFter of "Chestnut. Walnut spFas
4 Pine" streets, the mere ezlstsHes E
,atures in that outer darkness seen
redible-with the one eurleus s4esg
n to be noted, that If you psleHa :
tain old Quaker families you Hay ~
Arch street, just over The eeFa
lerwise the northern districts mlsHs =
ert land, where eolany Of Fleh lsPs.s
70 built their palatial mafpls As7
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