The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-14
Many Exclusive Resorts Do
Not Open at All on Sec
ond Arid Sunday.
SOME WILL STAY SHUT
Former Drinkers Driven to.
Eat More, but Profits
Show Great Drop.
WHISKEY STILL IN SPOTS
Hotel Patrons Gloomy, but
Road House Visitors Are
Reported to Be Happy.
wHISKEY STILL IN SPOTS

New York Is starting its third dry
week with the havoc apparent. Yes
terday half a 6ozen of the big Broad
way restaurants were closed tight.
Some of them were closed for the
afternoon only, some for the afternoon
and evening. some for the rest Of the
summer-and there is a well defined
rumor that some Of them will never
open again. These are the places
where the trade in wine and other
drinks formed the bulk OF the busi-
moss. Other places, notably the hotel
restaurants, showed little more than
the usual stacking down due to the
midsummer season.
In the latter places and in some OF
the Broadway restaurants it was said
that the coming of prohibition and the
limitation OF their patrons to light
wines and beer had resulted in in
creases in their receipts for food.
Others declared that their whole busi-
ness had fallen Off. None of the pro-
prietors is yet willing to predict what
the ultimate result will be. All are
waiting for the public to accommodate
itself to the new conditions.
Prices for food incidentally have been
moderately increased In every place
where liquor formerly was sold. the In
creases running from five to fifteen cents
a portion Most places have added or
increased) a convert charge. Most OF
the managers say that these increases
will nowhere near make up for. the loss
of revenue they are suffering from the
Il,,t tl,As, m
the prices for food are already SO high
that they dare not endeavor to make
up their loss entirely through this
method for fear OF finding their custom
entirely destroyed.
Desserts in Place OF Drinks.
At the Claridge It is reported that
the average number of summer patrons
are lunching and dining there, Patrons
who formerly began dinner with a
round or two or three Of cocktails, ac-
companied the meal with wine or other
drinks and ended with cordials are OBJ
served to be ordering more elaborate
meals. They begin with fruit cups
and run all the way, literally. from soup
to nuts.
"a man who is entertaining a
party" the head waiter explained
usually makes up in his mind how
he is relieved OF the expense OF buying
drinks he Is showing more liberality In
his dinner order The men who took
one or two dishes with their drinks are
now ordering a complete dinner IN the
continental fashion, devoting the money
they would have spent on the drinks to
the food
Churchilrs was closed and dark yes
terday afternoon. The Palais Roya
and other places across the way were
closed for the afternoon and evening
At the Cafe de Paris the upper floor
had been closed and the lower floor wa:
empty at the late luncheon hour. The
Cafe des Beaux Arts, at Sixth avenue
and Fortieth styeet. has been closed fol
the summer. A card In the doorway
announces that the closing is due tt
the repairs and alterations.
1t Is reported that at Reisenweber''
the second floor is to be converted into q
roller skating rink for the winter sea
son. Only the Sophie Tucker room or
the roof is open there these evening,
and no statement as to the future plani
was available.
New Wine List at Biltinore.
At the Biltmore a sad faced waitei
made evident the new wine list. Thi,
IS the way It runs: