The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-22
RV HELEN WoRDEN

New York -- l,xuborant is tho lIfe in YorkVille, Manhattan's Ger. man noiRhborhood, Thoro is n surdihpod about tho ontertnihs mont of the brnu houses on East S6th street md In tho commun. ity singing at tho Labor Temple at p43 East RAth street that ts ohoer. fully stolid In comparison to the dramatic Apnninrds and tho breeSs fly gay Italians,
 Iinrtg Mountain eanarles, marge, pnn, lebkuohon, beer and sauor' bpaten nro part of tho diet in tho settlement thnt fnnks as tho third largest German city In tho world,
 The fnlr haired moustached mon, tho stooRy women With oloAr blue eyes md tho soft cultural quality of their speech suggests rural Germany rnthep than sophls' llpnted New York,
 one hundred md soVonty.llvo thousand Germans make pp tho village that offers n New York tour of ihoir country Fhoro arc gOD,OO0 In tbc entire city Tbe Community IInll
 Visit YopBylllo saturday night, tlD tD tho Labor Temple first, DD tho brnu houses on East k8th street afterwards,
 Tbppe Is T community feeling tn the Labor Temple, The building Is really Dotbing more 'hnn n huge, old d'fnBhlDned, eponm'brlok bAll whepD D0l9hhOrs meet lo oAl, drlnkI tnlk md sometimes bOld canary bird shows
 ID French Qnnvtop
 In another part of New York Is the French quarter with strange littlo shops, thin nervous .enRor people who pbnltor ip rroneb and occasionally tyDloDl FroDob pon' sion,
 Tbe guardian angel of French New York hns been for mDNy y0Dps Nndgme ADDn Frososi, d. rector of tho Eoole hatofnelln PraDoajso, PpoDeb dny nursery 0f street, Never fDp n mDmoDi hnh France, Through inc children who come 10 her sbo urgos their plreDts 10 continue tO nat French dishes, remember French trndi' lions nDd sing French songs Women Dominate
 Cautiously enough, it Is tho French women, md not the men, who ape tba outstanding pbHpDp. tpys Df tbojp Dpghb0pbDOd, MHdns mOjselDa PoijuDns' DDme Is known not only tD her quarter but all ihpDllUh thp inMn upInnu ihn upl. lsis md writers,
 PDP DlDDY years she bns puD combination pension md P0stnUs rant at BI7 West 2Dtb street, Her house iH one Of Il POW of Dld'fashs jDDed god bpbpk homes set back A little from the street, Some sirDR' RjjDg bits Of green gp1ss grow ID ibe tiny plot Of ground iB the ApeAwaS, An old wIstArin vine climbs tbp front walls Of the bullds ing, MndgmD DisplIp ppijtD1R diDs ing room ls tD tb9 basement TO pe1ob part Of jt bop eUsi OmPTs have tO go through the kitchen, IPs a nice kjtebbD with h great many French cooking utensils about, shining copper pots, earth eDwnYe baking dishes and a good deal of peasant china, Madam ojs7ljs P0ijtDBB ts m old woman, She wAs running her Tebs t2ngaDt and pension when MODs gDtn had his restaurant at 2Btb' street ard Sixth avenue, There was much viv0JTy between the two Both aftyaetod the same patrons Oij,ey Shops
 Some 0f the tbjDgs you can buy tD the little French shops on Etgbfb avenue between 30fb and 23Fd streets include perfumes etlseses, French periodicals and certain types Of peasant wars,
 PDyteslIis restaurant Tt 3g0 West 2etb street Is PgB by the wife 0f 4 sst)0E Bbe ts Trench and ne 6 ItajigBL Sometimes she has Trench goods for sale, At 34t Eighth avenue, La LUtIs elsDBe sells nice fresh French bread every morning, JD the morning there ags title tables tB the bake shop where YOD can get s brtoebs and cafe ~ iajt TOsAgOIiIsDW ~ Oriental HsB. bIstfSN 7