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PART TWO.
heretic or believer?
JUDICIAL FOR-.IS UNDER WHICH
DR. BRIGGS WILL B3 TRIED.
jhera May Bea Muddle B.cause of
tue New Boole of Discipline—How the
Tribunal Will Be Constituted—The
Accused Professor Will Be His Own
Counsel.
{Copyright .)
New York. Oct. 24.—0f the two famous
heresy trials in the history of the Presby
terian church in America, the first split the
church, and the second shook it so violently
that the orient was felt for ten years after
ward. The first was that of the Rev. Albert
ilarnes of Philadelphia; the second was that
p f the Rev. David Swing of Chicago; and to
those in a few days will be added a third,
that of the Rav. Dr. Charles A- Briggs of
the Union Theological Seminary in this
city. What will be the result no man can
say, but it will surely be momentous.
Christian? of every sect are watching every
step in this now famous controversy, and
the near approach of the trial—it is set
down for Nov. 4—arouses an interest that
grows daily.
It is not the purpose of this article to
touch upon the merits of the question. It
is sufficient to say that the issue involves
much m re than the victory or defeat of
Dr. Briggs. If he is found to be guilty of
heresy, how can the eminent clergymen who
have warmly upheld his belief escape a sim
ilar ordeal? Can the church withstand the
shock of a dozen or a hundred such trials,
which would seom to be logically necessary
after the first? These queries are, in this
place, merely the echoes of comment henrd
in church circles here. They are only mat
ters of news without controversial bear
ing. it is the intention of the writer only
to describe a heresy trial; to tell what is
done, and to prepare those who will read of
Dr. Brian's defense before the presbytery
of New York to understand the bearing of
the facts.
The trial will open at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon of Wednesday, Nov. 4, in the
Scotch Presbyterian church on Fourteenth
street, near ;Sizth avenue. It is an olu
fasbioned edifice of the conveutionai type,
making small pretentions to beautv either
within or without. In the principal meet
ing room the tribunal will assemble. The
psws in the middle will be reserved for the
members of the presbytery, and the public
will have the remainder of the church.
Wtien every seat is occupied the door* will
be cl sed.
W hen a presbytery meets for judicial pro
ceedings it is called a judicatory, in the
language of the church. The regular mod
erator is the presiding officer. In this case,
the ministerial duty will be discharged by
the Rev. Dr. J. C. Blias, of the Washington
Heights Presbyterian church. He was
elected at the meeting of the presbytery on
Oct. 5, and was not opposed. His viewß
upon the present controversy are regarded
as mildly conservative. The friends of Dr.
Briggi believed that they would have no
reason to fear that Dr. Bliss would be
swayed by his opinion? when the case oatr.<>
to truU. Dr. John Hall h and been sug
gested as a compromise candidate; upon his
declination, Dr. bliss was accepted by both
parties.
Next in order cane the opposing counsel.
On the part of the prosecution the esse will
be presented by the committee which for.
niulated the obarges against Dr. Briggs.
By the rules of the church this committee
must continue to aot in every stage of the
proceedings, though when the case goes on
appeal before the synod and later before the
geueral assembly, the prosecutors may re
quest and receive the assistance of any
member of the higher body. The commit
tee 13 made up as follows: The Rev. Dr.
George W. F. Birch, the Rev. Dr. Joseph J.
Laope. the Rev. Dr. Robert F. Sample.
_ of. John J. Stevenson, Col. John J. Me
book. The last named i3 an elder in Dr.
dsfi'B church, and he is also a lawyer of
notable ability and attainments. That his
advice will be of the utmost importance to
me pros“oution goes without saying. His
• xpenence in debate and in the presentation
of farts to the minds of a jury make him a
dangerous ad versary.
Li •. Briggs will not have the advantage of
ieea counsel. In the B ok of Discipline,
by the rules of which the proceedings in
such taxes are governed, occurs this provis-
Ic j I1: “No professional counsel shall be em
ploye! to appear and plead in cases of proc
ess before any of our ecclesiastic .1 judi
catories. Hut if any accused person feel
unable to represent and [dead his own cause
to advantage, he may request any minister
belonging to the judicatory before
men he appears to prepare and exhibit
ms cause as he may judge proper."
i u.B means that Dr. Briggs could select any
awyer who was an elder entitled to sit in the
piCTbyterv, on the occasion of this action,
and thus Obtain the assistance of a skilled
pleader. He or his friends might exert in
nuonce to have a lawyer, friendly to his
aose, sent by one of the churches whose
►vision they could control. Lawyer Wood
iffy of the Madison Square church, and
' others have be n mentioned as
pOMible defenders of the accused professor,
fall, .v will appear for himself. He
be cannot honestly say that he is
name to represent auil plead his own
use to advantage.” He will make no such
i™* lUen 'i to tbe presbytery. He is study
..,,i 8r * * n ® °* tae charges and citations,
„/! f. v^ r T P°*nt in the Book of Discipline,
deep into church precedent,
' mat be may meet his accusers on at least
a equal footing,
the a orused and
./ Now as to the jury. This is,
.*“"*•* presbytery. There are flfty
bvit.' IrC^es al ‘d each may be represented
ov.. * nc! Then there are
•p. * ciergymen who are not in
N.,*v °‘oimrehee, but are members of the
about* Presbytery. The total number is
tarn i j ® at *° ,oe of these are in dis
aL:.t S: * orn ® will be otherwise unavoid
n ** ■'tent. If I* in all attend the trial.
Tut, L * regarded ns a very large number.
m-- L rJ°* °* Discipline provide* that do
•si V* r no^.P res *nt during the whole trial
• v „ , • due roll roust be called after
toon-. 1 *?* 1 , an< i adjournment, and the
„, !!* a * absent*** must be noted. By
pt-'ii h ’ U * con ** nt . this ml# may be sux
ee—J] ™ c **e of any member, but its
n **urally limit th number
lot, *r recorded in the dual bal
p ouV* fb# tribunal eoiu'ituted. The
“• the audience, but only on
*“WI *be prei>vtery, for it l pro
t, . 7*** at any stage of a case a j idles
*■ by a two-third- vote, decide to \
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truth, the whole truth and nothing but the
truth, according to the best of your kuowl?
edge, in the matter in which you aro called
to testify, as you shall answer to the Great
Judge of the quick ana dead.'' It is not
probable, however, that aav witnesses will
be examined. The charges rest wholly upon
the celebrated inaugural address delive ed
, ,D r Bnggs Jan. 20, 1891, on the occasion
o£ his induction into the Edward Robinson
chair of Biblical theology in the Union
seminary. The accuracy of too published
version will be admitted by the defense,
an <J nothing will remain but argument.
_-vnd here comes an interesting point;
There are five members of the prosecuting
committee and it would appear that eacu
has a right to speak. Against them. Dr.
Briggs must stand alone. Every lawyer
will admit that this is heavy odds. But
there is nothing in the Book of Discipline
which authorizes anybody to help Dr.
Briggs bear the brunt of the argument, un
less he appoints a counsel, which he will
not do. In converation with members of
thia presbytery, I have found many who
supposed that ar.y person in ti e judiciary
could sneak at this time. But the language
of tLe Book of Discipline seems
mandatory as to the order of proced
ure, anil leaves no gap for argument bef re
the tribuual as such. When that portion
of the judicatory which acts as tbe jury has
goue into private se-siou, any member may
speak. Here, indeed, Dr. Briggs may be
said to have a compensating advantage, for
whilefiveof his opponents are excluded, he
alone will bo absent from the other side.
As to the right to speak during the prog
ress of the trial, there will doubtless be u
question raised, which the modorator will
have to decide. It must be remembered
that this is the first important trial under
the new Book of Discipline prepared ia
1884. Tue Swing trial occurred ten years
before that date. In that case, after the
argument* of counsel had been made, each
presbyter was given ten minutes in which
to express what was officially called an opin
ion. It is thought by some that such a course
will be followed in this case, but others say
it is not in accord with the new Book of
Discipline. Some of the best informed of
the oi.-rgy have told me that the new book
would be on trial itself, and might be con
victed of many errors, for it was somewhat
hastily put together, and will, doubtless,
permit of no end of whet might be called
appeals on technical points.
But whether the arguments are made in
open or private session, by counsel or ac
cused or jurymen, they will have knotty
points to daal with. It is quite possible
that Dr. Briggs may attempt to introduce
the series of questions and answers which is
now known a? his catechism. in elucidation
of his address. The complications which
must thu3 arise may be imagined after the
contemplation of two such passages as these;
“The bugbear of a judgment Immediately
after death * * * * should be banished
from the world.” (From the inaugural ad
dress.) “Do you believe that tbe issues of
this life are final, and that a man who dies
impenitent will have no further opportunity
of salvation ' Answer—Yes.” (From the
Briggs catechism.)
Upon such uice points must tbe judicatory
pass. It will consider each of tne charges
and specifications se arat.-ly and will vote
by roll call. A majority convicts or aoquits.
As is well known, there are two charges.
The first allegos that the inaugural address
cannot be reco cile 1 with a belief that tb
Bible is the only infallible rule of faith and
practice. Under this there are seven speci
fications. They deal chi'fly with Dr.
Briggs’ famous diction that “there are his
torically three great fountains of divine
authority—the Bible, the church and the
reason.” The second charge attacks bis
doctrine of progressive sanctification. There
is one specification.
Nobody cau say how the vote will stand.
It is unwise to take as a guide the result of
the Contes, in the meeting of tue presby
tery on Oct. 5. There an amendment to
the committee’s report ordering the trial
was under consideration. The amendment
would have prevented the trial. Fifty
ministers aud twelve elders voted for the
amendment; forty-four ministers and
twenty elders voted against it. I have
since learned that one of .he clergymen who
voted against the amendment did so under
the impression that he was pronouncing
against a trial, if he had recorded his
true sentiment tbe vote would have been a
tie. Its meaning is no more than this: that
there is a pronounced hesitancy to condemn
Dr. Briggs, His friends believe that he will
win in the trial before the pre byterv ; some
of them think he will succeed with the
synod; but nobody has any id a that tho
general assembly will sustain au acquittal.
That the case will be appealed to
the highest tribunal nobody seems to
doubt. Home of those who oppose Dr.
Briggs most strongly think that in this case
the Swing trial may be duplicated; that is,
the presbytery may acquit and the synod
reverse the judgment. Dr. Briggs will not
follow tbe Rev. Mr, Swing’s example. He
will not withdraw. He will see the fight
through to the end, and that will not be
until the civil courts are reached. As to
the res ;it before the presbytery, I believe
that he confidently expects an acquittal.
There is one possibility of which I have
not spoken. When the judicatory meets
on Nov. 4 Dr. Briggs may take exception
to the charges or may allege some error in
tho preliminary proceeding. In that event
the judicatory, if it thinks bis point well
taken, tnay throw tbe case ont of the court,
and then it will have to be dODe all over
again.
The Briggs controversy has not produced
any very noticeable effect upon the Union
Theological Seminary. Thore will be a few
more student* this year than last, though
the entering claw is a little smaller. The
senior class is the largist that was ever iu
the seminary, and there arc more graduate
students than formerly. Tbe feeling arnog
the students is strongly iu favor of Dr.
Briggs, and this is especially true of upper
class men. The total numiier receiving re
ligious instruction in the seminary* hand
some building on taxon Hill, Park avenue,
is about 100. It is notable, by the way,
rtiae while the Union has !ost no men to
Princeton this year, it has gained several
from the older and jierhaps more orthodox
school
Apparently tbe Union seminary lias little
to fear from the general amembly. “They
can do or> more than boycott u?,“ said a
professor to me, a few days ago. Their re
latioux, briefly stated, are a* follows: YYhen
the new and old school partita of tbe church
uni'ed In 1870, a concession was lookl for
fr iu tbe Union seminary, which had b-eu
since tb • fonudation entirely independent.
At this time Princeton College was under
the control of til# general iwi rnblv, so tb it
her professors "ere appointed by that body.
In ordxr to relieve her and tb* others of tne
older seminaries from certain restriction*,
tltc directors of to* Luton s-mfi.ary agreed
that if more freedom wa# aeo rJed tba
others, the l'ui'>(.|*utild)cu*#tit to insk* an
annual report to the general assembly, and
give it the veto power on appointor#.ls.
I be directors, since tbe present controversy
■roes, bare Lewi advised by oouumsl, toot
this agreement was not • valid costraet.
bseuw there was no ourwldsratiou a 4
tb*'. tbe OeW'd.bfr t veto power could I*o be
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SAVANNAH,.(4A., SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1891.
“BIRDLNG” IN VIRGINIA.
OPENING DAY WITH DOG, GUN
AND QUAIL
Tips of Value for the Hunter—Con’t
Shoot Point Blank Into a Covey
Raisa—How Quail Rooat—A Funny
Incident in Which it Looked as if a
Bird Played Possum—A Picture to
Warm a Hunter’s Heart.
(Copyright.)
Nbw York, Oct. 24. —0n opening day,
Oct. 15, a good hour bef re sunrise, a friend
and myself were seated in a rickety old
vehicle, slowly bowling along a country
road behind a typical away-down-south
plantation horse. As we plodded along,
watching with sleepy eyes, the flip-flop of
our nag’s ears keeping time with the jog-jog
of his bumpy hiud legs, there o ime from
the wagon box smothered grumblings that,
from time to time, broke into long tremu
lous wails of impatience. Hanging over
the sides of tbe wagon, appearing in
dark red settiugs, were the black tipped
noses and eager bright eyes of our two Irish
setters, Fan and Flash. Our destination
was CoL Van Antwerp’s plantation, which
includes a thousand acres or more in the
best. “ birding” district of Virginia. As we
drew rein before a large hospitable look
ing house, the door opened and tbe colonel’s
jolly voice made us weic ima and invited us
in to partake of a cup of hotcoftee. "Don’t
wait for it to cool,” added he; “it's high
time we were off.” This was true; tho sun
had at last succeeded in penetrating the
early morning mist, and its genial warmth
is tbe signal tor quail to hustle about for
breakfast. Quail roost on tbe ground in
the open field. They get together as closely
as possible, arid, with tbeir heads pointing
out, form a circle that is so compact that a
bushel basket would easily hide a large
covey. Until they have left their ro st
there is but little use looking
for them, as a dog may come wi;hin a few
feet of the bunch without discovering it
unless tbe wind happens to bo favorable.
Fifteen minutes after they have left their
roost, however, they have distributed
enough scent to give u’dog the palsy.
The colonel started olf in good spirits by
saying that be had eleven coveys located
within a radius of a quarter ol’ a mile—all
good sized birds.
Fifty yards’ journey from the house
brought us on the hunting ground. Our
host took the middle of tbe field, Jack one
side and I the other. And so, walking
along, we covered the entire ground at one
sweep. We had crossed half the Cold
when the colonol called out, “Here they
are, boy,.’’ Some distance ahead of him
we saw his dog Carlo on a point, aud hur
rying over, we took our positions for a shot.
• Although it was the first liud, our dogs be
haved magnificently, and stopping at a
saio distance backed Carlo.
Tho colonel killed tbe first bird that
jumped and bagged another from the covey
raise. I made a miss with my right, but
dropped a bird that bad separated from the
oovey aud s .vung off on my side. Our com
panion made two clean misses. “I don’t
understand it,” said he. “The shells must
he bad. I am sure 1 held In the midst of
them with bo:h barrels.” \Vn had a good
laugh at this, for it is a well known fact
that a man might shoot a dozen times
point blank in a flock with no result.
Always cover someone bird before
puiliug trigger. I have seen quail
bunched so close that it would seem im
possible that l-ss than three or four w ould
drop at one delivery, but if one suc
cumbs to the temptation he finds out too
late that ho has wasted bis ammunition
shooting in the air. The best way to make
a double in coveys is to kill the initial
bird, which usually strikes the air some
seconds before the others, and then take
plenty of time in selecting and covering a
bird for your second barrel. The man who
adopts this plan will also, at the close of the
day, have the fluest quail, as it is nearly al
ways one of the old ones that first jump3.
We marked the birdsdown along a brush
fence, aud on reachiug it I look one side
and the colonel and my friend tbe other.
We bad gone but a fow yards when J heard
a shot, and a dark object came shooting
through the tops of tho trees, and by its
momentum was carried some distance be
fore it struck the ground. “Did I get
him?” sang out the colonel. My answer
wai to tots tho bird to him through u con
venient opening iu tbe fence. “1 thought I
had the right direction,” he remarked,
"but was not sure, as the rascal put a tree
top between us just as I fired." “Look
out! Flash is making game,” my friend
shouted. Just then Fan got the scent from
our side and drew into a point. On reach
ing her I found all the dogs pointing to
ward a brush pile. Telling the boys to he
ready, I kicked into it and routed three
bird?. Two came out by me. only to drop
at tne reports of my gun, and Jack cut
down the other, which was making for a
green them thicket over at his right. Fan
retrieved one of n.y birds and was ranging
rapidly in search of the other when s .ddeniy
she wheeled half around and became trans
fixed. Just the i Carlo came through the
fence aud backed her in fine style. I
walked s.me yards ahead of her, but failed
to star; a feather. 1 had expected from
Fan's sudden stop aud the extreme rigor of
her position that the bird was very close,
•till I was not prepared to sec a qußil in
plain sight and right under hor nose. It
kept perfectly still with its head
tucked under tho grass. It is
claimed thap a dog, when pointing
from a hot scent, is absolutely
blind so tar ns seeing the game is concerned.
If tho glassy appearance of her eyes was
not sufficient proof of the fact, this incident
would seem to be oonclusiveevidenoe. Even
after I had caught the bird, which I bad no
trouble in doing, It "ex an instant before
she pulled herself together sufficiently to
see it. “Come on, Jim, tbe dogs are stand
ing. What are you doing back there, any
way V called the colonel. Shoving tbe live
quail into my game pocket and fastening
the lapel securely over it, I hurried on.
“Better come over here. They aro sure to
come out on this side ou their way to tbe
thicket.” I bad barely got through the
feuoe when some bail dozen bird? ffuxhed.
With our six barrels we only killed three,
one apiece. “Cos .found it,” grumbled tbe
colonel. “That's for sbooti ig tj quick; I
ought to have killed two sine. I’il bet I
will take time enough on the next bird that
ehows hiuiseif. By Jingo! 1 bis is the heaviest
quail I’ve seen this year,” said he.” handing
uie a flu* cock bird that Carlo had just re
trieved. Now something very funny hap
pened. I lifted the lapel of uiy pocket aud
dropped the deal quail in to it, woen with a
wh-r-r-r out h <t the captured bird,striking
the colonel fair in the face. The four re
port* of Ja k's gun and mine unuglad to
gether end as the quail woe out log the eir
eo'iw ’M) yards away with all three and <gs
after him, lAugl hang I echoed the oolon is
gun. “Well I*ll be -—.’’sold the colonel.
“If I ever sew euyUiihg to equal tue , the
•I bird was playing pooeuni on us.”
The rents >.der f ti.e uo-y g t up out of
rouge, u : A-w intothegreen thorn thi'-ge:,
eo w-started tn search of an#' er bunch
Weaovered t#u large ft*id* without result,
and was ah-?*' to eater t e third when
Jeit dog Flees became the neater of the
r—r— * picture that ever aerated a hauler's
heart A* t< wot g*tto g over a tuash s
•own rtidaane, with fruhi feet reel tag we I
a rail, one end of which was on the ground,
he struck a hot scent and came to a
sudden halt Carlo was standing on
the other side of tbe fence
and Fan just in fr .ntof us. As we reaohi-d
the fence the old bird jumped and dropped
to my gun, which flushed *an enormous
covey—thirty birds at least—into which we
emptied >ur shells. We each ciaim to have
made a double, but as tne dogs retrieved
but four birds, it would seem evident that
at least one of us was ms taken. “Now
we'll nave some shooting that is shooting,”
said the oolonel. “They have scattered in
that broom grass, and we ought to kiil
every mother's sou of them.” After n
warm discussion vainly endeavoring to de
cide who it was that did the missing, wo
tsarted after our birds. We aril our tbroe
dogs bunted over every foot of the
ground and much to our chagrin
put tip and killed but t ree birds.
The others bad apparently dig.
appeared from the face of the earth. I sug
gested that w e sit down and have a smoke,
so tbat the birds would have time to nnvo
about, which would give the dogs some
thing to work on. Au hour later we got
points on and killed in that sums field of
broom grass eighteen birds, which included
every one that got up, with tho except! n
o'’ five that had bunched and flushed wild.
When birds go down in tall g ass, do one of
these two things : Get.to tho spot just as
quickly as your two legs will let you before
they have a chance to hide; or leave them
alone for aa hour, when tbev will have
moved around. Otherwise thero will ho no
scent for the dogs to work on, aud you will
have to almost, if not literally, step ou a
bird to find it.
It was now 13 o’clock, and as quail be
tw. e i the hours of 12 and 2 remain concealed
in toe thickets, it is a good time to take
lunch and rest, which a lellow is pretty
sure to need by tbat time.
At 2 o’clock we buckled down to work
again, and at dsrk the result of our efforts
was fifty-six quail.
We had spent a delightful day, and each
man felt satisfied with himself: The col
onel because be had made the largest hag.
(twenty-fivebirds), my frioud a? he hal
killed the last bird fired at after we had
both missed it, ad myself because I was as
hungry as a wolf and already saw before
ine a lay out of fried chicken, cook“d only
as they know how in the south, sweet pota
toes a . large as pumpki.ts, corn bread and
boe cake, which would be followed by a
bottieof sherry taken from the cstlar, its
resting place since long before the war, by
tue colonel s own hands. The oolouel opened
but one bottle of this wine a yoar, and the
occasion signalled tht first day of “bird
iiig,’’ and as tie choicest old wins trickled
down one’s throat he thanked fate that he
was living and then straightway forgot that
he was mortal. James W. Johnson.
PARIS MOLDS N.;W YORK.
Borne Evidences of French Influence
on the Metropolis.
(Copuright.)
New York, Oct. 24.—“ Vive la France!
Vive la Kepubllque des Etas Uuls!”
It is a company iu a little cafe in the
French quarter that sh tuts these words as
with one voioe. It is a rousing shout, glveu
with that olectrifying crescendo peculiar to
French exclamxtti <n* of tbe kind. Xbe
words express well tbe sentiment ol the
company. Long live France; but long live
also its sister ropublio of the Ucited Btates.
It would be interesting to sketch the char
acter an i extent of the French population
in New York; to picture ike French quar
ter; to enumerate the French organizations,
large and small, which occupy themselves
wish various intered/s, social, reminiscent
and civil; and to indicate by tbe quoting of
French names how important an influence
has been exerted iu the metropolis by iudi
vidual Frenchmen. But the writer who
made tbe attempt would require considera
ble elbow room, for the dimensions of tbe
French element in New York are vastly
greater than may be suggested by the
Frenchman's political obscurity.
It and esn’t happen to suit th Frenchman
to dabble in politics, i’robably bis notorious
want of ingenuity in mastering a foreign
tongue may account for tbe fact that poli
tics does not offer a go*l field for the dis
play of his abilities, and yet he is a factor of
considerable importance in certain sections
of ihe city where he particularly congre
gates. In particular the French quarter of
New York lies below West Fourth siroet
and between B.oadwny and Sixth avenue.
In tnis section, which Henry C. Bunuer has
so particularly sketched in lit* story, “The
Midge,” and winch many auotnor novelist
or writer of short stor>es has immortalized
in a more or less romantic way, a person of
even more moderate powers of observation
will not be long in discovering manifesta
tions of a nationality differing greatly from
any nationality discoverable beyond the
borders of the distriot. Here ore signs iu
Freueh, the Cafe this and the Cafe that;
Matsons Francaise aud any number of pro
prietary declarooions i hat look extremely
i’uris:i.ii. The Grand Vatel. a famous little
restaurant, mauy times written about iu
the newspaper, aud once made the
subject of au illustrated paper
in tbs Ctntury, was, until recently, one
of the featuies of tbe locality, but It re
cently vanished under tho necessity of cer
tain manges Iu the building in which it
modestly flourished. Scores of other cafes
are sprinkled withiu a radius of two or
three streets of where tbe Vatel thrived.
Oue of these cafes iu particular has
actiievod something of fame. A year ago it
was on Wooster street, in a locality not in
itself especially savory. Now it is on Wash
ington square. It is the Restaurant do
Paris. 51. Unerriere, its proprietor, is a
ty ideal bourgeoise. He wears a skull cap
and feeds the parrot. Mmo. Cberriereis
a bustling, ruddy-faoed woman, whose alert
ness and energy sometimes eeetn to sugge-t
tbat she is tbe man of the hoae. A man is
n fastidious diner who cannot find some
thing fit to eat at the restaurant de Paris.
Asa matter of fact, mauy fastidious diners
haunt the place. But in particular it is pat
ronized either by Frenchmen, or by the liter
ary and artistic class tuat once upon a time
would have been called the Bohemian ele
ment of Ne v York.
Every year fresh droves of art students
roturn fiom the atelis h of Faria. Tue
French capital cast* a spell over tbe artistic
nature from which the American types, at
least, never wholly recover. These yuong
men who have knocked elbows wnh (Je
rome, Canansl, Carolus, Duran, Melstonier
and the rent, are saturated with French
taste. They trim tbeir beardi to a point,
Van Dyck style, and in New York, not to
mention other cities of thte susceotibie re
public, have managed, af t-r oome ner-ist
euce, iu creating n pointed heard feahion.
They drink French claret, and
delight fn the Frknch cafe. The Restaurant
d* Far'*, wheie neither monsieur nor
inadame speak English at all, and where
the two waiters are obviously Farismn,
suits them precisely. At noon you sr sure
of flailing various Artists from the Bene
dick, from the more Venn able Tenth st eet
atudm building, and aven fr m artistic
■witters furlbsi up two. You will see
Cluae lb-re and kwivm Got, and Bruce
I .'ran# When Robert Blum gel# back from
Japan you iny count upon aeMog bua ther#
•ay noontime. At tAw **nlug dinner hoar
D> Uixrxrf iNrot nM'>mlMts, ff yu
oak for the ./ear**/ Araoa/aoM you will
ft lll.itti otwo. the Journal
if AmumtU end >/M-*r prpeln ei# of Fart
atae Q pe, sad jroe may etl there li/IM
window, with it loudly green plant *pots
and its bird c g sand Imagine yourself on
tho Boulevard dee Italienus?.
The specifically foreign tone of these res
taurants uaturally invest* them with a
charm to which people who have been
abroad, or who have road Hugo or Daudet,
are uaturally susceptible, and a considerable
part of the pr, sperity that oomet to the
French quarter comes from a sentl
meutal patronage. Moreover, they are hav
ing their influence on the restaurant life
of the city. 1 here is a cals style to an in
creasingly large numb <r of restaurants in
all parts of the city. Of course the French
cook dominates the culinary art of the me
tropolis. This to be taken for granted,
iint e the same may be said of almost every
groat city In the world. But the Parisian
manner now appe r beyond the kitchen to
an extent never equaled heretofore. This
is illns rated by the growing popularity of
tbe table d’hote.
The table d’hote dinner of the past was
seldom less than #l, but tbe Freueh
restaurant has brought the price down.
There are French restaurants li-e Fou
cardo’s ou Twenty-fifth streot whore for
M) cent* a man can get a most surprising
dinner of six courses—with wine. Only n
Frenchman, with the mas erful faculty for
turning odds and ends to account, oould
ever accomplish tbe feat. And probably it
could not be done except with a large trade.
I will give my personal assurance that tbe
diuner is euti ely eatable. Whether the
wins might be coneidered drinkable de
pends t.pou whether the diuer cau get along
with t>in ordinaire of an extremely ordi
nary though wholly genuine kind.
T here are many cafes where tbe table
d'hote without wine costs 40 cent*. A
pint bottle of Californie can be had for
15 cents. Bordeaux is put on for 25. When
restaurants that are not French attempt to
imitate the French way of doing things,
they are, perhaps, an improvement upon
wiiut they might otherwise have remslued,
but tbev arc generally far short of the
genuine article. It may not be patriotic to
say so, but the Arasricau restaurant, so far
as it is illustrated by such examples a? are
exhibited in New York, do not convince its
patrons that yaukee genius can be especially
culinary.
If the cafe Illustrates most strikingly the
influence of Farts upon New York there are
many other traits of the modern city tbat
readily indicate various pbaaas of Parisian
influence. For one thiug, the chauteuse
exoentrique has captured the town. Just
now she is in particular Eugenia Pougerre,
aud she is singing at K.os;er & Btal’s;
but prototypes of the sprightly delegate
from tho eafr rhautante of tbe Champs
E yeeo will be found elsewhere. Mile.
Fougerre, who has a very eccrntrio head
dross, and who is, indeed, a very ecoentric
sort of variety show singer, ap: ears once on
tbe programme each night, taking the place
held so long by Carmencito, the Spanish
dancer, but sho is always called out five or
six times. The French singer of the opera
bouffe style just now happens to be the sort
of thing that New Yorkers coi.sent to be
delighted with. Bhe is certainly a viva
cious aud unexpected creature, unintel
ligible, so far as the words go, to 90 per cent,
of her audio ice, but comprehensive euougb
to her etra geiy Parisian gestures.
Dudes who used to turn up tbeir trousers
when it rained in London are actually
practicing French phase*. They will go to
the greet French bail of February, which i.
al ays aroused of being very wicked, bat
which, like a great many not els that now
appear on tho news stands, o ily promise to
be wicked in the title and never quite ful
fill expectations. in the public ball, as In
so many other thiovs, the Frenchma i is in
fluencing New York* habite. Mariydetails
tuggested by French practice—especially in
sho direction of wines and the supper—have
been adopted, though New York always ob
serves conservatism in taking up the more
radical foreign ways of being free and easy.
Franconiania may not always be attract
ive, but unbiased observers will perhaps
find in it maDy traits to like better than he
bas liked the antics of the Anglomaniac.
Victor Bimr.
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CHIN A WARE.
SOLIDMCTS
We guarantee to sell French or
German China Dinner and Tea
Ware, Royal Worcester. Elite Ware
Hungarian, Teplitz, Crown Milano,
Crown Derby, Royal Flemish, and
all kinds of Fancy Pottery and Fancy
Bnc-a-Brac, as cheap as any eastern
city. do not publish prices, but
solicit a call to demonstrate these
facts.
WEST'S CHINA PALACE.
133 BROUGHTON HT.
OUT GOODS.
I HOLD II FORT!
THE VERDICT IS UNANIMOUS.
I lib House Can Approach lls!
Always in the lead with Unapproachable Bargains.
DRESS GOODS AND SILKS.
Double-width, all-wool Tricots, choice shades,
only Die. a yard.
So-lnch Novelty Plaid Flannels, very hand
some, regular AOc. quality, down for this week s
sale to COc.
40-Inch, all-wool Imported Broadcloths, re
duced to 49c.; regular price 75c
See our line of fine Broadcloths at OSc ; can
not be matched less than $1 25.
Best values evor olle eJ in Black Wool Dress
Goods at 60c., 75c.. and $1 00.
15 pieces heavy black Oros Grain Bilk, wear
guaranteed, at RSc ; worth Jl ID
One lot of Faille Krancaioe BUkx Id all the new
shades for street wear at Me.; sold by others at
$1 25.
DOMESTICS.
U cases Heavy Brown Canton fn short lengths.
2 to 10 yards each, at Sc. a yar l; worth Bc. ana
10c.
0 caws yard-wide nautoleas Shirting, purely at
good a? P'ruit o) the Loam, at 7n
9 cases very best 10-4 Meacoed Hheeting at
25c ; sold everywhere for 85c.
100 pieces 10c. quality Dree* Gingham* re
duced to OQo.
LINENS.
50 dozen colored border Linen Doylies at 85c.;
w irth J 1 On.
25 dozen : H white Damask Napkins at Si 23;
worth #1 15.
Onelotoxtr*large else Damask and Huck
Towels at 19c. -great value.
One lot Turkey Red German Table Damask at
60c.; regular 75e qualify.
One lot extra fine Bleached Table Damask at
83c.; reduced from $1 00.
26 places all-wool Striped Sacking Flannel at
25c.; worth 40e.
BOYS’ CLOTHING.
Having decided to discontinue our BOYS’ CLOTHING
DEPARTMENT, we will sell our present stock at HALF
REGULAR PRICE* Secure Bargains.
MORRISON, FO YE k CO.
DIAMONDS, JKWBLR\ ETC.
UP STAIRS
Wo display a lino aud variety of Fancy and Art Goods, or
namental and useful, that are unequaled in the entire south.
Fine China, Toilet Sets, Vases, Bronzes, Cut Glass, fine im
ported Wares, Stands, Curios and Plush Goods,
DOWNSTAIRS
Diamonds, .Jewelry, Watches, Sterling Silver and fina
Plated Wares, Clocks. We make a speciality of articles
suitable tor
WEDDING PRESENTS.
DUALITY AND PRICES GUARANTEED.
STERNBERG’S.
FOR FALL AND WINTER 1891,
KROUSKOFF’S immense establishment
is now crowded with everything beautiful
and novel in the millinery line. The most
complete display ever seen. On first floor—
Thousands of ribbons in new and novel
designs. Velvets in all grades and shades.
Plushes, Silks, Feathers, Hat sfor Ladies,
Misses and Children. On balcony—Fancy
Feathers,Birdsand Hats. On second floor
—Millinery parlor just introduced. Here are
the choicest offerings in Paris and London
round Hats and Bonnets,also exactcopies.
We have again inaugurated our great Ribbon sale to
continue until further notice. We alao retail on first fioor
Muru* ftft we wholesale upstairs. .Milliners and merchant's sup
plied at New York prices.
PAGES 9 TO 12.
LADIES' i CHILDREN'S CLOAKS.
The largest stock In the city. AU new stylish
Rood? at lower prices tba i competitors ask for
last season's goo la
One lot Children's Cloaks, size 4to 12 years,
at #1 40; worth #l5O.
One lot Onlldren's Cloaks, size 4to 12 years,
at S; worth 85 00.
Chlldrsn's Cloak* at 84 00, 86 00 and XI00:
worth $7 03. $S 00 and 810 00.
200 Ladies’ Black Jersey Cloth Jackets at
83 49; a real bargain ter s'>oo.
One lit ladles' 30-incU Reefer Jackets, astra
khan trimmed--a great seller at $5 00; worth
$7 50
35 ladies' Seal Plush Jackets at f9 76; worth
sls OX
La lies' long and short Capas ia Astrakhan.
Plush and Cloth.
BLANKETS and COMFORTS.
10 4 Gray and White Wool Blankets at 69c.;
worth 81 j.
10-4 While Wool Blankets, fancy borders, st
81 40, worth $2 W
One lot 11-4 White all-wool Blankets st 84 50;
worth 85 75.
Fine California Wool Blankets at 83 00.810 00,
and|l3 0C; worth B>2Op, 815 00 and s*>oo.
Matchless valuta in Bed Comforts at 39c., 78a.
880 , 81 40 aud 82 00 each.
GLOVES, HOSIERY ad UNDERWEAR.
lOOdosen 5 button Undressed Kid Gloves ia
Tans only, st 6Sc.; worth 81 00.
The be 18! 00 Heal Kid Glove in tht dty,
black end co.ored: buttoned end laced
50 dozen Ladies' fine gauge, fast black Hoae a*
350.; never offered less than ,oc.
S|>ecial values In Ch Idrsu a Merino Under
vests st 20e., 26c., 800.. 83c.. 40a and tOr,
Best values In Ladles’ Uudervasts st 21c., 85c.
60c., 75c.. and $1 00.
