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Identifier: chicagobydaynigh00vynn (find matches)
Title: Chicago by day and night
Year: 1892 (1890s)
Authors: (Vynne, Harold Richard) (from old catalog)
Subjects: World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) Amusements
Publisher: Chicago, Thomson and Zimmerman
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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iliation sealed with adrink. The gentleman who got punched as arule got even by punching somebody else.People who were knocked down and walkedupon got up with a lenient smile on theirfaces and at the earliest opportunity walked onother people. Once only was there cause tofear a serious affray. A young man of verygood family and great wealth succeeded inincurring the displeasure of a band of verytough citizens from some region near Canalstreet district. His offense consisted solely inhis wearing a swallow-tail coat. Be that asit may, he was backed into a corner and grufflyordered to apologize. ^Apologize for what? he asked. The leaderof the tough gang, who was manifestly drunk,peremptorily ordered the victim to ceasemonkeying and apologize; if he did not knowwhat to apologize for he could apologize ongeneral principles. The situation was desperate.The young man knew it was time to think andthink quickly. It was a case of apologizing forthe mere fact of his existence or suffering facial
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THE MASQUERADERS DREAM. TI9 disfigurement for three months. He desired tocall next day on the charming young lady towhom he was engaged and so he wisely apolo-gized, and the menacing horde of roughs,who were preparing to tear him limb fromlimb, at once retired, in the best of humor, andlet him escape. This, of course, was a masquerade of the low-er order. It is only described to acquaint thereader with the style of entertainment in whichhe may readily mingle if he cares to look forit. There are plenty of other masqueradeswhere the company is more select. The hallsalong North Clark street,notably North side Tur-ner Hall, advertise masquerades and plain dancesthe year round, some of which are very select.The finest masquerades of all, however, aregiven at the Germania Club, on North Clarkstreet, near Division. Admission is solely byinvitation and one must possess an acquaintancewith some member of the club in order to secureentrance, and even then it is very difficult.Such entertainment

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