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Show United Nations of N. Y.: rll i. the breath-taking tN6W nd stee monument to the stone and stee by 20th Century. It J of oreign. braWn;d their descendants. The ers and heir religions and varied nationanti . g.n races have lived t g rf r8ancdy. nCIos the striking reai- 0Dgreof the W ideals-and if 4S ample of the u , United States can do it-so can the United Naons ;- Ze One rCld3 extent. If pie can accomplish that-bilhons can. For the experiment has succeeded suc-ceeded far beyond the wildest hopes of starry-eyed dreamers and proph-ets. proph-ets. Our fabulous metropoUs should be an inspiration for visiting UN delegates. dele-gates. Here is living proof of UN ideals. The Big Town's diversity of creeds and nationalities would amaze even many native New Yorkers York-ers Every member of the United Nations has contributed to its myriad population, plus some nations na-tions that aren't members. This Is a big city and a little world. The British atmosphere of Ye Olde j English Chop Houses along Thames , Street. Many of them are replicas of famed eateries in London. They) feature wood-paneled walls, sepa-j rate stalls and are decorated with, early prints. The cuisine is simply; ripping, old boy. It Is usually so quiet there you can hear a monocle mon-ocle drop. I The West Forties and Fifties have a French population that is large enough to form a true French Quarter. Quar-ter. Bastille Day and other French national holidays are celebrated here, and many restaurants serve Gallic dishes. If you pass this sector sec-tor you can enjoy the sight of, stylishly - groomed mademoiselles living up to their reps as slick: chicks. Whew-la-la! Every section of the planet is rep-, resented in our Incredible over-( grown hamlet. Among the foreign colonies that thrive here are the! Hindus, Persians, Mexican Indians and Koreans. The Hindus and Per sians are for the most part prosperous prosper-ous merchants and importers. . . . The mosque in Brooklyn attracts de- vout Mofflrtimedans. Most of the Mohammedans in our town are Turks. The Estonians periodically hold music festivals, at which many of the men and women appear In the Estonian peasant costume and a good time is had by all. ... An Imposing edifice known as the Norwegian Nor-wegian Seamen's Church is maintained main-tained chiefly for Norwegian sailors. It has always had its pastor selected select-ed by church and governmental authorities au-thorities in Norway. The East Side Armenian shops holes-in-the-waU feature copper coffee urns, silver vases, ornate Victorian Vic-torian lamps and mantel clocks and an occasional porcelain shepherd-j ess. Priceless antique metahvare i; j sold here as well as the shoddiest ! machine-made articles. ! After Czechoslovakia became an! hidependent nation in 1918 many Slovaks from downtown moved up into the Czech quarter, and the two groups have combined many of their interests. Pride in their languages lan-guages and traditions has prompted ftem to maintain separate schools l , ftor pubIic schopI hpr naUve speech and history. One of the city s nost colorful spectacles is the annual Decoration Day Czechoslovak Czecho-slovak parade in native costume. Saw La,ln-'V"n colonv on Saturday nights is alive with excitement. ex-citement. Dance dens are throbbing lUlfe or,"8 rhythm- Walch the: 2 t ;C3Ve thcir hall-bear-tempos ri Urinff th '""talking finT art. ",e rhumb 8 mor:TlC''in Packrd in"! a 0Heerne".WhBn' houses wherei eU,: Heba,hi3e,rchcrb,""t closely V n if you list-n "8o and swift "m" "P U,e jive d-eyed m f Qlla-ter w, prP; 11,18 is the Syrian Ambic daius nsstad, feature nik,n,:'d - tcr ith vivid s "- ,r- Shps K,it-bow'u,es K,it-bow'u,es C ir , " S,IUs lf r;'-'norlc, r;'-'norlc, '0f h 'j01'"'" d confec- pic,ur..o tio",,,,,'," ,,dli " Cnn be startl, rf ; :,c,,sU,""H.v. you 0M n'a in a f0bV ""''l of Lll,l IUtv'sTnTT, nmo" U.p to v, "': n,'s,i' ro atrw's are s "w ,"'"-. ,l;",',i";tM,;;'vv;", ,i,:h,s' Po sii,aui u. ur Th" ',,,n' to e winds "m1 'OSS '"hil" |