The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-02-13
How TO Sell THE PARADE.
THE METHOD ADOPTED ny THE
INITIATED.
Tho Prices to be Paid for Seats on the
stands and in the Windows Over
looking the Line of March.

stands and in the Windows Over
looking the Line of March.
The question how to best see the In
auguration parade IL on that agitatcs
the mind Of the denizen of the Capital
every four years. There are any nun
Der of places from which it may be-
teen. but the idea il to getdhe best view
for the least money, and you may trust
the permanent residenter for that He
is an Old Cnmpaigner and knows more
than the average man about pageants
and parades The stranger within our
gates will have to suffer, however.
He doesn't know the ropes, and IL IL
perfectly natural that he should have
TO pay to learn them.
Knowing nothing about the ficklcness
OF Washington weather in March the
country cousin will more than likely
have seat upon one of the numerous
stands that are now being erected upon
every available location along the route
of the parade. He would pay his 81,
$2, or SO, az the case may be, stumble
over the bleaching boards, and rest his
weary bones upon the hard undresscd
seats, there to freeze, or soak, or sun
- burn while he waits perhaps hours for
the parade.
He has got into the spiders pnrlor,
but he won't find many Washington
ians there. They know the stands of
old; perhaps became acquainted with
them at some Inauguration in the dim
and distant past Those Of them who
have taken the trouble to investigate
also know that the records of the
Weather Bureau show there have been
but two clear days falling on the 4th of
March in the last thirty years.
: II may be that this is q good reason
why the coming day should be fair;
everybody hopes so, but the ground hog
. has spoken and it looks dubious The
day may open fine enough, but no one
knows what.it may bring forth. SO the
stranger contemplating . visit in the
open air had better take Mark Twain $
prescription for the cure of a Washing
ton March and bring along linen
buster and heavy overcoat, a palm
leaf fan and a good warm comforter,
"a straw hat and fur cap, and maybe II
he is subject to colds a bottle of Con-
gress water.
Knowing the Washington March as
he does, the ashingtonian doesn' trust
il and he wants a roof to shelter him. 1t
will be he and his friends who will take
to the windows. And these windows
., along the line of parade will rival in at
fractions the parade itself. Bright eyes
will flash down upon the gallant troopers
and the surging crowd beneath, merry
laughter will ring out after some devoted
couple from Wayback and fun will rule
the day. The lookers-on are not to be
al. e.. a. 4, q
great nation is being inaugurated; they
lose sight of that fact altogether in look
ing at the sights. Many of the gay par
ties in the front rooms will spend the
day and have dinner sent to them.
A CRITIC reporter took stroll along
= the line of the parade for the purpose
of finding out what arrangements were
- being made for the reception of visitors
by the window renters. Upon nearly
every available house was tackled sign
Rooms and windows for rent" The
prices ranged from So for place ct the
window to $50 for an entire room.
Most of the windows to be rented from
private parties are ON the less important
I streets, the great majority of those on
the Avenue having been leased by a
company who are trying to make cor
ner in desirable windows. This is q
new wrinkle in Inauguration business,
and the reporter sought out the gentle
man who is at the head of the. scheme.
= He also runs bureau for the renting OF
= windows, and for q small per cent. will
take all the trouble out of the house
holders hands.
The demand for front rooms and
windows this year has been UMPIRE
cedented," said the gentleman, "and II
is getting greater every day. The
prices are going up, and window that
might have been rented two weeks age
for So now brings $40 without any
trouble. Yes, we rent great many
rooms to parties, and the prices realized
are good. In some cases the rent OF
the room for q few hours on Inaugural
ton Day will be sufficient to pay for il
two or three months Most of the
renters are Washington people who will
have friends visiting at%
Young America will see the parade
:. from, reserved seat IL the coppors will
only let him alone, and he won't pay
two or three dollars for the privilege
either The trees and telegraph poles
along the line of march will be hi,
roosting lace, and the view will be bettel
than from the most expensive windows
Every ledge that offers a foothold viii
: be alive with boys of all sizes, color'
and ages. They will roost high ant
will be heartily envied their position
both by the lockers from the Windows
and the tired crowd on the street below
Moy Chung Kee Again Arrested.