The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-25

upon those who strive under the orange and
black for athletic laurels. But somehow OF
other the word won't around that everybody
must be there.
The weather. which rarely interests itsclI
enough In these games to mako any sort OF a
showing. responded yesterday to the general
demand with n perfect day for football. The
early morning showed n frosty northwest wind
blowing out OF a sky in which the patches OF
blue were widening rapidly In former years
they have played this game in pouring rains
and on fields so muddied that to fall meant to
DO smothcred: they have played 1t when a
scrimmage at the edge Of the field meant O
Wild urthrustng OF arms and legs from the
snow banks, and they havo played It when
tiiere was dangcroi sunstroke. But yesterday
ditions with the air chill enough to make the
hardest ciiort agreeable. with tho ground firm
ana a bit frosty. with tho sky clear SO that the
Alta Surprisingly, early hour the streets were
IN Possession OF the, collage men and their
biE college this sid. OF tho Allerhanies were
70 be seen upon broadway and Fifth avenue.
l,hey were at tho buttonholes Of young and
men; The representatives OF those colleges
m NO, directly Interested rontented themselves
More MaG thsIr Golors more ilauntipgly. There
rious deSices Yards uron yards Of ribbons.
hundreIs and thousands OF iaEs. doz, ms OF
tered and shone against THE more so m IRE col
ors OF the clothing. he streets were very gay
anu ny even on Easter do upper Broadway
and ruin avenue look 50 attractive as they did
yesterday.
AN EARLY START.
IT was long before noon whom the general
moyement toward tho field began. Those who
had not been able to get reserved seats went
early. with the hes; OF reasons; those who had
ie!t that the crowds in tho elevated trains
Vted rains were csSweJ ron II ta Se
with Gael, train pulling upward toward l55th
street d"nser crowd than tho one before il.
Each up-tow n station platform on the west
side was packed with people from tho Battery
TO sevrnty-second street, Tho cars were
spirits.
The carriages and the coaches started early
beforehand. and some rumor had got abroad
that late comers might be crowded out. Tho
sre n%on na a ad
tally,ho,S and score of carriages were drawn
Mnswitl their OCCUPANTS makinEthe last prcra-
was sort OF parade cup Fifth avenue. All these
:arringes nnd coaches were decoyatcd. both as
them. Blue or orange and black flags non,ed
from their tops. Blue or orange and black
p!lumes or rosetes adorned tbs horsea in Va.
bunting about tho sis The p peoee s' waved
pnrasols. or nuttere,l them in long strealne "a
of ripton. or bore them in huge bouquets OF
Sos c ~ ,Is or E1"s
md very fashionable Most o. them. how,
rocket cheers. horn blowlngs. uproarious rat
things OF strange whirring instruments. And
t ne horses lenped and strained Mt tho harness.
re"pc to Sc" liz s ssht tec a e ali f Mffs nSs
the people who USUALLY Walk there ON hoiidaSs
Thanks to $" many of tho people starting
Tnt "If s1 ini at the
tho huge enclosure. There was IL great Jam
and PRESS OF carriages n the streets. but tho
having plenty Of time. made no haste and
caused no confusion. But there was con-
s'ant sf;@m irom neon nn' orosk each
Hover. flag huttor. badge. ribbon venders. ali
shouting and push rs and urging.
THE CROWD GATHERS.
Those who got to the. field early-that is to
say. at 10 O'Clock. or four hours before tho
game anne beGan , say, vast and empty enclosure
hve-yard lines the goal posts at either end
trembling in the wind Around this rose
emo NOUS stands; with tier on tier Of empty
enough. it would seem. for any multitude how
ever great. At that early hour tho preparn-
ions locked vastly beyond any crowd that
liut as tho half hours passed there wero
groups that looked lonely and cold and there
of tho nsl'i. still i seemed that tie snail snail
would have little to do. Any crowd would he
hidden awayin such an expansa MS this. Then
grand rush In the Streets outside It SEE" seemed
that NIL tho carriages that roll daily
N Fifth avenue wore massed in one place.
gaps Of cmptincss filled. the Lenches and
[renos wrn nwnV And for snf an h mnu f h
fore O'clock those vino attended this Thanks
givln. Day game saw spectacle thee. will
spectacle. became Il mere incident 1t was tho
crowd that erybody was interested in. such
n crowd as no place in this country has ever
This crowd. as far, as the great stands which
completely enclosed tho field we're concerned.
fron New York city Here were ,rcorle from
Boston. from Hartford, from Cambridge. from
from the beautiful suburbs Of til" Hudson ons and
OF New Jersey. from l'hiladcIphia. and scoro
Of other, PENNSYLVANIA towns. And here all
were massed in great bank, OF orange. II
blue. Of crimson. As one stood out in the cen
moro sn S %o no" sbo ss
standing out from background Of dark
clothing; one could see sprlnging from These
like flowers thick ns I'll. daniclions and
daisies n II meadow. These hts moved to
mud no rs If ngitated 10y the wind. When one
got close tn any stand this elect disapI cared
for another more beautiful. There wcro the
thousands upon thousands OF agreeable faces,
md there We're the handsome flags or strcam-
rrs or muillcrs.
GAY AND FASHIONABLE THONG,
According to the invariable ruls Mt specta-
cleS OF his X ma the men were FAR less inter-
astnE than tho women to themselves and to
h" women ais" What u parade OF pretty
fIces. Lf handsome wraps and gowns. There
were the beautiful hats from tho swell shops
u Paris and London. as we'll MS OF New York.
The array OF gowns WAS equally nS cosmo-
poitan. The faces alone We're Invariably
a pretty, or y woll-dress.d woman. They
passed III ona tho asses and stood In thu rows
u seats in scores and hundreds And the
sharp air brought brightness to checks ana
eyes and livelnrss t. their movements. It
tlsJ CAV" charm for those amazing wraps
mat frame the face II II woman 80 that She
oo&s beautiful whether she j. 50 or not. Tho
men. too. were u well-dr"sscd set
Over in the boxes. and down where the tnllv-
nos ana carriages were. one snw the latest
English importations, eXugEcratad or toned
Town to suit American taste. There were
hose huge box coHt-. they call them Chester
leld this season with tho hi. collars and the
dig buttons and TINT lpDst.fpsS Of Shoull