The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-18
rms SPRING WEATHER.
Richmond People Were Unprepared for
the Fall of Snow.

The balmy breezCs OF approaching
s,,r,nr waited themselves gently through
the busy marts Of business and along
the fashionable avenues the budding
Grass and the man with the spade told
the story of awakening life. Al night the
stars were hung upon the mantle OF blue,
and the atmosphere was as that or TIE
close OF a long May day. All this happened
Thursday.
AT midnight the stars had left their
places. and the blue bending vault had
matters all its own way. Cloud after
cloud chased each other, and the jewels
of the sky were withdrawn to DO SER
vice in another latitude.
At daybreak the heavens were overcast,
and yesterday was a typical ST. Patriok'5
day. The beautiful fell with total
disregard for the Sons OF Erin, and even
the green OF the gI8ss was covered by
the heecy flakes.
The trees in the Capitol Square soon
took upon themselves an appearance OF
a Christmas tree before breakfast. and
the little bunnies were forced to hustle
for their daily bread.
No kind, benevolent old gentleman
rssed his precious bones out in any such
rheumatic weather, nor did the chorus
girl of the opera troupe while away the
hours BY dOratng the squirrels a por-
ton OF her peanuts. Lo. the hOusemaid
ard nurse were absent at the old stands
and he Little Lord Fauntleroys with
their leather lesgins and sailor caps
stayed home with Dearest" and raised
the deuce and the other cards in the pack,
rather than battle with the clements
adjacent 10 Washington's statue
Business suffered no little by the dis
comforts and inconveniences caused by
the SNOW. The under booker was loath to
go 10 the bank, and the Office boy IN
variably created rumpus when tod 10
20 to the postofice The business man
did much Of the days transactions
through the phone. and the professional
man put more coal than usual in the
crate. read the newspaper even unto the
advertisements and wondered when Rich
mond would have good weather again.
The society girl was an engagement
breaker throughout the day, and few Of
them ventured through the fashionable
avenues for calls or the dressmaker.
Even the incentive that an Easter bonnet
or a spring dress is sure 10 give was
not enough for the fair women. and they
stayed indoors, caught up with their
correspondence, told in their mail what
sort Of weather this city had, and made
interesting epistles 10 people who live
anywhere from Boston TO the Ponce de
Leon.
The society man was completely out Of
sorts. lie went down TO business with a
careless indifference ass 10 whether school
kept or not. and the most assiduous at
tenti0ns from the barber office boy or
the head waiter at the cafe failed 10
arouse himself TO anything Ike the bril-
liancy Of a Tiffany diamond.
And so il was throughout the town.
People were unprepared for fall Of
snow. March had made IFS entrance too
much like a froncsome Kid 20 give one
an idea that there was a storm Of the
flakes anywhere on the programme. The
coal bin possessed rather scant supply
i'm some cases. and the marketing had TO
be put off for a day or 50.
The day was the one dedicated 10 the
patron saint Of Ireland so no one could
complain. and all made the best Of mat
ters and acted accordingly.