The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-27

Boston, Aug. 27, 1895.
Crowds upon crowds of people lined
the streets through which the greatest of
Masonic parades passed, and other crowds
gazed from windows and roofs OF build
ings or any other vantage ground TO note
the gorgeous pageant The American
band of Providence, its members attired
in new uniforms, looked fine, and dis
coursed the best OF music. The decora-
tions of the buildings are on an elaborate
scale, far surprising in magnificence those
made at the time of the Christian En-
deavor convention few weeks since. The
parade was the best OF the kind ever
made in the city. The richness of the
uniforms and regalias attracted the atten-
tion of the multitude. The illumination
of the various Masonic designs this even
ing promises to be OF surprising beauty,
especially those on the Masonic building
at the corner of Boylston ard fremont
streets HoSghtop q DT1tG;n, Wh;ts, Sordan' can
Shuman d Co., John ii. Prey Sons,
Keith's Theater were very noticeable for
their electric decorations.
The hotels are filed to overfowing, the
price of choice rooms being demanded
and obtained for cots, while the res
taurants and bars are dong a more than
y
of humanity are bent on taking part in
the festivities of the occasion, knowing
| as they do, il is an extraordinary event.
| The dispatches elsewhere in THE News
| give in detail all about the great aggre-
| CATION and a reference here is only made
| to let those assembled at the "Tea Table"
| this evening know that the event is truly
worthy of their attention. Not the least
among the communicates in line were
| those OF Providence, and they acquitted
| themselves finely.
The very worst sidewalks TO be found
| in any city in this country may be found
| in Boston, Mass. On many of the princi-
| pal streets 1t seems es IL some one had
| been hired to loosen the stones and TO
drive spikes half way in the ground to
impede the progress of pedestrians.
Among those from Providence l got a
| glimpse OF was Mr.. Sam Sauson, or a
man that looked very much like him.
| Mr. Saulson is the proprietor of the Paw
| tucket Opera House, which, having been
thoroughly renovated, redecorated and
refurnished, is to be opened to the pub
| lie September I" The attraction is to be
Hoyt's No. "Trip to Chinatown" the
same company which is booked for all
the large cities this season.
There were more plumes waving at one
time during the parade in Boston this
morning than ever before IN the history
of the city, aud the sight was one long
TO be remembered by those who wit
messed 1t.
The American band, j understand, II
engaged 10 take part in the great Amer
lean Mechanics parade, $1,000 strong
which is TO take place in Philadelphia,
September 10. In the meantime, band
master Reeves will direct the orchestr'
for "Pinaforep at Crescent Park, anc
manager Boyden will continue TO provid'
those incompatible shore dinners which
are making him both rich and famous
This is the last week of the season.
The other day, I'm this goodly city o
Boston, a couple went to the American
House. They were man and vile, 30 an'
80 years old, respectively. According t
the letter left behind the man had foun'
that the disappointments in life wer
more than he could bear, and the wife
agreeing with him, they concluded Z
commit suicide. The details of the Who'll
gruesome story have been told and nee'
was: Why should these people alway
pick out hotel for their tragic acts?
There must have been n recent boom II
the bunting market by the looks OF tn
buildings here.
Question Can the new woman VIII
apes the masculine enough to wear lin
sleeve buttons put them i'm the cuf'
without committing a breach OF the peac
, by using excitable and sulphurous Ian
ugage the same as her brother, the lat
lord OF creation.
According TO the quoted testimony
printed in "Town Topics" OF recen
date OF the Barberi trial morality didn'
, have anything 10 do with the case. Firs
Barberi gave her age as %; second, tn
murdered man was not the one who frs
betrayed her; and third, she killed hin
, because he refused to divide his hoar