The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-11-29
A THANKFUL COUNTY
Completion of the Boulevard
Duly Celebrated by the
Wheelmen.
GRAND PARADE Of CYCLERs
Exciting Races at Bayonne for
The Jersey City
News /" Trophy.
HOW TIE DAY WAS OBSERVED
Everyone Enjoyed the Holiday
Union Services in the
Churches.
HOW TIE DAY WAS OBSERVED

A clear sky and a salubrious atmos-
phere which invited everyone out of
doors made yesterday d most enjoyable
Thank sgiving Day. Every one appeared
to have accepted the invitation. and all
day iong the streets We're SO thrcnged
with people that one wondered when
the found time to render the thanks
called for by the President and Cover
ner' proclamation. The first to be about
was the ubiquitous small boy, who, clad
in his mothers fathers big brothers or
big sisters cast OFF Clothes. his features
concealed bv d much abused mask, 50
as TO escape the parental retribution,
went about from house to house demand
ing .'sulnpin' fer me Tanksgiven.' with
all the sang froid of the old time high
wayman. Woe betfde the crusty ''old
gent VINO refused to stand and deliver
when "he,d up by these youthful Dick
Turpins. Uneomplimentary remarks
were made about his attire. the color of
his proboscis the size of his waist, and
ether parts Of his personality about
which he was the most sensitive, We're
Inmercifuily criticized. Nor was this
ell for some of the more venturesome
of the urehins would run up behind him
and whack him unmercifuliy in those
parts of his anatomy which concealed
the most feeling.
AS the morning progressed the music
OF bands. tin horns and fife corps filled
the II with discord. and professions Of
raA nuffins appeared upon the streecs.
The most noticeable of these ws the
Cuckoo. Rangers. who turned out with
larger numbers than usual. and made
considerable mirth and amusement for
a gocd many people. All the railroads
leading out of the city did lively busi-
ness and all the departing and arriving
trains carried more passengers than
usual.
ALL SEEK THE BOULEVARD.
The steps of the greater part of Jer-
sey Tyffgss pupulatienz led--to the Boule-
ward the completion of which was to
be celebrated with a grand parade of
cyclers under the management of the
the Clio Wheelmen. Although the parade
was not to leave Union Hill until ten
O'Clock. long before that time the spaces
On each side of the road, which it is
fondly hoped will some day be occupied
by a sidewalk. but which yesterday were
filed with choice mud. were thronged
with SPECTATORS The time did not hang
wesr:iy upon their hands. for the road
way was crowded with cyciers and
horsemen. who proved absorbing in more
ways than enc.
The cyclers, for various reasons, were
more attractive than the horsemen, es-
pecfally the women. Every conceivable
costume for the wheelwoman, which has
been suggested, was represented in the
throng and excellent opportunity for
judging the merits of each was afforded
Of 1,u
wheelwoman of Jersey City be it said
that the prevailing costume was the
modest, attractive short skirt and leg
gins. One young lady in a grey suit
with plain white belt and white gloves
won a great deal of admiration as she
spun down the road, both for the at
tractiveness of her dress and the grace
Of her riding. Two other women at
tracted as much attention and everything
else but admiration. Their chief aim
seemed to be to appear as manish as
possible They wore Alpine hats, stand
up collars with four-in-hand ties, vest
over which there was a, cutaway coat,
the skirts of which stood out behind
them as they sped along. pair of tight
fitting knicl1erbockers, black stockings
and shoes completed the costume One
of them rode a mans wheel and the en-
tire make up was exceedingly appro-
pirate to second rate burlesque show
and not a public road or a public occa-
sion Almost everyone who saw them
deprecated the unseemly exhibition.
There were plenty OF bloomers, un-
graceful, unsightly and detracting from
attaactiveness, but they had the merit Of
being at least more modest than the
knickerbockers.
THE PARADE COMES.
For over an hour the crowds watched
S the cyclers flying by, wheeling in and
out among the mass of bicycles and
vehicles with f1airbreadth escapes, which
brought pretty little shrieks Of appre-
flension from the fair spectators stand
ing in the mud and made a strong man
start. Then the old time but always
welcomed cry, 'sIIere they come" was
raised. and up the road was seen squad
of mounted police galloping along
Little Arty Wendt, six years old, on a
tastefully decorated Liliputian wheel and
carrying an American flag, led over the
entire route the column of cyclers which
followed. The little fellow was greeted
with cheers as he sturdily peddled his
wheel over the macadam, The wheel
ridden by the young lad was SO small
hat when mounted upon it, Wendt
could pass under the handle bars of an
ordinary high frame wheel.
There were Indians galore, bears, Mex
leans, Ethiopians, Cinnamon and Turks.
One couple, labelled the Duke" and
eDuchess," created considerable amuse-
naent as they rode along. The Duke
was a frail, sickly looking man, while
the s.Duchess'' was big hearty blonde.
who was so exceedingly shy that she
isatt Oh a continuous blush. Her excess
sive nlodesty greatly worried glass
1,,,t-in-lnan, who rode behind her and
got 80 .soxcided" that several times he
barely escaped falling from his wheel
The army was represented by several
ia military uniform, while the dignity Of