The morning times., 1897-03-05


But instead of showers there was warm,
congenial sunshine, and standing room
was considered quite good enough by
thousands, as the dense pack Of humanity
along the Avenue attcstcd
The uptown STANDS were patronized
more largely and, as result, more Profit
ably than those in proximity TO the Cap
itol. Seats on the boards strung from the
War Department to the Avenue end OF
the Treasury commanded good prices as
long as they lasted. These seats remained
steady at fIem So TO So, While on the
south end of the Avenue a ecod resting
place could be secured for so cents to
dollar One gentleman stated that he
secured two seats OH a DOWNTOWN stand
for 80 cents each.
: Nor was the fair weather the only
'bar TO the filling Of the regular stand
owners pockets. The Inherent vendors
OF boxes, barrels and benches were legion
and they piled their vocation dustIiousIy
and successfully. At pr.cc Ranging from
10 cents 10 half dollar they supplied
persons on the line with seats and Iaised
standing places fIom which an uninte1-
rupted view OF the EaIaGe could be had.
Then, again, the impIovised stands in
fToat OF stores, generally located in al
coves OF the buildings, depleted the re-
ceipts of the circus seat builders and
renters. And, in GGdition, every balcony
from Seventeenth street TO the Capitol
held load Of human freight. Whatever
measure OF financial return the regular
"a ,.E,.
they fully deserved its las; penny. They
displayed commeudable pride and taste
in the matter of extra decoration and
trimmings, and 10 such an extent that it
was the general comment among strangers
VITO had attended previous inaugurations
that the stands looked neater and more
attractive than ever before.
The occupants of seats enjoyed the day
to the utmost. Those who had purchased
their tickets in advance arrived carly
some as early as & O'Clock. And they came
prepared to stay. Numbers brought lunch,
and not a few were provided with rugs
and blankets TO make themselves Comfort
able during the long wait. Some attempted
to read the hours away, but books and
papers were cast aside after 10 O'clock
as by that hour the Avenue became
changing scene, with II new novelty at
each shift OF the Kaleidoscope.
The diversions and by-plays Of stand oc-
cupants and those more favored with seats
on balconies andin windows bordering the
line Of march, were many and took wide
range. When the excitement had subsided
after President Cleveland and President
elect Mckinley and their escort had passed
down the Avenue to the Capitol the crowd.
seemingly, began to conjure up schemes
wherein they could entertain themselves
until the parade would come along.
party OF lively ladies and gentlemen
amused themselves by buying numerous
punches of toy balloons and sending them
adrift in the air. The seller Of the ! al
looms liked the game, and SO enthusiastic
did he become over the sport that he sum
moncd every balloon peddler in the city
to help him enjoy himself and incidentally
gather multitudinous quarters from the gen
erously inclined party.
AT another stand tossing pennies to the
gamins on the curb below provided amuse-
ment. The radiant urchins would dive
after the copperS regardless of pushing
pedestrians, and more than one sedate
pilgrim was upset ingloriously in the wild
scramble.
A couple of well-dressed young men
afforded great deal of fun in front Of
the Raleigh, by appearing in diminntive
derby hats, which they doffed to passers-
by, and particularly to the colored popu-
lation, each of whom they would address
as sister or brother" They were
also particularly polite to all suspected
''colonelS' that passed that way.
hn i,,nn Of Niryh Of u No
Avenue number of vehicles of NIL sorts
| and conditions were drawn up and used
as points of vantage to see the process
sion. One was a canvas-covered wagon
and on its top q couple of nervy, wellfed-
| looking fellows were comfortably camped
| until the carriage containing the Presi-
| dent and President t-elect passed down the
| Avenue. Evidently, they were Mckinley
| Republicans or Cleveland Democrats, for
| they cheered and gesticulated, and kicked
| their heels so hard against the stays of
| the top that it collapsed and precipitated
| them to the asphalt.
Anent the improvised stands on the side
walk, an amusing colloquy took place in
| front of The Times office about o. Clock
| In the throng that was ploughing along
| was colored couple. He looked as If he
| might have been the hero OF May Irwin's
Bully song; she was thigh born lady
| dark, but not too shady She was i'm
| portuning him to buy her 'box" which
| they were offered at ''only 10 cents" by
| the venders Hush, hush, gal," said the
| Irwin ideal, .'yo' don't want a box; dom
| yo' know dat dey Will fling dem boxes
| back in de alley soon's de President comes
| Iong?" The thigh born lady" meekly
| acquiesced, and the pair were lost in the
| push.
| With the passing Of the parade the knock
| of the hammer which had been heard con-
| tinually for the ten days preceding was
resumed. This time, however, the little
| implement was used to destroy instead OF
| to build up. Like the Arabs tent, or the
| mammoth circus canvas, small stands
| vanished almost as if by magic, and by
the close Of the week the large structures
will have been completely razed, the ma
terial carted away and laid in stacks along