The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-26
THE ORIGINAL HOUNDS 1URx our.
Thoy ana Others Keep Up.New Yerk,s ThanEs-
GivInH nay traditions. /.

Eivinn nay TrAoittonn.
The Thanksgiving paradcrs wcro out in force
yesterday. The small boys who wander indie
criminatcly around the city in their sisters old
skirts making miserable tho lives of nervous
citizens, the Original Hounds, and kindred or
Ranizations were merricr, holster, and more
grotesque than ever In their outlandish costumes.
This way of celebrating Thanksgiving Day be.
longs to New York and Brooklyn. The same
thing Il Is done on q smaller scale. but on other
public holidays. In other American cities. Here
Thanksgiving Day Is tho one day In the year
when n man or boy may masquerade In any cos
tune he likes without danger of being arrested.
The city ordinance against mon wearing wo-
mons clothing or women wearing male nttiro
Is not enforced for twenty hours. and thousands
take advantage of this to ANUS themselves in
tho way so familiar to New Workers and Brook.
lynitcs.
The small boy turns the day to profit. He re-
CARDS a blackoned face or the remnant OF n wo.
mans skirt as sufficient to Justify him in hold
ing up. cit liens aud demanding money. From
stores he'll take fruit, vegetables, candy, or any
wichcs, cake. and pic arc welcome, when money
cannot be got. 1t is the small boys way of show
ing both pleasure and disappointment. on
The big pnrndes wero not numerous, but tho
participants were elaborately costnmed:, First
have been p%%radinE on TSSnkssivins days as
long as anybody can remember. The great
grhndfathcrs OF the present generation are said
TO hnvo organized the Original Hounds, and not
a Thanksgiving Day has passed since that
hasn't seen u parade OF the fanous old body.
A couple OF years ago there were several splits
in the Original Hounds. Tho result was that
there were three Original Hounds parades on
the NEXT Thanksgiving Day. The trouble was
patched up. and yesterday the Hounds paraded
together. There were Indians. cowboys, ghosts.
clowns, and Cinnamon, some afoot and some on
horseback. According to the ancient custom.
the paraders went over the bridge to give
Brooklyn u chance to see them. They returned
to this city. had dinner at an uptown hall, and
wound M the festivities with a ball In the Ger
mania Assembly Rooms. Some of the Hounds
were n little tho worse for wear when they got
around to The ball. and wouldn't have regarded
u general light MS an unpleasant finish of the
days sport. This Is tho usual thing with Ger.
tain Hounds whenever there is u celebration.
ana means arc always taken to curb tho belliger.
ents. The Hounds Thanksgiving passed With.
out any trouble.
The Fourth Ward Guards had an interesting
parade during tho afternoon. The guards are
made up of fifty boys. none of whom Is over le
years old. They dressed up as policemen
yesterday, and. led by n lad of about Z. who was
made up TO look like Capt. Chapman, whiskers
and all. paraded around the ward.
Other organizations that turned out were the
Home Guard Warriors, the Klondike Rangers
tho Square Back Rangers, the Gansevoort Life
Guard, the Perry Guard, the Caroline Rangers
and tho West Washington Market Rangers.