Evening star., 1897-03-03
VIEWING THE PARADE
The Market in Seats, Stands and Win
dows.
High Prices Paid for Various Coivns
Of Vantage Along PennsyIyanfa
Avenue for the Fourth.

People who occupy buildings that face
upon the streets along which the inaugural
parade is to pass are reaping a rich harvest
just now from the sale of windows and bal
comics from which a good view of the
parade can be had. They see before them
! visions of untold wealth growing out of the
| 'rnearned increment of their property.
for a man who controls a window looking
out on the line of march can charge about
what he wants for it, and he usually gets
1t, too.
While there are a large number of such
points of vantage still on the market, there
have been many satisfactory bargains
struck already. In many cases persons
have rented entire floors from the windows
of which good view can be had ONLY a
person of means can afford to do this for
the average householder along the line ex-
poets to make his rent for a month or two
out OF the rental of a few of his front
windows for the day. A wealthy Washing
ton woman has taken the second story of
a building not far from The Star office
located on corner. and with a number of
windows both on the avenue and or the
side street.
A Nice Arrangement.
On the side street the windows command
a somewhat restricted but still satisfactory
view of all that is going on. For the priv
ilege of using the rooms for the one day
the tidy sum of $500 has been paid The
woman who has rented it will doubtless
have friends visiting her over the inaugu-
ration, for she is one Of the most lavish
entertainers in the city, and in this way
she has provided for their comfort and en-
Joyment. They will not be bothered if the
day should be cold and raw. nor will it
make very much difference to them If
it rains They will be in warm and we'll
lighted rooms, and, when their interest in
the procession lags bit, tables will be
spread and a handsome luncheon served
1t will all be very pleasant for the guests.
Although none of the prices be said
to be particularly low there is still no fixed
scale, and they vary considerably accord
ing to the accommodations.
Prices of Seats and Windows.
If one wishes to entertain handsomely
on inaugurat ton day ii is not much more
expensive to rent a room and windows
than to secure high-pric ID seats in some
of the more desirable stands. In some OF
the covered stands choice seats are selling
for as high as 81. and possibly little more
in some cases. A fairly good seat in an
open stand can be had for as low as a.
cents. Just what they will sell for at the
last moment is matter that depends
largely upon the weather. Should il be
cold 2nd rainy or showing the front seats
in the stands that now held at ex-
elusive figures are likely to go unoccupied.
At least this has been the experience on
other similar occasions
Three windows on the second floor of a
business building on the avenue were rent
ed this week for sl25. That seems pretty
steep price but when il is remembered that
the windows Will accommodate fifteen peo-
pie 1t does not seem so extravagant for
1t reduces the prices of each seat to about
s.. with the added advantages of privacy.
warmth. room to move around and the
presence of a restaurant in the building
On the first floor there will be three rows
of seats built in the show windows. All
the seats in the front row, up against
the plate glass, have sold already for 81,
the second row for So and in the third row
for s..
What Rooms Cost.
AS giving some idea Of the prices that
obtain for such accommoda tions on inaugu-
ration day 1t may be interesting to know
that room with three windows and a
balcony facing the avenue be had for
so. In another case a balcony with two
warm and furnished parlors opening on to
1t Is held at 500. but 1t affords room for
fifteen or twenty people.
Hotels that have bed rooms facing on
the line of march have raised the prices
on them to a point where they are out of
sight Of the ordinary individual. A wealthy
New York woman wrote some weeks ago
to friend In this city to engage her such
a room. He got 1t for her. but 1t will cost
her $l25. exclusive of board. 1t Is a small
room. but 1t has two windows that look
directly down upon the procession. The
proprietor manager Of the hotel said II
for the day or the entire week, the price
would be the same.
Judge William Wood Crump, one of the
most prominent lawyers in Virginia, died
at Richmond. Va. Saturday afternoon.