The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-13
SEEN ON FIFTH AVENUE.
III PASSING SNOW IN ONE STRoIu
ON THAT THOROUGHFARE. .,

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Two Women Discuss the Entertaining Char
acter of Certain New York City Streets
and Put to the Test the Capabilities Of
Fifth Avenue-The Result.
Two women were discussing New York
streets the other day. Not as avenues Of trade
nor as places to front on" but az promo
nades where a woman may get exercise and
entertainment at the same time.
One doesn't care to walk ON cross Streets"
said one.
mo. l always feel as II 1 were rubbing the
town the wrong way."
DO your always feel as II ! were walking
railroad ties on a big SCALE"
80 there are only the up-and down ave-
nues. Occasionally l take a walk on Eighth or
Ninth avenue"
80 do l. Just as 1 sometimes take hot
frankfurters."
Yes. but neither one is good for a steady diet.
Park avenue is sort OF sylvan. but 1t isn't en-
llvening for me. The only thing 1 can think
OF is how l should like to get over on to the
green grass and"- ....
Fall into the tunnel? Nonsense. Park ave-
nue. is my delight. Now. Madison avenue"-
They both sighed. -
mot, even a blade q grass"
OF course notl'
do which ! brings US into Fifth avenue. and I
why, it's a borei Just a tumble Of cabs
and trucks, with = thread Of bicycles running
dead than alive along the sides. Nothing in
teresting ever happens; because there isn't
nue.. lou can walk a mile and not see a thing
which will make you turn your head"
lou aont know what you're talking about"
Or else your neck is sitter than mine. I'll
on Fifth avenue without seeing something uno
psa a6n enough to make a person look. TWICE.
that Stn ! I mean mean a so oaS Shbiia sq 9Sat g You th misht i nos
see again SaIp, i you walked all day."
Whereupon they turned into Fifth avenue Al
Pifty-eighth, street and started downtown.
But before they had taken three steps their at
PEELED with his arms. It had two large wheels
man sat IN a low backed seat between the two
rear wheels. his feet stretched out and resting
on 2 support He was well dressed and his
He must be lame. I suppose" said the wo-
man who had expressed her preference for
Probably. At any rate I win my bet.";
..1Hess but that was a mere coincidence"
At that moment a boy in buttons passed tho
two women and was stll lust in front Of them
something from the tangle of wheels and
hh2rses' hoofs and ran back to the sidewalk,
Its only a horseshoel' said the visiting
Yes. but It's rubber caked, or sbod. or
whatever you call IL. Have you ever picked
up 2 rubber horseshoer 1 thought not tri-
The twp women walked from Fifty eighth
street to Madison Square, and there was scarce
~ a block where they did not see something
1t was a cabman standing up in his seat. in hot
pursuit OF a fleeing small boy, who lodged
Shetland pony, looking like . lie, Kitten and
whom weighed almost 300 pounds: Then
along came q man with q great bunch OF red
balloons. as II il had been circus day Instead Of
a November Wednesday. For 1t Was the day
two wagons decked With broDms and tjses'
An old huckster's wagon came along, the
darky sitting out almost, on the thils and
rope. He looked as ii he had Just got In from
Georgia, Strangely unfamiliar. too. except to
those who saw him last winter, was the man
with an interest which the two New York wo-
men had nos ontgr2wp O. the horseiess car
which sounded like a moving machine. except
when Y blew a warming horn. and then it
sippi. 4, horseless cab came by. too. and. al
though the season was November. the woman
passenger was carrying a parasol out OF the
sion was not that which prompted the occu-
pants 81 another carrihge 70 ride at MONDAY
server caught IA glimpse of veil and orange
blossoms betwe-n tho sIides. however. The
bridesmaids ln the next carriage were not so
absor 2ed. pedestrians turn. for a second look.
Not long, after, the wedding carriages, had
and not far behind them came a load OF ferns.
Then came two little swellS aged ahont three
ana four respectively and ~ the seX devoted 10
dolls. They were having the ~liyelie;t kind OF
q struggle for the possession or a doll dressed
IN the uniform oi q rough rider, a hook and
LPaTk avenue woman was quite convinced
Of the ability II Fifth Avenue TO entertain any,
body who happens 10 have an eye quick enough
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