The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-20

ana everybody had to cough up" fifteen
cents. There were no dead-heads. 1t
was question Of put up the cash or
! miss the show
GATHERING EARLY.
rs early as clock, when most of the
! cooks, nurses. BARRIERS, dray1nen and
{ ether representatives. of the laboring
| classes knock off work. the audience be-
! gan 10 gather, and an hour later the
| hall was packed to suffOcation. National
! coloSS We're everywhere. There was no
! doG5t as to the fact that this event was
| not narrowed down to State or munich
! pal patriotism
Big eagles stared dcfantIy from every
! quarter OF the hail. and streamers and
! banners We're mixed up in a bewildering
| prOlusion of red, white and blue Then
| there we're palms and other decorations
! rented on Il cash basis.
t'tit tie dresses. Livery twentieth cen
fury tint seen in the prism mingled into
an array Of color, dazzling gorgeous.
bewiideriug. Rows of white teeth and
radiant smiles in coupIets gave variety
70 the color theme as seen in the women,s
compilations.
A. = few minutes past Q the band struck
!. up. This was the Marine Brass Band
which holds the belt throughout this region
Tor having two to0ters who can out-toot
any TWO toOters that ever footed two-toot
machines in a two-tooter contest The
first number on the musical programme
brought out vigorous applause. especially
Tor the two tootcrS, and, this having sub
sided and chased it's echo out Second
Street down into the r<,vine around about.
the Locomotive Works, the United States
Senator's entered in pairs and were pre-
sented by the United States Marshal the
Fiee-President-elect and the Chief Justice
Of the United States. This was the most
Hamid l.. Sultan OF Turkey reviewed his
hare-n on dress parade the day he pur-
chased the officialic court pipe. But it went
like free lunch in Tramptown, for every
Senator Wore the regulation evening suit,
patent leather shoes. pearl gloves and
high hat. Some OF the blacks were not
exactly after the pattern OF that worn by
the Hon. 7. Cat PIatt, but that didn't
mar the performance, for the Hon. Benja-
min Roustabout Tilman. of South Caro-
lima, as represented by W. 2, Epps, d
Jackson Ward coon of good standing
wasn't expected to be any perambulating
tasElion-plate in order to be recognized by
his friends and fellow citizens, while the
Hon. Gala thumpi3n Antitrust CulhertSon
the Senator from Texas. as portrayed by
Z. w. Brown. slender negro with a big
foot, could hardly be put down late
Importation built by Wallis tailor.
YOUR UNCLE MARK.
Then there was your Uncle Mark Han
ma, with decidedly serene smile which
originated from the election returns OF
November 6. 1900, and has been kept in
type ever since. despite the snag his ship
subsidy bill ran against. He was in APP
Dearance, corpu,ent, well-fed prosperous.
He had shed his horns, and wore pair
of trousers curved at the top and almost
rs checlzered as his political career.
Senator Hanna was evidently one o. the
distinguished personages CT the occasion.
In representing him, Ed. Ellis. Jr., didn't
$ ). much He simply did the thinking, and
let the President do the talking.
Senator Billy Mason was unprecedented
by W. p. Burreii, who, as the wind-bag of Il
the occasion. had plenty to say always