Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-29
NOUN ABOUT NEW york.
Life on Pettiooat Lane, better Known
as Eifth Avenue.


| Life on Pettiooat Lane, Better Known
as Fifth Avenue.
| Fifth avenue presents a morning picture
| Of beauty fashion and wealth on every
fine fall day. II Is the swell shopping street
| as well as the habitat OF the ultra rich.
| That part Of the avenue stretching from
/ Madison square TO Central park is an ami
/ mated spectacle Of metropolitan life on foot
and In vehicles, reflected by alluring shop
| windows All the beautiful women 10 the
city. says the New York Press. take their
exercises In Fifth avenue. No other street
can show so many in such smart attire and
OF such obvious breeding at any time OF
day. Gowned in the richest of silks and
velvets they lean back luxurioUsly in their
handsomely appointed vlctorias; wrapped
In costly furs and swathed in wells they
dash by In their swift-going motors In the
smartest of tailored suits, with every hair
OF their heads brushed and waved to per
! lection. they parade on the sidewalks with
a smart looking Boston terrier or a fluffy
| Pomeranian on a string. They are all alert,
busy and intent on something whether 1t
| be attendance at charity meeting or an
/ appointment at the dressmaker's
| Now and then comes group OF girls.
safely chaperoned, from some school. They
swing along In twos, full of delight at all
| that is going on and not missing anything
In contrast to them are the little errand
girls with whom Fifth avenue habitues are
familiar. They climb in and out Of the
| stages or trudge along carrying big boxes
| from the dressmakers TO the homes of
wealthy patrons. There is not much Joy
in their faces, and little wonder, for they
| know that their burdens contain more
money represented in a dress than they can
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Then there is the 'clubman, we'll fed.
well groomed. wearing the very latest
thing in neckwear, with hose 10 match his
| eye alert for any woman OF his acquaint-
| ance, so that he may make a sweeping
bow with that impressment for which the
| Fifth avenue man is noted. The horses are
/ of the handsomest and are probably as
wretched as any living creatures on the
| long avenue. Finely bred, sensitive and
high strung. they are harnessed within an
inch of their lives, the cruel check rein
! holding their heads In a torturing position,
and most Of them have locked tails. They
/ have TO endure the snortlng automobiles,
! the lash of the smart drivers whip and
are obliged to stand waiting in the cold
for hours at a time while their capricious
mistress decides whether her next hat
cidll bt plilh Ut uluet OI WIllle SHt WedTleS
herself and the patience OF others over the
| Mt of another new dress.
The show windows offer a little of every
thing. Here is little shop devoted ex-
cluslvely to hosiery. Unusual designs are
! to be found here, and nothing but stock
ings is for sale. Another shop makes a
| speciality of it's imitation pearls, and so
cleverly is the work done that only an
expert could tell the difference. The smart
haberdashery shops show the most gor-
geous silks. which they make up into ties
in any style to suit the customer. Color
\ symphonies OF shirt, tie and waistcoat are
arranged with utmost art to catch the eye
of the fastidious masculine dresser.
! In the jewelers. window such marvels Of
diamonds and other stones greet the eye
/ that one stands and wonders at the wealth
| that can purchase them. Silversmiths ex-
hibit heavy plate in the English style, sure
| of many customers for the mere reason
that It is English. Oriental shops offer
gorgeous necklaces and big topazes. Rich
rugs hang in one window and fine lace
curtains in the next Artistic furniture OF
many periods is shown and wall paper OF
exclusive design. In the china store win
| dow you may see plates handpainted by a
| master and valued at $500 or $500 apiece.
Gorgeous chrysanthemums and rich, pur-
| pie orchids shine forth at the florists along
side of modest violets at SIS a bunch. Au-
| tumn leaves and field flowers are shown in
the next window for contrast. Bonbons
OF exquisite delicacy and flavor, arranged
in fancifui boxes and baskets attract the
feminine passerby.
In the fruit shops and high class grocery
nNn ind he aVAg nf
oranges. grape fruit. persimmons prickly
pears. dollhouse grapes from England,
| white mushrooms, fresh chestnuts in the
burr and enormous pineapples, we'll as
| the best imported novelties In cans and
! glass Jars. From a window full OF cut
glass a million sunbeams glisten. fine linens
! attract at the next window and brass can
dlesticks and copper jugs still farther on.
| Hats that are dreams of loneliness and
| cost gowns of fabulous price, furs worth
a kings ransom, beckon women with their
richness and beauty and smart shoes and
slippers fssclnate the masculine looker-on
! as well. The art shops OFFER a wealth Of
attractions in the way of paintings by emf
nent artists, fine photogravure reproduc-
lions of the worlds masterpieces and dainty
water colors In the book windows one
may see artistic bindings. early folios. the
best sellers. the newest magazines. the
latest ideas in engraved cards and station
| cry and beautiful desk sets.
The new public library arrests attention
and the new marble and brick palaces that
are being erected for business purposes
Then you note the towering hostelries OF
the rich, their massive homes, the clubs,
the churches with their open doors, and
beyond It all the park with it's broad drives
and archng elms Fifth avenue may be
the abode OF the rich and mighty, but its
beauties are wide open to him who would
look and see. II is the heart Of the
metropolis, and anyone who is so minded
may go and partake OF it's Joyous life
Personal NOTES.
They d. say that every time Uncle Russell