New-York tribune., 1905-06-28
IN KILTS AND KIMONOS.
Yale "Grods," St7kingly Costnmed,
Hold High FestivdI
FBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE, ]


New-Haven June 27.-Out Of the spectacular
confusion or reunion classes at Yale's COM
n1encement this morning a semblance of order
emerged at noon, when than four thousand
old and young Yale grads formed in gay
and brilliant procession behind their bands ana
drum corps and marched TO Yale Field to root
for Yale in the Yale-Harvard baseball game.
Cool June weather, with stirring breezes. made
the day comfortable for the great majority OF
guests at Yale, but rather windy for the younger
reunion classes who came to town in white
duck suits kimonos and Highland rigs WIN
barred knees. All this morning the streets were
crowded with singing classes, blaring bands and
reverberating drum corps, while the sidewalks,
campl1ses and hotels were filled with streams or
women in white summer costumes. seniors III
flowing black robes and mortarboard mats ana
young alumni in their reunion jeans by L
o'clock Chapel-st was a mass of gayly decked
humanity on march TO Yale Field, and atler
the game for hours the procession of dancing
classes Japanese parasoIs aloft, zigzagGed back
to the campus. From then on bands played
classes marched back and forth TO their banquet
halls bonfres lighted Up the venerable campus
and New-Haven was again at the top notch or
the reunion celebrations. While yesterday was
senior class day to-day was alumni day. anu
New-Haven and staid old Yale were not allowed
to forget it. Few years have seen such an OUT
pouring of Yale men to a Yale commencement,
and no recent years have seen such gay med
ley of color and spectacular uniforms
If the triennial class of 'O2 made the braves@
show to-day with their "kilties" and barred
lnees. some of the other classes were not far
behind them The '''O2's' their High
land costume with a wide sash from shoulder
to waist and a feathered Scotch cap that was
most damaging to the susceptibihties OF the
young women of the town. To-day this class
to the number of 200. found that the tailor
who had designed their costume had forgotten
the important feature in male att1re-a pocket
The class, therefore made concerted rush
on one of the big department stores, and BEFORE
the astonished salesgirls knew exactly what
lad happened the young alumni had taken all
the chatelaine bags in sight. with these bags.
of all sizes. shapes and decorations, hanging
from their waists. and Immediately filed with
matches tobacco and pipes. w started out
again. ready for the fun. Now and then w
man would absentmindedly try TO strike
match on his hare leg on which occasions his
classmates Immediately put out the fire
The class of 80 had high white hats and white
duck suits and looked especially ''natty." The
class of 80 back for sexennial, wore blue and
white coats and duck trousers The class of
,o5 were in startlingly feminine clothes of the
kimono cut of vivid blue. with magnificent Jap
anese basket hats. An excited member of %
in a straw basket hat out of the New
Haven house this noon with q worried face. A
olassmate asked him what the trouble was.
IT'S old Bates of our class" said the first
man, breathlessly.
.Hurt?"
81 don't know. But he's in there with doc
tor"
whats the matter with him?" This time a
crowd asked the question
Hes having his-kimono cut out" said the
first man. and got away before his questioners
could use their parasols on him.
This morning at 10 O'Clock the general alumni
meeting was held in Old Alumni Hall, on the
college campus President Hadey read his re-
port TO the meeting covering the years work
Contfuurd nm Second paRe.