The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-20

hAtured and flung Jokes about concern
ing the'r own damp plight: but now and
tnen excessive curiosity. an irropreasible
oesire TO 80 close az hand who had ar
rived or what wRs doing made them a
bat excited and caused than u hustle
the policemen who stood gloomily up and
down Madison avenue shsathed in C,rip-
ping rubber coats
f~ople began tn gather along the ave-
nue. shortly after noon 1here had ieeu
funeral In ~. baTtholomews az n 4 NJ
service Tor M - Elizabeth TAYLOR de
M'tk'@wIcz. and some of tho early arrival II
IN tho street took advantage u IN. open
doors OF the church To slip o. and have "A
look az the wedding flowers.
ocorg" y. Gould. who had gone early
70 ~ bartholomew to- see. for himself
'hAi all the arrangements had been rn..,i.,
property. observed several womsn stroll
ing up and down the Aisles. occasionally
touching the floral decorations. Mr..
Gould i"lephoned To the once ~ Inspec-
tor Richard Walsh and intinIAi.d that h,.
Wa afraid the Intrudcrs would disar-
range the decorations. The inspector
order-d Capt. Lantry of the Fast Fifty
hrs' street station to send two men to
the church and politely eject those who
had no business there. The pollcemsn
found that the women had disArranR-4
nothing They left the church
The rain Kept coming aud 80 did the
street crowd. Al 3 clock there were more
than 500 people massed IN Madison
avenue and tho SIDE streets nearest the
church, and HiLs-tenths Of the .t.ec-
tators were women. Many 81 them took
nj H. -
houses. A squad charged down upon rhs
awning that had been erected over the.
sidewalk from The church door 10 he curb
The police showed the dripping. di-
-heNetit-d women across the street and
tired To keep them hn~d up on the side
walk opposite ~. Bartholomew's
IL was difficult Job. Laniry's mon hal
a sour afternoon. for a. carnage after
carriage arrived and the worn buzzed I
arOunn that M and M was getting o,t'
oi his carnage ur thai Mrs 10 and So hat I
= perfectly lovely hat. there would como /
another rush acrIss the streaming street
ana the policemen would have to- 10 their /
work ali over again.
After two Lot,r- ot pullhaulins, the o,it- |
lying sentinels u the north On Madison
avenue wigwagg~d word that the hri,te ,
was coming Then Their. Was a 1, d. I
The women -s-ethed and surg.d and I
lodged like football players around ths. /
Toh'e Hines When ~. Gould a,!tpmnI,iic |
limousine ear. arrived at ~" church 4
door after running slowly to avoid knocL- /
ing down the "N.It"d women the crowd \
was clear out ~ pnl'ce control for the .
moment The hest IAntrys men could I
do was Co clear "a. space at the awning
to make room for the car
BEFORE Miss Could was handed nlf
t'y her father she got a good look at .h.. /
crowd. Apparently she wa. pIc7-.'d for .
she laughed and said something - Mr. /
Gould. who smiled az th.. folk sTu,.nd he I
auto aud nodded several times at thrm
When Miss Gould stepped cut under ;hs.
awning she turned for a -",'ond toward /
the women that were pressing forward /
on every sadie. smiled again. waved a
hand and then -c'irried aCru-- the side
walk and into the church
The crowd remained undimini~hesi
while the ceremony was being p~rform~si.
hut the polioe managed - get every
body away from the church dooT and
fned up for the most IaTt on th.. other
side Il Madison avenue or in tho side
streets Women stood entranced ton
deep an the far side Il the avenue watch
ing the entrance. occasionally there VA.
\ muTmur
-wond~r u she'll look any different
when she comes out
When the stir and the shuft,ing u feet
within the church signslled that tne we'd
ding vas over and that Mr. and Mrs
DreNsl were leaving the whole crowd
swooped for positions ~ vantage near
the awning More than one woman lo-,
her hat IN that final stampede, but they
minded the lo~s not one little bii Sl,s-h-
ing and splashIng they swarmed across
the avenue until a solid fence 81 police
men barred their way
MIR and Mrs. Drexel appeared for a
moment at the curbs edge. Just before
entering their auto. ius' long enough
FOR the lucky adventurers 10 get a ouick
stare. and above the champIng Of autorno-
bilep IN the side streets. the voices of
policemen who were giving orders that
nobody vas obeying and the patteT OF
rain YOU heard a long drawn:
-Ahhhhhh."
Several hundred women ran pellmen
; ftsr the auto as IL started down Madison
. venue toward Forty-third street They
splsshed water to their knees as thew raj,
With uplifted skrts. Their back hair
tangled Imply. but the Joy Of the chase
kTipped them and they logged with smiles
On their damp faces. For q moment
only they had another glimpse Of Mr.
and Mrs Drexel The auto was stopped
BY q tang1e in the traffic Then il found
an opening. whisked through and was
gone