The Detroit times., 1911-11-30
BY ROY L. MecARoELL,
In the New York World.


What use 10 live unless you think
yourself better than lot of other
people,
The Fifth-aye set is perfectly sure
that IL THINKS itself better than the
Broadway set or the Sixth. Seventh
and Eight-aye sets. and We admit IL.
That is We admit that the Fifth-ave
set thinks itself better than our set,
and We prove II by parading on Fifth
ave ourselves and thinking that we
are In the Fifth-ave. set while We are
doing IT,
Every body who is anybody is back
IN town and walking abroad on Fifth.
ave The autumn air is like old wine.
II has a tang 10 il that is the tartness
OF hard cider The Horse Show nears.
the season is on--come walk Fifth
ave. with us,
And what is SO grand about this de
lectable land Fifth-ave? The house
fronts are being torn of. the streets
are being torn up the confusion and
delay OF trucking persists among the
6roughams aud motor cars The dust
flies there is danger overhead from
the fall or brick and iron and stone
In the dear old Fitth-ave,. the way OF
happy. we'll shod feet II is Form. II
Is Class, IL is all thar ever goes with
correct attire.
NHd now that we are rich and pro
test against the havoc wrought by the
muckraker. and now that we mingle
with the better sort of people (mean-
ing those having money! and openly
demand that Wickersham cease from
troubling and the sherman law De at
rest. we will stroll up and down
Flfth-ave this crisp autumn after
noon.
There goes George Gould Thrill TO
your toe tips lie has millions and
millions There goes Cornelius Van
derhiit
The jam OF vehicles - -.
tnterminable electric broughams.
open victorias for those who drive 10
rave the open air, the big town car
OF Miladi Millions 10 jangllng cart OF
The junk dealer the top-heavy. pom
derous, quiyeriug. quaking motor bus
smelling rankly OF burning oil
From eurb 10 curb up on one side
down on the other the throng OF We
hicles like chat dear Paris, AT the Rue
Scribe and the Place de lOpera. or
oxford Circus, at the Marble Arch
top OF Hyde Park. In jolly old London
That's IT, That is what endears
Fifth-aye. despite dust demolition
and traffic beyond comfort 10 those
who follow form, Ii is SO exotic that
it appears imported
That was Mrs Clarence Mackay-
who bowed 20 the Prince d'Aragon.
The blond lady with the two men SER
wants dressed like the papal guard Is
the Princess Parlaghey. She has lots
and lots. Artist, too, and has painted
portraits of emperors. There is eX-
President Roosevelt who has crossed
, from the Outlook Offices on Fourth
ave. and is making his way, per-
chance. to the Union league club
! That Is the Hon George Mcclellan,
last mayor OF New York city. and re-
| attended the Camorrist trials in
| Viterbo His residence is that Beulah
Land OF the porphyroge, Washington
Square North--do not confuse IL with
| Washington Square Southland he
walks uptown 10 the park every day
on one side OF the avenue and down
| on the other his is TO be strictly
| impartial with the avenue and also
| 10 keep the earth balanced.
| Now We are abreast of Delmonico's.
! II is just 80 sharp. Wait, See that
| dingy old sea-goine hack. with the an
| tiquated horse and the shabby driver.
Now look carefully. That is Judge
Cohaan with him. See how the
! liveried attendants come forward. The
auto starter stands at respectful at
/ tention, the procession OF the rich
and near-rich pauses 10 rubber as
common men might. Great is Tam
many and Murphy is its prophet Oh,
yes. spell Il the other way II you like.
| Let us follow him in.
In the cafe at Dels is the Hon. ]. j.
! Coogan. He owns more New York
real estate than some OF the Astors.
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