New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-10
Women Ahead Of Time,

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Women Ahead OF Time.
The lines were all formed and waiting
long before the time for the start, and the
women employed the minutes In inspect
in each others attire The avenue never
saw such styles. Little girls appeared in
white dresses with very obvious layers of
sweaters underneath while white shoes
made for the summer resort splanshed
recklessely through the mud. Mrs. Her
bert Carpenter, who led the New York
State Association, was extremely smart
in trig white suit with a swagger, black
fur about her neck. Other marchers had
brought GU their muffs and walked beside
comrades whose teeth were chattering in
thin white serge suits,
At 9th street. where the head OF the
procession formed, there was some delay,
while the white horses were prancing.
Miss Inez Milholland and the other SUI
frage beauties waited until ten last min
ute before entering upon the scene, and
when the crowd saw them thoy under
stood II was fine football weather. II
was fine marching weather. There was a
sting in the air, and the vigor In the
breeze set every suffrage foot to dancing
and every heart to humping aloud. That
sting in the air was why the maidens OF
the floats waited. Miss Milholland wore a
white silk gown cut low in the neck,
with angel sleeves, which let her fair,
white arms CLEAN in torchlight.
Mercy, child. aren't you oold7" asked
one motherly suffragist.
yes" laughed the girl, I'm freezing. Z"
And "Guenmie" Broks, the youngest
charioteer, laughed too. poohpoohing the
idea Of wrap .. ...
Mrs. Beatrice Forbes. Robertson Hale,
the grand mrshat was applauded enthus-
iastlcRlly when she arrived, for-truth TO
tell--deep down in suffrage hearts there
had been some mlsgivings az to whether
the grand mrshal would arrive in town
on time. She had been West and Chi
cago trains have been late.
At five minutes to eight the bystanders
began to draw out their watches. Al
one minute before the hour the suffra-
gists stopped laughing and hush fell
on the crowd.
Eight O'Clock! Clfckl Just like that,
they were off.
Gee, right on the dot" muHnured the
boy who sold the lanterns, dropping
wcsrily upon q kerosene can. but keeping
his admiring gaze ffxed on the white clad
horscwomen.
of with a Dash.
Cheers greeted the grand marshal, Mrs.
Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale, as she
dashed down the avenue on her milk
white horse. swinging red lantetn three
times as the signal for the waiting coll
umns TO fall in. She was followed at n
respectful distance by the mere man who
served as her aid, Colonel Frederick s.
Green. Mrs. Hale was habited in white,
with a yellow cockade in her hat and a
flaming torch in her stirrup. Colonel
Green Carried miners lamp In his cap.
Close behind the marshals clattered the
light brigade"
Lanterns TO right OF them,
Lanterns 20 left ~ them.
Lanterns IN front Of them
Sputtered and -.
II was
Theirs not 10 reason why.
Theirs but to vote or die.
Fearless females.
All the riders carried torches. Miss
Winona Marlin, riding astride, led the
charge. Others who rode were Miss Jean
nette McGrath, Mrs. Rose Albers. Miss
Frieda Kirchwey daughter of Professor
George w. Kirchwey and sophomore at
Barnard College; Miss Mary WHINE and
Mrs. Staber. The triumphal rumpeters