New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-17

Is not yet But Yesterday was the
wanna oeega day for New York Clty's
eiedt 'tahan population II was the feast
VI our Lady OF Mount Carmel The dis
tIct between Second. First and Pleasant
avenues from 18th to lI6th street. was
awe with the gay colors of Italian holi-
DAY crowds. over the streets hung fes-
ICONS of bunting and grcenery. and fire
escapes and doorways were transformed
into patriotic shrines Of red white and
green.
Inc Church Of Our Lady in East ll5th
street was TIE centre Of the celebration.
out within its walls the jostle and clatter
OF the streets was quietcd. From . O'Clock
I'm the morning until midnight a continu-
Gus stream. OF men. women and children
passed with bowed heads before the
image of the Virgin and left behind them
gifts of money, jewelry and candles. Ital-
ians from all parts OF the United States
we're i'm the procession Most OF them
brought their gifts. crossed themselves
and departed. but some fell behind the
crowd and dropped into the pews for
few minutes of rest and prayer one of
the priests estimated that the total at
tendance was more than 100000.
The only religious clement Of the feast
appeared to be i'm the church. outside
all was a confusion Of hawkers and ped
lers selling their wares to the openhanded
crowds. and the strident tones Of horns
and gquawkers were mingled with the
hurdy-gurdy strains of Lucia" and I'll
Trovatore."
IT was glorious day for the musicians
OF the streets. Here and there Italian
women in brilliant scarfs and nantes
shook tambourines in time with the tunes
OF hand organs and collected many good
brown pennies. one mother made little
bed for her baby on the end Of her hurdy-
:urdy. and while she passed her tambou-
rinc and boy turned the crank, his
babyship kicked about and wiggled his
toes in time with the music.
Along the Curbs were stands. hung with
strings OF Italian chcstnuts and beads
and piled with Coiored cakes. Others Of
these curb merchants sold clans and
watermelons and paper hats and wax
arms and legs. with pink ribbon tied
about them. Wagons ratified among the
throngs on their way TO corner saloons
Italian wine. and here and there pyra-
mids OF empty beer kegs told their own
story OF Americanizaton.
"Frescha Lemonade! frescha, frescha!
wanna cent" cried men who bore on
their backs big tank-like vessels OF ye'-
low fluid. When thirsty soul produced
his penny. the lemonade man simply bent
over slightly and the lemonade ran from
a spout on q level with the top OF his
tank When the glass was filled he
Strengthened up again and went on with
his cry: Lemonade. frescha, frescha!
Lemonade. wanna cent
Before a moving picture show "a spiel
or" shouted: "Musolno, Lolita fra Ban
ditti Carabinleri. lie killa da cops. All
over the front OF the theatre great post
ers pictured i'm hamboyant colors the
deeds of the hero Musolino, who was a
mighty man in Italy and sent some
thirty-three "carabnieri' TO their last
sleep.
The police expected trouble when the
Department of Water Supply. Gas AMI
Electricity sent out a squad Of men to re-
move the wires which had ncen strung
without a permit for the Illumination last
night. Six policemen accompanied inc
workers on their errand. but they en-
countered nothing more serious than ses-
ticulations and wordy protests. one caie
owner produced receipt from the Ed
son Company to show that he had nsht
10 burn all the electricity he wished. tie
could not understand why the lights
came down in spite Of such a permit
But Little Italy was a-gleam never
tbelcss at S O'Clock last night. With thou
sands Of red. white and green electric
bulbs. band concert and display 81
fireworks at Thomas Jefferson Park end
cd the days celebration.