Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1913-05-09
From Letters from a Shenandoah
Girl in New York.

From Letters from a Shenandoah
Girl in New York.
I was out from 2 to O'Clock this
afternoon and had decidedly the pref
tiest drive have had since 1 have
been here. We crossed the river on
the Brooklyn bridge, the first time I
have been on it. 1t is the oldest
bridge and the poorest one, having
been built nearly 20 years. It's paving
. is of cobble stones while the Flatbush
bridge has cement paving ard is much
higher. From the Brooklyn bridge,
we get the best view. We have here
; full view of the dock and can look
down on the tops OF the big boats. It's
abutment Is among the tallest sky
scrapers. The bridge is very broad,
the middle way is wide enough for
four or five teams or automobiles to
go abreast, on both sides are double
electric street car tracks, on the sides
of these are the foot ways for pedes-
trians. On the Flatbush bridge, you
only see the street cars ard almost
think that you are on the street.
The afternoon was q perfect one, II
cannot imagine any more people than
were on the streets and in the park
automobiles and carriages lined the
streets. Grand Central Park is beau
tiful beyond words. The only thing
that kept my afternoon from being
perfect was the fact that I could not
have any OF you to share the pleasure
with me.
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Saturday afternoon we went to New
York. We pass Gen. Sickles' home
every time we 60 to New York. He
keeps United States flag over his
head all the time. We looked in this
morning as we passed. He was sitting
by the window aud we saw the U. S.
flag. We went to see the home OF
Mrs. Helen Gould Shepherd. They
returned today from their bridal
trip abroad, passed The late J. J.
Astor's home, where Madeline Force
Aston and son live, the Morgan home,
the several Vanderbilt families, John
D. Rockefeller's, Frick's, Carnegie'sl
and others. We went through an inn
porter's store and B, Aultman's which
is the best in New York. Then we
went to ST. Patrick's Cathedral on
Fifth avenue. 1t is certainly mag
nificent; the pal ntings are priceless.
Then we went to the "Little Church {
Around the Corner" 1t impressed
me more forcibly than anything Iii
have seen in New York City. It'll
is costly and beautiful, yet SIM
pie. The memorial windows are {
nearly all to the memory of noted
actors. Edwin Booths window is a
scene from Hamlet. The little yard
leading up to the church is most
picturesque spot, with winding walks
bordered by little old ia shioned
flowers. hope we will go to service
|
Yesterday morning we went riding
through Prospect Park and in the
afternoon we went to New York to
see the Annual Suffragette's Parade
It was indeed wonderful sight
My only regret was that I hadn't
place where I could have seen the en-
tire parade. For miles Fifth Avenue
was sea of faces. We went down in
the car as the parade was forming,
but were put off when the parade
started. Ten acknowledgement march
ed. Some had hard, brazen faces,
while just as many had faces of re-
finement and intelligence.
There were a number of beautiful
girls, among them; under banners,
we're High School teachers, Private
school teachers, Heads of Colleges,
Journalists, - Nurses, Typewriters,
Sterographers, Book-keepers. Ar
fists, Interior Decorators, Sculptors.
Laundry, Gardeners. ess-makers,
Milliners, Typists, Shop-girls, Tea
Room Servers, Vassar, Wellesley |
and Barnard College students and
other college students, Women Law
yers and Doctors, wives, mothers, all
classified and lots of others whom I
did not see. Some of the costumes
we're beautiful and attractive, especi-
ally those of the Joan of Arc girls |
dressed as natives of the country
where suffrage IS granted to women.
Anti-Suffragette Headquarters on 9Th
Avenue had large signs against suf-
| frage. The suffragettes rented Il Q |
room over the antis, which was more |
conspicuous and answered the |
placards. For further description,
read the daily papers.
To-day, we went down to Long |
Beach, L. 1. The hotel, the New
| Brighton, is not nearly finished and
and I do not see how they can getit
ready by the first of June. The trip
was very pleasant. We passed through
Jamaica, passed the famous Jamaica
| Golf Links and through East Rock
away. The country is beautiful: and
Long Beach is large Summer resort,
with five miles of board walk with a
splendid view of the sea.
! We had lunch at beautiful little
French hotel, the name OF which l
will not not try to tell you. We
thoroughly enjoyed our outing.
Rarn Burned.