Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-05-19
ETT|C0AT LANE
IS ONCE AGAIN
A BUSY SECTION
Everything From Second Hand
Underwear to JeWeIry Can.
Be Found in Crowded Booths
of the ''Lane."
ASSOCIATED Press Correspondence

London, April 22.-Petticoat Lane
has awakened from its long sleep, inn
posed by the war and the rigors of an
unusually wet winter and with the
coming of spring fairy huns with
life trade and dirt.
Petticoat Lane is more of a district
than a street, for there are number
of streets, and each one carries the
same curb markets and the same mot
ley crowd of traders and sightseers. 1t
is within five minutes walk of some
Of the most important financial insti-
tutions in the world, and on the edge
of that interesting section known as
the East End where royalty and 9TH
ers have recently discovered there are
slums which are a disglac to Eng
land, in fact to all civilizations
Petticoat Lane is lined with stalls,
some Of them covered, some of them
open to the elements, and all of them
mounted on wheels. Here may be
found for sale almost everything the
purchasing public may desire, any
thing in fact which might be included
in list stretched from secondhand
underwear to cheap jewelry.
The old clothes man occupies the
commanding position almost directly
opposite the great Liverpool street
passenger station, and some of his
prices would do justice to some of the
smart West End shops, but prices ana
sales are not the same thing in Petit
coat Lane, If the seller cannot get his
price he is always willing TO come
down. and if trade happens to b"
slow he will mount a box and offer
his stock to the highest bidder. Then
oh 4 In. a
the throng with the auctioneer usual
ly leading in sarcastic sallics.
"Art china" fearfully and wonder
fully made; men and women's neck
wear in all the colors of the rainbow:
fried fish fresh from the skillet; pic
lures, frames and ,unf AIMED and
priced because Of their high color; ice
cream and shaving powder, with lib
eral assortment Of hair brushes and
suspenders; money belts, Mons rib
bons and the insignia Of every regi-
ment in the British army. These and
a thousand and one other things line
the street on each side, their leather
lunged sellers pausing only in their
appeals for trade to make the neces-
sary change.
one section of the Lane is given
over 10 the man who is there to heal
the sick and afflicted. He usually
specialize in some particular disease.
His appeals supported by an opel
bottle Of his particular medicine, and
for Il penny one may sample the rem
edy and know for himself whether he
wants a bottle. And it is surprising
how many bottles are sold from the
sample, on which the thrifty doctor
makes much more profit than he does
on the larger amount
Not far from the Lane proper IS
the livestock" market as they call 1t.
in Club Row. Here one can buy some
of the best dogs that have mysterious
~ disappeared from the fashionable
sections of the city during the prev
ious week.
Sunday morning is the great day in
PetticOat Lane and its envrOns, foo
while all commodity stores in London
are closed on that day. the Lane is
allowed to operate freely without in
reference from the police. 1t serves
its purpose in that it affords cheap,
convenient market for the teeming
thousands of the East End, and gives
them a promenade. Il little crowded
to be sure, but all the pore popular
| in consequence. .t.t#f..