Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-06

pie. magenta or some other conspicu-
Gus hue, pcrched on the baci<S OF their
neaus. Some present an even more
Srotcsuuc appearance by wearing
white hats striped with black or SUR
mounted by mats composed Of severa!
.oriEh, colors.
tnonsh engaged IN some complicated
Gamc of 'tas." Now ann then indi-
v!dualS dctach themselves from The
vorto:.. and with upturncd faces begin
- sesticuia,c turiou*i,. The bcholdrr
following their haze. then pVrccivcS
that all OF the inmates Of the ASYLUM
WHO arc forbidden the freedom Of he
courtyard are AT the windows OF their
"crscly stgSnsr yc,ls and iins"ra moT
'n. rapidly show that those III the wiz
Of the madness tina; is going on below
II YOU watch carefully you will dis
cover that tn" iunatic in the green
hat HIS succeeded in attracting the at
tention Of the occupants Of some par
ticuiar window. while i,e OF the Grim
son or the blue or tho orange cap has
heen equally successful with those at
some other window.
There arc plenty OF windows. In one
hN.-siorN brick building on ;he east
side Of broad street Uor we may nov.
drop the madhouse metaphor. after
apolo giving to ihe brokcrs) there are
thirty windows looking directly down
upon the busy scene below. do not
kno" at what price office room rent
III this. the heart OF tho financial dis
iiict. is. bu; suppose i; must he very
high. because the SINCE b.twcrn
floors in buildings fronting on tho curb
market. has been, in many instances
snhd!vided hr shclflikc. horizontal par
,:ti"ns. Which enable two brokerage
firms 10 share the same window How
those who use the upper halves OF
windows manage TO endure tho sum
rncr heat in their crampci shcli-iine
quarters. I'm sure can't say,
Eu, this defiance Of atmospheric CON
aitlons IS one OF the distinctions Of the
curb brokers For more than twenty
years. am told. they have transacted
business IN the open street, regardless
or heat. rain, snow or ice. In winter
they are to be seen in oilskins rubber
boots and sou we'tarS. ANYWAYS. however
wearing such DISTINGUISHING hcadpinceS
rs viii enable their business associates
in The neie hhorhood to recognize them
IN the thick Of the tradim:; ihrong and
telegraph 10 them in the deaf-and-
dumb language such advice or instruc-
lions as may DO necessary.
This open market has. Of course cx-
isted in defiance OF the municipal ordi-
nanca which forbids obstruction Of n
street, bat the brokers have become so
adept IN opening passage for the few
vehicles which venture into Broad
Stree; that little trouble is occa STONED.
\ large SIX htSeeins bus crowded with
girls found its way 10 the neichbor-
hood yesterday. AZ | WAS waichin" the
scene. instantly lane was opened.
through which the rissline young
Women rode 10 an accompaniment Of
truly obs" aud Obs"
And now the curb Market Associa-
lion has decided 10 20 within doors,
II is to purchase 4 site some " here I'm
the vicinity aud erect building Of
its own. The announced reason is that
i is Impossible 10 rid itself Of the
operation OF certain stock swindlcys
!. Will bn missed as a picturesque insti-
tuition. but il is doubtful If the neigh
horhood in which II has so long done
business viii hc very much quietcr
after the voices or it's members are no
longer heard in the open There are
always plenty OF voices ready to shout
III New York streets. In fact. as
was walking up from the scene of the
curb market towards the suhtrcasury.
yesterday heard proceeding from thr
mouth Of an enormous man VINO had