| Show color in the streets Str jets A suggestion has been made by an in genious writer which deserves the sympathetic attention of all who are interested in the personal appearance of the tha metropolis though lucid intervals inter vala of sunshine occur in which the ancient strand takes take s on a glory such as tb that at described liy by mr henley jr ir his london voluntaries Volunta ries we have now reached a season in which the prevalent aspect of our streets is one of well nigh unrelieved gloom so long as thereat the weather lier ii dry a certain amount of variety is in fused into what one may call the street by the hats and dresses of out womankind dut but when the tha rain comes down and the ladies stay indoors almost the only cheerful objects to meet the eye are what homer would have called the ruddy cheeked checked omnibuses omni buses and pillar posts why asks tho writer cannot abi this idea be elaborated in the cause of art and cheerfulness and he goes on to plead eloquently in favor of the introduction of merry mackintosh es scarlet orange orang e sky blue emerald green and purple and brightly tinted umbrellas the idea certainly deserves a trial at present with that utter absence of all sense of proportion which characterizes the actions of civilized humanity in regard to dress we don doa our gayest garb when the sun is brightest and reserve our most sober habiliments for days when the sky is overcast over casS and the tha sun invisible in other words we enter into a vain competition with the all sufficing radiance of nature and strive to accentuate her gloomiest gloo moods rather in the interest of happiness and mirth should we endeavor to counteract the tha depressing influence of fog and damp by a lavish display of bright and exhilarating color armed with an emerald green mackintosh painted in luminous paint for uso use at night a man would radiate cheerfulness even in tho the midst of a london particular london graphic |
