IN THE PARK 



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THE PARL.K 



AVE you ever seen a real stage 

 coach? Have you ever seen it, 

 with its four horses, harness rat- 

 tUng, the whip cracking, circle up 

 to the hotel and come to a stop 

 at the exact inch — the driver 



with his slouch hat inclined rakishly, foot on the 



brake, and the general air of "Watch me and see 



how easy it is!" 



And then the bustle of preparation, the stowing 



of the baggage, the squabbling as to who shall sit 



beside the driver: all so very different from a 



humdrum railroad trip. 



You are back in the forties and you look for 



peg-top trousers and bell-crowned hats. Modern 



dress seems incongruous. 



