From the day
Perspective: The Future Historian · Sight
The sun glares off the harbor, catching the beaded silk of a passing flapper’s drop-waisted gown as she pauses to squint at the morning gazette. I watch the silhouette of the era sharpen; the headlines scream, "WON'T LET PUBLIC SEE THE RESOLUTE; 'We Can't Be Annoyed; Our Crew Is Too Busy,' Says Robert W. Emmons, 2d. SHAMROCK TO BE EXHIBITED Sir Thomas, Told Thousands Would Like to See His Yacht, Orders Her to 96th St. Today." It is the bee's knees to see such elitism codified in ink while the common man waits for a glimpse of a hull. This rigid friction between the busy aristocracy and the curious masses is the very fuel that will eventually ignite the engine of the modern century.