Devil in the White City

I'm reading Devil in the White City about a serial killer loose in the 1893 World Columbian Exposition in Chicago (which seems like it was a pretty kick ass event, and would even be so today).

The book started off a little slow, but now I can't put it down. So, I recommend it to all of you out there, especially anyone interested in history, as it's as gripping a piece of non-fiction as I've ever encountered.

It is annoying, however, that I can't get the line, "The days were gently tinted lavendar, pink, lemon and lime," out of my head from Ragtime's opening number...

I read the line to refer to the practice of watercoloring tint in old photographs.

So, now those of you who know the song will have it floating in your head, and for everyone else out there, it's syncopated like this: The. Days. Were. GENT-ly tin-TEd LAVendarpink, LE-mon and lime.

The. Days. Were. GENT-ly tin-TEd LAVendarpink, LE-mon and lime.

The. Days. Were. GENT-ly tin-TEd LAVendarpink, LE-mon and lime.

The. Days. Were. GENT-ly tin-TEd LAVendarpink, LE-mon and lime.