Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-25

stool pigeon, who is still fgering as the
innocent friend of the victim, exclalms,
''This is swindle, and we won't stand it."
He snatches the sham check from his con-
federate's hand, tears it into very small
bits, and statters them on the floor. ''Now
let us get out, he says. There is a pretense
of barring the way, but he and the victim
are soon in the street.-the latter profuse
in his thanks for having been
rescued. OF course he doesn't
go near the bank to stop pay
ment on the check which he believes TO
have been destroyed, for he is not anxious
to expose his verdancy needlessly, and the
swindlers thus gain time to go and get it
cashed.
AN onslaught is being made on gloves.
That rigid arbiter, fashion, is changing
the mode from gloved to gloveless hands.
The new fashion has not made great pro-
gress yet, but it bids fair to triumph, as
the example has been set
by several of the most advanced
heightened leaders of fashion. The
gloveless hand is a violent change from
the long standing fashion Of the gloved
hand, and even the gloved arm, for the
long glove has of late been much in vogue.
The long glove was much affected by wo
men of the ordinary arm, but ladies blessed
with more beautiful arms, it is thought,
have conspired to drive the long glove in
to Punishment, and those of the small and
delicate di gifts, go farther and aim TO ban
ish all gloves entirely. With men the
glove-fashion is also changing. It has not
for some years past, as formerly, been the
mode for men to wear gloves with evening
dress. But this season, both in London
and Paris, light gloves have been worn by
men, light, but not pure white. Great
glove manufactures are viewing with con-
sternation this incipIent gloveless fashion,
and say if women decide to go without
gloves, the long established and prosper
Gus manufacturers of the article will be
ruined.
One of the rich Astors Of New York,
probably one of the 'hale fellows" of Chef
Arthur, is at present United States minis
ter to Rome. He is neither a statesman
nor a diplomat, but simply a wealthy
snob, high liver, diner
out and giver of dinners. He employs his
time in Rome in setting up gorgeous club
displays and in luxurious living. Public
interests, if there are any connected with
the embassy, are clearly subordinate to the
shallow frippery of gay and fashionable
life. His wife is now one of
hall Of hn For q
City," and the American ambassador
is rich enough to pave her way with gold.
A newspaper journal of the snob-organ
character, thus describes our American min
lister at Rome: "Mr. William W. Astor is
already blooming out in social way. He
and his wife, who was the reigning belle
| il New York for several years, are always
very popular. Mr.. Astor is member Of
nearly all the reputable clubs IN New York
and of several in London. Without his
club he is lost. AS there was no social Or
ganization in Rome which exactly met our
minister's views, he has started one
himself, and it has proved very successful.
| A letter from Paris speaks of it as al
ready in a hourishing condition. It is
called the American club, has billiard.
reading, card, chess aud conversation
rooms and first class kitchen. The Nom
bership fee is placed very sensibly at {
low figure, so that all Americans residing
in or travelling through Rome may enjoy
the advantages OF the club. The annual
members pay 100 francs yearly, and the
temporary members 80 for three months
and % for one month. Such a club hal
been much needed in Rome, where ever
nation has its headquarters in a club of it
own. Mr.. Astor has made move in the
right direction" How different this from
our late minister, the Hon. Geo. p. NJ arsh
the scholar and statesm an.