Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-07-26
District Government Affair.
NEW HOSPITAL BUILDING


The increasing number OF inmates OF Washington
Asy lum and the sick and in1m persons who md
Their way into the hospital OF this Institution
80 crowded the building that &c is proposed % erect
new building for this PURPOSE Commissioner
west states that II Is proposed 20 erect frame
building In the form OF Greek cross 80 that when
divided equally each room will be ~ feet sapAre
The center viii be two stories high and each wing
one story, making SIX rooms altogether. There are
now six or eight separate buildings used for hos
pital purposes all rather scattered In their situa-
lions These are TO be moved into a more regular
shape. and this new building viii form a consnIc,,-
$500 '1'
BITS FOR LAYING A SEWER
Bids were opened at l2 O'Clock to-day for laying
l2 Is and Is inch pipe sewer with three receiving
basins, on street, between SD and 18th streets
west washington This sewer is about 1900 feet
long. There were three bids MI Joyce appareut-
ly being the lowest bidder.
THE NEW STATION norsR
The District Commissioners purchased a lot of
ground on 5th between NJ and STREETS northwest
yesterday, on which 10 erect new police station
house for the sixth precinct The new station
house Will be erected at once.
BUILDING PERMITS
have been issued by Inspector Entwisle as follows:
Lewis Jackson, repair brick 100 l. street northwest
$50. Leon fobrtner, repair frame psS nth street
northwest; $50. Z. NJ. Dubant, repair brick SOUTH
$500. O'' ''' ".N'
RANGE OF The THkRNoxkroa-The following
were the readings al the orice Of the chief signal
'ae. Maximum, 30; minimum, 7o.s ''
Thoughts Of n Tailor.
TIE REVOLT AGAINST DRESS SUITS AND WHY KNIck-
ERBoCKERs WILL NEVER BE WORN.
From the New York Times
The proprietor OF a Broadway clothing establish
ment sat In front OF his last night gazing at
the passing multitude rather that portion OF the
multitude who wore trousers and coats. While 10
the moralist the crowd represented human weak
ness and human vanity, TO the tailor It was but
the constituency OF diagonal and broadcloth, much
OF which, he thought complacently, had emenated
from his own store. The tailor had a book in his
hand. He had been reading. He had Just ordered
an employe TO put handsome remnant In the win
dow among the eighteen dollar suits, and II any
one should happen I'd select that remnant 20 say it
was the last piece and could not be had but that
something could be purchased closely resembling
IL Having successfully manipulated this stroke Of
diplomacy, the tailor turned 10 a young man who
was anxious to ask questions
"lou don't want a suit?" he asked 'No. see
nation in my power. don't think We shall have have
any very strkingly new things this winter. Mems
fashions never change radically. There has been
worn this winter, but don't believe Il. People
spoke about it last year, and there was no result
Do you know why there never will be?r
The young man did not
"Well, it's simply this. Men would be ashamed
TO show what feeble calves they've got Those who
would patroniZe knee brooches would be society
men, and their calves Amt worth cent as a rule
suppose you know that absence of calf Is a sign OF
a deteriorating species That's not original
idea, but an old-estabiished fact The lowest Kind
OF savages have no calves. and Won don't s,,npose
our New Workers would lay themselves open 10
new classification, do you? / know them better.
! could mention 10 you dozen prominent men
lawyers and brokers-who haven't calf among
Them comes from sedentary habits and an indif
Didn't Oscar Wilde wear knee breeches9 1 am
sure his habits were sedentary enough"
"Ha, hal" laughed the tailor. Thereby hangs a
tale oscars calves were padded with e'iittle
Wads OF cork and silk, and while such deceit may
exist In one man, don't believe IL could In twenty
No, sir; you'll never see knee breeches though
know the question VIII be brought up again.
"W1l there be no new styles In every-da, suitscr
"Look here, young man, think that very soon
the question OF dress suits will be taken up
Among my customers there's growing dislike TO
the clawhammer. Men have come to the not un-
reasonable conclusion that 'twould be wen to be
distinguished In some Way from their Wallets and
walters The ordinary SwallOwtail Is undoubtedly
more suited TO the walter than TO the gentleman.
Dear met said he OF the scissors, laughing, show
remember an awful mistake 1 made. / was at the
casino concert one Sunday night about two months
ago. Angelo was singing and Capoul was In the
ran up to the dreSS-coated man who was standing
by an aisle, and who, thought was an usher.
show me TO a seat, says |, for was In hurry,
glance OF hate and impotent rage he cast upon
me as he exclaimed, 'Tonnerre de CHEN! vous
minsultez,' and he was about TO strike me when 1
suddenly became aware OF my mistake ana apollo
glZed. i, man OF cotton and tape To be caught by
the tricks OF clothes" remarked the tailor In tones
or disgust "No, Sir, l strongly favor the new
movement which would adopt another form OF
dress apparel for gentlemen All the dudes are
with thine me, !. am a, glad to say"
81 like dudes" said the tailor, fondly. They're
good fellows. They don't want credit, they're inof-
fens1ve and kindly and the only thing they require
Is admiration. They are clothes-weaI1ng men, pure
and simple. only look at them and they're quite
satisfied, merely this and nothing more With the
dudes on my side III win the dress-suit contest
Summer Diarrhea Of Children.
NECESSITY OF PROPER FOOD AND HYGIENE TO KEEP
THEM IN HEALTH.
From the Sanitary Engineer
The q af han a