The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-16
DID YOU EVER SEE A PIN MACHINE

two big diamonds in his shirt front. He declares
that they were brought from the interior of At
RIGA by the little negroes, who aid not know
their value, and who can and will guide him to a
place where such gems can be scraped up by the
bushel. Now, Farini unSelfish creature, can be
induced to sell shares in his enterprise for har-
vesting this enormous crop of diamonds. Can
there be room for both Barnum and Farini on
one continent
That q Yankee should bring a scheme to
America to capitalize is curious, too. The usual
course is to devise the thing here and get the
money abroad. The amount of money invested
in America By foreigners-very permanently in
Yested-iss simply enormous. Nothing is too alb
surd for thoir belief, provided the tale is Alad-
din-ike in its characteristics. The Englishmen
are especially credulous as to the readiness with
which fortunes can be made in cattle ranches on
our western plains, and commonly neglect to
discriminate between good and bad ventures.
Frenchmen take to the allurements Of railroad
projects.
but there's another class of Investments which
Europeans make in America" said a foreigner
with whom l talked to on this subject. Did
you ever wonder who provided the money for
the numerous indecorous resorts requiring
heavy OUTLAWS at firstl In many instances, of
course, the owners are men who don't care for the
opprobrium; but very often the capitalist is soma
wealthy Englishman who doesn't mind the bad
character of the business, so long as it is remu-
n~erative, and far enough away from home to
subject him to no social harm. The Sans SOuci
Theater, one Of the vilest houses in New York,
is owned by a London retired banker named
Hedstrom.
One of the Britons who have personally come
Johannesburg to America, but altogether on a
high plane, is Harriet Jay. She is something
OF an authOress, something of an actress, and
all the time sister-in-law of Robert Buchanan,
who has resorted to every conceivable device to
get her before the American public. She is a
big, handsome blonde, with plenty of flesh and
huency, and original enough to omman popu-
lar attention if once she gets the opportunity.
While waiting for a possible debut on the New
York stage, she is writing the concluding chap
ters of a novel that is running in a London
paper, and drawing the illustrations for it, too.
A caller at her hotel rooms vas directed to
come right up" and on entering the apartment
found her at a desk, pencil in hand. 1t was
the novelty of her costume, however, rather
than a fear of disturbing her occupation, which
rendered him for a moment speeches.. She
was clad in q suit somewhat like that worn by
the Grosvenor of Patience consisting of a
tunic and trousers of black velvet, the latter
reaching to the knees, below which were silk
stockings and slippers. Miss Jay said, in ex-
PLANTATION, that skirts were a nuisance, in her
estimation, and that for relief, especially when
composing, she discarded them in favor of the
knickerbockers. She never went abroad in
them, of course, but saw no Improperly in re-
ceiving visitors while thus arrayed.
81 am not exactly a disciple of Oscar Wilde, "
she added, "and yet many of his ideas in dress
reform are excellent, and in accord with the true
cannons of art. | am astonisned that he did not
make a deeper and more serious impression on
your people. You laughed at his absurdities,
and utterly overlooked his principles that were
sound. And yet you are inclined to be pictur-
esque in some respects, in spite of your %utilitar-
ian characteristics. Now, there is a
building going up across the street,
and in watching the workmen l
was delighted to see the variety and picturesque
ness of several hod-carriers' clothes. One of
them, do you know, had on some garments al
most medieval in cut, and something like q
helmet on his head. l made a sketch Of him,
and here it is. Tell me, is it usual for hod-
carriers in this country to exhibit so much of
artistic sensibility in dressl'
"Only after election, was the reply.
The fellow had utilized a campaign club mi
form NAPoLI5.