The Washington critic., 1886-11-19
GENnRALANn cnIrrcuLin.


The wires were down between Washing
ton AMI New York yesterday, owing TO the
gale OF Wednesday night, and the United
Press operator was having u hard time get
ting the news
"Tbls is rough" ho said, kicking in the
ribs of Lyden jar
"Whars the row." asked the Telegraph
editor
"Why, we've got to get New York by way
OF Cleveland"
"Can you get II that way2"
"Oh, yes, we can, but it's mighty uncer.
tain"
"Thats just what good many Demo.
Gratis think" remarked the editor, as he
crept behind paste pot and watched the
operator cropping around to get hold.
The Sultan Of Morocco has G,OO0 wives,
and he needs more rockers than any man on
the footstool.
"Chrlst before Plate" by Munkacsy, ia a
great picture, but the newspaper notices OF
the artist would indicate that he was before
both Of them.
Harvard to Princeton:
Read, pious Princeton, II you will,
Your Calvinistic tones,
But do not try to Introduce
Such doctrines In our Holmes.
a thief got away with ex-President
Hayes valise In Cincinnati Tuesday. IL
may be remarked in this connection that
Mr. Hayes also lost his grip several years
ago In Washington.
The following imuortant social inquiry
has been received at this onlle:
EDITOR Critic: VIII sou please get your
society editor to inform Inc exactly what is
tie proper size dog To wear. ! notice that
some ladies' have small terriers, others pugs,
Others English bulls, others mastifrs, aud
others Russian crey-hounds. II ~ evident
from this that there Is a great disparity OF
opinion as to what Is the proper form"
Should they be worn loose or with a chain?
Please answer. COM. AVE.
WAsniSGToN, d. G.
The Society Editor being otherwise on
Gaged, the Assyrian Pup Editor begs leave
TO reply to the fair inquirer. In his opinion
The size OF the dog is mere matter of taste
with the wearer although In very rtshcr-
yhdy circles, the rule of the smaller the
wearer the bigger the dog, prevails. This,
Of course, Is IN accordance with the cauons
Of harmony and we'll balanced wsthetlclsm,
inasmuch rs fat girl with fat dog would
constitute a combination in direct vlolatiol
Of all ideas OF taste. 4 blue Skye terrier
should not be worn with n red costume,
nor Is yellow dog the proper shade for a
gown of green. Plain blacks and whites,
on the contrary, are always becoming. a
girl with HGs retrOusse --turned-up nose, as
1t were-should never be seen wearing
pug, as there is dull monotony
In the style, which is almost sure to
cause remark. AS to whether a dog should
be worn loose or with a chain also depends.
The A. p. Editor remembers one occasion
when he would have given half his salary II
the dog had been chained, and the girl
would probably have put up as much more,
but the girls father was of an entirely diff
ferent opinion, and so was the dog.
This, however, is not entirely in the
realm Of society, but it has to do with
great human interest not entirely foreign
to the subject. Ordinarily speaking, the
lady who goes on the street with dog should
be tied to him, in order to prevent his asso-
ciating with other dogs and becoming pie
beian in his tastes. Nothing is SO narrowing
TO refined being as plebeian dog. The
A. p. Editor hopes the fair inquirer will &C.
cept these few remarks as authentic, al
though they DO not come from that fount