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SUNDAY. FEBRUARY %. isss.
Let Us Not BE RudeI

There viii be found In another column q
very interesting essay from the London
Standard upon the modern vitintton Of fash-
ionnble society me In Great Britain.
The conspicuous treatment given to tho
subject shows that the London journal 70
CARDS 10 ~ depiorable, and, indeed, IL de-
scribss 3 social state from which tho old
fashioned Difference formerly accorded and
received by mel and women has almost
wholly rome, to 70 succeeded by q coarse
sort OF indifference On tho part Of both.
The Application Of this statement, however,
is not limited to England. Complaints OF
the same nature and directed against the
same Objectionable social features are heard
In this country. 1t is said not infreQusntly
by those competent to speak that either
polite manner are not taught now as they
used to be, or that the growing independence
in the youth Of both sexes Offers too great
resistance to their elders efforts to mako
them submit to the restraints Of politeness.
This social metamorphosis has doubtless
obtained much greater Roadway in England
than In America, but its progress can DO
easily sssn here, too; and hands which have
bssn idis and Negligent should DO moved to
energetic action to reverse 1t, and make our
o and grandsonA, together with their
brothers and sisters Of course, a. dsfsren-
tial, - considerate. ss dignifed, - elegant
IN other words. % gentlemanly and ladylfke
- were cur srandfsthers and their gentle-
mannered wives.
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wAs Alrer ,s-A shsrt Horse.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: A re.
cent article in rnr suS, under tho head Of willing
Wolverines" recognizes the fact that certain persons
In Michigan. presumably not without the advice and
consent Of Candidate Assr. have begun 70 boom hin
for the Presidency" and impsrtinenuy asks: "who in
thunder Ia AlEer. any way I"
1t is queer you don't know who Alger h. Thsrs arc
lots Of people up in Michigan who havo heard Of him
within the Last three or four years He owns . $500
private ,airoad oar. ,SuArtsrssetien oil painting you
Just ought TO Sc that MunkAcsyih any Qusutity OF pine
hndA and Z saw mill besides bank stocks and railroad
stocks and has Just started business also as . states
man. He went into the war In 1851 A. q Captain, and
came out T. 1884 six month, before tho war closed: asa
Colonel. SomethinG moro than . year aftePward, six
months after Lee. surrender. he rot . brevet a Bris.
sulerISene.SL sna sai ister during tho next year.
he lefs the ssrvte. IN ,issA. 10 Joined !h.G:. 4; n. b.
t.n behind hh,S 4, sv q! other cana,dats q ths sans st.ss
was elected BY less thaa 1000 plurality. and declined,
under advice, to ask for . rsAe piination.
Ana now yeu know who In thunder AlEsr is" We
hope You WI quit your, unsanetihsd jesrinE and con
uiDuto somethtng TO his boom. Mark packages G. O. D,
okIhoff, Fep. II. 1854 WOLVERINE.
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4 CHURCH TRUST
The Champion Crank Idea thai Enanates
frsn shs Niaeteenth Century Club.

The Champion Crank idea that Ena.ates
frsn shs Nineteenth Century Club.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir:
Your article as to the discussion in the Nine
teenth Century Club on seotarianism and it's
futility falls to notice q distinct proposition
made BY me to facilitate that extinction of Sec
tsrianism which was desired BY all. I venture
to restate my plan a little moro at length, and
to ask Q place for 1t In your columns, rs con-
tanning the serm. perhaps. Of q valuabls re-
ligious movement In accordance with the spirit
Of the age.
I advocate the formation Of q Religious Trust
to prevent sectarianism, as follows: /, A com.
mittee Of responsible and devout men. under
whose care all the scots shall be administered.
When . church is called for, let tho trust be ap-
.; Thsn lot the people desiring q church be
wSsthsE tSe Church rob- shall Be attsr " tie Prss sSye
terrain. Methodist. Episcopalian. or whatever
s ss9ss 10 sbIds BY N IN d dss ths % q 9 sbsy S.|9ssI
churches Of ali names which are not at present
are moro numerous than tho number Of inhab-
ttants calls for).. and turn tho revenues to the
better + 4 s sSpIp0 # Of 1o the stEons sSo 6Gsi9 e o,.d =.
the least number of souls for whom . church
should be, provided Or permitted,
" al UA lAo pOSlc 1E0 " 10 buuB 8uAlKA.
mated, they must each consent to forego the
emphasis which each lays upon. it's peculiar
tenet. as the Baptists on immersion, the Epis-
copalians on apostolical succession. the Pros
byterians on predestinaton, the Methodists on
falling from grace; and the Ike. Most diner
bodily presence in the sacrament" or on ritual
or any other Wow inside Of the consolidation.
6. II no sect will accept this basis. 1t is be-
cause the present ssctarian feeling Is too strong
TO- permit its reasonableness to he seen. and
all the talk Of clergy, and laity deploring SEQ
tarianism Is still merely sentimental. and aims
at no practical result.
=. The interests opposing such a ~consoli-
dation are. of course. strong. as, hrst, that the
various church examinations furnish q living
and q means Of power to many clergymen
whose Importance might be destroyed; and
next, that each church claims q kind OF ex-
elusive divine sanction to its own special tenet.
This last might DO waived, however. on the
ground that after much controversy the dis:
strong enough to convince the, rest, and, there
fore. would not be indispensable to . religious
organization.
In business matters and national affairs just
as great interests and ~rivalries have been
merged successfull, and to the common ad-
vantage. How much more might success be eI-
pected in the reconciliation Of bodies whose
prime duty 1t IL to preach peace and good will
NEW YORK, FEB. 20. STARR d. NICHOLS.
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Any sympathy the European acqualnt-
ances OF Staten Boy have felt for this supposed
captive In the Soudan would appear to be
wasted. for he Is iourishing at Khartoum like
. green bay tree. and is second In Importance
only to the rebel chief himself. sLATEN Bey
was the Egyptian Governor Of Sensar who was
led In chains to Khartoum whom GORDON fell.
HIS religious convictions suddenly underwent
q change. He became a devout follower OF the
Prophet and ieathered his nest so well that he
has now become a big white chief In the Sou
dan He refused to accept the letters which a
messenger recently brought him from Cairo,
said he would not exchange his present posi-
ton for anything Europe Could offer. threw the
messenger tAto prison. sAd finally ted hin 10
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Tho friends Of General H~ARRIsoN-who. by
the way, was never anything more than .
Colonel. and not q very CORY one at that-outi in
Indiana. are making q great effort to secure .
delegation to the Republican National Conven-
ton favorable to his nomination for the Prssi-
dency. This prompts us to remind them that
an election was held In the Empire State a few
months ago that was supposed to have put to
rest for good and all tho boomlets OF GRANT and
LINCOLN, the respective sons OF their rsspec-
tive honored fathers.
General HARRISON is . very worthy but me-
diocre statesman. whose principal rscommen-
dation, 20 far as We can make out. Is not that
he Is tho son Of his father" but that he Is
the grandson OF his grandfather. 'Old TIPPE-
cANoE and TYLER too"
And that is a mighty slender platform TO run
upon, and don't you forget 1t, oh, men Of Indi-
anal
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sacrifice utility % mere ossentatSon. ana -
therefore. they argue, injurious to morals
and a prolific cause Of feminine degradation.
Instead Of attending to the graces OF their
minds and building up their solid virtues,
women, say Messrs. DE LkvALEYR and BAU-
pnILLARr, expend their thought and their
money IN making their persons alluring.
Therefore. N. B~AUDR1LLART would suppress
whatsoever is merely luxurious IN the dress OF
women, and luxury he defines as " that
which b at tho Same time costly and super
%fluous." He would allow them to crafty a
genuine love of beauty, as they might do
without the sacrifice Of utility; but M. DE
LAvALEYR would 60 much further, even to
the extreme of wholly notifying feminine
vanity and lovo Of show by condemning
them to wear q uniform Of serge OF o texture
like that Of the robe Of tho Carmelite, and OF
sober Quaker colors only. Mems dress,
they both argue, h no longer gay,
but has been steadily becoming more
unobtruslve. moro uniform, and better
adapted to its uses. Why. then. should not
women initiate them In the abandonment OF
tho old display 2 II they chose. women could
now dress moro cheaply and moro comfort
ably than ever before in tho history Of tho
world, and by 80 dressing they would save
money, be better clad, 80 far as Nero COM
fort b concerned, and better prepared for
the increasing share Of the work Of the world
which they are now getting.
All this undoubtedly Is true. Women are
not properly dressed Tor the competition in
work with men, upon which they have 80
extensively entered Of recent years. Their
costumes incommode them and cost too
much time for their preparation, and they
arc designed, not with reference to their
utility, but to attract tho attention Of men,
as the brilliant plumage Of tho male bird
attracts tho female. But In so arraying
themselves, even to their loss In tho field Of
labor. women are obeying an instinct Of
their nature, which neither the Belgian nor
tho Frenchman can eradicate or modify. and
which s~unptuary laws would be powerless
70 restrain. They are determined to look as
well as they can, whatever tho sacrifice. and
therefore they must always be at a heavy
disadvantage with men In the competition
on which they have entered, for the mascu-
limo dress 10 sternly subordinated to utility,
while tho feminine as steadily sacrifices util-
ity to beauty and display.
But, Whatever tho disadvantage of their
present costume. we rejoice to believe that
women in general will never add to the sad
ness and gloom Of society by disfguring
their beauty with tho Oarmelite robe, the
symbol Of r~enunclation Of tho W orld and all
It's delights.
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TAs Histery sf . sl.nr Torn.

To THE EDITOR OF THn BuN-Sir: You will
6nd the word fake" used a. tho thieves synonyme for
steal In Jack shsppard:"
Fake awayi
The woful kid Of . mother forlorn,
Fake awRyt
NY noble father, As Two heard say,
MAS . famous merchant OF capers ray.
Nix my dolly palA fake away;
Nix M dolly palA fake awayi
Iquots from msmsry. and am not cock sure Of the &C.
euracy Of the third line.
Tho word fake" has been used for nifty years at least
IN the theatrical profession TO express the idea of .
maksshift- Thus to fake = dress" 10 to get up q cos
tune which Is not correct but which can he made to
called 10 fake :, part, 10 70 play Il I'm,
pert:cay without proper knowlsdGs of It's lines.
:ien anons aotors who knew they were ipperfeot IN the
text or drsss OF thsF characters was: We'll II O'Clock
has cot to cone, and l Will fake through IL somehow.
Asn much Eiysa 70 this sort OF thiag we're known In
good many Of them Very respectfully. j. Ii. Moo.
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TIE Latest and 0reatest TAi.s In Bssns.
Rolling as soft as . vestibule limited train of the oep.
trails
Rasy and smooth As the voice Of q blarney.tonsued
speaker mellihuont,
Spreading like laughter that follows . Joke with no
smack Of tho chestnut
whose 10 this boom with the waxing. matesticsl might Of
whose booming
AL are astenishedf
See how John Sherman looks crosser than q uolsr s..r
smittcn with scurvy;
Lei In the anxious ssAts the rest Of tho candidates wall.
Ing,
Eyes all salty with sorrow, and ear, tia. .rs stretched
Hearing the gentle but glorious sweeping and dan of the
pinions
Waiting . boom On.
Ay. for the boom of the emily and AL unparalleled chsup.
chauncsy. the bland and ~bsnisnsnt boss of tho realm of
fostprAndia;
oh.uneey tho F.v.rits Son o, the Empir. State and
Yale College;
chauncey. tue Dean and the Don Of the College Of All
Good Fellows.
Ro.rs like a hou.. aar.,
whslmsd In the slizsards Of woe Is tho frost. bitten boom
Of Jshn Sherman,
HArrlsOns simmsrinx ~rushlisht quenehsd and rudely
snufed cut;
Only aiOnx drawn sish, the ~gibbsring ghost of a murmur,
Tells OF We tA.s OF VIII Evarss the champion long dis
tauoe talker
Who now isn't in H.
semitic aud soft as the breath OF the msroiful. melting
Chiaook wind.
Comsth the budding and bssutiful boomkin OF Chauncey
the Only;
O, lett grow and expand and DO made = nrst lord Of
the forest
shading with stately LEAKAGE the rest of tho q. Q. r, and
ChAuncey's own bald head
All Of the struggling thousands who clAmor and CRY for
free passes;
AL Of the thousands OF vol fed, athletic Yslsnsian
alumni;
All who are fond of the Attic salt and the honey
Hymottian,
shout out Good luck to the boom OF the all ar0undes.
good fellow,
ChRuncey the onlyl"
Don't risk anything WITH q stubborn cough when 9 safe
remedy may be had IN Dr.. yayneS ExpsctorAnI Esro
ilAgs sad krslt are speedily helped " tk-Asn
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An impossible Dress Reform.

OF all the many reforms In tho dress Of
women proposed In our day, tho most hope
less are those recently advocated by M. DE
LAvALEYE and NJ. B~AUDRILLART. the one q
Belgian and tho other . French writer.
Hitherto tho reformers have ~endeavored to
convince women that they could make their
dress moro sensible and more healthful with
out In any wise impairin9 it's beauty. but NJ.
DE LAvALKYH would wholly mortfy fem
inine vanity and love Of display. and M. BAu-
DRILhART would give them only very sec-
ondary consideration.
One Of the greatest evils Of modern times,
both insist. Is the wastefulness and extrava-
gancs Of women's dress. Aluxury of attire,
which formerly was confined TO the rich, Is
now made possible for women generally, be-
PAUSE Of tho Improvement and ~cheapening
OF tho processes of manufacturing fabrics and
ornaments. Even where the quality Is
inferior the appearance may be about
as good, and II the ornaments are
imitation, they may DO fully as snowy
as the genuine. Laces that only experts can
detect from the most costly. and which are
small price; trinkets Of cheap metal may
easily be mistaken for gold. and diamonds
and other Jewels are cleverly counterfeited.
1t happens therefore that the most elegant
and expensive costumes arc speedily imi-
tated in tho dress of millions Of women OF
small means, and the fashions OF tho Fifth
avenue OF one year prevail In the Bowery
the next.
The facility with which women generally
can thus initiate the dress of tho rich and
luxurious few. seams to both OF these writer's
dangerous to thar moral integrity by stimu-
latin9 their love Of display. It makes Thorn
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1t will be observed that by the interesting
account, printed in another column. Of Mr..
RICHARD CnoKER's recent visit to Washington,
the Tammany chief seems to have made a
peculiarly satisfactory visit to that refreshing
Democrat, Postmaster General Don M. DICK
INsoN.
It may be inferred with reason. therefore,
that the exit Of Postmaster PEARSON from
ONCE is only o matter Of Q short time
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when q man declines a nomination for
the Presidency, don't force It on him. He
might accept" 30 says our esteemed Repub-
ncan contemporary. the Chicago Journal whose
editor. the Hon. ANDREW SHuMAN. has Q
thousand times been mentioned as q candi-
date for Governor Of Illinois and President,
q has declined to be . candidate for any
other place than Heaven. The remark We have
quoted. however, indicates that Mr.. sHuAAN
have changed his mind. and begun to
cherish q practicable ambition.
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The MoCoYs Of West Virginia have been
pretty we'll thinned out during the recent dis
t%urbances, but there are stu enough Of them
left to continue to disturb. Another MoCoY
has Just been shot and has shot his shooter.
A prohibitory tariff on shoteuns and McCo1s
seems to DO the great dssidsratum Of certain
parts Of West Virginia and Kentucky.
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The Forum for March offers an attractive
table OF contents, the essay against protection by the
Hen. William u Morrison being perhaps the most
attractive Of al. Nj. Henry R. Elust sheds new light
en- the newspaper prsss and Oh the motives which esa.
tel The choice Il news 10 Se pFiAtSa In the isurash
sAs Assa vaisAhts ssasis b hat Il fssslasas ssslys 60
ear present JstasEl satuasasa.
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Quick w ERIK.

Just think. darling. a week ago we were
utter strangers. and now we are engagedl"
"Ah! yes, Mr.. Dc Hobson- dear. it was a case Of love
st nrss sight"
name. darling'"
Bscauss, prscioua.' the girl replied, shyly, II don't
know what IA"
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The North Carolina State Democratic
Committee is as sound upon tho national
Democratic platform OF 1884 as the North
Carolina Democrats generally. They favor the
abolition OF the internal revenue.
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-s rs ds.l sv s%. ss!9 3 II r g. s.fi psst the sssd a, rid sss
FIRM

THE BUN shfpeS TOT Ill eXcept tho road rIderG
who desire . speedway IN Central fark--raI, F1efd ana
FdT1a.
There Is no exception. TIE Sun shines AZ
%gloriously and fervently for the road riders as for
the rest Of mankind. but instead Of shining for
them - road riders merely. its beams bless
them ~ citizens Of the United States. and Of
the city OF New York in particular. and AZ such
It will continue to uphold their rights until the
sky drops. As citizens Of Now York they must
be opposed to the preGmption OF q largo area Of
the oity's very limited pleasure ground for the
special purpose Of driving fast trotters faster
than 10 allowed on the present roads.
It is only when these gentleman hide their
heads under the hoods OF their light trotting
wagons that they are not able to sec TIKI BUN
shining.
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The wsr,s Wa. wr..s, sr Course.

To THE EDITOR OF The 6UN-SI; In your
last nights edition Of TEE sus you say Delaney, who was
convicted In Brooklyn OF having caused the death OF his
sweethearI Mary Jane Cox, was sent to the Elnira Re.
formatory, enclose y clipping from the World on the
AAms subject Please let Q few anxious readers know
which 10 right. The World says he was sent TO State
prts0a- NACSUAK.
HAsaIsos. N. Y, Feb. 2
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The privilege OF attending the Spencer ollec-
ton sale on Tuesday evening us1s at ChickerinE Hall will
not be cennaed to those holding cards of admission. as
Aono will be necessary. The attendance will no doubt
DO large. and those desiring tho best places should 30
early. The collection viii remain on view At tho Fifth
avenue galleries until noon or Tuesday.
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TIE ELECTION IN THE ELETENTH
MICHIGAN DISTRICT
An Authority States that the Democratic
Candidate Ran On . High TariR Flatisrn.

CANDIDATE 1aa On u High Tariff Flatisrm.
From tie Inter Ocean.
The hon. h. O. Fairchild Of Marinette, Wis,
was seen ut the Sherman House. He was up In tho cop.
per country Of Michigan during the Congressional cam.
paisn In the Eleventh district, to nll the vacancy caused
by the death Of Mofat Republican. He said. "Breen,
tho candidate who opposed Seymour. tho Republican
candidate who was elected. did not pose as . FREQ trader
BY any means; II he had he would have boen beaten by
several thousand majority. 1t Is q fact that tho plat.
form he made his campaign on was to raise tho tariff on
iron ore to $3.50 from rs cents per ton. That does not
look much like FREQ trade, does itr
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There Is no reason why the experience OF the
tenth census should not be sufficient. II prop
advantage is that some exxhaus MtiSt" ana v Une
able papers prepared for It can be used over
again by merely bringing current statistics up
and comprehensive. 1t lacked proportion. It
was q case OF being overwhelmed with material.
Of comprehensive organization by men who can
fully grasp and control, their work and lay 1t
can be done Thoroughly and we'll and pubIlfsshnedd
promptly. Then it win be Q worthy centennial
census.
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Csnsidered Indispensable.

Every Philadelphia lady who is an enthusi-
astic eollsctor Of silver makes It = point to have In her
what 10 harder 10 get At least one example of an old.
fashioned Irish rat tail spoon
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1t looks more and moro like the nominal
ton Of CHAuNcEr M. DErEw by the Repub-
lican National Convention.
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ssosf sctivs acpvessise, and danoeross essHs;
and that the federation Of the empire means
more trouble for us than for any other power
on tho globe.
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THE SUN, SUNDAY. FEBRUARY &c, 1sss.-sIxTEEN PAGES.

get out Of the country At once or he would hang
him. is evident that sLArrr Boy does not
look for any speedy renewal Of Egypt's author
ity over the rebelious PROVINCES.
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Don't risl ~.Sy,sing WITH a stubborn cough when . sAi.
tsAss sad threats are speedily helped W tk-zsn