The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-31

through tue lantOnlmc or retirement.
"it looks like rain" he remarked, with
grim hUnior, on one occasion, Il think
will 90 i'm lie was right There was p
shower OF adverse ballots and a Repub-
lican Mayor, but the atmosphere soon be-
gan 10 clear, and Mclaughlin came out
again. In six months he was whiting a
stick on the auction room sioop, and In
six months more bis sdversares were
impsled upon It's point. The truth Is,
that he Is the peculiar growth OF most Pc
cular conditions. All that he learned at
school could be written on boys slate,
and even then there would be nothing To
be rubbed of He may be said to have
had literally, no education. He takes
positive pride In the fact that In his early
DAYS he sold fish for a living, and that
liitle later on he was hayward la.
borer. Though he now lives on the
heights, which is in the core of Brook
lyn's fashionable heart, Mrs Mclaughlin
often listens to this: "All right. mother,
have things a. nice as you can, but don't
forget the old fish stand
Habit ana inclination have undergone
no change, and biOSn-stOne front sur
roUndings have smoothed Oft none Of the
edges Such instincts are often the
legitimate prey OF superstition. and
Mrs Mclaughlin Is AT home in lis very
Jaws lie holds Friday a bad day for
beginn Bgs. Investing oil sorts OF omens
With auspcious or unprOmising sig
niicance, as the case may be, no provo
cation could lead him In directions which
seemed 10 him calculated, as he would
put il, "to spoil his luck
What Mclaughlin owes 10 his silence
cannot De computed. 40 man on the
continent Is more profoundly conscious
of the truth Under all speech that IS
good for anything there lies a silence
+ that Is better" lie listens 10 q thousand
words for every one he Uiters. ket-
cencc Is natural with him. but under
spurs which evidently draw blood hc has /
occasionally forgotten the advice of Pc. /
iOnious "Give thy thoughts no tongue" +
More than once have MS words come
back go haunt him One memorable oc- /
cssion is especially worthy Of recall +
Kinsclla dipped his exasperating pen in .
NORWOOD and Mel aughlin took the .
platform. Think Of the conditions AT
last the public were 20 have chance TO /
listen 20 man TO whom listening was a
fine art. Hidden from sight, credited .
with doing all he did and much he did
not DO, occupying a place appealing TO .
nothing so much as TIE Imagination. a
certain divinity had hedged him hitherto.
The room for speculation concerning
him was infinite surely the man who
nodded other men into or ont of oblivion
must WELD a verbal haiile-axe 10 turn :
ihe tide Of battle. II was with such
iuf
measured only by HE capacity OF great
hall, gathered 10 give him greeting.
The torrents II applause that swept
over the Democratic leader es he bowed
acknowledgment did not dampen him In
the lesst For such man such posi-
ton was most exacting. He was facing
a multitude with no tIsinlng for the or
deal. and, 10 make the matter worse,
something notable was expected OF him
4 -peech of perhaps two hours duration
followed The most generous thing that
can he said about IL is-nothing. Nc
Laughlin wrote lis epitaph when the
camDaign was Ovsr The precise terms
of The inscription on IFS gravesione have
not gone into history, but they were 10
The effect that on resurrection day II
would not be trusted. be disturbed. 1t IS
scarcely far to dismiss the effort without
adding that n might have been worse
bot not very easily. From the disastrous
eifec, of this mistake Mclaughlin re-
covered without trouble.
Much more recent events have unset
lied tae political weather in Kings
county. They have given ;be situation
an ASPECT such as will test the faibOm Of
the grim commander twill not be sur
prising III from the nettle OF danger he
ducks the flower of safety. Al critical
moments he is fun OF careiully-plsnned
surprises The opposing forces tt!l into
amDuscade just when they are beginning
10 believe that al traps have been es.
caped Mclaughlin has the faculty OF
doing at perilOus moments perilous
things, but shocks that would unseat a
Mexican leave him still comfortable in
the saddle.
The other day had the much-peited
child Of Mrs Bsllington Booth, the pale,
pretty captain of the Salvation Army,
out into my arms II is plump baby in
white embroidered robes, which the
mother takes as much pleasure as any
woman not in uniform IN having cot,
and sheer, and dainty, and keeping i'm.
maculaiely clean. But the peculiarly Of
the infant is not its chubby arms, nor its
s. weet temper, nor its propensity 10 grab
for flowers, but the badges with viii CD
is always adorned. The Salvation
Army mother keeps a store Of them, and
garnisbes the child with a new one'on
every occasion. Gods Infant" "Dedi-
Gated to Jesus" zone of Christs Little
Ones" Holy 10 the Lord" "A Growing
soldier" The Little Corporal" En-
listed for The War" and few Of the
emblems which at one time or another
emblszoned the babe. Usually they are
worked in gold foss on purple or scarlet
ribbons. and serve for sashes OF are
pinned from the neck 10 the waist OF the
child's gowns. They are Mrs. Booths
one dress mania.
Another interesting infant Is Lillian
Russell, Jr., the plump Lillian settle five
year. I'D daughter, who is as blonde as
her mother ami madly in tOye With Tom
Russell. 1t is pretty 10 see the small
maiden In Gretchen frock Of pale blue
surah with silver girdle makeup to Lord
Fauniloroy in black velvet, and blow him
a kiss from the tips of her small fingers.
Ostrich plumes are 10 have summer
az well AS winter season. Inc chic nat
designers combine feathers and flowers
a. often As they can make opportunity.
Half tie flat straw hats are circled with
feather wreaths on the outside, while the
po,ics are set under the brim 10 rest on
The wavy locks Of the front hair. Some
of The bounets have edges Of half plumes
made OF ostrich feathers split down the
under-ribs.
Aud the flowers The purple violet
holds its own, but II IS single now in
stead OF double AMI the white violet is
its dislinguc rival The white blossom OF
he wild strawberry Is new claimant for
fayos and The white lilac is an old favor
lie, the liking for which shows no sign
of dimlnuii0n Cowsllps and primroses.
and crocuses, and hyacinths, and daifo-
dis are ready TO bloom under the walery
skies and wavery summer beams of
April, and snOw-white roses, cream,