The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-02
NOTES FROM TErIr.
9toveplpe Hats and the Mercury ut 100
DsErees-Trahln'-Good Time Comlug.

Stovepipe Hats and the Mercury At 100
Dsxrees-Trahln'-Rood Time Comlug.
DALLAS. Tex. July 3O.-There are some ueer
sights in this city. as viewed from q Northern
er's STANDPOINT. ard perhaps tho uueerest o:
all is Dallas beau In full midsummer dres..
wearing high black silk hat whom tho Their
mometer Is at 1907 In the shade. Ono eau see
a dozen men any day on the street dressed in
light summer suit, and wearing on their
heads the hot and shiny stovepipe." 1t makes
absolutely no difference to them whether
their coats are long or short, or whether they
have on any coats at all. 50 long as they
wear the high silk hats. ,hoy know that they
are VOL dressed and the envy Of those less
fortunate individuals who can only sport
straw hatA Time was In Texas and not SO
very long ago either. when 1t was as dam
gsrous to wear O silk hat Is it was to ap-
pear In billed" shirt. but that day has
gone BY, and now the wearers OF both are as
thick as hops.and they inspire no feelings save
those Of respect aud admiration. The Texas
desperate is RAPIDLY disappearing and bis
fret cousin. the cowboy. 10 confined to q small
area OF country in the Pan Handle. Their
antipathy to silk hats and billed shirts which
they used to emohasize with the aid OF thelt
six.shooters. may IN a measure account for
the headRear Of the Dallas sports now. They
are making up for the years when those
articles OF adjournment were forbidden luxuries.
But, II the beaus are somewhat erratio In
their taste as to the proper style OF mldsum-
mer covering for their heads. they arc emi-
nently correct In their shirts. Three -fourths OF
the Dallas men wear white shirts with loose
pufHed bosoms o! the Rauzies. and finest linen
or silk. The linon bosom Is only starched on
one small strip down the front whore the studs
are fastened The rest Is made ful-like q
~, thn 10 nA0fo md
ool-looking Turn.down collars and white or
light coored butterfly neckties are worn on
the neck. These shirts are as cool as tis9nel
ones and much neatsr Y spR;sSa. "a c ba fe
worn much here. The pulled linen Dosoms
Another thing which attracts the attention
OF the New Yorker Is the system OF trading
s sns aae: 81 %e ss
Southwest but IS the b,s ~ ness g .. Instinct i, Is
bnrtsring their goods and zeal property: In
fully eighty per GEN. Of The srE sv bp s ,Ss
country not n cent OF ready money changes
hands. Every day ono hears OF convei sations
'em HsIfa cs fs Howd,a What you doing
nowadays"
."WTF anao;: JHdfe .ou,a,t .,,,k. trad. with
II reckon. What You got to trader"
n.y. sae 3rads Wsa Su. are You
sst s ass az :p: ;s e biz s.
Ten dollars an acre. How. much do you
wan iG take Ses t g!See For ane
e mn try az, sna s!I;ks up x frsd leu
Then those two ' men st down VIA" tats out their
knives begin to whitlle. an so talk and argue
lie to ohsr 0E .srn.ns three TuS
lures IN &, i Is, ii tho form q q long tIni.
chances are that either party would 30 put 10
his wits enc to raise $50 tn ready cash.
firm conviction, thai he has ovsrIeached ihe
,Ssv hsss a0fy IL ~: Z:
SHARP Traders" and many have made inde-
Rsnd,fSH len ns r. % Sn.sw4 .s Ssa1ss
much q q bustna.s by itself az q MERCHANTS is
promis DRY notes Ar: ss plentiful as green
backs in more favored localities. and 10 large
e1rrnt serve me same o p.Spose ~, ..,,n.
numbs Of Dad debts have caused some OF tn:
lradesmen to orgIniZe anti-credii leagues. and
socss Xny buieher Who Is c ans siSins
credit 8 fnel by mis- society no matter how
co"seIuenee Is that the butchsrs are ali we'll
TODD. aud failures among are ever heard VI:
Ino emo nous crops OF wheat, OATS, ana COT
ton In this Sta e--by far the greatest ever
er0wn,wlIl nndophtsdly relieve, The pressure
into Texas Then trade VIII pick, MP long
overdue notes ~. VIII be paid. ready money
and prosperity VII ,,shl.1 the hearts Of the
Sept 18th. voice Of the. trader will b, heard
throughout the land. and the man with $40
This 1. . great state and Its future promises
ton. too many mortgages. and too little cash
tn genera! eli culation have caused depres-
sion which only the most sAnguine people IN
the lace q the earth could see Il bright slde to.
But the Texans, are plucky. and hope springs
eternal In their breasts. 80 that what to others
would seem like amost certain ruin Is to them a,,
fix that matter up In a day or two" is an ex-
pres on which ID useI 80 often here that
NO one attaches the slightest Importance to it.
Tho day or Two may mean u week but i Is
mnch mors LIKELY to stand for q month y So.
c!iuiy bring plenty to The land: He will re- p
the mean lime "tredIp'", and Political fnre-
casts for '92. In which David d. Hill 10 By long
0ddR the hiQ faV0rIta vi M hA mil