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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-25
Can't. Williams, ChildIIke and Bland.

There is one man in New York who al
ways attracts attention. 1t doesn't matter
where he goes he is sure to be pointed out
and stared at. 1t is Inspector of Police
Williams, once captain of the wickedest
precinct in town. and a man whom the
toughest of the toughs whom he had ar
rested declared to be without fear. Will
hams strolled through the corridors of Fifth
Avenue hotel the other night. He wore 4
derby hat a loose sack coat and dark vest
and trousers One hand was in his sack
pocket. and the other held a cigar. Once
he was the straightest-formed man on the
police force, but now age is telling upon
him, and his shoulders stoop trifle. Every
body stared at him and dozens of men spoke
TO him. He talks in a low, mild voice, but his
face shows him to be a man of iron nerve.
The talk was about personal bravery.
Have you never been afraid when you
arrested men who you knew were armed
and who would fightl" some one asked.
Never" he replied, land although for
years | was a marked man by thieves and
cutthroats generally l can say truthfully
that do not know what fear is. l was
never afraid that l remember, and have
been in pretty bad places and had to face
some very desperate men. | remember
once arresting the toughest man in New
York. He had boasted that ne would kill
me. He was wanted by the police. and l
determined to take him. Two of my best
men went with me to make the arrest. The
man ] wanted was seen to enter public
barroom on Broadway at just O'Clock one
Saturday evening. He had three friends
with him. / was in citizens clothes. | saw
him go into the saloon and left my men out
side to assist me if necessary. l followed
the man in and stepped up to him at the
bar. The place was crowded. He had
just ordered a drink when l reached him.
He did not recognize me when touched
him on the shoulder and said: You are
my man; want YOU He turned quickly
aud said: DO you know who l ann
and made a motion as if to get a
pistol from his trousers pocket. In
second / had knocked his hand away
and had pointed the cold muzz.e
of my cooked revolver at him, SO close that
it must have touched his face. Yes re-
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-25

ribbon with a rosette in front and placed
between the painters
Gay coloring will certainly enter into
winter toilettes, and yet the favorite black
will not be discarded, particularly will el-
derry matrons favor black silk.
The particular dress of the season for a
middle-aged or elderly woman is one of
heavy black faille, made with plain, demi-
trained silk skirt, with long coat OF black
velvet, finished with hip-pocket pieces,
cuffs and polluted collar of the silk, beauti
fully embroidered with jet. The vest front
combines chiffon, silk and jet in some fluffy,
careless arrangement. The sleeve, high on
shoulder, is composed of velvet to the ell
bow, where it is gathered into deep, close
cuff of silk shaped at the wrist witha round
point falling over the hand. The Valois
sleeve is a favorite with women of all ages,
but in case of the elderly woman it is espe-
cially approved, as age is apt to show itself
early in the hand, which is thus partially
covered with frill of rare old lace, Only
the costly jewels being allowed to reveal
themselves just at the edge of the frill.
The Valois sleeve may need description
to women who do not read Mrs. Mallons
pages in the Ladies' Home Journal, where it
is thus described:
at is a sleeve that is as well suited to an
ordinary house gown as it is to an evening
one and is as well adapted to the plump as
to the slender woman. 1t is slightly full at
the arm-hole, and gathered i'll, but not
raised as high as many of the sleeves in
vogue are; it shapes in softly at the elbow,
then fits in easily 10 the arm, aud comes
far down over the hand in sharp point.
For evening wear such sleeve may have
for its finish an elaborate arrangement of
bead. silk or tinsel passementerie, or lace
carefully appliqued to position, but this lace
must not be full; instead, it must fit right
in to the point, and for that reason it is
wisest TO buy lace that is pointed, and SO
made suitable for it,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-25
An Editor Who Never Tires.

Murat Halstead is tireless worker. He
supplies more copy for his newspaper
than any three other editors. He gets
down to his office every morning by So'clock
and works without intermission, until
nearly ) o'clock in the afternoon. Some
times he writes as much as five columns a
day. A great portion of this appears
in his Brooklyn newspaper, the Standard
Uuion, and all of it in the Cincinnati Com
mercial-Ga2ette When his days work is
over he is ready for an evening of play.
He may be seen at many big public dinners
in New York and Brooklyn, and he is al
ways called upon for speech. But he is
not a public speaker. He writes with the
greatest ease, but once he faces an au-
dience, no matter how small, he seems lost
for word, and he hens and haws like q
schOolbOy. He is extremely nervous, too,
and although he has made thousands of
speeches, he does not seem to have any con-
fidence in himself. His hair is white, but
his skin is as soft-looking as i baby's. and
his mild blue eyes twinkle merrily rs he
listens with the deepest interest to what
others are saving. His health is erfect.
He doesn't know what it is to be i'll. Hard
work is tonic TO him. He usually does
all his writing with his own hand 1t is
said that he cannot dictate readily. He
writes long, struggling hand and doesn't
seem fatigued at the end of days work
that would rack the nerves and brain of
most men
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-25
Senator spooner,s First Debate.

A Western man who spends good deal
of time in New York these days is eX-Sena-
tor Spooner of Wisconsin. He wears his
hair long, which is Western peculiarity
and shaves his face clean, giving him the.
appearance of young professor. As an
orator he is famous, and thereby hangs an
incident. When a young man he joined 4
debating society, and one of the first queS-
tious he spoke on was whether the presi-
dent of the United States had the right to
remove officials. He was on the negative
side and in a moment of confidence i'm
parted to friend on the other side the fact
that he knew he was on the wrong side
He also related in detail his reasons for so
thinking. 1t happened that he opened the
debate and his speech was telling one,
producing Il most favorable effect. His op-
pOneut simply got up and related almost
verbatim the conversation he had with
Spooner. and the result was the latter lost
his case. Years afterward he made a speechs
in the United States senate on the same
subject, but he was on the affirmative side,
and his old-time antagonist was there to
hear him-''Jacl'' Spencer, the journal
clerk of the senate.
The ex-senator is fond of tobacco, but it
does not agree with him. He has a nervous
temperament and no superfluOuS flesh. The
way he discovered that tobacco was injur-
ing him is interesting. One day in the SEN
ate he was making speech on the sugar
bounty question ard ali at once everything
grew dim before him and he failed to recog-
nize ex-senator Ingalls,, who sat very near
hin. He managed to finish his speech and
hurried off to consult doctor. Tobacco
was given as the cause of his attack. and
the twenty cigars daily he had been in the
habit of smoking were cut off. Instantly
he began to feel better, and to-day he is
not smoker.
Few men are more devoted to their wives
and children than the ex-senator. He makes
companions with his small boys, and they
had rather spend an evening with papa
than go to any form of entertainment.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-25

Long sleeves and short gloves for evening
wear
No evening gown without 4 perceptible
sleeve of some sort.
Circular wraps with prettily lined eccle-
siastical hoods are once more in vogue.
Rather masculine pocket-laps are among
the most charming features for autumn
coats.
Om0re velvet ribbons trim some very
quaint French gowns intended for street
wear.
Striped materials are again cut to form
vs., back and front, on the "Dell" skirt
and bodice.
The trident is new form for lady's
gold hat pin. The prongs are IuXuriantly
set with diamonds
A torsade or band of velvet removes
most hats, large or small, from too close
contact with the head.
The Louis XIV. coat is more becoming to
women with prominent hips than the coat
which has no crOSS-hip seams.
Flat crowns with brims turned up at one
side and caught with large tiuted bows are
coquettish and becoming to youthful faces.
In more than one puff above the elbow
may be found pocket for the tiny kerchief
that is at all times such 4 nuisance and to
dispose of which is Il puzzle.
Gathered fiounces. rose ruches, cabbage
pleatings and battlemcnted edges trim the
foot of many dress skirts, though some of
the richest gowns are quite plain.
Many of the freshest imported gowns
have velvet and plush panels draped with
sheer embroidered net. ecrU or white, as
best accords with the materials color
OF all the shapes, the very long and per-
fectly round. LOOSELY -flowing cape is perhaps
the most graceful. The wind will circulate
rather freely beneath it, but who will care
for that? 1t is pretty.
The skirt with gored seam running di-
rectly down the center has now come to be
looked upon as an established fact. This
mode is said to give a perfect set TO the
gown. Piped cores also adorn the latest
frocks.
The new basques show high collars or
ruffs with dainty Innings and alp trimmings
of various kinds, such as fitted or gathered
short skirts, fringe-h1e garnitures, gath
cred laces, and putfs that remind one of a
portrait of Holbein.
a foot facing of velveteen about four
inches in width, when placed over the reg
ular facing, is allowed to furnish tiny
piping about the bottom of the skirt. This
will outwear a dozen pieces of ordinary
braid. and also saves fine kid shoe from
being rubbed.
A black velvet is cut in the new gored fash
ion or rather in the revived style of old days.
which gives so much width at the foot, and
is so narrow at the waist There could be
nothing more graceful for long gown.
The front of the skirt is covered with
black lace, the depth reaching from the
waist to the hem, and the bodice is literally
trimmed with lace.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-25
GOTHAM TALES.
Gen. SigePs Poor Luck---OId
Soldier Without Fortune
is PUSHED AND JQSTLED
by the Crowd on Broadway-An Editor
Who Works Like Steam Engine.
Inspector Williams Tells How
He Arrested Tough.
Special Correspondence of the Gazette.

Special Correspondence of the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Oct 19-Who is this gray
haired, gray-bearded man who walks
slowly, painfully down Broadway. pushed
and jostled by the crowd? His form is
bent, his face is wrinkled, his eyes have
have lost their luster, and his whole APP
pearance betokens one who has had severe
bout with Father Time and fortune. and
been badly beaten. Nobody seems to know
him, nobody cares to speak 10 him; yet
twenty-five years ago this little old man
was one of the picturesque figures of the
day. He was q brave soldier. He COM
manded a corps of men whose hearts were
loyal and who fought gallantly for the old
flag
1t is Gen. Franz Sigel. His closing days
are painful. He has a struggle to keep the
wolf from the door. One OF his sons, now
stricken with death, brought shame and
sorrow upon the old fighter. His infuen-
tial friends deserted him, and only few of
the boys in blue have remembered him.
For number of years he was pension
agent in this city, and did excellent work
for soldiers. Although poor, as far as this
worlds goods go, he is rich in feeling, and
it is said ne would share his last penny
with an old comrade in arms During the
war Sigel was in his prime. He was born
fighter and an ideal soldier. and the SEN
teDce, WAS is los NIT Sigell" is still re-
membered by those who were in the army.
Although he was born a German, he
has been for years a true American, and
swears by the oil flag he fought for so va
liantly.
Like many other of our brave boys he
will soon pass away to join the immortals
over the dark river. His last days should
be made pleasanter than they are.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-25
IfYou Want to be in StyIe,

The swell young man of Gotham town is
an exact reproduction of the swagger Lon
don club man. To be in the height of fash
ION one must wear frock coat that is very
tight-fitting at the waist and has long, flow
ing skirts. The trousers should be of some
dark, striped material. y silk hat, known
as beli-crown, high standing collar, with
turnover edges, vanished boots and a rich
dark-colored neck scarf, tied by the wearer,
and light-colored gloves are worn. A dark
stick is necessary for cane, while in the
buttonhole of your coat wear an enormous
white chrysanthemum or bunch of white
pinks or early vio.ets. 1t will not do to
wear a simple little flower. The bouton-
Mere must be as large as a head of lettuce;
in fact the bigger the bouquet the smarter
looking the wearer. A man arrayed as
above described is in the SWEETEST of cos
tunes, and is dressed exactly like the
Prince of Wales, as he was seen on Pic
cadilly few days ago.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-25

would deny to any one the enjoyment of
that which conduces to longevity and to
happiness. -
If l were asked to name three essential
qualities in women they would be, love of
children, love of flowers and love of each
other Men may smile at the tender moth
ings and sweet-toned jargon which tiny
pink darlings ELECTS they may see no dol
lars in cultivating a rosebud, or in the
training of Towering vines; they may aues-
tioL the sincerity of girl friendship and
sneer at its manifestations, but there is not
a mothers son of them who does not in his
heart Of hearts associate these three traits
with purity and amiability of character.
The man knows that he was thus talked TO
and caressed by one, it may be who has
gone from earth, but the echo of a mothers
tones is even now heard. He remembers
when face. first bright with loves illumi-
mating torch, came dangerously near. as
with trembling fingers the young girl fas
tened a rosebud on his breast, and the re-
membranes are sweet and toe precious to
allow him TO distrust the wholesomeness of
a nature which cherishes a love for flowers
and for children.
Women are said to have few friendships
among themselves. Like most assertions
relative to the sex, this is too sweeping,
but women as well as men viii avoid such
women as avow their dislike for other
women. y loyal woman will be loyal to her
sex, and will not allow anything to be said
in her hearing that is derogatory. To be
other than this is to be Of type that is de-
servedly stunned by all high-minded per-
sons. -.
The Pennsylvania Legislators whose votes
defeated the bill to allow women to serve
rs notares were doubtless moved by an in
disposition to swear before women.
The latest cult for women is Il Society
for the Promotion of Spinsterhood." re-
Gently established in England. If statistics
in England. old and new, are to be relied
upon, there seems to be but little need for
efforts to promote this state, still this So
cicty might proftably exercise its influence
i'll promoting faith in the superiority of
spinsterhood, and thereby add to the con-
tentment of a large class who would other
wise feel that their lines had fallen in hard
places. -
What say the young ladies' to organizing
an ''Anti-Awfully Society" The word has
become so universally misused as to become
4 matter of rdicule. VIII not some of Fort
Worth's ''awfu!ly" pretty and lawfully
sweet girls set this ball in motion?
1t is scarcely credible that the women of
Texas will let that beautiful site in Jack
son Park, which has been reserved for the
Texas exhibit building, be vacant when, in
1893, the eyes of the civilized world Will be
turned upon it, The women of Texas are
enthusiastic and loyal TO their state. they are
active and energetic, and on them is put the
responsibility of raising the requisite $780,
900. VIII they shirh? Surely not
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-25
Douglass Green Back in Wall Street.

Douglas Green, the Wall street broker
who married Mrs. Snell-MacRae in a very
sensational manner and went to Europe foA
awhile, is back in Wall street He can be
seen any fine day downtown IN his old
haunts. Many of his friends have over
looked the little escapade that caused his
first wife to take action to free herself.
He is now trying to recoup his fallen for
tunes, and those who know his shrewd
business tact and uudoubted ability think
he will soon get upon his feet again. BY
his fathers death he inherited considerable
wealth and engaged in the brokerage bust
ness. He bought seat in the stock ex-
change and became partner of Commodore
Bateman. He became noted for his cook
ness and judgment and the firm rospered.
Wherever the young broker went he made
friends, and he was considered an ideal hus-
band. No one was better dressed on change
and no one was better known. He did not
speculate enough to gain the reputation of a
plunger, but whenever he dabbled in stocks
he rarely made a mistake. Everyone said
that he had great future. One day he
dropped out and sailed away with Mrs. Nc
Rae. 1t was shock to his friends, and
they never expected TO see him back again
an active factor in the market; but he has
returned, and is standing shoulder to Shout
der with the men who knew him in days
gone by trying to make new fortune.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-25
EDITED BY MRS. N. II. WALTON.


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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-25

men in New York who make from $500 to
$4,000 year in the same way. These
are big figures, but when the prices charged
are recalled they do not seem SO unlikely.
For example, the man who does the largest
business in cut flowers in New York very
often has orders for house or church decora-
tons that cost from $500 to 5000. This man
does not undertake any work that does not
pay well. If it is a fashionable wedding
he will not agree to decorate the church for
less than $500, and as much more as the
brides stern papa will spend. If both the
church and residence of the brides parents
are to be decorated, quite 5000 can be spent.
without even the suspicion OF great eX
travagancc. For elaborate dinner parties,
dances and receptions, from $50 to 5000
may be expended. is the taste and purse of
the purchaser may elect. Every fash
ionable bride must carry at least
500 worth of flowers in her glovad
hand to the altar, and sometimes
even more costly ones. Many wealthy
people are supplied with fresh flowers
daily, and the bills for these quickly foot up
into a snug sum. a few of the fashionable
men have bouquets for their coats sent to
their clubs or homes daily, and the charge
is never less than 81 day. Ladies who en-
terrain great deal and who go out every
evening, follow the same rule, only in the
latter case the price is usually from five to
ten times as much as for the bouquets for
men. Then there are thousands of men
and women, who are neither rich nor poor,
who buy flowers every day. Roses and
violets and orchids are worth nearly their
weight in gold in winter, and so it comes
that few florists reap a rich harvest. .-ss
The least surprising part of the fioNef
trade of New York is that the work is not
confined TO the big city and its suburbs
But residents of Boston, Philadelphia Chi
cago and other cities send to New York for
flowers for weddings, receptions and dinner
parties. and of course the florists make a
handsome thing out of it all. The flowers
sent to distant cities are daintily packed in
soft cotton aud paper, and are so arranged
that they may be SO preserved in all their
freshness for over week
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-25
Fortunes in the Sale of Flowers.

New York boasts of many industries.
New Workers have the faculty for making
a nimble dollar about as rapidly as such
feat can be accomplished. There are one
or two big florists in this city who are max
ing fortunes every year by the sale of
flowers. One man on upper Broadway has
an income of S30,000 year from such
business, and there are half dozen other
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-25
RE A WOMAN.

go. -...s heard a gentle mother,
-n.fy.light hours began
rs...... a- wiru q son on duly,
l- him to be man
rr...,.-,o her blue-eyed daughter
.-..f with love words quite IS ready.
u IT,. -rr nut { he other duty.
Strive. my dear, to be lady
W. Lady, + it sometime
'.--...r hoops and silks and airs
r-.. 10 decorate the parlor.
... rlr fancy rugs and chairs,
..r u-erhat wastes on novels
H.... feeling that is human:
Z. ..- his fo be- lady,
ms .o. IN, 70 be a woman.
r...- then. unto your daughter,
-...s u something higher far,
~ .. r. ..- mere fashion lady
-g.aU $ the brightest star
s.. Foo v.sr strong affection.
.... -.5..r S. n To be- I man.
-.. .....- daughter no less strongly
.....-. and be- q woman.
vs. 1am Brightest model.
..-rlf e.gh and perfect beauty.
~. ....rl Gd and soul ana body,
...-.r r Hori. CUt lies great duty.
re.. -,.m4r. uauCht is higher
.r ...-i...'G crest Of fame,
Cr... a-.-ug g Il virtue
no Ir.1Ercr, hOlicr name.
-LEIchange.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-25

piled. I know you and you know me. am
Capt. Williamsl' He stepped back. said he
would go with me, and l put my revolver
back into my pocket, while the fellow
drained his glass of whisky without the
slightest tremor 1t was all over in 4 sec
ond, but the place was in an ouproar. AS
we walked out the fellow said to me.
you're the nerviest man l ever saw
didn't have any trouble with him, and |
don't think my heart throbbed any faster
as l marched him off to the station house"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-25
Horace Greeley.s Daughter and Her Work.

Fancy a woman of about thirty years of
age, of medium height, dark brown hair
and black eyes that pierce and sparkle
She is of full figure, and hurries along with
the determination of one who has mission
to perform. She is dressed in light col
ored wooden dress and wears a jaunty nat
that sets off to advantage one of the most
perfect faces 1 have ever seen-rounded,
with soft pink and white skin. two roguish
dimples, perfect mouth, red lips and rows
of perfect teeth, milky white. Fancy such
woman as that, with low musical voice
and most gracious manners, and you will
have pretty fair idea of the late Horace
Greeley's only surviving daughter, Ga
brielle, now the wife of Rev DIR. Frank c.
Clendennin.
Her days are spent in doing good, in
helping the weak, in nursing the sick-a
pretty Lady Bountiful, who never tires.
and who never tells of the good she is do
ing, SO quietly does she work. She greatly
aids her husband in his church work, and
is very devout Although she does not
live in New York city, she spends much OF
her time here. Her life is given up to
lifes grandest work-helping others.
FOSTER COATES.