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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04
The Eton Suit.

There are symptoms of the beginning
use in this country of Eton schoolboy
suits for youths under 1S. Anything
more supremacy ridiculous than the Elton
suit when put on a long-legged boy
short jacket with long sleeves, long
straight trousers, stovepipe hat, wide
white cuffs and Byron collar-can't be
Imagined Imagine playing football in
stovepipe hat? But this monstrous ap
parel is superlatively English in all its
associations and that will carry it great
way toward the affections of certain
class of Americans. OWEN LANGDoN.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04
The Humors of He11.

Briggs men and anti-Briggs men may
fume about doctrines all they like. The
fact is that people won't take He'll fire
seriously-ordinary people, I mean.
remember well frivolous young fellow
Of my acquaintance, who had occasion
some years ago to mourn the loss of the
black sheep Of the family, his own
brother, who died unrepentant. The con.
versation turning one day upon the flu.
ture world, my frivolous acquaintance
announced his belief that his brother was
at that moment enduring the tortures OF
the damned.
Then his countenance lightened and he
said with a queer, half-ashamed chuckle:
"Wouldn't it be funny to see him siz-
zling away there in the fire?"
What's the use of talking theology to
man like that.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04

prices has been paid at the Seney sais for
French pictures by men no ADLER was the
text of SO many newspaper sermons that
the picture buyers took a tumble-I may
say that, mayn't Ii-and Mr.. Chase is
now more busy with commissions than
ever before. And that without abandon
ing any of his stern ideas or resorting to
trickery such as sometimes makes a
small artist famous.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04

barber in a Sixth avenue shop one aft
ernoon, says writer in the New York
Herald, the customer in the next chair
alightcd and rendered q ten dollar bill
to the tonsorial artist. "Take it to the
bootblack, outside" said the boss bar
Der. questioned my shaver about the
bootblaclx's financial standing. He an
swered: Tony is as well able to change
the bill as most of the storekeepers In
the neighborhood. He has good-sized
bank account and plenty of cash In
hand" just then the other barber
came in with the change. As passed
out noticed Tony placing the x In a
well filled wad.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04
A Kansas Toacher,s statagem.

In Kansas school, when one of the,
girls misses word, the boy who spells IL
gets permission to kiss her. The school
is said to be turning out some excellent
boy spoilers.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04
AHoUsEIN FIFTH AVENUE
What it Costs to Live in a New
York Palace.
Facts and Figures About DlilliOnaires'
HOmes-Tho Fair CO-Respondent-Ths
Woman Who Smokes Beating an

Facts and Figures About BlilliOnaires'
HOmes-The Fair CO-RespOndent-The
Woman Who Smokes-B Beating an
Auctioneer-An Expensive Drunk.
The story of Fifth avenue is like a
fairy tale of the good old-fashioned kind,
where bags of pearls and rubies are
stuffed into good little boys pockets and
uncounted gold lies kicking about on the
floors of dragon-hauntedc averns.
The study of that curious American
product, the millionaire, has a keen in
terest to most people. There is no such
textbook or object lesson as this narrow
lane of so-called palaces, ugly and coarse
looking, with but few exceptions, in all
the world. London has million aires
enough, but no one street SO full of them.
There are residence streets in Buffalo,
Cleveland. Washington and other smaller
cities far more beautiful, but the high
way where live all the Vanderbilts, D. o.
Mills, William G. Whitney. Coils P. Hun
tington, Jay Gould, J. Coleman Drayton,
DR.. Webb, II. NICK. Twombly, one of the
Astors-two till recently-and unnum-
bered other mi1lionaires, has character
Of its own. It's gloomy street where it
isn't made gay by the blossoming of the
intruding shop fronts which are rapidly
chasing the dwelling houses up town,
but no one can walk the two miles from
Madison Square to the park without
dropping into figures.
1t costs money to live on Fifth avenue.
Every residence there is either the home
of a millionaire, or of man who is living
beyond his means in the hope of being
considered one. Prices of land have risen
enormously since the late William H.
Vanderbilt paid 100000 for the ram
shackle old greenhouse upon whose site
he erected his Siamese twin brownstone
packing boxes. Within recent years lots
have been sold In desirable portions of
the street for $50, 900 or SAC, 900 each.
That would be cheap indeed now. Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt paid $75, 900 for a very
ordinary narrow house, and then pulled
the house down to make room for his
splendid, but ugly palace. Even that
was cheap. G. P. Huntington has since
paid Robert Bonner $1,000 a front foot
for the diagonally opposite corner, a
/ vacant plot, on which he is now erecting
great stone castle, whose cost he mod
estly stated in the building permit, pos
sibly for the Assessors benefit, at 500, 900,
but which is costing many times that
sum. Mrs. Whitney's home opposite
these two, an ivy clad French chateau,
and perhaps the most beautiful and
homelike of all the palaces, only cost
$500, 900 at a bargain sale few years
ago, but is worth double that price now.
And in ten years the stores and hotels
will have crept mile and a half further
north and the millionaries will be forced
to move on again. They are paying a
! pretty price for few years. show on the
avenue and for the anu ss.a.ent of us who
philosophize about then.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04
A Cure for .sN.rxes. :,

Near Central Park there is huge gym
nasium devoted almost wholly to medical
cases, Strengthening up lateral curvature
of the spine, reforming bent shoulders
and wry necks, curing digestive Difficult
ties and the like. was somewhat sur
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04

EOR REMIT rooms on Vacant street.
Inquire OF JoSATHAN JAaas.
a. This adv would cost you 10c for /
day ID EvmKKNa DEMoCRAx.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04
A1r. CAaso's PaiAtanGA.

|. One of the Most busily discussed topics
of conversation among artists early in
the season was the studio sala of William
M. Chase's paintings, which went at
scandalously low prices. Mr.. Chase is
one of the first painters of the country,
and is held in high esteem personally and
professionally by his brother artists, but
the great picture-buying public did not
make its presence known at the sale.
One man from Pennsylvania came with
81, 900 in his pocket to get two good
Chases." He carried home eight Of the
best. A Massachusetts agent came to
buy two at any price; he got them for a
song.
This was discouraging, but Mr.. Chase
has recently assured me that the sale
really did him good. Such neglect Of
an American artist just after fabulous
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04

DOARDERS can get good board and
d lodging at No DINNER ST.
or This adv would cost you ioo in the
EvENfNa DEMoCRA7
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04

MAN WANTED to. drive coal cart
M through the Green.
a- This adv would cost you % ii the
MxRNrNa DMzkocRAT.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04

E'OR SALE-A House and Lot at a bar
( gain. Apply to BARGAIN CoUNrER,
Rare Chance Street
az This adv would cost you 16c for 1
day Ia EVENING DnMocRAx.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04

rfssA when DR.. Savage, the director.
told me the other day that "nerves" was
a common disease sent Co him for cura-
tive treatment.
The nervous patients, he says, are
usually women who have ruined their
systems by drugs, whether prescribed as
medicines by fool doctors or taken on
their own responsibility. In either case
there comes time when drugs have no
more power to stimulate the tagging
strength, and an utter collapse follows.
Then the specialist steps in and prescribes
exercise and absolute abstention from
drugs, and the gymnasium man gradually
builds up the lost strength and returns
the nervous woman to her health again.
Wonderful, isn't it The modern ath-
letic girl is taking the best means to
avoid such difficulty, evidently.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04
The Giddy Correspondent.


Six months or SO ago the greatest of
the New York newspaper syndicates sent
out for publication sketch of one of the
best known and most successful profess
sional women in New York, accompanied
by an excellent portrait. Sketch and
portrait were published in a certain
Western paper whose locality cannot be
too closely limited at. A few days ago
local divorce case caused q great stir in
the town where this paper was published,
and its editor, having no portraits Of the
principals in the case, picked out the
portrait of the New York woman, blew
the dust off it and published it as can
excellent likeness of the giddy correspond
ent." OF course some kind friend sent
the New York woman copy Of the paper,
and she has vowed big vow that she
will never give any newspaper man
another photograph.
Do you wonder at it, don't. Would
Mrs. Potter Palmer like to have her pic
ture published as that of a confidence
woman2 Would Governor Hill like to
have his handsome features figure as the
horse thief's in a Montana Iynching
storyf Hardly.
It is such antics that make the work of
honest newspaper men and women harder
than it need be.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04
A tumble of Styles.

In years past we have usually had
prevalent style for country house archi-
lecture. Grecian, Gothic, Italian, Queen
Anne and Colonial villas have followed
each other in rapid but reasonably order
ly succession, each the reflection of past
forms and ideas. How we have no pre-
valent style but a tumble of all. Queen
Anne houses, SO called, continue in favor
along with Colonial. Strangest juxtapo-
sition of all, James Brown Lord, the arch
itect of Tuxedo, is erecting at Hampstead
two splendid villas, one an Italian study
with open topped towers and wide shady
loggias, the other half timbered Eliza
bethan house looking like Leicester's
Hospital, without the suggestion of
shaded porch in front. Such contrast
of extreme Northern and extreme South.
ern styles is rather funny.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04

I,iOR EALE-Placard Of ssTo Rent
'sFurnished Room 70 Rent, Fer
Sate.n and many other -; " 8, loo eael.
At the DsNocR1T olzc
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04
The Unjointed Russian Nose.

1t has puzzled some people to under
stand why the illness of the painter
Verestchagin should interfere with the
proposed sale of his paintings, which has
been indefinitely postponed. The truth
is that the Russian nose is ont of joint
in New York. Only last year Russian
dresses were all the rage and society
matrons dealt out caravan tea from sam
ovars at afternoons" Now they sit by
low, hexagonal Armenian tables inlaid
with mother of pearl in curious patterns
pour tea or coffee from copper pots.
Hence the shrewd dealers fear that even
Russian pictures would get small favor
from buyers who are necessarily infiu-
enced by the whims and caprices Of
fashion.
Within two or three years we had
Japanese, Russian and Turkish crazes,
not to mention such variations on civil
liked themes as Empire, Directory, Louis
! Seize, etc. What next?
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04

.ITTANTED- "A girl for general house
y wv work. Apply AZ KITCHEN.
a. This adv would cost yon 30 IN the
.EvENING DMMocRAT.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04
Beating an Auctioneer.

l suppose acutioneers are about as apt
as most men to have their eye teeth cut,
but I saw a woman get the best of one
the other day in a very laughable man
ner. Upon the catalogue of an odds-and-
ends sale was a pair of old German tank
ards, one of which was considerably finer
than the other, the second lacking also
its pewter lid. The lot was knocked
down at $3.50 each to thin woman in a
striped dress, who promptly announced
that she only wanted one.
Sorry, madam" said the auctioneer,
Shut can't divide the lot" Then his
gallantry overcame his prudence and he
added tentatively: perhaps some other
lady would like one"
red.
well, we'll put 'em up again." said
the auctionser, hoping to get a higher
price.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
styouladiesfourfifty, foufif-
ty'snopriceatallivefl vefivebidgivemeffty-
f1vefifty- sixIhearsixIh earsixI hearsixsixf1f-
cy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fifty seven fifty
Observation-Disclosures me eight - all
done So-oldforsevenfifty."
'tI'll take the one with the cover" sang
out the thin women.
Cali right, madam" said the auction
eer with his blandest smile.
"But won't take the other one," said
the fat woman in tone of lively protest,
II wanted that myself" and then there
was roar of laughter at the auctioneer's
expense. Then the second tankard was
put up separately and, without the help
of its running mate, brought just $1.75
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-04
The woman who Smokes.

The woman who smokes exists. but
there are not very many of her.
have pretty wide acquaintance with
members of the gentler sex, but I know
personally only two smoking women.
One of these INDUCES in an occasional
cigarette. The other, occasionally but
not habitually, smokes a big, strong,
black cigar of the most vigorous kind.
This second smoker is somewhat remark
able for one of her sex. A visitor of the
masculine gender once brought her, by
way Of joke, a package or two of very
fine cigarettes. She experimental with
them in private, and then began Offering
them to gentlemen callers. AS the little
weeds had not inconvenienced her at all
she was rather surprised that these ex-
perienced smokers found them strong
After few days the donor of the cigar
cites dropped in.
"Well, how many of them can you
smoke ?" he said trifie sheepishly, for
he knew the potency of his gift.
ooh, three or four at once" was the
nonchalant reply.
'The Dickens you camp said he in
establishment, "why you are ready to be
promoted to cigars" And the promotion
took place at once. The man tempted
her and she did smoke, and has done it
more or less ever since.
1t isn't strange that women should &C.
cassionslly take to cigars, but rather
that SO few Of them do it. know an
other young woman who has herself
never touched tobacco, but who grew up
| In a smoking family and was used to the
| smell of the burning weed. She married
minister and moved into little coun-
try Gown in New Jersey. Her husband
didn't smoke. One day big cousin came
to visit this minister's wife. She sent her
husband out to buy some cigars, and
6lled the big cousins pocket with them.
| SNOW" said she after he had lighted one
of them, "sit right down there in front
If me and blow the smoke this way.
That's It'll Blow 1t right in my face.
Ah-h-hi Isn't that q fine cigarl" If she
weren't a clergyman's wife fancy this
lady-cultured. beautiful, refined, SEN
sible-would be sorely tempted to try a
weed herself sometimes.
OF course; it is morally no worse for
women to smoke than for men to do It,
but as it is silly, pernicious and utterly
inexcusable habit I'd rather see men
dropping it than Womsn hs&ing it up
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07
FOR IARCENY.
james I.annock Received Money for u /.
Bank After ho Knowit was Insofvent.

James Lannock Received Money for q i.
Bank Aftcr ho Knewit was fnsoivent.
YoRK, Pa, Aug. 0.-James Lannock,
Of the firm of schall & Lannock, bank
ers and brokers, who assigned last
March, was arrested on oath of John B.
Welsh, of New York, on the charge of
larceny as baiIee and embezzlemont.
lie gave bail in the sum of sl0,50O.
The affidavit charges that on or about
February 10, James NJ. Lannock received
money to tho amount of $S0535 from
the deponent, Welsh, with the knowl-
edge that he and his firm knew the
concern was insolvent. Also that on
February 90 Iannock was bailee of
stocks and bonds belonging to Welshand
amounting altogether to about $4,000
all OF which he converted to his own
use or to the use OF others than the own
or. Mr.. Welsh entered also similar suits
against Michael Schali. The warrants
were served on him tonight. He also
entered bail. It is expected that other
suits will also be brought.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07
THE TOTAL ABSTINENCE UNION

Asks Catholic Ladies to Initiate the W. c.
T.U. and Cooperate with Them-other
Matters Acted Upon.
WAsuixGT7oN, D. c., Aug. 6.-Aftcr at-
tending requiem mass this morning, the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union assem-
bied for its second days session.
The committee on resolutions pre-
sented its report wherein it was resolved
that in its etforts to overcome the evils
OF drink on the lines outlined by the
Baltimore Catholic congress, there was
no race, no creed, no color, no national
distinction in this common struggle, in
this common sorrow, but also common
hope, against common foe. {.
Catholic woman were appealed to to
initiate the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union and to cooperate with
them. The public policy does not seem
to sanction the sale OF liquor at the
Chicago Worlds Fair nor does 1t re-
ouire the existence OF traffic privilege
10 cover this fair land with imported
breweries, distilleries and saloons, and
which is also wrecking tho homes,
blighting high hopes, breaking hearts,
and grinding down priceless souls into
the mire OF unutterable wretchedness
and woe.
The encouragement OF total abstinence
papers is recommended. After con-
siderable discussion the following were
presented. .
"Resoitod, That We consider it the
duty OF all temperance men to support
candidates for public office who honestly
pledge themselves to la5or for the
enforcement OF Sunday laws and the
closing OF liquor saloons on that day.
"Resolued, That We deem it the mani
fest duty OF every temperance man not
to support any candidate for public
office who declares himself, or is known
TO be committed to the support OF the
liquor interest"
These resolutions were adoped with
but very few votes in the negative.
The sentiment OF the convention seems
to be against legislative prohibition,
but it was not deemed wise or expedient
to go declare in q session. The Father
Matthews memorial committee has n
balance of $22,G37 on hand, and it was
unanimously voted to establish q Father
Matthew memorial chair. Constitu-
tionaI amendments were adopted pro-
viding for third vice-president, and
reducing the per capita tax from l6 to
10 cents.
indianapolis, Ind, was selected rs the
place of holding the next annual con-
vention. The new officers are: Presi-
dent Right Rev. Joseph D. Cotter,
Bishop OF Winona; First Nive President,
Rev. Morgan NJ. sheedy, of Pittsburgh;
Second Vice President, W. A. Manning,
Of Cleveland; Third Vice President,
Miss Sally A. Moore, OF Philadelphia;
Treasurer, Rev. Mcmahon, OF Cleveland;
Secretary, Philip A. Nolan.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07
THE WARS OVER.
Senator ingalls, Introduced to Southern
Audience by nn Ex.COnfederate.

Senator Ingalls, Introduced to n Southern
Audience by nn Ex-confederate.
ATLANTA, GA, Aug. 6.-Ex-senator
Ingalls, lcctured at Piedmont tonight
on "The Social and Political Problems
Of the Second Century" he was
greeted by great crowd. Mayor Hemp
hill, OF Atlanta, introduced him, say
ing; ,.., -, ,.,.,.. ,,,,,.,.. nh. :, !, :.
over and the bloody chasm has been
filed. want to tell you in few words
why this Is true. When q confederate
soldier, in the heat, under the star
spangled banner, can introduce with
warmth and cordiality to a southern
audience, Hon. ]. ]. ingalls,, Of
Kansas, the most skeptical in this na-
tion may know and feel that peace,
brotherly love and good feeling reign
all over the broad land. The warmth
and cordiality OF this greeting was In
creased by the knowledge Of
Senator Ingalls's course against the
infamous force bill, when it
was before the Senate. 1haye the pleas
ure Of introducing TO you an orator who
has electrified this country from Name
TO California, o gentleman whose
genius and ability are respected and ad-
mired by the whole American people"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07

The following minority report was
presented on the subject: "Resolyed,
That the rules and regulations be SO
changed us to authorize the Comman-
der-in-Chief to organize departments Of
the Grand Army in departments now
existing whenever satisfied upon proper
representation that they may be organ
lied without detriment to the Grand
Army OF the Republic or any depart
ment organization existing in States
embraced therein"
W. S. Decker, OF Colorado, defended
his minority report; "Now,n said Mr..
Decker, "if tho colored and white COM
rade can live together in the different
posts Of the South, for Gods sake keep
them together. But II they can not, de-
wise some means by which the colored
mon who fought for the Union can
come in and have all the privileges"
"Comerades," said Major Warner,
"the black man fought for flag that
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07

PARIS, Aug. 6.-Telegrams receivsdin
this city from Sofia, the capital of Bull
garia, bring news that active prepara-
tons for war are being made by the
military anthoritiSs OF that country.
Inquiries have been made in official
quarters, but the rumors received no
confirmation, the officials declaring that
they had no knowledge of any war-like
preparations being made in any Of the
capitals OF the Balkan States. The only
information elected was that Bulgaria
recently placed a large order for articles
Of war with the great German gun
m akers, the Krupps.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07
A Tidal Iyavs In Australia.

san FRAxctsco, August 6.-Auckland
advices Of July 14th aro that great
flood like tidal wave prevailed ut Mel
bourne on July IS. Waters in the har-
Dor rose above the level ofthe surround
ing towns. The floods were the most
severe since 1852 and 5000 people were
rendered homeless.
A relief fund was started and soon
reached the sum OF e5,0O0. The loss OF
life 1t is believed did not exceed ten. It
is estimated that the total loss will llreach
half a million,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07

BERLIN, Aug. 6.-Tho recent decision
OF the Pope, declining to grant the appli-
cation OF Herr Cahensly and the st,
Raphael Society, praying his holiness to
appoint Bishops in the United States OF
the nationality Of the majority OF tho
Catholics in the sees to which the bis
hops are appointed, is taking in q
polite sense by the German Catholic
press, which holds that by declining to
accept the proposals made to him, His
Holiness intended to strike also the
nationalites represented in the triple
alliance which are mainly interested in
the St. Raphael Society.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-08-07
College rraternIty Convention.

CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 6.-The annual
convention Of the Beta Theta Phi fra
ternity is now in session here. Over
fifty chapters arc represented. The
following officers have been elected.
President, Prof. J. G. Gordon, Of
Washington, ID. c.; vice presidents,
Rev. Y. p. Morgan, Of Cleveland, Charles
S. Thomas, Of Indiana University, and
C.N. Hepburn, OF Virginia State Uni
versity; secretary, Frank Andrews,
University Of Virginia.