Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-11
COCKERILL'S CRUMBS

COCKERILL'S CRUMBS
r.e LATEST GOSSIP FROM LITTLE
MANHATTAN ISLAND.
Car, sohurs Of To-Day-New Feminine
r.a Of tho Observation-Disclosures
F.vors the Use Of Cosmetics.
,,,.~-..co,acnce Of the Richmond Dspatch.1
NEW York, October lo.--l saw Carl
Scburz ON the street the other day. lie IS
growing little stopped AZ to ms shoulders
ard there in q suspicion OF gray in his
sandv beard. but in most respects ne looks
"a he did twenty years ago. when nrst
s,w him Interest in him has revived
since the announcement OF his WITHDRAWAL
from the presidency OF the hamburg
American Packet Company. mat was
oucer occupation, anyhow, for
man of his literary tastes ana &C
ou,rements. but the general OPINION
IL that he was merely put up as
6curehead for the steamship company.
WA, a career that man has had. Editor.
CA lfn mr. oil
81 Tab,net officer, president OF steam
.n,r company. aud n number OF other
en-. .n;p no. ween. Az the editor OF the st.
80 Hcstlicls Posi-. Mr.. Schnrz was FOR
years a politIcal power In the west. 10
.unno.ed influence over the Gormans
- ,ba country MIR. Scburz owed his po-
I,,ic,l advancement. aud most especially
that funniest of oil honofs, MS MAJOR
oeneralshlp. With no military taste OF
tanning he Actually held the ives OF thou-
ends III men IN his hands ana the destl-
n;as of moro than one department..
.bon M Charlottesville he had no
$50 fitness for the army than lie had for
the stnge or the pulpit. anu YET our
Governineut, by way Of recognizing the pa
tr,ot,sm of our German-Amerlcan citizens.
permi.ted HIM TO masquerade u Eehc'di
Tor several years. Since his withdrawal
from the edtorship Of the Etenn3 Fc@
Mr.. Scnurz has not cut mucn Oh nsure ~
th,a CITY. HIS Mugwump tendencies have
Lar, Inn ont of both parties. and when he
nunears in public 1t il always to complain
about something that Is. He Affects Wag-
pariou music. soft hats. ana rather rusty
ra,ncnt. He retains. | believe, his interest
IN the st. Louis newspaper. ne - great
student and n hard WORKER. IulitIer, VINO
used to work for him, told me once tnat
Schurz never produced anything lnteiicc-
tual without the greatest ehcft. lie had
Known him TO spend TWO weeks preparing
o snnech in the solitude of his library. But
when worked over and polished II was
eneech that shook the underDrusn," as
they say Ia the West.
THE MEAORY-JAB.
The latest fad of the society girl is to
possess "menory-Jar. and those VINO
have them wonder how they ever managed
10 live without them. The idea Is purely
poetic and sentimental and Is therefore
likely 10 gain "a strong hold on the gentle
sex. The fad Is too new to be met with
often. but II is spreading fast. ASatsuma
iar-the prettier the better-is placed on
the mantel or other convenient place and
into 1t Is dropped any dover. sprig, bit OF
ribbon, button, or what not when
girl might wish to keep as q son.
re,.ir. 1t il very uattor-of-fact
maiden who does not acquire articles
of this kind which she regards at the
moment rs being absolutely. priceless.
though 1t may be nothing but the STUD oi
a lead pencil. and into tine meinOry-iar
90 oil such treasures as these. No matter
fhough half OF them will within week or
two at the iarthest he looked upon by the
fair collectors a. worse than rubbish, SUI
If She IS true to her fad she must place
them carefully in her lar ana keep Them
There llli lIt IttflttNip - bf-NNs
she may then care 10 destroy them, the
ethics and etiquette OF the memory jar
give her the privilege OF dong 20. Inc
uromlscuous and altogether interesting
character of the contents OF one Ot
these Jars after. say, lively season III tAc
seashoro or in the mountains, may be M
aclned. ! have lately been permitted 10
| look into the sacred depths OF IL Jar wnlch
was begun this summer at Saratoga. am
told il was a small lGr at the beginning OF
the season, but II is now u vase tuat WI!
hold. am sure, a bushel. As the priceless
md forever-to-b e-adored sourn,wS accu-
mulated the smaller jars. each III turn,
| gave way 10 larger ones, until the present
| Jumbo receptacle stands filled To the rim
with thousand things, every one OF when
| has tender story Of It's own.
This is from George" sad the artles (;
| creature, as she fished out faded rose.
| don't care II never see him again. And
the faded rose was dropped back into the
jar as If the memory which clung - IL
| wasn't particularly pleasing.
| This Is from sister. She sent 1t to NE
| from school expressly for my jar. Isn't the
shade perfectly loyely!'
| IL was indeed. That is. said it was
| though wasn't sure. IL was a bit " rib
| bon.
FIRED gave me this, and l think the
world of it. What lovely time we Aa-
that afternoon
1t was a racing programme from Sara
| toga. covered with lead-pencilllng5, and o.
the back of It was scrubbed an appropri-
ate verse from that stirring poem begin
ming:
Are You ready for your steeplcchasc
| Lorraine, Lorraine, Loree?
| Going into the jar again. she brought III
! q pink shell that told IT. tender tale OF Tn,
sea. ! think she said Robert gathered II
| for her and wrote their names together OF
the sand ut tho same time, or some suci
| usual and everyday performance "a that
| Here was q button, here leaf, here card
bit OF crumpled paper with something
written thereon. couple Of theatre cou
| pous pinned together. and so on through
a thousand articles of similar bric-G-brd
which would be likely to come into th'
| possession of a young girl with a score oil
! more of admirers. A book as large a,
Wcbster's Dictionary might be written Oh
the contents Of that wonderful jar-pro
| vided the owner was willing TO supply I
clue 10 the romance which lies in Its per
fumed depths. A foolish fad. you think
perhaps. Bat. nevertheless. a fad that L
| sure 70 bring many yotarles 10 worship a
these sentimental Satsuma shrines.
AMERICANS ABROAD.
One OF the funniest financial question!
ever raised III local political economy
came up for the first time this summer
| Everybody suddenly became excited anc
ANXIOUS about the many millions spent
ever; seasoE by American tourists abroad
1t was discovered that the aggregate wa.
enormous. The financial figures begaI
with J00J0 tourists at the lowest average
OF 81 900 each. or total OF 500, 100000
After much newspaper and oven maya
zine discussion general consent simmereC
the sum down to so, 0O0, 900 for $1,000 peo
pie. Eyon then tacre WAS holy holding
up of hands at the thought of such
sum going out OF the country, squan
dered abroad, and lost TO us forever
Not all OF 1t. A pretty good slice OF eact
tourists average 81 900 goes for passag,
money on the steamers. all of when pa,
Immense sums right III this city and ovel
in Jersey for labor, wages. salaries. coal
PROVISIONS and So on. which come out 81
the steamers business. Many OF these
ships provision. coal. liquor up, cigar up
and ice UP for both the out and return
VOYAGES. because these supplies can b,
furnished better and cheaper here thar
abroad. In this way millions are spent 10y