The morning call., 1892-09-11
employs from half dozen to dozen men.
Yachting can be followed here pretty well
throughout the wear

'--'o~esaous VIC Jtois
Every now and then the question Is
raised as to why members of the British Par
Lament wear the tall hat. 1t is not obiga-
tory. 1t Is only custom. When gentlemen
wore powdered wigs lace cuffs and cravats,
buckled shoes and knee breaches, the tall
hat would have been very startling inno-
walton could it have been balanced on the
mead. AS a tall hat Is looked upon by the
English as symbol of responsibility it has
lis uses in assocating with people who only
meet you casually and can never know you
intimately enough to respect you without
tall hat. Any other pattern may do for a
cattle show, and you should look as much
IKE an admiral when yachting, although
you may only be counter-jumper aecus-
toned to ready-made clothing and tapes.
But for Piccadilly or Hyde Park. no! Every
friend you have would pass you by with
stony stare. No gentleman is recognizable
in blllycock or SLOUGH hat--unless it
were Lord Tennys0n or Joaquin Miller, who
sense. The latter once did, astonlsh the
Row by riding in sombrero and using flap
stirrups.
But there is positive advantage in the
tall hat. 1t is inGestructible in respecta-
biity as long as it holds together. 1t is
ever fresh. and liable to he stolen in clubs
or restaurants three years after you have
paid for 1t or borrowed it. The ordinary
felt hat. soft or hard, brown or black. has a
short life, and costs often nearly as much.
A few creases or glaZes give 1t a bruised
appearance OF dissipation not becoming a
man of station who pays taxes and votes a
straight ticket. The tall hat is also useful
as receptacle for small parcels, or for the
pocket handkerchief. In Ireland dhudeen
Is often stuck In II. Did not Sancho Panza
n0n OuiYntass hahn of for nnrdoo In
the House of Commons hat serves
to take and keep possession of
a seat until members claim
is recognized. When he is seated in his
place he dons his hat as an ornament, which
1t sometimes is when it conceals a bald
pate with all the bad bumps tellfae and
all the good ones atrophied. Such must
have been the case with the pous Mr.. de
CobaiD. 1t Is only peers who can afford to
dress as they like, but peers have hats when
they come to the House OF Lords. And such
hats as the bishops have-proper symbols of
tie props OF the church. In the House OF
Lords. however, the ecclesiastlcs sit bare
headed, otherwise they are conspicuous in
aprons and lawn sleeves.
A fallen man often gets kicked bya world
eager 10 welcome his successor. This is the
case with the late Home Secretary of Eng
land. whose duty it ia, among many other
things, 10 confirm or set aside capital sem
fences passed by the Judges. Mr.. Mathews
Is good lawyer. and just as well able to
review case as the Judges themselves.
Ordinarily. when the Judges are not dis
satisfied with verdict, things are allowed
to take their course Mr.. Mathews has
acted on the principle OF hanging nearly
all who were brought under his review, and
now he Is berated as one of the worst of
severe men. Lord Cross also sent to the
scaffold most OF the nurderers. These are
qualities that would be appreciated in some
parts OF the United States, but then it is a
matter which depends upon the Judges aud
not upon the Sheriff.
An odd surprise awaited the late Dake of
Manchester upon his marriage with Miss
Yznaga. He was then Lord Vaudeville. the
heir to the title. When he arrived ia New
York and was invited to the home of the
VauderbiIts, he found that the Vaudeville
crest was conspicuous In the rooms assigned
to him and his wife, This at first he took
as a compliment, but was somewhat ap-
palled to learn that the aristocratic Van
derbilts bad purchased the precious articles
at a sale In England. The late Duke lived
TO do much worse than that 10 CONNIE m crate
the family name. Although himself reduced
by dissipation to living on the earnings of
music-ball singer, care was taken to pre-
serve the family estates for the son, now
boy at school,
A beauty show is going on at B0ulogne
at which many chsrmers of the Pas de
Calais are expected to figure in three
classes. There are maidens from Is to 20,
intermediates 90 TO %. and mature beauties,
from % to 30 Probably there will be much
cunning MANIPULATION of the ages to
bewitch the judges. Here is chance for
the Chicago exhibition. There Is danger
OF displeasing the French Government by
not awarding sufficient space, but how it
would set the French in good humor to Sc
cure selection of these Venuses and ANA
IONS for the fair grounds next year. But it
would be dangerous to make drafts of
charmers from other nationalties.
BRUSH.