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npsuccessful at the recent presidentlaI
election sat glum and miserable IN their
seats. watching the antics of their happier
brethren with i'll concealed disgust and
envy.
OF course nothing of the sort occurred.
Probably the happiest men on the moor
were the Republican leaders. Mr.. Heed,
Mr.. Burrows, Mr.. Lodge and others min
gled their smiles with those of Speaker
Crisp. Mr.. Holman, Mr.. Bynum and other
leaders of the successful party. the
stranger in the gallery, especially II he be
from foreign country, is amazed at the
apnarept friendliness and cordiality OF the
relations existing between the leaders OF
the rival parties. He cannot understand
IL. He has been led to believe that Amerl'
can politicians are always fighting dues
or fisticuffs or pulling each others halr'
And he finds them acting like brothers.
Possibly the minority members, the he
nublicans. have a little the best OF the
congressional situation. If l were going
to sit in congress-which heaven Forbid
7 should want to sit on the minority side.
There is so much more fun in not being re
sponsible for what happens, and instead
being able to find fault and kick and poke
fun at the fellow who is responsible and
fill his political hide full of holes.
ASH watched the meeting of the house
Yesterday | thought / saw a suspicious
number of smiles of a somewhat sinister
nature lurking about the mouths Of the
Hon. Thomas b. Reed and the Hon. Julius
Caesar Burrows. Possibly they were think
ing of the fun they are going to have when
the Democrats in the coming congress get
seriously at the work of making tariff
bill. There is no rose without a thorn, and
the thorn in the Democratic thumb at the
present writing is the danger that when
they make tariff bill they will fail to
please the people in some way or other and
be thrown out into the cold and cherries
street, as their predecessors were.
The crowds in the galleries yesterday
were evidently not thinking of the tariff
question and the future of the political
parties. The people have had so much
politics of late and somuch tariff talk that
they must be quite willing to turn Their
attention to something else. A large num-
Der of the spectators were women, and the
interest of the women seemed to be cen
tered in the personal appearance Of the
statesmen. They chattered about Mr.
Durborow's fresh color, Mr.. Aliens whis
kers, Mr.. Lodges neatly trimmed beard
Mr.. Reeds increasing badness, Mr.. Crisp's
accommodating girth and other trivialities
and personalities.
The women also appeared to be greatly
amused at the show of vanity which was
spread out before their eyes. It's not often
that they get an opportunity to see few
hundred successful and presumably strong
and sensible men acting very much like a
parcel of women who meet for the first
time after a summers travel. And as tc
the vanity of the lords of creation and
makers of laws, / think the case was very
well put by an elderly woman who sat next
the press gallery and after an hour or sc
remarked to her companion: "a woman is
vain prettily. When a man goes in for van
ity he wallows in it"
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accept with blind
idolatry the inno-
vationsof our Eng
lish cousins. At
all events there is
no longer a dispo-
sition to rush in
and without con
sideration adopt
the London style
Immediately it is
given forth.
Only recently
indeed, as eNem-
plified at the
horse show, have
the men of what is
known to be the
smart set given
sanction to tn e
long tailed coats.
They believed in
and they wore the
garments Occa-
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average devotee of the revered claw ham,
mer. So, that it shall not even pretend
upon the latters' impregnable rights, the
crack American tailors that have repro
duced the new coats have left but shade
OF the swallow tail effect without disturb
ing the harmony of the cutaway curve
There can be no gainsaying that the
smartness of this new garment is the at
tribute most likely TO win for it an impor
tant place in the category of mems wear
The cutting away of the skirts in the side
view creates q most favorable impression,
while the contemplation of the garment in
its entirety carries with it the conviction
that this coat os demidress was never here
tofOre seen TO such advantage.
The first weare,s ia America of this new
cutaway are n group of Londoners who
were seen about the down town exchanges
looking for good, exclusive, double cinch
investment opportunities for the placing
of their good English money. They are
men-as verified in the other details OF
their makeup-of undoubted discernment
in dress, and the brokers are not slow to
get their clothiers at work On similar pro
ductions. There is, it is said, rage over
this style prevailing in the English capital,
anu IbBt yuan u Ni'>S'N
London custom clothier could have turned
out so well built garment.
The best tall hat of the season is the make
having the most noticeable bell crown and
the most pronounced wide brim. These
are the truly best looking hats TO be worn
with the long coats anu the tighter trou-
sers. The English trousers are described as
small over the instep and the measurement
10 inches. But then the English foot l.
larger than the American. About 10 at
the knees and II ~ the bottoms is the
"propah capaw with the deah boys, bal
Jawve!"
The pleasing intelligence is in circulation
to the effect that that very eminently prac-
tical and pre-eminently convenient opera
hat is about to experience a renaissance.
1t will be regarded in the same digniied
category as that in which the high hat is
classed, and for certain occasions where
hats are to be carried and crush is I'M
pending it will tend to keep the feelings
unruffled, and thus as profanity deterrent
alone will fulfill its mission.
That good old standby, however-the
frock coat-the first Of the long tailers
to make its way-is still an oft donned
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Still the good natured members make an
effort, many of them giving that they may
receive payment in kind, and others ex-
tending congratulations effusively for the
purpose Of making themselves conspicu-
GUS, until the floor becomes a sort of clear
ing house Of good opinions and compli-
mentary remarks. Everybody appears to
be anxious to shake every other mans
hand, and there is wave of smiles and
q ripple OF laughter, and sort of chorus
of sweet words fills the air. Some of it is
good nature, little of it genuine friend
ship, but the greater part Of it nothing
but vanity and selfishness and yearning
for conspicuity. That is what thought
yesterday when looked down from the
press gallery at the first day Of the second
session Of the present congress.
The stranger in the galleries probably
expected to see the members on the Demo
cratic side dancing jigs Of Joy about the
hall, making faces vt their defeated foe
and slapping each ether on the back. while
ene representative q the party which was
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NEW YORK SWELLS.
SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY WAS
NOT ARRAYED LIKE THESE.
The Fashion Framers Offer Marked In
novations in Apparel-Pointers for Men
on Correct Styles of Clothing Them
selves for the Winter.
Especial Correspondence

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-The well dressed
American is called upon nowadays to ex-
ercise a goodly quantum of common sense
in keeping reasonably abreast of the fash
ions of the times.
Leadership in mems fashions is not a
trivial avocation! The denizen of swell
dom, not only as a matter of maintaining
caste among his eliminates, but also be-
cause of the responsibility entailed in Civ
ing currency to certain deviations which
are evolved from time to time-setting the
fashion, as it were-has a somewhat haz-
ardous task.
So discriminating have our fashion fran
ers become, however, that we no longer
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No. Author. Title.
10 Miss Mulock-In a House Boat.
20 Mrs. Observation-Disclosures
II Ouida-tittle Grand and the Marchioness.
~ F.W. Robinson-The Bar-maid at Battleton
2, Alfred Lord Tennyson-The Lovers Tale.
"a Miss Tackeray-Ous of the World.
IS Annie Thomas-The Mystery, and other
Stories.
IS Miss Mulock-The Self Seer.
27 Mrs. ]. H. Riddell-Miss Molloys Mishap.
IS Katherine s. Macquoid-Poor Roger.
20 The "Duchess''-How Snooks Got Out Of
90 A Conan Doyle-My Friend. The Murderer.
81 Charles Dickens-fhe Chimes.
a. Charlotte NJ. Braeme-A Gilded Sin.
80 Besant and Rice-Shepherds all andMaidens
Fair.
"a Helen B. Mathers-As He Cometh Up The
:, Stair.
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garment by the
younger S wells.
AS Redgie Cad
youmette, of the
Whippersna er
club, remarked:
1T is one of
those distinguish
ed looking coats.
don't you know,
deah boy, that one
has to stand well
up in. One must
wear ones best
fixings with ones
long taller, cont
you see. old man.
Everything must
be at top notch
with the double
breast t err. The
gloves must De
tan in the dep
Russian; special
boutonniere; hat
nclished. cOllar
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the oil
lin subscribers and
the
ncie o 40 he y
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around find great
rejoicing il the
first suit:ng, and
yet after a year or
two these same OBJ
jectors are wear
ing the identical
article, only in a
cheapened repro
duction. 1t was
thus with the men
of swag2erdom
when those two
extreme tangents
in the fashions
marked the most
degraded epoch
in the costume
condition of the
Nineteenth Gen.
tury-I refer to
the padded, square
shouldered coats
and the spring bot
toned trousers.
When, however.
the hoodlum and
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is the relegation
of the De Joinyille
type of knotting
for wear with the
single breasted
coat, and the
Windsor four-in-
hands or some
other of the how-
ing, wide aproned
variety with the
double breasted
coats. The over
coats do not affect
neckwear. 1t is
the nd ercoat,
particularly those
of semidress, that
are con cerne d.
The men of swell
d dom appreciate
that the crossfolds
of the De Joinville
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SUBJECTS Er1BRACED IN TIES VALUABLE

To any one subscriber
Qnoti rnE IToGREs o. per
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sionally during several seasons past, but
not with that significant sanction which
was manifest upon this occasion, of all 9th
ers, in the fashionable calendar, when new
phases in mems dress are exploited.
Concisely told, the marked changes are
all in the nature of shape and conforma-
tion, tending to influence toward the
more courteous department of the gal
lants of 1910. This noticeable impression
is. however, deftly quelled by having the
finish and fabric in even a quieter tone
than has prevailed of late.
For instance, the concededly apropos and
distinguished looking outer coat of this
coming season is the long, loose fitting
black, blue or dark green cloth-a sort of
melton kersey-the fabric having the rich
quality of the kersey and the sturdy finish
of the melton, the former make" afford
ing the best unfinished uncut edge. In
style it is primarily an ample garment
though not Of the extreme box ilk. The
velvet collar is unstinted. 1t is made single
breasted. fly 'front.' and extends in front, as
the illustration discloses, well below the
knees. This is in its entirety one of the
most ultra coats issued of late years. and
yet in its ensemble there is not one phase
which the most conventional would cavil
There are to be worn three shirt studs
with full dress-the pecuniary value not a
matter of consequence-the shirt button or
three small sewed on pearl buttons being
deemed the zenith of dress shirt wearing
There will be more frequent wearing of
evening gloves than heretofore, particular
ly at entertainments where ladies are to
be met.
The neckscarf is the dominant adjunct
of everyday apparel They are made in
forms with flowing ends and graduated
aprons, unlined, admitting of most artistic
knottings and affording the expert scarf
tier the opportunities of his lifetime. But
the neckwear makers are fairly treading
upon the heels of the experts, for they
have conjured styles in made up form that
follow very closely the self tied effects
some of them positively remarque proof in
their fidelity.
A recent edict in neckwear lore. which is
followed by everybody that is ANYBODY" /"
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No. Author. Title.
IS Anthony Trollope-Why Frau Frohnan
Raises Her Price.
s6 Charles sDickens-Three Detective Anecdotd
az Violet Wythe-A Wavering Image:
s8 Mrs. Forres;er-The Turn Of Fortunrt
Wheel.
90 T. Dewitt Talmage-Night Side OF ser
York.
20 Miss Mulock-His Little Mother.
Al Katherine S Macquoid-The awakening.
AZ Mary Cecil Hay-Reaping the Whirlwinc'
q Mrs. Forrester-Queen Elizabeth oafae1
q Charles Dickens-The Battle of Life.
IS Wilkie Collns-A Shocking Story.
46 Ouida-Bimbi.
II Miss Mulock-The Last of the Rufhvens.
4S Mary Cecil Hay-A Little Aversion.
40 Ouida-The Little Earl. =.
90 Besant and Rice-The Case Of Mr.. Luef-n
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high, straight mp, with scarf tied in a
tight knot, spread apron effect, and bou-
tonniere white, OF extra size. There is nc
Sinking things. deah boy. One must hold
ones self up to it all the time, or the wear
ing of this favored garment falls fiat"
The two extremes about the purieus OF
New York are the swell and the tough.
"Ah, get on to his giblets," says Chin
mie who wears a short Covert coat and
wide trousers. Where did he get that crazy
long tailed overcoat9 Hully Gee, but he's
a sight Well. he makes me smile!'
Thus Chol,y Van Rensselaer, says, looking
through his eyegiass:
''By gad, what curious makeup! de-
clayah believe that's my old short over
coat the fellows got on. Yes, and my
whipcord trousers. l remember how they
guyed me at every opportunity when the
whipcord topcoat and trousers to match
were first introduced. And now, three years
later, ! am afforded a revengeful chuckle
for past insults. shall always laugh last
at my severest critics and subsequent
imitators. for they are certain finally to
get into the swim ont of date"
1t is n fact that the taking up of new
styles by the multitude of men of dressy
inclinations is done more or less charity.
There are those that will accept instantly
the mandates. Others will hesitate and
at first have the extreme features toned
down. So on throughout the whole COM
munity OF the great well to do the ac-
ceptance of new styles goes on until its
universal adoption. Meanwhile the fash
toner's have not been idle, and are ready to
launch a series of original and efficient
conceptions.
There is word to be said about the
abrupt changes that the season has
brought forth. They will not, as a fore
gone conclusion. please what is known as
the mGdding crown when they first a2-
pear, but The men of fashion expect
such incredulity from whence it comes
and regard it as merely incidental TO
the progressive furtLerance of the mems
apparel. Moreover, the longer the men
of fashion can monopoiize a style the more
exclusive the feeling in the wearing of it.
The ordiDarisns that mock the swells
aloud every time fashions wheel turns
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CONGRESS CONVENES.
SCENES IN HOUSE AND SENATE
ON THE OPENING DAY.

A Political Vanity Fair, Where Members
Strut and Pose for the Admiration OF
the Spectators in the Calleries-Fresh
Stories I'm the Cioakrooms.
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rsnecial Correspondence.l


WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-That great hive
Of wisdom, stupidity, energy and laziness
strangely blended, commonly called the
American congress, is again in session AS
usual, the greatest interest on opening day
was manifested in the popular branch
Yesterday great crowd pressed for ad
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WHICH /. :
ALWAYS
COME 0u
RIGHT. &.

30 recipes for Fruits, Jelies Jams Candies ETC.
will
price
PEcGzEss
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place October IS she won n four-vear-
old stake in 2:22, 2:2Ij. and 2:i5{. At
Cincinnati. October II, she defeated
Alabastcr 2:24jf, 2:23j< and 2;f7I..
Her 5-year-old career was grand
series of brillian, triumphs Al Chi
cago, August 90, 1891. she defeated
Margaret ). in 2:20j.. 2:l9 and 2.Iek
AT Buffalo, y. Y, August 4. she showed
her heels 70 Belle iamlin in 2.f5il. At
Rochester, August i3. she tro.ted in
2:12I. August q, st Independence.
Ia, she met the champion AIlerton.
2:o9i{, and Margaret s., 2.f25{, and de-
feated them In 2:l2, 2;l2I. and a.i2.
making the fastest time in race and
the fastest three heats in race. SEP
ternber 30, at Richmond, Ind. she froi~
ted in 90, and shortly afterward re-
tired for the season
Thursday, July 7. she made her first
public appearance for the season of
is92 az Belmont park. Philadelphia
She trottod against the trsc. record os
Sunol, 2:il'4, and defeated Il in s.1li!
~ Grand Rapids, Mich. August II. sh.
tied her record, trotting the mile in the
middle q the track in e.oo
Her unile II Chicago IN 2soTx gave her
the crown she wears
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coat style. This blouse is also cut low
and round at the neck, fastened 10 a
full yoke OF gros grain silk. A little
above the waist line the material is cut
away altogether in front, and the two
sides are held together by silk straps
fastened by gold buckles The gold
buckle, BY the way. is most in vogue
just at present Russian sleeves of
silk fall over plain tight-ftting ones
with silk ruffies The skirt OF this
gown has the deep hem trimmed with
two narrow diagonal silk bands
No. is most pleasing and most orig
inal. The material is dull blue heavy
faille, and is amply combined with
black velvet There's broad band OF
il at the edge Of the skirt, and the band
is again trimmed both top and bottom
with marabout feathers The plain
bodice is covered with berthe OF tine
guipure lace, also edged with marabout,
as well as the pointed velvet belt, and
the double black velvet sleeves that fall
over the blue silk ones. These blue silk
ones reach only to tie elbow. and the
light gloves that will be worn with the
dress join the sleeve at this point. This
is pretty fad in sleeves. and il prom
ises to be popular for some time. Ones
arm looks 50 much prettier encased IN
glove to the elbow than in sleeve.
saw a very stunning black costume
on the street to-caT. The girl who wore
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Winner and Annie Clark haze Joined
the company.
A London reporter asked = & VII
lard when he intended % act IN England
again. and Mr. willard s~utenti0usiy
made answer. when .hcater rents
are lower and people arrange their din
ner hour 20 that shall bot interrupt
them
Kyrle BsIle1v. 7vho has just returned
TO America after trip around the
world with Mrs. james Brown Potter.
has been engaged by John Stetaon. q
boston. he will probably play ia Eng.
iish ulcsodranas. and an cTSTt il b~s1g
made u secure birs. Potter 10 supp0rt
hiT1
Jacob Lite. having ps-chasssis 'onr
lots on Third street. Milwaukee, fer
800 coo. will erect thereon IL he
courte of yer a go 60 tsssteT. with
"a eating capacity 81 g.soo This svin
give NJ. Lit two Hilwaakse thsassrz
81 bis osu, for be h4a ienF isEss Il
the ijor-
Mizs annie Lewis manager c,z.fns
that his star ~ . m1.IeL She hss M
wllins. hs'es Sorz and ea.zs ne~sr eern-
pain. Q. her dressing rom; do-srs' : ear
~ 6 maid with iser, hAA no Tsrrsfs.
;nouksyN or other petss nrvsr 49,
rubt~d - her diamonds, and neTrr hsi
. prcy~asl - marriage from = iorr}gn
Ioblefnan ~ shrrt- sae % simply .
quiet, tzlen'es.. yains,aklng ltt5e 81
trees.
s.Er. the rcop~ria- of Have<iys
Casi-so~ Eyieu Husee. CairaEo. H@Fsrlys
Hone E.nztress lavr r~-rfor1nssi u ysry
I.rg~ azdicucez fse zstrsfrei pr
s-r1.1sHses g-e sgre-1os - tiny - gwen.
t,rirg interpreted D. 80 h~st artists IA
IT, professlsa Tel Il - Ulra- AL
'-sssal ~ tss-T1- sre two faaay 49,
rssss te.ag performed.
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4, STARS AND SATELLITES.

Miss annie Ward Tigany's new play
Is called Lady Biarney
Mansfield will undertake . stage yer
sion % Iawtho-pcs Scarlet L.tter' Ia
few months
Nine Patti recently Cavc a concert
for the benefit 81 q charity q. Meath,
u ales The receipts we're oTer e zoo.
Mss Elsie De Wolfe, TIE leading lazy
u Ramsay Morris new stl,ex company.
has arrived IN Nev York fro1a Europe.
Mr.. Morris company ~iB begin It's s~4-
son IN Canada In October.
Frederick Warde Is ncss regarded ~
managers a. standard sttr@rtsor--@
conscientious exponent o, the poetic
drama. and man who would rather
lie right than he p-ss.deoi-
Oscar Wide intends 20 vkzi. America
II the autumn IN order 90 super1ni@Tsd
The prCs4rc.ioa 81 bis ner play Which Ii
% ~ fsrough. o-: IN New York IL Is
erpectssd tina; Re viii remain seout ,ro
nao1ih&
Hz5lTu Mo~tya. who has b~-n vita
Agues Hzntingso1's ors - company,
will 70 7Tfta the Bos:ons&ss. rsryz tAzs
Miss Hunslagton hzs go-~ 20 England
not IN me bss. % health ard not n The
best % lack
The a->. eoznessy tia. John Mason All
rs urw x@se Nara MAoo.a. ws.i pay
IL - called --I.I Wr-r les Eon~--
n~u.A~ IH~4.~ ks~a<s L.ash gus.x
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NOTES OF THE TURF.

| Marcus Days PAGER, St. Patrick
got mark of 2:1414 at Butte, Mont.
Sunol will make an early start to beat
Nancy Hanks trotting record.
Senator Fair has refused An offer OF
$4,000 for the yearling brother to Yo
Tambien, Yo FL Rey.
In the 2:l9 class pacing race at Elk
hart, Ind, Cleveland beat Wisconsin
King in straight heats.
Nine heats were required to decide
the 2:21 trot at Independence, Ia, Mat
tie II. being the victor.
Azote was driven in the plow and
never knew what a race track was I'M
I'll fortnight before he came east in
Hickok's string.
Junenont, 2:14. has been bequeathed
to Father Ruyse, of Jackson, Mich, by
the late John Carry, but will be sold by
the priest
Henry Walsh has resigned from Palo
Alto and will take charge OF ". Mae
Gonough's string OF runners He will
draw princely salary.
Julio was killed in the last race Of the
closing day of the Monmouth park
meeting by running against the fence
and breaking his neck.
James Golden, the eastern driver,
says that with rubber-covered track
and something on the horses foot TO de-
stroy conclusion a mile IN 300 is posi-
bic
Secure, yearling trotter, turned
sonersault on the Beatrice tNeb-)
track, throwing Driver Min" Rulifson
forty feet away and hurting him badly.
At Buenos Ayres, South America
racing is done Sunday, and the week
spent il selling pools on the days
races The tracks are often two miles
long. and slant OFT instead Of TO the
pole as tracks in this country.
Senator Fairs new regulation mile
track. situated on his ranch three
miles from Sonoma, VIII be completed
about November l. A large training
barn, i60x40, with tvrentv box stalls,
has been erected. also hav barn i61xso,
with stalls for 80 horses onthc sides
After Marvin had exhibited Arion up
on the stretch at Sturgis, Mich, and
while waiting for hea. o, the $40
class. few curious hoTsenlel wen. up
on the stretch and measured the colts
stride, and were much surprised 10 find
that i took a triie over nineteen feet
Of tape line 70 cover the distance he
steps when at speed
Arion. the champion 2-year-old s.zl-
lion from j. Malcolm Forhes' stable,
has been sent to Charles Marvin 70 b.
trained When Marin considers ths
colt N condition &c VII be sent Against