The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-30
The GOSSIP OF GOTHAM.
The Golden Age Reached in New
YOTk'S Scramble for Show.
Do Your Shoes Cost $l5oP-CoI. oohil-
tree as a Briton-Win Mrs. Potter
Remarry P-Americans Not Noted for
Reverence
(Copvright. 1897

Copyright, 1881
New York, April 29-Fashion has its
silver age and its age of gold. This spring
of 1898 gold, yellow, shining, heartless
metal, mother of murders and temptress
to terrible privations, the yellow root of
red evil holds sway. In the silver age we
had combs and brushes, buckles, toilet
cases, picture frames and other stuff
cleaning with the paler metal. II wasn't
rich enough for the blood of New York
Gold has not displaced it, but triumph
antly flaunts itself above it.
\ little time ago the satin slipper with
silver filagree toe and heel tip was quite
good enough for any one. But itonly cost
$50 to $40 and the reckless gamblers of
society quadruple the ante by calling for
gold. gold, gold For a time they rest
satisfied as they poke their gold-tipped
toes from beneath Worth creations of
afternoons.
The gold-tipped shoes are only for house
wear. You don't see EN- on Broadway
Their use is to make poor callers envious,
than which there can be no greater hap
piness.
This is but an instance The men are
shoes at $50 are at least visible, and a
pair of SO gold suspender buckles haven't
even that merit. The only use for them
is to show that one can stand the pace
OstentatiOn is like the childish game of
dare"
IN stump you to wear gold suspender
buckles, " says the king of the dudes
TN see your gold buckles to change
the figurc) says a prCtender to the title
Sand l. II 1.aica u b1.il1ianf i'm
And the banker is the devil himself
Won't some public benefactor ever call
for show down and stop 'raising}n The
extravaganza of wealthy people in small
personal expenditures has grown out of
all proportion. Trifles and trinkets cost
small fortunes; good pictures by American
artists 60 begging, and authors of good
books trim their cuffs. 1t is not a high
ideal of culture which the butterflies
cherish
But truth compels me to add that I
have not yet seen Il baby's, bath tub in
sold gold. It's reasonably common in
silver ] shall be on the look too.
THE COUNTRY EDITOR
Willis B. Hawkins, who published that
unique manual for newspaper workers
and advertisers, Brains" thus bewail-
eth the joys of the country editor in the
hearing Of the interviewer:
For seven years ] had no use for
money. My paper was published In n
small town in Illinois. Everybody in town
owed the paper, the paper owed every
body, and no one ever thought of settling
an account on either side. II ] went any
where on the railroad, had pass. If |
wanted a suit of clothes or ham, I went
into store and got it. l don't know
whether it was charged or not, and IL
didn't make much difference. Probably
the dealers advertising and subscription
bill was enough to cover the cost; if not,
no matter. The barber shaved on ac-
count, and on account the grocer sold DO
tatoes. Into the Eden of delight came
the serpent when our feeble imitator
across the way got the telegraph plate
service away from US. His circulation
doubled right away; ours, alasl didn't.
THE economies OF the office were en-
tertaining. My partner didn't believe in
spending money, even if we had it to
spend, which would have been a mon
strous and unreasonable assumption. /
remember once we had to print u pam
phlet out Of some articles which had APP
peared in the paper. Instead of resetting
the matter we fitted it in sidewise, two
columns to a page, and when we came to
a cut that wouldn't go in right side up,
turning it round sidewise. 1t was beau
tiful book"
If the truth were told some such expert
ences as these have gone to the develop
ment Of more than half the best editors
and publishers in New York
ARNoLD's NEW VENTURE.
hear from England that Sir Edward
AnOld's purchase of the English Illus
trated Magazine from the Macmillans is
construed as meaning that all is not well
with him in his rather uncomfortable po-
sition as editor of the Daily Telegraph.
The thrifty Lawson, proprietor of that
great paper, is said to refer to Sir Edwin
with pardOnable pride, and rather in the
tone of one who should say: 1--WE keeps
poet in the ouse, sirn As
for the magazine, it would have
been magnificent opportunity
three years ago for man of Arnold's abil-
ity. Within that time the British pub
fishers have apparently walked from their
lethargy to a realization Of the achieve
ments of Brother Jonathan American
publishers were beating them on their
own ground and the principal American
magazines had an enormous sale. Prob
ably they have no less now, but the new
cheap English magazines have had tire
mendous success, and new weekly, the
Sketch, is actually better than anything
of its kind in America. 1t is fortunate
for the lotus eating Sir Edwin that he
has had long experience in the literary
field He will need it.
What a curious fact it is, by the way.
the English magazines are read so much
less here than ours are there. remem-
Der when | was last in England, MIR. and
Mrs. Pennelrs truthful sketches of the
highlands were just appearing in Harper's.
Everybody had read them, and everybody
was indignant. Who in America reads a
British popular magazinei
BRITISH TOM oCHILTREE.
Col 4. Porterhouse Ochiltree is credited
with having become more British than
the Britons themselves, with wearing
single eyeglaws and saying "really,
dontcherlmow.
| fancy this is largely professional. as
the colonel feels obliged TO sustain his
character as the manager of Col North's
great British racing stable. He is as
fond of funny story, a corkscrew and
the accomplishments as ever, and I'm his
confidential moments chuckles hugely
over "reminiscences of his story telling
prowess in Lunnon. Coming roundabout,
these stories are more amusing than when
told by Col Ochiltree himself | have
rarely had more difficulty in refraining
from laughter than when listening TO the
English gentleman who had recently met
the red-headed exaggerator from the Lone
Star state.
america must be a very peculiar coun-
try" said he. Col Ochiltree told me
that the razor back pigs in the southern