The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-15
AS IT'S TALKED.

"V ~ T&N IL
A gentlem an thoroughly versed in all
the questions appertaining TO the harbor
| question called at the News Office yester-
day, and shed Hood Of light upon the
great matter OF the Improvement of the
west bank of the river below the con-
fiuence of the Blackstone and the Provi-
dence rivers.
Probably few people realize what n
large and important matter this OF the
improvement Of the harbor is IL reaches
back almost to the foundation OF things
in this city, and it spreads out to include
pretty nearly every substantial interest.
| Its legal side leads the investigator into
dim aud almost forgotten alcoves of his
tory. and compels him to grub and burrow
among laws aud decisions and common
law principles respecting riparian rights.
st
The neophyte who imagines he can set
| tie the whole subject of the building of
| the proposed sea-wall between HIPS
| wharf aud Sassafras point, by an inter
view with some gentleman like this one
will find that ne has but just begun to
get glimmerings OF the maze of dusky
labyrinthin passages that invite his in
tellectual feet to tread them in pursuit of
knowledge He will, after following the
clues thus gained for a week or so, be led
to reflect that in comparison the task of
completing college education is slight.
Get out your fish pole. The trout law
is off today.
A vague rumor reaches me that some
East Side belle propose calling "A mass
meeting of their fair sisters TO protest
against further publicity q Prof Sedg-
wick's warning against the dangers OF
kissing
And now they saw that frost has no
effect on the cholera germ aud that the
insidious bacillus can live in ice for
months. No kisses AMI no icei Why
liver The returns are not all in yet.
The next thing we shall hear that the
bacillus eat the icc-there must be some
excuse TO keep up the price next summer.
Noticeable among the listeners at the
lecture or disease germs at Sayles Me-
mortal hall, the other evening, was
slight, bright-eyed young miss whose
huge note book and rapidly moving pen
Gil proclaimed her to be one of that small
army OF newspaper writers who are here,
there and everywhere at all hours Of the
day and night. She labored diligently, a
slight flush, caused by the exertion,
spreading over her cheeks, and as / gazed
curiously at her the flush was
deepened 10 deep crimson as
she Indignantly stared back Just
then the lecturer sail with vigor
kissing is ore of the most dangerous
practices of the times" and / caught
from her eyes sharp flash of indignant
protest. Noticed that in her report of
the lecture that anti-osculating state
ment was missing with the idea proba-
bly, that such heresy should not be given
publicity.
The appearance OF Nine Lineff and
her Russian choir at Infantry hall last
night introduced some new ideas into
my mind ms to the diversity of opinion
among different uatious concerning what
should and should not be worn. Imag-
inc a citizen of Providence walking up
Westminster street clad in leather
boots Preaching to tie knees. breeches
coat OF rich, red material. bound
about with sash and trimmed
around the bottom with fantastical
adornments of lace. or other embellishing
dry goods. The Russian costume seems
TO be compromise between the male aud
female attire of the English speaking
nations, rounded off with a garment re-
sembling the Chinese frock coat.
The hair is done up in variety of
ways. ra nging all along from the genu-
inc sbort-cropped American style to the
unfathomable wave of the Turk. How
they manage to secure a sufficient
amount Of warmth from this style or
clothing to protect them against the
rigors of Russian winter is a question
for speculation for an American, but if
the query were submitted to them they
would probably retaliate by pointing to
our modern shoulder cape aud would
compel us to beat most inglorious
retreat Ward McAllister and his
retinue Of retainers would doubtless be
Mortified to know that these gentlemen
do not appear upon the stage in evening
dress, at least evening dress as interpreted
by claw-hammer coat and low-cut
vest. here again the Russian idea OF
eternal fitness may differ from ours, and
it is not for me TO act as umpire. The
Russian is satisfied with his dress ald so
are We unless the crinoline comes, so
there is an end of the matter.