The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-24
LOOKING GLASS.

windows In perfect binding sheet. The
wind was blowing fully sixty miles an
hour aud the great trees bent and
swayed and turned before its force. IL
was a wild scene. for pastoral
scene, and the stor N at EEL and
of the coast must have besn
magnificent TO an extent not appreciable
by those not seeing IL. Over In New York
the weather sharp, who runs this brancn
of the agricultural department., predicts
weather Of the tous hest imaginable
variety. A cyclone is creep ing northeast
up the coast and is due here today. A
econd storm is flying along to the east from
the lake region and tue two are expected
to have a wrestling match II Newport
today or tonight. Vessels are warned
not to leave harbors and those in harbor
better secure good arc lorage and then
,ie it down.
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The Slocum Light Guard enjoyed a
moonlight excursion last evening. On
the return from the lower bay IA stop was
made at Crescent park whers danci ng
was INDUCED in until the early morning
hours.
The Looking Glass has word OF cheer
to the maternal heads of families retura-
ing from the seashore or country and
worried over the servant girl question.
Do not worry. Girls will be plenty very
shortly. The summer hotels will soon
put up their shutters aud hundreds OF
girls will seek private employment.
When the ga es of the Worlds fair at
Chicago were thrown open. tn re was u
grand rush CT servant girls from all
over the country to secure positions In
ha hot nd fatt IN aati-
mated that at least couple of thousand
such girls went from Boston and several
hundrel from Providence aud vicinity.
Now many Of the girls are coming back to
the employment Offices in Boston and In
Providence aud applying for positions
nearer home. Two months ago tae en-
ployment offices were looking for capable
girls to take positions as domestics In pri-
vite families, now they are turning them
away.
Tho Looking Glass is askel by an az
xious reader who desnairs being able to
get to the Columbian Exposition II thers
is ever to be another international expo
iton In this country. Probably there
will be. Whether it will equal the great
show at the White City or not Is a ques-
tion. but undoubtedly thi, will be dis
COuutcu Wlbulu tue ucAI ucCtue. odur ftn-
cisco. CAL. is to have an international
exposition from January l to June 80
next year. The fair will be held in Golden
Gate park aud will cover an area OF
about 100 acres. The chief buildings
will have the titles. Manufactures and
Liberal Arts, agricultural aud Hort-
cultural Hail." "Mechanica Arts"
"Fine Arts aud Decor tive Art" an
"Adminisi ration Building"
Souvenir spoons are drug on the
arket." said a jeweler yesterday. "The
k<oon craZs has we'll nigh run its course.
Women who have 1C0 or 200 spoons of
different shapes. size. and desig ms have
furnei their backs on the fad and now it
lnguishes But nev one is springing
up In its place; as silly fed as ever
tempted the soul Of woman Go extrava-
Gsuce. L. Is the collection OF hat pius.
Many OF these pins would serve for dag
gers, 'lis true: but the usefulness Of the
digger is after all circumscribei. 1t
would perhaps De Just as well ii the hat
pin craze were punctured with one of its
own weapons"
The biggest deal.r in "spring water"
In the city owes his spring, his success
aud his health to n Boston clairvoyant
so it is reported. He was in poor health
sore years ago, aud fually was
led to consult the clairvoyant.
He was told that there WAS
spring of water on some land that be
owned that had medicinal qualities that
would cure him, aud the clalrvoyant
offered TO come to Provldencc and find
the spring and demonstrate its value.
This he did. The spring was found
where the man said 1t was and
the use of the water cured the sick man
entirely. Then he began to market the
water, and has built up large and pro fit
abe tr ade. This story is vouched for
by people that are entitled to be- believed, =.
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Mrs. II. B. Gale Mr. and Mrs. James
r. Lowry and family. Earl p. Mason, G.
G. Burdett, Fred w. Nichols G. j Allen,
Dr. K 4. Noyes aud wife, Mrs. James c..
Kimball. Fred w. Ar old aad e. A
Foraeaux of this city are re yistersd at
the leading hotels at Narragansett Pier.
Mr.. Caas S. O'Neil, OF whom the
Looking ass has had occasion to speak,
and vino is at present living In this city.
has contributed much of interest TO the
current number of Donahoe's Magaz inc.
Under the caption "Oae OF the Un-
worldly" is a passage that is worth more
than passing glance. AS sa tribute to
friend, its kindly criticism is tingel per-
haps with cynicism. not directed
at the subject OF the tribute
but ut the habits OF che world.
But It would be idle for me to a6 d to "A
detract from the wrii ier's pen por trait,
and all that can do Is in my humble
way point out that the artist must lave
made a keen and careful Judy OF the
world and have seen something of both
sides of life to be able 10 paint such
picture. Mr.. ONeili says: "He was
neither too prudent In the care CT his own
concerns, nor too selfish Go ignore the
needs of Others. He believed there was
more in life than the mere living for
himsslf, and he gave practical evidence
OF that belief in many ways.
His over-prudent acquaintauces consid-
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