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nard to thirty days 10 prison. The Gravesend
boss stretched his arms thouRhtfully and
| leaned back in his chair In silence for several
| minutes after he heard the news. Meantime
his friends and henchmen maintained re-
| spectiul silence. Thon Mr.. MckRne couRhed
| slightly. walked toward the window with his
hands In his pockets. and remarked In
| thoughtful tone that II would not be
surprising II he began to talk about
some OF the politicians before long, him
| solt This Is a phase OF the McKnne
question which everybody apparently. Is
anxious to avoid. Tho 0ravesend boss has
managed his municipality In a fashion that
has aroused comment for great many years.
| and his promises to the big leaders have
always been made good. There Is a dieposi-
| ton to leave him 10 fight his battles alone, and
| It has been noticed that all efforts to get him
failed. He has been remar ka6ly close moutheJ,
considering the amount OF information at
that he might begin to talE before long ls the
fret thing that might In any way be construed
into threat.
Oscar wIlde's love OF admiration has grown
80 Of late that 1t is quite entertaining to OBJ
serve his deportm ent on any important social
or public occasion. An international dealer in
plays. who saw Mr.. Wilde In London less than
two weeks ago. says that tho aesthetic has
grown 80 fat that he is almost cumbersome in
movement; He might be described as q fat
dandy: His chubby fingers are loaded down
with rings. and he decorates his portly person
trimmings and buttons the, ispsls Of, Which
while his large feet o are 'ScSfi snSssed IN shoes
that have gold buskles: His hair is worn
HIS coming visit to this country. Nearly all OF
Ss gays Of o &
portancs." which he affects to consider mas
terpieces. Despite all his yagarles, his unre-
ss s S as2 aS,ass ana s Ia paas m
lion In London society. This may be be-
cause It 10 bad year for lions. but there isno
6ES%siiiGGa g. %iG0 about the social importance OF Mr.
Miss Victory Bateman is q modest young
woman. who was a member OF the association
Of actors known as Tho Professional Women's
League" Last summer she was named as the
correspondent in divorce case which an ac-
tress brought against her husband Both Miss
Batsmsn and the husband Indignantly denied
shs H."HI T-f In oGs fps s.y SIRSsSs SoeSs Sqs
League" League he'll held very stormy meeting and i, Dc,
An aSsSr.s and 1d saSs
OF the league had condemned Miss Bate
man before she had chance to prove her
the other day. and now Miss, Bateman's law:
Xers and considerable number OF prominent
eaYG
League" The harshness and injustice OF the
phasised by revelations In somo Of the dra-
matic papers Of the rast lives Of the women
Young actress % to resign The me- nmmber Of de de
vorce cases which those women had figured in
sySs rail bGsn and soIIestys' and in Theh they
gree by the courts. was altogether startling.
The men who anticipate the coming holiday
x,tth NhA alo
those in charge OF the delivery wagons OF the
big dry goods houses. It Is season OF un-
mitlCated hardship for them. The wagons are
10 be seen about the streets night after night
by people going homo from the theatres. and
parcels which would in ordinary times reach
their destination at . or 3 O'Clock In the after
as midnight. The delivery men comp plain bit.
teTly tteTly Of their hours. but there is no remedy.
hs The aHy ass ss% 81 sd ns
worthy and expert men. confusion and loss ro-
that employees on the delivery a.ons are the
inevitable Victims OF the holiday season
Tho expression stage conventions" Is a
term technically applied by students OF scien-
tinc stagecrait to conditions and devices OF
dramatic instruction. usually impossible In
real lifo. but avowedy indispensable to the
making OF play. Familiar instances OF this
are the soliloquy. and. more fundamentally.
the hypothesis always accepted In an acted
play that a scene occurs In q room from which
ono wall has been removed. thus giving an In
terror Of only three sides These are acknowi-
edged even In the writings Of dramatists who.
In accordance with new opinion, den9unce the
to the nature Of the stage. French dramatic
and ii. Francisque Sarcey, the critic. is said to
be now writing book on the subject Probably
by women among these conventions, but moth
Ing In theatrical art requires ore to be pt-
the s9s Of ss P9o IL
clothes are rarely attractive to the eye. But
there are certain means by which an actress
acts a male role Il may be that stage laws Do
tempt 70 look like a mau when she sings Or
feo" Whatever the cause OF her costume on
FroS Ss sH waist Sisn do%R ssSs sSs
looked like a. man. rather more than most
fc%sa9 Gi%s' sSUre s anS SS1 sS 'ss n
Ss MSs face oIsDs Il aatT5ay brstheT %a1sa
waist and her mock undoubtedly belonged to
hobody but a woman. No mistake was posi-
cut to the decollete evening hodices which the
fort 70 make 1T appear anything else, The
singer may have been so Impressed with tho
realize . certain Greekiideall of tbeauty, hut
the result was disconcertIng to the audience.
ana the question OF sex appeared more COM
plicated il proportion to the height from
which 'Ortao" was seen. Its uncertainty was
apparent from the orchestra, but startling
from one or two ttors up
The number OF Worlds Fair" sales which
are advertised in various portions OF New York
tell a story OF disappointed hopes in the big
Chicago show Many Of tho exhibits were
brought fIom long distances. and it would be
more profitable to sell them. even below their
accepted value. than to pay the froights for
taking them back again. An In yestigatiOn would
Doubtless show that many OF these sa es verge
closely upon the fraudulent The goods have
in some Instances never been exhibited at the
Worlds Fair, and in others few genuine ex-
hibts form the nucleus around which
shops in this city and Chicago have been ar
ranged Nobody has suffered any great loss
through the deception thus pTActiSel. The
trick Is one that was successfully carried out
after the Paris EI Ihibition. and was thoroughly
exposed at that time.