The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-19
CoRBETrs COLUMN.


Jail is noted for being the very worst
of its kind in existence. The prisoners
are allowed to smoke and play cards
and those who can afford IT may order
anything they wish from the outside.
The stencil is something horrible. A new
jail is to be built when the new court
house Is finished, which Is next To IT..
Clerk Price and Jailer Morris are still in
charge. Both are great favorites of the
newspaper men OF the city. III Debs does
not get sick of his self-imposed martyr
dom shall be very much mistaken. Per-
haps, though, he is going TO write a book
or go upon the lecture platform after the
strike still further subsidies, and il that is
the case, why, OF course, 1t Is business
policy that he should make all the ma
terial possible.
At what age should a woman cease
wearing sailor hat?
Now that is a pretty pertinent question
to put to the readers of this column who
are interested in the subject. 1t is per-
fectly surprising, however, to notice the
frantic efforts OF some OF the more or less
gentler sex to appear young when youth
gave them the GO by years ago. woman
who will own up to 40, and then allow
for the marginal number in her mind
over and above, should have care how far
she proceeds in the path OF ridicu-
lousness attired in a sailor hat. She may
plug up her teeth, and dye her hair rope
colored dye, try to improve on nature
with the bloom OF youth and freckle erad-
icator; she may paint with a rabbits paw
and powder with q baby puff, she may
crimp and curl and do the camel Delsarte
limp, she may darken her eyebrows with
charcoal made from lighted match and
redden her lips from pink saucer pre-
pared for the purpose and all will be for
gotten and forgiven II she will resist-at
her age-the sailor hat and the spotted
veil that goes with 1t.
The Goulds-you know who the Goulds
are, the New York people who haven't got
anything but money-have just notified
the commissioner OF taxes and assessments
that they are not liable for the personal
property tax of the estate their father left
them valued at 81, ,000, 900, as they are no
longer residents OF New York. George
Gould lives at Lakewood and Helen
and Howard Gould tarry at Tarry-
town. My acquaintance with the Goulds
is only limited SO / can not say whether
or not they are unjustly taxed. Georges
wife, nee Edith Kingdom, was a most
estimable young woman, who, with her
mother, frequently graced the sanctum
Of the Chicago Theatrical Journal, which
in that way / became acquainted
with the lady whose talent and
beauty made her q milliopaire's wife. L
don't believe she would get into a tumble
down elevator now and 60 to the fifth
story to inquire for any mail or to ask
after the health of the head pen-pusher of
the publication referred to.S l would re-
mark here that man with 81 ,000, 900 worth
of personal property to tax has to be
very vigilant in order not to get any the
worst Of 1t.
In New Jersey they are agitating the
subject of fining a few rich men for dock
ing their horses tails. That's right. A man
ousht to be docked who will cruelty have
his horses tail docked. Right here in
those whose business il is to
look after the matter, should not only pay
attention to the docking Of tails of horses
but to the inhuman high checking of the
poor equines. IL horses could talk,
but "neigh," they might remark:
Don't ~a% cheek. check us up SO tight. How do
up hill or see where we are stepping?
Please take the binders off. We will
soon get used to it, the same as we did to
the electric cars your inventive genius
sprang on US. Let US have our tails the
natural length, as we want no flies on US
In the summer. Don't swear at US or kick |
us and yank the bit in our mouths just
because you don't know how to drive, or
you are out OF temper. Treat us right,
don't forget we eat, give US a clean bed, |
and Well work for our board the year |
round"
Should men use perfumery?
Yes, a little, a very little, of the right |
kind Is not out of place, and, considering |
The fumes OF tobacco and beer which 1t |
would have to counteract, it is in some |
instances very agreeable. The great |
trouble with man is when he |
gets to taking liberties with a
bottle of perfumery he usually gets on too
much, and IL he goes into drug store or
barber shop and gets some in his nous
ache or behind his ear, sometimes it leads
% explanatory arguments in the home
circle. 1t would be no use, Of course, for |
! man who worked in gas house or in a |
ewer to think of such nonsense, but those
Who mingle with the populace, SO to |
peak, may be excused II they wipe the
from their brows with
II the odorous liquid.
General Miles says he will not with
iraw his troops from Chicago, notwith-
tanding the request Of Governor Att
,eld and Mayor Hopkins, until the time
omes when such withdrawal would be
leemed safe. General Miles, as / have be-
ore remarked In this column, is man
Who does not let anyone else think for
lin. Mhea= he withdraws his troops the
,ublic may rest assured that there is no
urther use for the restraining influence
II soldiery.
A minute with the ladies.
Permissi ssible-Skirts and sunshades to
match.
The regulation sailor hat with. high
rown and narrow rim Is not becoming to
ii faces.
Lace, ribbon and jet are still prominent
eatures of trimming.
Insertion is used TO great extent in all
,inds of dresses, but is getting too over
one to be fashionable.
Black satin sashes are worn by young la
lies with light dresses.
Mrs. Cleveland is growing stout like her
husband.
Belva Lockwood has been refused per-
mission to practice law in the courts of
Iirginia.
The old-fashioned lutestring ribbon,
he kind our grandmothers wore, is COM
ng into fashion again for trimming OF
10Th hats and dresses. For the trimming |
u hats the ribbon Is used about four
nches wide and for drcaaee from, fwo 20 |