The sun., 1894-10-21


We cannot believe that the social evil is 10
be repressed by closing the promenades of the
music halls or by the partial prohibition Of the
sale OF liquors; nor do we. think that the steps
proposed TO be taken to improve the public
morals Of London are calculated TO effect their
object. Rather wo suspect that the action
adopted by many Of It's self-constituted and i'm
pulsive defenders will be regarded as phsrisa-
ism. while wo believe that II oil they would np-
perently have done were done. its effect would
bc TO make things far worse, instead OF better
than at present"
Finally one suggestive note 10 sounded in this
great chorus. which is pleasant To listen to. IAN
ordinary English girl" writes: Don't you think
you men might sometimes regard unfallcn wo-
men as being Interestingly know we arc not
considered as Interesting. but do think this
fallen woman Ia having an undue share of at
tention. All the new books arc about her. all
the plays, and now all the public interest and
the newspapers"
The whole matter will come before the County
Council for decision on next Friday.
In the midst Of all this discussion Of vice and
uucleanllness, this week has come from Amer.
lea Ambassador Bayard's amazing tribute 70
English virtue and character. John Bull has
been completely fabbergasted by It. lie Is still
looking out of the of his eye to see II the
fattering American diplomat isn't really laugh
ing in his sleeve. 1t is the biggest mouthful of
taffy ever given him, and he is rather suspicious
Of It, though very fond OF the glver. All the
newspapers discuss II with some miseiyinu "a.
especially the more sweeping passaues of his
speech The Westninster Gdzette ia pcrhaps.
the most discreet Of them ALL when II saws,
"Mr. Bayard has been here long time but
where a good many persons will ask, has he
been1 He has never stayed in any house where
there were not family prayers before break fast.
He has never heard q doubtful story, and II IA
his assured conviction that none of us ever savs
anything stronger than good pracious., Tha
Ambassador Ia to be congratulated on the so
briefly of the company he has kept, but we are
afraid IL will not do to assert much more about
it.n
There Ia. however. genuine regret expre,sed
at the va,edictorv tome which thu speecb seemad
IN contain
A people's version Of tho New Testament ia
being prepared by n company of ladies and oen.
tlemen who think they will improve the Scrip
lures by excluding words and idioms not in
common use Tho Manchester Guardian prints
this sample of supposed Improvement:
And why do you trouble about clothes No
tice the wild lilies how they are growing They
do not toll nor do they spin yet tell you that
even Solomon In all his grandeur did not dress
AB well as one OF these. NOW III liO0 Clothes In
this way even the wild plants which to-day
are living and tomorrow are to be made
fuel for the oven will he not much rather
clothe you, you men of little faithf Do not
then trouble yourselves with such questions as
wha. are we to eat, what are we to drink,
what are we to wear For all these things are
what the heather nations make their aim. For
your Heavenly Father knows that you need all
these things"
The Italian newspapers have been largely
occupied this week with tho case OF Count
Tscharnsdieff, who, after q n; steorio career In
Turin, has been ilnominiously expelled from
Italy by order OF the Minister OF the Interior
His real identity has not yet been fully estab-
lished. He arrived at Turin four months ago.
took q fine house In q suburb, and installed
therein beautiful young woman. who passed
ss tho Countess. The mansion was superbly
furnished. There werc twelve domestics, and
10 the stables were fourteen horses. The pair
drove about Turin In an open landau. drawn by
six horses. and naturally attracted attention,
although the local ariatOCrary suADectel