Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-17
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 STRANGE THINGS.
Pads and Suggestions Noted by Kate Jor- dan.


 Especial Correspondence.I
 NEW YORK. March 13.-It is strange what a fund of impressions may be gained by one short walk taken thoughtfully through this cosmopolitan town of many phases. chanced the other day upon an old curiosity shop where blind man, sitting in 8 shadowy corner beside a great mahogany clock, played on a dusty violin that bore within the marks which proved it a genuine Amati. 1 discovered an old mansion in 8 quaint corner of the town where the marble hall was chipped in q thousand places; where the wide parlors, now the abode of an Italian fish merchant, were decorated with mirrors that once reflected early cen tury bellies. The mirrors were cracked, else they would certainly have been sold long ere this, and strings of onions were strung across them.
 It is strange how few of the celebrated in- ternational marriages turn out well. Every year our American girls marry foreign no- blemen. Some of them doubtless are love matches, for, a naive little maiden said in my hearing recently, II think it would be the easiest thing in the world to love a prince" Almost relentlessly, however, the divorce or at least accounts of marital mis- cry follow the brilliant descriptions of these marriages in high life. The Princess Colon na is the last to join the homeward bound recruits. Perhaps the wives are not un- happy when the severance comes, for they still possess the title for which doubtless a cool fortune has been paid. It is safe to say that the European man cannot tolerate the Independence ingrained i'll the Ameri. can woman, and probably for this reason more often than any other disaster is the result.
 It is strange how feminine tdste changes in its choice of stage idols from one season to another. For a long time Herbert Kel- cey was the hero of the matinee girl. Now, above all others, Henry Miller occupies the throne. Strangely enough, the part he is at present playing in Sowing the Wind" has firmly established him. In this he Is an old man with a gouty foot and an um- brageous past But never has Miller looked handsomer, and never has be had lines to speak that must so surely ingratiate him with women. In the clothes of the coun- try gentleman of 1920 he is most attractive the long, white hair curling below the ears, the stock, the lowered waistcoat, the leggings, the long ecru coat, the light col ored beaver hat--all make & picture most artistic and romantic. Then his lines! Are they not all of regret for having wounded one woman's heart? Do they not all breathe of an old love put away long be- fore. but never forgotten-cherished as flower sometimes is between leaves grown yellow with time?
 It is strange and very sad, too, how con- mon the opium and hasheesh habit is, if we are to believe the doctors. At a little dinner, not long since, when the cigarettes and coffee made cozy atmosphere in which to listen to the horrible, young physician described the effect of hasheesh upon one of bis patients "Hasheesh," ," said he, lis par ticularly deadly, and the frequent unfor- tunates who find relief from dun colored reality through it's fumes discover too late that they have sent their souls into the very deeps of depression. As my patient informed me, the first experiment entailed horrible nausea, but if the novice is bound to know all it's joys and sorrows he con tinues. At last he passes the gate.' This term implies that he is emerging into the pleasures it creates. Following this come dreams as marvellous as scenes from the Arabian Nights The subject feels hap piness that touches heaven. Then he falls asleep, and the next morning he is ripe fo1 suicide. A shuddering horror and chill have replaced the fictitious joy-a deathly, poisonous agony and inertia-a sense of pol lution and self disgust that no words can do justice to-"
 It is strange how popular the theater party. tandem" style, has become. It is decidedly an enjoyable way to spend an evening" and the supper party that follows is by no means the smallest part of the pleasure. A very pretty effect was gained at a Broadway theater last week. There were eight girls, including a very pretty young chaperon, and all wore white gowns. They sat in the front row of the orchestra, and ranged behind them were the men-an effective contrast in their black coats Conversation was conducted over shoulders, which, by the way, gives it a confidential tone But I think the rnen like the tandem" arrangement so we'll be- cause it allows slipping out between the acts very easily-no gowns to crush, only whispered apology, and they are off.
 KATE JORDAN