The morning call., 1894-02-21
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

Charles Meyer. the arbiter OF fashions de-
crees, is at the Palace. Mr.. Meyers bushes is
peculiar one and one in which he is practically
a monOpolist. He visits Paris and London al
stated intervals during the year, ascertains the
latest fashions in mems wear and then re-
turns TO this country prepared TO advise his
fellow countrymen upon this important
point. He simply "siZes a man up'' and i'm.
medlately tells him how he should dress
in order to look well ana be strictly 10
accord with the latest variations in style.
All the little eccenIricities OF the proper dress
for fashionable man fall within the sphere OF
MIR. Meyers usefulness. His decree settles the
shade and texture of a new tie, the height OF
the latest thing In collars, and whether il is ex-
actly proper for man 10 sleep with his shirt
on or TO take It of on retiring. Barry Wall
once said of MIR. Meyer that his ingenious
mind had kept many OF fashions devotees out
of the insane asylum. where mental troubles
would certainly have landed them but for the
intervention Of the babeIdasher.
T. j. Moore, representing a big New York
shoe mandatory. Is In the city. IAN ingeni-
Gus scheme has been hit upon and adopted by
many shoe dealers aud manufacturers" said
he. yesterday, ito prevent women from finding
out what size shoes they wear. This may seem
curious, but Ii grows out of a peculiarly of
womankind which causes the shoe clerks no
end OF trouble. They say that The majority of
women will not try a shoe that Is the right size
and that they nearly all want them too small.
1t often happens that a woman buys shoe
which she declares Is the most comfortable she
has ever tried on, but when she gets home and
sees The number and discovers that it is a shade
larger than she has been in the habit OF wear
Ing she Will return the purchase. For this rea-
son a cipher system has been adopted which
only The manufacturers and dealers understand.
The result is that many women are more wisely
shod than they ever were before"
j. M. Leggitt, who recently arrived in this
city from Melbourne, Australia. says that theie
are tens OF thousands OF people Ia that country
who are compelled to sleep In the streets or
squares OF the great cities and who are able to
buy merely enough to sustain a miserable ex-
isIence. The simple facts are, he says, that
there are Infinitely more people In Australia
than there Is work for, aud that there is little
likelihood OF demand for the surplus labor
under existing conditions. The high rate of
wages demanded has, he says, undoubtedly had
much TO do with this condition of affairs. as 1t
has made home manufacture an impossbitity.
Government measures for relief have SO far
been found inadequate, and change for the
better is only looked for when policy Is
adopted which Will make il possible for capital
to profltaby employ the willing hand.
Ed Partridge. the famous wheat Spectator of
Chicago who is in this city, says he has closed
his career on the board of trade and proposes 10
enjoy himself In the future. With one excep-
ton his has been the most remark able career
In the history OF the board. On special occa-
sions his line has been more than 100000
bushels, and at the time the cleaniDg.up pro-
cess began few weeks ago 1t probably ran
up TO 100000 or 100000 bushels. His
profits have been enormous.
DR.. w. FL. harris. the Mayor of Roslyn,
Wash. and who is now serving his third term
IN that Office. is in the city. He is also district
surgeon for the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany, and prior TO taking service with that road
was employed in the same capacity with the
Northern Pacific. his prompt and efficient
services In an emergency when called upon
some years ago to care for the injured in a
serious accident gained him the position with
the Northern Pacific
Horatio Wilson. who is at the head OF an
Illinois corporation which controls and oper-
ates number OF canneTies in that Stale, Is In
THIS city. He mentions recent ruling OF the
French Government, which, he said, was of
great interest 10 all PERSONS engaged in the
canning business in this country. 1t Is to the
elect that no goods but those put up in France
shall in the future be used IN the army Mr.
Wilson says that this trade has heretofore been
al hv q ba nd thpr a. Il