Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-24

has anything to do with IT or not" said
Frank r. Hippert of New York at the
Riggs House yesterday. but the fact Is
that the society women Of the north have
become afflicted with a mania for having
their feet reproduced in marble or paint.
An artist friend of mine let me into the
secret and upon inquiry learned that lots
of the fair danes were having their pedals
perpetuated in lasting marble or lmned
from life on canvas. A good story is 60
ing the rounds about one well-known New
York woman who did not desire to be lost
In the prevailing shuttle. A friend of hers.
whose foot was a poem of symmetry and
beauty, secured the services of handsome
young sculptor. and had him model the
extremity and carve 1t in alabaster. She
was not to be outdone, but there was q
great dfficulty-indeed several difficulties
in the wav.She had worn shoes a size or two
too small for her SO long that certain
uncomfortable excrescences had grown
upon her Neutrality-suspicious. and spoiled
their contour. Nothing abashed, however,
she summoned an artist and commissioned
him to 'sculp' her best foot and reproduce
1t without the unfortunate blemfsheS.
When the work was finished and sent home
she showed it to her husband with much
What in the world is itr he exclaim-
ed.
Why. my foot in marble she replied.
''WelI, all I've got to say is he remarked.
that your sculptor made mistake in his
vocation. He would have made fortune
as chiropodist.'"
1.-The responsibility of a telegraph COM
pany for sending anonymous kilograms
was legally decided out in our town last
week." said E. E. Shaw. a St. Paul lawyer.
at the Arlington last night. During the
senatorial election two years ago. which
resulted in Senator Davis being chosen to
succeed himself, a state senator named
Peterson voted against Mr.. Davis. For
this a number Of persons sent Peterson a
telegram harshly rejecting on his hon.
esty. 1t was signed simply, Many Re-
publicanS.' Peterson went to the Western
Union office and demanded the names of
the persons who sent the message. The
officials of the telegraph company refused
to divulge their identity. whereupon Peter
son brought suit against II for $1,000 dam
ages. At New Ulm recently the case was
tried and Peterson was given a verdict
for the full amount. OF course, it will be
taken up to the highest courts and the
final decision will be of great Importance in
defining the responsibility of common car
riers for the character of the articles they
knowingly convey"
I'm spite of loud assurances Of racing
men interested in the tracks around New
York I believe the sport is doomed in the
state" said Carl Bradley, a Brooklyn
sporting man, at the National yesterday.
There cannot be any successful or profita-
BILE racing where the crowd can't bet. 1t
is all very we'll to speak about introducing
the booking system that prevails in Eng
land, but that is the growth of time, like
an English lawn, and cannot be acquired
except by years of steady use. The Ameri-
can race going crowd, and especially that
which rushes out of New York on big
race day, is different from a throng across
the water. Thousands of people go to see
the English derby year after year who
rever wagered a penny IN their lives. while
aNeYv DpYSOnS
the suburban or the Brooklyn handicap
Americans want quick action. When one
bets on the winning horse in the first race
he wants his ticket cashed right away, SO
as to take a crack at some supposed good
thing in the next / think the departure
Of the Dwyer-Croker string with Dobbins,
Stonenell, Flrt, Don AlonZo, Utica, Harry
Reed, Banquet, Belle Meade and the young
sters for England is a pretty good indlca-
ton that the big racing men are just a
little inclined to doubt the future success
of racing around New York. What was
once the sport of kings is now the BUSH
ness of shrewd, hard-fisted men, who are
in 1t for money and nothing else. The
Dryers would attend closely to the
horses wouldn't pay. I'm mighty sorry to
say So but / repeat that 1 believe there
will be very little future racing around
New York that can be called racing, be-
cause people in this country won't go to
see run unless they can put money on the
result and get quick and final action one
way or the other on the hard cash plan as
soon as the winner and second horses
numbers are run up.