New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-27

The Cooper Union Museum for the Arts OF
Decoration which the founders invited their
friends to inspect yesterday. and which Will he
open to the public hereafter. is an extremely In
teresting and valuable addition to the educa-
tonal resources Of New-York The Misses
Hewitt who thus supplement the work of their
grandfather and father have expended much
time and labor upon this undertaking, and the
evidence of their skill and intelligence Is visible
In every detail. The museum furnishes facili-
ties for the study OF decoration and the cutiva-
ton OF taste which have not been available else
where and It's utility will constantly increase
with the growth of Its collections.
The Yerkes telescope presented to Chicago, but
lust set in its place at Williams Bay, WIS., turns
the largest and most penetrating glass eye upon
the heavens which has ever mirrored It's vault.
Chicago will now be for while the Headquarters
OF news from the Empyrean, and ought 10 re-
port Il to the rest Of the world with more than us
customary regard for accuracy and verislmlli-
tude.
Marriage Is evidently not failure with the
Ministries Of the United States marine service,
as the tooters Of the cruiser Brooklyn, whch is
going abroad for the Queens Jubilee, make the
most obstinate objections to being so long sep
arated from their spouses. They propose to have
the latter arrest them for abandonment and
thus intercept their departure, which Is no
doubt a clever expedient and may be found et-
ficient But If the musicians can In this way
escape unwelcome service and separation from
their wives. what Is to prevent other Dranche3
of the service from Sinking their duties in like
manner? The MINISTRIES should go with the snip
or retire from the service altogether as heli
of action not compatible with their uxorious
and home-loving dispositions.
The assertion that the country surrounding
New York never looked better than it does now
may be met by the statistics fiend with the as
surance that II never looked worse. But we are
disposed to take the chances.
A Chattanooga judge directs the Grand Jury
To bring in a true bill against him for intoxica-
ton while on the bench. showing at least that he
possesses the courage OF his crapulOsity and is
above irving to evade any Of its statutory pen
alties He has the power to fine himself, or to
commit himself to Jail for limited period, or to
swear off or to do all these things, or to refrain
from doing any of them. He will probably decide
that n reprmand is all that the case requires,
which he can administer to himself and then adj
iourn the court for a drink. according TO the
Usage of the locality If not to the statute in
that case made and provided
A score OF twenty out of twenty-five birds
ranks as pretty good shooting for Mayor That
is what Mayor Strong made the other day. 1t is
doubtful II any Chief Magistrate of the city has
eoualed II since the days OF the Dongan Charter.
OF most Of them II may be safely asserted that
they could not have hit Minerals owl while that
wise goddess held 1t by the tail. Mayor Strong
has every reason to be proud Of his record. as all
his constituents are.
A Paris woman petitions the authorities to
allow women to wear trousers. so that In case
OF another fire their chances Of escape may be
equal to those Of the men. Many wearers Of trou-
sers at that calamitous fete are under the grave
Impeachment OF having conducted themselves
there like savages and monsters. making their
own escape by trampling and striking down the
terrified and helpless women around them II the
garment produces effects like this In times of
panic the sons of France. what might 1t not
do to the daughters? The petitioner should cling
to her pettcoats and learn ways to make them
incombustbe. which Is easy enough II she sets
about it in the right way Besides the mme-
date reproach which its Paris wearers have
brought upon ii, the assumption of the other gar
ment involves much greater and more varied re-
sponsibilities than she imaglnes. 1t is also rdcu
lousy ugly in the comparison, and that consider
alton ought to dispose OF the question once for
all. shutting off further debate upon 1t.
PERSONAL.