The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-28
SOME GOSSIP OF GAY Cof1i

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New York, December "a
who claims to have restored tAc ~.
the substitute for Charles Broed,.. ~; ~
Will bring two suits for damages -.
s1oo. 900 and one for $1,000 900. a..,n.. !.
milliorhire merchant. The srecs.,,-, /
leses that when Mr.. Rouss Offered !, a. :
600 to the man who would restore ~. y.
he began to experiment on tho rnill,on i. 4
substitute. He declares that the .,,,,-....'
can now zee. but that Mr.. Rons, 49,
to take the same treatment. In aaaus
| will demand an injunction rtstr.,r psval,|
tightlesb millionaire from NJ, i'll
writing amy comments on fyia aI,avasS ~
This Is the most serious case az sirs,S ~
on the dog" on record. us
A womans sharp eyes and ready t~n :.
really were responsible for eli tho o.
trouble, SO they say in the "seventy. =.
The story goes that It was at q partcul.,
brilliant function, when Mrs. Sloan.
! regal in dress. as usual, and hcr dsamas
more than royal, that . debutante,s cu,.
eyes caught familiar ray. WHY ~
she, leaning toward her chaperon. "MrI
Sloane 10 wearing the - diamonAs y
might" The chaperon wise IN ber 49,
alton, perhaps, but not In this. renss,s
the remark. 1t circulated beauti,,,l,,
she intended 1t should, and reached =
ears OF all concerned. The euandn, !. = -
choicest morsel the smart set has y.s.ss1
IN for many day.
The stock brokers were warned taa,v
internal revenue officials that ~, 49,
contracts must be preserved in IL fp,,s.
and that all revenue stamps found r,.ss
from them must be accounted Tor and thl
face value of tho stamps turned ints ~
revenue office. This action was dsciSs1
upon this morning, In view OF the vidsJ
spread extent OF the fraudulent use Of ~
stamps As some OF the large Arms ,,ss n
one day as much as 5000 worth az star,,s|
the loss by the collusion between ,,nscrrrJ
nlous brokers and bad messenger ~
since the cancelled stamp game opens3
must total a pretty sum.
The board OF county canvassers vim
formerly declare the vote Of New Yorr
county Tuesday. The soldier vote. which
caused all the trouble and delay, amount
in New York county to a little over 1soe |
and 1t will not change the ALREADY q
nou'nced RESULT in the case of single can J
didate. 1t cost nearly s25,0C0 extra to coun
1t. The total vote of the county is abou)
10000. Van Wyck is credited with pollInl
173,476 ITO Roosevent's 112,S06.
n so afafnA irS WALL vtr,ot ~. A.
several important banking places 1t pre-.
ent which boards of directors arc tryipu
to find suitable men to fill, and one 81 III
largest trust companies is trying to get
good man. In the case Of the banks anl
trust companies seeking good mon for re-
sponsible places. the salary Is pTacticaiiy
q matter of no moment to the compardesU
There's always room at the top, no mat
ter how over crowded things are on lfe'
ground floor.
Health officers say there has been
decided check In the progress Of the gin
but there is evidence to show that It
still doing its fatal work. An increase Il
the death list is credited to the insidsou
germ. Within the past twenty flour ho0'
LWGlV6 pSIsW1S hANS NICu llOhA AiAiAVVSsA
The malady has had an alarming e6rt z
the public schools. Nearly 400 teachers -
absent or III. and 40, 900 pupils are report
to be laid up; but all agree that the wess
10 over.
Society has decreed that the rustling %
petticoalts must 30. Redeem, the fashie
authority, and Nine. Balhngst scafcs
second as a fashion authority, have -
rded out the ukase Of society in this Mty
They make no more rustltng gowns. VIZ
style Is" says Redfern, 'petticoats WIN
put stiffness. Featherbone is no longs
lsed and even corAed ruffles are out
late" The soft, clinging, unostentatol1
silk now has it's inning
The shop girls OF New York say ~
Mrs. Richard Croker is the kindest %
most considerable shopper they have; =
many of the shop girls of the metropoL
lren't apt to friduce kindness ana c0n
liberation, at that.
A neat girl who was arraigned ior sn0'
lifting today made tts startling suateln
hat she worked for Broadway cono',
Who gave her the muniflcent wage OF "
week. Her crtlme isn't as serious q
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