Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-21

the coat-off company into a legion The
present weather reporter of The Star Joined
the comfort seekers this morning. His at
tire consisted of patent leather low shoes
a pair of pepper and salt trousers gray
flannel covered belt, a blue-striped neglge
shirt, with collar and cuffs attached. and
helmet. together with the usual unmention-
ahles of gauzy sheerness. He wasn't bitten
once during his around-town peregrina-
lions. His trouser pockets contained some
OF his belongings, and the bulge in his neg
lige shirt above the belt held others. He
had observed that ladies utilized their shirt
waists for carrying overpluS articles that
purse and chatelaine could not accommo-
date. and he followed suit to his great sat
isfaction.
He was regarded with glances of approval
mostly, but there were frequent marks Of
disdain, and several females who never told
the census man their ages shifted at him
scornful1y. He pursued his placid way
however, conscious that he was covered, SO
far as cuticle was concerned. as thoroughly
as IL he had worn two coats and an ulster
An Incident.
Some ladies he observed, and one in par
ucular. were not as entirely proper in this
respect as The Star man. The particular
one sat in front of The Star man In an F
street car. The upper part of the neglige
attire she wore was of network with
meshes about as big as those of a minnow
SEINE. This diaphanous construction reached
down her back to where the lace-bordered
what dye call = EN-. that women wear
reached. Near the maids left shoulder
blade and co-dstant from where her spinal
column probably waS-she was very plump
was brown mole. Now II peeped out
through the open mesh and again it was
hiCden by the thread work. 1t was a very
fascinating mole, and, singular to relate
The Star man has one in nearly the same
location of his anatomy. The man seated
behind The Star man. however. could not
see the latter S mole because the madras
neglige was not sufficiently transparent
But there is a world of Illumination in the
coincidence, however, when the propriety of
the shirt waist versus the neglige is being
considered.
Approved by the Ex-Iceman.
The stout man who rejoiced during his
congressional career in the refreshing sobri-
ouet of ''Icer an Turner hailed The Star
man gleefully. II envy you" he said,
swabbing his brow; I'D go that way my
self, but can't keep my trousers up with
a belt
When an iceman. either active or retired,
approves the neglige little else remains to
be said in it's favor.
But even a neglige was burden today
when the heat was considered. The tenn
perature yesterday had driven away all
the effects of the rain of the night before.
ed and this morning soon as the sun
rose its rays gave token of being relent-
less and determined to become more so as
the orb crossed the heavens. They kept up
this promise to the full, and but for a fresh
northwest breeze 1ocomotion over The fur
race-like pavements would have been dam
gerous as well as discomforting.
Four Degrees Higher.
At o'clock every downtown thermoms-
tor showed an advance Of four or five de-
greees over the same time yesterday, and
the standard instrument at Affieck's drug
store registered ST1A. or four and half de-
grees more. At noon It was four degrees
ahead at "a. and kept up this average at the
2 o'clock record. with 81, being within IN
degrees Of the highest mark 1t has reached
any day Of the present term Of intempera-
ture.
Less conscientious instruments cheerily
let the mercury go above the 100 mark at
the same hour. but the weather bureau In
strument, by reason OF its delightful situa-
ton on top Of the building in Venetian
blinded construction where suns rays cam
not enter, was four degrees lower than
Affieck's. Its high mark being 90 at 80
clock, or Just four degrees ahead Of the
same time twenty-four hours ago. At 2
o'clock the mercury had backed to o. II
million people in the misery-ridden middle
Atlantic states would be II 1t would keep
on going back at that rate, 1t would give,
doubtless. couple of hours to the pas
time and the seventies would be here. But
mercury Is such a volatile creature that any
persistence except in high kicking Is repug-
nant to 1t.
The weather bureau men promise local
rains tonight and cooler weather. If these
blessings materialize they can have another