Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-17

start Il dress reform for the women.
In an address before the Pennsylvania
Woman's Medical College very recently,
he ACTUALLY cited the Chinese dress as
one mark OF the emancipation Of the
women of his country, and their superb
GRITTY over Americans. Ho failed to
nSention wherein the Chinese women
are superior. This is 4 point we would
hike to have the Chinese minister Set
tie for us, when he can find the time.
We are willing to admit the difference.
but not the superiority.
In Paris and London, coifreurs and
dressmabers have conspircd against the
unmarried woman. 1t Is an unwritten
but inviolablc law Of fashion that mat
rons must wear their aigrettes flowers
or bow on the nSht side-unniarried
women on the left. And likewise i'm the
case of the Indispensable chou knot,
which all dicssmakers insist on setting
on the bodice jus. below the "decol-
ietage.' Fashion has ESCTced this as
a distinguishing mark, and the women
have to submit.
Notice this depiolable departure from
the old order of things! Special cable
from London.
Especial Cable Despatch TO The Worldly
London, June ANY wealthy en-
thusmsi'ic Dickens lover can have the
original Bleak House, Broadstalrs.
keslt, FOR $4,000
1t Is in the market. and unless taken
VIII be demolished To make way for n
modern boarding. house establishment"
Here is another chance for j. Pier
pont Morgan! We are only sorry the
old house Is too unhandy to bring home
with him. England has evidently be-
gun TO learn that the preservation OF
such relies is IN the direct line of pro-
Sress and too expensive when this rush
or foreigners makes ii almost impossi-
ole TO lind place to lay ones head al
fifteen dollars night. bread and butter
not included.
In reading about the amazing popu-
larity Of the Dog Show in Paris we are
relieved and gra;iied that none of the
correspondents embraced the golden Oh
portunlty Of calling the show "a howl
ing success." Perhaps Though, these
We're n different class OF dogs from
those commonly seosl Cand HEARD in
cur bench shows.
The question of the hour is. "Whcre
DO all the corrupt politicians come
from If Uncle SANS policy is all
right. he is powerfully unfortunate in
the selection Of men to carry out this
policy. The United States Government
is on trial before the world, and all
evidence Is certainly not in the Gov
crnmctgj's favor. The policy of the Of
iicals ut large is plainly to feather
their own nests.
Following close on the heels OF the
Havana postal scandal comes the
query, How did Commissioned General
Peck manage to spend so much money
for the Government in such a short
timc?' senator Jones of Arkansas.
was diShgrceablc enough to open up
this ana various other weighty Ques-
tons pertaining to the Presidents
war" aud the newspapers of the coun-
try have been rude enough to uphold
this disurhcr Of the peace in his I'M
pleasant investigations.
Kiplng is at his place near Brighton.
working UP his South African war ma
tcrial kipling's ruling passion is the
soldier: aud whether the soldier in
question be tough or gentleman, h al
ways receives justice at I<ipling's
hands and is presented to the public
in an attractive manner. We only hope
that this clever writer may not by any
unfortunate chance weave any women
into his stories. No woman, and very
few men. understand women and GER
iainiy kiolinS knows as little about
them as any otherwise intelligent
mortal man ever did know.
The Countess Of Martel, known in
fiction and journalism as ..Gyp," is no
longer the brilliant sprightly woman
she was. OF late she is said to have
developed Il rabd anti-Scmitc tenden-
cy Certainty her stand against the
jews. expressed 50 freely and bitterly
during the Dreyfus trial lost her many
friends
The manner in which Sousa conquer
Oh Paris with his inin1it n bIa
his exposition in striking melodies and
stirring rhythms of the contemporary
American spirit, reminds one of how
America herself was subjugated by the
tIneful ragiime. Perhaps no more
laughablc instance of it's effect on the
popular mind can be given than an ac-
count of its effect on an ever changing
Atlanta audience.
In the early spring days there came
and located on the principal shopping
street - Whitehall one Panagiotis
Drassas, the proprietor of n show with
a piano attachment. The music was to
draw the crowd ana emphasize the nan
oramic views. For instance, the sad
circumstance Of a brave Boer, n bucket
Of red paint ooZing from Il frghtful
wound in the temple expiring on the
field of battle. is exhibited while the
piano plays Smoky MQkes." The Brit
ish come charging over the kopjes to
the tune of II Want Yer. Ma Honey
II was all very bright and jolly, and
while ii came desperately near to ruin
ing trade, still it was jolly. and SUCH
crowds In the early morning hours
The clerks would assemble to thg. tune
Of a rhapsodie darktown selection The
preparations for receiving the patrons
of the establishment was rnade while
Keeping time to another lively air. and
even the customers. forgetting to hurry
Nlrk home would do the coEevalI.