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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-28

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-28
OKlNOGAN WANTS RAILROAD
Wonderful Growth Of a Rich Min
eral Belt in This State.
OPENINGS FOR MEN AND MONEY

Detter ana More Surface showings
Than On British side-Transpor-
tation Facilities Needed to Make
II One of the Most Productive
Portions Of the state. Mineral nnd
AgrfcuIturaI-Mr. Hagerty Talks.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19

are all creations we'll remembered for
the distinct aad pleasing personality he
brought TO them.
The veteran actor, c. Leslie Allen, has
been engaged for the role OF Don AN
tonic Perez supporting his daughter, Miss
Viola Allen, in her new play, In the
Palace Of the King. other recent en-
gsgements for this company include Frank
Gheen, Eugene sweetland. Frank Boxey.
Caroline Cooke, Helen Ford, Sue Van DI-
ser, Jessie Bradford and Isabelle Parker.
These, with Charles Kent, Robert 7.
Haines. Wi liam Norris. Clarence Handy.
sides, Marcia Van Dresser and Gertrude
one Of the strongest organizations OF the
season.
When Liebler G. CO, contracted for a
dramati2ation OF Richard Harding Davis
popular Wan Bibber" stories, 1t was I'M
derStood With the playwrights, II. Clay
Greene and Augustus Thomas, that the
dialogue OF the play should have the bene-
nj OF Mr.. Davis personal supervision His
delineatlon of Van Bibber, the typical
New York clubman, is one OF the distinc-
tive types of recent American literature,
and naturally no one speaks the language
OF his tribe better than the author. Mr..
Davis returned TO New York from South
Africa, whore he was acting as war
correspondent, for the express purpose of
carrying out his part OF the contract. and
In all probability he viii remain until
after the production OF ''Mr Van Bib
ber"-with Robert billiard in the title
role
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19

campment OF the association of Spanish
American war veterans Is hereby ordered
to be held at Chattanooga, Tenn, October
to u inclusive.
Par Section l. The deliberations
of the annual meeting will be participated
in by the officers Of the National associa-
tion the officers and delegates from the
various departments and camps OF the or
ganization.
Sec, 2. Camps are urged to select dele
gates at the earliest possible moment and
report same to the adjubant general at
once through the department headquarters,
Sec. 3. Department commanders are
urged to forward such reports promptly,
and to send to the adjutant general names
of such department officers and delegates
as will likely attend the meeting.
Par, g. The purpose CT the annual meet
Ing is TO elect officers and transact such
other business as may come before IT,
Par. 4. All organizations of ex-soldiers
OF the Spanish American war which have
for their purposes the perpetuation of the
ftateru1l relations OF the late members OF
that army and the incubation Of patrlot-
ism, are invited to send representatives
TO discuss such matters as may be Of mu
tual Interest, and II possible, to unite all
such societies in one organization
Par. o. Details concerning transpor-
tatlon, hotel rates, etc, will be announced
letter. BY command OF
Willis ]. Hulings, Commander in Chief
W. c. Llller. Adiuant General.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19

Judge Brentano. where the attorneys
were making their arguments in the case
OF DR. Regent, Immediately all attention
was directed from the court proceedings
to tho man in the shirt waist. Unliko the
majority of the spectators. he seemed
cool and collected while the other spec
tdtors sweltered in the heat and seemed
TO envy the man and his waist wherever
he went he attracted much attention. and
it was whispered that the stranger was
a deputy coroner.
This was denied later. but the tnNeva-
ton proved popular and the following day
the Shirt Waist Man was decidedly nu-
merous.
At the Auditorium hotel, however. the
Shirt Waist Man is considered outre. SHY
vesant Fish of New York appeared in the
dining room clad in one. without coar,
and was promptly requested to take Ills
meals in the grill room.
J. c. Wheeler, who has a big bar OH
washington street, Chicago, has issued
an order that his bartcnders are to wear
shirt waists. beginning this week.
Philadelphia has put its brand upon thar
garment as the hat OF William Penn put
it's stamp upon Philadelphia. philadelphia
Is not particularly warm, and the Phlla-
delphia man ordinarily does not hustle
himself into an undue state Of persplra-
tion. SO that few years ago, when hu
adopted the nutterng shirt waist and left
his coat aud vest hanging in the ward-
robe at home, he was suspected of a
vanity that did not find excuse in either
eXpediency or necessity AS might have
been expected. the Philadelphia man
weakened. He knew that he had 4 good
idea, but he did. not care to stand the
inqusition of his fellow citizens in the
attempt to establish a vogue. lie let 60
OF the gauzy thing, put on his coat and
assumed again the burden of his man
nishness,
In Richmond. Va, the men nave organ
lied shirt waist club and everybody
favors the club. There is little doubt
that it is destined to become a reality.
The organization has taken on some form
and a movement is now on foot to get the
style started.
In Washington. D c., the Shirt Walls,
Man is persona non Grata, This has been
the case ever since Secretary of the Navy
/ Long nipped in the bud the growing SEN
timent In favor of giving mon the same
rights as the women in the matter of hot
/ weather clothing. Tuesday morning a nat
! ty department. clerk OF the male sex
/ properly and neatly attired in all re-
spects but for the absence of his coat,
stepped into the elevator and sal liz .'Thir,
/ floor. please, but the car did not move
and the conductor politely but firmly told
the young man that it was the secretary s
orders that no one should be allowed to
ride on the elevator with his coat of.
In New Orleans TOO. the exponent OF
the new style has discovered that life
isn't all lemonade and dominoes HI
!, tried the St. Charles cafe the other day
and was promptly informed that there
was nothing doing for Little VIII. He
was more successful at some OF the other
dining rooms, and he succeeded in stirring
up very pretty story for the enterprls-
ing newspapers of the Crescent City. but
nevertheless he was finally shown that, in
the estimate of the hupper suckles Of the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19

ferent to that, because It really ought
10 be expected Il is truly a novel ght
to see men, young and cid. merry ami
dignlfed, walking and riding around town
and dining at high priced res anrantj in
what the uninitiated would call Their
shirt sleeves" There is cnc rcstaurs NJ
down town in the center of the Wall
street district which Is pa-ronizel by
many bankers and brokers. and during
the three or four hot days last week The
dining room was dotted with men
in ncgligee shirts and minus their coa,s.
In the women's restaurant, which is sup
posed TO be very exclusive and where The
slightest infraction of the rules OF dress
make q man ineligible, the Shirt Waist
Man is de rigueur
To call a an a shirt Waist Man
seems TO tonvey the impression of Ell
fominacy ~ Boston. where the Shit
Waist Man is increasing with great rapid
ity and in Philadelphia where he is strug-
cling along toward recognition the print
cd accounts Of him are more or legs Of Il
guying nature He is held up as an OBJ
ject of rdiculc and is accused OF being a
Miss Nancy Maybe that's what he is in
Boston and Philadelphia. 1t isn't what he
is in New York On the contrary he hS
the young man of muscle and parts in
the metropolis He is the young man Of
business and athletics as well as the man
OF years aud experience As matter OF
fact, it isn't entirely a matter of style in
New York. 1t Is more a matter OF com
[ fort. A great many people have found
an excuse for the comfort they have
craVcd for years in what some folks in
other cities have chosen to make FASH
ion
There were as many as dozen young
men in negliRee shirts without coats on
the roof garden Of a popular New Iork
theater the other night They attracted
Il little attention at first but after awhile
people forgot to look al them and II is
doubtful If any one gave them thought
after that, They looked very neat and
comfortable and the absence of coats did
not shock the uneducated eve over much,
~
The swell dining rooms however. do
not like the shirt waist, test was made
by sJay l., Packer an actor At the
Waldorf Astoria he Was served with a
lemonade. but before the rest of the orler
arrived he was invited to take his de-
parture. At Shanley's he was not alowet
even to take a seat. but was compelled
at once to get out. At Rector's, in ;h(
/ next block his entrance did not create
the slightest connection. He was served
with las much attention as though he wer'
coated in Tuxedo.
! In Chicago the Shirt Waist Man is seer
/ in many places. In some he is receives
with open arms; in others he is not. q
1 couple of days ago he made his appearance
in the criminal court of that city. not
however. as y prisoner, He seemed com
Portable and happy as he entered the bi
building from the Michigan street sd
I and instantly he was the center of a curl
GUS crowd which ga2ed at the gaudy col
orcd waist in awe. The man went direct
/ " to the coroner's Office, but evidentl,
concluded that his business called HIN
elsewhere and proceeded to the upper
hoors. He visited the court room o
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19

arlstocratic old town. he was not alto
gether 1t.
l, would, be difficult 10 tell Just what
would happen to him in Houston for the
reason. already stated that he has not
yet made serious fight for what he
considers his rights II is likely that he
would be accepted in some places and not
in others, just as ana other innovation
would be. representative of The Post
asked Manager Charles B. Hervey of the
Capitol hotel for his views in the premises
the other day and was told that the Shirt
Waist Man would be served and treated
as an ordinary individual should he make
his appearance in the dining room. He
would have no doubt to apply at the
Lawlar, the HutchLus, the Bristol and
the Latham in order to ascertain his status
with their respective landlords. Ii is
likely that he would be barred by only
one or two of the restaurants, If any
Mr.. r.. r. SPOTS of this city is an
enthusiastic advocate OF the shirt wa ST
for men and it is understood that he has
been repeatedly urged to resolve himself
into the initial crusader VI the movement.
So far however, his innate desire to avoid
publicity and notofiety has prevented aim
from making The effort.
The feminine position in the premies
is rather hard to get at Some of Houa-
toms fair onea are enthusiastic over the
TAD, while others declare that under 70
circumstances would they allow the shlrt
Waist Man to accompany them 10 dance
into dining room or 20 an evening
gathering, nor would they permit MN W
make call without Ms cou''
80
Galveston has been supporting the cru
SADIE for the shirt waist man for several
~ ~, rr,ar of tbe n,,sr arist1crltic
.onrio % ~ can, nonnifv edf-ed bv Nj.
=, Iort,ar. pro., declares mai .ha shirt
r,,i.t ~, ie fest,Ire Of son,ern life.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19

Romance" during his engagement at the
Garden theater three seasons ago, Since
tins n he has supported Nat Goodwin and
Rose Coghlan. and last season was again
with Mr. Russell until illness compelled
the abandonment Of his tour. Mr.. Ber-
gen then became Leading man of the stock
company at tie Pike opera house, Gin
cinaati where he played round of lead
ing modern classic roles.
~
Louis Maurice has been engaged by
Frank Mckee and william Harris as di-
rector OF music for Hodge. Podse & Co"
Martin Cody. who played Brother Paul
In THE Christian" last season In he sup
port OF Ehle Ellsler. has been engaged
by Frank Mckee to play an important
character in Janice Meredith" In whicn
Mary Mannering stars this coming season.
Eugene w. Preshreys new play, IN
which Joseph Brooks and Ben stern VIII
star Blanche Walsh the coming season,
has not yet been named, II VIII be pro
duced in Philadelphia at she Chestnut
Street theater the week OF September "a.
The week OF October / IL will be pre-
sented in NJ ntreal ana viii follow ben
Hur' at the conclusion OF its five week.
at the Broadway theater. New York, oc-
tober s.
Mr., John e, Henshaw mas peen en-
gagged by Daniel " Arthur for the role
OF David Garrick in Stuart Robson's sue
eessful production OF Augustus Thomas
classic comedy "oHyer Goldsmith" Mr..
Henshaw. who is particularly unctuous
and graceful comedian, should give good
account OF himself In the character Of
Garrick. II VIII be recalled that Mr..
Henshaw's previous successes have heel
spa In. 80 "a.
Lafe Quickstep In The Passing Show"
William Penn, Jr., In Miss philadelphia. =
Charlie Loyelace in around the Town"
King Mcnelaus In la Belle Helene" as
ISOLATED with Lillian Russell, Thomas O.
seabrook and Edna Wallace Hopper, Hem
lie Bullion in "Tbe Man in the Moou'
~ Distract In I'm Gay Paree." and VIII
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19

Whatever that may mean;
And than you sport q belt
In which you seem to have perfect conf
dence.
But, OH
Lal~lal- la la-la!
Poor thing.
Don't you know
That if you wear a shirt waist
You must have dress shields,
And a pulley belt,
And one of the new straight front ones.
And safety pins.
And lattice work effects a
Through which there is
A dim sha1owy view,
Low-necked <
Cut "V"
And finished with fenee.
Through which runs baby gr'shcn
SO called
Though not for infants wear
Exclusively.
Ana dinky little bows?
II takes all this
To make a shirt waist possible;
Bu' there are lots of things,
Shirt Waist Man,
That you've yet to learn.
Take heed.
3 Cling to your coat,
And shoes Ma
And socks,
End other queer things that you weas
Fort truly, Shirt Waist Man,
You are sight
To make the angels
Flap their wings and eco with ms''''i
ment.
Now. be nice
Put on your coat
And try TO forget YOU ever TOOK y " ss
And wore high hips.
Shirt Waist Man.
You won't do!
y \ ,
There Is little doubt, however. fnas
sooner or later. the fad will be on u 'p5
It's worst form The ice once broken tue's).
is every reason to believe that the ns"sl
style would find many followers
Just little joke, now. to end VIZ
Here 1t is: .,.
First Farmer-"W What dye think o. y 81
shirt waist question that's worryih i0s'
up to town."
Second Farmer-"Folks ought g .s
made to wear EN-, say. NO felier on XII,
to sit down to table in his unaetsn.'''
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any event would have been absolutely
rthless. only few Of the papers pub
fishing the advertisement II any, re-
eelved any compensation for their SER
vices, The concern was exposed by the
Dramatic Mirror some time ago. and, ac-
cordlng to a letter received from Nj
Harrison Grey Fiske, the Editor of that
paper by the dramatic editor of The
Pest Il Is has now been broken up. the
postal authorities having issued a fraud
order against L, The offices formerly oc
cupled by the concern have been DESERT
ed and Mr., Fiske states that he believes
that an end has been put to the swindle,
Until the post office people took action
the papers OF Texas. on acc unit of the
existing conditions regarding llbsl. wera
unable to say anything of the fraud which
was being perpetrated.
~
Nearly every actor has his hobby. Rich
ard Manshelds Is said to be horseback
riding; Joseph Jenerson's. fishing; Sol
Smith Russalls, his librlry; Tim MUIR
phys, sketching; Nat Goodwin's, his Eng
iish country place; e. II. sotherns, an
tiques; william Gillette's, cigars; w. W.,
Cranes, yachting.
London Is presently to see another play
by an American author Miss Julia Neil
son VIII on August 3d. at the Haymarket
theater, for the first time on London
stage. present Paul kester's mel
Gwynne." Mr.. Hester Is an American
anh though young man, he has already
achieved distinction Of the first class as
a dramatist ModJeska. Alexander Sal
VIM, Rhea. Walker whitesde and Janau-
scheck have acted his plays with success
MT hester will this winter have two
plays presented In New York City. in adj
dition 10 his London production.
Mr.. Thurlow Bergen, who has been en-
gagged for the role Of Albert De Morcerf.
supporting James o'Neill in the new
Monte cristo,r is young actor from
Washington, ID. c., who made his profess
sionai debut In the leading Juvenile role
with Sol smith Russell IN "a Bachelors
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-19

South tolerates the shirt waist man, the
rest of the country may do likewise, for
the South is the section whence we chiefly
derive our ideals Of manners and customs
as it is the only section that ever man
tanned anything like an aristocracy No
where IS the respect for women in all
ways greater than in the South. II the
South deem it no disrespect of ladies for
men to appear, in summer, in their pres
ence, without coat or vest, the custom may
well spread to the North
Mr.. Dan Henderson of Galveston who
recently returned fran New York, S
heartily in favor of the shirt waist man
I've are getting more sensible every day
said he to = reporter. 1T wasn't so many
years ago that If you and / wore these
comfortable negligee shirts on the street
We would be a greater sensation than al
elephant in a drawing room. The ouiy
use of coat in summer is it's pockets, bat
these could be put in the shirt Every
where / went in New York ! saw the shr.
waist man-at the summer theaters, the
roof gardens and even in the hotel dining
room. The only thing l didn't like about
most of them was that they were too loud
in checks and stripes-iust like that wo
man there and Mr.. Henderson pointed
u a young lady passing wearing shirt
Walst with inch wide pink stripes
Another Galveston man who Is an advo-
cate OF the shirt waist costume for men
is Colonel George Horst, proprietor of he
fremont hotel. He blosaomed forth the
other day in one Of the latest style. and
made its utility, lis beauty and its pic
turesqueness evident to ALL His head
clerk, Mr.. w. A. Easton. is also convert
to the shirt waist for masculine wear. and
when he reached New York recently. on
his return from trip abroad, he is re-
( ported to have purchased a trunk full o.
the SWEETEST styles on the market.
49,
Some of the principal objections of the
women to the new style are probably in
dicated in recent efusion by Kate Mas
terson, TIE Matinee Girl" of the ORA
matte Mirror The Girl hits straight from
the shoulder, as will be seen from a
perusal of the following very blank and
very clever verse eISitled Further Re-
hnements Suggested TO the Shirt Wais;
Nam"
Oh, You Horrid Thing!
You Shirt Waist Man
Get hence!
Don't you know
That you're not planned
For negligee effects?
Can't you realize
That if we allowed you
To leave off your coat
There's no knowing where you'd stop?
For you're just the sort
That needs an iron hand
To keep you in your place
And that is in your coat!
No velvet paw,
No angels touch will ever lead you,
But q few swift lines
Like these
May make you see
The error of your ways
1t may be true that you have your trous-
els made
| With high hips
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entirely different being divided BY a
ehasm as wide as that which yawns be-
tween New Yorks Four Hundred and the
residents OF her Thompson street. The
male shirt waist may be just as plain as
the regular neglige Shirt affected by young
gentlemen of the present, but the Guns
must he attached to the garment, the
sleeves ere somewhat looser than ordi
narily and there is slight hanging
blouse effect In he front. Most all of the
S. w VI. WHO have hrdyed the criticism
and head walters in the Eastern cities
have had their garments made to order
AMI, Of course, have had than so con-
slructed as to conceal or bring out, as the
Sc uidy be. the physical projections o.
imperiec tons OF which the wearer may
be or may not be proud. Generally speak
ing. however, the description given above
VIII apply to the new garment. Of course
the material used varies according to the
taste and the financial condition OF tha
Nearer. Either attached or unattached col
lars, standing or turn down. may be used
and so far as the fashion has been set
the style in ties rather lnclines to a
haring effect.
he trouble which some men not buiit
Along general architectural lines may
iud in keeping their trousers securely In
place by the use Of belt, may be eas-
ily overcome. The belt, OF course is alb
rolutey au fait and for that matter. Is
quite indispenssble but, II necessary. ho
Shirt Waist Man may have his new clo,ho,
so made as to permit Of the wearing o.
suspenders under his outer garment
Suspenders outside of the shirt waist
would no. be tolerated.
( The argument for the masculine shiri
waist Is that it is cool and comfortable
rs we'll as neat in appearance. rs pro
moters claim that there is no more rea-
son why it should not be worn than there
/ IL that the dainty creations affected by
the summer girl should not be worn Dy
/ her, s...
I The opponents OF the new style clalm
that Il is nothing more than ial, and
that the Shirt Waist Man is dcslrols of
gaining nctoriety rather than anxious 10
be cool and comfortable. They say tn i,
me men OF the country have progre d
so far without describing the coat an
that there is no reason why they shodd d.
/ 1t now They say that It Is perfectly
easy to purchase coats OF such light
material as would not add to the discom-
fort Of the wearer. and that, finally thn
custom Is one which refined people will
be very slow in adopting II they adlpt
1t at all. And there you are.
~
The Shirt Waist Man put in his appear
ance in New York several days ago and it
must be admitted that he has not been
altogether a bowling success The men
themselves have taken kindly to the idea
but the powers who dictate 10 the ia
ionab!e world have not yet given the fad
or whatever one chooses to term 1t. their
!. complete approval
Down in Wall and Broad streets there
are Shirt Waist Men galore in the mid
die OF the day, They go to luncheon
that way, they attend to business that
way and they 80 home on the surfa 4
and elevated trains that way Some rude
! people stare at them, but they are indl-