Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-11-29
AROUND THE EVENING LAMP.

The silk hat, which New Workers.
have come to regard as the customary
headgear of welI-d es ed Lon opers,
has withstood repeated attacks d
managed to retain its popularity,
although it locks now as If 1T was
doomed. Its decline in favor at present
is regarded as one Of the results of the
recent war. Tbs comfort of the khaki
hat Is SO great that men who enjoy ed
it in service are continuing to wear 1t
in London. The Duke Of Norfolk re
Gently appeaIed in a large, soft, black
hat which Ia said to have not more
than a suspicion of militarism in it,
and enough men have fol LOVED his
example to make vogue for this nav
substitute for the silk hat. With SO
distinguished supporter of the new
fashion, 1t Is highly probable that its
favor will increase, and make it the
most form liable rival that the silk hat
has ever had. This new style of head
gear Is worn on occasions honored ex-
clusively in the EAST by the silk hat;
whether or not it Is to become regu
lar substitute for the silk hat remains
to be seen.
Any visitor to New York with
iihgCi lIB bb5loh tlhb bHo ybnu-
themum lie still the modish decoration
for a mans coat Will have his ideas on
that subject corrected finally by visit
to tho Horse Show. The assertiVe
chrysanthemum appears but rarely and
not under conditions to make it seem
the smartest flower for mems wear.
The women are wholly devoted to
violets and all those who indulge in
any kind of floral enumeration vary
only in the SIZES of their bouquets.
These bouquets are invariably com
pnsed Of violets and no other kind of
flower is to be seen. The punches are
not often large and ii has come to be
| thought rather poor style to wear the
| large clusters of flowers five or six
| inches In diameter. It is gratifying
to all but the florist that the proper
size Of bunch Of violets to be worn
now can be produced with from rs to 100
flowers. Men at the Horse Show have
so far worn flowers rarely. A party
| that reached one box rather late on
Monday night had evidently come from,
| dinner as all the men wore gardenias,
/ which remains the smartest flower to
be worn by, men under any circun-
stances. Carnations, lilies of the valley
and white hyacinths are seen coca
sonally. Usually single branch OF
gardenia sutlloes and men are content
to wear that when they would not care
to 60 to the trouble Of having bou.
quet made up of their adornment by Q
florist,
When William Jennings Bryan was
speaking at Milford on his visit tt
Delaware, October Gath, a woman O
perhaps 60 years asked one of thu
members Of Bryan's party,
''Is that Mr.. Bryan?"
''Yes,' he answered.
'HGhank you," she returned. 81
wanted to aes him.
Eyes" continued the man, "that il
the next President of the Unitet
States.
II don't think So" declared tn
woman.
II think he will" persisted tn
man, ...--
"I should be sorry to see it," an
swered the woman, and the conversation
ended.
Jones, Methodist of Gentryville
, Mo-, q few years ago bet a two-mouths
old calf against colt owned by Smith
a Baptist, of the same toSn, that tn
, prophet Jonah was Methodist. Tn
bet was finally decided in favor c
,, Smith, on the ground that Jonah wa
immersed. The same twl men mad
another curious wager be.ore til
election. II Dockery received ma
jority of $4,000 or less Smith agreed t
become q member of the Methods
Church for one year; IL Dockery's me
, lority ran anywhere from $4,000 I
= 10000, Jones was to become Baptis
or one year. Ii the majority was owe
10000 all bets were to be off. In th
contract they agreed not only to atten
the other CHURCH ~ case the bet WI
lost, but go Through all the ceremoni,
: necessary to join. jones agreed, G
!, becoming Baptist, to be Immersed
# aud Smith agreed to be sprinkled whe
Q the baptismal rite was performed.
y This is one II Justin sMcCartby
stories:
Lady Dorothy Neville, one of I'll
wittiest women in London society,
we'll known to most Americans wi
visit London during the season. Wi
s talking with Lady Dorothy one ds
-, about a lady to whom 1 was givir
:" high praise, and Lady Dorothy SCENT
Va inclined to disparage her. ''She
very olever,'' l said. Lady Dorotf
e shook her head scornfully. "But. Z"
pleaded, ''she is SO very we'll read.
'r "Come, oome,'' replied Lady Doroth
h with smile, ''she is evidently mud
~ cleverer than thought, since she h
been able to make you believe she b
a ever read anything"
20 There are no silver or copper min
I'd in Ireland, but biologists are
opinion that ultimately large al
ne valuable copper mines will be d
90, cred there.
A married couple received some
the BRIDES cake ut recent weddil
tece ptiou. Their youthful son put
n piece under his pillow to dream pc
chance of HE wife-to be. In the NOR
" ing he declared: Jaw, that cake's
m good | didn't dream at all" But /
mother said that when she awoke, 8
ed found the cake under her pillow. "A
ty | dreamed" she added, THAT 20
:, father gave me new silk dress. ~
., The meanest man ON earth has aga
+" been found. 1t has hitherto heen
lieved that the record belonged to t