The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-01
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set shoes are not worn nearly so much
this year as in past seasons. A russell
shoe will give the wearer more SER
vice as rule than any black, enamel
or patent leather shoe, and many of
the manufacturers, with this in mind,
have combined to limit the output of
russell shoes. They were pushing the
black shoe instead AS a result, the
newest shapes and fancies in footgear
are in a black shoe, and, consequently,
the well dressed, up-to-date customer
wants that shoe. Patent leather shoes,
which were formerly regarded as the
correct thing for evening, are now worn
at all times by both men and women.
Not only is this true of the city, but
of the seashore as well, where patent
leather is worn almost exclusively.
Even in the show windows compare
lively few tan shoes are to be seen,
and in many places the stock is being
put on the bargain counter"
Mrs. w. N. Cox of Mason. o., says
the Chicago Chronicle, will have the
distinction on Sept 20 of wearing more
and richer jewels than any member OF
her sex has ever worn before. On the
date mentioned occurs the great fall
festival and parade in Cincinnati and
in the street display the feature will
be the float of the wholesale and re-
tail jewellers of the city Mrs. Cox has
been chosen as queen of the display
and will wear gems valued at $500, 600.
Mrs. Cox, who is the wife of a hard
ware merchant in Mason. was selected
because of her great natural grace
and beauty. She is feet IL inches in
hight, blonde, with luxuriant auburn
hair, ard is pronounced a charming
woman. A few years ago at her home
town Mrs. Cox created a sensation in
the church of which she was organist
by appearing there in a gaudy bicycle
costume-bloomers il you please-and
calmly walking down the center aisle
to her place at the organ. The row thus
created almost broke up the church,
and incidentally led to the airing of
certain scandals in it and the ultimate
elopement of its pastor with one of his
flock.
The fearfully wonderful platform,
says the New York Mail and Express,
adopted by the Republican State Con-
vention in Pennsylvania contained the
statement that Gov. Stone inherited
from his predecessor a deficit of more
than $4,000, 900 in the state treasury.
This was intended as slap at ex-Gov.
Hastings, who had in the course of his
administration offended in many ways
the machine, especially by vetoing bills
by refusing to submit to the dictation
of Quay Gen. Hastings has indicated
himself from this fractional charge by
an exhibit of officials figures that show,
instead of a deficit at the close of his
term of 1898, balance of almost $4,-
500 900 in the treasury. He adds: THE
declaration of the platform to which
reference is made carries with it the
implication that either l approved ap-
preparation bills in excess of the esti-
mated revenues of the commonwealth,
or that the public officials whose duty
it was to collect the revenues failed to
do so. AS a matter of fact. the aggre-
gate appropriations made by the Gen
eral Assembly at it's two sessions dur
ing my administration, and which re-
ceived my approval, were less than the
estimated revenues"
The North Cape of Norway, the
northernmost point of European ter
ritory and the tip end of the world.
is an enormous rock 96S feet high, with
green trimmings, which projects into
the Arctic sea very much like the
prov of a battleship. The promon-
tory, long and narrow, is the end of
an island which is intersected by fjords
that run deep into the land and offer
scenery that is stern and rugged but
sublime. From the top the view of
the Arctic ocean extends unbroken to
the horizon, with occasionally fish
ing boat floating like bird upon the
water. Although we are only 300 miles
from the ice fields the fjords are never
frozen. The gulf stream comes up
here to give the North Cape a warm
bath every morning, and its influence
upon the atmosphere is seen in the
timid punches of green grass, the
cushions of dwarfed pine and juniper
that cover crevices in the rocks, and
the abundance of flowers, brave little
things. more beautiful than any of
their own species in milder climates.
Upon the top of the North Cape is
found an abundance of ordinary field
daisies, double buttercups as large as
a pigeons egg, and yellow violets such
as we never saw before.
Some influential Russians, says the
New York Evening Post. including
Prince Sherbatoff. the President of the
Russian Imperial Agricultural Society,
have come to the conclusion that with
proper facilities the export and
sale of Russian cattle, and
agricultural products generally,
to Great Britain, may be in
creased very materially. Accordingly
several committees of representative
Russian agriculturists have been or
ganized who will visit England soon,
find out the needs of the market there,
and make inquiries as to the best means
of establishing frequent and regular
steamship communication between the
two countries. Incidentally the whole
subject of Anglo Russian trade rela-
tions will be investigated, especially in
their bearing upon grain, butter, eggs,
etc. Back of the Agricultural Society
is the Russian government, which will
see to it that the ENJOYS have every
opportunity of getting at the desired
information. They will arrive in Lon
don at the end of September, and will
be met there by M. Tatesteheff of the
Russian ministry of finance, who has
been arranging for an inspection of the
great markets in London and other
principal cities. The Russian govern
ment is said to have pledged itself to
help the scheme by giving special rail-
road privileges to agriculturists.
The addition to the royal title,
which is said to have been agreed upon
by the Salisbury government, is King
of All the British Dominions Beyond
the Seas" 1t is said to have been ac-
cepted, though without any enthus-
iasm, by most of the colonies which
have been consulted in the matter. AS
suredly, says the New York Sun, the
phrase is neither concise nor ellphon-