The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-16
LETTER
FROM
BOSTON
A Journal Representative
Writes of the Latest Fash
ions in the Bay City.
Bosrox. July 10. 1901.

BosroS, July 10, 1901.
EDrTUR JouRxAL: The excessively
warm weather Lad moderated app eel.
ably on the date of our arrival here On
the 5ih. inst and We have experienced
no uususlly severe weather since.
Greeubacks are used almost exelus.
lively here a. the medium Of exchange.
Easterners will not retain gold, and in
offering change iiobliged 10 give an unusu.
a amount Of silver. will actually apolgize
therefor. A $50 gold piece is as rare
and difficult 10 obtain here az a 81 bill
on the Pacific coast. In rendering a
business man IS bill in payment for a
purchase amounting 10 less than dol.
lar, you will always receive in change
| four dollars in eurrancy.
Boston, with a population Of $685. 900,
and lie diversity il manufacturing and
commercial interests, is an interests is
interesting place. Here :the streets
are noted for the irregular, manner in
which they have been established. It
bas been said the thoroughfares here
we're laid over the COW trails Of an early
day but really consider that a reflection
on the capacity Of the faithful bovine 10
follow reasonably straight course.
The other evening stroled down Wash.
ington street and my attention was
principally attracted by the beautiful
window displays, that being the princi-
pal business street. When / had been
gone about an hour and half, found
myself in strange locality. inquired
Of policeman the course should take
in reaching the point from which start
ed and was considerably surprised to
learn / WAS only about two blocks dis.
tance, knew had been following
somewhat circuitous route but did not
imagine ii was quite as bad.
On Sunday morning attended SER
vices at the Church of the Immaculate
Conception, where is 30 be heard some
Of the finest singing in the city. Non.
worshipers are assessed 10 cents for a
seat. Here witnessed an unusual in
stance Of Christian giving. The collec-
ton receivers, which we're OF large di-
mensions, were almost filled with the
morning offerings, and the contributions
were not restricted 10 coppers and B.
cent pieces either. Greenbacks were
particularly noticeable in the baskets.
Boston's elevated street railway has
been in operation but about six weeks,
but in that short time the deadly third
rail, which is heavily charged with the
electric fluid, has claimed four victims
Another extensive subway system IL
being constructed.
Among the places OF interest visited
here we're the city library, art museum,
the old South Church built in the Senyen-
teenth century and located near the CEN
tor oi the business district, Bunker Hill
monument, Harvard University, the
Boston commons, public gardens and
the state capitol building The state
house is very ordinary looking struc.
ture on the exterior, being built OF
brick and painted yellow with a gilded
dome, which is brilliantly illuminated
by electricity at night. The interior is
richly and elaborately constructed Of
marble floors, pillars and walls.
Spent Sunday afternoon In Lawrence,
the great manufacturing city. While
there called on Miss Bertha Kay, one
Of Salem's entertaining elocutionists,
who was visiting with Lawrence rel.
atves. Miss Kay has been attending
the Emerson school OF oratory In Bos
ton, for year and has been very sue.
cessiul in her studies. She expects 10
graduate from the 'institution in 1902
She will spend the summer this year
at Martha's Vineyard aud will not ~,
turn to Salem until after her graduation
next year.
Walter Shepard, another SAlemlte, Ia
attending, Harvard University, from
which institution he will be graduated
| la the class OF 1902.
Saloons aud barber shops remain
closed here ON the Sabbath. The saloon
business is conducted differently In
Boston than on the Pacific coast. There
are no stained windows or blinds and
but for the usual window display of
bottled goods, the liquor house can not
readily he distinguished from a reg.
ular business establishment. The man,
ner Of conducting the saloon business
can be witnessed from the street and
u can also be seen from the sidewalk
whether or not the man entering such
places goes in 10 collect bill
Some consideration 10 shown here for
the horse that is exposed 90 tho in.
tense heat, most teamsters have provided
their faithful animals with a straw bon.
net which 10 adjusted 10 the bride and
Hts about the animals ears aud protects
his head from the sun.
The up-to-date straw hat, that il worn
by men here, contains enough straw To-
iced yoke of oxen for a week. The
Iim IL about AN inch wide aud nearly as
thick while the crown and walls of the
head gear are low and OF the same pro-
portion in point Oi thickness. What
protection from the heat such hat can
afford Is oonundrum TO me but in
following iashioR's program, oi course
ones comfort is not 10 be consulted
failors here now use surplus
amount OF cloth in making mems
trousers. The pantaloOns are made
from two 10 three inches too long and
the wearer turns them up az tho bottom,
the necessary amount for the proper adj
luslmentol the garment, reminding one of
what the iarmer boy is obliged TO resort
10 IA wearing his oyergoWn oyer-alls. In
addition, the trousers are made large
and baggy and the inhatiOn of the gar.
ment is all that would be essential TO- a
Fourth Of July ascension without tha|