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Ny answer TO that question is Yes. d"
Id No"
The nouveau richie, who have made
tteir money suddenly. with very few ex-
ceptions. are not able 20 appreciate art
for arts sake. because that implies cult
ure. travel, reading. thought and study
Strangely enough. there are notable ex-
cept.ons 10 this rule-men who have ac-
cUuuIated money rapidly and yet seem
20 have implanted in them The love Of
art and a happy discrimination.
The rich men buy the great pictures by
modern masters. and a few Of them. like
Henry r Chapman, William r. Evans,
James Ellsworth, Joseph Jefferson. Isaac
d. Fletcher, and others possess old mas
tiers Of incalculabIc value and have a real
knowledge Of art and its meaning We
may make a distinction between the show
collector and the collector who collects or
gathers his pictures for che love Of them
Our rich men are mostly show collectors,
and IL is naturally so But their chill
drcn and grandchildren viii collect for
the love OF art
The new collector, the rich man. natur-
ally collects with more discrimination
modern pictures and naturally with a
fuller appreciation Of their value than he
does old masters, because IL requires
study and appreciation Of any art 10 IN
dersJand its great masterpieces; for in
stance, anybody can understand a brass
| band. but 10 fully understand Bach. Wag-
ner, and Beethoven takes study, thought,
ond quiet listening.
New York is rapidly growing to be the
great art centre of the world. ". Fer
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Andrew JORnSOR'S Estate.

Something over a month ago Mrs.
Martha Patterson. the last surviving
child Of President Andrew johnson, d:cs
at her home at CreenyiUe. Tenn. leaving
the estate descended 70 her from her IA
Jher 10 her only child. Andrew johnson
Patterson Capt John Landstreet. q cit5-
zen OF Richmond. Va. former son-ia-
law OF the late Mrs Patterson. has iusti-
tuted suit at Greenviue 10 set aside her
last viii and 10 substitute a former viii.
in which his daughter. a great-grandchili
OF President Johnson, was the beneficiary.
Great interest IS arising from this Hti-
cation. due 90 the historic character and
value Of much Of the property real and
personal. involved in the contest The IA
nous tailor shop in which President
johnson worked at his trade. the cid
homestead in which ne lived for years
previous TO his death. the famous 5Ionu-
menJ Hill, upon whose crest he and his
vile and children are buried, are parts
% the realty in litigation
The personally included ia the proceed
ings IS very interesting. comprising a
life-size portrait Of Abraham L.'ucoIn.
presented 90 Mr.. Johnson by Mr. LiacoIa
himself the old tail0r's bench upon which
Mr. Johnson worked in his early life ia
Grceueviila and East Tennessee a valu1-
bic gold watch. presented by the negroes
Of Tennessee while he was Governor. aud
a very costly silver water set presented
by the loyal citizens of Nashville during
the stormy days Of ;he war
Among the most valuable personal ef-
fects included iG the suit are much cor
rcspcndence, private writings and dOcu-
ments Of Mr.. Johnson during his Presi-
denCy- Perhaps one OF the most inter
estiug of an relics Is the celebrated JET
fsrsou baEis teapot This curious piece
OF chins was made abroad and presented
20 Jefferson Davis by some European sd-
mirsr. reported 10 have been an eminent
member OF the French nobility. IL is in
the form OF q locomotive and tender The
teapot was captured by the Federal forces
during the war and presented 10 Nr-
JOhnsO0.-St. Louis Republic.
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along the line OF fine arts. because there
is no precedent for our growth. They can
make comparisons OF one little kingdom
with another. but there is no precedent
for America.
We must say for our rich men that.
whether they buy pictures for the love Of
the subject or for the love Of show. or
for the love Of possession. they arc doing
a good work, they are getting together
the masterpieces OF the world and max
ing this city the art centre OF the world
and they are The most generous men in the
world. When they come to die they give
their collections TO museums. and libra
ri,s. and public buildings. where they are
seen and enjoyed by the people. and as
Henry Drummond has said. "A man be-
cores what he sees" The collecting OF
gallery o. masterpieces mas its effect
consciously or unconsciously upon the
collector. so that very sOce these men
become cOnnUisseurs in art and they are
educated without being conscious Of it.
OF course. there is still the rage for
buying foreign pictures by modern mas
tiers. and such men as W. T. Evans. James
Ellsworth. Joseph Jefferson. H. T. Chap
man, and a few others. appreciate that
VIC have men here who can do as good
work in port-aiture, landscape. and sculp-
ture as any artist in the world, and they
are encouraging America and developing
the art atmosphere, about which there is
so much talk and so much cant, AID OF
which Minot Savage says: These who
find no art atmosphere in America have
exhausted themselves, and not the coun-
try"
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English Obtu5eaesS.

Two Englishmeu were discussing With
Marx Twain the Old topic of American
humor as not appreciated by foreigners.
But are the English really 30 o5tuse.'
asked one OF them
"ObtUse. You can't get an idea iuto .sa
Englishman's head with surgical opera
ton, declared Mark Twain.
The queati0ner remained In SOLEMN
thought for a moment. Then DE- broke
into q hearty laugh
quite delicious joke" Dc exclaimed.
Though. OF course, II you we're 10 open
the Englishman's skull you would Hill
him. would you NOTE
Mark Twain turned 20 the second Eng
lishman. what did ] tell yOu7 He wants
20 know whether IL wouldn't XIII hlul"
The countenance or The second Lnglish-
man was like a blank wall. wouldn't
it, be queried.-NeW York Times.
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speaks his old-tine Interest in plays players.
Edna May and Olive May-no reader. young
women OF the stage art-ha7e
manded royal been permitted
the proud pleasure gasping the Edwardian
Arizona has apparently settled a
English metropolis which
don and there companies ready
invade the pTor2eCs' with the Thomas
Western life Arizona has greatest
the the who fairly display
Western manners they pictured by the dramats
Edna May had Intended return this country
musical piece. nothing
which her Gray
OF The Belle Of New York" in doubt present she
appearing in the chief feminine role Doe Grey which
is the The Founders" being
French when George May
the role Casino production bangor
the tambo The Belle York rebeed positively
refused-seid it wasn't right young step
TIE uprighteogs musical comedy
she fiskness Smiths FrencEifef
ers." didn't either.
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matter Of individual taste Many men
do not think the day well b-gun unless
they smoke the first thing Others never
indulge in tobacco until the luncheon
hour, when cigars and cigarettes divide
the hOnOrs.
Not 50 many years ago expensive cigar
holders Of meerschaum or amber were
thought 70 be necessary articles in the
equipment Of every smoker Now. they
are becoming things Of the pest, though
quite recently there has been placed on
the market paper holder which has
many advantages and is growing In favor.
AS a rule. men prefer the smoke fresh
from the cigar or cigarette, not through
any Intervening medium.
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BROKEN BONDS.

I woke Wnen YOU called my name,
Lcaping TO rise and follow.
Like blades OF myriad elm swords
I felt the stings of a thousand cords
That bound me fast 70 the hollow:
One to the tranquil oak.
ShadOWing down 20 hide me,
One 20 the floods Of the shining
grain.
One 10 the starline's glad refrain.
One TO the dog beside me.
You have broken Them one by one.
Shattered each small restriction.
] breast the slope where the barley
hcaycs.
The shadowy oak with its bronzing
leaves
Rustles a benedictiou.
You have broken a thousand bonds.
But the starting has hushed its sing
ing.
Ny dear brown collie has. grieying,
crept
To the trampled grass where 1 lay
slept
The marks Of the cords are singing.
Juliet WilbOr TOmpkins.
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GOOD TASTE IN SMOKING.
By c. w. SHEPHERD,
Superintendent Of the Union League Club. New York

Fashions IN smoking change. as DO any
others. From observation. j should say
cigarettes are losing ground Cigar
smoking is on the increase Pipes are
not allowed In the clubs. Their use is
reserved for the secluded independence Of
the home sanctuary.
Cigars are the NEST polite and proper
form OF tobacco.
Correct method in smoking is perhaps
Observed more al dinners than anyV here
else. Il Is here cigarettes are In good
taste. To begin. a glass Of sherry and
one Of the little tobacco-fIIcd paper cyl
inders. with the entree more cigarettes.
After dinner. a strong cigar.
Smoking in the morning is entirely a
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-02-19
Measured by F1usic.

a scientist has recently shown how the
velocity OF the wind can be reckOned by
noting the musical pitch Of the sound
siyen out when the wind blows across
q stretched wire. Every variation 10 the
winds velocity is faithfully represented
by the rising or falling OF the pitch or TIE
uote sung by the wire.
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mrs. FISKE'S WESTERNSUCCESS

Mrs FIske in The Unvelcome Mrs.
number OF earlier plays is meeting with
a good deal Of may believe newspapers
and the press
theatre patrons larger cities Of he Middle
cont know what is theatrical syndicate and
much less for that matter Aockng her
peroiro Of heroines the meantime Fishes New
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:. THE PLAYER FOLK. .

After ALL Annie Russell viii visit Washington and a few
other her THE and
the Judge" very play by Clyde With
which she has filed the Theatre, New York
siderable
It originally intended that Miss should play
her regular Gotham engagement the road
but her pronounced programme
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The Faithful Word.

kdieu. lost Love flown far on ickle wings
still the green world 1 see,
The sun is constant. the returning springs
Bring bird. and bloom, and bee.
IT,
with the same music sJiu the river Cows,
Aud winds DER VioIets race
And b Gods blessing is not this 2 rose
Sweet smiling iE my face
Atlanta Constitution
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New York IS rapidly growing to
be the great art centre or the world.
In all the cities or the world you can
not produce such q gallery" d.
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of The Times any stand Washington suburban
towns railroad elsewhere viii confer by notifying
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York theatre, The
Manhattan, Frank
Keenan, is rounding
cut his month > en-
er sagement. which
has been a terrible
lesson as 10 how the
public will stay away
from a good play
even when it is we'll
acted and praised TO
the theatrical skies
by the critics. Mr-
keenan,. IL viii be
recalled. was selected
from a mass or anu
syndicate stars who
are shut out from the
more important thea
tres Of Gotham. to
succeed Mrs Fiske
and in a play that
has been made IA
miIiar to Washing
tonians b. Sol smith
Russell. The Hon.
John Grigsby. The
metropolitan review
ers and everybody
else that entered the
Manhattan Theatre
without the payment
Of the customary tri-
butte to the young
man in the box Office
decided that ar Kee-
nan was q great
actor. and thar his
play was well worth
seeing. but TO- some
unacCOunJabIS reason
New YeEkers refused
to he weaned away
from Weber & Fields
and the New York
with The Hall OF
Fame" and the Ca
sinO with its usual
Offering OF feminin-
ity. with a comedian
or two thrown in for
measure.
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DoOU Wealthy Citizens Value Art for Arts Sake?

"Our rich men collect mostly for
show. but their children and grand
children viii collect for the love Of
art" q.
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T0WN roINrs. rosrAGE rKErAID:

! Nv IVININ. IVNI ttsI IkETlID:
EVENING EDITION one year -; six
months. %I-5O: three rnonth~. - cents.
Evening and Sundav. one wear. -; Nix
months sac threo months, SI-25.
Mon ming, Evening, anil Sunday. one scar,
SIC, six months. -; three months, S2.JC.
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES To OFT or

NTOKNING EDITION. one gear. -: six
months, $3.50 three months = - Morn
ing and sunday. one wear. y 3; ,IN months,
$3.50 thrre months, S1-s5- sunday "tli-
tisn only. one year. -; >iN months, = d;
three months. 80 CENTS
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EFFECT OF IMMIGRATION ON
AMERICA AND AMERICANS

National hospitality uay De car
ried TO the extent that &. becomes a
national crime
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81 EDMARD F. McsMEENEY.

Immigration at The T0r- OF
New York
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The news from Lon
don is TO the effect
that thc theatrical
business. generally
speaking, is in a very
had way william
Gillette continues 20
draw about the larg
est audiences TO De
found in any London
playhouse with his
nriodramatic offer
ing OF the impossible
Mr. Il ohm @ S. and
Arizona" has evi-
IDENTIFY caught the
J Op lar fancy of
London town Til e
King is ettin &
around 10 the differ
ent theatres with q
r.enlnritr tL-t h
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ALTON OFFICE, Tenth and Streets.
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actress and her ESQ
ates were told that
they would not leave
New York until the
demolition Of the
Lyceun made them
seek other quarters
Now however. Mr..
FrChman. who pre-
seEts Miss Russell,
has deemed il best
10 give the company
q brief trip around
three OF four OF the
most important cities
of the country. and
Washington viii be
among the very first
10 be visited.
OrTin Johnson. who
has been with Miss
r u g s ell for two
years. is her leading
man tnis season and
is reported TO have
scored a really strong
hit with the patrons
Of The Girl and the
Judge.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-28
BUTTERFLY MARQUIS OF ANOLESEY

he is not subject to criticism as is the
Thespian who must act 20 live. In real
ity the theatre at Anglesey Castle is only
used as a setting for the owners wonder
ful jewels, and FOR that purpose It ar
swers very we'll.
When away from home the MARQUIS
carries his exquisite habits with him. and
a large retinUe OF servants is always at
his command. A minor hobby is Derfs.1-
cry The rather small and insignificant
personality Of the Marquis Is always red
client Of the hishest-pTiced perfumes II
be purchased for money. When he is
forced by the exigeacies Of travelling 10
stay az q hosiery. enc Of his servants
removes the common bad clothing and re-
places il with white six covering so
highly perfumed that the entire house is
filled with the aroma
4 valet. a hairdrcsSer and Jewel keen
er are small part OF the Marquis body
guard 4 short time since the name OF
the Marquis was brought 20 the notice Of
newspaper readers IN this country BY rca-
son Of the fact that the keeper of the
Jewels interpreted his title IL a TOO literal
sense. and operated with about a hundred
thousand dollars worth Of the Marquis
personal adOTnmCut5-
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Z OUSINC OF the poor is certainly a
r question Of efficiency. You know
L Il what it is to feel below par; what
can you think OF a population that
must always feel below par because OF
the environment in which &c lives and in
which It sleeps? You in Glasgow must
know as much Of this question as any
city in the kingdom, because think you
have taken the lead in its reform. Now.
in one sense. that is the most urgent OF
all questicns, aaj in another sense Il IS
not the most urgent. because il does seem
as II the great Development Of motor
power. locomotive power. might ultimate
" and at no distance Head 20 a solution
OF that question by which the working
man might easily and swiftly pass from
his work in the town to a home in the
country
I believe that in the motive power that
is being developed by strides and By
bounds there is very likely lurking IN
foreseen a solution CT the question. But
there is one fundamental principle which
/ think may apply 10 IT, 1t IS that this is
mainly a municipal question.
Every great town has its own separate
difficulty in the housing Of the poor. and
believe the principle on which you will
best deal with il is the principle Of hand
ing over to the great municipalities even
more extended ard uncontrolled powers
than they now possess Tor dealing with
IT, But On the other hand. Il is the most
urgent OF questions. because each day
the environment and the surroundings Of
the dwellings Of our wOrkmen are lower
ing the standard CT our population. bring
Ing Infants into the world under horrible
condiuons-infants 10 grow up as citi-
zcns and subjects OF an imperial race.
Why. it is urgent also for this reason.
that even Il you we're 20 have the best
means CT locozaotion tomorrow It would
not touch the question OF the Sums.
You know what slums are in Glaszow.
There IS q remarkable experiment. q re-
markable system carried en- By gentle
nan in Glasgow, OF whom know nothing
hrL what have read. I mean ir- Burns.
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The New Bridges at Washington
Should Not Be a Blemish to the City.

though they may have the power 10 per-
NIT the building OF crude structures. have
usually had so high sense OF their OBJ
legations not only 20 the present hut also
TO future generations. that they would
shrink from exercising power so wiIl:ul.
arbitrary. aud pernicious.
The plans prepared by the commission
contemplate the tearing down OF much
that is ugly and the building OF much
that is beautiful Part OF its scheme is
grand bridge across the Potomac to Ar
HngtOn. where thousands OF our soldier
heroes are buried. There has been much
controversy over that bridge. now. with
this commission in charge. we are assur-
ed OF the construction Of a handsome,
harmonious bridge II the near future.
A very closely related project thereto
and the subject OF our present article
are the two bridges to be built now fur
Their down the river. to replace what is
called the Long Bridge"
In the bridge 10 Mount Vernon. which
viii be crossed by many millions Of pat
riots visiting the city of Washington. not
only the inhabitants OF the city Of Wash
ington but the entire United States
have a deep public interest, and this
bridge should be equal in Importance with
the bridge to Arlington The bridge TO
the home and tomb Of George Washing
ton should be at least in keeping with
tae magnificent plans Of the city Of Wash
iugton, the Capitol Building. the Congress
sionaI Library, and the many splendid
public buildings and artistic monuments.
and should. in some manner, harmonic
with the monumental Memorial Bridge
proposed to be built in the future. from
Washington TO Arlington. We give these
bridges such extended notice because Of
their commanding prominence and be
cause. when built, they viii typify the
public taste and civilization Of the
United States. and will remain as per-
manent prominent monuments for many
decades, favOrably or unfavoTably i'm
pressing and representing the people Of
the United States.
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CHARACTER SHOWS IN SHOES

York Sun" and are as easy to dIstIn-
gIlsh as their walk. No matter what sort
OF shoes a waiter may wear, his feet are
always fat, shapeIess and spreading. The
feet Of grooms. stablemen. coaehmen. and
footmen have a professional. unmistak-
able trimness. The military foot is easy
TO distinguish from the navaI foot; easy
as the walk Of the army man from thai
OF the sailor Tho foot Of a gentleman is
never 10 be mistaken. the shoes well-treed
and not over-polished, and bearing the
marks Of being changed often.
Women's feet in their boots also tell an
eloquent story. There is the careIessly
worn and badly kept shoe that so often
spoils a handsome toilet. the hat-heeled.
broad-soled common sense shoe that sug-
gests not even touch Of friYolity in the
wearer. Then there is the military sole
and the Cuban heel worn by the up-to-
date girl. and the shoe with the high
French heel and dainty buckle that speaks
OF the woman in whom coquetry turks
until she dies. which. when worn with a
faulty drawn silk stocking. never loses
its alIurement.
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pie who leave their his" strewed all
around the road were TO be relieved
from apprehension on that score,
some other test would Immediately
be invented which would be harder
for them to meet. A person Of ordi-
nary intelligence can, with care and
determination, learn 10 pronounce his
his even II be has not been taught
TO DO 50 in early life. 1t is true that
even people with this education have.
in moments OF excitement. forgotten
themselves and the important letter
together, and revealed the secrets of
their origin, as the penny-a-liner
would say; but moments of excite
ment are not usual, and If fortune
favors, may be kept private. There
are worse things than faulty pro-
nunciation of which one may be ac-
cused. If, for example. admission to
good society in England depended on
the possession Of a thoroughly gentle
nature, with a high standard of
honor, generosity, and courtesy, COM
bined with the possession Of wealth.
then IL would be like the kingdom of
heaven with bank book attachment.
1t would be too good for earth.
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upon touring country With
MINI, a few eeks ago
when reached Austin" said Mr. Hinton eve found
thai there but frst-eass hotel Of
Sousa there.
seated large dining
and Immediately became object the
other patrons hostery.
The proprietor OF the hotel had penny
thesiot music boxes big one furnished
simply abomnabIe. There travelling men
in the lobby. AID they they
termined to have little fun Each
pennies and played the machine it.
Of the music sheets King Cotton
travelling kept that gong over again.
applaUding voeerOUsly every time
Sousa stood it pretty well piece
twentieth jumped up made his escape
he dning-rocua.'