The National tribune., 1904-06-09


Exposition was almost spoiled by the tuft
hunters, people of some little standing who
simply mobbed the poor girl every time she
appeared in public, in a vain endeavor to
get to touch her hand. or a word from her.
Miss Roosevelt is a thoroughly charming
kirl, with pretty manners, and most un-
worldly. She has positively refused to be
iionized here in Washington, and remains
away from the city good deal of the time
because she does not care to be identified
With White House functions. She very sell
dom appears at the White House musi-
calls. and runs away to New York on the
bare mention of q big White House func-
tion. 1t must have annoyed her immeasur-
ably to have been so stared at and scrapped
over in ST. Louis. 1t has often been said
that there is no mob like a well-dressed
one. and society" seems to try to prove
4he statement true.
The question is often asked. Is there a
law against printing anything on the Flag !?
There Is not. Under present laws anybody
may print anything upon the Flag. Of
Course, the daring Individual who runs
counter to the sentiments of his community
in printing things upon the Flag, has to
fun the risk of getting pounded a whole
lot. but generally speaking Old Glory has
mighty little protection from desecration.
There is q remarkable change in the SEN
Gment toward the Flag in the last few
gears, however, and by common consent it
It becoming to be considered a matter OF
bad taste to print anything upon the folds
Of the Flag.
1t is much better, if it seems absolutely
necessary to attach matter to the Flag, to
have it printed or painted or embroidered
upon something else, and then sewn upon
the Flag. Even then, the only thing fitted
TO go on the banner should be some SEN
timent referring to its glorious history, or
perhaps the names of battles which have
been fought under it. Possibly the names
of those who fought for it might be traced
upon the stripes for Memorial Day, but on
the whole 1t is far more patriotic not to
put anything on the Flag at all. Certain
" no advertisement, no political senti-
ments, no sectarian ideas should ever be
permitted to go upon the Flag.
Senior Don Emilio de Ojada. the Spanish
Minister. has returned to the United States
after q visit to Spain. He declares that
Spain is now beehive of industry. He
then goes on to say: "The loss of her COL
onies has been a good thing. for Spain" !"
Now won't that make some people howl!
When an American woman starts out
she can take the shine off Of any other
woman living, no matter what her nativi-
fy. The Queen held a Drawing Room"
the other day. and an American woman
set all Mayfair talking, and threw every
other woman so much in the shade that
she had backed out Of the presence Of
Royalty. 1t was Yankee girl. too. SO
It was, A ra-al down-easter. Miss Isabel
Perkins, OF Boston-town, she used to be-.
She is Mrs. Larz Anderson, now, and the
handsemest woman who has been in
Washington in many a long day. The
Andersons are rich, beastly rich. and they
are building q beautiful home here, which
will be regular palace when completed.
The Andersons do not "strut," however.
Not bit Of it. They are fine American
citizens. and when that is said of man
or woman you have paid them the very
highest praise possible.
Mrs. Anderson has been much abroad.
but has never been introduced at Court,
to the Court of st. James. undertook the
delicate courtesy. There are some things
you simply must do when introduced at
Court. You. il you are a woman. must
wear decoiiete corsage. You must wear
z court train. You must wear three
feathers In your hair. The corsage has
TO be just 50 low. and a man. the Lord
High Chamberlain, or somebody. tells you
exactly how high you can wear it. The
feathers have got to stand exactly 50 in
your hair, and the same man will bar you
from the drawing room If those feathers
get hitched half an inch too high or too
low in your coiffure. From what the pa
pers and the people say. Mrs. Larz An
derson must have been sit"
The gown was of shimmering white
satin vailed in silver tulle. and the court
train, which is an ungainly lot of stuff
hung from the shoulders and trailing about
two yards on the floor, was Of cloth of
silver. The skirt of that satin gown was
embroidered from hem to belt in heads
spears being tipped with small diamonds,
looking like dew drops. Pearls and dia-
monds were used in the fringe which
edged the tulle draperies, and on the
epaulats that decorated the shoulders and
held the court train on. The waist was a
This gown cost 100000. But that was
only part of the expense of that Ameri-
can lady's costume. The slippers, of
white satin embroidered in pearls and dia-
monds. cost $1,000.
Then Mrs. Anderson wore a tiara OF
emeraids picked out with diamonds. and an
emerald necklace that was worth more
than Blarney Castle would bring il sold
Her Court feathers were tipped with
diamonds and her bracelets, brooches and
corsage ornaments brought the cost Of
that toilet up to $500, 600 The Andersons
can stand it. Mr.. Larz Anderson has a
pile of money and Mrs. Anderson inherited
most OF her own immense private fortune
from her maternal grandfather, Isaac
Wells Of Boston, who was in the shipping
business in Boston when it paid.
Gen Sickles was one of the Presidential
party at Gettysburg on Memorial Day
1t was at Gettysburg that Gen. Sickles
lost his Leg in the terrible charge in the
Peach Orchard. President Roosevelt
asked Gen. Sickles to point out the spot
where he stood when wounded, and Gen
SiclSles did so. remarking that that was
where "they said" he was when he wa:
wounded. He further declared that hi
did not know himself that he was wound
ID till he returned to his headquarteri
about $50 p. m, and then he lifted hii
right hand to find it covered with bloot
where IL had been resting over the wounG
IN his leg. The wound was between thu
knee and thigh. and the leg was taken of
above the knee.
Mrs. James A. Garfield, wife of tn,
bate President, is said to be quite serious
1y iii in Carpenteria. Cal.
Fourth Assistant POstma ster- G enera
Bristow is again at his desk. He ha
been making a tour Of inspection of rura