Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-05
As YOU LIKE IT.
Ssns Stray Leaves Trsn . Rspsrsss's
 Mets Book.


 Lying on Secretary Bonaparte's
 desk in the navy department is T
 small piece of pine, yellow and fat
 with pitch. It is a relic of the ship
 Natalie on which Napoleon made his
 escape from the island of Elba to
 France. It was sent to MT Bonaparte
 by Edwin A. Sherman of Oakland,
 Cal. Mir Sherman wrote that the Ma
 talie. after Ronaparte's escape, made
 its way to the Pacific ocean and was
 purchased by the Mexican government
 and used as revenue cutter or coast
 guard ship.
 The As You Like It man stood on
 the corner to-day and watched the
 Golden Eagles with spread wings fly
 past. The music of our own American
 band at the head of the column was
 up to the high standard set by this
 popular band of musicians. The Wa
 terbury Eagles looked and marched we'll. but the presence of half smoked cigars in the mouths of some of the members didn't add to the general appearance of things. However, the Waterbury birds were not the only ones that carried cigar stumps in their mouths. It seemed to be quite the thing with many of the marchers.
 It is easy enough to hurl criticism at Officer Donahue but no doubt the officer thought it was better to be sure than sorry. If the man arrest ed was in fact the one that was set ting the fires. and had been allowed to escape what howl would have been sent up. It was rather an ,in- fortunate affair. to make the best of 1t, and yet withal, the only thing to have done under the circumstances. While the affair made some notoriety for Miller he will survive it, and while I do not expect to see Officer Donahue promoted to the detective force just yet. neither do I expect 10 see him disciplined for his prompt action.
 Commissioner Jones of the depart ment of health is serious man and yet he is something of humorist. !, The other day while talking with a few friends about garbage matters one of them remarked that great many people refer to the crematory as the creamery. to which Mir Jones replied that he believed this due to want of thought rather than ignor- ance. T know" he added. ''that they are not turning out any butter up there. but they are making lots of trouble.' But. say. talking about this { question. who ever thought Dr Me 1 Donald possessed the pugnacious ten i dencies he exhibited at the last two | meetings of the board? Whew, but. I he's genuine scrapper. and like Mir Jones. something of humorist. too | He didn't know whether the crooked | smoke stack was weeping for Carroll | or calling down maledictions on the board of health.
 A fashion critic, in telling women how to look thin. gives the following hints on what to wear and when to wear it: White makes woman look innocent, winsome and classic. Clear white is for the blonde. cream white for the brunette. Is 1t not the woman n white who has all the attention nd the wide-eyed young thing in white with blue ribbon who cap- lures all the beaus? Black suits the 'air." poet tells us. It is the thin nest color stout woman can wear. indeed, the woman who wears black Q best advantage is she who is stout md has black eyes and black hair. It 5 well known that in gowns of certain 'olors flesh seems to shrink. in others Q expand A Subdued shade of blue. leliotrope and olive green with black. If course. are the colors under which iesh seems less ostentatious. while Nedgewood blue. pale gray and al- most any shade of red are to he avoid 'd. Mauve and the highest shades of 'reen are the two colors that in dec 'ration about the throat and shoulders re especially helpful in diminishing he effect of flesh.
 Graft is graft. whether it is one i , ent or one thousand dollars, house nd lot or jack knife, a block of /, ailroad stock or fountain pen. and the members of the legislature can II their pockets with knives and . ther trinkets at the expense of the axpayers they can go farther. Some . cry conscientious @ men go to . hartford to help make laws, but they |. nink nothing of voting away the , copies money for these things. Too ,, mall to be noticed. It is only when z man treads on the toes of the cor : orations that he Is made to realize hat there is little law left on the , ooks. How can the men look their Dnstituents squarely in the face. ' hen at the same time they have leir hands in their pockets: The ockets of the constituents I mean. is dishonest. It is taking what