The National tribune., 1905-12-28

Joseph Bosler, of ogontz, Pa, who
>Eas appointed Assistant Trea1Eeer of
the United States at philadelphia, fills
the vacancy created by the dismissal
from office of William Leib, who was
found guilty Of continued violations of
the classified service law.
Lefb, the dismissed official, used his
office to further his political fortunes
at his home in one of the Counties
near Philadelphia. 1t is said. He ap-
pointed his sister to a place in his
Office, ignoring the Civil Service eligi-
bic list. When she took the classified
formation about the questions to be
asked that Secretary Shaw declared
was highly improper for her to have.
They're after him. Oh. yes. in
deed. hot foot after John Sharp Will
Jams. the leader of the minority, and
such a little bit of minority. too.
that a single detection is visible to
the naked eye; but with Williams it
will not count. For instance, the i'm
parties that the Mississippi delegation
in Congress was divided in support of
Mr.. Williams in his recent effort to Sc
cure party harmony. But the impress
sion got a black eye. letter was
sent to the House press gallery, signed
which the statement is made that this
representation us an injustice to Mr..
Williams and to ourselves, and we de-
sire to correct 1t by saying that we are
q unit in support of our distinguished
colleague in the position taken by him
In this unfortunate controversy" Why,
OF course.
Being National" parsonage has its
discomforts. Miss Alice Roosevelt
can get no great pleasure out of life
these days, for she is not fond of no.
toriety. but despite that is the cyno-
sure Of all eyes whenever she appears
in public, but she bears 1t all with the
grace Of a young queen. She seems
to be greatly interested in affairs at
the Capitol, just now, and is often up
there, under the escort of Representa-
and House in the most democratic
fashion. You would know the instant
she enters the gallery, for instantly
there goes around the room that sup
pressed rustic Of curiosity and interest
which announces that some one of i'm
portance has arrived, and just now
there is no one more important in the
eye of the public, not even the father
OF this very sweet, young daughter of
the President of the United States. Miss
Alice seems to have tied her faith to
blue-the clear, bright blue of the
w
the world one huge bouquet Of roses.
It is now called Alice blue, but to
older-fashioned people who remember
1t SO years ago it was called SKY
I. blue" / cannot remember that she
ever has worn a shade of red, except
now and then pink rose, nor does she
take kindly to lavender, in which she
is sensible. Only the woman with the
complexion that Venus is supposed to
possess should ever try lavender,
which Immediately adds 10 years to
ones age, and cheapens hair and eyes
and the general ensemble.
Brown is also a favorite of Miss
Roosevelt. She wears, very often,
pretty wood-brown cloth with braid
ings of darker shade, and exquisite
ly beautiful brown furs. With this par
ticular suit she wears a small turban
shape in rich brown velvet with knot
OF yellow velvet and yellow bird-of-
paradise plumes dropping over her
nut-brown hair. The sleeves are short,
and she wears long yellOw-brown
glace kid gloves which reach to the
elbows Of the short Elton jacket Of the
suit. She sometimes wears big black
velvet or lace picture hat covered with
nodding black ostrich plumes, and ell
egant sables, but very seldom does she
wear a black dress. She loves white
best Of all, and In the Summer white
duu DIuc lIItcfS InOSI SIMPLY IA e are
numerous in her wardrobe. Miss
Roosevelt, although able to afford jew
els that might go with a crown, sell
dom wears anything but string Of
pearls. She rarely puts on q bracelet,
does not wear earrings at all, and un-
til lately has not worn a ring. A sien.
der chain OF gold with tiny pearl
dangler has sometimes kissed her
white throat, but she seems not to care
for jewels, or perhaps her very ex-
cellent taste leads her to let alone the
Jewels that should really belong to
She wears ring now, but not an en-
gagement ring, she declares. 1t isn't a
diamond, but a magnificent old tur-
Quoise set in dull yellow gold, an heir
loom in the Longworth family. Proba-
bly, the diamond" is laid away to come
out and keep the plain gold circlet
company on the wedding day, and the
real gage d'amour is. after all, the tur-
quoise which was at hand when the
little girls heart spoke at last, and
the diamond wasn't, so can never be
as dear to her as the quaint old jewel
the Longworth family before 1t came
to her.
The report of the Naturalization
Commission, to which reference was
made IN the Presidents Message, de-
naturalization law are correct, but re-
commends that no one be admitted to
citizenship who does not intend to re-
side permanently in the United States,
and that no one be admitted who does
not know the English language.
To prevent naturalization for politi-
cal purposes, 1t is recommended that a
uniform fee of at least 81 be prescribed
by law, and that no naturalizations be
permitted for at least 80 days next
preceding a Presidential or Congress
sional election.
The Commission also recommended
that the declaration of intention which
can now be made before any clerk Of
q court at least two years before nat
uraliZation be entirely abolished, and
the substitution in it's place of a petit
ton for naturalization before the clerk
OF the same court in which the natural
tzation Is to take place at least three
months before the naturalization pro-
ceedings are heard, and that a dupli-
cate OF this petition be sent to the Bu-
reau of Naturalization, which the
Commission recommends shall be es-
tablished in Washington.
In considering the action of the
courts under existing conditions the
Commission ovid