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tain articles OF clothes, G. CHATS. lnces,
jewelry fine gloves or shoes. handler.
chiefs, pins. nccktles. etc. 80 that any
extravagance n dress is likely to be IN
that dircctlon7"
Fl Some striking preferences were brought
out by this question. The greatest NUM-
Ter Of the fair subjects would be i,,, :.
cxtrvangant In shoes than In anything
else, and gloves ranked close second;
then followed, In order Of preference,
neclswcar, hats, underwear, jewelry and
ribbons @
Can that vast army Of men who ,perloli-
cally fall into commissions ut sight OF a
mlliner's hill be persuaded to accept, as
an index TO the character Of woman-klnd
in general. this showing Of DR.. Flnccus
that weakness for hats is loss than one
third that for shoes and less than one
half that for gloves? &
THAT one-fifth Of ones total cxpendH
ture should be devoted, to, clothes was
the Average estimate made by these, tcn-
der creatures when they, were quizzed up
on the subject Some bid as high as one
half and others rs low as one-tenth. a
few who DO not express actual percent NJ ;,
station In life,' or whether one IS IN
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inoodH' This clothes census tliscloscs also
tint large hats nre preferred 70 smaller ,I.i,
ones. and n some cnses their re.at,lohs ~, g
my hat is nat on my forehead feel de;;
pressed says one of the SUBJECTS II feel
brighter In n hat rolling away from my
face" conlldes another. M, ~,
dainty, laxative, happy. dein1tire, ligl,'
yMhiis sln s slchss c sSsefth cn feel
s sone Y f1 IL case 6od
Dr FInccus says that It cannot be doub.-
cd Tia, there Is pleasure OF us 2, &C.
nsps 81 GppuTf son by w wh sa, are re
col Win o cohing as t ,'ssqycd i we're were
strikingiy when the shoulder OF oiie's
cont touches another's. 1t Is inc same
phenomenon as when We to1cn o "; ~
with q cane and distinctly reel hli OF tnG
of"the cnnc. our, clothing. Is ordi1iatily,
.fe.t us all integral part q o,irself nn =,
s one g'rl spys eel st rlnves han
nine etiquette that the glove rnrticunrly
seems to be phrt OF the !lhhu whlc r. u
incnses; but extremely stiff goods offers
d part or ourselves and often impnrtS
rather the sensation above noted, that
iii. wcarerI Is IN II box' Or walled IN"
Rough Clothes Cause 1rritability.
Rough dress materials inipnrt to tho
majority of the wcarcrs a lisngrteaplr
sensation which IS very marked. Rough
.woolen> goods give the feeling or 'creepi-
ness" II am cross when ! touch rough
Materials" says one girl II cant bear
to touch wooden goods, they make me
.shiver,' gays another while IT dislike the
feeling OF flnnne!s next to my skin Is
tho third characteristic reply
An irritable mood ia found TO rcBult
particularly when rough materials rub
against the fine hairs OF the skin and ir--
ritatr the sense organs at the base OF
those little feclers. 1t Is the same pro-
cess as Irritating cat by rubbing j. +
the wrong way. Perhaps this is why
birds runi.e their feathers when excited
or 5irrItat ed.
n Smooth materials next to skin are
liked BY nearly all OF the wearers; Yet.
while the feel OF certain smooth ma,
.terials is, pleasant, there is q great deal "a
of variations from person TO person. Il
like TO rub my hands on vclvety sur,
tfncc,'' says one young lady. cannot
bear to touch velvet: ! feel the chills
running down my back, admits another.
F'limy clothes impart q distinctly pleas
urnbc fccling-tone to the wcarers, many
OF whom experience from them feelings
OF grncefulness or Observation-Disclosures. A
maid of eighteen, whenever she dons a
filmy garment wants Il dance.
Gauzy stuffs and laccs, especially, are
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IN THE NEW YORK MARKET s..

yclopment arc the great hotels that ha lNNl
sprung up in the city within the last
ten or fifteen years. The same sf5$S eIl'i
terprise that has produced the roof gardeapI
CATO, which has done so much " 4 lurrln
Now York from n desert spot into an
oasis in the summer time. and that ha ~
nroduced tho celebrated dining-roo HsJ
like tho Indian room and the Orangerte
in tho now Hotel Aston. has also to saj
large extent been responsible for the
almost perpetual presence In city markets.
OF the deIcncies that I'm the old day.
changed from season TO season. wv
Nowadays, when the tendency even
among the richest and most excl We pe1H
pile is moro and more toward hotel litN}
there is hardly any limit to the re1
sources ut tho command OF the fguesta
Even the very richest would NOT thlnl
OF having at their command at homo
moro than fraction of the delicactsg
that an up-to-date hotel offers * to IN
patrons every day in the year,
How tho hotel steward does his narkat1
Ing may be seen by accompanying the
steward OF any big hotel on his ronndSy
mat no buys in large quantities In shoWJ
by teh fact that he often spends 81, 81
In single trip. lie Is down town sa
4 o'clock every morning, and before Sha
has finished his daybreak task he haa
SKINNED tho markets OF their choicAs
offerings. Tho hotel steward III OF as tn
present time Is q member OF skille@
profession. He must be q man o. wtd&
experience and of Judgment that Ia boil
quick and sound and his power a.
close calculation must he developed Stl
the ninth degree. He must know WhanI
what and how much to buy. AboYo AN
no must know his markets Well He lnn
possess profound knowledge Of what In
change OF seasons brinss the world ayst1
and, at the same time, he must keep
close touch with the latest tastes Of
epioureans to whom MS hotel caters.
must never neglect obtaining thtnEs
which the guests arc especially ike tsV
call. and he must never either oYeFstaN
his Harder or allow 1t to run short n
tho case of The Hotel Aston he lsa cIle
tha shrewdest and most experiences
n.arketera la4
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TPIKING EFFECT THAT CLOTHES HAVE ON THE MIME

rhe general opinion Of the young ladies
questioned is that Judgments or the ciar-
acter OF others by their dress uro usually
passed upon strangers, that they are
based Upon first Impressions, anu thut
they do not AFFECT people whom one knows
very we'll; that tile manner In winch q
dress Is put on, also It's nealness ana
taste" count more in these judgments,
Of others thun does tho material out OF
which II Is made.
Over half OF these daughters OF I'VE
confess that they would not indulge their
Individual preferences at the expense OF
fashion, willie In the vast majority OF
those who dissented from this tie prefer
cnces for which they would aefy iasn n,},i
bons. a dread of being conspicuous seems
to be tho chief factor in these subjects g
obedience to fashion.
Vagaries Of Modesty,
This psychologist will indeed prove a
public beile factor IL he successfully opens
national rcscnrcli, catholic IN It's cope:
,'rhey are questions for tho mind student
rather than for tho PHILOSOPHER 4, vast l!s
majority Of the serner sex W W. MAIN ,n
Witch would explain Why. FOR example,
the pretty peasant lassies OF i!rit ,t!y go
Blush with shame If seen with their hair
down and without their caps; why the
Dricty r1iSG their SklrlS 70 luelIt. in.Po
whlo wadIng in tho Nile, yet cannot don
their wells without utter sacrifice OF
modcsty; why the Japanese father VINO;
niong with the rest Of his Sex. is barred
from the building set apart3hs MS dauEn-
tcr'y Sleeping quarters, 5cnn4yet allow hcr
10 battle nude IN the sen with the opposlte
scx;5why nrodesty@ demands that the re-
snoctnbic women Of Korea h ide all parts
Of her ANTONY \ save her boson:l and.
instiv.t Why our own women think nothing
Of exhibiting their bare shoulders BY sss.
light when It were y Viola ton OF n,ou i,a
for them to do SO BY dayilEht, even upn n !.
the beach, where, exclusively. tney i may
expose their neither limbs. with, proprie ~
If Is n pretty problem indeed: and re- re-
minds us OF the time when Henry NJ NJ;
Stanley. tl75- explorer, brought to Boston
Il little African savage who hnd hIWniy >
gone broad Y stark naked IN his natlye
land. as had his father and mother pei ore
him. Stanley took this. protege TO see q
haliet at sight or whlchSthc once ha ,s,e
Congo savage. overcome with shame'
The utility Of si,ch invests sinT. !.
Mo i enough! Let them BIO the basis OF
new laws, for this is.the ngc o, Of lays lays
statutes governing everybody ana e. every, y
thing Tom, Dick and Harry are ,,,, IL - :, !,
clatnoring for ordinances :, resuia INN! =
everyhody's business save their $, o" y;
why not ia government regulation :. VI !
dress 8 Or 4 national standard OF modesty !.
Ours Il alleged to he the golden age OF
nroEress ana broad thinking soEwhy not
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NEW YORK, March S1.-Most wonder
full OF all teh markets IN tho World ure
those Of the metropolis People VINO
visit New York rarely go to 500 them.
That is grent mistake. Nowhere else
Is to be seen such bewilderins variety.
such a complete assortment not only or
native products but also OF delcaces
culled from gardens In tho four corners
OF the world ana flshed out OF tho seven
seas.
Hero are yeritnble ranges OF mountains
of smoked and fresh killed meat, pro-
ducts of nearby pastures and the als-
tant pralrles, OF tho lowlands OF the
South and OF tho gnme farms or France.
Horo are parsley from Bermuda green
pcpers found in Java, turtles from me
tropical islcs OF tho Caribbean, nuts
gathered In tho Orient, salad greens
raised In California, lcoks garnered N
the metropolitan annex, known rs LONE
Island lemons pluckcd IN sic'llah groves'
Florida plneapples, grapefruit just IN
from jamaica, clusters of prime grapes
nolrished in tho hothouses of ENGLAND
ana Belgium, lettuce from greenhouses
ncar Boston and arttchokeH from tue
plantations OF Algerian Moors
over thore sen food Ia bought ana SOLO
nv the ton-whiteflsl. bluefish, tnoonflsl,
red snapper, halibut, smelt. haddocki N
short, every edible inhabitant OF ocean
and river, brook and lake. There are rat
Ting heaps OF live craps, and lopsters'
near tanks where imported sole are
swimming about; while monster green
turtles, Weighing from 100 to 400 pounds
each, snort and groan as II thoy knew
that within the next twenty, four hours
some of them would be In the soup,
This natural history exposition, MS Il
might be cnlled-this most remarkable
OF tho worlds markets-is typical OF the
changes that have come over tho ms
tropolis in the last ten or fifteen years.
In former days people were content for
tho most part to take things as they
came along, season by season; but now
adays there Is no waiting for seasons.
The big hotels and the fashionable res
aurants that accommodate not only New
Workers. but the thgongs Of yisltors as'
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Of YOU, Hence my resignation. VIII
yo,, see that 1t is accepted at once, sir!
Hold on minute, Hollister!" said
Wilder. II don't mind telling you that
Jones, our Sunday editor isn't Quite UP
to the mark. He's let a lot or chances
get by him for good stuff that's gone
elsewhere, and the Sunday edition doesh
cutie average in to the rest of the
Gazette's sales. Now If 1 make you an
offer Of, say one thousand a month.
twelve thousand year. wouldn't you
lust as soon stay with US as 80 over
to the Union?" .li
"Trankly. Mr. Wilder, I would very
much rather stay here than go any
where. / would have stayed here Tor Tess .as
than the Union offered me, but now US
TOO late" answered HOLSTER, his pulses
bounding.
"Too late? Hows that?"
u saw Mr.. Hanson yesterday and told
him that as soon asEI resigned from
here I would accept his offer. .
"Well, you haven't resigned. That 49,,
vour resignation isn't accepted, and
"Well, 1 might get out of the thing on
that technicality," returned Holhster
,neekly. 'But 1t doesn't seem exactly
SQUARE. We of the Gazette have to c&-
hint an example of honest and honor
able Journalism to the world, you Know Know
sir You taught us tnat youlseit.
That fiction about honorable Journal
ism was one Of the shibboleths OF the
Gazette, and although both Holister ana
Wilder knew 1t to be lie. they both
nodded gravely as If 1t were settled
! thing. which no contingency or emer-
gency could disturb.
"Of course, of course" answered Wider.
II see. You're quite right
His agreement was so hearty That Hoi-
listers confidence in the success or ms
plan failed him for the moment and
something like CONSERVATION came into
his breast. However, he said nothing
Mr., Wilder, after a momentary heslta-
ton, finally arose.
Gust walt here. Hollster," he said
leaving the room. a..
He had brief conversation IN the
office of McKirk, the owner Of the paper:
10 this consultation the edltor-in-ch'et
was summoned. It was promptly decided
that If HOLSTER was worth ten Thousand
dollars to the Union, he must be worth
twelve thousand to the Gazette lie must
be retained at all hazards.
'.What will become OF Jones?' nsked
tho edltor-in-c chief. who, because half or
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till he gets back here. ii S3
Yes, SIR
About half-nftcr two Q clock Hollister
came back to tho Office of the Gazette
and presented himself to the managing n
editor. b .ss5
4gs..'Nvell, slr?" asked Mr.. Wilder expect
antly. 5.j
PLEASANTLY, that Mr.. Hanson most kind
~ released me-.
r. 1"Good!" 1 q az ;.
.Ho said no couldn't stand in my light
and 5s
Here are tho yearly contracts" said
Wilder, handing them over. lie was
very busy and Tho had no time to waste
In useless discussion. The thing was
settled and lie wanted to get rid or ~
..rhey fnvo been signed on our part.
All YOU have to do Is to sign them and
the things done" 81, ~ ,
Having looked thcm over to see that
they were In order, Holster affixed MS
signature and Immediately received the
congratulations OF tho managing editor,
'.You can occupy Mr.. Jones's Office at
once said TINT functionnry.
HAS he been notified"
.'Ho hasn't come down yet, but III
have him Informed just as soon as he
enters the building. AS It's Thursday
now and getting late. you'd better jump
In and take look at the makeup OF
next Sundays paper. shall not expect
much from you for the first week you
understand. but there must be a&marked
improvement after that.
"There will be- answeed HOLSTER,
confdentlaly, bowling himself out
AS lle did so Mr., Wilder suddenly recol-
lccted the GRAND upon which he had dis
patched his confidential clerk. Ringing
tho bell he asked the messenger II MI
Richards had returned.
mot yet sir" was the answer, but
while tho messenger was speaking, Ncn-
ards, out of breath, bust unceremonlously
into the office.
are late. l told you to report to me, inc
Immediately no returned on Mr.. Hollis
ter's movements Flo has boon here for
the last ton minutes. You should nave
preceded him."
,.IIe fooled mol" gasped out Richards.
"IIe got into u cab and got out. on Inc :,
other side, and followed the CAP c., UNIV
Il stopped before found OUT"
"-o you allowed yourself to pc TAKEN CT,
in by that stale old trick. did you!'
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..iust naething at ALL" There can be noun
80 surely. among the questions OF tne
dov more profoundly momentous 70 nv
vanity than this work upon "hlch yuu
ara engaged. have been reaolls guy
to-dny protest from one OF your cu-
relirinnists against the indifference WIN
witch English people generally are re-
rarding the saturnalia OF blood ana cr'.ne
in the East 1t may be thht the t'oa'
among us is dead, or that "o nave W.
mnny Jewish friends, near 70 us u',u
held In teep esteem, SO that W. uro u't .hat
n,ehtjy. to f,ppraise the meaning OF that
,,.I,ch we read about. But, whether It
IN indifference or whether IT DO ignorance
on the part OF the many, i seems 20 ''1o
that the duty OF the few IS ciear.
This city OF reluge for which you are
uorlsinr must remain one OF the supreme
IDEAS Of our times If It emerge from
fhe nebulae and stand to bear Witness ~
hricl, and mortar 1t will be by the Iallh-
IN devotion and tho final perseverance
which you have brought to Its building
That tho English government should ten,-
porlze Is, ] think, n remarkable les.nlil",
TO the narrpwness OF the purely po1ltlchl
vision. You, however. are teaching us
IN SEQ, and eventually you viii teach
them to see-ln which task offer you
nv most cordial sympathy and all good
viii. Dear zangwill, yours sincerely,
" MAX PEMBlCRTON,
It is not the English government that
has temporixed, it Is the Zion!sts, alas
But in this instance at least the purely
political ylslon-Mr. Chamberlln's-has
been as broad as q poets or q propnets'
Arthur w. Pineros' Good Wish.
MY Dear Mr.. zengwill:-There Is no
need to be a Jew Gas matter " met
am not one, nor was my father, nor.
believe my grandfather, before me) to
admire the forttude of the jew under
terrible persecution, and to recognize the
splendid qualities which have made him.
4 in all times unconqperable. But Is is pos
sible that the trace Of Jewish blood in
ny veins. thin though " may be, serves.
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his editorials were good, really had some
conscience left. III IS a, :, 1, !, :, : 80,
"uell have to co. said the manager
briefly and indfrerently; q man Wiz
can't keep up with the procession mas . no
place on our paper. we VIZ" " lo ''4' H''1'
best all the time" tai
Unless Jones had been prudent and had
laid aside something for his old age, TINS
doomed him to beggary. for no one VINO
was discharged from the Gazette coulu
ever find employment upon any olhor
paper, especially If he had been lue"t'-
nod long enough with the paper 10 nave
&imbIbed its pernicious methods. But that
was a; matter of small moment 10 every
body on the Gazette. Every one WV
worked for the paper realized the STATE
OF affairs. and only entered us serves
because Of the extravaganza OF us sii-
Eries while they lasted.
Fl II have consulted the old man. saia
wilder, after he returned to HOLSTER
"and he says that my tentative offef
holds good. II YOU can get your releas
from Hanson we'll give you twelve thous-
and a year to act as editor OF our sun
day edition." ,,o,,,n.o,
"rm afraid It's no go" said HOLSTER
with we'll simulated mournfulness' ~,
''At least you can try IT, urged VII
der. ~ ,l,od
Yes, l. SupIOS6 = St''''
ont his watch I'm going to lunch Win
Mr.. Hanson this afternoon at han past
T.: it's almost that now, II he'll let ma
or all right. II he WON'T Wish you
had spoken earlier. but really
"In have the contract drawn up any
way, Hollister," said Wilder. brlskly'
ave don't want to lose YOU" ne ADDED,
with nattering emphasis on the last
word. j, 10
turned Holllster, going out sadly, as II
overwhelmed for fear Hanson would not
release him.
After giving instructions as to the
drawing up OF tho contract, sudden
thought struck Mr.. Wild~. Ho hastily
summoned one OF his confidential clerks.
"Mr, Richards" no said quickly TO TO
him, "you know Mr.. I1olllster OF courso!'
"Certainly, sir. -, 49,,
"Hc's going to lunch with Mr.. Hanson,
Of tho Union. at half past one. ] want
YOU to follow him wherever ne goes
without being seen yourself Of course :
Don't let him escape your observation
~. n moment. and let mo know rs soon
as you can just what MS HloVo'l' ol'te ''4
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and timIdIty for virtue and prided Itself
on It's morals!
Like sin, there was something in the
atmosphere of the Gazette that wns in-
tcnsely contagious. 1t was q marvel how
the editor In chief thereof managed to,
keep even half Of his editorials above
suspicion. Everybody who worked for
the paper fell under the bllghtlng spirit.
OF It's methods. In It's pursuit OF news
nothing was sacred, no advantage was,
neglected. Facts were obtained and told,
no matter what the consequences
. Tho reporters, the various editors. the
pressmen, even the newsboys, all felt
and succombed to the noxlous influence
Z Of the paper. It had ,outErown any mere
human control. Its policy was become
as Irresistible as that OF Russia. and its
editorial autocrats We're as submissive
TO II rs the Czar@to his huge empire.
The monster obscssed them, the virus
In It's veins contaminated their own
blood with the peculiar chor like. to
poison. Reversing the famulous conduct
of the pelican towards Its young, the
offspring Of the Gazette finally turned
upon 1t and strove to rend 1t Tor the'r
own greed--usually being rent themselves
in the process. ata
This profoundly philosophical conclu-
sion had not entered the mind OF young
Hollister. HOLSTER could remember the
Gazette when neither he nor it was big
enough or Important enough to attract
Tanybody's notice. He had begun as y
'printcr's devil" wien he constituted
one-cighth OF the entire force. He haa
risen with the Gazette unit, now ne was
reporter In It's staff, earning forty
dollars a week.
He was familiar with its methods
with it's ideas, with It's principles. l1e
was part OF it. and It was part OF
him. If there were anything particularly
disreputable In the reportorial line which
required address. flnesse, and q bruta,
disregard Of private right, Iollister d,a
it. He had talent in plenty. even genus
and he was dissatisfied with his present
position. Not because he disliked 10 40
tho things that fell to his lot, but ps-
cause there was not enough none! !"
II for him. Like the paper. HOLSTER was
out for the material reward every tlii!t.
AS he phrased It, he was not working TT
his health He perceived that his talents
were not appreciated, Ills growing dis.
satisfaction stimulated him to action NJ
last, After much cogitatqn he deter,
mined upon grand count for when rs
NAMED with remarkable nstuteness;
One, One morning he presented himself 70
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Mr.. Wilder the managing editor, and
handed in his resignation. People as "a
rule did not last long on the Gazette.
They were either too strong to stand ~
and left or were too weak to be OF SER
vice to 1t and were dismissed, but Hol-
lister was a. fixture. Why,gh he had been
there before Mr.. Wilder himself, and such
a thing as the Gazette without Hollis
ter was preposterous. Yet there was MS
resignation. In the case of anyone else
It would have been accepted instantly,
but HOLSTER was different. There was
something so unusual, soEpeculiar, IN the
situation that Wilder discussed 1t with
HOLSTER.
2"Look here, HOLSTER" he said, do you
mean 10 tell me that you are going 10
resign from the Gazette?"
Eyes, Mr.. Wilder.
whats the matter? Haven't we treat
ed you right?''
you've treated me well enough, but
-" answered HOLSTER promptly.
Don't you like the work you DO ~ IN,
$terrupted the managing editor Aren
your associations pleasant? Isn't every
thing agreeable 2?
Entirely"
"Why are you leaving, then? Would sixty
dollars a week keep you?"
mo it wouldn't"
well, what's the n,atter?"
1.-THE truth iS that NIT. flHsoll------
At this Mr.. Wilder picked up his enrs.
IIhnson was the new owner OF the
Union. He had recently bought the paper.
and 1t was rumored that he Intended 10
DISPUTE the supremacy Of the Gazette
by making use of the latter journal 5
method, and, where he could 90 SO, Oh
the latter journals men. a..
'i"Mr. Hanson" went on HOLSTER coolly,
"who used to know me back In illinois
when I was kid, before came TO New
York and who has been watching my
work, asked me to be the Sunday editor
OF the Union
"Whatr, cried Wilder.
"a fact / assure YOU" said the younger
'' "How much does no offer your"
"Ten thousand year" returned Hol-
lister calmly. #
"Whew!" exclaimed Wilder.
$50 YOU see" went on tho reporter. with
nil the cool assurance Of his class, while
I like you all and shall be awful sorry TO
leave the Gazette, can't afford to refuse
an offer like that. for forty dollar a
week reporters job, or even for the sixty
dollars which you so generously offered
mo a minute ago, which was very kind