Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-11-28

first. second ana third cabins. besides
the steeragc. Third.cabin passengers
may have stuterUOnis. and there will be
dining room. a saloon for the women.
and smoking room for the men.
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The latest sinpl:iiel spelling reforms
include doubt and debt" without u
"b" and island" without an 49," II
those learned gentlemen keep on they
VIII soon he trying to write society"
without a 8.
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a man In 1t. Louis II seeking n dl.
vorcc from his wife because, among
| other things. when he renopstrn ted
with her on her style of dress. she told
him to mind his own business. The
st Louis man Ii not alone In taking
this admonition as serious insult.
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The double veil has made Its appenr.
nnce In fashionable society. and men
are complaining that they cannot rec.
ognizc their women friends. 1t Is some.
thing Of an odd coincidence that lust Ms
tie women Of semi.civIllzed Turkey
are rejoicing In fingng Off their con.
cealIng wells rs disadvantages the hIgh.
~ civilized women of the West arc
adopting them.
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The Old.fashioned covered wooden
bridge across the Connecticut river Mt
Hartford hns been replaced by a beau.
tiful granite structure described as the
largest stone bridge In the world. Boil,
the Carlsbrucke across the Moldau at
Prague and the Waterloo bridge over
the Thames mt London are longer, but
they do not approach the eIghty.twO-feet
width Of the Hartford structure. What.
ever may be said Of the advantage Of
Iron or steel bridges. they do not pro.
duce the restful impression OF strength
and permanence which IL one OF the
great attractions of stone bridge.
The highest court Of the State Of
New York has decided that no advrr.
Using concern may employ ones por.
trait for purposes of booming break.
fast foods. patent medicines. tooth
powders. or for any other wares except
with full and free consent. The ruling
Ia OF the utmost Importance. 1t Ii n
fxAfsl pslt mn ps, 1.N lnft "a
justice that persons face IL his own.
that nobody may fel0niOusly. malicious.
~ or otherwise employ your counter.
ance. handsome or plain, your figure.
stout or slim, with intent to boost some
article with which perhaps you have
only an intestinal acquaintance II
every maker Of pills. or packer Of saw.
dust. 10 to use your illness as he sees
ut, then what Is the use of having an
individual face? Any old mug would
do, that OF your homely neighbor. ~
well as any. The New York courts are
an eminently sensible body.
Some years ago physician wrote u
pamphlet entitled, Emotional Prodi.
gality," In which he enumerated the
Ills OF mind and body likely to follow
the demOnstrative affection bestowed
on babies, and entreated u calm repres.
sion Of the mothers love and the faith
er's JOY where the infant was con
cernei. The warning OF the doctor
has been repeated ana emphasized.
until to-day, In some homes, It Is us
bad form to hug or kiss the baby as
II Is to smash the china. 4 mother
full OF the new theory forbids any one
to speak to her baby, much less to play
with him. such Il mother explained to
a witty friend that she wished her
small son to be II perfect animal"
THAT Is all very well, my dear lady"
replied the friend; but you are at
present contrivlng for him to become
Il perfect vegetable.' Somewhere be-
tween the overeNcitcment of an emo
tional devotion and the overrepression
of such pseudo-sciemce there lies the
happy middle ground of loving welcome
for the newcomers to the world. They
VIII ma II cool ana silent soon enough
Let them find It warm and tender at
first. One who watches an Italian
mother knows where the great painters
found their models for "MadOnna and
Child Devotion, repOse, cOmprehen.
sion, needing no translation In word
or gesture-these one sees In lovely liv-
ing pictures all over sunny Italy. Per.
haps the nervous American mothers
may learn from the languorOus South.
ern women. At any rate. they must
preserve the world-Old fashion Of hug
cling the baby!