Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-21
AS YOU LIKE IF.
Some Stray Leaves from Reporters
 Note Book.

many business men, The lull in busi- ness has often been the subject Of conversation. As the writer heard the cheerful manner in which some of the merchants viewed the let up, and then the gloomy expressions of business men no worse off, he could not but think of those lines which go something like this: Between the optimist and pessimist there are l differences droll; the former sees the doughnut, the latter sees the hole." l If the As You Like It man did not know the following story to be true, he would be inclined to think the originator should be addressed by short and ugly word. But he | happened to be in the vicinity of the stable where the incident happened one day during the past week. The owner of truck horse had just un- hitched the animal and had led IL to the stall when his son came along 'Pa, shall I put the blanket on l Dick?" inquired the boy? The pater might have been unmindful of what he was about to say or he had lost his thinking cap, for he answer ed: No. do not wiegh him down with a blanket, he has a lot of hard work to do next week"
 | Don't drag your feet or fling them l or lag or stride. Learn to glide into a room gracefully. It is impos- sible for a woman to be awkward in her walk if she walks straight and keeps her knees stiff. The act of swinging the feet gives one grace 1 full gait. Walk slowly. Skirts wind around your calves when you walk rapidly and all semblance of grace l is lost Walk in leisurely manner, as if you were a princess, not hur- ried, worried, overworked woman. i Don't swing your shoulders. Don't l swing your arms. Don't contort. Don't wiggle. Hold your chin in. This is the most important thing of 1 all. Don't walk or look or act like an old person. There are no old per sons in these days. Touch the ground first with the balls of your feet, with the heels striking an instant later.
 When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war; said a young man. You are wrong in that quota tion," his companion objected. That is one of the number of famous say ings that are misquoted always. It is from Nathaniel Lee, and its right reading is, When Greeks join Greeks, then was the tug of war Another misquotation is, its an ill wind that blows nobody any good. 7 This is from Thomas Tasser six teenth century worthy, and it should run, It's an ill wind that turns none to good. Out of sight out of mind, is from Lord Brooke, but it was Out of mind as soon as out of sight as Lord Broke wrote it. First in war. first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen,' should run.' First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his fellow citizens This famous sentence is from reso- lution laid before the house of rep
 resentatives in 1799 by General Richard Lee"
 The tramp fraternity, whose na- tional headquarters have been !l Waterbury for the past thirty years, nave SlltNdhic aouihob thN NAby
 fathers and may bring the matter to the attention of the aldermen some time this spring. The Knights of the Road was organized in the sum- mer of 1876 in the shade of the big trees which have recently been hewn down and carted away to make room for the city's sewage disposal plant in South Brooklyn. This was the best known tramp headquarters in the country and the spot was fa- miliar to almost every Wandering Willie in the United States, but the sewage disposal plant and other pub lie work undertaken in that district render the place unfit for the sons of rest and a more suitable location will have to be looked up, and the word passed along the line on time to apprise all parties concerned of the change before the fine weather sets in. The rovers claim that they are able to notify every member of the fraternity in the United States of anything that happens here or in any other town fin three weeks without the aid of Uncle Sam.
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 It is rather a pity. says the fashion writer of the Hartford Courant, that the jewelry of handwrought metal setting and semi precious stones has been so burlesqued in the cheapest of cheap limitations that there is serious danger of it's being relegated to the background. This after noon iewelry," as it often is slangily called, adds to the effectiveness of many costumes, and not seldom is really beautiful in itself. Coral and the old fashioned cameos will doubt less hold their own forever at inter- vals, but there are many other pretty stones which it is to be hoped will not go out of fashion in the form of brooches and necklets, even if the approaching vogue of the long sleeve should push the brace let aside. Chrysaprase, amethyst, tourmaline, jade. lapis lazuli, topaz, clouded amber. turquoise matrix, opal matrix and azurite all have Il genuine and decided value when worn in harmony with the costume which they are to set off. They arc of nothing like the worth of really precious stones. viewed by the cold standard of dollars and cents. but arr tistically they often surpass them in effectiveness.
 In the opinion of the As You Like IL man this should be a record break ing year for marriages. Not only is 1t the year during which 50 much