Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-08-02
IRISH KILT AGAIN
Action Of Medieval Official Brings
About Peculiar Revival.
BAR ON OLD CELTIC COSTUME
Black Rod Declares it is Not Proper
Dress.
POVERTY WIDESPREAD IN DUBLIN
0ne-Half Of Population Die in Public
Institutions.
nOOUTu 0E NEVu nm ANGTMEN
POVERTY WIDESPREAD IN DUBLI
GROWTH OF NEW oRANGEMEN
Independent Modern Organization is
ms strong as Older Order-Na-
tiOnaIIst Magistrates Are
in Majority.

Rod, the official Of the House Of Lords.
of whose existence most people are un-
aware, and who recently declared that the
ancient Celtic kilt was not a proper dress
for visitors to the British upper house,
has given a great impetus TO the revival
of the ancient Irish costume in everyday
wear
Mr.. Hazelton, M. p, for North Galway,
received visit at the House of Commons
from his friend, Mr.. Enn oh Eochaidh.
who has worn the Irish dress habitually
for some years. Mr. Hazelton showed his
friend over the building and took him to
see the House of Lords in session. As
they were leaving official approached
them and asked Mr. Hazelton what
costume his friend was wearing The next
day Mr.. Hazelton received a communica-
ton from BLACK Rod the antiquated Of
ficial, who looks after the ceremonies Of
this medieval house. stating that he did
not consider the Irish dress fit one for
a visitor TO the House of Lords to wear
Irish Kilt Like Scottish.
The Irish dress of course is the ancient
Celtic kilt. II differs very little from the
Scottish kilt. except that instead Of
glittering with all the coors of the rain
bow and a great many that the rainbow
never knew, It is uniformly of a saffron
hue. It Is topped by a small Jacket Of
black material with buttons OF old Celtic
design bearing a representation of the
Irish harp. The shawl, or plaid. is
fastened at the shoulder by the Tara
Brooch. Mr.. Hazelton replied that although
the Irish dress had been phohibted by
English penal laws In the sixteenth CEN
tury he did not know that these laws were
still effective, and drew attention TO the
fact that officers in Scotch regiments In
their uniforms, which OF course include the
kilt, are frequent visitors to the House of
Lords. BLACK Rod" has not replied, but
II an apology Is not forthcoming. Mr..
Hazelton intends to raise the question in
Parliament.
In the meantime there has been quite
a run on the Irish kilt in this country.
Attention has been drawn to the signifi-
cance OF the national costume by the in
cident and where few weeks ago
could only see an occasional wearer of It
IN the streets of Dublin or Belfast. one
can now count them by the. score 1t is
likely thmt, now that BLACK Rod" has set
the seal Of fashion on the costume. the
revival will go on apace, for there Is really
no more becoming costume for a man Of
good proportions.
Half of Deaths in Institutions.
Some very disquieting facts are disclosed
in the annual report on the health Of
Dublin. which has just been published
According to the health statistics s.s43 of
the 9,47 deaths. which took place in the
Irish metropolis last year occurred in
warehouses;, hospitals lunatic asylums.
prisons or other public institutions This
is All per cent and 1t compares very un-
favorably with the IS per cent. who die
In such institutions In the great English
towns. Nearly one-thrd OF the total popu-
lation OF Dublin are returned as laborers,
hawkers or porters-in other words as
belonging to the most poverty-stricken
classes in the communicated the death
rate among this class last year was Sl.9
per thousand. as compared with 2s.1 for the
entire city The dearth OF proper housing
accommodation, as disclosed by the report.
Is amazing. For 59.26s families there are
only s2O6l houses. 1t must be remembered
that all the houses in Dublin were
originally built for only one family. The
effect OF over crowdng is shown by the
fact that one-terth OF all the deaths in
Dublin last year were caused by phthisis.
Big strike IL Averted.
Lord MacDonnen, who until a few weeks
ago was Sir Antony MacDonnell. has
signalized his retirement from the post OF
under secretary by another act OF peace
making. He has succeeded in averting q
great strike of the Dublin dockers which
would have paralyzed the trade OF the
port. "Slr Antony" as he will always
be called in Ireland, has made a great
record as a peacemaker since he Joined th'
Irish administration. His settlement OF
the great town tenants fight will be bes
remembered and he was the man, whC
brought about industrial peace in tn,
great Belfast strike. No one in Ireland
even among his political opponents
grudges him the peerage. which he ha!
earned not only by his work in Ireland
but by brilliant career as an Indian ad
Eainistrator.
Slim Fein Newspapers.
Arrangements have been practically com
pleted for the publication in Dublin earl
next year Of Sim Fein daily newspaper
~ which Mr.. Arthur Griffith, one OF tn
founders OF the Sim Fein movement, wi
be the edltor-in-chief, The Sim Feiner
have to depend on a few weekly paper
now for their publicity, and they complai
that they are rigidly boycotted in the wa
Of news by the nationalist papers. Will
the Unionist papers only ridicule them O
distoTt their doinEs. The capital for N
paper has been subscribed IN small sum
by the supporters OF the movement.
July 12. the anniversary Of the Batu
OF the Boyne which the orangemen cel'
brate with bards banners and procession
passed off quietly this year All the avail
able police from the south and west {
Ireland were drafted into the Orange di
tricts. even the Royal Irish Consta6ular
band being sent from Dublin for the fir
time in It's history. but fortunately the
services were not needed. The decline
such celebration Is one OF the best ev
dences OF the growth OF the national spir
In the north. to which referred last wee
and the fact that the Independent orang
man, who are really home rulers. held I
large a demonstration as the Old order
also very significant The speakers At n
msetinss 0s the independent order deyot'