The National tribune., 1909-06-24

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Mrs. Grover Cleveland, who on ac-
count of her youth, beauty, unusual
tact and charm of manner was, per-
haps, the most entirely satisfactory mis-
tress of the White House we have ever
had, came over from her home in
Princeton the other day to testify at
the trial of Brandenburg, accused of
trying to foist off on the New York
Times an article which he represented
as having been written by eX-President
Cleveland short time before his death.
Since Mrs. Cleveland left her high po-
sition in Washington she has lived an
unostentatious, simple, dignified, beau
tiful life, devoting herself to her chill
dren and her distinguished husband.
There is, perhaps, no woman in Amer
lea better fitted to form a model for
other women than Mrs. Cleveland. I'm
doubtedly she has also done her part
of the worlds work, but notoriety has
always been particularly distasteful to
her, and she has preferred that every
thing connected with her, private and
public, should be kept out of the pa
pers. When Mrs. Cleveland appeared
in the court room the other day she
was dressed in deep mourning and
looked very pale, but showed traces
still of that beauty which the varied
experiences of life, honor, love, obedi-
ence, troops of friends" have only
served to deepen and enrich. Mrs. Cleve-
land testified that the signature at
tached to the Times article was not
that of her late husband, which, on
account of his physical condition, had
for a number of years before his death
been decidedly shaky, while that at
Iached to the article in question was
firm and steady. 1t was thru her eff
forts that Brandenburg was arrested,
and she told Justice Fitzgerald how ii
came about. Mrs. Cleveland said that
the only article Mr.. Cleveland had writ
ten for any newspaper was prepared
several months before BrandenbGrg S
visit upon her husband, when he claims
arrangements for the Tires article were
made. 1t looks very much as if the
desire to make that $500 got the better
of Mr.. Brandenburg's common sense
and moral viewpoint, and as if he would
have hard work getting out of his pres
ent predicament without punishment.
Hardly have people recovered from
the shock of the sheath skirt before
mutterings of a new and equally star
ting innovation in dress are heard in
the air. The leading New York tailors
tell us that the "trouserette gown" is
on the way, and will soon be as COM
port as the paving stones" This new
gown, in which it is claimed a woman
can sit down (Which she certainly
couldn't in the sheath skirO, stand up,
ride horseback, jump fences, play ten
mis- or anything else, looks very much
like any ordinary walking skirt when
the wearer is in motion, tho 1t really is
divided from the knees down, like a
pair of trousers. OF course, no petit
coats can be worn with it, and as 1t is
necessarily quite short a delightful
sense of lightness and freedom is ex-
perienced by its wearer. All women
know how the petticoat complicates the
situation. Silk skirts are expensive,
and wear out in a very short time. II
one wears white petticoats they must
always be immaculate and attractive
with embroidery or other trimming. To
do this is almost more expensive than
to wear the silk skirt. To discard the
petticoat entirely for out-of-doors cos
tunes would certainly be great saving
Of expense, to say nothing of the in
creased comfort. 1t really seems as If
this new fashion had much to recon-
mend II in being thoroly sensible and
practical, which is more than can be
said of any fashion that has appeared,
10, these many days.
English husbands seem to be at a
premium with our girls this season.
Another of our fair countrywomen has
Just Joined her fortunes with those OF
a fascinating First Lieutenant in the
Seventh Dragon Guard, one of Eng
lands crack regiments. The young lady
IS the daughter of our Consul-General
in London, Mr.. Robert ]. Wynne, and
she has been very much admired in
London society. They had very pretty
wedding on the 18th inst, which was
rather quiet, however, on account OF
the bride being g Roman Catholic, while
the groom is a Protestant, but the
Whitelaw Reids, or, rather, Mrs. Reid
was present, the ambassador being con-
fined to his room with bad cold, and
m5ny other members of our smart
American colony in London. The happy
mans name is Hugh r. French.
The veterans of the civil war, and
especially those who knew personally
Or served under Gen. Franz Sigel, will
be shocked at the tragic end of his
granddaughter. Miss Elizabeth Sigel,
which has just occurred in New York.
Miss Sigel was daughter OF Paul Sigel,
an Inspector in the Health Department
of New York City and son of that
distinguished man who served in our
Army as corps commander and in other
commands. Miss Sigel, who was only
20 years of age, had been very much
Interested in missionary work among
the ChlneSe, ana numbered among her
friends several young Cinnamon, one of
whom, at least, called quite frequently
upon her and from whom she received
various attentions. She lad been miss
Ing from home since June 8, and altho
her family were naturally disturbed by
her disappearance, they were not par
ticularly alarmed, since they had re-
cefved telegram from her saying she
was well and would soon be with them
again. Her body was found in an up
per room of g Chinese restaurant in
the Tenderloin district of New York
under conditions which showed her to
have been the victim of one Of the most
revolving murders that has ever been
committed. Several Cinnamon who are
suspected have disappeared. Several
arrests have been made. OF course, all
is mystery and darkness at present, and
moraliZe. But we cannot help saying
that all mission work among Orienta1s,
II 1t must be done, had better be con.
Quoted by men alone.
Everyone Is glad that all this honor
has come to the Wright brothers, not
only because they deserve it, but be
cause they are so modest and inclined
to make little of their great achieve
ment rather than much. AS a genera
thing Americans are not oyerburdened
with modesty, and If they do anything
out of the common stand with open
hands ready to grasp all the honor and
prominence they can extract from the
public. And another thing abauf fhs