The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1909-04-16

gowns. They-the gowns-are as
hipless hipless as a pickerel.
There is no waist line. If there is,
it is like faith, the evidence of
things not seen. Whether the cor
but never mind. | was going to
wonder some about the length of
another garment, but possibly it is
best not to pry into those things. l
don't quite mean that, either, not
literally of course. Certainly not !;
not by any means. Well, there is
no other means Of support, except
ing the wad of violets as large as a
sheaf of oats at the feminine waist.
But, as there is no waist, how can
it be there? But it is there or
Whereabouts or somewhere in that
section, anywoy. | won't attempt
to locate it definitely. That is about
all the outward and visible costume,
except the bullpup. Of course he
has neither hips nor a waist line.
Otherwise he wouldn't compare
favorably. The absolute limit and
extreme of style is to be shaped the
most like a wooden clothespin and
stagger under the largest hat. The
sweet thing to whom the champion
ship goes is henCeforth 1t, and is
proposed to within forty-eight hours
by several foreign princes and vari-
Gus other grades of cafe walters
in disguise. If she is already mar
ried, she receives several brilliant
and honorable offers to elope with
somebode else s husband. Such is
fame. The happy Willy Boy who
is given the palm as the SWEETEST
cherub is the afternoon tea hero of
the remainder Of the season.
There is not charge or apology
for the above society notes. They
have laid-or lied-heavy on my
mind, and had to come off their
perch. | knew, too, that they
should prove Of large and very gen
eral interest, and am rejoiced to
have contributed so largely to your
fund of society information. No
extra charge, and no back talk.
Well, the tariff bill don't know
woere it is going but it is on its way
After a hand-to.hand and mouth-to
mouth scrap uneXcelled if it was
ever equalled in parliamentary his
tory the Big Bill took its final de.
gree in the House last Friday and
was kicked out and over to the
senate. 1t was banged all out of
shape in passing through House
whirlp pool, and emerged covered with
bandages and plasters, but was re-
cognized by its parents as the relics
of the blooming infant which they
started on its rocky way nearly a
month before. The actual time con-
sumed by the House in considering
the bill was considerable less than a
month, and if the senate makes as
rapid progress with it as did the
house it will easily go through the |
latter body this month This is
breaking all records in the passage |
of a tariff bill. AS far as the House
is concerned, the record is already
broken by weeks. OF course it is
possible that the senate may debate
it at great length, but this is not
considered at all likely. 1t is stated
that the delay in settling the matter
is costing the industries of the
country at least five million dollars
per day, and it is incredible that
any senator will unnecessarily delay
by speech which costs the
country a million dollars an hour. |
Talk is said to be cheap, but it is |
the reverse of it in this case. Very |
much so, indeed.
The bill is to be laid before the |
senate today, when the work of put
ting it in final and permanent shape
will begin. As soon as the bill was
passed in the House the senate com
mittee who had been following the
action of the Honse item by item,
had practically completed its labors
and had the bill mapped out as the
leaders of the majority of the senate
desired it should pass that body.
This is the most expeditions and the
quickest possible work. The first
hing now is to secure the adoption
IF the senate committee amend
nents from the minority and othels
who are dissatisfied, from the floor.
There is where fights will be made
IN the various items. After an
is offered and every
body has argued the matter who de
'ires 20 discuss it a vote will be TAX
IN. Then, whatever the result. the
body will proceed to the consider
alton of the next amendment Of
cred
The passage of the bill was very
fastened in the House bv L
he adoption Of the rule Monday Of
asst week providing that all debate
should stop and the bill be put on
is passage last Friday afternoon.
The majority had sixteen majority
On the vote on this proposition.
About twenty republicans who de
iired more time for discussion voted
with the democrats against the
adoption of the rule, while several
democrats voted with the republic
,ans in favor Of it. The possibility
Of unlimited debate in the senate