The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-09-22

con Of one of the most decadent mon
archles of Europe.
The all-gold costume of Mrs. Ruth
Bryan Leavltt at Chicago's memor.
able "benkers' ball." has set tongues
OF men and women going: Has Will
liam Jennings Bryan renounced sill.
yer for gold? Has he let this be
blazoned by his daughter where f.
nanciers of the nation might, IL they
or their wives observed Mrs. Leavitts
gowning, put two and two togeth-
err. and learn in this subtle fashion
that he considers gold good enough
standard after all? Mrs. Leavitt
wore n long trailing costume of yell
low, suggesting something of the long
lined robes of the day and something
of the loosely flowing robes of the
Greeks. Her hair, of Just q little dark
er yellow. was arranged low I'm a
psyche knot and encircled the cir,
cumference of her head in a band
of yellow gold and in her arms she
carried a great sheaf of yellow roses.
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grants exquis.
te simplicity of gownng. always an
effective foil for the military gold
lace and decorations Of her husband,
General Grant, stood out like
cameo among the rampant fuss and
feathers of prominent femlninity 70
the number of FIVE thousand who
crowded the dancing moor of the Aud
itorium theatre. While every other
woman was bedlght with as many
diamonds and Jewels as she could
Io, ga
causing one financial king from Kan
sas to call the crush "gemmed
JAM" Mrs. Grant. silver haired, and
patrician. was perfect in a modest
empire frock of white satin, with
Just few touches of rare lace and
no ornaments save spray of white
lilacs and single white rose In her
hair. Comment was current upoH
her right to the title of greater beau
ty than that arrogated to her world
famous sister. Mrs. Potter Palmer.
she was in q box with President Taft,
Governor G. S. Deneen, General
Frederick Dent Grant and his staff,
Mrs. ]. r. Harahan, Mrs. George M.
Reynolds and Mrs. James B. Forgan.
Mrs. Reynolds wore blue brocade
with gold and silver embroidery and
trimming, a gown whose price would
have paid off the debts of many a
workingman, and her diamond crown
would have been a God-send to many
o struggling family. Mrs. Harahan's
gown was of brilliant green satin.
Habit forming drugs may be placed |
under federal supervision by the Blu.
reau of Internal Revenue at the next |
session of Congress, according TO a |
letter from Hamilton Wright, to the
Currier Commission for investlga-
ton Of drug addlctions. Mr. Wright
Is one of the three commissioners
sent by the United States to the In
opium Commission at
Shanghai. He has completed draft
Of a bill which he says will be intro
iuced in the next session of congress,
providing for the federal regulation
decided on. and now is comforting
with drug manufacturers on the sub
iect. Mr. Wright wrote: 81 am much
interested i'm the work of your COM
have been gathering data
On the misuse of cocaine in the United
states during the past year. My in
formation comedies with yours, so
20 far as I can Judge from the press
notices that have come to me. 1t de-
veloped in the International Opium
which met at Shanghai
in February last and on which l rep
resented our Government, that the
use of cocaine IL spreading In Ori-
entail countries as well as in this
and Europe. From all the
state authorities and the police, there
Is n concensus of opinion that this
cocaine and opium evil can not be
wiped out in this country without the
aid OF the Federal Government"