The National tribune., 1910-12-15
PEOPLE.

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| CUGGESTIONS for Christmas presents
~ are now in order. Whoever heard
of the Pullman apron? 1t is a good
| idea. Fvery woman who Is obliged to
| spend 5f1e night or more in q sleeping
car breads the morning trip to the
dressing roomGShe is compelled to take
her tohet articles with her, of course,
either iii her travelling bag or in some
other way, and IL she finds other wo-
men in the rosfh with their bags, toilet
cases. etc. filling the available space,
she is1iput to it to know what to do
! with her belongings Now, the Pullman
apron solves this problem. A woman
! owning one has no reason for dreading
that morning visit. The only thing she
| has to do is to fasten the apron around
| her waist, and, standing room only is
| all she requires in the limited space OF
the car dressing room. A Pullman apron
| has numerous. pockets of different sizes
and shapes, lined with thin rubber. a
pocket for brush and comb, soap, wash
cloth, pins; hairpins-in short, every
| thing woman could possibly require.
As soon as an article is used it is re-
turned to its handy pocket, which great
| ly facilitates dressing In the small,
crowded room. The apron can be made
enough to hold the pockets when filled.
and finished in a fancy manner. if de-
sired. Good taste would suggest, how
ever, that it be plain and incohspicuous,
revealing at a glance its purport.
VIZ EIRD, indeed must have been
wv the scene of that funeral pro-
cession at West Point the other
evening. The train bringing the body
of the distinguished cavalry leader. Gen.
Wesley Merritt, from Washington was
delayed, and did not reach its destina-
ton till after dark. The wind was icy
and cut like razor; the night was Of
pitchy blackness. The Fife and Drum
Corps, followed by the fun Cadet Corps
and behind them the escorting battery
of artillery, fell in at the appearance of
the coffin. The hour was so late and
the weather SO severe that the service
in the chapel of the academy was omit
ted. Silently, in the darkness, and with
the wind blowing the snow in singing
hurries over them, the funeral process
sion was formed. Following the coffin
came the pallbearers. mourners and at
tending civilians. Men carrying Ian
terms appeared, throwing ghostly shad-
ows on the carpet of snow. revealing
portions of this dramatic scene as they
moved about These men took their
places in the advance, and, led by them
the procession began its solemn march
to the grave. The fifers' fingers could
scarcely hold their instruments to their
mouths, and the breath froze as their
stiffened lips shrilled the slow measures
What a picture for an artists brush,
How plainly. one can see and feel it,
The men with their swinging Ian
terms. the strange effect produced by
the sound Of the fife and drum at night.
the silent procession tramping along in
sW.I-, n
mourners stood uncovered while the
coffin. WAS lowered into its snow-lined
grave, and the usual ceremony under
these most unusual circumstances, took
place. Unconscious of it all was the
brave man they were so honoring. For
ever removed from the darkness and
the icy, winds. from all earth's troubles
and physical discomforts, was the soul
Of him. who was known on this earth as
Gen. Wesley Merritt. ...
EORTUNE hunters in this country
n and abroad will do well to note
the fact that another great heiress
has lately been added to the list, who.
altho vt present unavailable on account
of her extreme youth, will be ready for
matrimouy In few years. This is Miss
Catherine Barker, spelled with/a C and
not h, Eemem ber--girls are very par
ticular about these matters-of Michi-
gan City, Ind; aged IA. and recently
bcqueathed no less than $40, ,000. 900 by
the death of her father, of Hasker-
Barker Car Company reputation Miss
Barker is an orphan, having lost her
mother not year ago, which in the
eyes of the fortune hunter would prob
ably be regarded as an advantage-less
serious objection to encounter in the
chase, possibly. This large fortune puts
the young girl very near * not at the
head of the list OF wealthy girls, being
twice as large as that of Miss Helen
Gould's, three times that Of Miss Jennie
Crocker, of San Francisco, and 15 times
as much as Miss Dorothy Whitney, all
Of whom are looked upon as most de-
sirable parties by these self-same for
tune hunters.
TT was a decidedly audacious and
4 spunky thing for these Pasadena
girls to do to break up that pro-
jectcd bali the other evening. At first
blush it seems pretty dreadful thing
on their part, in the face almost of the
splendid way the japanese treated our
visiting squadron two years ago. But
these Pacific Coast girls hate the Japan
ese with depth of feeling difficult for
an Eastern person to understand, and
dance with them? Well, they guessed
they wouldn't. And so the Invitations
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be reasoned with; for IF woman will,
she will, you may depend ont; and if
she won't, she. won't. so there's an END
ont" az a close observer of the sex once
sagely remarked. Admiral Yashiro re-
taliated by ordering his officers TO keep
away from all Americans. who were
given to understand by this that their
presence on the japanese ship could be
dispensed with perfectly we'll 1t is not
thought that diplomatic relations be-
tween the two countries will be at all
seriously disturbed by this incident. EN-
bassador Patrick J. O'Brien, about to
return to his post in Japan, deplorcs it
as breach Of courtesy, but does not
think that the Pacific Coast States could
really bring on q rupture, tho they
might Great diplomatic difficulty.
NgRS THEODORE P. SHONTs. who
lW has been paying her daughter
and her young grandson, The
Duke de Chaulnes, visit in France |
lately, had a little contre temps with
the customs officers upon her arrival in
this country. Mrs. Shonts had with her
about 100000 worth of jeweIry, which
she did not declare, as, she explained,
IL had been exchanged by a jeweler in
Paris for some old jewelry she carried
over with her on which full duty lad
been paid when originally imported
Mrs. Shonts made no attempt 10 con-
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