Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-17
New York Gets the Palm.

The best dressed men are to be found
in New York. says this German authority.
London always thought that II enjoyed
this distinction, but the American laun-
dries apparently give the crown TO New
York. In Vienna the men are too con-
servative. too fond of drcary colors. In
Brussels You may now and then meet a
we'll dressed man. But in Holland there
are no elegant" men except few dip
lomats And the Germans do not look
well I'm multi. not even the emperor. The
kaiser wears his trousers too short. and
the crown prince is too much Influenced
by French fashions.
Whatever is English is considered good
style for men here. The rules OF the
game are simple enough. You must
never wear false cuffs or shirt fronts or
a tie that is made up. Your tie must,
moreover, completely cover the stud OF
your collar. Brown boots must never be
worn with town clothes. and never be
fastened with buttons. Sticks and UNI
brellas with ornamented handles must
never be carried; they should be as SIM
pie as possible. And so should watch
chains and tie pins, and we must be very
careful about the size OF our cigarette
and cigar cases. The American habit Of
carrying things In the pockets Is unfor-
givable.
At the festival of the Claremont Central
Mission the ether day Mr.. Parsons,
workingman. described some sad scenes
during their midnight work among the
Embankment outcasts during the last
five years. AS many as Ito homeless
men and women were counted one Sat
asleep" said Mr.. Parsons. II have seen
them run into the trees. We have seen
them asleep on the seats covered with
snow. One man we found asleep on the
wrong side of the parapet. on narrow
ledge. and he said ne slept there occa-
siOnaliy to get out of the vino.
Decrease in Drinking.
Whatever may be the case elsewhere.
the membership of the Church of Scot
land seems to be increasing. In the an
nual report of the committee on statis-
tics of the church. just presented TO the
general assembly. IL is stated that at
the close of 1910 the number of COM
municants on the roll was .li.9}3. an
increase of ISIS The number reported
as having communicated at least once
last year was .I1::. 15S. The number OF
elders is Lbs. an increase OF ls2 Inc
committee on temperance reports ue-
crease in drunkenness throughout the
country Though there has been great
ly increased employment for the artisan
population, in comparison with the pre-
vious year. there has not been. 10 tne
same extent a. formerly. an increase IN
the amount spent on drink.
blossoms in England and in certain parts
of France. where old customs connected
with the cherry tree still survive. ana
whence ripe cherries now are arriving.
St George is their patron, and at Rennes
the peasants are very much surprised IL
II rains on his feast day. for he Is sup
posed to keep the rain from the cherry
trees In Limousin 81. Estropi guards
the cherries, and Apri. 30 they make
pun on his name. when they say that on
that day he will not allow the cherries
to be "estropier,' that is to say, de-
stroyed. At Ploermel, on the eve OF the
ascension. the curate chants an old re-
frain: st Guenole. save our cherries
our good white heart cherries.
The peasanats reply in chorus, Ana
our big white heart cherries: make them
better for us in return for this little song
In the Vosges one must not make pres
ent of a branch of cherry blossoms with
out great discretion for 1t means great
deal.
Omen of Marriage.
In the Vendee the cherries are an omen
of marriage. Two girls tie the stalks or
the two cherries together and then engage
in a tug Of war. The one whose cherry
comes off the stalk will marry in the
year AS for cherries In Brittany. II 10
sufficient for any one to see them to eat
them. But when they are stolen tney
have been known 10 heign IKE hofso'
SO ii is said.
John McCammond. a Belfast golfer. had
a startling experience the other day on
Malone course in that city, while playing
a game with n friend. thunderstorm
came on. and the pair took shelter In a
small corrugated iron building. Mr.. Nc
Cammond sat near the door, and while
" aiting for the storm to pass commenced
to cut up an old golf ball with knife.
Suddenly a very vivid flash OF lightning
truck the knife. melting the blade, MAX
ing a deep hole i'm the ball and scorching
Mr. McCammond fingers.
Last month a large eagle was seen
near Scarborough. For several days IL
remained in the neighborhood Of Buckley.
near Hackness, and while there IL at
tackled a sheep. The other day IL was
shot The bird is now being stuffed in
1t is a very fine specimen
Of the white-tailed species, and appears
TO have been about three years old. II
weighed eleven pounds, and its expanse
,rodx civ