Catoctin clarion., 1911-04-13
THURlONT FREDERICK COUNTY, MD. THURSDAY, APRI
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON, d. c., APRIL 10.

1
The extra session of Congress was
opened with no remarkable or spec
tacular accompaniment. ,Theintro-
ductory sp ech of the new Speaker
lacked the tcrsencss and dignity OF
Speaker Carlysle's introductory ad-
dress, but it was not remarkably he
low the forensic Efforts of some of his
pr. deceasors. From his language it
was evident that Sp 'akrr Clark imag
inrd hims II the chosen OF nin"ty-two
million of Americans, instca'l ct tn"
incidental nominee of q majority OF
the lower. house of which he was ly
a freak Of politics nominal leader.
President Taft's mrssag, to Con-
gr"ss is very brief and to the point
on reciprocity. 1t was for this he call
I'd an extra SESSION, and he is not
exploiting other issues, however
much he may be called on to consider
them before the end of the extra
session.
That the Democrats OF the new
Congress consider the extra session
a happy opportunity to make political
pabulum for the presidential election
next year is evident. Mr.. Bayan is
on hand and he is more conspicuous
in the hotel lobbies and atthc Capitol
than any Democrat among them.
Gov. Harmon nf Ohio is in Wash
ington. Speaker Clark, the new pres
idential aspirant, is making himself
heard on subjects relevant and irrel-
want. and birds fair to submergr
lims II in r, marks and explanations.
1t is probable that the, IIOrimer
case will he again brought up in the
! : rate and much more thoroughly
i vrstigat d than during the last
s,ssion. Starting revelations have
|rn brought out hy committee OF
the illinois state senate The editor OF
the Rrcurd-II,ral,l IN Chicago has
told of cciving intcllig nee that a
undr d thousand dollar fund was
u~tl to ,l,ct Lorim,r, and while he
refused to reveal his informant, the
informant has revealed himself with
nal,,,< and dates making very strong
, evidence
it is runlor Il that some advent
urous women are going to insurge
against Dame Fashion, and it is said
that Dame Fashion has been discov-
,Icd to bc a mana Manufacturer,
and that t is to his interest to change
fashions three or four tim - II year in
or.ler to make the beautiful things
that women wear obsolete so that
they will purchase more and more OF
his fabrics. This is news that every
body knew. There is no doubt what
ever but that the sex could array
themselves as beautifully and dis:
tractingly as they do one-fourth the
present expenditure if it were not for
the interest of manufacturers, mod
istes and milliners in rapid Protean
changes for the promotion of their
business. The reason why men dress
at only fraction of the outlay OF
women is because they resist the
sartorial changes which tailors would
like to impose and which they do to
some extent effect. A mans dress
suit, swallow tail or tuxedo, will last
him from two to five years, and it is
more or less the case with regard to
his other clothes and hats. But the
fashion journals and the weeklies and
dailies, including the patent insides
all over the county, flaire with fashion
plates, and every body including the
colored ladies. has to follow them,
and there is where the money goes.
The way harem skirts are attracting
improvised street PROFESSIONS is a sure
| indication that they will soon be suf-
ficiently numerous to divide the
mobs of men into their component
units.