The Washington herald., 1911-05-01
GOSSIP OF THE
HOTEL LOBBIES
Apropos of the Woman.

ofttimes disappointed men, that woman
never knows what she really wants,
finds strong corroboration in that sort Of
hero that appeals to her from the pages
Of fiction, according to George s. Rem
nells. of New York, a lawyer, who Is at
the New Willard.
Certainly neither Rochester nor Guy
Livingstone would have been a pleasant
man to have about the house on a rainy
washday, and that idol of the bread and
butter age, the correct and tidy Van
Bibber, would be equally annoying The
romantic lover Of an elder day, who
filings a purse of gold to every chariot
eer, would land in the bankruptcy court
before the end Of the honeymoon. but
the man who pushes away the meal, un-
tasted, under the stress of his feelings,
would make an excellent lover were it
possible to locate him.
The ideal hero for family use would
be a fat, good-natured man who neither
smokes nor drinks, but likes to see his
wife's friends enjoy themselves. He
should be diligent in business, generous
of heart, devoid of prying curiosity, and
blind
America VIII Win Europe.
Edward 5. Lacey, chairman Of the ad-
visory committee of the Continental and
Commercial National Bank of Chicago,
who recently returned from an extended
European tour and was seen at the
Shoreham, said that five years from now
European confidence in American invest
ments will be stronger than ever. Eu-
ropes qualms with reference to AmerI-
can stability have not been without rea-
son. but they will vanish.
Mr.. Lacey thinks the completion Of the
Panama Canal will turn the eyes of both
European and American investors toward
the western coast of the United States,
Canada, and South America in a wholly
unprecedented degree.
The entire Pacific coast line from
Bering Sea to Patagonia" he said, 'is
destined in my Judgment TO fascinate in
ternational capital during the next fifty
years. No other section of the world
offers SO universally attractive oppor-
intelligently directed will G.velop untold
sources of wealth and prosperity through
out the vast region washed by the waters
of the Western Pacific"
Mr.. Lacey finds Berlin and Chicago have
much in common. Both are inland me-
tropolises; both have attained enormous
growth. and their populations are almost
on d par. Both are filled with merchants
and manufacturers of aggressive intelli-
gence. Chicago's position in one re.
spect is unique, for 1t alone, of all tht
great cities in the world. represents q
combination of the four great energizint
factors in commerce-agriculture manu-
factures, transportation, and finance
Neither London nor New York reveal:
such a constellation, nor do the three
other great inland cities Of Europe-Ber
lin, Paris, and Vienna"
Most Beautiful of Stones.
Experts generally aver that the mos
beautiful Of all precious stones is tn
red diamond" said Abram C. Harris, ;
wholesale diamond dealer, of New York
who was seen at the Raleigh.
1T is held to surpass even the rub.
in beauty, and is extremely rare. One o
the very few specimens on record is tina
which was purchased by Emperor Pau
Of Russia for 100000 This stone weigh!
ten carats.
''Of blue diamonds, the most conspic
uous examples are the Hope and Bis
marck gems. Indeed, it has been saiC
that they are the only known specimens
of the diamond that can properly b.
called blue. Dark blue diamonds, differ
ing only from sapphires in quality ant
displaying the beautiful play of color
peculiar to the diamond, are handsom
gems.
"Other rare diamonds are those of th'
black and rose-colored varieties; but tn,
green diamond is not so rare. The grass
green kind, however, is scarce, and wheI
it does occur is generally Of a brilliancI
exceeding that of the finest emerald
The Museum of Natural History at Pari
has a collection of green-tinted diamond
that Is said to be one of the finest, bu
at the museum in Dresden is to be seer
the most perfect specimen of this color
In the museum at Vienna the collector!
eyes are made to bulge at the sight o.
most wonderful collection of colorec
diamonds. 1t is shown in the form of q
bouquet the flowers whereof are com
posed Of diamonds of the same colors a.
the bloom represented"
To Be Sure, He's Steady.
s. l. Kimball, the general superintend
ent of the Life-saving Service. said the
other day of an applicant for a certain
post: The man was recommended for
his steadiness. Now. steadiness is vir-
tue. especially IN lifs<saving, that goes
none too far. Whenever I think of it
think of an old lady 1 used to know.
Mrs. Madden gentleman once said to
this old lady, your neighbor, Herbert
Bsbing, has applied to me for work Is
he steady Steady, is it?' she said. TIC
be sure. he's that: IL he was any
steadier he'd be dead"
Jury System Rotten.
Rotten according to Rev. W. H.
Head. Methodist clergyman of Chicago,
who was seen at the Arlington, is the
only word that can be used to character
ize the jury system and legal machinery
Of the day.
THE people have lost confidence in our
judicial procedure" said he. "A man
who commits a small crime is in danger
one who commits a large crime Is i'm
mune 1t has been said that the Supreme
Court of the United States is deadly con-
servative; that its members are by the
very nature Of their position isolated
from the common masses. But I thank
God that does not seem to be the case.
1.-The jury in whose hands is the up
holding of the majesty of the law usual
ly is composed of young men who. be-
cause of their immature minds. are hard
ly competent to Judge weighty matters