The National tribune., 1911-03-02

ing, and an overpowering display OF
money in the toilet of my lady has
taken its place. In Paris, London, New
York and the other large cities of the
world this extravaganza in dress is in
creasing, a woman in afternoon calling
toilet easily representing the investment
of 100000. These fashionable women
have their hobbies; one for handker-
chiefs, perhaps, for which she pays $50
a dozen; another for stockings which
cost her 5000 pair, and. as for jewels,
why, it is quite necessary for such a
woman to have her morning jewels, her
evening jewels, and even her Summer
and Winter jewels A characteristic
story is told of the wife of a New York
multi millionaire who was about to en-
terrain an Italian Prince. She purchased
two toilets for the occasion, one OF
white tulle. costing $4,000, and the
other of black tulle, costing $4,000.
Both were charming, and she could not
make up her mind which to wear. She
began to wonder how she could manage
to appear in each, and finally evolved
this plan: She would come to dinner in
the white, order the butler to spill gravy
on it, retire to her boudoir and don the
magnificent black. The scheme worked
like a charm.
kE ISS Jane Adams, who has done
IN such splendid work among the
slum-dwellers of Chicago, en-
phasizes the necessity of recreation for
this class. Chicago, as we know, has
a very large foreign element, many
of its representatives coming from ma
tons where outdoor festivities are a
part of the everyday life. That such
may not be cut off from wholesome
pleasures when they make their homes
in this country, Miss Adams advocates
dance halls, properly safe guarded, of
course, theatrical performances, page
ants, etc. Juvenile wickedness is bound
to increase where there IS lack of recre-
alton, she affirms. Undoubtedly there
is much truth in what Miss Adams
says. Anything which keeps boys and
girls off the streets of our large -eities
at night. or away from immoral places,
is step in the direction of making
good men and women of them. but is
not this idea of providing exciting en-
tertainment for them just little over
done at present?
COMEONE recently introduced a bill
~ into the Massachusetts, Legislature
which it is difficult to take serious
ly. AS it made its appearance about
Feb. 4, one wonders if it wasn't intend
ed as sort of comic valentine. The
bill provides for an annual tax of IS
on all bachelors above the age of %,
the proceeds to be expended for the
support of deserving spinsters. An ex-
ceedingiy clever wag must have had
the drawing up of the bill, for. so II
reads, any bachelor who can prove that
he is not of good moral character or is
otherwise unfit for matrimony, will be
exempt from the tax, while only those
spinsters can be beneficiaries who have
passed the manageable age. An in
FAINT in arms could see at a glance how
this would work out. No man. OF
course, would admit himself unfit for
matrimony, nor any woman as too old
to marry. Consequently, every bache-
lor would cheerfully pay his IS, and a
fund created which would never be dis
turbed. If a verftable bill, is it not a
clever one?
AIO. "a of Bringham Young's &c wives
IN died in Salt Lake City the other
day, aged 80. One only of his
many widows survives at present. She
who has just died became the bride of
the apostle in 1851, and she bore him
only one child, a son. The great Nor.
mon leader was blessed with 56 chill
dren, 294 grandchildren and 745 great
grandchildren. All family reunions
during the latter years Of his life had
to be held in the open air.