The Washington herald., 1912-10-18

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. bard pnd Thousands of pooto91ApA
sellsrs wsrs thrsatsosd With rim uaen
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ahandon the bard O. oeuA ese ~
Of money b. hsving . pAotoesaSh q ths
killed ths fashion. hut be, ~ III fash
lon Of the turned-up mustaehs. wh3ch
has lived. Shall Il DEF
To KIN the fashion u . pleasang art
Il 10 not only mattsr Of hsard o. mus-
tache. but . question. Of ciothsaL ThRs
was time when fur capes Wase coming
into fashion In Europe. Il was some I'VE
and twenty yssrs ago. And theu some
placsd It over the shoulders ee her coach
man. Thereafter no one who rode be.
hind . coachman ever wore fur caEe
again. -.
For the killing Of . fashion you must
fire q word slang with Q touch Of mean.
inR. Some years before you or came
into the world. the young men Of means
and leisure walked along Piccadilly beau-
tifully dressed and with . nsW.fashioued
article into which their cold hands were
inserted. But other people noticed them:
were rather annoyed at the young gen
tlsmen who stuck their hands into tho
new-fangled receptacies. And the deadly
word came. "a mum" There II probably
not q living man who has escaped the
influence Of that word-I mean In Lon
don. They would be frostbitten there
rather than be called . 'tmuR." The
word struck the masculine mum dead and
left the feminine mum triumphant.
/. The mum. once having made its ap-
pearance, had come to stay, and
throughout the eighteenth century was
affected by men n by women. The
story goes that London physician. at
tached 10 the court Of Queen Anne. suf-
fered severely from chilblains and fear
ed to offend his fashionable patients BY
the touch Of his chilly and unsightly
hands. He was. consequently. seldom seen
dUIO0u "lkHOut uhoAs eAOsCse"S
ornamented with its ribbon bows, and
the distinction which It added to his ap-
pearance had the effect Of perpetuating
Its use among his sex. Professional men
OF all types adopted It.. and even the
clergy Of the period were wont to carry
one. So popular did II become. in fact.
that Its use was not confined to the win
ter months. dainty muffs Of lace and
silk were worn even in the summer. and
its utilItarian character became merged
In the purely decorative.
time to time in England to revive the
summer mum, and at more than one So
ciety wedding the bridesmaids have car
ried. instead Of the orthodox bouquets,
mufs almost entirely composed Of now-
ers and foliage. The idea, however. has
not caught on to any appreciable ex-
tent. for the modern woman is alto
gether to practical minded to feel In
clined to suffer her hands to be confined
for any reas IN other than that OF pro-
tecting them from the cold.
There is reason to fear that the inde-
pendence OF Persia Is doomed. Already
in various European circles there IL in
decent speculation about a division or
the spoils. When the Novoe Vremya,
the most authoritative organ Of the Rus
sian press. urges that Great Britain and
Russia should each have liberty Of ac-
ton in Persia within their respective
spheres the sinister meaning Of this eu-
phemistical phrase Is plain. The Russian
journal claims that Teheran. the capital
Of Persia, IL without doubt within the
Russian sphere" 1t 10 certainly within
the zone assigned to Russia by the Anglo
Russian agreement Of 1907; but then the
demarcation Of Persia into two spheres
Of influence under that agreement never
was recognized by the Persian govern
ment or people. That. however, 10 a
circumstance that does not trouble the
diplomats. Not the smallest regard for
the interests Of Persia. or the desires Of
its people. has been exhibited by Russia
since 1907, and none Is likely to be shown
now. when Persia lies in extremis.
In 1907 NJ. Isvolsky. who negotiated the
Anglo Russian convention with Sir Ed
tween the two European powers which
have the greatest interests in Persia.
based as 1t Is on . guarantee Of her
independence and integrity. can only
serve to further and promote Persian in
terests, for henceforth Persia. aided by
these two powerful neighboring states,
can employ all her powers in internal
reforms.
In September. 1907. the British Minister
at Teheran. to allay the misgivings
caused among the Persian people by the
Convention. said: The object Of the two
Powers in making this agreement Is not
In any way to attack. but rather to as
sure the independence Of Persia. Not
only do they not wish to have at hand
any excuse for Intervention, but their
object in these friendly negotiations was
not to allow one another to intervene
on the pretext Of safeguarding their in
terests. The two powers hope that in
the future Persia vii be delivered from
the fear Of foreign Intervention. and will
thus be perfectly free to manage her own
affairs in her own way. whereby advan-
tage will accrue both to herself and to
the whole world.
These pledges have been violated.
Ever since the signing Of the agreement
Russia set herself to undermine Persian
independence. Every effort that was
made to regenerate the country and to
reorganixe Its administration was
thwarted through her malign influence.
The beginnings Of constitutional govern
ment were not easy to q nation en-
slaved by centuries Of despotism: but In
spite Of all vagaries and Of wide cor
ruption there was . core Of efficiency
and honesty In the "Mejliss' (the Par
liamenO which, with announcement
from Russia and England. would have
enabled It to build up afresh the ruined