New-York tribune., 1912-04-03
THE Talk or THE DAY.

The paner skirt, according 10 the opinion
of a fashionable dressmaker. Will become
popular despite the opposition on the part
of the women who say that they cannot be
won away from the tight fitting garment.
"rhe efforts TO bring back the crinoline,
she said, had 10 end In disorder because
We are living in time when space is too
valuable for that style. Subway and bargain
counter crushes, small apartments and
crowds make the big skirt impossible But
Il is time to get away from the other ex-
treme, and the panicr is the thing. All this
talk about opposition TO certain fashions
or the part OF some women is nonsense.
They only think they are opposed to them,
and they all come in line and the most
coura geous fear to wear dresses that are
not stylish"
wife-You know that Mrs Newcomh
moved in down the street Monday, so /
called to-day.
Hub-well, well! How like poker this
social game" is
Wife-iiow do you mean?
Hub-Why, I'm poker YOU also call when
you want 10 see what the other person
hss.-Boston Transcript.
THE MAN IN THE CASE
rNote: Mn, Harvey W WILEY proposes iha,
husbands he compelled t. give 'heIr wives ooe-
third OF their incomes
Oh. say,
The Wiley way
Is quite O. X,
Ony-now, don't laugh
They ought 10 have II half and half
The man and the woman are equal.
And II the deal is square.
As We are taught TO believe II.
They each should have a share.
But, say.
BE that as II may.
II the woman should have the money
And the man would have to go
To her for a dime a dollar
Would ever that woman know.
In all OF her daily living.
A moment Of quiet content
As long as her loving husband
Believed that she had cent?
W. J. LAMPTON.
Are you interested in eugenlcs?" asked
NO" replied Mrs Gottalotte Il can't
say that l am. Josiah brought some home
once, but J think l prefer artlchokes. -
Chicago Record Herald.
A lad Of about sixteen years after wan
dering up and down Broadway for block
either Side OF Wall street, stopped before
policeman standing at the junction Of
those two thoroughfares and inquired
where he could find tho firm Of Il. C.
Graves" What's the number" tho pa
trolman asked 'lOl Broadway" the boy
replied. and don't see any such building
around here" NO and you wouldn': II
That is the number OF Trinity Church and
tho graveyard. and Furthermore. I guess
you are new on the Job, for that IN the pet
Joke all Wall street houses play on their
now runners As tho hoy disappeared
man who had overheard tho conversa-
ton said to tho officer: when I first he
gan work in this district I was sent down
to round building at the Battery to see
IL could find Mr.. Fish II seems that
the customs here haven't changed much in
the last twenty years"
Optimistic Wife, think cook IA improv-
ing. don't YOUR
Husband Why. at dinner tonight every
thing but the black coffee was horrible
Optimistic Wife, know that But usual
" that's bad. too.-Llfe.
The annual report Of the directors Of tho
American Telephone and Telegraph Com
Jany to the stockholders. which has just
been made public, contains some startling
statistical facts. There are now in the
United states upwarG Of $4,000 subscrb-
ers stations or. as tho report puts it. "one
telephone TO each fourteen OF the total pop
ulation Of the United States" The total
wire mileage Is about 100000 OF which
about one-half is underground. The toll
lines reach 70 oco places. which Ia 300 more
than the number OF postoffices and 10000
moro than the number of railroad stations
In the United States. About 4.12e.0oo mes
saees are sent over the lines daily or at
the rate OF 100000 nm year.
so you discovered great mountains at
the South Pole?" said the geographical ex-
pert.
Yes" replied the explorer.
We'll. that's good. When We get through
with the usual polar argument we can
start in on a Notwithstanding contro-
versy"-W ashington Star.