The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-01-28

BY FRED e. KELLY.

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! BY FRED q. KELLY.
When Francis Burton Harrison went to
the Philippines a. governor, he wrought
untold suffering In those ieisuds before
he even landed there
The Filipinos are 4 people who like TO
adhere strictly to form ana custom. II
an occasion sri.es thss cars for n red
without his breakfast rather than do
without the red sash.
When Il was learned that the new gov
ernor was on his way, there was great
talk and tumult about what should COM
aon cerSmonies. Inc quesuon was Oh
Sueh ParAmount importance tnat WIRE
80 mssssge was Mashed 10 harrison "a
inquiring wnat woua pc Woih.
wired oaok tnat the omciai
so wouio inciuoe frock coat ana six
LOU may think that Harrison was just
Joking. put he was not He had not beer
~ .ne. fnnippines up to that time and
assumed LOT the moment that frock coats
au sim hses were part OF tne equipment
VI e'ery "ardrooe IN thst tropic ciime.
The awful truth was that there were
not to exceed four or i've silk hats In the
entire archipelago. Frock coats were
anything heavier than nuns yelling Is
more or less uncomfortable in the Philip
pines. Those who have attended q July
wedding In evening dress may form q
faint conception OF the physical torture
and mental anguish one would feel when
incarcerated. in a frock coat at a Philip
pine fete.
What between the scarcity Of frock
coats and silk hats and the horror of
wearing such things even II they had been
available, the Philippines were scenes OF
great gloom and excitement as the fatal
day OF the Inauguration approached.
AIonr about that ,,,,,. nm. n n uc,sr
arrived on The sc.ns N;,II.r g. a yn.mher
OF Conpres. rro,, M;nrssa,s .na MA. thcn
touring the ph,i,nnIn.s son,s,h,n- had
clothes. Including +. sIik hat with him on
his travels When he reached nj. hotel
in Manila, he saw q crowd gathered IN
the lobby tsIk,ng srcitsdIv and noInt,ng
at an obiec, on ,ha 49, uuIer .unno..d
somebody b,d hen Ij,,.d and eiboved
his way tbrouvh ~. ,hron~ ~ a.. ma
IL was that the n.onl. w.r. ali r,ny AZ
And there in the center OF the great
crovd n,,,h 1890 ,t,,. ,,a,tns g. :,
from score. ~ .v.. =. s.v.
His bat bosi
Senator Thomas j. Walsh. of Montana,
sat at q fashionable dinner here one
evening conyersing with the woman AT
his right on a number OF topics and the
talk went nv sasy s,a... frnr, .tyIes 10
clothes. from eIotbe, 10 wool. and from
wool TO sheen.
II have a brother wbo A. a faruer in
the Middle West" remarked the woman.
land he raises a great many sheen
have known him IN have a. manv as 7oo
sheep on his place all at once, Have
you ever raised any sheen"
State" replIed Walsh
How many have you7,
"Oh, l suppose I have I'm oA0 or IN g."
modestly replied Walsh, And the woman
made a bee-line for a change of .uhiect
Representative Augustus Gardner of,
Massachusetts,. met Svarar SherIey or
Kentucky, in front OF the Capitol one Sav
and twitted him about the fuzzv plush
hat he was wearing.
You'd better have that thing shaved
before you venture back to Ken,uckv
said Gardner. cor your face will n. ,,iss-
ing from the halls O, Congress one n,
these days"
Yes" admitted Sherley. letting his eve !
drop to n pair of gray spats Ca rdper bad
on, but l don't see that I have much
on YOU in the yay Of sartoriaI vice
may wear a hat that purrs ana meovs
but / at least don't 20 about among
white folks with gray spats on my
ankles"
"Oh, but I'm careful to Ieaye these
on when 60 home to my constituents -
Gardner assured him.
We'll" observed SherIey. renec,iveIv
thinking OF Gardner's recent defeat for
governor OF Massachusetts, ct don't know