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OF woollen goods and labor have ad-
vanced as they have 200 per cent. we
are obliged to put our prices up. We're
not in the business for our digestion.
1t will apparently be a rare find next
fall when a man stumbles on a suit
Of imported cloth in a gents furnish
ing shop for less than $50. And even
at that high figure he will be getting
a bargain. Prices may soar still
higher
"One reason is that there is a great
demand abroad for all that English
and French woollen mills can produce.
Woollen cloths will certainly be i'm
ported, but not to anything like the
same number as In former years. They
cannot be produced. II our mills fur
nished a quality nearly as good for
wear the prices might be kept down
W the natural competition between
foreign woollens and our own make,
The domestic designs are all right,
but, ! am sorry to say, the durability,
the life of the cloth, is not In the
product of American mills. Part OF
the desire to wear only imported cloths
is due to prejudice and another part
believe that we can make as good
cloths here as In England, only we
don't There they do not hurry the
process; there is no hasty process in
cloth making INDUCED in by the old
and tried mills. II isn't quantity that
the ancient makers of cloth are after,
but quality.
Then, for the matter of that, our
mills have become discouraged. know
they are not producing in many in
stances. A travelling salesman of my
acquaintance who fitted himself out a
couple OF weeks ago before starting on
his fall trip came in here yesterday.
What are you doing back hereT
"'Called back said he. The house
sent word for me to come In without
taking more orders. AS soon as they
have filled the orders on hand the
mills are to be shut down
THE same talkative salesman
brought out to his customer two pairs
OF shoes after he had tried on a pair
and found them satisfactory. Said he
You had better take two pairs now
The price is SIS a pair. but as soon as
tho goods are sold that are on the
shelf now and we mark the stock that
is already in the shop 1t will go to SIS
IN the fall and to 500 and s25 before
the winter Is over.
This condition as regards footwear
is generally understood. and the cause
of II Is patent. The Germans, who
have been wearing wrapping paper
and shoes made Of wood or felt for -four
or Ave years. have ordered lavishly
The bulk OF the leather output will &c
there. How can 1t be prevented? Laws
of demand and supply are above preju-
dice. and the German nation has money
to pay extravagRnt sums for its foot
wear"
A stagnant condition was noticeable
in the wholesale district of the wooller
cloth trade. The principal importers
have vast show rooms on lower Fifth
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DryLawEndS Snake Hunting

GORE than any Of the "dry"
Nf fanatics of the nation, the
rattlesnakes whose habitat IL
the Indian reservation in Litchfield.
Conn, wiggle with glee at the ban
on hard liquor. For prohibition means
the end of the famous old Schaghti-
coke Rattlesnake Club (of which
Byron H. Newton was Chief Hunter)
and the annual massacre Of Connscti-
cut snakes.
II is obviously ridiculous to attempt
to hunt rattlers into their rocky dens
and give battle unless the hunter has
enough sagwah in him to act as an
antidote against the poisonous fangs
ofrthe snakes. The bite from a deadly
cobra IL but a passing irritation when
the hunter has a SUFFICIENT quantity Of
ther sagwah antitoxin in him, and Of
ten a snake finding his poison glands
nlled with sagwah rolls over in
merry Jag de luxe at the first nip.
Sagwah, by the way. was discovered
to-,be the most effective antidote in
1893. when Dick Howell. editor of the
Bridgeport Herald. George Coggsweil.
one Of the few surviving Schaghticoke
Indians, Shang Wheeler, snake
Us
Soccer brewed a couple of gallons OF
homemade red wine, another OF gin.
a couple OF pounds OF sassafras, a
half pound Of wormwood and a half
pound of snakebark In a caldron on
thes Coggswen reservation farm In
Kent. Conn.
That was the time Chief Jim Pan.
a full blooded Indian. and his daugh-
ter: Princess Alice, showed the hunt
ere that, given enough sagwah, one
could go barefooted on snakehunts.
OF course. there are a lot OF people
In Connecticut and some In ManhaI-
tan who still believe that the annual
hunts were only jokes and served as
tho one excuse by which Connecticut
businessmen. writer's. officials. and fol-
lowers of big game, could obtain liquor
IN sthe Nutmeg state on Sunday.
As a matter OF fact on the last hunt
q whole buriap bagful of rattlers and
polira-dotted adders\ were caught by
Cartoonist Dad Barbour, ShanB Wheel
err Pete Bellew, the inventor, and
Lindsay Denison, a Park Row curator
They were all alive. It was against
the humane principles Of the Schaghti-
coke Snake Hunters to kill a snake
unless It became unbearably obstrep-
erous.
Such a one Lindsay Denison was
forced to slaughter. After balancing
II with his chop suey forked snake
stick he carefully removed the fans
uAndsay has collection OF snake
fangs for fancy scarf pins) and the
curator slipped It into his trouser
pocket. Later he discovered that the
rattler. not content with his comfort
able place In the Denison trousers
slipped down his right leg and acted
like a common variety Of garter snake
The snakes make their abode on a
granite shelf 400 feet above the Housa-
tonic on one Of the Litchheld humps
ana TO reach II the hunters are forced
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she orders for street wear in the ran
and winter Madame viii feel the ad-
vancing cost of imported woollen clotnS'
But in the rest OF her wardrobe the
same conditions will prevail as always
The price she pays is very se'uo"
based on the market price OF the ma,
terials which go into the making o.
her gown. They are charged ny u7
styles and by the popularity OF ""
more or less famous maker :"
woman mentally appraises the nv
terials that go into n gown unless snv
is hopelessly unfashIonable, She KNOWS
that these things cost certain sun.
and supposes that she pays more "
her tailor and couturiere for mem
than she would have TO pay over tne
counter. But the price OF the nn,
ished CONNECTION is a different matte.
The we'll groomed woman knows tna'
she must pay for the genius tha' nos
gone into 1t and II she desires 10 Aeep
the reputation of always being ""1
tifully dressed she pays without y"
mdfmur.
So do the men, II is slid, Ihey NO.
turn up their eyebrows when theF 10
vorite tailor sets an cXtravagthI ~.
for new suit, but they do not are ~
They. like their wives and sisters W..
to be we'll dressed and ackno"ie's'
that TO be 30 they must pay the WV
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to climb an almost perpendicular path.
The weight Of the sagwah drags them
back five yards for every yard of climb
and Editor Joe Shea, Jim Keegan and
even George Coggswell himself found
misery I'm their legs after the first
hundred feet of ascent and remained
below giving encouragement to the
chase.
The only casualty that resulted from
the last OF the snake hunts was the
strangiing Of Editor Dick Howell. His
cartoonist. Dad Barbour. heard a big
fellow rafting like a Sixth Avenue
IL" In one of the caves and dared
him to come out. The snake stuck
its nose far enough out for Dad
to sink his fingers into its epiglottis,
and the fine specimen would have been
bagged for sure, but II cunningly
curled its tail and tickled Dad under
the armpit With a hysterical scream
he let go and like q flash the RATHER
disappeared in a rock crevice. It so
happened that at precisely that spot,
Editor Howell was summing himself,
stretched on a messy bed, and further
more Editor Dick was wearing a cobra
snakeskin suit that had been presented
to him by q Texan when he was
president OF the Schaghticoke Club.
With a yell of triumph, Dad saw the
form of Editor Dick basking in the
warm sunshine. and mistaking him for
the rattler he had just battled with,
shot his forked stick somewhere just
south OF Editor Dicks chin. 1t was
some four hours later after every
body's share of sagwah had been
poured down the crushed throat OF
Hunter Howell. that he showed some
evidence of slight intimacy with his
whereabouts.
With appropriate ceremony the pre-
scription bearingt he ingredients OF
sagwah was burned on the mountain
top. for with the passing of it's chief
constituent. alcohol. there no longer
exists the excuse for sagwah or the
Schaghticoke Snake Club.
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Rentals Should Make Church Finan.
cially Independent of the Collec-
ton Plate-Christian Scientists
Pioneers With Idea

an account Of itself every day in IN.
year.
The plans here suggested will \.
incorporated into the skyscran.,
churches OF the future, no dopb,.
churches which will come nearer an,
nearer to reaching many who migb,
not 80 far out Of their way to sesr
spiritual food.
They differ radically from the in,t.
tutional church, which has many sood
features connected with II. The Chris
tan Scientists. however, do not WORK
on institutionalized lines and therefore
do'not make use of social adjuncts IA
their work. Their religion, mona tina
less, has n marked effect upon their
development and influences their seen.
lar life to a large extent.
The gradual and wedgelike On.
croachments of business are exempl.
fed In the shifting Of 80 many Of tina
well known houses Of worship in this
city. The Broadway Tabernacle once
stood at the southeast corner Of the
historic thoroughfare of its title and
Thirty-fourth street. 1t was sold for
large sum and on it's site now stands
the Marbridge Building. With the
proceeds of the sale of the old site
the Tabernacle was built anew in up
per Broadway and in its Gothic tower
is installed all the machinery Of the
modern church. 1t has been called
the Church In the Skyscraper by tho
visitors to the metropolis.
Churches That Have Vanished
The passing Of the classic Byzantine
structure erected only a few years
since for the Madison Square Presby-
terrain Church, of which the Rev. DR..
Charles H. Parkhurst was the pastor
for SO many years, is a notable exam
pie Of the inability of the church to
withstand the advance Of business The
grim old structure which was the orig
inal home of the Parkhurst church was
absorbed into the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Building. and the towering
campanile. filled with Offices, stands
where once were hurled jeremiads
against the scarlet sins Of the metrop-
oils.
The congregation itself has been
merged with that of the Old First at
Fifth avenue and Eleventh street,
where rises tho brownstone poem Of
churchly architecture with its Oxford
tower. A cathedral church of Presby-
terianisrn, indeed might this structure
be called and from its historic site Il
should be able to withstand for decades
to come the tide OF commerce which
beats about that section Of the city,
1t was proposed not long since, in or
der to mags the position of the Old
First dknfbly secure, that there be
erected at the rear Of 1t on property
which 1t already owns an enormous
apartment house, from which could be
derived incomes sufficient to constitute
an endowment fund for the organiza-
ton.
Taken all in all, however, It may
well be said that the Fifth Church Of
| Christ, Scientist, will put new ele-
ment into the religious life OF the
city, and that 1t has started a move
ment which will be followed with deep
interest by every one who would see
all faiths maintain themselves In these
days when all are so greatly influenced
] by urban physical conditions.
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Skyscraper Churches, Religions New Anchorag
Business Pressure on Manhattan Space
Has Resulted in Plans for Com
bination Structures, Part Church
and Part Offices
3, JOHN WALKER HARRINGTON

were ready. The plans detailed for the
twenty story home of the Fifth
Church are not yet ready, but here IL
presented drawings OF a projected
church on the same principle which
may yet be built before many years.
A D. Pickering. the architect who L.
working on the details for the Church
Of Christ Scientist. believes that 1t is
well nigh impossible for a building to
maintain itself indefinitely In a vortex
Of city life where property is SO valus-
BILE II it's holdings are used for religious
purposes only. That means that two
services on Sunday and midweelx
evening meeting are not enough to
justify keeping UP a building on a site
which may be worth several million
dollars.
Even though many Of the churches
are ostensibly open all the time for
those who would stop for a few min
utes for meditation or refreshment,
only great cathedrals heavily endowed
like St Patrick's or that Of St. John
on the heights OF Morningside can
Withstand the continuous crowding OF
trade and commerce. Such as these
are national fanes, and they exist be.
cause they have an appeal beyond
their own denominations.
The Fifth Church Of Christ. Scien-
fist, has worshipped for the last five
years in Aeolian Hall. in West Forty
second street. 1t started originally
in West Forty-fifth street, then moved
down to the property of the old South
Church at Madison avenue and Thirty
eighth street. A picturesque little
structure was the South Church Of the
Dutch Reformed faith. and 1t now
occupies a place of worship on the
upper East Side. Even in those days
the members Of the Fifth Church were
turning over in their minds the sky
scraper project, but the time was not
then ripe.
AS this division of the organization
founded by Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy
ministers largely to the transient pop
ulation, 1t holds strategic position
in New York. It is visited not only by
Christian Scientists, but also by many
tourists who I'LL the hotels of the
city. Every Sunday the services in
the concert hall on the first floor are
attended by 100 persons and the
| NcuhCcudy iHcCtiltS dicO dW
a large congregation. The executive
offices of the Fifth Church are on the
eighth floor of the Aeolian Hall Build
ing. The church in looking about for
a permanent home is therefore build
ing a structure much on the lines of
Aeolian Hall and financing It itself
! 1t purchased through the Madison
Avenue Offices. Inc, the site Of the
old St Bartholomew's Protestant Epis-
copal Church, which was left when
that organization went further north
along the line Of Park avenue. The
site for the proposed structure includes
not only the property which was oc-
cupied by st. Bartholomew but also
the entire front In Madison avenue,
from Forty-third to Forty-fourth
street. The space usually taken up
by a lobby In the skyscraper hotels
which occupies the lower stories and
leaves high above it the we'll or shaft
or court. will be used for the audi
| torium OF the church. This place of
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this fact He has the tailor at last
where he wants him and that is all
there Is to the matter. We have to
pay him what he asks and we have to
charge it to the customer.
You ask whey we do not rebel, and
if these high priced artisans won't be
reasonable why we don't employ
others who will be. II you win par
don me will answer, that your ques-
tion is a foolish one. 1 have been in
business In New York since 1883.
started on Broadway near Wall
street and gradually moved up town
until now you find me on Fifth ave-
nue.. The brokers and bankers. the
doctors and other professional men
who came to me thirty years ago come
to me still. They come because they
get the right kind of clothes. They
know when a coat is right and they
will not accept one that isn't right.
Now there are many good cutters in
comparison TO coatmakers. / started
as a cutter and 1 have gone back to
cutting in order to save somewhere,
but as well as I know and should know
all about a coat. I could not make one
to save my life.
an my long experience I have met
not more than six men who could
make a perfect coat. Do you suppose
would give up one such man simply
because he charges me $50 for maxi
ing a garment for which five years
ago he was contented to take SIS? II
did let him go and passed the work
of an inferior tailor I might as W II go
out OF business"
Perhaps not ten men out of a hun
bred ever patronize what are known
as clothes builders; they are not fas-
tidious. the majority, and wear with
personal satisfaction garments made
by the wholesale and sold to them in
great emporiums Of mems furnishings
answering in many respects to the de-
partment stores which meet women's
demands. These great shops could
not command the prices set down
above but they have been obliged to
| greatly advance the prices of their
| goods.
In the best Of these shops the ma
terials and workmanship displayed
| run a pretty close race with the mer-
chant tailors. They employ the best
available talent at the cutting table
and Ii not the finest then the second
grade. no lower, of journeyman tall
ors. In a word the standard OF at
least two such large establishments
is nearly as high as that OF the cele-
brated tailors and their prices must
approach what the latter charge.
Coming down little further in the
scale but still keeping close to the
high grade merchandise in style and
quality here are few remarks about
conditions gained from a shop which
has many and popular branches
through New York city:
"The day Of the moderate priced
ready made suit. costing In the
neighborhod TO s45, is eclipsed. we
hope temporarily. but when the prices
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in bringing their faith and practices
to all places where human beings are
interested in the solution Of the prob
lens of life.
The building will in reality differ
from scores Of other such structures
in the city of New York. Tenants Of
established business competitions and
acceptable ratings will be received and
nothing will be done to impress any
Of the policy or tenets OF Christian
Science on any Of them.
The William ]. Taylor Company
will erect the building. according to
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at her best again in this plain clothes
opera Never did music drama de-
pend less upon scenic accessories,
New York never had seen such frugal
furnishings as those in the home Of
beloved Paris.
The father was played by Charles
Gilbert, the great French basso l
was surprised that his name was not
included in many accounts OF the
Hammerstein artists. The scene In
which he denounced the unfortunate
Louise was most dramatic, as Gilbert
was a remarkable actor as well as
singer of great artistic achievements
He died during the subsequent sea-
son in a New York hotel.
There were humorous incidents at
the old Manhattan, as there must Dc
ir all good opera companies. One OF
them came when the famous Tetraz-
Zini fioored the equally famed john
Mccormack during a performance OF
The Daughter Of the Regiment IL
was the Irish tenor's first appearance,
| believe, at the Manhattan, and
guess his first In opera.
"The italian diva made a rather
robust vivandiere and made impas-
stoned love to the surprised McCor-
mack. During one of her PUSHES John
did not sidestep as he would have II
he had been more experienced The
great soprano bumped him rather
hard just as she hit top-note and the
great tenor fell fiat on his back.
IT do not remember whether ne
took the count of or not, but l 90
remember that Tetrazzini began 10
pour her lovely tones through the
homelike old house and the incident
! was forgotten in the outbuTst."
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Memories of Manhattan

20 :; n: s::''' 9:::s a 4 u:
during the Hammerstein
regime the one I remember the best
was that Of 'Pelleas and Melisande.' "
said the old operagoer. with Mary
Garden in the part of MeIisande. this
production reached a very high artis-
tic plane. 1t developed an atmosphere
that New York had not known before.
Under the magical spell evoked the
Manhattan audiences were taken back
centuries and dropped into the lap Of
medieval love. strife and romance.
They sat spellbound watching the age
old panorama unrolled before them
and listening to the glistening, glacial
strains Of Debussy's music.
by the time Mary died, so to speak,
in that tortuous finale a majority of
those present would almost have de-
clared that Mary really had died. No
stage heroine ever died such a CHASTITY
| artistic death before. 1t was said the
! stage managers were sometimes sur
pr!sed to see Mary get up after this
scene and skip gayly to her dressing
room.
But the beautiful pictures. the
deep. soft tapestries of the garden
scene, where MeHSande, philandering
with PelIeds. drops her wedding ring
into the deep fountain, will never be
forgotten by those who saw this SUI
perb production.
Another scene which stands out
among the Hammerstein productions
was the third act OF Charpentier' S
Louise in which the heroine is al
most bodily thrown out Of the house
! by her father. 1t was Mary Garden
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the plans now being put in final form
by Mr.. Pickering and C. P. Jepson,
engineer and the Madison Offices Cor
poration will manage 1t for the benefit
of the church.
To all external appearances this
skyscraper church will be a well or
cered Office structure. with an Indiana
limestone facade. 1t will not have
any pronounced suggestion of eccle-
s.astical architecture.
In all its arrangements, however, It
VIII bear the impress of ~ unusual
combination of purposes. It would
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which will lead into the hall set aside
for worship will be executive offices
for the church and also a large Sun
day school room. There will also be
q reading room. where the literature of
the. faith may be perused amid the
calm which obtains in such retreats.
There will be no especial effort made
to accommodate Christian Science
practitioners in the Office spaces of the
structure. Those of that branch of
the healing profession may be found
scattered throughout all the business
sc ctions of New York, for they believe