Evening star., 1946-02-17

Foreshodowed the leadership of
Richard Watson
Glider. Augustus st. Gaudens, John La
Fargo, Glenn Brown and others, ex-
planning that the object of the society
would be ito promote the passage Of a
law or laws by Congress requiring that
before purchase or adoption by the
Government Of any work of art (sculp-
ture. painting, architecture, landscape
design, coin, SEAL medal, note, stamp
or bond, the design or model for the
same shall be submitted to a commits
sion Of experts for an expression of
opinion as to its artistic merit. and the
approval Of such committee shall be
prerequisite to its adoption" Probably
few persons will recognize in these
quoted words the origin of the Fine
Arts Commission, established in 1910,
but there undoubtedly is a connection
between the league and the oficial
Jury" as 1t exists and functions today.
An editorial in The Star of February
8, 1896, discussed "a phase of the new
woman movement" as
lcdy Borbers' follows: "A certain boss
Revolt barber of the Windy
City has recently built
up fine trade by employins six
pretty damsels to WELD the lather
brush and razor on his customers" But
the other night the plumbers unions
OF Chicago gave grand ball, and a
journeyman of that trade arranged be-
forehand with his best girl that they
should attend" and lit so happens that
this girl was one of the half dozen
pretty BARRIERS in the shop in question"
When her gallant called for her at Z
and waited patiently for her to shave
her last customer" the boss objected
to his presence and finally cast the
lover forth" into the street. Fatal
novel There was clang of steel as
the elected ones sweetheart dropped
her razor. and turning from the
lathered occupant of her chair
asked her mates If they would stand
idly by and see her man insulted."
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twinkling of an eye, six angry young
women walked forth from the tyrant's
shop, and six customers were left half
shorn within. The boss barber is now
looking for six old maids to take the
vacant chairs"
Something entirely novel was sup-
gested by an article in the Pittsburgh
Dispatch, reproduced
BICYCLES on the by The Star on Febru-
Feet ary 10, l8s6-namely.
form of locomotion
through the medium of the pneu-
matte road skate 80 miniature bicycle
for each foot" The wheels of the
pedal device described were about 3b
nches In diameter, "It is claimed"
affirmed the story, that it gives any
person a speed of from 10 to Is
miles an hour" and much higher
speed can be obtained by experts.
Postman, carriers and numerous other
persons, including country doctors and
ciergymen" as well as mere pleasure
seekers and tourists" were supposed to
lind the "bikettes" both "cheap and
easy" to use.
Groceries were not expensive half a
century ago. An advertisement signed
by Woodward 81
Money Went Forther Lothrop. printed
Then in The Star of
February II,
1895. listed: Quaker Oats, 10c; Royal
Baking Powder. per pound, 42c;
Arbuckle's coffee, &c; Tetleys English
tea. per half pound. Csc; tomatoes, per
can. 7c; corn, Sc; peas. 10c: pumpkin,
DC; peaches, Ice: pluns, 15c; table sirup,
per quart, 22c; condensed milk, 3 cans,
Csc; assorted jams, for 25c: laundry
soap, &c: Sapolio. 7c. and Rising Sun
stove polish, &c.
A great bazaar for the benefit of the
building fund Of the Warrington Hebrew
Congregation was report
Temple Fair ed in detail in The Star
Opens Of February II. 1896.
Staged In the Armory OF
the Light Infantry. the fair was success
from the moment Of It's opening. Vice
President Adlai 3. Stevenson attended
and was introduced to the assembled
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