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LATEST LITERARY GOSSIP
A Marked Change in the Styles of Hol
iday Books.
THE DAINTY VOLUME IS NOW THE FAD
TlinKnirnlii .lourimllvii-Amrlln lllvrV In
come Trntu Her I.nlit Hook Author *
iiB Letter-Writer * Orncefiil nnil
AVIUjXutei. .
NEW Ynr.K , Dec. 1C [ Ppednl to TUB
DM.-With ] the book connt'ovi full of holi
day volumes , it Is'n noticeable fuel how com
pletely tlio most prevailing style of the holi
day book Ins changed. It Is not more than
four years since thnt the largo , Illustrated
book for the center table was the vogue ; the
present sens its day entirely gone by. They
were unwieldy to handle , they were easily
liable of damage , and , nf lor all , their Inter
est was but fur a day , for u single examina
tion. Three years ago saw the Ural decline
of the unwieldy volume ; last year only a few
wr < nr < n in the counters ; this season , thcro
nro ii'Hi'
The " ' > lr In holiday l > onlts hns completely
chnup'-i ) and where the flemand was once
for the Inivo , cumtjorsoino book , It Is now
csclcslvoH for the daintiest volumes pro
curable The smaller the book , the greater
scorns the demand , and from the huge outavo
wo have art-opted the Kiino. , and even the
32mo. 1'iipuliir authors are put into tlio
Btnallest forms llowells , Curtis , Ilollanil ,
jit Marvel , I'ago. I nngfelliiw , Holmes , Cable ,
Vhittii r all tlii-.so uro in small editions ,
nnd "Infinite Hobos In dilute room" Is the
order of the day. The. standard authors
have , too , been transformed and brought
within HIP tendencies nf the times. And as
Rifts , the "glove" editions of Hawthorne ,
Dickens. Scott , Kami ) , Irvlmj and Thackeray
arc , indeed 'oamoo" volumes , and "nuggets' "
of daintiest maUo. Collodions from the
poets are In greater vogue than ever ,
mid snob recent little literary gciiu-ankuts as
"Tales from Ten Tools" are not only model
gifts , hut pleasures for hand and eye. The
change in st.\lo is avisi - one , for it not only
retains for us Hie stamlard authors , but
brings thorn into forms which will throw
them Into thousands of hands for whom the
larger skoil boohs had m > attraction. The
moment JTI get a thing dainty , It strikes _ anew
now choiil in thonsatuls of people , and this
Is pnrlii iilnrly true of books. Kvery ele
ment in human life Is made easier for us , and
the easier the book Is made for us to hold ,
the pri-ttiiT its illustrations , the daintier the
binding. lh > ' more will it bo sought after.
Of course , sonic big gift books are still to be
Been hut nt their host their number is but
few , and they are Intoristing only as they
are reminder : ! of a style of by-gone days and
n fashion we can well dispense with.
Authors an I.rttcrVrllcr.s. .
The art of letter writing is one which per
haps mure authors have mastered than the
men ornmcn of any profession. It Is a
well ltii"\ui fact that ( Jail Hamilton excels
na a letter writer , and perhaps no woman
writer ran say so inueh in so few words as
can this i jipi-rt with the pen. OctavoTliancl
is , perhaps , the most charming of corres
pondents A letter from her is always sure
to contain some bright or clover bon mot
which the recipient remembers. Kngcnu
Field writes one of the most graceful letters ,
nnd it isdidleult for one to determine whether
it is what he says , the way ho says it. or his
quaintly small but singularly picturesque
chirography that attracts most. James
"Wliltcomb Itiloy and Hill Nye are also inimi
table letter writers. Madeline Bridges is
one of the happiest and most natural of
talkers in a letter. I'ago after page Illls up
under her pen. nnd the recipient , busy though
ho be , is carried uncimscjously from begin
ning to end with never a stop. Mark Twain
was once a most desirable correspondent in
whose letters his quaint humor would be cer
tain to crop out. Hut lati ly he seems to have
exchanged the witticism fur the growl. Mr.
llowells i.i always brief , but never is his
meaning anything but ns clearly out as a
cameo. Mary K. Wilkins writes a graceful
letter , and always has a pretty ending to a
note , which loaves a pleasant recollection.
Amolic liarr is anothorcourtootiscorrespond
entitli always an original sentence or anew
now \\ii.i of putting an old formula. The
editor of Harper's Magazine , Henry M.
Alden , is famous for bis letters , which arc
invariably written by his own baud , and arc
models of lucidity and politeness. Few car
write a more delightful note than can Kdmi
Dean Proctor. The dainty verse writer a ;
alike-the dainty letter writer. True is this
also one of Frank Dempster Sherman , whili
not far behind him , if not lust a little ahead
of him , is .lohii Kendrick Hangs , whoso i-leai
cut humor in his letter always causes a smilt
and makes a now friend of any one who re
i-oivcs a letter from him. Although one o !
the busiest of men , Dr. Holmes is over ;
ready and pleasant correspondent. Koher
J. Hiirdotte's notes , almost invariably orna
men ted with n sketch of drawing , are neve
destroyed , and are among his cloverist pro
ductions. And thus ono might go on with :
list of authors , all noted for their peoulia :
skill as correspondents as happy as they an
clover.
f Tlii-.v Are Hail Corrrspnmlc-iitH.
i On the other hand , there are men am
' women in the literary profession who priil
themsi Ives upon thp fact that they studi
ouslj i. < i'"i' " the friendliest of letters , am
whoso business communications aroover cur
and leave n bad taste In the mouth. Onid
i is one of these. Few women dospisn lutte
wrltintr as heartily as does the author o
"Moths. " and when she does deign to answo
n letter it is usually freighted with poti ;
lance and bail temper. Charles Kg her
CnuldiH U ' known for her utter refusal t
even rcplto business communications. "
do not usli these people to write to mo , then
1 fore wlo should I respond ! " H. O. Dunne
likes In be lonsidi'iTil a disagreeable eorre. <
liomh nt. anil derives his greatest ploasur
from ruthlessly dostro.N ing the most oivl
> ioto a stranger writes him. Mrs. Ollphanl
. the Knglish novelist , rarely answers a lettoi
Mrs. Humphrey Want once said thntanswoi
I ing letti rs and eating lacks wei-o alike t
[ her- both hard things to ilo. Swinburne i
I nnothor hard man to bring to letter-writhe
I Marie Twain once told mo that all pcopl
I wrote to him for was to got an opinion of hi
i chlrograph.v.and "thero is no more justice i
t asking that than it would bo to ask
I physician foronoof his corpses to romombf
F him by " Kill the churlish rorrospomlcnt 1
I the litorari profession Is as rare as ho is th
[ cxcoplion.
.lean liiKclim'x l.iniiliiii ( iiirilen ,
I The 1'iirivnt talk that .loan Ingolow shoul
L ho given the vacant pout laureatcship t
f iCngliinil calls to mind the author's passim
I nto love of Unworn. Perhaps no living authr
| has a more intelligent knowledge of llor
I culture than .loan Ingolow , and her ganh'
[ Is alike Hi.- pleasure of herself and of hi
L friends Her I ondon hm-ie , in AililUo
road is a veritable floral bower , and eve
I
! the house itKulf Is hidden from the street h
' shrubs and trees. Her garden , in si/e ,
. about half an acre , and every inch of groun
, is cultivated and holds some plant , tdiruh i
, tree Hi | do of the garden Is given ovi
. to vegetables , and of their habits Miss Ingi
I low hiiuws equally us much as she docs i
I the CMV of llowors. Her garden receive
her constant personal care , and hours <
L every Hummer day are spent in priinini
( weeding and watering her buds and bin
[ sows , She is fund of bright-colored gcran
urns , and of those there is an almnilanc
Her rose bushes would elicit even the n <
I miration of florists. One of her i-oso bushi
I Is twenty-llvo years old and bears the ban
L somosl blossoms. Carnations are. witho1
L uumbois , while violets are kept nurturi
| under glass. In thiMvintorall her movab
I plants are brought into u conservatory at II
f rear of the house , and hero , amid hloomh
plants , slid receives her callers and pours ti
i in tlio daintiest of pink cups , while vases
jlowors fill the tea table. "C'omo lulu n
llttlo flowcrland" Is her Invariable givoth
I to her visitor , and it Is a pretty nook , sjiea
i ing voUimcu for the love of Its careful ml
tress and rcalous guardian.
riuKiilf.i In .luimialUm.
"Do you know It Is simply amazing wh
the best jn-oplo > vill do where their work a
iH > arn anonymously. " The odltor of a pi-oi
IP 'M. ik-luty imper said this to mo last woi
. \vo were talking nbout the numb
chaiiieler of tlio manuscripts ho i
ivod ; "You would bo simply uimucd
jjlV t > umo of the stuil that is > cul iu huro f
Draperies , Brass and onyx tables ,
Parlor chairs ,
Curtains ,
Portieres , The Policy of Price Doubled Our November Trade. Hall chairs ,
Reading chairs ,
Silk scarfs
, Turkish rockers ,
Silk pillows , Fancy rockers ,
Rattan clnirs , Ltirgc comfortable rockers ,
Kattan rockers , Gilt chairs ,
Corner chairs ,
'
Child's chairs ,
Divans ,
"Kids' " rockers ,
Sofas
"Kids' " half high chaijs , . Leather lounges ,
Costumers , Corduroy lounges ,
Nothing better can be found for a home present than an article of furniture. Cretonne
Mahogany parlor chaii's , lounges ,
Our stock , this season , is by far the largest we ever carried and our building at present , Rug lounges ,
Maple parlor chairs ,
is filled to its utmost capacity. . Tapestry lounges ,
Inlaid parlor chajrs , Having been obliged to buy a new stock during the months of October and November Hall chests ,
Gilt parlor chairs , we found many factories whose fall trade had been light and we bought new stylish goods in Hanging hall racks
Parlor lamps , many instances from 20 to 40 per cent discount. We therefore have many decided bargains Standing hall racks ,
Imported shades , throughout our store. Umbrella racks ,
Curio tables , Having adopted 'a policy of marking all our goods at a low margin of profit in plain Chiffoniers ,
Brass beds
,
Curio cabinets , figures , customers cannot possibly make a mistake in price in buying here.
White iron beds ,
Fire screens , Goods bought now will be held for Christmas delivery if desired. Maple bureaus ,
Easels , All goods marked in plain figures. Maple chiffoniers ,
Hanging medicine cabinets , Shaving stands ,
Blacking Carpets , cases , Charles Shiverick & Co.5 Large Small wide chiffoniers chiffoniers ,
Wardrobes ,
Rugs , Folding beds ,
Parlor cabinets , Furniture , Carpets , Draperies. Sideboards ,
China cabinets , Side tables ,
Dressing tables , Buffets ,
Cheval glasses , 120 6 , 120S , 1210 Farnavi St. Bookcases ,
Dining tables , Secretary bookcases ,
Parlor tables , Ladies' desks ,
Card tables , Men's home desks ,
Hall tables , Music cabinets
our society columns. " He continued : "Of
ourse we are glad to get and publish any
torn of an interesting personal character
iiboul society people , but if we put in one-
cnth of the gossip and scandal that is scut
us we would have onmign law suits on our
lands to engage our attention for the rest of
> ur lives. The curious thing about it is that
the largest number and the worst of such
ioutributlons come from the so-called 'nicest
.teoplo * women who move in the highest
society. Almost daily we receive contribu
tions written on the most aristocratic sta
tionery , often with a crest or coat-of-arms
at the bead of the letter sheet , and from
people usually women of the highest sta
tion In life , containing items of personal
scandal concerning other society people
perhaps neighbors or 'dear friends' of theirs
which are enough to make one shudder.
Often the scandal is. on its face , unfounded ,
and probably the result of ill-will and spite ,
but a fair proportion of it may bo true. At
any rate , true or not , it is simply unfit to
print , as a rule , and goes back by the next
mail to the aristocratic , cultured and well-
bred writer , whose good breeding does not
Ill-event her dealing a neighbor a stab in the
dark. "
( iotslp Alxiilt 111" Writers.
It needs but one success to cause a decided
raise in an author's prices. When Amelio
Hives wrote "Tho Quick , or the Dead. " she
was glad to rei oivo $1,001) ) for theinanuscrlpt.
For "IJarbara D.iring" she received the pub
lisher's check for Ki.tKM ) . Fortunately for the
publishers , the book is soiling well , and it
looks ns if the investment were a judicious
one.
one.The clover "Coffee and Hopartce" papers.
In-John Kenilrii-k Hangs , some nine of which
were published in Harper's Dazar , will bo
brought out in real book form by the Har
pers early in l ' .M. The larger portion i f
the series was not printed in their weekly
publication , and hence the best part of the
book will bo new matter.
Judging from the reports which come to
me , Anna Katharine fireon's novels , in their
French reprint , have secured a firm place in
the favor of the 1'aris reading public. The
author has a now story under way to bo pub
lished early nest year. Mrs. Hohlfs has re
moved from Buffalo to lirooklyn where she
will pass tlio winter.
AValler Hosant likes to have real names
for ovorv character and real places for every
scene in Ids book. This fact is particularly
observable In ono of the moro recent of the
novelist's works , --Arniorol of Lyonesso. " Ho
spent the best part of Die summer in the
Sclllv isles , acquainting himself with people
and places which hoiould put into the book.
In his search for names he looked atsome
of the oldest parish registers , and It was in
this way that ho hit upon the name of Ar-
morol" ' for his heroine. Having thus pro
vided himself with mate-rial" of a suitable
kind Mr. Itesant returned to I Condon and be
gan the actual writ inn of the novel , at which
ho pegged away systematically day by
day. This account of Walter pe.s'inl'u
method , gken to a friend of mine , is , 1 bo-
. Move moro or loss true of all of his novels.
Thus the it-markixhlo Insect In "The U.ildon
IJutlerlly" was ono whii-li his brother brought
from .Sacramento , and ( lilead 1 * . Ui-ck'
v.as suggested as tlio-leading character of
lux story by a Ion- ' account given to him by
friends of a man who --struck ilo" to an Im
mense amount In ono of the Canadian towns.
The popular fad among the Ixmdon Iltor-
ar.\ ; so. lids winter is to spend Christmas on
the Hiviora. Oeorgo Augustus Sala has set
the example and Mrs. Konwlck Miller has
followed it. Mrs. Humphrey Ward is going
as well , and Kider Haggard will also join thu
literary colony at Monte Carlo ; which , too ,
u will probably bo augmented by Jerome 1C.
-r Jerome and his clover wife.
rh The beautiful Lady Hrooko has struck the
10 very newest literary idea , which , it is said.
ig will bo followed very largely in the country-
iga house gardens of England next summer. At
Her lodge , where she constantly entertains
the prince of Wales. I-idy Drooko arranged
last autumn a Shakespearean border for her
k- lawn in which she will have planted by some
famous hand a specimen of every obtainable
plant mentioned in Shakespeare's works.
Already ono imitation of the idea is an
nounced by a Scottish woman , who is going
at Hubert Drns border In her
to arrange a gar
den. The idea is not a bad ono , as tlieso
fads generally are. and borders of Unnj-
follow , Whittier , Holmes or Ixiwell would
ere muko interesting many of our fashionable
ole em-Jena of twcU country residences.W.
leer W. Huu.
or
HOLIDAY FASHION NOTES
What is Shown in the Shops for Christmas
Wear.
NOVELTIES OFTHE EASTERN SOCIAL SEASON
iilng Gowns mill tli Latest rails for the
I'romriiiiilo What U Doing III
l'ur.s .Soinu Helpful
New Yoitic , Dee. 10. [ Special to THE
Dnc.J Nobody cares anything in particular
about clothes with Christmas only a week
away , but it may be said that things would
go decidedly better in a few particulars if
more people did care more intelligently.
Can any human being say why wo are wear
ing the hideous * gouns of six years ago ( Is
any intelligible reason to bo assigned for tlio
TWO IfW ) r.nwxs.
revival of the is0 ; ! diess and the poke bonnet
not which belongs to It !
It is of no use to raise the smallest protest
against the absurdest decree of fashion , for
whatever is is right In her domain without
question , hut I do not know any stronger
argument against the modern habit of spell
ing woman with a big W than a casual
glance at woman's clothes.
Lot us glance , therefore , and do our duty
in two souses. The least objectionable
granny" gown I have soon was prepared for
Iho I'atrlarehs dinner which preceded last
Monday evening's lull. Its wearer was ono
of the season's debutantes , who is blonde ,
blooming nnd beautifully provided with
boodle. " it was creani-colorod bengaline ,
louuhod here and there with a flock of gold ,
with sleeves and top part of bodice of gold-
coliirod net , gathered full. The young
woman described so slangily Is not more
than live feet high , and so she looked very
properly babyish will ) her waistband under
nor arms. Musi women , however , are moro
than five foot high in those days of gym
nasiums , ami of short waists let all giraffes
beware.
MriV Whitney's Delsarto class , that Is. the
IX-ls.irto class which mcols at Mrs. W. C ! .
Whitney's , affords opiwrtunlly for much in
teresting dressing. There are , first , the
highly correct afternoon gowns in which the
student of grace arrives , and there are , seo-
end , Iho oxorclso gowns , in which Iho bnme
students do their posturing and [ losing.
Kniplro robes answer as well as any for these
latter , and blue and buttercup yellow are
favoritocolois. The wife of the ox-secre
tary , and future ( I ) , Is nol looking particu
larly well this winter. She has aged to
some extent and binhalllias whitened , but
her debutante daughler is blooming enough
for both , ami the Dolsarle class 'is a great
institution.
Ono young girl who belongs sets this example -
ample to follow devotees throughout the
country ; A bluish purple India silk frock
cant and failing , absolutely plain except
or a gold-colored band to conlino it across
he bosom and under the arms.
Another wears a very similar dress in cin-
lamon brown , and n third costume is a
ream bcngaliuo edged all about with bcavci
fur.
fur.Street
Street dresses are the most sensible
liings , I suppose , to talk about , because they
come home to most people , I was standing
, his morning in a florist's window , waiting
'or him to tie up a bunch of violets for me ,
when ihcre came by a piquant , rosy woman
n a tailor dress of a dull bine cloth , trimmed
with soft , darkish fur. Tlio frock was made
with a plain skirt and a liussian blouse top
oiig enough to answer for a cloak , and to
omc down , in fact , almost to the knees.
J'he blouse was belted with plain .straps of
clolh overlapping in front and fastening
with a big silver buckle. It had a standing
collar of fur and a lot of violets like those I
was waiting for thrust into it over the bosom.
H bad also , to smarten it , a blue felt hat
with an ostrich plinno worn in the new
fashion , rampant , instead of couchant , as
formerly.
A florist's window , or any other , is a srood
place from which to see the jacket show.
There is a new sort that is rather novel and
that w.is made , in the example 1 noticed this
morning , of dark green cloth , embroidered
up anil down the front and about the bottom
and across the pocket openings with gold.
U had a Shakespeare collar of heavy mink
fur and a band of the same ran around the
dark velvet skirt that showed below.
Do you like Iho long velvet capes that
nearly reach your feet nnd that call them
selves cloaks from some oh&euro instinct of
propriety f I saw a black one a day or two
ago that was rather taking , with its litllo
pointed yoke edged with sable and lung full
folds drooping from the shoulders and edged
with triple sable bands.
There is ono thing it is as well to remem
ber , and that is no ono wears boas any more.
To got back to less useful topics which may
or may not bo more ornamental , a dinner of
the near future will witness Iho debut of an
"Anno of Austria" dinner robe , which is to
add a new fail to the many dress hobby
horses wo are now riding , The gown from
which n modiste , whoso word goes- far , ex
pects results so sensational , Is a heayy oil-
tinted silk , gloaming by Ills and starts with
evanescent tints of every hueof the rainbow.
The pointed bodice has a siuaro | cut neck
with a nugu square lapeled collar of white
pearl embroidered nets laid back from it and
covering the shoulders and a good part of
the sleeves. Just in front is a pull'.v fichu of
white mull. The sleeves are elbow pulls
huge and stately.
Under the bodice edge is gathered the full
sweeping skirt , which opens in front over a
petticoat of net embroidered like the collar.
The train is edged all about with sahlo fur
and Iho hair is to bo worn high and decked
witli while nslrk'li pompons. Hhall 1 toll
you who is to chaperon ? , HO to speak , Ibis
novelty ! 1 had bettor not , probably.
The Washington season is not fully under
way nnd it won't bo a very lively one , but a
few gowns have been made or are In progress
of making in this cilj for sucli festivities as
are scheduled. _
For Miss Hrlco is a jiato shell" pink sine
with a tight fitting bodice , cut with a sharply
pointed lusiiuo in front ajnl the sides of thu
skirt as well as Ihu Ir.iiiu very full. The
sliirt opens in front over a cream satin imtti-
eoal embroidered in silver and the pink silk
sleeves are full to the elbow and thcro lied
wllh silver ribbons. '
A graceful liulo frock for a young girl to
bo chaproned by Mrs. Carlisle is a pale
turquoio , blnoi-renon. rushed about'thu ' skirt ,
and an empire bodice , wllh huge sleeves
puffed tiixHi Iho shoulders.
For more general use is a gown of Iho fine
black Clmnlilly lace arranged in Ihree deep
full llouncos over a skirl of shot silk , show
ing shades of rod ami dark hluo. The bodice
Is quaintly picturesque , with its bertha of
lace frills and its enormous empire sash of
silk finished with a big rosette bow.
Christmas dances will bring out the pret
tiest and freshest frocks of the winter. Ono
of which I have knowledge is to be of palo
green silk , the skirt curiously festooned
with knots of hluo ribbon. The mixture of
blue and green has presented Itself to you
boforu now as ono of the oddest French
fancies of the season.
1 supi > ese I may say profitably n word or
Iwo inuru about furs. Tliero are now fur
hats thai scum to take the tailor girl's fancy.
The seal hats are like a big sailor in shape ,
round and low crowned and trimmed iu front
with seal pompons and little ; suUlo lulls.
Then thcro are black astrakhan turbans ,
which are more fashionable than novel or
interesting.
Ermine evening cloaks come out bravely.
I brushed one in a theater lobby last even
ing and turned to look again at the pure
white long neglected fur. It was cut like an
Henri II. cape , falling in full folds from the
shoulders , nnd lined with quilled white silk
from top to bottom.
As sensible a cloak as I have noticed is a
rough fawn-colored camel's hair in which a
tall , frcsh-complcxioned girl was bustling
A COLTU : or iUNINU : GOWNS.
about her Christinas shopping in one of the
big stores this morning. It fitted cl isely to
her knees , and was bordered front and bottom
tom with bands of mink fur. Three little
capos of mink fur worn quaintly sut about
the shoulders , Iho deepest scarcely reaching
the bosom. Golden brown velvet cuffs fin
ished the sleeves , with mink bands at the
elbows.
Much too heavy , unless ono Is buoyed up
mightily by the inner consciousness of a par
ticularly smart appearance , is the newest
sealskin clonk with Its double plaited Wat-
loan in the back and its loose folds making
no pretense of 111 or economy of material.
Its sleeves , too , are tremendous , the long
puffs coining nearly to Iho wrists and ending
in cuffs much loss pretuntioiis ihan usual.
With it the proper wear is a fiat hat with
two ostrich feathers rampant and ono couchant -
ant under the brim. KU.KN
Fitltli Cure.
Chicago Tribune : "Vos , " Biiid the
mini in mackintosh , lighting ixnuthor
ciL'iu"It was ono of tlio most roinnrlc-
able cases I over know , niiouiiuitisin
for twoiity-llvo years. Holli sl.oulilorH.
Had to bo fed like n iittlu child. Arms
hail hung1 helpless ever mnco I first
know him. No use of them , wlmtovor. "
' And ho was cured without moill-
eino1 ; iiske.il the intui who him his foot
on the table.
"Kntiroly without medicine , "
"Of liniments ? " inquired the man
with tlio hlouch hat.
"Or liniments either. "
"And recovered the use of his arms
in ono moment ? " observed the man with
the goggles on , incredulously.
"In ono momonl , us II by mlraclo , "
"I've hoard of such thitigd , " ronmrked
the man in the shaggy ulstor. "It wna
under circumstances of strong mental
excitement , wasn't it ? "
"Yes. "
"I thought BO. lie was induced to
believe that ho could bo cured if ho only
raado the olTort , wasn't ho ? "
" 1 suppose so. Something of tha
and. " l
"Then there's nothincr strange about
it. The history of medical practice is
full of such cases. It wr.s only an In
stance of what they call faith cure , "
"No"suid the man in the mackintosh ,
reflectively , "you could hardly call II
that. The euro WBB effected by a man
who mot mo on a lonely road and said ,
'Hold up your hands. ' And ho holt
them un. "
FRIENDS TURN TO ROASTING
Experiences of a Man Who Watched a Crowd
Do the Town.
EVERY ONE WAS "OLD FELLOW" AT FIRST
lilt \Vliuii Hid Itiii-k Wits Tiirnril Ilo Wns
Aliusoil , All Ills Fiiulls Ohsrrvml mill
Ills C'lmractcr AhsulU-il Tlio
ISnrkiM'iiLT'H Story.
All philosophers are not men familiar with-
ho Greek alphabet , and liver regulators.
Learned maxims by studious gentlemen are
ill very well in their way , but the observers
vho are really most conversant with the in-
ricacies of human nature are not the men
vho participate in the brilliant and import-
int events of the world ! On the principle
hat Jean Jacques liosseau , a lackey ,
louse servant , and at ono time a
owly parasite , was a great philosopher ,
servants and underlings whoso duties
nakc them spectators of and not
larticipants in the affairs of life , possess a
icon insight into human nature. The men
n high stations nro actors , their menials
ire the real audience. A servant's study of
Ills superiors is inelegantly Intense and
niniito. Th" victims of his sei-utlny might
ironounco it "low and ugly. " Certainly it islet
lot brilliant. All those persons who have
grown old in livery are ovnics. They see so
many ugly things and Unit so many ugly in
terpretations for words , deeds and smiles
Lliat they become skeptical of the good there
is in men.
Hal-tenders , while calmly mixing and dis
pensing drinks , are merciless judges of the
"lly multitude1 They hear the maudlin chat
ter without being eon fused by it and serve
drinks without being intoxicated by the
Hood of alcohol they pass over tlio bar in ex
change for a "Molly Gibson of silver. " Many
mon , posing before the bar and airily toying
with their wine glasses , might fool a sudden
sinking of the heart were they to know of
the hidden contempt the bartender enter
tains for all their line phrases and lordly lire-
tenllons. Oncoout from behind thobar a bar
tender may bo as big a fool as any ono. and
the records of the police court show thai the
' mixologists" off duty are capable of as
many follies as the most verdant sots.
One evening last week , a brilliant erowii
was gathered in a popular downtown saloon ,
Leaning on or clinging to the bar were many
masculine members of the Omaha -11)0 ) , in
various stages of insobriety. Tliero was
laughing , jesting , wrangling and debating.
Abjvo Hid uproar Bounded the clear , linn and
positive ring of the cash register , the Jlnglo
of coin and the rattle of glasses. One of the
bartenders had just been relieved and was
buttoning uy his coat preparatory lo de
parting. There was u look of Intense relief
on his face , and ho flatly refused several
treats as ho walked toward the door. Meet
ing an old friend half way , ho exclaimed :
"Well , I'm glad lo get oil' this even
ing. I had a very trying experience last
night. "
"A trying experience ? How was that ?
the other asked.
"Come over to the restaurant with mo and
I'll tell you while we're having supper. "
This was agreed upon and the pair
marched out. After ordering a modest repast
past , tlio bartender began bis story.
"I had Iho lute watch last night. Toward
11 o'clock , about ten men came in , making a
lot of noise und apparently verj friendly.
Drinks were ordered , and while 1 was gut
ting them ready the men talked together.
1-Yoin what 1 hoard. 1 was led to believe
that It was ono of Iho friendliest crowds
that ever appeared before meI should say.
the bar. 'Old follow , ' 'my dear bo.ami .
lots of other things were said and repealed ,
and every man actually bcaim > d with good
nature and fondness for his companions. 1
know them nil. They were ricli , men , 01
men holding Jobs with fat salaries. Aftei
the drinks were served , tlio man who pali.
for thorn gulped his cocktail down ami exclaimed
claimed :
' 'Well , boys , I must be off. '
"Kvery mau shook Uandblth him , pullui
-
him on the back and Jinallv lot him -ifier
two more rounds of drinks '
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Mhoy tell queer slories about that fel-
and many , , l her olTenses , Ihelr
wyes were
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! o
m only ; . tno men were left. They bui
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THE VOTE Or THE NATION.
OIIU-1,1 , Jtet.iniH . , , , All Klalcn In (
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Official rein ,
, of secured by
he Kansas City .star from the secretaries of
the forty-four stales , BVo | Ihe following re-
sulls :
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Cleveland's plurality over Harrison , y,175. )
a-l-'uslou. Nodomocratlc oloetoral lleket ,
U Uopublicans and populists fused , c Klee *
turs chosen by districts , five democrats , d
Average , oue elector u republican , e i'artUl
fuiiuu.
