Western Kansas world. [volume], July 26, 1902, Image 2

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TH WELL DRESSED MEN
MFl
It is true that there Is very little
variation in men's dress and tbat
the masculine mind is apt rather to
do as others do than to affect any
decided originality. The Suburban
provided occasion for- one of the last
gatherings of society before the
watering place season. A month ago
at Morris Park and at the Brooklyn
Handicap men were still in spring
attire. i,ow they are beginning to
exhibit their summer clothes.
' Adrian Iselin, Jr.,
is tall and thin
and his mustache
and hair are gray.
He is wearing a
gray suit in the
small pin-checks,
very much on the
style of Mr. Van
derbilt's. The coat,
however, is made
more in the new
cutaway style, and
preference is
shown for the tall,
straight standing
collar and black
four-in-hand. Mr.
Iselin wears a
flat straw hat with black band.
; "Jack" Follansbee has a very neat
flannel suit of dark gray, with a
darker stripe running through it. The
coat is the cutaway. Mr. Follansbee
wears the flat-brimmed straw hat.
William K. Van-
derbut wore a
Panama at the
races on the day
of the Suburban.
It is very large and
is a genuine and
very expensive
hat. .Mr. Vander
bilt has quite a
preference for
Cray. The sack
suit which he
wore on that Sat
urday was pin
check, the coat
single breasted.
Mr. Vanderbilt
.vears the all
around turn-down
collar and the nar
row knotted black
four-in-hand.
Peter F. Collier
wore a very dark, almost black flan
nel suit, with a greenish stripe. The
coat was made in cutaway style.
The very extraordinary costume of
E. Berry Wall has been described. In
detail and effect it was the most re
markable thing seen at the clubhouse.
The cloth from which the suit was
made is one which is exhibited fre
quently In tailors' "
windows. It is a
large gray shep
herd " plaid check,
reminding one of
the old-fashioned
Paisley shawl.
The trousers
were extremely
wide, but tapered
at the ankle. They
were turned up
several inches to
display white
spats and highly
varnished patent
leather boots,
v But the crownlne
glory of the get-up was a dust coat of
reddish Havana brown, an extraordi
nary shade for suiting.
The coat was made as a modified
'Weller. such as Phiz has delineated
In the old editions of "Pickwick."
There were wide, flaring skirts and
.great pockets with flaps.
A colored shirt, all-around collar,
,oright red camation-nued tie, the red
shading into purple.
The smallest of low-crowned
"dinky brown derby hats, such as
one associates with the appearance of
.Mr. Chevalier in the "Coster's Sere
nade." completed the outfit. It was In
keeping with the races, and when the
cool breezes began to blow, Mr. Wall
looked very comfortable.
One very remarkable costume was
worn by one of the Hempstead men.
It was of deep
vivid brown. The
coat was a cut
away, with, wide
SKirts and pocket
flaps. A very
mall, narrow
brimmed straw
bat and a red tte
with all-around
collar were worn.
Hamilton Carey
wore a very dark
gray flannel, the
coat cut square
and coming well
over the hips, yel
low nankeen waist
coat, dark tie,
and flat-brimmed
straw hat.
Sidney Smith
was in gray check,
black four-in-hand,
and flat-brimmed
straw hat with
black banu.
The canary-colored kid glove is an
other one of the fads of the summer.
These gloves are made with one but
ton not a clasp and are rather
(mart. They go very well with gray
and bl-i. and even wltk brown, and
are much better adapted for genera
outing than the gray suede so long ii
favor. At the Suburban nearly ever
other man wore these gloves.
Reginald Vanderbilt,- blue flannel
with a dark stripe, sack coat, thre
button single breasted, all-around co.
lar, dark green four-in-hand tie, flat
brimmed straw, with black band.
John W. Gate.
was In a . yellow
ish-brown suit, al
most ecru . li
shade. Pan ami
hat, and dark four
in-hand tie.
Harry Pa; si
if'Ti Whitney wor
CJ dark blue serge
with plain, flat
brimmed straw hat.
The long semi-frocx, semi-cutawa;
coat has not taken. The majority o
men. are wearing a species of coat
single or double breasted, which I
made on the lines of the old pea Jack
et. It is cut square, is not as snug
and has more cloth. In fact it i
almost the length of a Norfolk jacket
without, of course, the belt and tht
pleats.
01 warm Havana Drown, tie om;
wears this when
the air becomes
quite chilly. His
suit at the Handi
cap was black
cheviot, double
breasted coat, cut
in the fashion of
a long pea jacket,
and a black tie.
Frederick Geb
hard wore a dark
gray suit, sack,
almost the shade
of London smoke,
dark red tie,
and flat-brimmed
straw hat.
The four-in-hand
does not lose a
whit of its 'popularity. Perhaps ai
summer advances, the bow ties wil
again come into fashion, but it if
more than probable that these will b
reserved for evening or semi-evenini
dress, the colors as always. In thl
instance, being white or black. Nev
York Times.
Hrtisls Model Fine
Electric Light Effects
(Special Letter.)
Oft IS NTERIOR. decorators the
-Tg sculptors and designers
whose business it is to
'within have -been - busy
- with two great problems
' for the last ten years. One
of these problems, a seem
ly manner of heating by means
of steam,- they are still far
from having solved; for toe steam
radiator, the steam register let Into
the wall, are the best solutions they
have yet arrived at, and these are
Two Good Irish Bulls.
The Philadelphia Times gives tw
good samples of Irish bulls. Dr .
O'Hague, health officer at Minneapo .
lis, when recently' in Philadelphia a
a gathering of medical men, becami (
engaged in a discussion of the dan -gers
resulting from impure drinkini '
water. . j
"Why," he said, "the typhoid fevei I
bacilli call for the most diligent at
tention if the health of a community
is to be conserved. They are so small
gentlemen, that a handful of then
could be placed on the point of
needle!"
Still another bull is contributed bj
a reader, who says he overheard
street car argument between twt
Celts the other day concerning th
Spiritualistic leanings of the lat
Ferdinand J. Dreer. j
"Well," said one, "he moight hav I
been a bit foolish an' belaved in ban
shee an the loike, but he knev
eaough to have himself cr-remated.
"An do yez be thinkin' that's
good thing?" asked his opponent.
"Why, man I do that! Whin yes i
cr-remated yez can have the ashes pu
in a little tin box an' carry 'em arouni
in your vlst pocket wid yez."
A Sea Horse Caught.
Among the curiosities gathered a
set by the mate of the schooner Me
rom, in port from Port Tampa, wa.
a specimen of a sea horse, which h
found in a bunch of sea grass h
pulled on board while the Merom wa.
In the Gulf of Mexico, says the Balti
more Sun. The fish is about 4 inche
long, and has a head and . necl
shaped like those of a horse. Th
mate kept the fish alive in sea wate
for two days, but it then died. I
was preserved by drying in the sun
The sea horse is rarely caught. Th.
mate of the Merom said it was th
first he had ever seen. Dictionary
makers speak of the. sea horse as
fish with a head like those of a hors
and the hinder parts like those o
a fish." The Nereids were said - t
have used sea horses as riding steeds
and Neptune to have employed then
for drawing his chariot. There I:
nothing fabulous about the fish tha
arrived here. There ' are . now twi
specimens of the sea horse in BalU
more. :
. Baring-Gould Strtl Active. 1
Though close upon 70 years of agt
Mr. Baring-Gould, the author of more
uooks than any living Englishman, if
as upright to-day as he was thirtj
years ago. He attributes this erect
ness to his invariable custom of writ
ing at a high desk in a standing posi
tion. Mr. Gould always writes witr
a quill pen, and his manuscript is no
beloved by printers. As a relaxatioi
from literary work Mr. Gould, like tht
late Mr. Gladstone, often spends t
couple of hours chopping down trees
. Midweek Holiday Planned.
Merchants in Spokane, Wash.. ar
considering a midweek half-holiday
The midweek half-holiday is already
an institution in some parts of Bng
land; butchers loaf one half-day, bak
era another half-day and candlestick
makers another, and so on through
all the shopkeeping professions. Me
chanics and laboring men have the
Saturday half-holiday, working half
an hour extra on other et enlngs to
obtain it.
A Bronze Water Nymph.
certainly anything but satisfactory in
their effect. The other problem, a
seemly manner of lighting by means
of electricity, they have solved very
welL The electrolier of to-day is as
decorative a furnishing as the steam
radiator or register is hideous.
It was in the early nineties in 1891
and 1892 that electricity began to be
used in dwelling houses. Its arrange
ment, at the start, was extremely
crude. The electric bulb, unshaded,
unadorned in any way, dangled from
its parti-colored cord, much as it still
does to-day in certain office buildings.
The light, a 16-candle-power one,
usually, was hard upon the eyes. The
appearance of the cord was anything
buh pleasing. People said: "The elec
tric light is a wonderful invention,
an excellent thing to have in the
house, but it is very ugly."
In a year or two over 10 per cent
of the most elaborate sort of city
houses were lighted electrically. A
slight change for the better, from the
decorator s point of view, has now
manifested itself. The electric bulbs
were fastened, in a manner more or
less awkward, to the gas chandeliers,
and the parti-colored cord was par
tially, and sometimes wholly, con
cealed. Electric lighting still re
mained, however, a hideous thing, and
persons of good taste refused to con
sider its adoption in their homes.
Time passed, the percentage of
dwellings lighted electrically increased
slowly, and slowly the interior dec
orators improved in their handling of
the electric light question. An ele
mentary form of the combination
chandelier appeared the chandelier
equipped to supply gas and electrical
illumination. But this chandelier was
more utilitarian than decorative. The
field that it afforded the - artist was
not yet understood.
In 1899 the problem of treating the
electric light artistically was brought
before the world by an electric com-
A
A Green Bronze Statuette,
pany of New York. This company
held at its main office n exhibition of
artistic electroliers. Later on It
held other exhibitions in leading
cities of the United States, traveling
in succession from one to the other.
Many of the electroliers were artis
tic Sculptors, designers and artists
praised them. These men perceived
that the creation of beautiful effects
In electric lighting was a task by no
means unworthy of their powers. They
applied themselves to it, and they are
still at work upon it. But tlie main
part of their work is done. Tor they
have solved the problem. They have
given to the world beautiful electric
light effects.
Of these the flame effect Is one.
Man bad at first the flame of -stars
and afterwards the flame of the camp
fire to light his way,- and no illumina
tion more charming has yet been de
vised. An electric cord concealed
within an artificial candle passes up
te a tiny light bulb of the size and
shape and color of a candle flame.
When the current is turned on In this
contrivance the Illusion is well nigh
perfect, the effect of a flame is very
prettily attained.
Electrical Bide brackets holding can
dles are made of silver gilt in the
bold curves of " the Louis YV. style
and in the more delicate lines
of the style of Louis XVI. - They are
also made after the Elizabethan, the
Flemish and colonial manner, while
some of them, returning very literally
to the period of the colonists, are
fashioned in the exact likeness of the
plain and stiff candlesticks of those
days.
For dining rooms and libraries- a
soft light, falling directly upon a cer
tain limited radius and leaving the
spaces without the radius in shadow,
is required. An iron electrolier, of an
umbrella shape, descending from the
middle of the ceiling, fills this require
ment. The design is usually simple.
The iron is finished in Egyptian verde,
in Pompeiian verde or in Herculan
eum green. All these hues are dull
shades of green. In the iron, bits of
rich colored glass are set. The lights
are concealed within the dome, and
the electrolier has, usually, a fringe
of red silk hanging from it. ' This
fringe, together with the concealment
of the electric bulb, gives precisely
that soft light, shed over a limited
space, which dining rooms and li
braries require.
It is the sculptors and modelers of
France and America who - have
achieved the most artistic effect in
electric lighting. Statuettes of rare
grace are made to serve as electroliers
in the ateliers of many distinguished
men. The figure is usually a woman.
She stands amid tall reeds. Electric
cords pass up the. reeds, which are
hollow, and small electric bulbs are
screwed into their tops. Sometimes
the figure stands with arms uplifted
to pluck a flower from some towering
sh.rub a magnolia or a rose tree. The
limbs and trunk furnish an admirable
concealment for the electric cord, and
within the hearts of the roses and
International Bird Protection.
An international agreement for the
nrotection of birds useful to agricul
ture was concluded in Paris this
spring. The parties to the agreement
are Belgium, France. Greece, Austria,
Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland and
Spain, and a few smaller states. All
birds useful to agriculture are to en
joy unconditional protection, and the
destruction of these birds or of theii
nests and eggs is prohibited. Certain
other birds are named as mischiev
ous. Sporting rights are protected.
Italyr a country In which the capture
of northward-bound birds Is a regulai
trade, does not appear as of the treaty
signers. - .
. Gen. Porter Story.
Gen. Horace Porter in his speech
at the Lotos . Club on Tuesday even
ing, said he appreciated the enthusi
asm which, greeted, him and referred
to a western - audience which wu
so enthusiastic that it applauded the
opening prayer. He also alluded t
a friend of his who was greeted by
the words: " "" '
"I have often heard of you, but
have" never seen you," to which, bis
friend replied. "I have often seen
you, but never hetrd of you." New
York Til- '
Indiana Are Advancing.
Ia the Hampton Institute palm-leaf
hats -and new styles of baskets. are
made1 by the students; also rugs and
the girls use pure vegetable dyes of
their own manufacture Instead of the
aniline colors to be found in the mar
ket. -; :.''. ... ' -
A Little Girl's Prayer.
Little Alice bad been put to bed
ftnd was saying her prayers. ; This
was part of her petition: "Oh. God,
Aake all the bad people good and
make all the good people all the
good people the good people nice!"
Longevity in Families. "
Longevity seems to run in families,
tad sometimes appears to be almost
hereditary. Thus Mrs. Keithe of
Gloucestershire died in -1772, aged
133. She left three daughters, the
vldest aged 111. the second 110 and
it4 youngest 109. .
Nun Proves to Be a Man. :
A nun belonging to the Orthodox
tonvent of the Town of Oral, Russia,
who was arrested on the charge of
theft, has been discovered to be a
man. He had lived for three years as
a "sister" in the convent. -.
Shafter Visits Old Home.
Gen. W. R- Shafter has been visiting
his old borne at. Galesburg, Mich.,
where still stands the log house where
he was born. The family burying
place is near by and the general visitd
It, too. .
Would Stop Bull-Fighting.
From Barcelona the Spanish govern
ment has received a petition praying
that bull-fighting may be excluded
from the festivities in honor of the
coronation of Alfonso XIIL
Bound to Be Good..
Before Pitt died early last century
more than $15,000 was subscribed by
his admirers toward the erection of a
statue In his honor. Then the joke
became current that he was bound
over in this sum for his good behavior
during the rest of his life. -
The Russianizing of the Chinese at
Port Arthur has already begun. The
Cbineae dealers ' and merchants now
make a point of adding Russian ter
minations to their family names, be
sides aping the Russian dress and
manners. '
New England's Oldest Lawyer. -Albert
W. Paine of Bangor, Me., has
practiced law continuously for sixty
seven years, having been admitted to
the Penobscot county bar on May 28.
1825. He is the oldest lawyer in point
of continuous service in New England.
Believes In Monroe Doctrine. v
Sir Frederick Pollock, an English:
Jurist of high standing, is desirous of
obviating some possible International
diaculties hereafter. He desires that
the European powers shall formally
recognize and indorse the Monroe doctrine.
America's Oldest Soldier.
Sergeant James Condon is the old
est enlisted man In the United States
army, having served from Nov. 7,
1838, to May 7, 1885, when he went on
the retired list. He served In Florida,
Mexico and the rebellion.
Wideawake Portuguese.
The Portuguese authorities are tak
ing active steps to repress the habit of
spitting, which is so potent an -agent
In the propagation of consumption, of
fenders in this respect being punished
with heavy fines.
Value of Kansas Cattle.
The number of milch cows In Kan
sas is approximately the same as of
horses, being a little over 800,000, and
.heir value a year ago this spring was
estimated at over $25,000,000.
TfVai Ma,h I O fl . nn .fail
A piece of shoestring served in hash,
during the confederate reunion In Dal
las, Texas, was the cause of the death
of Alfred Hobgood, who attended the
reunion. Hobgood. swallowed tha
string which had a brass tip on it,
and blood poisoning resulted.
Lcuis XV. Bracket of Silver Gilt.
magnolias the tiny electric bulbs are
set.
From France, whence many of these
statuettes come, there come also arti
ficial flowers of soft silk. If the elec
trie bulb of a figurine is not concealed
if, for instance, a rose branch ends
in artistically with a plain glass bulb !
instead of a rose the artificial silk
flower -corrects that fault. It fits over
the Dulb, distending into a perfect
rose, and through its pale shade of
yellow ,or pink, or mauve, the light
shines with the softest lustre.
The electric lighting of dwelling
houses is. to-day almost universal in
AmeVica. Every artistic house that is '
now built is equipped so that gas or
electricity may be used at will within
it, and in 50 per cent of such houses
electroliers only are introduced, no
provision whatever being made for the
use of gas as an illuminant there.
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