Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 28, Number 29, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 15 January 1898 — Page 3

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JOHN SWINTON ON NEW YORK CITY EDITORS.

The Old Timers, Greeley, Raymond and Bennett—New Timers Who Are Kot Named—All Men of Brains—The Views of an Optimist.

[Special Correspondence.!

NEW YORE, Jan. 10.—It is a notion of the older people of this city and a tradition accepted by the younger people that the three famous editors of New York daily papers who flourished about 80 years ago—Mr. Bennett of The Herald, Mr. Greeley of The Tribune and Mr. Raymond of The Times—were far greater men than any of the metropolitan editors now in the field. They speak of the founders of these journals as geniuses who left no successors and as possessed of powers which disappeared from the city's journalism when they left the world.

It is the same kind of elderly people who speak in like manner about the other professions. They say that we have not now any such an actor as Edwin Forrest, or any such a lawyer as the once famous Evarts, or any such a pulpit orator as Beecher.

Well, now, I have seen Forrest on the boards, Evarts qt the bar and Beecher on the rostrum, and I remember well each of the three old time editors here named. For nearly ten years of my life I was a friend and editorial associate of the younger one of these editors. For about as long a time I knew another of them, and the other was not unknown to me. I knew these New York editors of a bygone period as well as I know most of those of the present period.

I now make bold to say that there are three or four of the New York editors of today who possess a genius not less marked or potent than that of any of their predecessors. Among the leading editors in the city at this time there are men as gifted as were any of those who stood at the front 80 or 40 years ago. There are living Bennetts and Raymonds, though there may not be a living Greeley. It is true that Bennettism disappeared from The Herald and Ray-

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mondism from The Times and Greeleyism from The Tribune when the founders of these papers one after the other died. But the new men, too, have their special characteristics as those who lived before them bad theirs. The peculiarities or charanteristio traits of a man of distinctive personality are not transmittible. They cannot bo inherited by another man. Yet this other man may have traits more valuable than any that would have oome to him by inheritance.

At a meeting of the International League of Press Clubs that was held in this oity a few months ago there were surprise and dissent when I contended that there are yet New York journalists who are as quick yitt,ed as the elder Bennett was or as l^Vel headed as Raymond was or nearly as quaint as Greedy was. But it is possible that even the elder men among my hearers at that time wero led to think that editorial genius did not depart from New York when the three oelebrated editors here spoken of went the way of all flesh.

When I began this sketch, I intended to give the names of some of the city's living journalists and indulge in an attempt to characterize three or four of thom in order to prove the justice of the statements here made.

But I confess that I am afraid to do that sort of thing here. My fear arises from the circumstance that I am acquainted with so many of the editors of the daily newspapers of New York, who, it must be admitted, do not exist as a mutual admiration society. They would be sure to see this letter as soon as it is in priut, and then farewell to such friends as I may have in the editorial sanctum! All New York editors are not free from egotism. Some of them are jealous of each other. One will sometimes call another a fraud, a humbug, a fool, a falsifier or a worse name. Not long ago, when in the company of the chief editor of a daily paper, I spoke rather pleasantly of another. The air was blue and hot at onoe. He called the other a fakir, denounced his newspaper and growled at me hecause I had put in a word for him. It was an old stager of the New York press who growled, and it was another old stager belonging to the same political party at whom he growled. It may be that there is some place in the world where ail the editors live in fraternity and admire each other, but that place is not New York. For the reason thus noted I shrink from characterising thoee of the chief New York editors who are known by me. It is an interesting foot that the men employed as writers on the papers of this oity are often free I from the personal animosities which disturb their respective chiefs. A few weeks ago, when I attended the annual banquet of tile New York Press club in the largest of the city's hotels, I saw at the tables hundreds of the editorial 1

writers and reporters belonging to nearly all the daily papers in the city, and you would have to travel from Maine to Qregon before you could find a more friendly or more jovial lot of men.

To sum up the whole matter, therefore, I guess that, so far as New York is concerned, there are here daily newspaper editors, as well as actors, lawyers and preachers, who are not less intellectual or less influential than any who played their part in the city 30 or 40 "so-

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'a. Gowns.

As long as English women live there will be tea gowns, and as long as American ones live they will follow the lead. Frenchwomen do not take kindly to tea gowss as a general rule. Those most recently shown fit the figure quite closely abont the hips and along the sides, while there is a full and rich watteau plait extending down and merging into a train with the rest of the skirt. A tea gown would not be one without the long, loose front. A rich pompadour silk brocade in pale pink, greens and grays had the front of ivory china crape. This is in high favor again as it drapes so well. There is no lace or other trimming down the sides of this, but a figaro front is imitated by a jabot of ivory colored lace. The sleeves were of gray silk mull, shirred into moosquetaire style, with double frill at the wrists and double puff at the top. Brocaded satin in dull green on mauve ground was the material of which another tea gown was made. There was a superb watteau train. The opening down the front was filled in with lavender taffeta, which was caught across at the belt line by two straps of deep purple velvet

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ribbon. There were very dressy epaulets made of the staff edged with lace and Tandyked with purple velvet ribbon. The sleeves were made with shoulder puffs edged with a deep lace frill. Puffs were also put over the elbows and frills at the wrists, with bows of mauve rib* ban. Down each side of the front the laoe extended in a straight line, falling forward over the taffeta. High ruffles of laoe finished this and a low one the other. Both were too beautiful tojjp dishonored with careless mention.

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[Special Correspondence.]

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.—Some enterprising person discovered that aluminium spangles would take almost any metallic color in high luster, and even in iridescent colors, while they were

VISITING COSTUME AND SPANGLED NET GOWN still so light that a lace, tulle or chiffon gown could be almost literally covered with them without dragging it out of shape or interfering with its graceful sweep in dancing. So now we see many spangles on fine laces, tulles, chiffons and nets, as well as on different heavier goods, to outline the patterns in the lace designs that are laid over them. The spangles are in many sizes and also shapes, some being square, others diamond and many heart shaped. They are applied in any and every way, the most often seen being like a shower of stars very thick around the hips and thinning off toward the bottom. The waist is generally decorated to match. Various set designs are followed, some of them reminding one of those seen in a kaleidoscope others have scrolls or floral patterns. In some cases lierre or point de paris or flanders point has ttoe thicker designs cut out of the lace and applied on the net or chiffon or whatever other material is used, and the spangles follow the design, with green for leaves, pink for roses, eto. Spangles may be bought very cheaply, and they are very easily sewed on, so that many ladies could decorate a skirt and enough net for a waist very prettily at small cost. The material already trimmed is very dear, and where one has alight silk or satin gown which has outlived its youth and freshness one of these light overdresses is very useful and economical. The rain of stars or sequins would be very fine. The iridescent colors are very showy and rich by gaslight. The black and silver ones make refined trimming for day gowns.

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of iodine the port which *had been moistened became violet, while the unmoistened portion became brownish yellow.

It appears that when a manuscript has been altered both the nature and extent of the alteration can be determined By the use of iodine vapor. Those parts which have been rubbed become brownish on exposure, and when the rubbled part is subsequently moistened it becomes blue, the depth of the color depending on the length of time that the exposure had been allowed to proceed.

The process is believed to be due entirely to the well known fact that when iodine is put on starch the starch becomes blue, and the difference in the tint is dependent on the fact that a portion of the starch which is contained in the size has been removed in the process of the alteration of the manuscript.

Oddly enongh, the same process will reveal the extent of pencil marks which have been erased by rubbing. The iodine vapor brings out the lines which have been traced by the pencil point disturbihg the surface of paper, even though the rubbing has been so carefully done that it has not removed any of the surface of the paper itself.—Pearson's Weekly.

A Great Book.

There is in Utica an old man of unusual intelligence who is known to have graduated from no college, and yet whose perfect English, including syntax, orthography and pronunciation, would stamp him as an educated man in any company. One night this old man was seated in the rooms of the Cogburn club, when he consented to be interviewed as follows: "From whom did you get the foundation of your education?''

From Webster.'' 'jfe? "Daniel Webster?" "No, but Noah Webster, through his spelling book. When I was 12, I could spell every word in that book oorrectly. I had learned all the reading lessons it contains, including that one about the old man who found some rude boys in his fruit trees one day, and who, after trying kind words and grass, finally pelted them with stones, until the young scapegraces were glad to come down and beg the old man's pardon ". "Webster's spelling book must have been wonderfully popular." "Yes." And a genial smile lighted up the ancient face. "There were more oopies of it sold than of any other work ever written in America. Twenty-four millions is the number up to 1847, and that had increased to 86,000,000 in I860, since which time I have seen no account of its sale. Yes, I owe my education to the spelling book."—Utica

0bserverConflict of Mature and Art.

A young man here in town who is studying drawing—I won't say just how or where—went out to a Welsh rabbit supper at a friend's studio one evening. The supper was given to celebrate an examination in light and shadow which several of the young art students had just undergone with success. The young man I speak of was full of the subject. His mind Was still dwelling on it when he started home. Half an hour later a fellow art student came up with him. He was standing before an equestrian statue in one of the little parks and was intently studying the shadow of the bronze rider cast by the moon. "Say," said he to the other student, "look at that shadow. I've cast lots of shadows and I've studied 'em. That ain't a bit like it. I know shadows. That ain't an angle of 45 degrees.",,

Here he took his friend's arm. "Old boy, "he said solemnly, "that shadow's all out of drawing."—Washington Post.

TEUBE HAUTE SATURDAY EVEJilJS'U MAIL, JANUARY 15, 1898.

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alterations in manuscripts. Professor Girls are betrothed very often when Brnylats of Louvain, the discoverer of still tiny babies. Marriages of love are the process, noticed that when a sheet absolutely unknown, even more so of papei* which had been sized and fin- than in France, and the father is most ished was moistened and, after being particular that the intended husband thoroughly dried, exposed to the vapor must have an ample provision to sup-

The Jbetter 1). i1

The Semitic people called JDaleth, a door or opening, whence the Greek delta. To us in its present form it is not much like a door, as we knot?, but if the orientals lived in tents shaped like the letter it is not wonderful they should have doors the shape of a D. Our form of the letter is greatly changed from the ancient D, but a glance at the Greek delta, which is a right angle triangle, shows it identical in shape with the triangular tent door closed by flaps of canvas, and when one of these was drawn back a shape was represented which must have been fa miliar to all orientals.

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Getting Even.

"I notice," remarked the literary editor, casually turning over the leaves of the book the struggling author had brought in, "you have given your hero six fingers on his right hand, and there is nothing in the story, so far as I can see, to explain why. May I ask what the extra is for?" "To snap at the critics," vociferated the struggling author, with agleam of vengeance in his eye.

The worm bad turned.—London Fun.

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Faddy—There is one thing that be said of Meroer—be lives up to injunction of the golden rule.

Daddy—In what manner, pray? Faddy—When he tells Groper a good story, Groper never laughs at it, bat when a few days later Groper tells the same story to Mercer Mercer laughs as though he would split.—Boston Transcript |H Take* His Part. ^"Well," remarked the comedian, who bad been promised a small part after being idle half the season, "even a small role is better than a whole loaf." —Philadelphia Record.

Where There Are No Old Maids.

In Greece it is considered an everlast

discovery of ing disgrace to remain an old maid,

port a wife and family. For the girl a dowry is not so important as in France, But a certain amount of linen and household furniture is generally required. The whole training and education of Greek girl are simply a preparation to render her brilliant in the society of the great world. Her toilet is a subject of constant anxiety. Although most Greek girls are naturally very pretty, they begin to paint and powder from a very early age—cheeks bright red, eyebrows and lashes deepest black and veins delicately blue. The result is she is a withered old woman at 40, and no where are uglier .vomen to be fonnd than beneath the blue skies of lovely Greece. Next in importance to beauty oome languages. Every Greek family who can afford it keeps a French nurse or maid, and French is universally spoken in society. Painting and music are quite unnecessary, but girls are careful ly trained in dancing and drilled to enter a room and sit down with elegance. Lastly, household duties are taught— how to make rose jam, Turkish coffee and various delicate sweetmeats similar to what we call Turkish delight.rr-rPhil adelphia Times.

Treatment For Rheumatism^'

The Russian peasants, more especially those residing in the neighborhood of Moscow, have a peculiar and original method of treating themselves for that bane of mankind, rheumatism Many cures, even in very bad cases, are, it is claimed, effected by making the patient take ant baths.

The manner of preparing these baths is as follows: An anthill is sought, and when found a sack is filled with ants, ants' eggs, and, if it be considered neo essary, a certain quantity of the earth which composes the hill. The sack is then closed hermetically and carried to the home of the sufferer. A warm bath is already prepared here, and the sack is plunged bodily into the hot water. Soon this latter begins to give off a peculiar pungent odor, characteristic of formio acid. The bath is now ready for the patient's immersion. The action of the bath on the skin is one of intense irritation, and the result seems to be a drawing out of the evil, and the consequent disappearance of the rheumatio pains. .-,f

It is advisable for any one who may be tempted to try this remedy to be careful not to remain too long in the ant bath, as the consequences might be a total disorganization of the skin, which would peel off, due to the violent action of the acid.—New York Commercial.

Clothes and the Man.

It is not true that "the tailor makes the gentleman," but it is true that a gentleman cannot safely neglect the tailor's services if he wishes people in general to take him for what he is. A gentleman prominent in Canadian po litical life was somewhat too careless in this respect. This statesman was once on his way to call upon a friend in Quebeo and stopped an Irishman in the street to inquire the way. "Can you tell me where Mr. Hunter lives?" he asked. "It's no use your going there," was the unexpected reply. -"But do you know where he lives?" «paith and I do, but it's no use go ing there."

The inquirer began to gei angry. "I didn't ask your advice. I simply want to know where Mr. Hunter lives.' "Oh, well, he lives down that street yonder, the first house round the oorner, but I tell you it's no use your going there, for I've just been there myself, and he's already got a man."

Mr. Hunter had advertised for a servant the day before. The statesman, so the story goes, went at once and bought anew hat.—Nuggets. •_

Hopeless Task.

/"What strange methods some men adopt to get wives," she remarked as she looked up from the newspaper which she had quietly appropriated as hers by right because she was first at the breakfast table.

What's happened now? 'he asked. '"'Why, a New York widower has made application for one at the barge office where the immigrants land," she explained. "He says he wants a woman who is thoroughly respectable, of kindly disposition, fairly good looking, good to children, obedient"— "Hold on,"heinterrupted. "What's that last?"' ItplI "Obedient"

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might as well give up."—Chi

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"What are Wadkin's ideas of trae economy? He says that they have made him rich." "He never pays his debts.''—Detroit Free Press.

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