The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 31, 1904, Page 6

Popularity ‘Leaves Girl Who Is Independent SAN FRANCISCOCALL THE JOHN D. EP ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO JOHN McNAUGHT........ seceseseevisascnnnnn R s i MONDAY T country’s the co: __OCTOBER 81, 1804 | TRADE FEELING STILL BUOYANT. HERE was very little feature to trade last week. weather Cooler‘ in the East stimulated the demand for winter goods, slted in a further expansion in this direction, and the bank clearings showed ah increase of 44.2 per cent over onding week last year. This is the heaviest gain for a though a good deal of it was on the New York Stock where trading in railroad and industrial stocks was re-| heavy all the week, while the percentage of gain at New ork was 71.4. The aggregate clearings were $2,779,000,000, of which $1,826,600,000 was credited to New York. The only important g losses were Chicago, .2 per cent; Pittsburg, .1 per cent, and Kansas City, 8.9 per cent. The two former losses were so small that they were hardly losses at all. The failures for the week were 233, against 253 last year. The continued activity in Wall street was generally, in fact, unanimously accepted as a true reflex of the improvement in business throughout the country. But it was noticeable that while there was no ebatement of the buoyancy to which especial attention has been called of late, there was a growing caution and conservatism among the larger financial interests, which frowned upon any undue enthu- sisem and any attempt to rush the market up to the magnitude of a boom. No boom is wanted. The current activity in Wall street is sufficient for all present purposes, and it is even said in well-posted querters that it has already served its purpose. | Attention is being called to the fact that large blocks of stocks, for a long time held by great interests, have been unloaded on the public, and a great deal of the famous “idle money” so frequently alluded to of late has passed out of the vaults into general circulation or invested by new and smaller interests in standard dividend-paying stocks and desirable bonds. This being already accomplished, there ie no longer any necessity for rushing the market upward too high. Let well enough zlone. Already the opinion is growing in some quarters that there hes been advance enough and that any further | rise in stocks would run them up beyond a dividend-paying basis, | which would be unwise and which would result in a corresponding recession in guotations before long. Hence the banks are inclined to call 2 halt, and some are already so doing. | As far as general business is concerned, there is not much to | say. The crops are now practically assured, and as they form the basis of commercial conditions this year, the country is apparently safe enough for another twelve months. Collections are good every- where, especially in the South, which is enjoying the benefits of arge cotton crop. The railroads are doing a good business, of 6 per cent in earnings during the first same period last year, and already com- to handle all the freight traffic are spring- a very | as shown by the increase half o October over the f ifficient cars i there. ustries are sending in excellent reports, iron lead- g prices for the cruder forms. Building operations y are increasing, and there is a corresponding mand for lumber in many sections. Raw time. Hides and leather are very firm, Provisions continue quiet and feature- | 1g of the demand for wheat and flour noted s, though the falling off is not as pronounced General farm products continue active at | exacting full figures and buyers paying them narket is easy all over the country, with and private hands, and no inconvenience in cash to move the crops. In fact, it is be-{ rds of this movement is over. Not for years have | adily and easily moved, and, what is best, without | ide assistance, which has been the rule for some | banks 2cessary is tt country’s commercial situation. It is excel- | hat more could be desired? { RAILROADS OF THE SEA. INTHROP L. MARVIN, secretary to the Congressional Mer- | W ch Marine Commission, in a recent interview for a New | York paper, gives voice to the results that have already been | achieved by the commission’s partially completed investigation. | Though the Congressmen have yet to make a study of marine con- ; ditions in the ports of the Southern seaboard States and a retura visit to New York harbor, Marvin is assured that by the labors they have already completed overwhelming evidence of the universal de- | mend for an improved merchant marine has been obtained. “The idea that finds expression in some newspapers,” says the | ecommission’s secretary, “that the loss of our ships, our shipyards, | our eplendid sailors and skilled workmen is a matter of no particular | concern, and that if foreigners through cheap wages or subsidies, or | both combined, can drive our ships off the ocean they ought to do so, | has no reflection in the sentiment of American business men, or m1 least of the hundreds of American business men who have appcaredj before the Merchant Marine Commission.” | Mr. Marvin does not say that these editorial protests originate | for the most part in the great interior manufacturing towns, centers | for webs of rails to carry their finished product to every part of the | lend. These seli-satisfied land-locked ones show a phenomenal lack | of appreciation for the fact that the market for their goods is not| bounded by the reach of railroads. They seem ready to pay yearly tolls of greater and greater exorbitance for the carrying of their | goods to foreign shores in foreign bottoms. Yet imagine the storm | of protestations that would arise from these very manufacturers | should the railroads that serve them now so well suddenly become | the property of foreign corporations and demand excessive toil for the transportation of American goods in America. ship lines are the railroads of the sea. The sooner a general realization of this fact is impressed upon inland manufacturers the sooner will we have a merchant marine competent to carry all of our exports to foreign markets. HOT IN COLORADO. HE Colorado campaign sizzles like tropical sunshine. The po- thm passions in that State developed by the internal troubles of the last two years are now fermenting in the political am- bitions of men, and the result is a riot of misrepresentation and de- traction. So rampant are the followers of Senator Patterson that it has been proposed that they hold a liars’ mass meeting. The proposition is frowned upon because no hall would hold them, and the rigors of the weather forbid an outdoor assemblage. In the rock and riot, however, the Republican managers have kept their heads and it is believed that the State is safe for Roose- velt. He was mobbed there during his canvass in 1900, but bravely faced his enemies, and after the election returned to the State and | spent part of his vacation among the very people who had made a violent demonstration against him. This exhibition of courage and common sense impressed even those who had shown a dangerous antipathy to him, and no public man is more popular in that State than he. A fearless man always commands respect, and so the vio- lent people of Colorado have spent their fury upon each other and have done their raging over local affairs and have let the President alone. 3 Senator Patterson has tried to incite them against the Presiden and the Senator is a rabble rouser and mob inciter of expert quality. But his efforts have been in_vain, and the President is fairly sure of the electoral vote of that picturesque and interesting State. Colo- rado will then settle down to business and try to outlive the tation for high and mighty kicking that she has suffered from since the days of that remarkably abnormal and curiously distorted person, UNDER THE CLOUD OF HILLISM. “The cloud over Judge Parker's campaign is largely due to the fact that the confidence of the country in the Democratic party is not fully restored.”—New York Herald. A W i \\\\\\\\T{S\\\\\ A FALL WAISTS MADE OF SOFTEST SILKS HE silk, waists this fall are made again of the softest silks, messa- lines, crepes and pongees. There is a silk called peau de crepe which is ad- mirably adapted for waists. It is soft | and clinging, and the fact that in the white and cream shades it launders perfectly is greatly in its favor. The plain colored silks make the most at- tractive blouses, but there are seeded silks, pinhead checks and polka dot ef- | fects which make stylish waists; the large bright plaids are worn also. Many of the ideas which are seen on the new coats prevail, too, in the latest blouses. Either the gigot sleeve or the sleeve with a deep cuff and a puff above are used with all kinds of walists, ! except the plain shirts, that have a reg- ular tailor sleeve. - The long line from the neck to the collar is arranged on the blouses, just as it is on many of the coats, by cutting the top of the sleeve long—that is, let- | ting it extend in a long narrow piece | | quite to the collar and laying this piece | in a narrow plaft. When a yoke is used it is apparently of equal depth all the way around, not exaggeratingly long over the shoulder. The girdies for the blouses are quite as high as they have been. Fagoting is not so much used, stitched bands, piping and bands of embroidery taking its place. Her Suitor—I love your daughter, sir —I love her with every M.M I 2 2 Her Father—Fiber? Her Sultor—Sure. I PROPER ATTIRE FOR THE THEATER "I HERE is, and perhaps always has { been, a question which perplexed | many women, and that is—what is ! correct and in good taste to wear to the theater? One may go to any gowned. Of course, this state of af- i fairs exists everywhere, but one would think that the women of to-day were | quite versed on this one particular question. The wearing of shirt waists is strictly improper, the entire gown being the only thing which should be | worn. One may, then, ask why fancy waists are made, and they may also learn that there are many places to wear the fancy waists where they are proper, but never in the evening. To afternoon | musicals and teas nothing is prettier | than a handsome blouse, but after the hour of 6 all should be discarded for the conventional evening 'dress, or something near it. The decollette gown is not worn nowadays to the theater, the opera being the one place where this style of dress is seen. Now that short skirts are so popular, | their use is being abused more or less, and very often the woman with a stun- ning street gown is seen in this attire ERY often the girl who does not get on well with men Is self- conscious, or. perhaps, she tries to be smart or .is too much given to laughing at the wrong time. There is one thing most men cannot stand, and that is being laughed at; they like the girl who laughs with them; they have no use for the one who laughs at them, says a writer in the Philadelphia Bulletin. A sense of humor is a very delight- ful quality, but I do not belleve that it enhances a girl's charm much in the eyes of a man. The seif-conscious girl never gets - emough away from herself to be »-walar; she is conscious of her looks, her speech, her actions; she is all Self, with a capital S. In order to be popular with men, or women either for that matter, it 18 necessary to put self In the back- ground and make the other person the central point of interest. The girl who is absolutely natural and unaffected s pretty sure to be popular. If she grows independent and fiip- pant she loses her popularity. Do not think that you must always have a smart answer ready. Clever repartee is all very well in its way, but you can get on just as well with- out it. If you want the men to like you leave all the funny business to them; your part is to be gentle, sweet and lovable. Never maké fun of men when talk- ing to a man; he will naturally im- agine that you talk of him in the same way. Men who is very witty at other people’s BEFORE AND AFTER ELECTION. (An old poem brought up to date and published at the request of one of the subscribers of The Call) | BEFORE. | How well T remimber last fall at the ! rally, I marched in the line with the work- | ingmen, sure, ’ | Ana felt just as proud as a king at be- i houldin’ The fail of the rich and the rise of the poor. | Sure, that's what they tould me was { mint by the victory, An’ no wonder that I was elated-that { As I stipped to the mausic just like an old soger And wore a big rooshter on the top o' me hat. | I envied the boss, wid his riches and comforts, No share of the profits I'd git if ag’in voted to kape up the tariff that only Protected the bosses and burdened the min. Oh, sure, I'll get even now wid ye, my honeys, I'll vote, just as sure as my name it is Pat, For Parker, and thin at the ratification Tll wear a big rooshter on the top o me hat. AFTER. is sour; The old mill's deserted and gloomy at ——————— 1 done it—bad luck to the day an’ the | hour!— HOODS IN FAVOR | Talike to recall that same vote if T . could, FOR WINTER WE‘R And once again hear the old stame whis- tle sounding That called me to work when the l\ ANTILLAS and hoods are to be times they were good. fashionable this season. The bare- | 7yq poss he looks worried, the foremsn headed young women seen in New- port and Lenox this season have deter- | mined that the hat will do for state oc- | that, 2 An’ all I have lift of my share of the ]or these places and be able to count | casions. Now that the Victorian gowns | glory the number of women in the audience | have come in it is only natural that old" Is the ould battered rooshter I wore who . are properly and becomingly |styles in millinery must follow. They | on me hat. are to be seen in several Fifth avenue | I mustered up courage one day to spake always fight shy of the girl| shops at this early date, although to him o meant only for winter wear. Hoofi- - ;‘;: :;om cpoibane B g v g and “capuchins” of all dmflp!lons.? The mill has been closed for a meonth, either of lace, gauze, silk, satin or| and loafin’ heavier materials, will be worn exten- W'dn';':' & QoL UL WAS SaITR sively and will either be part of the long opera capes or made separately, but usually showing some of the mate- rial of the cape, with ruffies, lining and ribbons of a harmonizing or delicately contrasting shade. The lace hood is wired above the edge to keep it from resting too heavily on the head and dis- arranging the coiffure.—New York Press. — . in the audiences of the playhouses. More in accordance with etiquette should be those who occupy boxes. The gown worn must be delicate and dainty and have a train. Although the senti- ment regarding the separate waist is not exactly in its favor, there is no woman who does not’ possess one or two. So it should be. They are com- fortable and look well at the right time, and besides there are many func- tions at which they really should be worn. The white comb® fad is not quite as popular as expected. He says to me: “Pat, you an’ I will both suffer; Me bizness is crippled, me credit is flat, | But if yez get hungry yez know,” he siyly, “Yez can ate the ould rooshter yez ‘wore on your hat.” CLEVER GIRL CADDY. Eight-year-old Sallie Connors, in knickerbockers, was the star caddy at | the tournament on the links of the | Lenox Golf Club at Lenox, Mass. Little Miss Connors had applied to a New York cottager for the post of caddy, and had been rejected. There- | upon she donned a suit of her brother’s clothes, and, concealing her hair be- neath a canvas cap, made a second application and was accepted. She progressed famously until late in the afternoon, when her cap fell off and revealed her long hair. The golfers to whom Sadie was as- signed parted with her services re- luctantly and gave her a generous tip in addition to the regular fee. “The cleverest caddy who ever track- ed a ball,” was his comment. WHAT A STINGY MAN! Is it possible for a family of four persons to live on 8 cents a day?” is the question raised in a suit for di- vorce instituted at Baltimore by Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bromwell against Mil- ton Bromwell. She says that for some time her hus- said and Flippant expense. They enjoy having her with them when in a crowd. She is wha they call a “good fellow,” but the dor’t fall in love with her. A girl need not feel that she is stu- pid because she cannot always an- swer a witty remark with one of ltk- | kind. As long as she appears brigh: and interested 'she will get on wel enough. Nothing is more tiresome than th- person who attempts to be funny; w is spontaneous; it cannot be manufac- tured to order. Perhaps another fault of the un- popular girl is that she is too Inde- pendent. The clinging, absolutely dependent | girl is a thing of the past; In the: | strenuous days she is bound to go to the wall There is a happy medium, however a girl who is modest and self-reliant. without being too assertive. She does not forget her womanhood, nor yet is she constantly taking advantage of it Men like the girl who acknowledges their superior strength and is willing to defer to their opinions In matters which they know more about than she possibly could. You all know, girls, how nice it is to have a man whom you care for perform MHttle thoughtful acts of kind- ness and courtesy for you. Well if you are too independent no man will care to treat you in that way. The girl who thinks she can do | everything for herself will be lef: | pretty well to her own resources. This is not a sermon, girls; #t Is merely a little friendly advice to those | of you who feel that you are not pop- ular with men. Sit down and talk it over with your. self, and see if you are not too smart | or too Independent or self-comscious. PASTRY MAKING. Pastry making used to be ome of the genteel acquirements. It has for long been assoctated with numerous charming heroines of fiction—Ruth Pinch, perhaps, chief—and in turning out pie crust, short or flaky, gentle dames and damseis felt they were do- ing a seemly and becoming thing. Nowadays a good deel is talked about cookery lectures and sauces and en- trees, but to judgs from results those responsible for plain roasts and pas- tries have still much to learn. The head of a well-known school of cookery says that educated women are her best su~ils. They should be. for both touch and tasts are more sensitive in the cultured, and they are likely to have a more scientific grasp of cause and effect. This being the case, why so many people let their servants manufacture heavy and in- digestible pastry for them is hard to understand. A ple that has not made up its mind whether it is to be short or flaky is not worth eating. The difference is distinct, and should be applicable to the contents With the homely but toothseme meat pie the crust should be Saked. This is brought about by rubbing in only part of the butter (or butter and lard mixed) with all the flour, which afterward should be moistened enough to roll quite smoothly on the board. The remainder of the butter is then spread on by degrees, like paste, being spread, refolded, rolled and again spread, until the butter is all used up. Then the paste should be finally rolled out, floured and put away folded for some hours, or a day evem, Dbefore being shaped to the pie and baked. The “short™ variety, which is indis- pensable to a fruit tart, for instance, is made by rubbing all the butter iato dry flour, the butter being in the pro- portion of half or one-third to the flour. As little water as can be man- aged with to roll the paste roughly should be last added. Short crust must be baked !mmediately, and if it is to be a success never looks tidy, nor can it be cut into decorated edges. Never use baking powder for pie- crusts; never squeeze the dough with knife or hand, nor thump with the rolling pin. Remember that all meats, some fruits, particularly apples, will want partial cooking first. Never for- | get the airholes in the top crushe= New York Globe. ANSWERS TO QUERIES. SECRETARY OF NAVY-C. 8 M., Placerville, Cal. The Secretary of the Navy in the Cabinet of President Roosevelt is Paul Morton. THE HIGHEST—Subscriber, City. It is claimed that Bodie, Mono County, Cal., is the highest city or town In the United States. Its altitude is 9000 feet. DEBT OF FRANCE—A Subscriber, City. The debt of France in the early part of the current year was $5,500,091,- §14. The next highest debt waa that of Russia, $3,167,320,000, then that of the United Kingdom, $3.060,926,304. NATIONAL HOLIDAY.—L., City. No act of Congress of the United States declares any particular day in the year as a “national holiday.” The act of 1894, in regard to Labor day, does not | declare that day a “national holiday.” but declares it a “legal holiday.” The following is the language of the act: “The first Monday in September of each year, being the day celebrated and known as ‘Labor day,’ is hereby made a legal public holiday, to all in- tents and purposes in the same manner as Christmas, 1st of January. 224 of February, 30th of May and the 4th day of July are now made by law a pub- He holiday.” Labor day is recogmized as a legal holiday In all States and Territories and the District of Colum- bia, except Arizona, Mississippi, Ne- vada and North Dakota. 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