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4 my ‘ elines We tho Prov Pubisaning Compeny, @ to @ PARE ROW, 3 Gagesed ot the Pest-OMi0 ot Now York as Beswet-Chase Mal! Matter, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1900. ‘VOL. 40 “JO PUT LIGHT ON THE TRUSTS. ‘© make {t as easy for corporations to do business in New York as it is in New Jer- ony. At the came time to make it impossible for @ Trust to deceive its stockholders, misrepresent ite capital, gamble with ere se commotion cnt ezrension over employes. ‘These are the objects Gov. Roceevelt and his ad- ‘visors eeek to acomplish through State regulation ef Tres, ‘They are proceeding and have drafted pill on (he tine of The World's policy of publicity. 1 fe proposed that « corporation shall be re- + quired to tell in fullest detall, in a public pros ‘what it means to do, who are al! the par- tise to ft and what are all {ts resources, assets and paié-ta stosk. Explicit reports must also be made @@ atectholders, and, if the ems, looking to the general public for support, full geperts must also be given to the pubile. These seperty will fellow examination by an auditor not esatrelled Wy the corporations. Legitimate companies can odject to none of (Rese regulations, Their business will be aided by (he enforcement of such a law. Only corporations Ghat work in the dark need fear, and it is of such thet the Trust evi! springs. ‘The reports required will, besides throwing im- Yight on Trust operations, educate an in- Sanent padlic in wnany business forms which ‘Sew constitute a mystery, and an easy ald to cor- pevete manipulation. In this education will lie Be email gart of the value of the outlined measure. PEACE TO THE SAVINGS BANKS. OT the fret attempt to tax savings banks Asem the other. Don't press {t o pull ft, but persevere unt! |down on It. Constant brushing with the hands will West on huntt f= deposits is that just aye! you have perfect control over the lips, and then yeu force the hair back and weer ft away around the tem- (sna anh’ ta BR sh Oo. bdlymas Treat at Albany. Bvening | can arrange for your mouth to be stern, or sweet, ao-| ples. Then lift up the eyebrows and skin of the fore lumbia. Young Somerset is ‘World has fought before, as it Aights new, to prevent such a mischievous step. ‘The proposed taxation would be the oppo- site of State ecosomy. When savings beaks fleur {eh the commonwealth’s liability in the matter ef} cering for the improvident is greatly reduced. ‘are taxing themselves to the end that they tet become burdens to the State. There is Bo fustice in the {dea that they must be required to pty tazes on taxes. Ife cagttaliste of degree would feel the proposed ex ction except as a measure of relief. © hes new tax would indeed be chiefly effective, &.2, te discourage small savings; second, to assist {i $utt2xo burdens trom the shoulders of the rich te the_> «2 the we v-carners, THE DEDICATION TO SELF. Ge ABCAGNI, the composer, has dedicated ; is new opera “To myself, with my dis- tinguished consideration and unchang-| Don't be decettful. = ing esteem.” ‘This, it ‘s hinted, {s an tronic fling at certain critics who were not kind to Mascegzi when a previous work of his was pro- Guceé. Byt, after all, isn't there a whole lot of truth in this dedication which is missing from the Getbute page of many another producer in music letters? many columns would be filled by the of the writers to whom a cause and a pur- ‘exist entirely unassociated with self? * How many a platform speaker cares little what f thought of him individually, so that he forces tought on his chosen subject? “How many an actor thinks more of a drama- lines than of his own effective appearance? many men and women are there in all walks of life who could not truthfully, like Mas- dedicate most of their life work “To myself, unchanging esteem?” KENTUCKY'S TIME TO RISE. UBTICE is to be violated, if at all, only when a throne {s in question.” corporation be a large M’/KINLAY-Den’t talk me. that tn asking for my daughter's hand in marriage you are saking me (o give up my only child?” a pl ried, and you will then have two children instead of one, Now what more could you ask?" HARRIET HUBBARD AYER) ever all the muscies of the face. All actors doit pese your mouth han @ tendency to run under the ear on one aide and te climb up toward the eye on cording Your nese form curve DonTs FOR * * CAUTIONS WORTH OBSER VINO. ON'T imagine that you and your partner 9.0 the Fate sleep in the snow. ‘ealy couple in the room, but have some regard In pitilesa, cold skies, In England young Som- for the toes and dresses of Take heed they do not leave you desolate— erset is considered @ Don't romp. The habit ts infectious, and the ball- ‘Those dear, dark eyes! bright, clever, kindly, high room will speedily become a bear garden. “ principled Englishman. Don't walta when others are dancing « polka, and| 4 Splendore of morning, languors of the noon, Without any passionate Gon’t indulge in fancy steps when you eheuld be/ ’ or you will become engaged giri—unless he objects, of course Engaged couples should be unselfish in a reasonable degree Buripides was hissed 2,200 years {ato the mouth of a character in one of his tragedies. Gtaty to-day in the light of events in Kentucky, tragedy not of the stage is hair is in question. has been violated, murder done, a con- pushed aside, law defied and decent sen- ignored. Other States have disapproved tragedy tt might P disorderly i: ins for Kentucky to rise in administer lasting rebuke to . -eiris of Atlanta, but the papers ‘Miterances go unpublished and unrebuked til ‘lyn, This preacher ts no ordi- He's. @ reguiar everlasting the Manhattan Borough roll ef those things ett uneaginined Bryan meeting. ‘age in Athens for putting these words| pe" | recetully. ‘The utterance and the rebuke are worthy of|ladylike Delng pre)" Don't get a reputation for “sitting out” dances, Y and where not a throne, indeed, but al wit be put down as a fir. igh: the Greek audience frowned on | sd form. | mn, it i now revenied, had also! | Gee the pertis of | contieman has asked permission to pay his reepects. | THE WORLD: MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1900. LAURA JEAN LIBBEY. SWEETHEARTS WHO ARE TOO APPECTIONATE. (Copyright, 100, by the Prem Tubliahing Company, New York tlons in a steady, ardent glow. Wort.) | |" fe a mistake, my dear girls, to show your iover— | net being too affectionate. | thing she has lost « Buch behavior, Instead of drawing your lover closer | it." That expresses the situation perfectly, } to you, {9 sure to pall on him and cause a feeling of| Men like modesty and bashfulness In women, even after he has proposed marriage and been accepted—just how dear he ts to you, | satiety and, sooner or later, indifference toward you. Tt ts a gra x Do not treat hit coldly, but of all things guard mily barred out, so | Masculine, mooning in the parlor, with the to speak, for each one of them ts made to feel that he or she is not welcome there on beau evenings. Pve a few wasp neste of my own to at- jend to, — a A MLAGKT MISUNDERSTANDING. “Young man,” said the girl's father, ‘do you realize ‘The girl Who has grown wise In this respect by the lone of two or three desirable lovers does not gtre her|tn a whirlpool of unrestrained kisses, lover too much of her company in that way. She | be before friends and home folks looking on. No matter what a man may say about her being cold, that he doubts her love because she seema un- | vation or history,” as Shakespeare has It. willing to give him more of her exclusive society, the . shrewd girl laughs him out of the notion; she knows that she is taking the surest course to keep his affeo- “Excuse me, air,” replied the young man, “but you re evidently laboring under @ misapprehension. ropose to come and live with you after we are mar- the Patty Story Pare. LADY SOMERSET S A SIMPLE WAY TO IMPROVE LOOKS. “SET on feature wil! need constant pressure between two fin- Practise tn front of the glass until you can prese it into the shape you wish and then keep it In that position by exercising the muscles of the nose, It will need patience. The forehead may be low, with the hair growing sailed for the Cape, tensively through bead until you have complete control of them A few months’ practice will give the narrowest forehead an open and dome-like appearance. to your wish. may be a trouble to you; it may have a upward. Don't werry about it This IN HER DARK EYES. year IN her dark eyes such soft enchantments dwel! ‘They lead you on To heights of hope—to valleys of fareweli— The glimmer of the dawn— And midnight deeps, woere burn the stare of w DAnCeERS. “ Darkness and light! ‘The mystery and melody of June— ‘The winter's blight. @ Take heed—take heed of witchery! for they % Can make or mar life's skies, Yet it were sweet to dream a life away a In her dark eyes. $ [6 SADE DDE OEE RE Em dances with the same partner, Greek, ONLY BON. Don't dance only with your flance {f you are an H place in English letters. If you have promised some one world. | ité 0 fs there any method on carth by which ‘bough-| for instance, If the material fs striped, it w ten’ shirt-watst cuffs and collars may ironed amooth ?" I took the offenting garment, says a writer tn Household, and dam: the cuff again in cold starch, took it to the board and laid the cuff wrong) side up on tt. I did not attempt to pull the wrinkies | | from the right #ide, but selecting an tron good and hot but not hot enough to scorch, I ran it over the wrong side of the cuff, and then lifted it for inspec- tion Why, there isn't a wrinkle tn ft," my friend | Jaimed; “how di@ you do tt?” | “Tt ts simply reasoned. You have not noticed that|on the outside will take all this seeming fulnc hien’ garments the cloth runs one way va and there will not be a vestige of & wrinkle, See?” NOT A GOOD TEST. lengthways of the cuff. the wrong sid aide first, you will be apt to get wrinkles Giai DON'T ROMP. ‘a Gance and he comes ¢o claim it full your promise, Don't wear too long a dress, or you will be source of @iacomfort to yourself, your partner and the com- home from the drug Store last nit soon he commenct to laff. 'e rong?’ maw ast. general Don't wear tight shess, or you will never dance Don't show eff, but let your demeanor be quiet and tust? Do you no?" paw ast. “No,” maw told him. Don't leave all the work te yeur partner. Adapt your style to his. fille an aiker.’” “How do they do that?” says maw. “Recon they make a mistake,” paw enserd. “Which makes it?" maw ast. Don't criticise other people's style of dancing when you are likely to be heard; and take care to whom you make such remarks or you will be certain to offend some one’s sister or brother. Don't hum the air the musicians are playing. the Doctor makes ain't It 9 r Don't sway to and fro before beginning the first steps of a walts while the first tare of music are be- Ing sounded. Begin decisively at once Don't dance after you begin to feel giddy. | frm ww ETIQUETTE. | A Calltag Query. Shout a young lady invite her gentlemen friends to call upon ber? | If o gentleman calle to #) the evening should re- freshments be offered, and ot what nature? V. B It is not good form for a young Indy to invite gentle. | “Algernon, on January the first you made a vow men to call upon her. Her mother or chaperon might You'd bever stop out late again of a night, and last a0, but it would be tn better tarte to wait until the “shi you were worse than ever.” “My dear, L only wanted to test my good resolution, It te not necessary to offer refreshnents. When ihey | But It wasn't s good test, I'll confess, I'll try again are’ offered they should be extremely simple. A cup | to-night. “—Pick-Me-Up. of tee with a bit of cake is the usual form of refresh- | os CORNERED. “Why does he Fill six feet and woat Does he Gil Mra, Bender—You ought to be ashamed of yourself. | ¥ith™” Last night you smashed my Dive jardiniere. Paw began ¢ fithtcen years nnd have been | “yar, Hender—Ashident, Marcha! ied: Mrs. Wender—Why didn't you erie «match in tbe| be eure moet Bad as the dentust “Why not?’ maw ast. the Dentust fille an alker.” ‘Mr, Benéer—I4, Marcha! Struck o mach pote} Tt proper and ‘shoe. Sree ri pierd A wise man who knew human nature said; ‘When- ever 1 see a girl pouring ovt her love lavishly at the 6¢ feet of her lover and giving all her time and attention to him I see a little way in the future # sated, restless man and 4 hungering woman grieving over a precious | ignorant of how she has lost and ont Will to the end of time; and In thelr eyes too much mistake to think there should be three | courtship destroys that sweet fragrance of bashful- or four evenings of the week spent alone together | ness which is their greatest charm and virtue fp eyes And after her sweetheart has become a wife her| | watchful care {n this direction must be equally as vigilant—even then she must not drown her liege lord c The women who are by nature too affectionate have knows the value of showing him how delightful she! a hard time of it In life, for they are the first to lose | the devotion of lover, or husband, it would appear, “from ail that I could ever hear or learn from obser- Misa Libbey writes for The Evening World ty arrangement with SON % SOLDIER, SOMER- only son of Laay Henry Bomer- set, who has enlisted and quite well known in this country. Educated at Har- vard, he has travelled ex- the the grandson of the Duke of Beaufort, and some day he may be the Duke should the Marquis of Worcester leave no heire, The new was but nineteen years of age when he un- dertook the expedition into British Columbia and then for two weeks in territo- ries until then unexplored. He was forced to live on his mules and tea and predilection for Latin or it te said of him LADY HENRY GSOMERSETS that he nevertheless has a shrewd wit and a style which if he cared to cultivate {t would give him a known as a great bear hunter, In four years he travelled and covered as much ground as would equa! four trips around the HOW TO IRON A SHIRT WAIST H, dear!” she sighed, “do look at these oultes the right side and the other way on the wrong side; i have be! the atripes running up and down on the outslde of the | cuff, If these run lengthwise of the goods; on the In-| | side or wrong slide of the cuff, you will find them run- | ning straightways; that is, the stripes running the “Now I think that these are made this way on put pose to iron sinoothiy, instead of simply to save cloth in making, The outside, running crosswise, as it does, of the goods, will naturally seem a little fuller than and if you begin by Ironing the right amount of pulling can ever efface; whereas, if you | take the wrong side first, the natural roll of the cuff _|GBORGIE’S PA "sia and pritty “This is one of the Rest joakes I ever seen,” paw says. “Lissun and I'll read It Te you. ‘Why is The mistake of a Dockter not as Bad as that of & Den- Becos,' paw red, ‘one fille stz feet and the uther | Didn' “Roth of them,” paw says. “Didn't T just read it? E ALLMANICK IN THE WASTE BASKET. “The dockter only Fills alx j vat,” paw anserd, “and FASHIONABLE MUFFS. Here are etiown three of the season's prettiest mafts. One, of plain seal and lined with very eetin, ts trlinmed simply with two bands of mink. Amother, THE DAY'S &! LOVE STORY “JACK AND JILL.” EAR little Jill, I can hear your childish Inugh- ter ringing in my ears; can sce again your uting baby mouth, upturned for me to kiss ar ttle playmate, Jill. ok and Jill they called us and the names clung | to us, even after we had passwd the sunny realm of jdhood And had taken our place in the great world. “How well 1 remember our first great # day you left for a distant school. How you clung to me, refusing to be comforted, and how I sought to hide the boyish tears welling in my eyes. We were children that day, but never again “Then came a long period of abscnce, and next a summons tu witness your debut into the fashionable world. Your father, through a lucky speculation, had acquired a large fortune, and now your home was one of the finest on the broad avenue, and you yourset were spoken of as a young and beautiful heiress, who would doubtless create a furore In society. “That night, In a maze of flowers and light, you shone upon me in all your loveliness, and [| held your hand in mine and forgot all else. In that hour the boylah love Was supplanted by the stronger, deeper love of the man’s. We were standing later in the evening, when you turned to me suddenly. ‘Jack,’ you said, earnestly, ‘don't let this wretched money "De: “y ‘also of seal, has for {ts decoration a soft bow of yel- low Hberty gilk, with fringed ends, The third ts made of pale violet broadcloth, lined with violet satin, and has on one side a bunch of purple violets and chou of lace, and on the other two tails of sable. — =——— E LETTERS evetic wien. § NING WORLD. $ ett ee kD Praise for Mre, Nooth, To the Milter of The Evening World Some one calls on the residents of Flushing to boye cott Mra, Bailington Booth's lectures there, Well, I must say that he isa nice specimen of a man to une dertake such a contemptible thing against a womaa like Mrs. Ballington Booth, who has done more to Uft up the fallen of humanity than any other woman im the land! One that is not too proud to kneel down by the side of the poor drunkard and pray for him an try to assist him to lead an honest iife. My opinion of such a man !# that he must be devold of @il the Attributes that pertain to true manhood, W. G. VERE. Study Less. To the Piitor of The Evening World A student writes giving a long list of his etudtes and asking readers for advice. I would like to give him a bit of good advice. Do not study so much nor such a variety. They, in all probability, will never benefit you. Overstudy {fs certainly very hurtful and apt to bring on nervous exhaustion, and ofttimes the brain becomes weak under the severe strain, Noth- ing can be accomplished without good health. uw. SHE SINKS WEARILY INTO A CHAIR. our friendship or ever come between you and Promise.’ I was about to answer ltghtly, but Retter Luck Next Time, To the Baitor of The Evening World: Allow mo to express my opinion why those baches lors who write of thelr housekeeping troubles eannot find an honest person to do thelr work. No doubt you treat her kindly, but you don't got the right person, You don’t seek a person from the right quarter, Let your next servant go to you recommended by some reliable person, and allow me to tell you that no honest, refined, conscientious, Christian woman will tage of your absence to steal or en- . Buch a person as I refer to does not require 2 woman to watch her, Get the kind I refer to and her standard of duty will be higher than fa your past experience. HOUSEKEEPER. me. paused, for there wero tears in your eyes. “To-night It all comes back to me as! look at the paper before me. In it ts your picture and that of an- other, a man of high social position and wealth, whom they aay you will soon marry, How hardly the words come, ‘May you be happy, dear little Jill.’ “My servant knocks at the door. A lady wishes to see me. The next moment a woman enters the room. Bhe ie heavily velled and 1 am puzzled as to her identity, when she throws back her vell and turns toward me. ‘JI! I cry, breathlessly, ‘Jack!’ I heat her voice again, surely the sweetest ever heard by mortal ear. She sinks weartly into a chair while I stand looking on, dazed and bewildered. And then, as in a dream, I hear her wild, tncoherent words “Oh, Jack, I have come to you {n my trouble. There was no one else I could go to and I couldn't marry him; Jack, I coulan’t. I pleaded w mother, but, oh, she would barter her daughter's ness for social standing.” “Oh, my dear,’ Lory, my heart beating wildly, ‘you don't know what you are asking or how you tempt me, for I, too, love you, have always loved you, Jill, though I never meant you should know it.’ “Jii's head is lifted slowly, and her eyes meet mit Tears are glistening there, but something else beside, in me. FIRST AID TO Wounded Hearts. A “Steady” Caller, T wish y 1 would tell me what to do regarding & Jyoung man I was going with since last Auguet. He zim steady to the house and he arked me to marry him, T refused him, but I have since regretted tt, something that inspires @ boldness and courage | for I love him dearly and since | refused him he only ‘JM’ I ery, and take her in my arms.” calls at the house when It sults him. He sald he — loved me, and he dian’ he should never have esked , me to become jis wife.’ am heartbroken to ow VEGETARIANS’ AND meat T should RM The young man undoubtedly loves you still, but once having been rejected ts too proud to prese wis sult the second time. He would not come to see you if he were not fond of you, I imagine. Walt till » proper occasion presents itself and you are all alone, ‘and turn the conversation to your old relations to each other. Let the young man understand that you regret the decision you came to, and unless I am greatly mistaken you will have an opportunity of con- senting this time. Met ont ‘They Kindly advise me through for 1 think my case O MERAT-EATERS’ HEARTS. | qm, CAREFUL examination of the hearts of the veg tarlan and the meat-eater shows that the num- ber of beats to the former are fifty-eight to the minute and of the latter seventy-two. In twenty-four hours thie means a difference of 20,000 beats. From this it ts conclufed that in the Summer time the vege- tarian has the advantage, for he can keep cooler and tn better health under the reduced number of heart- beats, But in a cold climate or In our own Winters the heat generated by such slow heart-beats would hardly be sufficient to make life strong and resisting up|enough. The true vegetarian is better off In the Bul mer and the meat-eater in the Winter, TO MA. Glerteus Fourth. your valuable paper what is hopeless. I was intro- ai ice young gentleman by a friend of mine last Fourth of July, and of course it seemed @ case of love at first at and he asked me to company with iY aid Yes." Bo Anally came to see me three times a week and seemed to think a great deal of me. He said that I was the only girl he ever loved, and asked me to marry him, and of courre I consented. The other evening he had an- riding with him and went right by Ke. ince then I hear that he takes this jo dances, but he has not been fo see me four weeks. It almost breaks m: . Kindly advise me what to do. M 1 afraid you have been a very foo! parently you were willing to promise the remainder of your life to @ young man of no young girl in three or 4 ‘Oh well,” paw says, “it Just says he would be ® x Soler 80 to Make it come in funny with the atker.” ‘What does it mean by that?" maw ast. “That's the joke,” paw says. “Which is?’ maw Told him. “Why, the aller you no,” Paw anserd. “Where are they enay joak about ThatT’ maw ast. “The dentist Fills {t, you no,” paw sed, but he seem to be very sure about tt by That time. Yes," maw Saye, “but you sed he made a mistake.” ‘Don't you No what ar, aiker is?" paw ast. “A tooth that you fill is an afker, you no, and they have alkers of ground" “But where Does the mistake come int’ maw told as him. 3 sm i H Fiz “Why, he Fille the rong one,” Paw ancerd, | his Brow and kind of looking sround like tf he “1 don't understand about the Feat,” maw Told him. STG, “pe arey S mien always reméed me of @ Be