The evening world. Newspaper, April 15, 1903, Page 11

~, “Were “was. congregational singing and 2 vi “CLOTHES. out of place in the upper social ‘ef the metropolis in which he At the ege of Ywenty-five Carlos had encountered and escaped numerous matchmaking mammas; “had picked his way through society as gingerly as if walking on shells. . 4 Tt has deen sald that Blake had a ‘um for mechanics. A month afterward stood in the shops of the Blectric it and Power Company of Fairview, He had on @ workman's overalis, shirt and blouse;~there was an ‘fotamear across his forehead; he held a ey-wrench with a hand that was lack and hardened; he was a member ‘4n good standing of Plectrical Workers’ (Unilon No. 278; he got $2.50 for eight we he was happy. He was ‘of the most industrious and capable workmen In hop. z Ho rose at 6 in the morning; went and his essociates voted him a good ‘fellow, though a little precise in his Interviews with Fanius Humorists—Written by Roy L, McCardell ana Illustrated by the Caricaturist, Gene Carr, 3.-SIMEON FORD. “to bed at 8; was as strong as a horse, |. ores His name to them was John |’ and he played second base on Lew ball team. * TE ocurred to John Rodney one Sab- ath morning that a little church would Mot hurt him, so he put on a black cont ‘and rather gaudy tle and took a place an @ pew toward the rear of the First “Anglican Catholic Cathedral. Sitting “aly and following the sermon dully, ‘iis eye was caught by the form and “ca of a young woman to the left. ‘oRdght through, a stained window fell @pon her dull gold hair and a face that wes ‘Deautiful w..o the beauty of healthy Waldenhood. The iorehead was low and ‘broad,’ the eyes serene and gray, the lps red Uke a rosebud, the ohin ‘fitm, the skin of clear delicate pallor, th@*form rounded, erect and strong, seebe chron was not specially “high;” her voice was a resonant and meliow ‘gontralto with tones like a golden bell, + “Falrview holds but 20,000 people, and *ft Was easy to get her name, She was'|' “Bitte Dering, he found, and her father owas an architect. © here came one of those charitable “vobberies for the relief of aMicted citi- Reris of some other community tn which Spéopie ‘of upper and middle grades —Wmifigle, drought together for once on ‘the plane of humaneness, -t took the! “fot of a church fair given in the! town hall, and Ellice Dering, in Quaker | | eettume, sold candies which everybody | Sought and nobody wanted. Among| |“ @he most reckless of her customers was | "John Rodney, who had not dared 1 | © fear@ dress’ sui, but had put on a white tle. He hung about her @il of the evening, and had much *eohversation with her. She was sur- poral and attracted by his gentle ac- cont mand bearing, and found nothing unnatural in his declaration that an S‘fotiest “American workingman was as rad @3 anybocy. Her father w Inginian blood and her mother a de- © @cerdant of “York Dutchmen, but ‘ghe found hérself more than half agree- ing with him, The test of her lack of came, however, at the even- “After I get throtigh at the shop, Miss Dering,” he eald, “and scrape off the ‘oll'and grime, miay I call on you? You ~eing very beautifully ond I do not get much music.” dooked at him gravely with her eyes. Through her mind ran of what hér friends would gay. Of her father she had no fear, ‘When she answered: “Yes, Mr, Rodney, I pall be happy to you." told Marye Agnys Simonton, “@aughter of the leading lawyer: ‘He ts “of @ gentleman than any other iknow." ico Dering was put to a severer ae ge the the night tat he asked ther to Pd tome f you," he sald, ‘very dearly, foust have seen jt long ago. } workingman, but my people are people, and I will be true to you, fou would jlike it better, I wilt quit tools and start a plant of my own, @ will be a man who hires things instead of them myself, go I suppose higher up the social ‘We neod not live here, you , @nd I will take such care of you it ‘you will hardly miss your father mother.’ If she hesitated, who can biame her? at last, she put both of her hands said quite simply: “I will go John. I love you for what mot for what you do, You the same to me, I think, any- +4 He aa u pames best known in. New cathedral was filled with the rich robes and aristocratic, ‘women siesed the bride. She told the truth only @ balf hour @ ceremony, Of course Marye , jon geld thet she had it ell the time. | eel ——— A JUDGE OF ART. Galboy a ‘What ot theta pt ie "PRESS AGENTS EXP OFFERING HIM FABULOUS SUMS TOGO INTO VAUDEVILLE” 4 “MR FORD 15 A REMARKABLE READER OF CHARACTER.HE oME ME ONE LOOK AND SAID" | YOUR FRIEND 4 JOCKEY? v q “ALIKE ATHLETICS BETTER THAN F . SPEECH- MAKING” Bis ‘i © 2 6, Lb He Is the Hero of Experiences of All Sorts, from Speechmaking to Riding a Tall “Bike.” - These two little pictures represent Mr. Ford. They were drawn by him- self, He is dn artist as well as half a hundred other things. If you doubt the fact Just look at these two genius-ridden drawings and have your doubts con- firmed. (One should say “removed,” of course, instead of “confirmed.” The for- mer term was a blunder; but on second thought, both words are left in order that the beholder my take his choice.) Mr. Ford drew the picture to the re not only to prove-his deep knowl- of golf and of art, but also to illus- es his favorite golf maxim: “It is bet- ter to address a ball than to baw! an ad- dress.” The least-cultured beholder can quickly tell which is Mr. Ford and whieh 1s the golf stick from the fact that Mr, Ford has s hat op, The picture to the left fa sup pposed to represent the artist's Joy that the “after-dinner-speech” sea- son is over, T the head of “Calamity Lane,” Fourth avenue and Bast Forty-second street, fe Bimoon Ford's hostelry. Here men are blown up and buildings are Ylown down by subway cateciyems. Heré nerves and windows are shat- Jaane eareworn look ait Whiskers,- ing that belong humorous for fun ts « serious business, agents exploit him, offering fabulow eums to go into vaudeville, know- “YOUNG LADY REPORTERS SEEK _ HIM OUT FOR SIGNED STATEMENTS AS TO WHETHER NIGHT- SHIRTS. OR PAVAMA®S ARE THE LATEST THING INEVENING DRESS” | “THE FUNNIEST THING 1 EVER DID WAS To RIDE 7 alae ALWAYS GOOD SPORT Girls on Whose Skill and Accu- racy Hang the Success of Every Play. HEN you have watched the graceful @yrations of a New York chorus or the more stately progress of a company of show girls whose attire would put Solomon !n all his glory to shame, did it ever occur to you how these marvellous costumes are kept in order during the performance or what happens wisn the disaster of a split seam or a ripped flounce overtakes one of them? Fow persons, even among those most familiar with New York theatres, know that whiie the curtain is up and the characters of the play are acting out thelr mimic lives two and sometimes three women are kept constantly busy slipper, another has caught affounce on a chair and ripped it huif off another's exertions on the stage have split the back of her gown. Everything must be attended «o at once. There is not a minute for explanation, for conversa ton, Of course when the play starts the c are all in perfect order. In ‘rohman’s theatres the gowns the supervision of @ regular dd tear to costumes: nmance. vou are busy weeping over the humorous or tragic | Rappenings incident to the play. these tat wewing machines placed unused dressing- nd, ignoring hove them, as if they laughing or the Toons wander the stage ‘the motion and clatter | work as sleacily and quill were In am ordinary dre lishment. 1t @oes not matter to them | that in the second act the heroine flat- ters. oe atringly ors the barriers ti lover so carefully . For they know | hat the tender despair will vanish with the ourtain, and that a hurried and frequently very. impatient young wom- an | wal | sh Into the dressmaking sanc- “H that bow on my , can't you hur- and vanish as ie aes sar i urry up ipo s my duickly as she came, Sometimes between acts there are two or three eager young women about the ousy workers at the sewing machines, One must haye a Gow sewed on her making estab- | *© stress of wardrobes, Mra. Hughes, who makes a nightly tour of the the- utres, visiting each house in turn and aeelng that her corps of repairing to. keep everything as when the perform- ‘The dreesmakers do not always remain the Ittie room se: apart for them, vever, It is no unusual sight to ‘one or more of them walking around between the wings in an interlude sur- veying each gir! of the chorus and not- ing every little detali of ber costume. Sometimes a mere ouch will put a» disordered ribbon or an inturned ruffe to rights, At other times dress- makers’ eye perceives ie te which the wearer of the gown on does not Know of In that ease. ahe walls up to her ag she chats wXh some fellow mem- ber of the chorue or throws soft glances seems not to notlos th She permits herselt to quietly as ¢f phe wore or a sofa. 1d when aie ‘continudy to nod and dressmaker passes on to hose costume requires jon: é These women, are under the pervision ra, te Sonsioie. to her Yor er Sa They are well pald and many of enjoy their unusual ‘hours. Bry r ings behind the scenes far mo they would the steady grind dinary dressmaking eg . ‘They are, however, no more rical in thelr tastes than 4f never ‘been inside of a save for thelr brief incursions inte. wings during the ent’ractes have little to say to the members of company. The presence of these lttle and the constant whirring of domestic of implements, chine, awhile the play de one of the most Teast known features of lifo scenes, As yet no one of these Uttle women has been h cceupation by the @are of {n the direction of the leading man or| i resentft'l ones toward the stage mani FY without a word threads one of the many needes thrust in the walst of her gown and goes sileatly to work. ‘The young woman undergoing repair High-grade Tours to the Pacific | Coast at Low Rates. The Personally Conducted Tours | which the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will run to the Pacific Coast on May 12 and 12, on necount of the Presbyterian General Assembly at Los Angeles, will be of that same high grade of excellence which has ever characterized the Pennsylvania Rail- | road ,Personally Conducted Toure. Special trains of the best Pullman | equipment will be provided. Experi- | enced tourist agents, chaperons, offi- cial stenographers and special bag- | guge masters will accompany each train, The followirg low rates in clude transportation, Pullman berih and all meals in the dining-car while travelling on the special trains: Tour No, 1; $134.50 from New \York. Tour No. Including Yellowstone | Park, $253.00 from New York. “Wel, only an artistic temperament would wrap itself in a short, biond overcoat like that.'* " ‘Then he ted us into his glass case and asked us to take a seat and anything else we wanted on the’ house. Tour No. 3: Including Grand Car- | !yon of Arizona, $159.00 from New | York. | The above tours present an extraor- dinary cpportunity to visit the Pa- \cifc Coast and interesting transconti- nental points, in a thoroughly first- |class manner, at unusually low rates. Intending tourists should make ea:ly application for space, as the various By skilful cross-examination the following facts were elicited from the ac-|parties wil! be limited. cused: ‘es, Tam @ cousin of James L. Ford. “No, it4s my pactner, Mr, Shaw, who hag bougint the ali paintings that dec- orate the walls, floors and ceilings of this hotel. Taeg are the reason why I have sedulously culuvated « sense of humor. Itinerary nd fuil information will be furntehed by Tourist Agent, No, 263 Fifth Avenue, New York, or Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General Passen- |ger Agent, Broad Street Station, Phil- hia. “No, 1 do not thigk they are the direct cause of transient guests occasionally’ adi My wife had suspeoted #t for som At first my pactner, Mr. Shaw, was ned, fearing it mign< injure the busin ut as the business had not suffered through his ideas of ari, I succeeded in convincing him that hia fears were groundiess. t 1s a fact that 1 am an authority on all games of chance such as keeping a hotel. Yes, I sald ‘A full house can't be beat,’ “I did not build up @ reputation as an after-(inner speaker that I might! wet; 5 4 Detter opportunities to get good meals. 1 have an excelent chef here. “T Mke asuietics better than speech-making. Golf, to specialize. ® ball than to bawl an address. 5 tho best games those ‘wher Dowling, polo, football, baggball, shinny, pool. sport. Would you like tqjit one After recess the cross-ex! ation was resumed; “Yes, the funniest thing I ever did was to ride one of the old-fashioned high bicycles, And did you ever notice that wl new sports aré feceived with derision and contempt? When I first went out on a high bicycle you would have thought tt was n itinerant insult to apciety @t laree. “The ery was ‘Shoot tho dude!’ But they didn't shoot; they hadn't provided ‘themselves with firearms. However, they flung rocks and opprobrious epithets £9) at me. “It wae she mame with golf, It wae the oa! , or any other form of vio! 1 would 2 you hit a ball, Golf, billiards, Hitting a bail is always good with ping-pong, bridge whist exercise that te new to moi rol When my wife brought me p eet of gulf chubs from abroad it almost caused ‘us to quarrel. And now I am addictet to golf and am considered incurable, “I admit thet I am @ member of the New York Athletioivb. But I seldom practise on the horizontal bar, thore, I have one here in the hotel. “Yes, I pride myself on my agility. But I am only @ tyro in comparison with some of the athletes I encounter here every day, Especially high-jumpere—board Juinpers, No matter how high the board ts these busy wolilers jump it easily. “I never was accused of being @ bare-faced liar, I wear & bear.” On redirect examination Mr, Ford asked one important question himself. was; “ay when?" Bofore the examination adjourned Mr. Ford told ue that just before we came in be hed made an enemy for iife of & young man who was proud of his an- tran thee he came ait way te meet un who oeotry.. descendant of Washington. Pots. rommne Se Cee een ‘House Cleaning Time Ang your rugs and carpete should be taken up nid. You only need telephone us. postal, and we wer detatis, Our th wil send a man to ty yoare’ ex able ue to protong 9 tte of your carpets at a molerate cont, THE THOS, J, STEWART CO. 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