Judge — February 7, 1903 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT THE JUDGE BUILDING, 210 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, Terms to Subscribers. One copy, six months, or 26 numbers - Ove copy inch FOREIGN SUBSCRIPTIONS—To all foreign countries in the postat union, $5.00 a year. Wasrexn Urrice—$28-829 Marguctte Building, Chicago. Eurorean sat news company. E.G, London, bi Germany. 1's building, Chancery ta "4 news exchange, Ma id self-addressed envelope with all manuscripts, ailable cannot be guaranteed. to the Art Department should have the sender's ful: ind every separ 55 should in every instance be written ip of to insure sate and pro=2! retara of rater DRAWINGS and all contribut ame and address writtea plaialy o descriptive lette E\HE COOK isa genuine queen, and is the only royal Bf personage whose presence is felt in the length and breadth of this democratic land. She arrives to-day potic and whimsical, and often a bundle of nerves. She is affected by meteorologic changes. To say ast, she shines as the greatest enemy of do- ce and happiness, and is largely the cause at prosperity of the hotels of this country. She isa problem that defies all efforts at solution, and it looks as if she will so remain indefinitely, despite the arguments of social reformers. With the hotel as an avenue of escape, however, the au tocratic attitude of the culinary queen may in time be changed, though it is difficult to fancy that any- thing can ever interfere materially with her power. She seems to have been put upon the earth to rule and not to serve, and it is quite likely that she will sweep away all opposition and forever rule with a rolling-pin of iron. At least this is the consensus of opinion among, competent critics, who furthermore say t if this absolute rcler were chained, Andromeda-like, to the domestic rock, she would easily escape, and tout out the aid of the Perseus of copdom. eee UROPE always has her weather-eye on the United States, and never fails to keep herself informed as regards the movements of the only country that can, so to speak, give her.cards and spades in the gentle art of gliding along prosperously at a chain-lightning rate of speed. The strides that this country is making in all directions are so great that Europe cannot believe her weather-eye. So now she is using her other organs of sense, especially her ears, that she may hear at least a handful of the gilt- edged aphorisms and sound facts that President Roosevelt is uttering as the representative of this country. Many of his utterances do not fit her mental stomach perfectly, and others do not digest with the rapidity that brings about the best results. But Mr. Roosevelt is not bothering about Europe’s power to assimilate the facts which, though cold as regards solidity, are still, to borrow a threadbare metaphor, hot off the bat. E rope is not stone deaf, and if she does not like to hear many of the things that are said for her special benefit she still makes it a point to keep her ears open, that no word may escape her. She recognizes the master’s voice and listens with most respectful attention. HE DEPARTMENT STORE is an institution that never weary of growing and adding to its usefulness. It now covers almost every branch of business known, from banking to manicuring, and it is difficult for even a white-whiskered seer and philosopher to say just where it will halt for refreshments. It is quite likely that it will shortly have clubs and hotels among its most attractive features, and will give a bargain- counter cocktail for seven cents and’ rent rooms at forty-nine cents a day. Club dues may strike the popular fancy at two dollars and seventy-five cents a year and initiation fees at seven dollars and forty-nine cents. The public will have clubs and hotels, as they are both a luxury and a necessity ; and it is among the possibilities that the managers and conductors of many of these hostelries may find it to their tage to move into department stores and become a part of them. In an age of overcrowding, such as this is, almost anything in the way of centralization is possible, and the depart- ment store is the great centralizer that keeps people bunched and together for business and convenience, and prevents their scattering too much when they have, as they usually have, minutes in which to accomplish the work of hours. ems to By living and shopping on the spot the man will enjoy all the blessings of club and hotel life, and woman will be rampant ih her element. AT THE VIRGINIA SPRINGS. He—* We must economize.” Swe—" Then you shall give up smoking and | will have my gowns cut lower.”” comicbooks.com