Show DANGERS OF NEW JOURNALISM Stories of Jewels of Fabulous Worth a Hint to Clever Thieves Boston Herald I wonder if the Claude Duvals of the present day read the society columns of the great metropolItans metro-politans newspapers If they keep an eye on the doings of the rich and giddy I butterflies disporting therein and if they read the glowjng descriptions of I the jewels the profusion of their diamonds dia-monds the reckless displays of fortunes for-tunes on the persons of timid fragile women in the great wilderness of our social life It makes surprising reading read-ing even for those who do not envy these dames their baubles but what then must it seem to a class whose profession is to take what isnt hisnWhen When Miss Trains Social Highwayman Highway-man was published it was thought the owners of costly jewels would learn a lesson and at the same time some bold robber might act upon the idea which the writer so cleverly put into the public mind But fortunately nothing noth-ing came of this story beyond the entertainment en-tertainment it gave to the reader and the opportunity of making a rather pleasing dramatization of it for the Hollands Burglars and thieves continued con-tinued to abstract diamonds It is true but the romantic highwayman did not materialize But night after night New York ladles exhibit fortunes at the opera and If by chance Claude Duval Is in the audience he must be ready to I tear his hair knowing he can no more seize the gems than the moon itself hut if he has any imagination his torture tor-ture is certainly augmented a thousand foldAfter After the performance the Mrs BradleyMartins and the Mrs Astors of New Yorks diamond world are encased en-cased in voluminous wraps and the glittering necklaces and tiaras are quickly shrouded from the vulgar gaze while their owners step into equipages equip-ages that dash them to balls and dances to wind up the night To a lay mind absolutely diamondless the sensation sen-sation of bearing so many thousand dollars worth of jewels through cold unsympathetic streets is highly displeasing dis-pleasing One shudders even in the midst of fanciedn security What if l a detective does ride as footman on the box seat What if the gallant escorts do sit opposite Who knows what accident ac-cident might not displace them as In Miss Trains story and the world be treated to a holdup worthy of the dashing eighteenth century bandit |