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Show STJPZBFLTJOTJS THINGS. The simple life, as advocated by Mr. Wagner, who la lecturing In this country, coun-try, may or may not contemplate the removal re-moval of the buttons from the sleeves of the ordinary coat, but It might properly do so. The getting rid of superfluous things has recently been made the subject sub-ject of more than one editorial preachment preach-ment since an English agitator pointed out that we are bound to the wheel of useless or dispensable thlnga The example ex-ample of Lord Beaconsneld, who never carried an umbrella, but took shelter under that of the prettiest woman he could find, has roused an appreciative smile. We do not need, as a rule, to be told that the top hat for ordinary wear is a superfluity. It is Just as well, however, how-ever, to remind ourselves, as a St. Louis commentator did, that the habit of fixing fix-ing "flaps" over frontdoor keyholes not only involves a waste of energy, but leads to needless confusion on the part of people who need above everything clear direction and assistance. How many of us would not be astonished to be told that the usual well-dressed man carried about fastened to his clothes sixty-two buttons that served no necessary neces-sary purpose. But who will defend the practice of putting from fourteen to sixteen six-teen pockets in a suit of clothes? Why should a tassel be added to ths umbrella In Its manufacture since we so soon get rid of ltT New York Post. BSSSBBBBSaBBBSBBBBSBSISSaSSBHaBaSaBSSaBiSSBSBBBBSBSBB -" |