Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-02
TIE ROUND TABLE.
THE QUESTION.
Which TO marry,
Beryl or Garry?
Beryl paints flowers, blue and red,
llrrN nIal o. nnur intn lrnal

upon uniformly low level-not only trivial,
but fiat and not only flat but forced, and
not only forced but trite the same thing
will he said over and over again by several
persons, at several times during the evening"
The reason is that people give no thought to
their talk, nowadays. All their thinking
is silcnt it comes noiselessly out of books,
magazines and papers, and goes back noise
essly into them, or is packed away in the
storehousc of memory, and never brought to
light again We are good thinkers in these
days, as a rule, but our thoughts are Of value
only to ourselves, for we have not The facu-
lily representing them in vivid and exact Ian
guagc to others The only good takers left
are newspaper men and book agents. Their
business compcls them TO cultivate readiness
of expression, to speak out every thought
they have. They carry very little intellectual
lumber around with them. Each days
supply is used in cdifying. Thus these two
humble public servants are the only conscr-
vators of the lost art of conversation
1t is a matter of wonder to many people,
how actors can reappear upon the stage, in
a complete change of costume, so quickly
after their exit. An exchange explains how
it is donc
Quicl; change dresses are usually made
with open seams at back of the coat and
down the trouscr legs; when they are put
on a long needle filled with strong thread is
run down the opening, and by simply
pulling ont the needle and thread the dress
falls off instantly. In the days Of stock
companies every theatre owned more or
less complete wardrobe, and could at pinch
dress any and every player in their con-
s,antly changing companies. With the cx-
cep,ion of n few theatres in New York,
however the dresses were of the 'ft every
body fit nobody" order, and barring their
wigs, shoes and tights, which each actor had
to furnish for himself, the whole cast of the
play frequently looked as if attired in sentry
boxes which covered everywhere and
touched nowhere This does not apply to
the ladies who preferred to and usually did
furnish their own costumes. In these days
of travelling companies only the opeaatic
and extravaganza companies furnish the
dresses.
Anecdotes of the rirtnosi are always in
order. The following little story about the
poet Tennyson and a composer of note, may
J not be old to all our Round Table readers
When a celebrated composer of ballad
music had set the MAY Queen TO music
there visited him one evening a graceful
, gentleman in little camlet cloak, who asked
the composer TO sin. the song. The musician
explained that for some reason he could not
, do so, and then the stranger said,-
"But | am Alfred Tcnnyson, and
thought that since you wrote the music and
. | wrote the words you might sing it fol
me-"
"But Mr.. Tennyson, | cannot. for you
: know am under engagement to
"Yes, know, but since You wrote the
! music and wrote the words, | should think
you might sing it fol me"
+, Finally the singer could refuse no longer
l and as he sang he heard sobs behind him
. When he had finished, the stranger said, in {
y voice choked with teais,-
"Ah, never knew before that coult
write so beautifully
!, lie claspcd the singers hand, and in n mo
: = rient was gone.
n 1t is very common thing for one lady tt
g remark to another,-"What beautiful teetl
= Mrs. ----- has They must be false.
!. This is certainly high compliment for ar
! and cruel slur upon nature-or our abus
J. Of nature. Here is an item which tells how
4 these pearly products are manufactured:
!, In the process of manufacture silax an(
d feldspar in their crude state are submitted t
y 90 m.a, a., %uu ,e hn,, dar ,ha INV
more easily pulyerised. Having been croun,
very fine in water, and tho water evaporated
INC TWO maleflals mentioned are urleu an'
e IMPURITIES These mo,criaIs with f.jdsnar
n sponpe. platna and lux in proper proper
~ ton for the enamel. are mixed with water
IL and worked into masses resembling putty
"a This done. the upbaked porcelain masses ar
N ready for The moulding room. The model
~ ara in two pieccs. and are made of brass
~ one half of tho teeth or sections being OF
, either side. Tho colorinr materials are frs
IL placed in the exact position and uuantit,
y required and the body of the tooth and tn
- gum is inserted IN lumps corresponding +
, the size Of the teeth The mods are the
!, closed. and thew are dried by n slow hea,
= When perfectly dry they are taken out an
-, sent to the trimmers' room. The trimmer
z remove imperfcctions and send them il
~ trays of fire CLAY to the furnace where. hay
I inc remained for twenty minutes. they ar
N complete
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10 that is great question with housekeerer;
20 and with nil of us. for that. matter. TIL
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nj i'o"'''i aD's 10 St"taN tn'o' ','"'e va, WV
If snowy cloth, and the now OF soul become
q. subordinate to the feast of reason. In vie,
10 of this fact We oucbt 10 know how to sery
IN IN ' 49, ss., ,.,o..
NJ up tNa' pes' reason LOT ieas'' "J"'ey All
90 tender piece OF meat, Says an exchange
:, upon this important subject:
TO A well.cooked piece of mea, should be fu