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The Washington critic., 1886-08-11
THOUGHTS FROM BALI &C.

Commerce and labor are going to bel
just as aristocracy is going to dinner.
Equality may be right but no human
power can convert it into fact.
France is the only land where little
phrase is able to make great revolution.
The people, like women, love power in
the hands Of those who govern them.
A noble work is the equal OF noble
name.
A great artist is an oligarchy.
Wealth is but a sign of power.
France and womanhood would seem to
love faults.
When q literature has no system 1t has
no body, and disappears with its day.
Women live by incense, hatteiy aud
praise.
The prettest woman In the world alone
in the corner of a sdloR is unhappy.
Women, able to say everything to each
other, lose among themselves more purity
than men take from them, as..ts. r.
Nothing could oppose his will for he
willed only that which was right,
Superiority in a man implies the tact that
can penetrate the real sentiments OF q
woman.
No woman desires him for whom no other
woman has sighed.
OF woman he knew all; OF love he knew
nothing.
For those who live by feelings rather than
ly int "a hny
blood than mind and lymph, true love
will change the whole course of existence.
The length Of first visit is often a
nattery,
The hand OF woman at the moment she
comes from her bath retains / know not
what of dewy freshness and softened tex
turs, which sends delicious tlDgling from
| the lips to the soul.
| Punctuality Is the polteness Of kings.
To women a headache Is good friend
that never contradicts them.
To be a coquette is to promise oneself to
adozen men, and to give oneself to none.
Love Is fed on Illusions
There are thoughts, like wounds, from
which there is no recovery.
The greater part OF woman kind like tc
feel their moral convictions violated.
Strong souls that love are children still.
Religion will always be a political ne
cessity.
Love and passion are two states of the
soul, which poets, men Of the world, phi
losophers and fools continually confound
Society does not want noble souls.
Religious ecstacy is the exaggeration Of
thought released from corporeal boSnds.
Solid conversation is exceptional in So
ciety Thought is fatiguing, and wealthy
people want their lives TO 1ow on without
effort.
1t is only the last love Of woman that
can satisfy the first love OF a man.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11
THE TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
ways and Hours of Getting in and
Cut OF Washington.
DEPARTURES.
ErNni II. md T.. station.

For Boston-2 u. M. without change of cars.)
For New York-7:l5, ., $40 limitod, all paror
cars and II a. M; ., $3.50 limited, all par
lor cars, 4:l5, 10 and 1l:20 p. m.
For Philadelphia-7:15, ., 9In and II a. m. 2,
$3.50, i:i5, 600, 10 and 11:20 p m.
For Batimore-6:35, 1:l5, O. $40, $50 and II q.
m. 1905, ., $3.50, 4:l5, 4:23, 4;i0, $780, 7:l0, 10
and li:20 p, m.
For Chicago cincinnati and St. Louis-95O a.
IN. and 710 and 10 p. IN.
For Buffalo, Elmira and uarrlsburg-o:50 q.
m and 10 p. m
For Annapolis-7:l5 a. M, 1905 and 4:s3 p. m.
Sundays at 0 q. IN. and 4:l5 p. M
For Pope's Creek Line-715a u. m, 4:i0 p. m.
on week days only.
For AleSandria-G, 1:05, 9:25, 1885, 11:35 q. m. (;
2:O5 4.25, .35, G.O1, S:05 and 1877 p. m. Sun
days at 9, 9:25, 1853 n. m, and S.O5 p. ny
For Richmond and the South-6 and 1858 a.
m, and 4:3b p. M, daily except Sunday.)
For Cincinnati, louisville and ST. Louis, via
Chesapeake and Ohio-5:30p. m.
For Fort Monroe, Newport News and Nor
folk-6:O0 and 10:55 a. m. except Sundays.)
For Leesburg, Round Hill and points on w. o..
u W.-9:l0 a. m. daily except Sunday
and 415 p. IN G:30 p. IN. Except Sunday
as far as Vienna.
For Manassas, Thoroughfare Gap and Front
Royal-2:30 p m, except Sundays.
For Warrenton-1.lG and 11:l5 a. M; 53O ana
11p.m m.
For Lynchburg. Atlanta and New orleans.
1l:15 a. m. and II p. IN.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11
AuCIinhl SAILS.
w &. DUyALL, Auctioneor,
w. O95 st n "
TRUSTEES SALE or A DESIRABLE REAR
LOT IN SQUARE tdO. BETWEEN l. AND
NJ AND DTH AND 7TIi SIS. n, w,

TRUSTEES SALE or A DESIRABLE REAR
LOT IN SQUARE tdO. BETWEEN l. AND
MAND ora AND ITli SIS. n. W.
By virtue uf q deed Of trUst, dated July II,
A. r. 1s12, AID duly recorded In lbcr No. 79L
folio 1tG ono Of tho Land Records for the Dis
trict Of Columbia aud a. the written request
OF tie beneficiary therein, will offer for sale,
at public auction, in front of the premises, on
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER %, A. u. 1855. At >
O'CLOCK i. NJ the following described r1nl
estate situate In said District of Columbia, to
wit. Part OF lot sixteen 40, IN square four
hundred and iorty.nino an, bGllnning for
the same mt tlriythrec feet from the south
cast CCruCr OF said lot and running west with
the south line of said lot tnirtean teet thence
north scveuty.Hve feet, thence east thir cen
feet, thence south seyentv.fvc f0et TO the
place Of beginning, together with the i'm
provements thereon
Terms OF salo--rhe amount OF Indebtedness
secured by said trust, together with all I'M
paid interest. anC costs of this sale, In cash,
and the balance, II any, In one year, repre-
scntCd by the purchasers note, bearing in
tcrest at TX per cent, per aunum, secured by
deed of trust on the property sold or all cash,
at option ot purchaser. Deposit of 800 re
Quired at time of sale. All convoyancng and
recording at purchasers cost; and II terms
are not complied with ~ ten days afrer sale,
the property will he rosuld at The risk and
cost Of dufRultng purchaser.
y W now Atn. Trus'pn,
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11


LIRST-CLASS Meals Served Out at
H. rates Of $3.50 per week, at any hour TO
suit customer. Address A. u. q ]. s., 800 lsth
stnw
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11
NEW BOOKS RECEIVED.


From Brentauo Bros;
"Sir Roger dc Coverley and the specta-
tors Club,u by Richard Steele and Joseph
Addison, Of the National Library series,
published by Cassell IL Co., New York.
"Snowed Up" aud "Who Took ltT' with
other stories composing the two first mum
bers Of Casscll's Select Library Of Enter
talning Fiction, new series Of publlcd-
tions by Cassell q Co.
The Hamilton Campbell Nuptiais.
James Baltic Hamilton, son OF Admiral
Baile Hamilton, ex-Secretary Of the Ad-
miralty, and Lady Evelyn Campbell daugh-
ter Of the Duke Of Argyle and sister Of the
Marquis Of Lorne were married yesterday
In Westminster Abbey. The ritual was ac-
BRIDES dress was of white satin. There were
ten bridesmaids. They were attired In
gowns made alike OF white China silk, and
during the marriage ceremony knelt to-
gether behind the bride before a most
beautifully y-decorated altar, forming the
central group IN one OF the prettlest pic
lures ever held in the Abbey. Minister and
Mrs Phelps, james Russell Lowell and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gladstone were among the
distinguished guests present. Mr.. llamil-'
ton is well known in society circles In New
York aud Boston. The Earl OF Aberdeen Is
his uncle and he Ia also the nephew of the
Marchloness of OssiDgton. His invention
Of the vocation, an improved sort of organ,
has attracted much attention and one Of
these instruments was played with fine
effect at the wedding.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11
From H. A. q. station.

For BaltlmOre-5, G:30, GAO, 7:30, $3.50 and 1905
q. m; 1910, 1:25, 3:l5, $3.50, 4:3o, d:40, $40,
only 3:l5 daily except Sunday.
For Annapoiis-6A0 (Sundays $3.50 a. m. and
4:i0 p. M; 1910 and 4:30 p m.
For Point OF Rocks, Frederick-SH0 a. M; 4:40
p. m. except Sunday.
For llarper's Ferry and Shenandoah Valley
$40 a. m. and 1910 pm.
For Gaithersburg-10: a. M; 1890 and 1l:5O
p, IN,
For IIagerstown-5.30 p. m.
For ChicagO-10 a. m, 1910 p. m.
For Pttsburg-10 a. m, S:55 p. m.
For New Orleans (eXpress)-10 a. m.
For Cinoinnati, Louisville and st. Louis--33o
1u,10 I, m.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11

OUR esteemed contemporary says
that Mark Twain has been in Philadel-
phia several DAYS, and that he spent
most of his time sleeping. If Mark
will continue to sleep and refrain from
aillicting the community with literary
chestnuts which wear gray whiskers
and are supposed by himself to be new
and funny, all will be forgiven.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11
PROPOSALS.

w AsuINGToN ID. c.,
w AUGUST 7, 1856.
PROPOSALS are invited for Wrought Iron
Gallery around great hall of the new Pension
building
Specifications can he obtained and draw
ings can be examined at this office
Mo MEIGS,
Supervising Engineer and Architect.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11
WaNTEp.--ROORS.

" "ArTEp--A Large, Well Furnished
w room for young widow with little
girl & years old price not to exceed $40 per
month. Address PROMPT Critic Office.
wv ANTED-Two Rooms, En- Suite, I'd
w floor front. furnished; within / 50 OF
l2lh and & sts II W: price not to exceed $50
Address CHE Critic Office
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11

Mr.. Grover Cleveland Is the ouly man
ever nominated by the Democratic party
for the Presidency who yet survives chi
cagU Times.
What's the matter with the Hon. Je!Tor-
son Davis?
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11
GENERAL AND oRITICULAn.

a friend who had just heard Of It met him
"lello, Hub; how are you ~ he said. al
bear "a have written another play
"Ob, yes; can't help It, you know" re-
Pied Hub, with one Of his rippling brand
Of smiles.
"Of course; and what do you call 1t :"
"1he Lottery T.ckct.'n
al wouldn't have done that" said the
friend, in a disappointed tone.
"No2 Why notT asked Hub, In sur
prize.
"Bccausc II viii never draw"
Hub is now holding a caucus to discuss a
change OF title.
A war with Mexico just now would be of
lnestimablo value in shutting of "thc late
war" controversies and givingu us something
fresh in battle literature.
In a recent letter Henry Watterson says
all the keen and trenchant rascals have got
into the Republican party, aud all the
Chuckleheads and towards into the Demo-
cratic party and further along in the same
letter he asserts that he and Mr.. Cleveland
are Democrats. What has Mr.. Cleveland
ever done to llenry'
Belfast should change the first letter OF
ifs name To IT,
Mont Montgomery is n young man with
heart aud the other morning he appeared
at the club greatly detected.
"Whnts the matter. old manYn asked
Roberts. man without 4 heart.
al am bwuken.hear:cd," " he sail, mourn
ullv.
"NoY You don't say How did the
fracture occurf"
"Well, don't son know. hay, been de
voting mysof some time to Miss Rlchesse,
and law,t nipAt, pwop5sed, doa't YOU
know"
"Ah, indeed?"
uwetty white hand. don't Won know. |
io,l,.d ,,t,i, i,,r l,voI, h,y,vn ovas, I t,ld
oo'p , 49, - 49, ,,,,
ner l ioNeu 'er n'""n 'n"u 'ope"c eo"'''
anu al Tue "o"'' I" me, an" a"sNe" nor
10 ,i"'Ny n'r' u"n S"" N'o"'
40. u "e"'"' "o,', "'' !o" N"'"
sue j"S, """s o"G VI '""'e ''a""l' ''ra'-
n", D''S %, 'N'' "." "''%c' """9 VIZ"
,"a' ""s'a'S anu '"o'" iieu'en'u, "uo
h"S .veu p"o"'lnI ''""'' Ia" ''' ''"S'
supposed interview with the japanese
In this country to make a tour OF our
navy-yards, ON the eve oil his departure ior
Intervlewer-General, you have seen our
nayy-yards. What do YOU think of them?
General-Oh. yes. yes. | have to see Of
| a. -. ,,a, In, ~ ,ha ,,,,, t. /,
W.. 80 y"'''' ''' '"' ""''' -
I..a,,,,.o. .o.5, tou ,,,o.,.,,on :,
II pn,,or oo,nos IN ronoross novt
And Cox gets In as well.
The kind of time the House will have
VIII hardly do to tell-in print.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11
hNE1E HHT
At Es, and. T., station,

From Boston-10:45 p. IN. (EXpress).
From New Hork-b:S5, y, and lU15 n. M; liOy
2iO, 1897, Qimited), 800, 1868 Qimited) and
From Baltimore-s:s5, C;O5, 8, s:35, s:i5, s;55
$3.50 and l0l5 n. m.;i30, 2:l0, 1897, 4, $50,
T;l0, y, S.h5, and l0I7 p. IN,
From Chicago, st. Louis, Plttsburg and Gin
cinnati-G,O5 and $3.50 a. m; $3.50 and p. m.
From AnnapOlis-SOO a. m; liO and b;5O p. m.
From Buffalo, Bllnira and narrlsburg-9:3O a.
m and & p. IN,
From Manassas, Thoroughrare Gap and Front
hONal-lOH0 Il, m, except sundays,
From WaTrentOn $50 u, m, aHs, S:W anu
$40 p. m,
From Atlanta, New Orleans and Lynchburs-
$50 a, m. aud $3.50 y, m,
From pOpe's Creek line-S:85 Il, IN, except
SuudHys) and $50 p. M
From l'hiludclu luhiu-5il, ana lui1 a. m, ana
1910, gao, 3.8T, I, 8, $50 aud lO:li p. m
From Richmond aud tho south-.O'jO H. m''
$40 and II y, m, .,,...,..., o.o,
SEQ ss5, s:i5, 1920, 1880 and lOHO a. m, I;
1870 S.95, 3;IO, $50, i;2j, $3.50, 9:lb, 0iOand II
D. IN. (Sundays nj 1880 500 and 1880
Il. m. and 7.15 AMI ll:O2 y. IN.
From Cincinnati, Louisville and st. Louis
$40 =, m,
From Fort Monroe, Newport News and Nor
folk-3iO y. m. daily except sunday.
From Round Hin, Lceshurg and points on W,
o. Il W,-SiOa, m, and 5;ifp. m, The even
ing train does not run on Induys.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11
Al IS. ~ %. station.

From Baltimore-l2; ESQ $40, $3.50, 0:50 iO:35
and ll;l5 u. m; 1850, Sunday 3l5 p. M,
$40, d;80, 5:l0, 5;25, 6;35, &, SI5 and 10 p IN.
From Annapois-S:30 u, m Sunday 1875 u.
m. and G'35 p. m.), 1850 and 90 p. M
From Fredorlck-S;25 Il, M; $3.50 and SLY p, m.
From IIarper's Ferry and shenandoah Valley
$3.50 n m, and 5;2O p, IN.
From Gaithersburg- -sa5, $50, Tito, a. M; 2i55,
4:l5, $3.50 and S:l7 p. IN.
From iiagerstown--0;53 u. IN. and $3.50 and
SLY D. m,
From Chicago and Pittsburg-7;20 a, m. and
$50 p, m.
From New Orleans--10.30 p. m.
From Cincinnati, Louisville and St. Louis
6;l0 q. m. and 1:l5 y. M
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11

"Herc is something to I'll up with,n said
the bartender, showing the bottle across
the counter to the editor
"Your article is accepted" replied the
editor, "and it will disappear immedi-
atelY.n
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11
LOST AND FOUND.

T OsT-A Large Black and White
IL Newfoundland jip, on Monday night;
one black and one white eye Please return
to Go Pa ave n W.
I OST-Tucsday, tho Sd, Lady's Gold
IL watch and chain. small key attached to
chain, In vicinity of 18th and u SITS NV. Lib
eral reward If left at lil0 d II n W.
LNoUNn-On Wednesday Evening,
II Aug. 4, pair OF cuffs aud cuff buttons.
Owner can have same by calling at 1888 Pa
ave and proving pronerfv.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11

\ Rollin' Squire gathers an Indictment
New York papers please copy.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11

Mr.. Matthews Is not as black as lie Il
painted Grover Cleveland.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11

FOR FUEL.
CLERKS OFFICE,

CLERKS OFFICE,
HOUSE, or REPRESENTATIVES,, u. s.,
WAsIINGTON, ID. c., Aug. o, 1856.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received at
this Office until IL O'Clock noon on WEDNES.
DAY, September I, 1886, for the delivery of
eight hundred 500 tons of the best White Ash
Furnace Coal tscreened); also eighty $50
cords of the best Spruce Pine and eighty 800
cCrds of the best oak Wood, and as much
more coal and wood as may be needed at the
House OF Representative during the present
fiscal year, said wood and coal to be delivered
and stored In the vaults at the south wing of
the Capitol on or before the 10Th day Of Oc-
tOber, 1856. The coal must weigh 2,2t0 pounds
TO the ton and the oak wood be cut In three
feet to the cord and be corded, measured and
cut AT the Capitol. The right TO rewegh the
coal at the Capitol, and the right to reject
any and all bids is reserved The bids to be
indorsed Proposals for Coal and Wood" and
addressed to
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11

Mr.. BLAINE has opened the cam
paign at Bar Harbor by a liberal sub,
scription to the Methodist church at
that place.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11

LOR REST-House TiO 9th st. N. W.,
l. containing rooms rent. 25 per month,
In advance. Inquire of VIM. B. Morgan, Sl6 +
st II W, between 10 and II n m and aud p IN.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11

IT transpires that Editor Cutting is
an Ohio man after all. This" says
the New York Graphic, "explains
everything"
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11

In his Matthews game with the Senate
the President has certainly renigged.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11

The publisher of Literary Life, having
confessed judgment in the sum of $4,000,
we would confess our Judgment to Miss
Cleveland that she had better draw her sal
airy in advance.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11
LOANS,

In sums TO suit at per cent.
The above Is only a small portion, OF prop
erty on my books For full fist call at Office
for bulletins issued on LIST and 18th.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11

HIPAI,TMESV or STATE,
W AsIlINHTnN. Anr. B.

Sealed PROPOSALS will be received at
The Department of state until - O'Clock noon
MONDAY. August lG, l6sG for furnishing the
Department with Ice during the fiscal year
ending 3Cth June 1881.
The rif ht TO reject any and all bids Is re-
served. Necessary Information will be fur
nishcd upon application 10 persons proposing
a hid.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11
c1TEAMER ARROWsMITu.

CTEAMER ARROWSMITu.
SELECT SATURDAY EVENING EXCUR-
SIONS TO MARSHALL HALL during the Sea-
son, commencing JULY Sd, from 7th st. ferry
wharf at $50 p. IN.
Music, Dancing and Good Dinner.
Fare, round trip, 25c.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11

If Butler comes to Congress next,
And Cox gets in as well,
The kind Of time the House will have
VIII hardly do to tell-in print.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11

The entente cordiale between Presi.
dent Cleveland and the editor of our
esteemed contemporary, the Washing
ton Post, which promised TO be one of
the leading attractions of this celebra-
ted summer resort, seems to have be.
come considerably strained.
The Washington critic., 1886-08-11

w ANTED-A Lady Wants g Unfur-
w nished rooms; price not to exceed Sl2
per month. Address, with full description,
g. H., Critic office.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1886-08-20

The smokers in this country have to
pay the Government $9, 900. 900 annually
for indulging in the habit. A smoker
calls this ian Internal tax" while the
anti-tobacco citizen calls the other ian
Internal habit"
L. c Thompson, Of Liberty Hill, s. e.,
recently unearthed in his garden small
box containing two watches. that had
been buried during the war by former
occupant Of the place. They we're re-
turned to the owners.
A resident of Griffin, Ca, boasts o.
having under his roof six different fami-
lies of children. His last two wives
we're widows with children, which makes
his home like young colony of many
grades of relationship.
At Columbus, s. c., there were 206
births and 232 deaths during the year
ending June lst. In both births and
deaths the blacks were nearly three
times as numerous as the whites, and
both whites and blacks had fewer births
than deaths.
New Ulm, in Minnesota, is 30 thor
oughly German. its Mayor. Councilmen,
and other officials being of that nationali-
ty, that German is the official tongue,
the municipal notices being published
and the council proceedings being carried
on in that language.
The largest gold nugget ever found in
the world was discovered in 1858, in the
Ballaret diggings, at Victoria, Australia,
and weighed 2,l66 ounces troy. All the
gold on earth to-day, in whatever shape
that is, mined gold, or, to put it plain
er, the gold in use by all nations, and
the product of all ages--if welded into
one mass, would be contained in a cube
Of less than thirty feet
, 1886-05-05

-Rhine stones, Lake George gems and
Brazilian diamonds will have to shine
from a back seat now" said a leading
wholesale jeweler to a reporter. paris
has produced an imitation of the dia-
mond which even experts find some diff
ficulty in distinguishing from the gem
uine. 1t is made of strass, a variety of
flint glass containing more than the
usual proportion of lead, and in some
cases a smaller proportion of borax. The
strass is subjected u an intense heat and
then plunged into hot water, by which
process it is contracted and its r~efraction
power increased.
The Jumps Of strass are her cut and
polished precisely the same as the genu-
inc diamond, a leaden wheel, oil and dia-
mond dust being used. They are graded
to conform with carat sizes Of genuine
stones, and sell from $50 to $50 per gross.
A small piece of foil, which is attached
to the center of the back as a backing,
reflects the light into the heart Of the
spurious gem. These imitation diamonds
are already largely used by actresses and
by ladies whose financial embarrassments
have compelled them to part with their
genuine stones. New York Mail and
Express.
, 1886-05-05

Lately l had a talk with an author
about his book, and he told me how it
came to be 10 larger than it is. He said
he had formed the idea in his own mind
that a short, compact, straightforward
story was what the public demanded at
the present time. He had also talked
with book men, he said, and they had
confirmed him in this view. Stories
which can be read in three or four
evenings are the most popular. People
were tired, he said, of long descriptive
passages, lugged in apparently for the
mere purpose of lengthening out the
story.
So he had determined to make his
story plain, simple and short; to go right
to the pith of the matter, and tell his tale
straight through from beginning to end,
without any Of those breaks of long,
tedious description upon which the
novelists of the Henry James school so
much pride themselves. This fact ac-
counted. he believed, for his being able
to find a publisher for his volume with
out difficulty, when more ambitious and
perhaps more meritorious ventures were
declined on account of their prolixity.
The idea struck me as being a good N
and worthy the attention of aspirants
for literary honors.-Chicago Journal.
, 1886-05-05

No, we must at least do a little some
thing. do more and talk less, II we are to
have an Italy of our own and at our very
doors to winter in. Let us reach the peo-
pie, these poor and patient people who
have been mad to fight hundreds OF bat
ties for they know not what; let us reach
the hearts Of these by any large and lib
eral act that is unselfish, and Mexico lie
ours. | mean Mexico may thus easily be
made ours solidly, ours 10 enjoy, ours to
help forward. Politically Mexico should
be her master as entirely as Italy Is.
The mountains and all these thousand
passes insist upon that. But we want
these peoples hearts. Our painters must
come here and live and get this light, this
sun, these flowers, and all this glorious
color in their work. And then, are we
not grand enough to do something for
othersi These ruins, these pyramids peep
ing up from out the ashes Of overthrown
cities lie waiting for their Byron, their
Keats, their Shelley. And when they
come and have laid hands upon these an
cient affairs and shall make the dead past
live again, then the world will come TO
see. IL will scatter its money and its civil
l~ization over Mexico together, as 1t did
over Italy. And we will then behold such
splendor here in this fower-land as the
world has never witnessed. Nature and
natures God has said 1t. Let us help
hasten that time. joaquin Miller.
, 1886-05-05
rravesty on an English Custom.

1t is not generally understood that the
Three Little Maids from School bust.
ness in the ~MikadoT is a neat travesty
Of a very common English custom. Mr..
Gilbert having satirized nearly every
phase Of British character, seized ON this
domestic peculiarly OF English sisters
always being seen together in couples or
trios, and, though he did not dress them
alike, he made them do the same things
and echo each other just as they do in
real life. Now the ~Mikado~ has di-
rected attention to these eternal threes,
everybody is saying the London girls are
copying Gilhert's idea; whereas, it is
nothing of the kind; they are simply go
ing about in trios, as they have done from
time immemorial. Boston Herald.