Telegram-herald., 1888-03-06
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The curtain rses Rnes ca a sage sfth
stssN s1lts tabis la tEs center and long
white tahlss OF eiEcer s1s. Behind tAenls
taxing up the whole width q tEs sage. are
a series Of terraces. in brIsat yellow aad
bl4ek. rsacaiag, . ssezss. . tas eslliag a.
tAe back Ga sseh t-rraos are Waite tables
and back eo4tsd waters sSana.ng rsgidiy la
LDe. ~ho. a. tns zpplas4ss breaks oas, bow
and snalis add oss aEd saljis axain Cnder
tie nazy as tke salsds aad pates iook
sppsslking the ssnks - gia-ses glitter N
crystal. and ths azrk green Of tbs chasR-
pane bottles aAs cool and inviting look
TEs scea-ry With Nhleh .As stage has bssi
boxed Is t4ksn from kse famous "AFnor
scs1s hsd lAs fssult u picture 20 look al
Iae spplasee COM agas until Nr Feraandez
appears. M Fsrneadez . "a elderly gen
tisniaa VIA e-ufliae iocks lie Is the susto-
alaa u tAs DTn-y Lane fand. ard ~ Nsy o
Introduction hs tells ths story Il '~lEs Bad
deley CAKE
II spccsrs taat 80 years sgo the green
ro0u ol Drely Lane vas By sacred custom
annually gwen over 70 fsast4ag and nierrl-
menE upon ths recurrence o. Twelfth
Nlzat7 n lso4 RoheFt Bsdteley, a com
sdlaa 10 whom the iltSle anniversaries were
especially pleasant, diet Ia his viii hs set
apart El00 Is a fund whose income should
annually b U.>d 90 furnish on Twelfth
Slyh.H a bowl Of punch ana cake 70 the
gre-a roori The request, Mr. Fernandez
states, has been faithfully observed since Bad
de!sv's time OF late Yeas. however, Mr.
Aaytistus Hars. ths propri-tor os DrUry
Iane bad added u Ar Baddeicys e3 a few
hundrcd more Of be own ard invited his
friends % JON ia the ceremonial Mr. Fer
naudez gus further, talks abort the pleas
ures which attach % observing the tradl-
tiors OF tbs theatre. Of the pleasures Of
friendly meeting ard cher pleasant things,
making altogether a clever srccch os vel
core The audience like IL and he bows and
walks % tie little table. takes up the carviug
knife ard holds L. a. Damocl4tlan sword
over larg> rodnd white cake with rcd and
green icing IN the center. This IS tAe Bad
deley cake.
TEE CAKE Is READY
The eaks Is ready, bat tie audience is not.
They wish first 70 hear from Mr. Harris.
There are lout erlss from tho Goor aud the
boxes Of Harris Harris Where is
Gus and ''Show Up, Old boy In response
there mounts the stage OF the left man of
medium age medium height and medium
stoufne~s His hair is percepsibly thin on
top but as face Is round and MS brown eyes
are bright and young ana merry. This is
..(sus' Harris the famous Gus merry
maker n chief 70 al the children, yOunG
ard OLE. os Lonloa, from Marlborough house
q Hackney He speaks easily and gives
theu al modest or hand welcome. lie
trusts that the occasion is as pleasant % them
as i5 . 70 bin. lie declines % -ay more. be-
cause thc CAKE waits AMI the tine has come
20 cur a. He invites them up and they
come. Thr7 first pass the cake and seek
Caca \ crurr,b bccz-sc there is great luck 70
tlae rec. rie-. IL the Baddciey cake. Then
they r-cunt tkr terraces. liLe the tables and
i,ars TIE stage until IL fcv moments Old
,rury's boards are n great high hill OF feast
Ing. laughing humanity IN silks and broad
cloths reaching down 70 VIDE prairie OF tue
same below.
TIE champagne Cows like water. Il is no,
iced. but simply cool They drink it az the
normal Temperature in England and valu.
is bouquet, something 70 which tho majority
q cAalrpae,ne drinkers in America seem in
q ycreEt There ar- endless bottles Of IL, and
iss consumption Is greatly disproportionats
r.pics dr foi- gras or the other delicacics or
the menu N cream color and red. The scene
from the summit Is inspiring. The Whit
shoulders aud symmetrical figures of th'
women light up the terraces. The merry
groups about the popular favorites here anC
there ar, ccnsers of Jest and laughter. Every
where .rc seemingly notable faces. Ar
English crowd. like an English strcst, pre-
ssrts variety OF physioSnomy tnat th'
more cosmopolitan civilization Of Americ:
should present, bat does not FOR .ornc reaso;
s-crn %. Physicgnonies are deceptive, too
her. - everywhere else Yondcr IS slcnde
man oS =. who has quiet, good humores
look. end who. from his easy manner, doe
not se-n to bc anybody IN particular, an'
yet h. is ths eldest son OF duke. Near by i
a tall young man, with magnificent facia
outlines. who you sT- sure Is thoroughbred q
q degree, until you srs mentally parslyzes
a. fading hirr vigorously wipinS xlasses II
"a waiter, y-s has face that Cruikshanl
would have given 70 a prince. Some Of tn
von,rn ~. rictur-s-pictarrs such IS only
Fsddsi-7 Csks in London town could brini
| In contrast.
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