New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19
STRANGER THAN FICTION.
THE SOCIETY PARAGRAPHS" AT LARGE.
Prom The ST. JameS's Gazette.


From The ST. James, Gazette.
The author of the following paragraphs writes US
confdentiaily Sir s9cay lour hsu y , ny' hem .
reading the sea paragraphs which occupy about ai
of one Of your veracious society conempoi;ries,
see now IL is quite easy make any statement you
like about any person-tfe more distinguishes ana
high placed the person the better Never mind whaa
YOU saw so long II Is racy, scandaous, or abusive;
and good ii he does contradict it, YOU insert the
contradiction, aud so get another pquant par when
people are sure TO read.D
l want to know, sir whether You would be prepared
to admit something OF TINS hna 70 ySgf u sS
ccllent paper, but would not this make II SUI more
lively readi4gl ncSse few SpSi@ens pargc O,
The southern Andes recently assembled by Prince Al.
fred John Thomas Of bohemia and suite is 1loOo fees
Next wcek-The Candy Peak referred 10 in a para
graph of my last issue is, find on looking at the map
not In the Andes, but III the Rockf Mountains ~
0' The Week aftcr@frlnce Alfred John Thomas of Bo
Is excellent fellow one of the few Turkish sSoiects
who have taken degree in elasses at Oxford SN
O' Tha N d5s S St A'tS the Rev.
church of Little Muddlecombe In thewold aud gSns;
of on fishing excursion to the Hig1iihdt,;; ths
Next weeii-I feel bound to give space to the fS
had occasion to reflect severely last week =" sir
My church 70 which you are 80 good a. TO ry'1 nrs
emit no roof You can go and preach In II yosTs.ni
# YOU like The 1.-THE In my parish amount u I.
rs 7 i.2d. | have recently taken holiday Oh gn
days in south Wales, duilng which time pau W
cum tenens for attending to the parish. ,,,,
III ID seems that the Duchess OF Stoke IV-is
will after all, come forward and pay the deDs ~
her nephew Lord Scsmpton, who, HOW una S
/, about 10 60 upon the stage as a eenetal ~. .n1,
comedy man. lie will probably DO better IN "''
than in the horse dealing line .,ov
Next weel-I received, the day before yestefuaay.
a formidable loolng letter from very enneh', -,i
of solicitors threatening with all kinds OF i.sstt
terroIs | suppose may take their word Tor " ' ~
the Duchess OF Stoke pogis is no relation al a., 70
titled individual lsr Hilary Camptown, As sho" ud
have called him, but all make mistakes no" s
thanl who. I assured my readers LAST WEN;
once quite in slender circumstances anu hSs "a
been a distinguished amat Ur actor thoush ny IA
not vet thought of venturng on the Ooarts iie
an excellent fellow and should get on anyWhsl,, a
" The bishop of bloomsbury mas Dten q" I'm.
again What Is the good Of oar expensive ana wh
ulicated law II II cannot check TINS openn Nv
smony The man has. for the second time 20 ~
knowlcdgi. appointed his piNat, Sr're'ary U N' '
living OF II. Tabbicat's, Holbon nm, ,,,,on.
Next wcek-I hear from the Bishop OF BLOOM.
bnry that the living of 81 TahhieatS l. nos ~ -,
glft which is rather unfortunate can't n MIN ons
how came 10 nials the slip, for OF course every nj
knows that (hcre cite facts from some Ccrch ~
recoryl unless IL were that two year. ago, Nh" ~ :
was driving with the late Dean Of ST. Paurs ~,
This is the only perfectly safe form OF apscus Ihs
late Dean can't contradict 10 the nun n, n, Nv
Duke Oft and he tthe Dean said TO NJ, Gl>un, .,f
| "st Tabblcars, Holhorn hlll, Is the f,ito,l NJ
| bloomsbury has got to fling away u 50 re
was mistaken. Do mortuis nil niS bonuin. sss'