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90 Get for bnsiness purposes

2I AND % BARCLAY-S.,. eof mi
Church.st.. jOXlOO. with basement III" '''
lar PLASS 234 Broadway
20 PARK PLACE. focine elevaS1 ~.
tlon. with 30 feet on Church-st;; one o ~
Broadway.
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Conntrn Real Gstate for Sale

At LONG BRANCH, y. J.--For sale. at
Elberon several fine. large cottages large
grounds, stable and every Improvement;
aIs1 Monmouth Beach. snd on the Run son
Road elegant residences, with acres special
larpgins. WIN. LANE s. son, Ocean
ave, opposite Huyler's Long branch.
FOR SALE.-At Stonington, Conn. coun-
try place Of over % acre. with large
stobles. barns bathing houses; -alt and
fresh watr bathing on the property IN
erty. Address D. b. SPALDING. Stoning-
ing.on. Conn. "
HOTEL FOR SALE, furnished. at North
Raw Oneida. County, n. y: - sleeping
rooms running spring water IN house rAi J;
h1mso no agents. Apply 20 n, BKAY-
ION. Utica. n. Y. or 70 c. ). MERRITT
oI4 Front-st., y. Y.
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BOARD an0 Rooms.

City
HOTEL VIANO AND RESTAUR RANT.
% East 18th st-ROoms daily, ~ up;
weekly, with board. sll up elevator;
nriya,e room for parties.
LARGE and SINGLE rooms with board ;
summer terms references. l27 MADISON
ave near 3lsi-st.
REFINED HOME good table. com:
,,tnrd with moderate terms and undoubted
references. $50 East foth.st.
I-MADisoN.AVE.. l:o.-Lsrse and
,,,oi rooms: transient or permanent
nri,ote baths: reference.
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tjelp Wdnteo.

AGENIo AND ANNAsSERS; male or
female IS u ~ daily profits sure eA'
exclusive territory gwen. tor par;icu.SI'
address /. PUTNAM CO.. West Winstd.
Conn.
AGENTS WAITED in towns near
Nrw.Ynfk and everywhere on solar water
heaters grrat.st wonder ~ the az" II
mlAc. hot Wa,r. ion baths aud Kitchen
purposes without q Nfc price. 40 hst'
lifeline. no aitrnnou or '\penSo w. me
suns heat only b. I~'d. 'LAHEN'H
VI KINr. iiaitIn'r'.
AGf.Nr> Waited mn. city and state;
n--r--lrIt iusLfdurrf Io" 'o-, ~ ~.
PROVIDENT AID SOCIETY. - BROAD
uIs. HcW.l orb.
HLOoMINGDNLE BROS, 3daN". cor;
53th-- y. Y. require Tor theit '1l. o'
neoplr In various departments. Very com
i.truf y r.ou- m7Y ma p'rnanrn, lM.,'
tions Abby >upt', Office. BlAloM-
INtpNII RRD~ 3d-avc.. cor. o'th-7t.,
y. Y. -
CAPABLE and experienced young
man. Who N'it"~ Az Hp 'n, loI,kn n"
eurgcs nucnly aud correctly. WIN SOM
au.vI,dcr cd literature and clerical MoiA.
AZ lrc-~ stating age. salary 'Al"ctl ma
experience. HrIuEHiNIION, l'' fth'
ave-.
MERCHANTS out OF b...nc'- ord pio'
fH--inNJl lIfu Nliinbt go "' %"
s'cur' inn rdl,ir ana pr,", So,E ~, s1drr,..
200 '"hm''', '" WI" an rr,tuns I'ptowu
TX ,,,'r,,ad,,, N'
WANTED food man to at a foreman
~ machine WORK 10 h'}'" -, .' ,"'. to
have good r'rr.n," am, , h'sb 9rad. Work
...fr wbat no.ltians have hc'a held and
-alnry rNp.tt,d also men 10 tax" rlarVc OF
cone woiA. ffanc wor'. aud a--"ro'y ron
vhn can cn,utly with the above cOndi-
t,on,. 4 r G. Tribune once
-w,vrEn s,,cs,.cn T. r,prcsen, and
sell our Coupon Check Syrtom o. Wcrcaaht'
and storr.rclcrs agents ARE making 80 To
40 /. day. Write quick for tffrliofy ana
terms. The COMM f.ECtAL CASH co.,
PON CO.. Cincinnati. ONO. .
u-,xTrn Xrv.D,nr AID o,h"r ho,s
WA Wy l, ~. y, IN dcnaTd with cap
i,a, ~ ~ cent the, can make that amount
every day ne, proit. an Mr rr.nn
.CS Fast l2th-~t. fiOm % ~ hoI'i"s'
To 6 afternoon.
a., ~rt.n vel du,ltd Id. living
with his larcnt, b,rne good n, h-urrs ana
writing , good hand wages - PEI Week
NJ. r. Tribune Uptown Onicc az b.Way.
,.,>-rt,n ,.,,,,h ,~ yrung nan ~
VA Tn 'j,., ,,,t and llch, porter
main, I, c e,irl nn,,r,n reside Ia Ncw-York;
must oe 'n nncSl In that Gc,inc.- pr-f,r,d.
hmn,v In ncr,on To JOHN G. WILSON
II
| -, ..,,,,, - 10 drV0onds com.
WAN ED-A ~ II" n TrlbuIe
| ri : OH h'uSo' ""D''' - go
olh'c.
WAN ri. lut - ,mr,ipc "ut from
wltn eNPa''hc XIII sd hos. MANU-.
| 20 81 100 Goi'h d"iv. W. on,,.
FACItRf.R. Ron y lrip"h' ''"'''
WANTED AGENTS Gmndpa's Hat;
| 49,, I'i,', c,o,,,,,Ign buttons out simple
zoe full li"c of btdsr,' a1,"'SETr yYfp
dorm SO ~ MP, Ss"i'
& CO., Providence H. l.
Eemnles
....,...,..,..' WITH :, le,tn
drrs,inaEins Young a. IA taken; taught
cuttln,s u,tlny first week sewing. draping.
dr.irnIng. matching plalds references given
S,.'. .',,1,rrnt,rt. r, ARREST stores aId in
business tnenl-clyes; good positions;
mothers invited. IANLOHS' lo' "cS'
lith-Nt. -
ANY vino IL n sk,ltul canyassor. l.,n
r,,lo rNHnntlnnailv 'ncrlI oompen.otl,E IA
thr ale Of an art novelty. Address VI. "
l'oA - Irlouh' o''.c'
uLOONINGDAIE BROS, 3d-ave., cor.
.oth = rrauirc for their sale u
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CLOSING PRICES OF SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS.
Real estate n)anteo

WANTED.-A large unfurnished house.
or two connecting. between 3ith and "a
sis. west. Address MURRAY HILL, Jiib-
une Uptown ONCE. ,A2 Broadway
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Gitn Real estate for Sale.

Brooklyn Real Estate.
DOUBLE TEN EMENT. cold water NJ
for sale.-Rockaway.aye., near Eastern fslh
WAY. East New.Y York new house NefS
cheap for cash. Address RAPID. bon ~
Tribune Office.
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Dressmaking.

EJrf68INnhIUY.
VERY STYLISH dlesslnaker by the
day, In families; reduced terms duflng duh
.es-ou best verbal references. T.. H.
Tribune Uptown once. ~ BtoadWay.
ARTISTIC UNDERSTANDABLE de-
signs hotel order - short notice ana lnOd-
eute charges goods purchased II drslfcd.
Mrs. McELKOY. 50 East 9th-st'' opposite
Denning's.
DRESSMAKER. expert after ond de-
signer. 20 20 out by the day formerly WIN
'Rcdfern' reference. Dkf.SSM n Il E-r'
] 80 Fat ATHEIST.
DRESSMAK wishes few more
customers at home. Mrs. REYNOLDS
233 West 39th-st.
FTRST.CLASS DREsSMAKER; excel,
lent htter and draper highest r'icr.ncc =
per day suits 81 20 ~. MRS. YOU Nj
BERG, ~ East 2th-st. third floor.
DRESSM AKING.-Spccial offer perfect
fitting taior-madc blazer suits made lYr -
on two days notice: drcsses from az up
Mrs. WITkOV. SO West llth-st.
DRESSMAKER.- cutter and
litter: SO q day. or at homo; perfect ~
guaranteed India six, grenadines or cloth
suit, made in one week for $40 FANCY
waists and Russian gowns speciality ~
East l0th-st., near Broadway.
DRESSMAKING.- Fine summer dresses
II AIDE from 40 TT and workmanship guHIah-
tocd also ball. evening, dinner ana fccrp-
ton dresses at equally low biic'- Tor thls
mouth. Madame BONA. 43 East 2Oth-st.
GOOD DRESSMAKEE wants to 20 out
nv The day 81 80 per day: best reference.
H. BROZMAN, 1927 East l23d-st.
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FURNISHED 6onses % Let

County,.
A COTTAGE. 8 rooms. all Improvement
III, f,rnishcd for = or months, III
Wsckenssck n. j.: healthy locality ana
near = stations. Address II. b.. HacSeh-
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Gounirp Real estate 60 Get.

ASBUkf PARK. N. Cottages to let
xs5ury Park. N. J.
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Business VhaUres.

A BUTCHER BUSINESS, llvellestc town
in Jersey thee horses ana wagons buSi-
ness OF 40, coo yearly gie@t bar gain, 81, 500.
McDONAlD x Wl>nflNs, lao Mas aust.
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uGTx WanIep
Males

A PHYSICIAN OF experience ana estaO.
llshed reputation In mental diseases, desires
exclusive ccIe OF patients; or would uaFel
with one. DOCTOR b., Wis inomlng'
philadelphia Penn.
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TOOL pa" 'no T.''s q ii %rS' nnnii Earthquakes" %%frH .na,
ali aip r""tain aW's wi .ti'n l h"~ sam "''l nan 1adIIsr In SmE.
ore o! The rigltccu-U lid'd afnlirs shown in
the illu -tration. Thrsr nominations were in
great rru,inGt u few years ,nG". but they have
G"n" completed out Of fashion. pnrticulnriyin
rails 4" conntrymnn., Some II them ar" more
than an inch IN thickness, and very unwisIly
in the pocket. Som. gentlemen who wish tn
llaleI Knit" !hnti i known as tho horssmnn $
friend" which includes u small tool for rN.
trnctinG stones from n horses foot, and u cork
screw i0r extracting "t,cr things.
tn" ,1um different. STYLES Of pocket knives.
ara only part of tho endless variety Of inStru-
mtnts made for carrying in n gsntleman's
pockets. ~ wa were to accept everything tho
cutters offer Ms. and carry a,ltholr little inyen-
met in the %stronts could not weigl, less than
200 pounds. Key rings. match boxes. button
hooks. tobacco boxes, cigar cutters. metal
cigar cases, SCISSORS, STAMP hoxes. ars only n
shown in tho illustration: and however we'll II
man may he eIuipped with pocket articles; ho
cannot consider himself absolutely complete
witnout fhasc.
EVERY responsible denlor," says the cutler,
us very particular about the quality of steel
in the knives he sells. His reputation depends
upon that. 4 good pocket knife should last u
lifetime. with proper care, But how few gem
tlcmen take any care at all Of their knives! 4
good kDiro should he oiled and cleaned FREE
n%uently. and the dirt should he cleaned out of
The cutters nil believe In the encouragement
HUNTING he usually makes an arsenal OF him:
sell. and carries along enough kniyes and
good hunting knife i considered Of the
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lInppny Conpr0nIseI.

f"h Ne N''rOf Ii'' Pes.
The young .mountaincer nfter counting the
u broa"h. 81 promise suit WAS threatened. 1t
scared him and lie sought n comprnmis-.
About now much: - he asked, after II short
conference with the girl and her family.
Make T. So" reported the girl. and we'll
G,cTlili,kinss" he exclaimed. that costs
""Mrhhe it docs" she said, but my %feelin's
have got to he paid Ter
".iil give yn,l seven he said Mt n venture. .
Then another family conference Was held.
IN. split the difference aud call it SlO.1O.'
THAT'S purity hard on n fellor." he. protest
cd. - hut 81 you'll take, 81 now anl give me
al the FIST Of tho month to lit The balance.
Another conference was held and lie paid in
hi. and went away rejoicing. This WAS on
the 18th OF the month. md on the 2St!, he
came around 70 soc tho girl and Ii" was not
III Say. Mltiliy," he said hum,ly. I've got
to lift that s5.5o day after Tomorrow. amt +"
pon,l! hc Git,iu' down his gun.
That's what | suspicionrl. Mntlliv." lie
said; nieaaingly;, and I'VE rrm. arnund e
s sII ,.'a Mi Fl y y"nl' l S'vS' mo soc 'n nH ns M," an % : h al |
now!,ore, in reach. an ain't likely to, nuIher."
aud ho looked IN f~urtiNely at the old mans
why rnn't yom. MatildyY" io "oaxel.
"'tazc jim. I've got ter hey some moneytn
tell you what III Do YHH she tssamS kind:
an give you hack half ny It kin git 2 dress
fer TS Ss s ;srI hey icy fry cents Ter the tiSiR's;" had
Kissed him. and Il. sSiicia'"" took place
within . week.
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V1.~- 10
SWEDISH. nun rifJe NNIfE.

the handle shuts down into tho blade. The
n%y.open knife is MISC popular with hunters.
because whom spring Is touched tho blade
flies open. The theory is that tho hunter Is
struggling desperately will, his prey with one
hand and has. only tho other ut liberty to
operate his knife with.
Occasionally u new article OF cutlery comes
TO remind us that we have heretofore been
living in n state OF sRvaEery. The English
OF II bread server" with. which the slices OF
bread are to TIC taken UP from, the plate. The
would be really and truly English it must find
q place on our tables Mt once. It Is suggestive.
this little instrument. Ot something. that Is
still. lacking. Tho server lifts tho slice from
the brend plate for W. but we have not yet
any rational and wholly. %civi!izel method Of
it with the hand partakes of sayagery: the use
Of the fork for this purpose Is not perinissible
In polite society. and the knife Is out OF the
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designed instrument. How many an excellent
pie has been cut with a humble Jack knife!
But fashion. disdainin. to notice the Jack
knife. does not any longer permit tho use OF
even the ordinary table knife for this purpose.
1t is nonsense to say that the pie itself has
gone out OF fashion: good pics can never 90
out OF fashion while the American eagle
screams: and h>re is the knife that custom
DEGREES the pie shall be fairly divided with.
The dainty and clearly handling Of aspara-
gus has always beon u great social problem.
Wo are still loft in doubt rs to the best method
of conveying this vegetable to the mouth with
out Soiling. our neighbors in the next block:
but the lady OF tho house is greatly aided in
her part Of the performance by asparagus
tongs.'' with which the long stalks are to be
lif,cd from the dish. The asparagus Tong is Il
miniature, dredsing, machine; With one min
spring. the other is slowly and carefully in:
sorted among tho stalks. When It has reached
a proper depth snap" goes the spring, the
tran closes. and IN comes the loud.
There is n suggestion OF touGhnesS. in the
large number Of saws that have recently come
into nsr on the table. The saw-ham-kniie.
with n blade on one side and n saw on the
other. has not yet made its way in from the
kitchen. Int the "snw-cake-knifc" is n dainty
hit OF table furniture. 1t is OF silver. OF course.
and artisticully decorated. So is the saw-edge
lemon knife which is now in common use. tho
old fashioned sharp edge having been found
utterly Inadequate to the purpose OF cutting
lemons as soon as the cutters introduced the
novelty. The cheese scoop .omos in ut lenst
fftv STYLES and si2es. but the cheese knife,
with its scrratcd end. Is alone in its glory.
Even in oyster knives tlIore arc distinct
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ms frop vicux. homm's pas FORMS.
II. sOut rigOlns RI bats CONNIE
DE tennis serius ms, plnplupLx.

Gani MS trop vicux. homm's pas FORMS.
H.. cont rIg0lnS ri bets conme
u. Jcnn's seriIs me-, "lHrluntS:
and they with difficulty make up their minds
whether to IL" %rortont with the physiology or
to laugh at tn" guurhcrin.
In places like the Casino dc Paris. the jar
din de Paris. and the Moulin Rouge the public
dances. which late in, tho evening follow the
-taGe performances. have de2cnerated into
simply. another spectacle. for in. modern
Iaii-. where even Irresponsible youth follows
the fin lie i rel" tendency to observe rather
than to do. the unrestrainpd capcrs Of cocottes
ard students. shop Girls and Young clerks.
which formed the attraction ut tho old Jardin
Mabille. t:n now rrmcmbrances OF the past.
EXCEPT a the Butler. over IN the Latin quar-
ter. which romans til" students ground.
Nothing sponfareous need he looked for north
OF tho Seine. where, the public dance is kept
w by professionals. who ningle with tho
crowd and appear to be ot it.. Now and then n
unique artist. like La MGlinite. who really
seems to love her work. apr ears and spins
around the room alone in graceful and %fantas-
tic steps. hut tho stock in trade ot the cftI-
b',iicrs rhnrsy,nphq"rs isthe lifting Of the skirt.
ton in all these resorts. There are places.
like the Concert Parisien in winter and the
HorlcGe in summer. where scarcely anything
is given hut u succession OF soHgs and mono
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A bread conveyer" Is a deeply
felt want. Tho cutters say that they hesitate
to introduce the. bread server into Chicago.
for fear the natives may mistake 1t for an
oyster fork.
There are between 800 and 400 different
styles OF carving sets to choose from. each
The old-fnshioned idea that we may use the
same carvers for breakfast that we used tor
Yesterdays dinner is entirely exploded. The
handles. has a sort OF Good morning: have
you used Jones's soap" mir. 1t Is smaller. Of
course. than the dinner carvers. and the fork
has no guard to keen the knife from slipping.
and cutting the ~carver's hand.
When we begin, to look, Mt table, cutlery.
move OF hand or mouth there is some specially
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lect-German. negro. Irish. In the privacy Of
French families. girls and boys arc taught to
do clever character sketches. very much US
children Will, us are taught to speak pieces"
And at social gatherings You will have gentle
men who can stand up and do their little
turns Of imporsonatiom in conversational
prose. without makeup. without costume.
and without music. md do it rs readily rs a
girl will step to the piano to perform II piece
Of music.
In the caft-concert all types OF Paris life
come out in monologues-the old woman who
sits knitting and who remembers the fnllies OF
her youth in lettering prose. the tough young
man with. pretensions TO politics. who
harAngucs the audience in his own inimitable
slang. and with burlcsHuc appeals to patriot
ism. communism. and the brotherhood Of
man: while the emAncir atrd modern girl of
the period complains that her mother does not
give her thai liberty she knows i ACCORDED to
tho audien 20 that she will change all this. rs
far rs sh. is concerned. immediately after she
is married.
This nouns the a~ustere Parisian critic.
"is the theatre 81 the future. This is the final
word 81 our public diversion. and marks the
apogee of our civilization"
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WHAT IS WHAT IN CUTLERY.
TWENTY THOUSAND POCKET KyIvEs
NOME mo CUTTERS KEEP.

styles Rarely Rem I'm In Favor Longer
Than Two Yenrs-Gentiem-a Now Garry
Only TSvo-bisded Notwithstanding Use.
fni for Onc-armed Men ut Hianer.
Many curious and useful things are to be
learned In q visit OF inquiry to any large
cutlery establishment in this city. We know.
in general, very little about cutlery unless we
happen to- lie Interested In tho business: and
somo OF the big cutters can. when they feel in
the humor. tell some surprising things. The
way the country boy Is dissatisfied with his
new knife while he soes 1t in the store sur.
rounded by dozens OF other shining knives.
and how much better 1t looks when he has 1t
at home all by itself. is a familiar old story.
But suppose the country boy had to select his
knife from an assortment of 10000 knives 2
That is tho number OF pocket knives that some
Of the large cutters in this city keep In stock.
Cutlery Ia composed OF knives and forks.
scissors. and such little trinkets. some reader
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His Life strangely Saved.

TH''TT'VT" H"""'
PITTSBURGH. Sept. 1.-THE sturdy toas 0i
John DarosSi saved him from a horrible death
yesterday. Hs with other .w,orI;inen we're re-
Iiairing the wnst Tenn hni!road bridge Gys,
train approached and all tho men but Daro,ki
fled, Ile didn't seethe danger, and was strucl;
head foremost down through. tho bridge.
He did not. however. drop to the rocky river
bottom so feet below. as his companions ex-
pected. Ills toes were caught between two
lies in the bridge. and there le hung, head
downward while the slowly moving work train
passed over him. II was u horrible situation.
death. Darosk's companions ran, upon the
bridge, threw q looped roDs around his body.
and pulled him up. The man was unconscious
but alive. and the doctors could 1pd no broken
bones "a will recover. -
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styics. and some OF them change frequently.
when oysters are for any reason to he Opened
ri the table dainty knife with II hone handle
and II guard is used. For Kitchen use. the Bos-
ton and the New OK oyster knives diner mt
trrial!y in shape.
IN rlHors there have recently been many
whether The changes have heen improvements.
Ev"rr man who has u good razoris ready TO
make affidavit that that j. the test style
Of n2or made. Nearly every prominent cutler
has Il particular rn2or Of his own make. which
he. naturally rtrommends above all others.
The sting. Of this cutlery story lies in its end.
like II EIsp'S. Cutlery comes here from all
over The world. Tho best cutlery Is i'm por,ed.'
50 say the cutters.
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ooYs have their own affairs to think about. A
thousand interests clamor for attention in
hurried modern life. People refuse to occupy
themselves throughout five acts with tho sor-
row Of hypothetical hcroines. not because
their minds are more empty than formerly.
but for q reason exactly the. reverse. The
Datrons OF the cafe-spectaclo want action
and tho joy Of life put before them merely as
N accompaniment to their own meditations
and their own conversations
In nearly all Paris music halls the Stage
dance has o place. Grotesuue acts between
clowns and negroes-real or imitation Afri-
Sans-are In grent favor, while, ncrobatic Der:
strength and precision. are, often introduced.
constitute the most important element OF tho.
evenings programme
On both sides OF the footlights the negro Is
unique IN Paris. He enjoys his work on the va
eisty stage. and he makes n most comic actor:
Often he is associhted with a clown. musical
Or otherwise: The CLOWN viii! propose to, do
an act from William Toll. and furnishes him
self with q. shotgun and a large red appl0
which he will shoot from the darkey's head. /
have seen Infinitely worse business from actors
Of repute than the comic fear tempered with
hunger displayed in such. an act by an on
tESpely black and we'll built buck negro from
IlglsrS, who had an engagement at the Casino
do Paris last spring. The act was in silent
DSntomime. but the Parlsinn audience fairly
Yelled % the black would take .surrsptitiou|
lite after bite at the devoted apple. while max
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trsmely wen-and npnrt from the minute at.
tentiou which those performers give to all
stage busine3s. mono of these acts are very
now OF. funny. Indeed. they are relies from
tho old Christmas p~antomimcs. ut one time
thought only mt for children. but now bur-
nishcd IN forth delectntion Of the most cynic-
nj and Knowing population of any city of the
world. The mere fact that they survive proves
there Is something in them. Tho clown with
his iniuman pallid face Is not n man. hut an
abstraction: no stands for TINT side OF nature
which lives and enjoys without reflection aud
without Information. 10 have him with us at all
in these last days is always something gained.
Among the stage dances there is everything.
from the English "Sunbeams''' to burles1ue
character dances. mud serious u not excellent
REVEALS of the early French ballet. In the old
Mortacnes Russes, u barracks which had a
temporary existence OH the. boulevard Ges
Capucines during some building operations.
there was always Eiven \ little ballet toward
the end OF the evening. Once. at least. n. very
crsditablo court ballet. OF the tino NJ Louis
NV. was produced. and the stifl and formal
Eraces OF that ~cerenlonious period rontrasted
curiouslv enough with the general informality
OF the Montagnes Rnsses.
Tho burles1ue character dance. with dia-
!.oGuo and song. il done by three or four rer-
formers. who illustrate, according to their
lights. PROVINCIAL French and other types.
giving preference. to the people OF southern
France. with their weakness for hoasting.
10 tho Basuues. with. their long knives and
hearty manners, aud tho Spanish. with ludi-