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The morning times., 1896-10-18
INVITED TO THE CELLAR.
Flat-Seeking Woman's Experience
With an Affabl.- French Janitor.
Chicago Chronicle.

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The little woman had been out nearly all
day looking for an apartment fiat at price
/ commensurate to her purse. But somehow
all Landlords, through their faithful janitors,
held tenaciously To the rent figures formu-
lated, and neitherentreatiesno nor cajoIements
could bulge them an inch.
These are our prices,'' they would in
variabiy remark; We ave nothing lower"
Along in the latter part OF the Afternoon
she came to q modeTD-b built aprtment on
Belden avenue TheloCality was irreproach-
able. the structure itself imposing, airy and
light.
A little Frenchman, loquacioUs and affa-
bic, announced himself as the fanitor In
charge. 1t was quite seif-evilent that he
had seen service in that capacity before
/ perhaps he had once been concierge in La
Belle France. "Ze apartments are vairy
fine and So cheep,' he remarked. "Zey
! please all re peop' zat Zey See
They first Looked over suite on the
ground floor, but the lady was afraid of
burglars, and the first floor, consequently,
would not do. They ascended to the sec
ond Ii was. indeed, choice apartment,
but she did not care Co pay so high rental
Did he have anything lower? Yes; he
thought he had exactly what madam
wanted on the third floOr-a jewel. quOi
But when the price was mentioned this
little jewel OF suite WAS too high
II link on ze fif' floor re price viii be sat
| isfac', sail the little Frencbman. Madam
asks for ze loves apartment She shall
have it--dn' re view aussi, il is Superbe''
When madam saw the apartment II would
not do at all; it was too high up
But madam asked for Ze loves" re-
marked the urbane janitOr. now getting
very much out OF patience
And You give me the top answered the
little lady IF you have nothing lower
than this 1 Will look elsewhere"
Then it was that the little Frenchman
bad bisreyenge. Madam" he said. with
profusion of smiles, "Zere Is still one lower
apartment. Will madam please look at ze
cellaire? zink Eat Will please madam. for
| zat is what she wants"
And the little lady leftin high dudgeun.
The morning times., 1896-10-18


few lines were used that had been pub
lished in the others book some years be-
fore. Through roundabout way the uu-
conscious plagiarist heard that he had used
lines that had been published, and he
hastened to the original author protesting
his innocence, and hoping that he had not
offended. He claimed that he must have
read those lines when they originally came
out years before, and they had SO i'm
pressed him that he wrote them in his book
believing them to be his own thought.
The original writer of the lines laughed
the matter off, and humorously said:
Pray, don't bother, my dear Mr.. -.
To tell you the truth about those lines, it,
so long ago since l wrote them that I've
quite forgotten whom stole them FROM
Harper's Round Table.
The morning times., 1896-10-18

L Is generally accepted that for prac-
tlcal worth, an up-to-date dictionary
must conform to certain requirements,
among which may be cited accurate
and concise definitions, spelling in ac-
cordance with the best general usage,
pronunciation denotements that may Dt~
ascertained at a glance and it must en-
brace all English words in common use. A
happy union of all these qualifications
Is found in the modern Webster, a handy
dictionary recently complied by Laird &
Lee. 1t is small enough to handle con-
venicntly, large enough To contain all that
a reference book OF its character should
Another valuable volume published uni
fornly with this one is Lees Home and
business Instructor. Even n rapid eX-
animation of this handsome little volume
is sufficient To demonstrate its novelty and
its usefulness. The very fact that each
of the ten departments included within
these 400 pages is the work of an Amcri
can specialist in that particular line, gives
the book value that no reprint or eX
tract can possess. Here penmanship, book
keeping, letter writing, banking, law,
Social forms, etc, are taught, by pen
and picture, with directness and accuracy
found only in works carefully planned from
the start and conscientiously executed all
through.
The morning times., 1896-10-18
OF a RECENT ART.
Hints for BibliophlleS Who Extra.
Illustrate Books.
From HaTDer's Rouud Table.

FROM HdTI1er'S iOUUd IuDie.
Every one knows how much more interest
ing Is an illustrated book than one without
pictures. What a satisfaction it would be to
US If we could illustrate our favortc books
ourselves? What pleasure we would take
in it! This is entirely possible. 1t is a
comparatively easy matter to Illustrate a
book, or, in the case OF book that already
contains pictures, to extent and increase the
illustrations by means of old prints, en-
cravings and pictures gathered from various
sources and bound in with the leaves of the
book. This is called extra illustrating"
and has long been favorite amusement of
collectors.
Books of travel, or stories of hunting,
fishing, etc, may be beautifully Illus
trated by photographs Unmounted prints
are to be desired, although 1t is possible
to take prints off mounts by u liberal
soaking in warm water The soft-finished
photographs, such as bromide and platinum
prints, are vastly better than the shiny
albumen prints.
Photographs should be mounted in the
same way as other prints, except that no
openings are to be made in the N ountS.- The
prints shuuld be placed on fiat and pressed
until dry. Albumen prints have j tendency
to curl up, and it will require pretty stiff
paper to keep them flat. This is one of the
reasons why platinum or bromide prints
are SO much better. When albumen prints
are used they must be mounted wet, and
should afterward be FURNISHED, which can
be done by any professional photographer
An amateur photographer can have the fun
in many cases of making the pictures him
self for the book he wants 10 cxtra-illus-
tratc, and the finished work will have an
added interest and value to him.
The use OF photographs. especially if many
are included, will greatly increase the
thickness OF book. and it will generally be
found advisable to have the binder makcit
into two volumes of equal size.
The morning times., 1896-10-18
BOOKS AND THEIR MAKERS
Press Productions Worthy OF
Comment.
Mr.. GUNTER is OUT AGAIN
That Very Versatile Gentle
man Turns Out a Bagdad
Story-Novels Galore.

(YP,' the talented Fruclwoman
tl5 whose works are as familiar 10
-AlnoiIciIls 10 ncr CUu.p;itIlo'h
Has recently given evidence nf as
siduuUS labor. one OF the DcSt, or,
i,t Iy,..,t, mos original ami dNeriinE, re-
sultanJs Is her book, Those Good Nor
mans" from The press of kand, McNaiiy
N Co. She has ventured lnlu draiha,lc
forms in this story he Characters leH
their own tale in continuous dialogue. This
form is not often adopted for ii is diff
cult To handle ii successfully, nut When
skiIlfully treated the reading Is refresh
ing and presents possibilities Tor exceptional
effects. "Gyp" is too clever woman
not 10 have measured her powers before
alteni pting this excursion into a new field,
and lor those who know her 1t goes
without saying she is happy i'll the new
st yle She has displayed anew her wit,
which is more accurately and sensitively
Mgnlned 10y her own french WORD, ''es-
pitt her faculty OF making an accurate
perspective of characters and character
relation as we'll as OF places and objects.
In a delicate, satircal vein She tells OF
how a family OF vulgar parvenus bought
u house in Normandy and proceeded TO
storm the social battlen.ents UI The Leigh
barhood.
Tie moral of the story is sevidentto Amer
lean readers, though the players are French
The case in point is snUtindiGenous To France
alone: with the changing Of the proper names
from French 10 American, and the transfer
OF tiic locale from Paris and Normandy TO
any of our cities, and a fashionable water
ing place, the hunur and truth OF the satire
would DE- quite as apparent
Another of her stories recently published
and not less Interesting is from tie press
of F Tennysun Nceley. II is called "EiJOu's
CourtSlip," and is translated from Gyp's
French by Katherine Berry di Zereea, and
the original drawings by :. b. Aspell are
reproduced. "BiJou'S Courts hip" is
vivaciouS story, full of nimblcness Of style
ana INA glnaUIve sponUaneiUy- 1t Is written
almost entirely in the words of the char
acicrS introduced, but it i S not in dialogue
form Us ''TGosc Good Normans." ltisquite
needless TO say that Bijou's courtship ter
minated happily and properly in marriage.
The character distinctions are made with
amazing clcarneSs and the interest is sus-
tanned with ingenuity suggestive Of clever
French woman.
The morning times., 1896-10-18
The scrlbncrs are giving exquisite form

HE Scribners are giving exquisite form
to the late Mr.. H. c. Burners works.
Before his recent death this writer
had long enjoyed the attention and
affection OF IA large circle Of ad-
miring readers. Unfortunately, the
larger measure of his fame is postum
nous. The attention now being paid
the Bunner books amounts almost to a
fad. The last volume Of writings is d
collection Of short stories hithcrto pub
lished in various periodicals. There are
seven III all, the first aud, possibly, Che
best. OF W hich gives its name To the new
book, Love in Old Clothes" In these
stories is found the charming union of
delicate sentiment aud huTnor which is
not surpassed by any writer of this form
OF literature. Their publication in the
present volume brings into permanent form
some OF the best things he ever wrote.
The repetition of the titles, Love in Old
Clothes, A Letter and q Paragraph, As
One Having Authority, Crazy Wifes Ship,
French for a Fortnight, The Red
SILK Handkerchief, and Our Aromatic
Uncle, at once recall MANY favorites and
suggests the humur ami sentiment he 50
happily blends. The book is moreover
an admirable example OF the publishers
art There are twelve fullpage Illus
trations by \. Castaigne, Orson Lowell,
and W. 7. Smedley.
The morning times., 1896-10-18
Afraid He Would BE Ruined.

When Spcnser had finished his famous
,oem. THE Fairy Queen" he carried it To
the Earl of Southampton, the great patron
of the poets of that day. The manuscript
being sent up to the earl. he read Few
pages. and the n ordered his servant TO give
the writer eco. Reading on, he cried In a
rapture Garry that man another t2O-"
Proceeding further, he exclaimed. Give
him EGO more" But ut length he lost all
patience and said, Go turn that fellow out
OF the house, for il read further shall be
ruined Chicago Chronicle.
The morning times., 1896-10-18

permission first OF all to take a sweet
revenge by reading n poem Which he had
sent 10 tile selfsame editor 4 year previous,
and Which he had reiec; ed. The poem in
question is the one printed in his little
volume as when Malindy Sings" We
may add That If the said editor was slow
to appreciate the beauty of Mr.. Dupbar's
poem at that time, he has since made
amends by printing sCme verses Of his in
his magazine
The morning times., 1896-10-18

- y THE addition Of Mist on the Moors"
n To their catalogue, Il. +. Fenno X Co.
0 nave made distinct qualitative
advancement. 1t is wholesome, as
we'll as diverting, and bears cvi-
dcuces OF literary skill 10 Il finished
degree. The story is By Joseph Hooking, a
reverend believe, who i 5 also know II as
the author of An Men Are Liars and
Il good novel with the rather more opti-
miStIc title, The Story ot Andrew Fair
fax" Mr.. Hooking is an Englishman, and
his story is EnElis in locale ANA personnel
The scenes are laiiin North Cornwall, partly
on the Altarnum Moors, and we are intro
duccd to four or five characters, typical
of Il people who pass their lives far iTom
the Noise and hustle Of city life, and who
Seem truer and sturdier for their intimate
communion with nature. The story is
adventurous in part, and the attention
is skillfully centered ON the main theme
aud the people associated with it. There
is not 4 single line that one can take
exception TO in this wholesome romance.
The reader who finds pleasure in works
Of fiction in which there is not the faintest
suspicion of pessimiSm, but on the con-
trary an abiding faith in the goodness Of
man and his ability TO work out his
salvation in the old-fashioncd God-fear-
ing way, will give warm welcome TO this
book.
The morning times., 1896-10-18
His Useless Legs.

.'Look at that old Centipede. whith his
hundred legs-hOw proud he isr' said the
Beetle.
"Yes; and how absurdly So" returned
the Katydid. with all hundred OF 'em
he couldn'tride o blcycle"'-Harper's Round
Table.
The morning times., 1896-10-18

ready number Of water co!ors for the
coming exhibition to be given by the
ater Color Club. Some studies made at
Cape May are engaging her attention at
present.
The morning times., 1896-10-18

The National Gallery of ireland has
just purchased a small, but Interesting
picture by Andrea Mantegna. 10 repre-
sents Judith disposing of Hoiofernes' head
after his death, and is said To be Of great
beauty, especially in the painting or the
draperies.
Inc preliminary sketch for it is owned
by the Louvre. 1t is painted in Camaycn,
and Gust The Dublin Gallery $4,000.
The morning times., 1896-10-18

Miss Grace Atwater has returned from
Gloucester, where she made IA number
OF wafer-color sketches, witch will be
seen at the coming exhibition.
The morning times., 1896-10-18
Art Notes.

Art students, as rule, are very restless
struggling creatures, always bent on 'hc
uuattaiuable. ordinary results arc never
satisfactory.
The prossiic rutone required TOT ,hr
solid foundation OF Il course III art, Is liie
bane of "a teguucr's existence.
Apropos OF tbs diSCOntenl, on tie @VHils
of the distribution of prizes among the
students OF the National Art Training
School, at South kensinston, London, Fdr'
Luke Fildes, r. A, delivered mostt@hnehI
bit OF advice.
lie insisted that those who Were 'ak'pS
up the career of art must expect heart
aches and iISappCIntments, Tor there are
few. indeed. who can surmount them and
reach the. pinnacle for which all aim.
Discomfort is the inevitable product OF
an over-chart.cd ambition. Faithful true
and honest effort " Ill bring abput The best
results and produce the creates. happiness
He considered that national individual
ity in art shoIid be tostered, and thorough
ly condemned the practice OF young Eng
lIsh students rushing off 10 study IN faris
and other foreign centers of art, much
To the destruction Jf their native individ-
uality.
The same may be said of students In
this country, Who make II a point to desert
tile American studio as soon as their WlngS
nav. shed the pinfcathcrs- Let Amcri-
can artists have a sehoI! Of their oW y. Il nj
not depend on the foreign stamp to make
the rank of their ability.
The morning times., 1896-10-18
Forget His Plagiarism.

There is Il story told or two wellkno wa
authors, both olive today, that has good
deal OF humor to it. 1t seems that one of
them had published book In which .
The morning times., 1896-10-18

~ no doesn't love n sea story? The
freedom Of the ocean. the sense Of
loneliness that attracts closer those
near each other, the music of the
tapping waves and roaring bllows,
the IN ystery of its vastneSS. the ma jcSty of
its desolation, are aspects of life on the
sea which endear it with irresistible ro-
nance Amelia E. Barr, has, heretofore,
devoted her pen to nautical novels with
happy results, and her admirers viii gladly
learn that in her latest story,'A Knight OF
the Nets she has again weighed anchor
and drifted out from Ia nd. 1t is a story
of the North Sea, admirably conceived and
developed dramatically. Mrs Barr has
two sets of admirers. The one VINO read
everything that bears the trade mark of
her pen, the other who know her only as
the author of"The Bow OF Orange Ribbon"
1t is probable that the new story viii
Great" new set who viii remember her
admiringly as the author of "The Mist on
the Mours." for it viii stand out distinctly
in minds Of those who readit Mrs Barr s
style is her own. Without displa wing the
cheapncss which the trap of epigrams US
ually discloses, she rounds her sentences
and periods with nicely and many of her
shrcwd. pithy sayings are well worth
emembering. "A Knight of the Metz is
published by Dodd, Mead Co.
The morning times., 1896-10-18

A large landscape by Gainsborough which,
in 1872, brought only 81 700, was recently
sold in London for $1,000. The picture
The morning times., 1896-10-18

represented wood, rustic bridge, some
sheep and peasants.
The morning times., 1896-10-18

parls has new scheme for the educa-
tion of the public taste by series OF
posters that are To be posted up On the
bill board and vacant wall spaces about
tie City.
1t is said that Puvis de Chavannes is so
much interested in the scheme that he
personally supplemented tue posting OF
tie first Autographs of his Childhood OF
st. Genevieve." the poster that is 70 lead
the way in the reform.
Four other pictures by this artist VIII
be posted in turn. TGey VIII be followed
by copies from a picture by FRA ABgeic1
and from the Alterations OF the Maei,'
by BenoZzc Gozzoli.
The morning times., 1896-10-18

A TEXT book of more than pupils in
4 terest is Lucy Tappan's Topical
Notes on American Authors" 1t is
adopted with particular reference
to class study, but all students in
American literature viii find the outlined
plan helpful and the process Interesting
The notes were gathered for the uses OF
The authors classes. and were the outgrowth
OF several years teaching in the department
of literature. According to Miss Tappan,
her aim IN their preparation. was to create
an interest in the personality of the authors
as revealed in characteristic utterances ard
In their lives. in order to heighten the enjoy
inent of individual writings. The general
plan of treatment is as follows: Short Sc
lectlons from authors works. list of refer
ence books and maeizines. topical outline
of life, appellations, notes on writings, and
miscellaneous notes. 1t is published by
Silver, Burdett & Co., of Boston.
The morning times., 1896-10-18

n LID COUNTRY IDYLLS'' are ten
Ell graceful sketches of sometimes sweet
~ ness. sometimes strength, written
by John Stafford, aud published by
Dodd, Mead * Co. Not any of these
short stories, which are fragrant with
the pastoral sentiment and ancient SIM
plicity of the title, surpass in construc-
ton or word ellshmeut the first,
which is Doris and l." The writer, as
suming to be the ceutral figure of his
little tale, relates his story with naive
and tender style, which at times contracts
into absorbing firmness. Connie, - san
dro' and Elsie are each deserving OF
distinction, though +Cnder Greenwood
Tree" and The Squirc's Amanucnsis''
rise up with tl'eir individual charms and
put distinction to flight. for they are all
passing excellent and deserving OF a read
er's hour at any time.
The morning times., 1896-10-18

An amusing anecdote concerning Ii Hung
Chang which is not out OF the way as an
art note, is the following from the London
Daily News:
1t was Miss Ethel Mor,lock, to whom Ii
Hung Chang sat Tor his portrait, the lady
who, at the age of sixteen, had her por-
trait OF the late Lord Shethfooke hung
upon the line at Burlington House.
a writer in the Gentlewoman has inter
viewed her OH the subject OF the new
portrait
Grand Secretary Ii at the Hatfield garden
party. The portrait, it is said, gives 10
Ii Hung Chang "a delightful, quizzical,
dryly humorous expression, which is
quite in keeping with the Idea formed OF
nm from The accounts Of his doings and
sayings by persons who have never seen
his face.
Miss Mortlock says ''he has the wit, the
humor and statesm ankle qualities uf u
Gladstone"
The vlueroy is represented in the portrait
sitting, and wearing his yellow jacket,
peucuck's feathers, and a crimson plush
robe lined with blue. The background is
purple. Ii Hung Chang was frankly told
by Miss Mortlock that it was not polite in
this country to inquire the age of your
frineds
IN China" he replied, lit is compli-
mnetary, and there, too, age is more
honorable than youth. 1t also shows
courteous interest to ask what your in
come is.''
II like tire ladies Of England" said Ii
to Miss Mortlock,' because they do not
put dirt ON their faces"
OF his studio ma nncrs she says: Nothing
escapes him; he talks the whole time, and
will have an explanation OF everything.
Or entering the studio he places himself
entirely under orders. He Will not move
till he has formally received permission
On his arrival he presented the artist
with Il magnificent bouquet of purple and
white China astcrs tied with yellow rib
bcns, a great roll of silk, and Chinese
artists palette-a white jade saucer stand
ing on carved ebony stand.
Reproductions from the masterpiece OF
the FAMOUS Heritage collection of st.
Petersburg have been Completed by the
Berlin Photographic Company. The photo
gravures are fourteen by nineteen inches
in size, and include ten after Vandyck,
nine aIter Murillo, five after Raphael, uine
after Rubens, and twenty-threc after Rem
brandt.
LUcas Cranoch, Paul Potter, Lancrct, Jan
| Stein. Watteau, Leonardo da Vinci, and the
! two Ruysdaels are represented by two
, examples each.
There are three examples of Titan.
while Terburg, Velasquez, Botticelli, Franz
! Halls, Peter dc Hoogh, Ambrosus Holbein,
Bernardo Luni, Gabriel Metsu, aud Rbera
are represented by single plates.
All the paintings selected arc master
pieces famous Throughout the land. The
elaborate scale of reproduction may be
, imagined when one learns that the price of
the set is $500. The Hermitage collection
was founded by tile Empress Catherine in
1T65. 1t derives its name from the place
in which 1t was originally housed, small
pavilion attached to the Winter Palace,
which the empress used as private re-
, treat, and cliristencd her hermitage. in
later years tins collection has been added
/ to tue Russian imperial collection.
The morning times., 1896-10-18

A sketch class, which meets every Fri
day afternoon at s O'Clock, has been or
ganized at the Corco-an.
Everybody in the school. including the
night life class, is entitled to Join. The
models will be selected from the members
Of the class by turn. and the criticisms
made by Prof. Andrews.
The morning times., 1896-10-18

Mrs. E. F. Andrews is very busy getting
The morning times., 1896-10-18

A r ARCHIBALD CLAvERING GUN
NJ TER. who discounts distance IN the
geography of his novels-taking
the hero of one from New York,
anurhtr frnrn Texas nnnthnr fraEm
The morning times., 1896-11-08
GAME WAS A TIE.
West Point Cadets and WesIeyans
Score Twelve Points Each.

West Point, n. Y, Nov. THE admirers
OF football got their moneys worth here
this afternoon i'll game between the
cadets and the Wesleyan College teams
Tile contest was hard and rough battle
several men on both sides being badly III
jured.
guard, as he is laid up with disiocated
shoulder, received i'll the game with Yale.
Saturday, and Scales, at tackle, was so
badly injured this afternoon that Waldron
WAS substituted.
West Point won the toss-up and in less
than one minute Connor ran to a touch
down, but failed at goal, scoring only four
points. After the next lineup he ball was
confined to Wesleyan's territory, until
Romeyn, by successive rushcs, scored an
other touchdown for the Cadets, but Con-
nor again failed al goal.
In the next lineup Wing, Wesleyan back.
rushed through the center and ran to
touchdown, covering over fort five yards,
and, succeeding at goal, scored six points for
wesleyan. Shortly after the men lined up
Wing again made a clever center rush and
ran sixty yards, making a touchdown and
goal, scoring six more points.
In the second half neither side scored
until near the close of the game, when
Waldron, who was substituted for Nesbitt
rushed over the line and made touch
down, but Connor again failed at goal
Total score-West Point, 12; Wesleyan,
/ 2. uchdowns-Connor, Romeyn. Wal.
dorf; Wesleyan, Wing, 2.