The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-16

Cab hire, tips, guides and, in fact, every
necessary item of expense will be borne
10y the company.
Tho company even provides admission
To the exposition and the Louvre and 9TH
er galleries. If tho scheme isn't thor
oughly American and up-to-date then
there are but few such enterprises that
can be so considered. II certainly offers
an attractive inducement to persons Of
moderate means who remember that the
worlds fair is history ana took place
four years ago while the coming record
breaking monster show Of Paris is only
tnroC years hence.
In substance, the plan is one of insur-
ancc or assurance of the benefits of Eu-
ropcan travel under favorable auspices at
a low cost ana at a time when Par-ee
viii be the terminal for much of the
worlds travel
Thursday is to be field day for sever
al well known charities in this city. Tho
florists do not propose to be outdone in
having an interest in the new home for
the friendlcss and are to give a chrys-
anthomum show for its benefit beginning
Thursday and continuing until Saturday
night There is probably no class of busl-
ness people who are more persistently be-
Sioged for assistance in charitable work
IMAM the florists. The churches and So
cictios of all sorts expect them to have
"a perambulating stock of costly dccora-
tons to he engaged in demand for all
manner of entertainments without money
and without price. 1t is really very kind
indeed of these generous friends to take
the trouble to give this exhibition freely
for the benefit of the Home for the
Friendless and it is to be hoped that
everybody will patronize it and thus
show their appreciation. The show will
be held in the board of trade building
and will open Thursday.
Doesn't this maze you hungry? The
annual dinner and supper will be served
Thursday of this week at the Young
| Nomen's Christian association rooms
and will surpass anything in that line
yet given by this organization which is
saying a great deal Read the menu:
Dinner-Soup, roast beef turkey. celery,
| potatoes. squash, cabbage, cranberry
sauce, plum pudding, ice cream, cake
! coffee, tea.
Sppper-Cold roast beef, croamcd horse
| radish, chicken salad, potatoes, fruit, ice
| cream, coffee. tea.
His Grace Of Osmonde" was published
| last week by the Scribnors. Those who
| did not like the companion novel "A
| Lady of Quality" will assurcdly not like
| this book, however much they may have
| admired the other works from the pen of
| its gifted author, Mrs. Burnett. Barring
a lack of slovcnlincss in composition
| ana more clcvcrncss in the way of Il plot
| the book might have been written by
| Ouida or Bertha NJ. Clay. AS far as
| the supernatural qualities of the hero are
| concerned, together with the illimitable
| amount Of gush connected with his per-
| sOnal appearance and tnat of his illus
| triOuS family, the entire story in "a
! nf is I'm
! companion book. ClCrinda's wild up-bring-
| ing is brought in again and again, and
! the only new incidents that the reader
| had not heard are found in the chapter
| My Lord Marques PmngCs into the
| Thames" which is really a most Ic-
| markablo incident, and Notwithstanding
| the effort to make it appear delicate, is
| very much the reverse and the finale,
| where My Lord Duke discovers that his
| wife has killed John OXou, and in which
| he states that If she had not done it he
would have been glad to nave commit
| ed the murder himself. The language is,
| of course fine ana forcibc, the bits of
| description are lovely ana for the people
| who like that sort of thing the book is
one they will like.
| Raphael L. Levy, was yesterday adj
| mtted to practice at the Lackawanna
| county courts on motion of George ID.
| Taylor. his precoptor. Mr.. Levy is a
| graduate of Harvard Law school. ana
| made very excellent showing in his
| examination before the local board. He
| is bright ard aggressive young man.
with host of friends and we'll wishers in
| the city and county, and will undoubt-
| ly make his mark in his well-chosen pro-
| fcssion.
| This isn't the end Of Thursdays pleas
| ure. The AIcAll missionary society has
| arranged u delightful entertainment to
| take place in the Second Presbyterian
| church on that evening DR.. Loba, Il
| famous traveller and speaker, will give a
| lecture illustrated by magnificent views
| Of Paris and showing the beauty ana
| progress of the McAll work in France.
| The tickets are % cents.