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know ,bon r,.s mammals lovely old point lace
"It's very pretty he said in a meek So'' Vi
way ,
I'VE may as well call that right. saiu l.
think it's pretty myself. What more
" It's very becoming. -, . -,
"'Excellcnt said l. clapping my han"'' 80 =.
headr and then the bell rang Tnen Nv H.,
about my unlucky round football. ana S''" VIC
he supposed that ! had never seen gam, -.
was indignant. ! told him That IA" -,
at Harvard. two cousins at hae' "'" ,,,.,.
brothcr-in-law at Princeton. and what ulu"
know about football wasn't worth kno""e' w
l had been at every big game since was 49, -,
and had worn footballs of every college co'oi Nv
had even sccn-that I knew coors. 'u'' W.
again hostess came to the fore an" "' Wv
Egyptian Pyramids at us for topic
The Pyramids- said l. what Is theTc 10 say
about Them and then | told him how DicA am
Nancy decided go to the Holy Lana lo nd Will
we were discussing the best ways OF spssnni n,
honeymoons and how long they lastte Yea mad some
thing we hadn't heard sprung upon US, anu 80 c,n
agreed that We would put on Dou ~, ~ nntcc
very solemn and perhaps they woudiin Sorrotton
And when the other two topcs-iVe ioIso.oru,
them-were announced we just stopper hi an falk
ing lie told me great deal about law ,to
commit crimes and not BE- punlsIhG@n e eT' he was
going away might have known he wd n tho AZ
ference between lace and embroidery and told him
about the handsome dragoHan boy that 49," ,rn,r
Cairo lifting up after the Otncr-por INV
fellow he only fifteen. And In the H nS5' " Vis
ali the guests got up and crowded rouna MISS
Blank and we went. 100. and then, the nrst IninE
| knew they were presenting me with the priHe
this pin-and saying that Ncw-fork had c.II'tu o
The honors and the more ! protested the NOR
Mrs Blank and the Judge coocd over me ana me
Judge said that added modesty TO my nrllahcy,
and through the door could see Mr. Starr ana
Molly out in the hall in fits Of laughter ana every
time | signallod distress they went on IN new
paroxysms Of delight-and never fclt Sucn q
fraud in my life. And that wasn't all Tor me h.ht
Iav Al
president of the Literary tluo joined M, ,,i,
aVfully handsome-and asked me II were W lllne
IN write a paper for them the next week ana put
down my confession OF ignorance TO the SAM
thing-mv modestyr And when We drove down 10
give some orders in town the next day, ana was
sitting i'm the sleigh, an earnest looking woman
came up and introduced herself and said that she
was the secretary of the Current Events up, am
wouldn't | give them 'talk-shc had heard OF
my brilliant conversational powers-and J. mlgh,
choose nv own subject. for they had toIh ner
was equally AT home in everything Thank heaven
| came away the next morning before theY hau n
chance TO md me out-and never will put my
foot in New England again-not In the season LOT
converse tional parties, ..,,,,e
KATE WOODBRIDGE MICHAELIS
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placed H. and proved 1t TO him so ehectuay ,"a 20
when he went away he told me that II ne VIZ ri
make map he you'd h heGep my about Which much
was written during the Franco-Prussian Wr, were
nroS,,ccd from hich attitudes they could not be
looked upon trust worthy, ana WOMB az, syork-
considered as novelties more IMAM "dc"o"' WV"
have done my share Of battlefield ma rps, d mr.
culties There can he no doubt that me lrlo i
had the most trustworthy maps during tnG ,'io ~
make most of them ! like 10 refer 10 them now
usually received my orders for map towarn enei in
ing and many time after the best workman III
that line had gone | would hurry about and secure
four or five good wpodcuters ana these woHH ho ~.
wood and on this would draw the map from ms s"[ ~
information had been received from the sea- Ti
which had on hand. The men would take each
little block as !, WIS finished by me- a ana D eut po
gether and the next day the readers OF The Tribune
man could have made who had been on the spot"
The bicycle has done much toward ' nnd ron5
maps made for the use OF wheelmen arc frequently
employed now BY compers of larger maps bec aus
pocket map has been displaced to a great extent by
map printed en- shoM n the
French Army for map purposes. 18th
The contributors to the fund of Information whlcn
or unsettled country are the explorers and travel
lers, and for that reason the accounts of these men
and African explorers. hunters in the Western
mountains of the United States ard prospectors
in Alaska have given most valuable information 10
American mIp-mIk RS. and in many instances II
has been shown that the crude maps made by them
have been found absolutely correct.
When county maps were made and then sold
through tho country by the makers some remark
ably good work was done. and the map-makers OF
to-day point 10 the map Of Dclaw ire County made
by Jay Gould as one Of the best OF its kind.
"Maps were colorcd by hand in those days. the
ma p maker said, "bu, nov most of the work is
done by TYPOGRAPHY. and the results are moro salts
factory The arrangement OF the lettering on
map and the styles of letters used play important
parts and two maps equally good otherwise would
have different commercial values. which would be
dota rpoiyo cd hy ba 1ot
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
THE MUSIC HALL BURLESQCES

once again the two local burlosques AT the TWO
music halls are promised for immediate producuo''
They were set down for last Monday; one or the"
was nostnonod TO Wednesday ana IN" other w
Thursday and then they were both postpohen uh
to-morrow MIGHT. Positive reiterations OF the an
nouncemonts for tomorrow night have been re-
ceved so the burleGques may be looked LOT WIN
some decree Of confidence.
Some advance account Of tho two burlesques was
given i'm these columns week ago, ana the ou'K Oh
II does not need 10 be repeated. "Gayest hanhat-
tan or Around New-York I'm Ninety Mihue"' d'
Roster & Bials will employ the services "' num-
her of well known actors, to som" OF "ho'h wv
mn .ic hail * a new field Of activity. The primer
pals of the cast are Henry f.. Dxey, r. ~ Roo"r's'
Robert T. Graham Frank p. Blair, MISS flo'd
Irwin Miss Merri Osborn. Miss Nettie l.yford ann
Miss Katharine Lucille FOoio The audeYiiie en-
tortoirnont which precodos the burlesqne VIII %"
proyided by the Hawthorne sisters Mnlotis an"
Io,nidas Miss Fannie Leslie and Saharet's Cham-
payne quadrlIe. . ,u IL Greater Now
YORK" is now protty generally und' Tsloon 10 p ~
title of the burlcscuc to be brought Io'""'" At
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given ND for A time but since then plots to Drums
81, Arlesionne" before the American puplc nav
been discovered but till all have pe'h HuS-
tra,od in some way OF other. Miss Rose Cosha"
had the play under consideration for two years
Now il is really TO be done. and the names Oh 'n'
persons who compose the syndicate that l.
sponsible for the expense compose a slrlhlhs ",',
Jean de Rcszke, Mrs. Agnes Booth '5oQbts e,, The
and Frederi X Gcbhardt are a te" OF tIl'.i, ,,
production will be- at the Broadway Ihe""c ~
ft scarccly needs to be said. after al INC IN
uri,nccrncnfs that have heen made. lhat J.. o. o.
iesicnnc' is the work of AlphonSe l2auq u III" Nil
The music is on, of the peculiar features Ol VA
play The work il drama and MOI ~, OF a,
snp.r of tho word That L. TO say, IL l. Hl','
nl,ycd TO accompany the action OF the plccr anu ~,
heishten the effects produced ny 'nS viz iav The
action and IL goes on ~ through ,nr KY, ~. r,r
music will be- performed by the Nc ~ ntor
nan,ut Orchestra. under the direction OF .NH'o'
The scene Of 'IAresenne' is laid in Provem nee,
II i. tbe story of an unfortunate young man Wup
falls in love with pad woman, ,nii, Nc ~ hrnugh;
to share it. till The appearance 9i to,s Kan
udoccives him His mother then lnStga' yold b b
iUst ne wife for him if he would only think so,
md he 0nailv agrees take her. but the sight OF
the woman Of AreS draWs MN Tie "t ~ nreyerted from
doinc Ills and kills himself. y sho-plot hCdt9
with the true and unselhsh love OF TWO peisaniS
whose example ought TO ilumlnc the PHti, 90 ''t'
Moi or and more hcadstrong persons OF the pIiiN
but is nor bright enough for that purpose lhis
is the cast OF the play . .
NJ M., NGi4'9 i'
RrnaGdc IL ~, usines
rt r1,or,.ri ...............M Florence Thornton
F.ancet Mara- ~ 40,
,,,ta ..................... Walter Craven
........................fi Horace Lewis
Frcdor Mama John b. keerd
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THE JAPANESE AND DEATH.


>
have Just spoken Of the Japarese as behaving
They are quiet but not quite simple-so quiet that
their manner simple. A matter %
they take elaborate part I'm the prescribed rites
bowling here. bending there, strcwing prayers 10
the right and sweemeats to the left But il Is Az
done with good accent and with good discretion. 90
Let me dwell upon this thought a moment. Let me-
put II another way, for IL Is one Of The most
beautiful things that he said Of The japanese
They have learned In apply 10 life and 10 art Ghci~
lifc and are almost one) the great ar, prn-
ciples that Hamlet proclaimed the PLAYERS.
wind Of passion have acquired and begOt a tenn
pcrancc that gives II smOothness. They are not
too tame" Discretion Is their tutor. and they
o'crstep not the modesty OF nature And on no
other occasion - this splendid national character
stic Of smooth discreet behavior and appropriate
action noticeable or so grateful as when "A num-
Der OF japanese gather together about the death
The Japanese are as courteous as they are the
atrical and artistic. Their courtesy and their art
are very closely allied. Their keen sense Of court
esy. and their uniaggng practice of H. has | be-
leye. as much to do with the queiness and fitness
OF their funerals has their fine artistic Instinct
They nation even prouder and moro studi-
oiIs think Of their courtesy than Of their artistic
excellence. "Cry; it will do you good" | said once
10 a poor Japanese woman who, crouching beside
her diving husband. controlling herself with an
effort that would | feared. make her ill., She laid
her little. slim brown finger upon her trembling
led lin and shook her head. then whispered: IT
might disturb him" Cry il will do you eoodi'
/ said the next day when the man was dead and
She seemed almost PROSTATE with grief and over
enforced self-control at would be most rude ia
make A hideous noise before the sacred dead -
came the soft reply.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21
MISS GOTHAWS PANSY PIN.
THE TALE OF A CONVERSATION PARTY.

THE TALE OF CONVERSATION PARTY.
Little Miss Gotham. one OF the pretucst Of this
years buds has just come ba * from flying trip
to New England and among other spells OF war
wears a charming little stcH-pin of pansies
MY pn?" she said "Oh. / must tell YOU about
il: that's for thoughts you know-the pansies.
hope you're better up on your Ophelia than was,
You know I've just come back from L IL is an
enterprisng and self-esieeminC town in the far
EasO. where | visiting Nellie. and had the
best time. Talk Of having things done for why.
the brass band oIt every time went down
town, We came home from slcighing party
evening and found that were invited to party
in my honor just got up. at the Bankss. Molly
wanted TO know If I'd 60 and said OF course
YOU know | always go evorywhere-if ! have half a
chance. So next evening we presented ourselves at
the Blanks's. We just a little late-I gcner-
ally am-and there lot of little tables. with
all the places "A. them filled but ours. seized
upon and pumped down of them where Mr..
Starr was, alone, and Molly borne off in an
10 my share for he had told me just that after
cousins this summer, and plunged in about them
at once We had just got started when he inter
rupted me 10 say:
"' What is conversation party?"'
What is "a what said !.
a. conversation party
"A bore. ] should say. said |. He bowed in
such a hurt zone Of voice that | say l had done
something, so | asked:
Are they special favorites of yours? I never
heard of them.
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HENRiETTi HiRIl.
From The Genrlewoman.

From The Gentlewoman.
Did any Of my readers ever hear OF Hcnr!ea
Maria? She seems To he a popular parsonage vita
small schoolboyS, who bring back fragments OF hsf
dramatic autobiography every holiday for the edi-
ncation OF their families nave inquired heI
origin from learned folklore authorities but no
one can tell mo anything historically interesting
about her but our old family servant rememoen
well being taught the rhymes IN a Somerseishlv
village In her Infancy Here they are. culed ITO"
the memory OF three little imps
Henrietta Maria
Sat the IRE.
The IRE WAS TOO warm,
50 she the form.
The form wasn't sound
So she sat on the ground.
The ground was TOO Hat,
So she sat the eat.
The cat was unkind,
So she sat on the blind window
The blind split in two
So she tumbled right through
She lay on the stones.
And uttered great groans
She rolled the grass
TN the doctor did pass
Who waggled his head.
And said she was dead.
And that the end OF
Henrietta Maria, &C., -
Repeat ad ubitum)
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Never said l.
This is supposed to be conversation party
(he growing cheerful again. and relied on
you TO explain TO me what that meant
''If this Is conversation party said T. I'm
going home. / never conversed in my life. l can't
even talk. / only chatter
AT that moment up rose Miss Blank. She IL n
very dgnifed girl spectacles. and she
Strengthened them and said that there were to he
six topics: that she had allowed minute and
half for EACH that she would read them of-she
had paper in her hand-one at a time. and
she read each one she would strike a bell; at that
signal We would begin operations; at the end of a
minute and half she would strike II again. and
then would give ten minutes rest before she
struck for the next. Then she looked all around
and said When strike the bell the first time
each young lady will give ner partner description
Of a football game Then she struck her bell and
Mr. Starr and looked at each other and he began
TO smile I was just wondering II he would look
better without his mustache. and had about lie
cided that I'd advise Molly 10 advise him 10 shave
il off, and | studying his face from various
angles when remembered what had to do. and
4, broke me up that after scurrying wildly round
in my mind for something to say. blured out:
".Veu YOU know the ball is round And the bel
struck.
'Then I scolded him for laughing, and told him
that women always quicker and brighter than
men and gave him full account OF Bellies grab
bling the reins that day when her brother went out
OF the dogcart backward as they drove
stump and how she never screamed turned a
hair but drove straight home. and he walked after
her seven miles as soon he had come to himself
after fainting and I'm sure man would have
stopped and made n fuss over Ben. And that re-
minded him of a most amusing experience OF his In
Lower California. and while he telling 1t TO
me Miss Blank said: When strike the bell each
man will describe to his partner the dress she has
on
II knew that II my innings then. for Mr.
Starr looked me all over. al least six times. then
he began:
"Its-it isn't red?
NO. said l.
Its kind OF buey green.
wrong said J.. Gts that lovely new purple.
you know
." It's silk
wrong again You know It's chiffon
satnJ
It's trimmed with embroidery.
Embroidery said Qor even Il man might have
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ALPHONSO XUf.
HOW A BOY KING Is TRAINED.
From The London Graphic.

From The London Graphic.
The frau delicate child has developed into
bright healthy lad Of nearly eleNen-he was poIh
on MAY Il. lsse-thoughtful beyond ms years, am
vel alive 10 the dignity and responsibilities OF ms
positon His mothers devoted training mas peen
ihorouehlv successful. and though the King has ms
own military governor and household me Qu'eIl
Regents influence is still paramount Al hrst tnere
was some danger that the child was Htt'e over
educated for his strength. so studies were replaced
nv outdoor exercise and sports. with the result tht
the Young King has almost outgrown his dchcacY
The summer being spent ut san sebastian. ne ms
plenty OF air. and greatly enjoys trips TO me
rarioiIs Spanish war vessels along tho coast. lie
earned riding very carly. taking daily lessons IN the
Palace stables AT Madrid. where his favorlte mount
is a handsome pony bred from the royal stud at
ArdnJueZ. , -. ..,,,or,.
Rut the Kings strongest bent leans TO military
matters and as a wee fellow of four. just getting
over a dangerous illness. he would insist ON stand
inc AT the window to the Pd.acc guards change
and salute with the utmost gravity. Whcn. nc
fore he went later to san Sebastian. "A child Tegi-
ment was organized for his amuse ment. II proved
the crcat test delight 20 the young monarch VINO IN
speccd his 700 boy soldiers with much zeal and duly
shared their dTi l.. ON his tenth birthday Alphonso
was allowed to don his first uniform-that OF a
pupil in the Infantry Training School-and his gov
ornor General Sanchez. is very careful that he
should become "A well-practised soldier The young
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liable to act directly on the digestive and indirectly
on The cerebral system. in such II manner as 10
produce bad dreams. The expression Is not alto
gether a lust one. for some persons grandfathers
are extremely agreeable companions. and seeni.
Them even in q dream need by no means be an
experience 10 be dreaded But let that pass. The
expression Is an established one ana must be ac-
copied
ii appears that in Miss Manhattan stage
performance which is 10 bc brought forward at
kyoIIacks Theatre this week 'thOlli'
Knickcrbockcr has done some thing that causes him
10 see his grandfather. His grandfather familiar
10 all citizens of New-Amsterdam as rather knck-
erbockcr appears 10 his descendant in "a dream.
and the latter dutifulv shows him the town. which
may readily be imagined surprises the honored an
cestor greatly 49,.
they visit the terrible region Of Dead Mans
Curve Flfth-avc. At the point where IN" Lotos
club Is the Madison square Garden aud the Casino
in Central Park. The old inhabitani then decides
that New York Is moi what 10 was. or. rather that
e. he what II wasn't and he takes his sorrowfu de
nrturc. "Chollies" III OF Indigestion passing on at
the same time
The part Of Father Knickerbock"r viii he played
bv Reuben Fax who has been seen lately rs ALI
sorts Of things. from negro servants 10 SNcnghu.
'.C'holle" will he enacted hv william Cameron, ana
Miss Manhattan by Miss Mamie Gilroy
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their rooms they escape FOR love lauSs
AT loclsmiihs" OF clandestne meetings anu n' as
I'm closets and next rooms lhc ldSt-llan'u 81
pedlent is the favorte one. and one person or an
other in hidden from somebody VINO IL coinihs os
is supposod 10 be- at least half doze n times MISS
Rehan VITA play Donna Niolante ana MT hlcn"aiI
will appear rs Don Felix, win George 'Idihc NJ
Colonel Britain ,.,.,. .,o,
''rhc Wonder is to be played on Iuesday even.
ing Wednesday afternoon and eVonE, an Iii hs
given ON Monday and Thursday evenings and sat
,Irdav evening John /. Stoddards lecture this
week vii, he on "Old and New Russia
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An OLD NEW-YORKER.

HE WILL. VISIT THE NEWER NEW YORK. OK THE
STAGE At WAII.ACKs.
/, IS n common saying that certain forms of rev.
clrv and particularly certain forms Of refresh
ment should not he INDUCED in TOO freely, lest one
should sec ones grandfather This fear is usually
suggested in the cycnlng and is understood TO
mean that the special Indulgence in question is
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&AICNRLES KknL, ~

OIvnpia Mr. Hammersto.n being as usuI,' Iii
have scenes and incidents about New 3rk W.
satire of prominent persons ana notin PIE Orinni
roncos Of tho Ia st few months one or w, ILL.,.
naI scenes Will be In Long Acre SQUARE WITH VJ ~
Of Olympia Tho hurlesQue Is 50 long IN ,,,,,sts
va,doyille bill viii be short. including only Ausur.s
Nam Biene the Avoos Bnns ana hi"h'' "''1
Woodward's trained seals.
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The revival " Mrs. Centlivrc's comedy "rhe
Wonder" which has long been promised al Daly's
Theatre will be accomplished this week. The
Wonder" has not been seen here In 80 many years
that IL will be- 4 new play To many Of the present
theatrical generation. II Is play Of good. old
fashioned sort with earnest but Jealous lovers.
fathers who object and shut their daughters up In
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HER Refusal.


From The Chicago Times Herald
She was new" woman. and when he difhdently
asted her If she felt that she could trust him she
calmly adjusted her eyeglasses and said that she
was unalteraby opposed 10 trusts
And II may interest you 10 know also she
added that I am against combinations.
This occurred just thirty seconds before he left
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THE LIMIT REACHED.


From The Indianapolis journal.
..rhis thing" said the high browed man. gazing at
tho manuscript then In front Of him, this thing
has ceased 10 he a Joke.
So saving into the waste basket he cast the erst-
while Joke about the Joke on the mother-in-aw
oh
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night The play selected for the opening is &C
men" which drew great crowds to the Empire
Theatre when Miss Nethcrsole played It there last
season Other plays Of her repertory. some OF
them new here. VIII probably be brought forward
IN the course Of her stay AT the Garden. I'M
portant parts In carmen WIZ be Presented 10y
mum. Miss Henrietta watson ana Miss Alexis
Leighton.
The musical farce. Lost strayed or Stolen"
which had successful run at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre early in the season will return to upper
Broadway this week. and viii be presented to the
public at the Casino. It will be given in the same
manner as at first with an the songs. scenery and
dresses The company also will be practically the
ITenry Psrgman. Dan Packard Bert e. Thayer
RRohoyy, r SG"ft5n. Edwin Wiikes. Miss Georgia
came Miss Fannie nuley Mis- Rose , seauaet
Belle Mead and Miss Maudc Chandler.
Mrs Minnie Maddern Fiskcs production of Tess
Of the DI'rbcrvilles" continues To attract much
attention at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. 1t Will
month and until the engagement OF the new oper-
eta company. which is to appear at this house
early I'm Apill
"rhe Prisoner of Zenda" which had two
cossful runs at the Lyceum Theatre last season,
will be- acted at the Metropolitan Opera House this
wAo will make her first appearance In work
for this season; Howard Gould, Maude odel. Wal
DuStan and Vaughan CHASER.
Mime Sans Gene" with Miss Kathryn Kidder in
the title part comes to the Grand Opera House on
March - for a stay OF a week
The last chance that Ncw-N Workers will have TO
see John Drew In Rosemary will he offered this
week Mr.. Drew will begin an engagement at the
Harlem Opera House tomorrow night The cast
will he the same that which Was seen at the
Empire and the production will also he Identical
with the downtown one.
Tomorrow night the onr-hundredth perform
ance of Under the Red Robe" will he commend
rated at the Empire Theatre 10y the presentation
OF souvenirs It has been settled that there VIII
be- no other play at this theatre this season and
the company when II goes on the road VIII have
no other play than It nder the Red Robe.
Crowded houses have been In attendance AZ all
the performances Of Never Again at the Garrick
Theatre, ana Ions for the farce seems 10 h"
assured. 1t Is 10 have a summer season IN thcaso,
1T Hooleys Theatre. where IL VIII Ice seen Tor the
FIRST time about June
My Friend from India" viii reach its l5oth per-