The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-08
Confessions of a Gossip.

| 6dNcSafOpp4ng, aIler all, - d lilHc-HOtiOf-
ed vice, and one favored Of the majority
Besides. the temptation 10 hear what ne
| had 70 say to her was unconquerable. She
let Us call her the Butterfly 10 avoid
| personaIities-is o. H-it will be safer
10 speak of him as the Sag-is perilously
| near the brink Of 50. She declares il Is
only his views on things in general
that interest her; he pretends that 1t is
merely an old-time friendship for her
| father that makes him tolerate the frou-
frou Of her petticoats and the dainty,
tripping prattle OF her tongue.
Entire nous. I believe her thirst for in
formation is double form Of coquetry;
| Furthermore, I am convinced that he sees
| through II. enjoys ii, encourages 1t
saw them through the crack OF the fold
| ing doors. She was enlarging on the
Leeds festival, and accentuating her SEN
timents with pretty gesticulations Of two
knowingly gloved hands.
| I love novelty" she said. land had
my fill. You should have heard Mr.. FL
! CARS Caractacus' cantata- He was
emerged-legitTmately emerged. Between
| Wagner and Berlioz he seems to have
| shot out on a track OF his own-a dra-
matte and original track"
| The Sage gruntedA "It Is a law in dyna-
mics that when two forces moving IN diff
| ferent directions come in collision the re-
sultant force strikes out a line OF its own,
distinct from either ofthe opposing forces.
| Perhaps Mr.. Elger'S Is the resultant
! force
Il wonder what he'll do IN opera
whether he'll treat Us vocalitsts with suf-
| fcient kindness. In that way no one can
| beat Sir Arthur Sullivan and Mr.. Gilbert.
They put the milk and honey OF lansuag
| into our mouths"
How about Cowen?" asked the Sage,
reverting to the festival.
He was ma gnificent-at his very best
Delightful Herr Humperdinck stuck US
intellectually on an Arabian carpet and
waited US into Moorish dreamland. NJ
Faure, though he calls his work The
Birth Of Venus was not as thrillingly ro-
mantle as he can be. Perhaps Venus at
her birth was not So
so dangerous as she might become
say, at the age OF 2S,' the Sage chuck
led.
BE quiet, do, and listen. Clara Butt
sang grandly. She can't help singing
grandly, she Is a heaven bullt engine OF
melody. but 1 was glad Miss Crossley got
a chance in the Elijah She made tho
most OF it. Isn't e 4 pity that Edward
Lloyd talks of retiring-and in his prime,
too
Not at all. He will retire in the prime
of our esteem. A pity more performers
haven't done the same thing. They go
on like Romeo and Juliet, thinking part
ing such sweet sorrow--very paying sor-
row-tin they end by making themselves
ridiculous" The Sage got up and stump
ed about the room prosaically, while his
boots squeaked an unromantic accompa-
MI, D.rff
think Romeo and Juliet ridiculous She
gave a little pout and turned the CONVEX
sation.
Shall you go and see The Three Mus
keteers?" she asked.
(which of them?'
both. CThat sounds rather Irish,
doesn't IT'D You must see Mr.. Hamilton's
version, and when you've digested that,
Mr.. Grundy's viii be ready at her ma
jesty's''
Il shall be interested TO see Mrs. Tree
and Mrs. Potter together in the same
play; but, for fine feminine character
drawing. no one will ever touch Dumas
fist
HE was very rude. nearly as bad as you
are snapped the Butterfly. II heard an
odd story about him. He reproved Nils
c. for not playing a part with sufficient
base. too meant! she said L can't play
a part that is not in accord with my
natural character Stuff growled Du-
mas; in the last piece you performed the
role of ingenue to perfection
The Sage laughed. He was the apostle
of truth" he said. You wouldn't have
man honest in one particular and not
in another? Talking of honesty, 1 won
der how the French of today would get
on with military dictatorship? They are
beginning to describe their army as the
flower of the civilizations watered by the
blood of Jeanne, dare" Such bombast
is sure sign OF national fermentation"
''How about Coloney Henry?'' the But
terfiy interrupted
"A worm l. the bud they say: Httls
color blindness as to the right tint of du-
ty. We all suffer from II at times"
You're saying that just for humbug,."
declared the Butterfly. You're intensely
fussy about honor and that kind of
thing"
Unfortunately I'm not color blind
Clean sight adds to ones moral RESPONSE
bility. By the way, the anti-vivisection-
lists ought to crow. Cinematography Will
shortly help US to view operations in their
various phases ad lib. The apparatus VIII
serve as a portable means of introducing
experiments from one scientific circle 20
another"
Il thought the thing was only q curl
osity?'
Telephones, X rays and autocars were
all curiosities till their practical value
was established. The only thing against
cinematOgraphy in the hospital IS a ques-
ton Of speed, but that. 1 believe, viii
be-
Il saw a woman driving \ 'teuf-teur
down Cromwell road today interrupted
the Butterfly.
steering. you mean?"
81 mean what say. The engineer took
a back seat in every sense OF the word.
Why, even I can steer: rs quite simple
You go across country bit at first-liks
a crab in mysteries. you know: but It's
because you don't realize that the thing
IS so absolutely docile-docils as a man I
after a good dinner"
"Humphf' grumbled the Sage. stand /
ing still TO look at her. and holding his !
thumbs in the arm-hcles OF his waist /
coat.
Tell ne" went on the Butterfly. well i
pleased with her shot into tbs enemy's 4
quarters. what do you think Of the kal-
ser's tour-has it any political object?"
My dear young lady, / am net q proph- /
ct"
''S,lI. you must have IDEAS; you sure
ly-''
Wei. said the Sage. object or no OBJ
iect. the Mussuiman treasury vii Be
found 10 have sprung Leak
The sublime porte VIII run dry. en-
And after that"
aaF.