The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-03

ponderous old folios. the Typography of
which Is little short of wonderful. These
appeal with special force to those whom
this feature of book Is the sine qua
non. He also has some sets of illus
trated quartos that are superb exam
pies of the engraver's art. Then there
are rare old books Of travel, and stand
ard histories as well as some of the
earlier works of fiction. He has some
especially desirable editions, among
which may be mentioned a Gibbon.
, 1902, in 12 volumes, and very hand
some old mellow binding LIE Sage's Gil
Bias" 1888, with Nienettes by Giroux,
a magnificent work; Balantyne's fine
large type and a large paper edition of
Hume and Smollet's History of Eng
land" 1903 with a number of beautiful
copper plates; the same In Doves large
type edition. 1922. and bound in mot
tied calf; Sterne,s Tristan Shandy,"
176O, the scarce nine volume edition
with three autographs of the author;
Antiquities d'Herculaneum," 2, 1880, a
collection of the most remarkable an
Equities found at Herculaneum and
Pompeii, very finely engraved with
French text
THE tendency of the book COLLECTOR
nowadays" says Mr.. Neilll, "unless it
| be the nouveau richie collector, who
| buys anything and everything and is
| able to discriminate between what Is
valuable and what is worthless, 1t to-
ward specialization. presume one rea-
son why I take special delight in por-
| treying the role of David Holmes in "A
Bachelors Romance is because the
literary liking of the man are some
what in keeping with my own. I have
played parts that were far from congo
NAL, but dear old David is not one of
Them
Julia Arthur has been quite severity
criticised for her action in ringing
down the curtain one evening last week
on account of the loud conversation in
dulged in by box party, writes the
Matinee girl in the Mirror.
Impulsive as Miss Arthur's reproof
was and Is not in accordance with the
usual idea of an actors prerogatlVes
while a performance is in progress, 1t
can be understood how excessively an
noying this sort of thing must be.
Strangely enough, it goes on con-
stantly in theaters, and 1t seems odd
that ushers do not more often put
stop to loud conversation and laughter
not only disturbing to the actors but
to auditors as well.
OF course it is the very pinnacle of
bad breeding, the highest notch that
can be reached, to interrupt a per-
Torrance in this way, but it is almost
getting to be a fad to be ill-mannered.
Not only at the opera, where l be-
lieVe the custom was introduced, Dut
at private entertainment where must
cal programme is part of the evening,
conversation becomes fast and general
the moment some long-sufferng violin
ist or even vocalist begins.
Not only this, but at club dinners and
functions of this sort how often is
speaker hardly allowed to hear his own
voice as he proceeds.
AS a nation there is no doubt that
we think too much of etiquette and too
little of sood manners. Etiquette stands
for all sorts of things nowadays, and
people who transgress in theaters
should be brought up with sharp
turn before they have time to bring
about a climax such as that of the
other night at the Broadway.
A correspondent asserts that Madame
Bernhafdt shows no evidence of age
and overwork. She is now only a few
years from so. Her skin Is smooth and
firm without a wrinkle. Her eyes are
bright and her vigor undiminished. All
the physical exercise she takes is the
result of her work. That Is enough TO
keep her in good condition. Most
her time is spent in the theater, and
there she Is never still for moment.
The roles she has selected in recent