The San Francisco call., 1899-03-12

! II n something new Whist! while
! fell YOU. You can't believe it?
| w Well, dear, 1 don't wonder, for 1t
does seem strange-and cruel.
Rut Addfe Murphy was really and truly
presented to the Queen. Is it fair? I'm
sure the rest of US have cultivated the
broad "a as carefully as she has. we
have even been known to call an elevator
a .Iift." By constant practice we have
mouthed Burlingame into b llngum'
and no longer hail q coupe, but a CAP.
Haven't we taught our brothers to turn
up their trousers when it rains IN Lun-
non? We would pass before any COM
mittee as Anglomaniacs-
So why should Addie Murphy, who Is
no more English than the rest OF us, don
cher know, be presented to the Queen!
I can't imagine Addie in the mile OF court
train. 1 see d puzzle picture with the
query. Where is the girl? For you know
Addie is Just so high, and one would think
that she would get lost in the oceans OF
bilowy satin.
Her letter came this morning. Just
meager line-"Mrs. Swift took us, and
she saws we went through it beautifully.
Now whom does she mean by 'us i
suppose "us" translated means MISS
Swift and Addie [ never can tell exactly
what Addie means when she gets excited.
Her verbs and nouns go through a Grand
right and left, while the pronouns DO
doubIe-shuffle After this lucid sentence
she goes on to describe their gowns, ana
though 7 wade knee deep through sea
of adiectfves I can never conjure up
gown from a written description
Resides. what do [ care about the gown?
All court gowns look alike to me, or to
ANYBODY else, for the matter OF that. L
confess the pictures of court gowns that
7 have seen impress me. For that one
woman should carry so much dry goods
on her back is a feat worthy OF better
cause. ,.4 -.
Not a word does Addie say about how
che felt face to face with royalty Not
. Iiro- devoted to II. r. H. the Prince Of
Wales Just IN tell you all the reS5 o!
if next time" and then a tantalizing P.S.:
ss1The Queen spoke to me, which Is out
of the ordinary n
We oracles. am I to know what the Queen
Sai69 She couldn't have said "Howdy2,
or Good morning, have you used PearI
I've still another chance, but not even
the charm of third time can tempt me TO
hazard another guess.
No sooner had l gallOped through the
letter than I rang up the other girls ana
let them feel the fangs of the green
eyed monster. For the rest OF us nave
crossed the pond We, too, have been the
victims of nal de mer. We have done
Westminster and the Tower and have had
/ a sneezing acquaintance with the London
FOG. but u peep DIT tLlC queen u q " Ai5ts
room and presentation to II. X n.
Victoria, Queen of England, Empress,
etc, etc.-that was denied us
Adelaide always was lucky! Murphy
pere to the contrary Notwithstanding, see
what a charming brother-in-law Ethel
gave her. BY the way, they say that Mr..
Murphy has not yet forgiven Ethel for
choosing Mr. Biddle in preference to an
empty-headed youth with long bank
account.
/ don't believe any amount of hobnob-
bing with titles, could make Addie other
than a sweet, Simple, big hearted little
girl So it's glad we are that she stood
at royalty's elbow. And providing she
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''Tirnmins, do you know anything
about literature?"
No
Know anything about art"
Nothing
Know anything about nusic?"
Not rap
Good! Come over to my room, pick
out a pipe and let's enjoy ourselves. -
| Chicago Record.
During the last hundred years there has
been a great decline in the art of porce
lain manufacture in China. There are few
choice specimens in the markets.
prices by English and American collec-
tors. The so-called imperial mandatory
however continues to produce choice
specimens.
RerauSa Keith hats are cornma Il faut