The times., 1899-11-05


him to hand out the coveted pasteboards.
Whatever may be urged for or against
Harry B. Smith, author of The Round
ers," that librettist undoubtedly has the
knack OF fitting both lines and lyrics 10
the people who are to speak or sing them.
A notable example of this fact is in the
verses given TO Dan Daily in the comedy
mentioned. One Of these follows:
OF fine physique
And family Of quality.
Come feast your eyes with glad surprise
Upon me.
I've lived to seek
All species OF frivolItyf
I've followed sport and ey'ry sort
Has won me.
The Alps upon bicycle I climbed from pit to
dome:
played on several instruments, and once wrote
I've chased big game in Africa, and little game
Bored me to a finish. Nothing in it
REFRAIN.
Oh, what's the use OF anything? Nothing what
Never saw The thing yet was worth tinker'5
It's an such tommy rot! It's such silly rub
Blase! Ell. Passei Frappe. That's what am.
IL
Take women, noNl
Who ever saw such foolishnessS
The fatal troth,
They're never 10th
To plight YOU
But, ushaW! | vow
Their ooIstancy is mulishness
They swear they're true,
And stick to you,
To spite you.
All women always love me One tries suicide and
Nv picture in the papers, with description of my
ewes:
Next day hundred notes from girls; thought
must be prize
Bored me to the limit. Nothing IN 1t!
REFRAIN.
Oh, what's the use OF womanfolk2 Nothing what
Never saw tie girl yet was worth good cigar.
When begs for a kiss
] turn up my like this
Base. Passe Frappe! That's what VIC are.
Anyone sufficiently familiar with Mr..
Days methods to picture him delivering
these rhymes can imagine how cleverly he
has been measured by Mr.. Smith. Press
Agent Lederer declares that the song is
good for five encOres nightly.
Press Agent Lederer, by the way, is re-
sponsibIe for a rather funny story on Marie
George. who is a member Of the organiZa-
tion which ne represents. Miss George, il
seems, rents a coy little fiat in New York
and there she spends her summers. absO-
Iutely free from that species Of mania
which prompts otherwise sensible folk to
desert their homes merely because the
weather changes The clever young wo-
man has her place fairly stocked with pic
lures and bric-a-brac. sits and sleeps in
furniture of the expensive antique variety,
and cooks for herself on the cunningest"
gas range ever built. And this ability as
a chef is responsible for the yarn spun
by Mr.. Lederer
If there is one thing in the world OF
which Miss George is proud that che thing
is her coffee In the preparation Of this
fragrant fluid she uses grains brought di-
rectly from South America, while her
cream comes from a Jersey owned by her
and kept on the farm Of a younger brother
This brother, with due appreciation Of the
singers talents in the direction mentioned
recently presented his pretty relative with
patent pot Of the most approved fashion
The arrangement was of silver and so
handsome that even Miss Georges fond
ness for the cup that cheers did not
permit of her using it save on her parlor
table. Only when a dear friend came to
dine, a fortnight ago, was the machine-the
pot Is quite a machine-taken down and
made to serve in its proper capacity. The
coffee was bTewed, the operation being ac-
companied by a running fire of comment
on the excellences of the device and of
its product and of-of other things.
The visitor, strange to say, did not
seem TO share in Miss Georges opinion
of the Southern nectar. She puckered her
lips oddly upon tasting it and finally gave
up all pretence OF drinking Miss George
was somewhat put out, but she said moth
ing. reserving her verdict for a later
time This time came when the guest
had gone. The comedienne partoOk of the
coffee and was forced to acknowledge its
dreadfulness. The stuff might have been
favored with garlic and cheese Miss
George examined her jars and her cream
Finally she took the silver strainer out
Of the pot. Then the secret was revealed
During the months in which the gift had
been utilized as an ornament it had been
a handy receptacle for all sorts of waste
matter Both inhabitants of the fiat had
used il for these bits. The collection in the
spoiled liquid included seven buttons, two
hair pins, nine moth balls four nails a
collar button garter buckle, half a neck
tie, nine tacks, three matches, eighteen bits
of thread, six pieces of cloth. china paper
cutter, small lead pencil, FIVE cigarettes
a desk candle, TWO badges. a portion of
a shoe string. a key, and eight corks.
The water had been poured over these
through the stTainer and had concealed
them from view But Miss George holds
no grudge against the woman who refused
her coffee.