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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-29
Cr0dze Cost SIS, 900.
The One Made for Napoieon's Son
Seems Modest in These Days.

Among the articles which seems to have
excited the interest OF the very early for
, eign correspondents at the Paris exhibition
: is a MAGNIFICENT cradle, that OF the infant
son of Napoleon the Great by his second
marriage which cost $500 but even III
very modern times III Great Britain. that
price for r cradle has been exceeded over
and over again.
The late Duke of Hamilton gave to his
near relation, the Princess Of Monaco, a
cradle that was made in London at a cost
of nearly s.. coo. the main feature of the
ornamental work at the head Of the article
being of gold and turqUoises. with gold and
aluminium as the constituent parts OF the
remainder.
Certain gentlemen of Sheffield, to the
number of a score presented to the present
Duke Of Norfolk and the Duchess a. cradle
that. cost over $6.000, when the heir to the
title was born. On the cradle the arms OF
the family are beautifully worked out in
gold and precious stones, and an extraordi-
nary feature Of the whole cradle is its
strength ana lightness combined.
Only a very few years ago. when the
South African Rand boom set in, a GER
tain Spectator found himself in the pos
session of very large paper fortune. He
Went to a great London firm and had
cradle made at a cost of $4,000 Disaster
attended his speculations within a com
paratlvely short period after the cradle
was delivered, and when creditors literally
drove him out of his mansion his wife and
maid migrated into apartments, along with
baby's clothes and cradle.
This latter was broken up, no purchaser
of it as a whole being forthcoming. and
the resulting gold and gems realized nearly
half the cost of the whole crade.-Stray
Stories
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-29
CURRENT LITERATURE.

change of government. The capah "a
endure without losing strength, winch -
the note of the Anglo-Saxors cha. a. ~. the
there still, and the only change Is ~
national power and method OF ea is,s5.ev
feeling. In that there is change. -a-s,
as We believe. from the effect OF q gen. sa,
ton OF education. q kind OF sfia me . 49,
ness. shyness. involuntary rstI
describe it how you like. has d!opp.1
away. and the people are more articuiA'e.
they are~lsss- ignorant and less afraio -
their own ignorance, less painfully app1e,,
bensiye of ridicule. Just as they can az
n,r;te we'll or badly. but still ineelifSipiy'
so they can all. when excited speak Win
q freedom and dirsctness which fifty years
arn was entirely wanting to them. They
- learning TO converse instead of merely
narrating. to narrate without parentheses.
and even TO question without hopeless
,..euenes.. They were, more especially m
~ ,.ilIss as tonguetied as cattle, ana
49,. they- are only tongue-tietI aH reserved
-, Ttey know. too, a great deal more.
.l,, because of the early defeats, but
t,;aa, r fancy from the diffusion of the
lah;t of reading newspapers, they have
- an interest In this war such as the
;nhah,tants of the seaports took in the old
aaa,fiehts. they know all about it, they
Follow it's details. and in every respect
-. o~a +hev understand its geography
Tbev arc still bothered to CUTE come
LL4os,t h,. the scale of South Africa. having
| sis,.,,ltv which IS almost pathetic IN
oI;zi,,e that any region carv be so I'M
l,a,,eefv bigger than their own island, but
49,. are slowly getting over even that
.+,I obstacle. with results which VIII
,cf,er1 immigration into South Africa
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-29
No Criticism for ST. Gaudens.

Augusta ST. Gaudens, the sculptor, at the
outsat of his career was employed by Tif-
fany He worked in wax and modelled oe-
signs for their high-grade articles OF silver
and gold
ST. GauGsns vas working on a wax fig
ure OF aa American Indian which was IN
tended as an establishment for a cosby
silver piece. The model was well under
way when one of the firm Ventureo 10
critlcise it and reconme nded certain chang
os There was u slight argument over
the matter. and it ended by St, Gaudens
smashing the wax figure fat with his list;
He then walked out Of the building and
never returned there to work.-New Eng
land Home Magazine.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-29
Making Travelling Acquaintance.

They wer-s discussing at a luncheon table
fhs question whether. in travelling. 1t IS
Better 20 retire within the panoply of ones
flignit. or TO run the possible risks IN
Folve5 in making chance acauaintances.
..Con. loses half the pleasure of travelling
Roy shutting ones self up in ones shell. >
ea;f: q matron who was present. What
possible harm can there he in knowing
people, even if they are not in your walk
of life-and the chances arc that they are
gust as good as YOU are, if not better
think it Is perfectly absurd, the way people
stara colby and repeliantly al zach other.
waiting for an Introduction. until some one
fsays. Mrs. Smith. Mrs Brown: Mrs.
Brown, Mas. Smith and thcn beam with
ssn,iIes and suarity. 1t rally is absurd
when You come to think of it.
when 1 travel talk Ia every one. and 1
have made delightful friends in this way,
end my daughter got one OF the best hus-
Bands that egsr lived Did You never hear
about IL? NO wonder that l advocate
triendly intercourse in travelling! Well i
Happened in this way: We had taken the
Through train from Paris to Switzerland,
end in our compartment there was q young
lIng.ishman, who during our long journey
rsndered us innune-abin little services and
proved himself :. most entertaining COM
sranion. l suppose il [ had been a conven-
tional mamma | should never have per-
United my Molly TO talk with him. but /
slaSs ths courage OF my convictions, one
OF which IS that ] am judge of charac-
Ter. So. although l did not know whether
our charca fellow traveller was a shop
Keeper or d lord ] decided he was a good
fellow and allowed him TO become, in
WAY, our travelling conpanion-thaf is, We
. visited the buffet together, and on our ar
ravai went TO the same hotel.
That night. however. / took myself to
Ensk Now. Mara, ! said TO myself, 1t
Us all very well for a woman Of your age
10 become intimate with Tom. Dick or
Harry, but you have the responsibility of
a pretty daughter, and il is certainly your
duty not TO allow her 10 become friends
with a young man about whom YOU know
absolutely nothing. So. after thinking
over the situation IN my own mind ! de-
cided TO leiiye the next morning for
Nevar. / walked the maid and my daugh-
yer early to acquaint them with my pur-
pose. But man proposes and God dis
poses. for our EnglsAman, who apparent
iy had not the slightest :dea of attempting
~ continae the acquaintance had already
decided upon the same route. and we met
reain. to our mutual surprise.
We are introduced by The fates" he
exclaimed gayly. as we found ourselves in
ahe same compartment again. i hope YOU
will allow me TO give you my name. and
10 tell you that / am a respectable gen
sleman'' farmer from. England / read
on his card. Sir Roger Clinch' After that
matters progressed rapidly. Sir Roger
went everywhere we went and it ended
ny my daughter becoming Lady Clinch
and the happiest Anelo-American in Great
Britain New York Tribune.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-29
American Literarx Critics.

!, the July issue of The International
Monthly William NJ. Payne discusses
American critics and their methods:
..There are few Americans who nave
n,.rs,Ie(I literary criticism with suffclene
sfngiensss of aim to achieve results or
definite and commanding significance
Our foremost living critic is also u poet
and at the same time a busy man OF al
fairs. The one when we most honoE IN
the past was at once critic, poet, tescneF
diplomat and spokesman OF the h!sher
patriotism Some are critics by way OF
diversion from their true junction as
writer's of fiction. Some bend tneif TAI
ents to the exiyencies OF Journalism, ana
rarely find an opportunity TO 40 the SesI
thai is in them. Some, bound TO the f"u-
tine task of teaching, are forceu 10 COIL
promise with conscience for th2 ever
postponed nlagnlm opus by putting lofth
their conclusions IL occasional fragments
the chios of the workshop rather than
the finished cabinet. For these reasons
and others. The type prevssii2nE among
our men OF letters is that OF the general
practitioner rather than that al the hlsn
spc,.ialized authority. or. If We find the
latter his speciality is apt 10 be so mar
oy that he makes no appeal 20 the gen
er;1l audience OF cultivated reatierS- The
particularly unfortun rte consequence OF
this condition of things is thIt almost
any writer OF moderate Intelligence may
SCI rip as Il critic without fear OF too
close examination of MS credentials, SuS-
tanned by the over-weenins confidence IN
the value OF his own opinions. which is
the chief intellectual vice OF men who
have breathed from their birth the ozon-
lied air Of democracy.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-29
ssvpnosic Esncatlon TOR cl,ildrca.

On June .. Howard P, aged ten was
sent to my office by his mother, who de-
clared that, in consequence OF his de-
strIctive impulses, eternal restleSSnesS,
fragrant disobedience. defiance of her au-
thority and developing untruthfulness-
life was not worth the living. The child
was utterly incorrigible. Neither parents
nor teachers could prevail i'll The least
against the massive tendency TO wrong
doing Correction by precept and mercl-
less castigatiou had utterly failed t"
check the vicious propeuSittes. The boy
was hypnotfzed and a suggestion care
fully formulated to the effect that he
was no longer disrespectfuI. untruthfui,
disobedient. neglectfUl OF his lessons, but
that he would be affectiouate and atten-
tive 10 his mothers requests, would win
h love. with the regacl, OF the fanny
and his teacher. by a cheerful service
and a career of wholesome activity. y
sudden change OF attitude was noticea-
BILE. The exhibition of kindness in The
home where before there had been moth
ing but ugliness and defiance, and of
habits of thought-concenJratfon in school
instead of habits of rambling, was most
ratifvins to all Interested As hypnot-
ism in such cases as this is of the nature
of an education, it must be persisted III
for months. until the desired trend IS
given permanently TO the mental and
moral energies-John p. Quackenbos, liz
Harper's Magazine for July.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-29
THE ACADEMIC IDEAL.
The Perfect Gcntlcman," as Exempt
fed in the Productions OF
French lCaIcmiciunS

Artistic Paris" is the theme of Rich
ard Whiteings contribution to the jury
Century. The normal man OF letters is,
he declares, the academic ideal.
Literature is backed by the institutions,
above all, by the French Academy 1t IS
an error TO suppose that the Academy
exists mainly for the publication OF the
language and for the completion OF the
dictionary. Its great aim is the compie-
ton OF the normal man OF letters, tue
equipoised personality of wisdom. VIII
gravity, gaiety, the harmony OF SOME
times conflicting opposites which oia.
fashioned people look for in the peFiecs
writer. This product OF fancy IS as eA-
ouisitely proportioned as a Greek temple.
All his powers are subordinate TO SOW
ereg reason, working in medium OF
good taste. Taste is the enemy OF eA-
cess, so he has to be not too much Oh
anything. but just exactly enouSh-a sort
Of Grandson of the desk.
OF course, he is only Chesterfield, Win
the difference of the application to etht-
cal character, and Chesterfield. it IS neea-
less to say, was French to the hearts
core That noble lords ideal in manners
is the Acadenly's ideal in literary ART.
His forgotten and overmuch derided let
terS should be read again as a help to the
comprehension of this singular inSttu-
ton, whose concern is the good hreedihs
OIL style w mere lie eiiJolliS tiSiiieS
demeanor, and warns against horse-play.
ronping, loud fits of laughter, jokes ana
WaggiShness in company, the Academy
condemns their analogueS in books. Inc
man who takes the floor in print is III
the Academy's view. only the buftoon u
a larger society than the one that ohss
terfeid had in his mind AS the soo,.
little child of nursery ethics is seen. hoI
heard. SO the good little writer OF tlls
academic ideal is heard, but not seen
Lie low in sef-assertion; disdaln 10 shiiie
by tricks, says the Acad cny- hotteI
is known in company, says my lord, iol
the sake OF any enc thing sinSiy, Is SINS
that thing, and will never be conspist ~
in any other light. 1t is the pea io'
univcrsas. for balance Caesteliis ~,
contempt for the man who todsteu til.'e
he had written for three years with ols
Same pcn and that it was an eSceiieht
good one still, is the Academy TO mar
It was an indviduaiizing boast anu tiie
grand style knows nothing OF lhdlFiuuli-
isr.i His horror of those Who nave
constant snirk on the face and q Will
fling Crrecio,fS verdi Activity OF inc
BODY may be matched by the Academy 5
horror of the professional htimcIist HIS
scoru of proverbs and of cant SAYINGS
is the Academy's scorn of cheap ant! easy
reference His admiration OF the man
with n modest .:,'nti,leEce and ease IS tie
Acadernv's admiration Of the writer VINO
makes no attempt 20 recommend his
work by tricks of apology, but just
leaves it to speak for itself. His pregnant
saving that the wise man will live at least
twice as much within his wit as within
his income is the Academy once more.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-29
Litccrary and Art Notes.


| The German artist, AuoIf Menzel, is a
F., great favorite, and his vagaries afford
! endless amusement TO the Berlin art ira
| ternity, says the Youths Companion.
! 1t seems that Mcneil was engaged on a
mural decoration. He had rugged up a
! scufoldns in his studio, which his
! model was requested to stand. For two
| long hours the poor ''poseur" stood up
i aloft in a most fatiguins posture Menzel,
| in the meantime, worked at MS sketch,
/ needless OF the fact that his model was
/ growing tired.
at length the model found it necessary
/ to speak.
Herr professor" said he, chow about
q recess.
Certainly, certainly, my dear SIR" said
he. Come down and rest yourself a bit. ;"
The model had clambered from the
scaffoIding to the ladder which led down
from IT to the studio floor.
stop" cried the artist suddenly. THAT
pose is fnel Don't move a muscle
And once more the model was forced
into strained rigidity. while the enthusi
astic drausltsman set about sketcaius
him.
At the end of half an hour Mcneil look
ed up from his work
There said he, that will do nicely.
Get back on the scaffold We have had
In the July Century, William Mason, the
veteran American musician. tells of a
remarkable feat of memory performed by
the composer List:
My friend knew List very well. and
having taken a fancy to a composition of
mine. Les Perles de Rosee." which was
still in manuscript, he said: LET me
have it for publication. Dedicate it to
List. I can easily get List to accept
the dedication. 1 am going directly from
here to Weimar, and will see him about
it. At the same time, I will prepare the
way for YOUR reception later as a pupil"
Not long afterward I received letter
from my friend. IN which he told me that
when he handed the music to List the
latter looked al the manuscript. hurmed
it over then sat down. and played it
from memory. Then, going to his desk
he took a pen, and accepted the dedication
BY writing his name at the top of the
titIe-page Encoura ged by this. wrote
a Letter. to List. expressing my desire to
become one of his punils. and asking what
nv chances were Unfortunately 7 misin-
terpreted his reply, and received the i'm
preston that II amounted to a refusal.
h,,t AT the same time he gave me a cor
dial Invitation to attend the festival about
IN take Mace in Weimar in commemora-
ton of the hundredth anniversary of
Goethe's birth. I still have this letter.
which is dated August Is. 1919. Had un-t
derstood then that List was ready to
accept me as a pupil, should have ia
ken I'D nv residence at Weimar at once.
instead of waiting until learned my mis-
take. as I did during a call which paid
to List nearly four years later
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-29
its Reasou.
Came Home to Get an Expression OF
Her Sentiments in Advance.
You are home early"

You are nome
Mrs. Won Blumer glanced from the clock
to her husband in some surprise, as the
latter came in, kissed her quietly. sat
down and drummed on the table with his
fingers He bore the air Of a man VINO
was not only about to so into battle, but
who had prepared himself for the worst.
Yes, l am home carly he said,
promptly plunging into his argument, ana
1 came for a particular purpose. There
q stag dinner on for tonight and I'm go
ing
Mrs Won Blumer broke off somewhat
viciousIy the thread she had been holding
between her pretty teeth, as she replied II
defensive anticipation:
Well what of it?'
Its going TO he one of the finest din
,lers we ever had" said Won Blumer.
Some of my old friends whom I haven
seen for long time. will be there, and |
expect to have a great time. Still, l.
Mrs. Won Blumer's lips came together
firmly, and she rose and faced him.
Il know what you mean, she said,
sternlv. you are just going in for a
regular mans time of it. You will drink
too much and come home at almost any
hour of the morning, and now, like a
miserable sneak you are trying to eN-
cuse yourself beforehand.
Won Blunler rose and faced her.
you are wrong," he said, without a
quaver q propose, as You say. to go to
that dinner. and to hold my end up with
the boys If l don't get home until the
church bells are ringing. But didn
take two hours away from valuable bus
mess this afternoon TO come nome anu
make any excuses. l am going to nave
a good time tonight, without a cloud on
the horizon. and l came home early,
madam. TO listen 10 what you have to say
in advance, SO that tomorrow morning
/ can take my much-neeied rest without
annoyance or Interruptions.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-29
/, Noyc,isrS First Creation

"Mv first manuscript says Sir Walter
Besant in Success for July. was re-
fused. For some years it lay in corner
say sprawleci in a coruer-ocSupyias
much space. At dusk L used TO see
strange. wob5lins anonymous creature
in that corner amorg those papers fiz
hodv seemed not made for MS amos. nor
did these agree with each other. and MS
head was out of proportion to the rest OF
him. He sat upon the pile OF papers, ana
w.nt wriagius his hands Ai's' he
10 not another like me Don't
r,,ks another ike me- could not
endure another like myself Finally the
creaIu-e.s rep-oaches grew intolerahle.
60 threw the bundle OF papers into the
tlra and he vanished l mad discovered
nv this time that for the making OF a
good novel. it is necessary TO leave of
ennyins other people. to observe on your
avn account to study realities. 10 get out
Of rbe conventional groove, TO rely upon
one Of the great emotions OF human
tI,ra and to try TO hold the readsr by
innate presentation rather than by
TAX do not say that this discovery
came all at once, but it came gradually,
and il proved valuable
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-29
,v.cu .nntnr iinar VAS in Con ;.

" hen = 'Hhti'' ttpiH ~ rs III 1piI x
I suppose there was more turbulence
and what would be termed rowdyis1n in
my day than now. AT any rate do not
hear of such things very often nova
days. But it was usually of harmless
character There were very few lnStan-
ces, indeed, OF what would be called dis
sipation, still fewer OF actual vice The
only game which was much in vogue
was football There was a little attempt
to start the English game of cricket, ami
occasionally, in the spring, the old-fash-
ioned simple game OF baseball was play
ed. But the chief game was football.
which played from the beginning or
the September term until the cold weather
set in, and sometimes, l believe, in the
spring. 1t was very unlike the game as
at present carried on After evening
prayers. which were over about five or
ten minutes after 6. the boys repaired
to the football ground and ranged them
selves on sides nearly equal in number.
If one side thought they We're not fairly
matched, they would shout More, more
until enough went over to them from the
other side TO make 1t about equal. Then
one Of the best kickers gave the ball
a kick toward the other side of the field,
and there was a rush and an attempt to
get it past the goal Nobody was allowed
to pick up the football, or to run with it
in his hand. y fast runner and good
kicker. who could get the ball a little
| outside of the line of his antagonist.
could often make great progress with
it across the field before he was inter-
cepted. It was allowable TO trip up one
of the other side by thrusting the foot
before him. But touching an opponent
with the hand would have been resented
as an insult and assault The best foot
ball players were, commonly, not the
strongest men, but the swifteSt runners.
From Harvard Fifty Years Ago by
Senator Hoar, in the July Scribner's.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-29
Dorm to Ga1lA Igal7
They Planned To Have a Feast, but
Plain Food Was Good Enough

They had just become engaged and
acted like husband and wife while baskins
In the honeymoon
and pleasant sse.,nce In the parlor, ''to-lnor-
row we viii go down TO the finest hotel in
the city and have dinner You wear that
gray dress that has such q pile of fluffy
stuff. III put on my best bib and tucker,
and were bound 10 make a hit
20, you dear old darling. Do you know,
q have n mania for swell hotels. When We
get rich Vel live III them, north in the
summer and south in the winter won t
kre?
Yes, of course. Certainly. What you
prefer Will be my delight, you know. But
lets think Of Tomorrow now. Well make
1t a red letter day and celebration
They went into the dfninS-room after
scores Of guests had assembled, and they
did make a stunning appearance. The
hum Of conversation stilled, diners
Judged each other, and she felt that her
s1eart was growing faint, While he enjoyed
the un-nistakable evidence that they were
taken as bride and groom. They were re-
csiyed at a separate table with a flourish.
Nhe waiter in charge looked important,
put on the high touches of cake-walll
rs he seated them. and then leaned over
ne! Silouice!' as llouSl iSI oFaeT were d
matter of the strictest confidence. Poor
Erl. she knew as We'll as the waiter that
their table had concentrated all eyes. The
menu showed her as much blank piece
of paper. 1t was rich in good things, but
It did not convey an idea TO her perturbed
brain.
What shall ] bring yo' fus,' my Lady,"
She swallowed rapidly, bushed rapidly,
wished that she was at home and then
said in a low. but steady voice: I'm not
quite IN appetite to-day Bring me some
ham and gs.''-Detroit Free Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-29
Out of The Ordinary.

81 think we ought 10 give this wedding
display head on the first page snid the
city editor.
out of the ordinary. is it?'' asked the
managing editor.
Well, 1 should say it was" answered
the city editor. Why, there was no
bower of roses no floral bell no wide
spreading canopy no 'blushing bride
nothing beautiful in its simplicity no
Solemn strains to the wedding march,
Enough cried the managing editor.
Double lead il and give it a scare head
It's the only one of the kind. Chicago
Post.