The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-04
IMP RESSIQNS OF A
FEM IZ,EOBSBRY

When it was announced shortly before
the Thomas lectures were to be delivered
at Richmond College that DR.. MaDie
was the coming man, or rather the man
who was coming to deliver them, the
people were pleased Thy had heard DIR.
Mabie before, and they knew just how
delightful he was as u speaker, and they
wanted to hear him again. But there
was another high-fanded dcsign--they
wanted DR.. Mabie TO hear them-aEd he
did.
DR.. MaFoe doubtless wasn't looking Tor
trouble but it came his way. AS AS
Standardization OF The OutloOk,' lie was
in a large measure responsible for that
unpleasant article that appeared in his
nnagazine-"The Richmond of To-day
by Lillian W. Belts; and he was likewise
responsible for the non-appearance Of the
replies to that article, sent to The Out
look by some of ltichmond's representative
people.
Richmond was in a state of righteous
Indignation over the article. 1t contains,
10 be sure, just that provoking grain Of
truth, but it was only grain The mis-
take that Mrs. Belts made was in her
title. It should have read, The Rich
mond of Yesterday and q far-away
yesterday at that. She seems to have
been capable of seeing only the disagree
able things Of this city. Her glasses
must have been peculiarly dark-colore.,
and a great many people were not BASH
tul in telling DIR. Mabie what they thought
of It all. And he declared that it was a
most unfortunate thing that the article
was ever published, and he was heartily
sorry for it.
The Outlook is magazine that ii would
be well TO have in every household
1t is always up to the high stand
ard it Gains except that it declares itself
10 be perfectly impartial, but to an obser-
want reader it appears often very biased
The South is either very harshly judged
or entirely ignored. In a recent number
an giving some account of the Bankers
Convention. the fact that it was held in
this city was entirely left out and no
mention whateve! was made of Richmond
1t IS a little thing. to be sure. but it is
the little things that count.
1t is 10 be hopad that Dr.. AIabirs i'm
preston Of Richmond. since he has been
among her people will not coincide pre-
ciSefy with that Of Li:1an w. Belts.
1t is WILL known that slang is not con-
sderell exactly elegant but that popular
Ihrase Of the moment wouldn't that Jar
yet had 10 ill cut a vacancy in ones
vocabulary.
The force OF this bit OF vernacuior was
evidenced Monday evening al the Iy-
celrm lecture. The thing that was out
of tune was Very small TO attract any at
tention. no larger than peanut, and that
was way up i'll the third gallery. Prob
ably the young man who brought them
thought that it was in the eternal titlfass
OF things that in the peanut gallery, pea
nuts should always go along. But who
ever heard of such Il thing III a Lyceum
lecture? The house WAS intent on Tie
speaker. The quiet of deep interest
rtisned.
At every outburst CT oratory the peanut
hulis gave forth q crisp, crouchinS sound,
that was heard distinctly even in tho
boxes. New, when Mr. Ernest Seton
Thompson was here. ti2ere was some ilt'te
EXCUSE. When a. man tells you he Is
going to shcw you the animals, why,
it is suggestive of a circus. and circuses
ana peanuts always go together. But
when a man is telling of the glorious HE
of Rusl>in and filing you full OF the
Beauty of his massage to the twentieth
cs5atury-tIlen 10 hear the cracking OF