Evening star., 1901-10-22

agitation say they would willingly see
tips abolished No method, however, has
yet been suggested for checking the Gus
tom.
Five O'Clock Coffee.
"Five o'clock coffee" is to be the new
fashion. The kings new coffee maker"
is now one of the most popular personages
In a certain exclusive class of society
gourInets. King Edward discovered this
acquisition at Ritter's Hotel, Homburg,
and the genius of the coffee pot is now
firmly installed at Marlborough House.
He is already great parsonage. All the
premier chefs are coQuetting with the
stranger, who has a secret to give. 1t is
the secret of his success a coffee maker.
Nationally he is an Egyptian, willy. sleek
of face and cheerful. He wears European
clothes. with fez, and a broad mourning
band upon his left arm. Besides the chefs
he Is run after by the people who advertise
Fehmy uses. But the kings coffee dis
tiller knows his book, and is to all fnqul-
ries as silent as the Sphinx. Neverthe-
less, he Is most vivaciouS. Fehmys fame
Is likely in this kowtowing age to have an
effect upon one habit of London society.
1t Is against afternoon tea and in favor of
coffee and cigarettes from to 5. King
Edward has established the coffee drum
IN lieu of the kettle drum at the old IA
miliar hour. This should prove a welcome
action, since it may lead to Improvement
in the English art of coffee making The
English are the worst coffee makers in
the world.
Book Auction Sales.
1t is estimated that something like
quarter of million sterling has been real
lied from the book auction sales in London
during the past ten months. This, it is said
Is the largest sum which has changed
hands in this fashion for nearly a decade.
Nk,o III
total was the f33, ,217 secured for the final
installment of the famous library formed
by the first Earl of Ashburnham. This
consisted of the Barrois manuscripts,
which there is a melancholy interest in re-
calling were offered to the government in
1S4S for $1,000 and refused by them.
The following year they were purchased
by the late earl for $4,000. The successor
in the title, who sent the splendid collec-
tion from Ashburnham Palace to the auc-
ton rooms. has reaped harvest of over
f22O,0O from the book-collecting invest
ments Of the founder. The sensational in
book, the bejeweled copy of the four Cos
pels, fer the astounding sum of 10000.
The transfer was effected privately, but
the amount involved represents about
for an individual volume. Americans are
credited with most Of the more important
purchases.
Fruit From Jamaica.
Jamaica promises to become an impor-
tant new source Of Londons fruit supply
The royal mail steamer Para has just
reached Southampton with trial ship
ment Of fresh fruit from Jamaica pre-
served by a new process. The shipment
consists Of about 5000 punches of ba-
nanas and a quantity of oranges and pine
apples, which arrived in excellent condi-
tion. This trial has been prompted by
the large profits which Messrs. Elder
Dempster are said to be making from the
importation Of fresh fruit into Bristol by
left Jamaica l am told that bananas were
selling in Kingston market at a whole
sale price as low as 3D. a bunch. Here
they sell for above that per Dozen Lon
don is great market for fruit of all
kinds, so little is grown in England.
Rhymes Concerning Sir Thomas.
friend sends me the following verses,
which he thinks may have historical inter-
est for Americans. The original is in man
uscript. The paper Is in good state of
preservation, but the characters, if not sex-
actly archaic, are irregular and not very
legible:
Ye Doodle pigge doth dance jigge,
To tune of ''Whatte pryce Shameerocke?'
he doth not fayle TO curle his tayle,
And bythely make cache hamme rocke.
Ie LyptOun pigge seemeth lesse bigge,
More doune about ye choppes;
He bides behinde We windowe blnde
When folk do passe We shoppes.
le Prince of Porque. In Western York,
Hath made him hostes of frendes.
He pages his bette nor takes We pete
And ye storye endes.
L. H. MOORE.