The Washington times., 1903-02-21

The Pail Mall Gazette" says Of G.
f Monkshood, who annotated a transla-
ton into English OF Anatole Frances
'sThais - "A gentleman who thinks en-
iemae' is the plural OF enigma should
find other occupation than literary critf-
cism-
There was a time when Madeira
was preferred 10 champagne in Russia
and the United states. Sir Richard Bur
ton noted in one OF his books about
Africa that he had paid S1l a bottle in
New York. and had seen men kill its
aroma with ice instead Of gently warm
ing it like Lahtte." in the early COS
the best Madeira on the island cost $3.50
a small pipe. The vintage was a sim
pie affair. The grapes were trodden
under foot in a wooden trough or in
a press. The must was stored I'm open
vats for four or Eve weeks After
fermentation. it was drawn of into fresh
casks. clarified with eggs. gypsum, or
bulIock's blood, and a gallon or two of
brandy kept It from turning into vine
gar.
An acrobat engaged by a circus pro
prietor in England had contract in
which were the words. mo play, no nav. -
| The business was bad. and the proprietor
l gave the acrobat fornight's notice and
/ shut his circus. The acrobat asked for
wages and was answered. NO play
10 pay" 20 which he said he was ready
/ to play and be paid. The justice decid-
/ ed that the words mean No work. nC
pay" but the defendants counsel could
| bring no evidence in support OF thi,
meaning. and Charles Morton. an au-
/ thority, swore that the words did not
/ bear the construction put on them By
/ the proprietor
An English museum official said the
other day that J. p Morgan - = siant
i'm finance. bu, baby in art. for He
pays out OF all proportion TO the value
OF his collections
/ II It were not for the excessively rich
mediocre painters and musicians woul'
starve. And what would the dealers il
queer or artfully prepared rugs do? Nam
| OF the newly rich inwarily prefer thicl
carpet Of fiowery or geometric patteri
tackled down securely. TO serve as al
abiding place for all manner OF unclean
lipess. but they have been told that car
Iets are vulgar. and they easily fall vic
tins to dealers who are Oriental chief,
in shrewduess and the racial desire T.
Isl oil Christians. Perhaps Mr.. Mumford'
book may in time make these buyers Gis
c-iminative. but an intimate knowledg
of rugs is OF slow growth.
Every now and then you hear a wal
over the "decadence in table board g
am impressed" groans New Yorker
by the deadly monotony and dull rang
Of the service. as well as the eatable
set out before me" And he is boardin
at a very select establishment Blu
how many househeepers show fancy G
imagination in ordering the daily meals
Is the dull range" confined 10 board
ing houses? Matilda exclaims in 'Th
Rovers:' The beef OF tomorrow wi
, succeed 10 the mutton of today. as III
mutton OF today succeeded to the ves
OF yesterday" but in the househol
where there is only the married coupl
the leg Of mutton must be eaten steadtl
, from the original roast 20 variou
. stewed preparations with or withoJ
toast In the restaurant the bachelo
easily falls into routine. There ar
unfortunate men Who cat roast beef 81
nights in the week and on Sunday tuI
key What sort Of a life Is theiTSy