New-York tribune., 1906-10-21

1t required a few minutes of explanation
before all could grasp fully the details OF TIN;
writers scribbled away. At the end OF twenty
minutes, the time limit, the essays We're col
lected. Only the best four were read. The ont
receiving the prize read as follows:
THE Times in The World of House
hold Gossip were disjointed that morning
The Star boarder was undecided What
to-Eat as he opened his morning Tribune,
and the Table Talk drifted idly from prob
lens of Country Life TO The World
Work in the city. The Designer o
womens fashion plates looked up grumPlly a
the Sun streaming through the window
and the artist who was a good 'Del1neator
of character picked up his Morning Journal,
only to Law it down to scribble out a 'Iele
gram for immediate TRANSMISSION. Ih
Youths Companion who sat at the foot o
the table, glanced at The Mercury IN th'
thermometer and shouted out his intention
of taking a dav's Outing by Forest anC
Stream The Housewife was interested
in The Kitchen and scarcely noticed 'Th'
Woman's Home Companion by her side
until The Voice of Our Boys and Girls
march of Current Literature and Science
in The World To-day coming up for dis
cussion, several good Tales and 'Shor
Stories were told; but The Morning News
that attracted most attention referred Z
The Medical Record of one who had beer
IltO OtlSlllS III IOH4i anu ODN'ii'AF '4N'4ON'
a license
This ESSAY mentioned thirtv-three differen
periodicals, and was unanimously voted
great success.
Still" said Helen, with a gentle shake o
the head 1T could be improved | was at on
meeting where sixty periodicals were mentioned
in an essay of less than two hundred words
However, we must close the entertain
ment now with Just one more novelty, Sh
added. I've shown You my ingenuity, an'
YOU have shown me yours Now We II listen Z,
that of a stranger. Here IS a rime, for whICl
| claim no originality, which may end tn
meeting. You must fill in the blanks with tn
names of popular books SO they viii r1me witt
the preceding word OF each line"
The unfinished poem read as follows,
" The charming heroine, my friends,
She lived when Indians were a power.
And in those times past. quaint and olden
She fell in love with ---
Then while her friends began 70 marvel.
A rival came, named --
Each rival did his keen sword draw,
And needed not ---
They slew each other, alas, and then
She married man named ---
The merry bells rung in the steeple,
And loudly cheered ---
The two rode away on a double bike.
And lived in ---'
This was poser for most of the girls. som
guessed the third and fourth books correctly
but beyond this progress was slow. Helen
meanwhile, looked over the scores OF the mrs
game, and announced the names of tn
winners. Then, seeing the troubles of thos
who were vainly trying to spell words to rim
with the unfinished lines, she read off tn
complete poem:
The charming heroine, my friends.
Was known as Alice OF Old NincenneS-'
She lived when Indians were a power.
And not When knighthoOd Was in Flower
And in those times past, quaint and olden,
She fell in love with Eben Holden
Then, while her friends began TO marvel,
y rival came, named Richard Carvel
Each rival did his keen sword draw,
And needed not The Reign of Law.
They slew each other, alas and then
She married man named 'Crittenden'
The merry bells rung in the Steeple
And loudly cheered The Voice of the People
The two rode away a double bike,
And lived in 'Stringtown on the Pike"
An Epitaph for Wen