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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-23
Muldoon CommuneS With Nature.

doobled me up like dure hinge,
only to knock the sash out av the
windy with me taythe an rebound
wild the foorce av a Pullman care
spring. To make matters worse
the conclusion broke the burglar
catch droppin' the doom thing on
me nick, an if it hadn't been fer
little Dinny I wud hov been
ohoked an clawed to dith
synchronically.
Av coorse the fayline may hov
mint we'll, at Taste he thryed his
Dist to ixtrycate hissilf, but livery
time he pulled wan fut out av the
tangle he stuck in the other three
lawn Impressions that are there
yit. While this ADVENTURE waz dit
rymintal to me beauty it has not
deferred me hilth sakin' pro-
pinsyties wan bit, fer up to wake
ago Friday night [ slipt in the
same manner, kept av first doo-
bly asshurin' misilf which ind me
fate wur on befure closin' an eye.
Sinse that time [ hove been hold
in foorth in the top av a hard
maple an little Dinny, who is
small fer his size, woos MORPHEUS
in the crotch av an oleander. IT'S
considered an fat do yez mind.
Yis, irish air fends may spake
av carryin' the banner on STORMY
nights an potts might sing av
slapin' in tints, but whin a man
has the courage an temerity to git
a toe.h hold in the crotch av hard
maple an risign himsilf to the H.
lymints, he is sure to accroo a
strong flake. To prevint the pay
in av ixtry praymiums on yer
policy durable nit shud be
stritched around the tree an all
such hard objicts as lawn mowers,
rakes an babbyboogies kipt from
undernaythe it. E. b. ii.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-23
Man-AnCient and
Modern.

Paper Read Before the Chautauqua Circle.
@N ATTEMPTING to corral my
ideas into a lucid exposition
of this subject 1 feel somewhat
similar to the fellow who tries
to drive a railroad spike with
tack hammer; nevertheless, even
with my small ability, like the boy
who was sent after the COW. l may
hit the thing on the head if [ can't
drive it home. And when I have
finished l hardly fear that you
will accuse me of being an orator,
for, altho I was reared at the head
of the great lake, where pebbles
abound as thick as the mantle Of
odor around the Packingtown
revelations, I have never inquired
-"What are the wild waves saying,
sister," or to that effect, with a
miniature rock of ages under my
tongue.
You must not infer from the
title that it is the writer's inten-
ton to make glazing comparisons,
for nothing is further from my
purpose. Therefore you need not
prepare for a bonn bardment of
historical brickbats. as l shall shy
none. It is my firm belief that it
is unnecessary to return to the
period of cave jewellers in order TO
discover ancient man. In fact l
think [ have met him several times
during my short career. [ shall
endeavor to correct few falIacies
to which mans egoism has led
him, like fish to an artificial bug.
Man is an animal, and tho this
thought is distasteful to many, il
is we'll to remember that he, like
the poet, was not only born but
weaned; and in his veins today
flows the blood that for ages was
being transmitted to him Like
old wine, it has become so fer
mented that he can't resist the i'm.
pulse to pat himself on the back
and exult, Il am itp' Little does
he pause to consider that the very
brains he possesses were in exis-
tence ages and ages before they
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-23

Suppose, tor an instant, that all
the machinery, telephones, tele-
graph instruments, electrical APP
paratuses, and 80 on were suddenly
destroyed with all those who are
familiar With their construction
how many decades or, perhaps,
centuries would elapse before they
would be re-established upon the
earth?
I don't think that civilization
and enlightenment should be
merely matter of media. This
has been called the "age of mad
ness;" madness Of conceit, greed
and ambition. Sooner or later
this so-called development will
have reached it's climax. Then
humanity will realize that the
Simple Life" is not only the
happiest life. There is just as
much rivalry, envy, aud hatred
amongst men today as ever there
was, but instead of resulting in
brutalities by right of might as
formerly, we see it expressed in
deceit, cunning and the gentle art
of knocking. But I make bold to
say that the lack of cruelties today
is largely due to mans dearth OF
an excuse and fear of retribution.
In early times certain tribes
practiced infanticide in order to
keep the population down; today our
railroads provide substitute to
the same purpose. If I wished to
treat this subject deliberately and
in detail could show that man
generally, is today greater sham
than at any other period of his ex-
istence and that his exuberant
declarations of physiological su-
periority are but the exhaust pipes
of concentrated hot air. But what's
the use.
Let us turn our thoughts towards
the burning question in the South.
There we have seen intelligent, ed
ucated, chivalrous people trans
formed into fiendish, bowling
barbarians, committing atrocities
that would do discredit to the
veriest savage. Can you draw the
line of civilization between The ig-
norant, illiterate black brute who
waylays girl victim, and the edu-
Gated, refined being who burns him
to death? But man in his blind
ness overlooks the cause in be-
holding the effect.
In terminating thisrather crude
ly arrayed discourse I declare that
"The greatest good to the greatest
number" is false standard of civil
lization, and not until we realize
the greatest good to each and every
individual will we attain to that
enlightenment of which we boast.
G.. w.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-23

ever reached him. l may have
sprung from Spontaneous CON-
bustion," but the spontaneity was
for centuries accommodating; and
this is good place to remark that
it wiilarequire many more centuries
of welding ''big stick" tosubdue
the bump of conceit with which
man is afflicted.
In making comparisons between
ourselves and our progenitors we
have recourse to mans modern
achievements, but there are few
indeed of our arts that cannot be
traced back to the ancients, or at
least several hundred years. Let
me call your attention to an ire
futable evidence that man is not
more intelligent today than he was
two or three thousand years ago.
The Bible, as collection of liter
airy accomplishments, has never
been surpassed, and I venture to
say it never will be. Irrespective
of any religious sentiment it con-
tains more real, living philosophy
than all other works combined. A
careful study of this book will re-
veal the much disregarded fact
that man in those days was much
the same kind of fellow that we
encounter constantly in our gallop
thru life.
Scientifically, and technically
man today has a wider knowledge,
of course; so has the high school
pupil more learning than when he
attended the kindergarten. In
drawing conclusions we are too
apt to mistake education for in
telligence; but there is a vast diff
ference. Intelligence is inherited,
while education is an acquisition.
And because of our great and al
most universal facilities for secur-
ing an education today we are
prone to belittle the intelligence
Of our ancestors. You can teach
parrot to say, "Polly wants a
cracker" but you can't make him
think. It isn't that man today is
more intelligent but that his in
tellect, like the sleeping beauty,
lacked the proper force to arouse
it. His achievements in the pres
ent are not the results of his own
individual wisdom but the evolu-
ton of many generations. l do
not know who was the first me-
chanic to construct a steam engine,
but [ do know that the first fellow
who produced fire and some one
else who converted water into
steam were essential factors from
which all machinery has evolved.
When we feel inclined to blow our
horn and congratulate ourself on
our superior mentality, what's the
matter with remembering the dead
ones who gave US boost?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-23

mesilf till the friction av me
hips ate holes in the coorsit blan-
kets, but the first time [ liver COM
muned wild Nature. dirict, waz the
wake befure last Friday night.
Fer tin years prayvious to this
radical Episode it has been my
habitual custom to saturate mesilf
wild the matayria- midyca av DR..
Chase's Midycal Advisor; ispicial-
ly as sit foorth in the chapter on:
: "Arti6cial reJoovynation av liga-
minis an mimbranes. On page
ninety-siven, paragraph six, it
says: "To invigorate yer IDENTITY
wild surplus vitality, pllnty avrari-
fed oxygen shud be consistently
mixed wild the cirkylation. In
mild wither this may be obtained
be wrappin' the facial ixtrimyty
in absoorbint cotton an slapin'
wild it out av the windy" liz an
aisy way to kape hilthy an from
Joon to Siptimber aich year | how
always made it a point to absorb
respiration in the manner spissy-
fed wild the ixciption av wrappin'
the cotton round me fate an stick
in thin in a pilly-sham as soort
av disin6ctant to purify it on the
way.
Contrary to the antiphlogitic
tindincies av the Gold Cure the
assoom1n' av reversible attytocd
in this case does not lndanger the
fizzyology av the payshint, nay
Their can it be said to amayliorate
his condition amy faster. Amy
how, whin ixpayrience tayches a
man that the live bacteriology av
midnight, canterio' amoong the
interstices av his fate, are liss
productive av demintia Americana
than gittin' his pate ate full av
manholes be stray swarms av
katydids an inchanted faylines, he
shud profit be the knowledge an
act accordingly.
Ye see, the first time l slipt wild
me head out av the windy it waz
on a verandy nineteen fate from
high boord fnce which worked
night an day stoppin' basebawls
an lxpeditin' the jurnies av the
most fayroclous collection av TOM
cats I liver heard av, befure or
sinse.
1t has always been me opinion
that whin cat rooms thru the in
tire lingth av the musical scale it
is bein' scratched be another wan;
but the prisydint av the Chautau.
qua Circle an the idytoor refute
this assertion be claimin' that the
ear av man is unable to diferin-
tate notes goin' higher than the
6fty-eighth octave, hinse the re-
calcitrant attytood az our CHORDS
av harmony. AS I gintly pulled
the bid-tick on top av me fzzyol-
ogy, simultaneously littin' 60 av
meeyelids, an intilligible may-yow',
in the ninety -foorth octave, trilled
a maylodious chant from nay
boorin' post an in five minutes
livery representative av the tribe
waz puckerin' his lips an wnistlin'
a roundylay in the concert pitch.
This rapidly incraysed in volume
an fortissymo as the major minors
tintinnabulated aginst the sharps
an fats knockin' the stims off av
all the notes in the alphabit, not
to mintion the terrific blasts av
thin that missed fire.
AS lay there spickylatin' on
whittier they wur singin' or fghtin'
the mantle av unconscious Shape
stole over me systim. About half
past eliven I comminced to drame
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-23

-
. Cause your luck is con the bum ?"
ll||l|N There are brighter days to come
l|ll|lIN Keep a-pluggin'!
Has your day all turned to night?
Things look dark instead O. bright?
Sun'll shine in time all right
Keep a-pluggin'
Do your plans seem to go wrong?
Are you jeered at by the throng?
Never mind; it won't be long,
Keep a-pluggin'!
Does the trail ahead look tough?
Does the way seem long an rough?
Show you're made of nervy stuff
Keep a-pluggin'
Do the keen thorns pierce your feet?
Are you snubbed by those you meet?
Don't lose courage-hope is sweet
Keep a-pluggin'!
Forge ahead thru thick an thin,
Meet reverses with a grin,
If you've got the sand, you'll win,-
Keep a-pluggin'
-E. A. Brininstool.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-23
Synonyms Their Use.
Taken from q. +. Oraham's book on
English synonyms"
( Malscious- Malign0au.

AgnAntls possessing malice. a ma
licious feeling is one which does
harm to others; malignant dispo-
sition is one which may be easily
excited to do injury. Malicious
implies an active, malignant pas
sive or dormant feeling. Things
are seldom qualified as malicious,
tho often as malignant, as a malig-
nant fever, disease, influence, eli
mate, etc.
MeycanhZe-C commercial.
Mercantile is used in an active
sense; it qualities those who buy
and sell commodities. Commercial
is passive in its acceptation; it has
reference to the state of things or
persons. Mercantile. people are
such as are actually engaged in
business; commercial people are
those who understand the theory
and practice of commerce. The
English are a commercial people;
the majority of the inhabitants of
London are mercantile men.
O7Oing-DAe.
That is ozOing which is to be re-
ferred to as an origin or source;
that is due which ought to be paid
as debt. Justice is due all men.
It was owing to this difficulty that
the plan did not succeed. In the
first of these examples, justice is
qualified as dne-i. e., to bepaid as
natural right. In the second, the
difficulty is mentioned as the origin
or cause of the plan not succeed
ing.
In such sentences as "The mon
ey is owing" cit was due to the
ignorance of the scholars" etc.,
both words are, undoubtedly, mis-
applied.
Peaceable-Peace1M.
Peaceful qualities what remains
at peace; beacea6le refers to an in
cllnation to peace. Peaceful is
having the quality of peace; peace
able is having the desire of peace.
A peaceful valley; peaceable dis
position. A cottage is not peace
full which is disturbed by the
brawls of it's inmates; man is not
peaceable who is continu ally quar-
relling with his acquaintance.
Peaceful describes passive; peace
able, an active quality.
Zuteuhon-Pn,p0se.
An intention is leaning towards
an action. A purpose is that which
is laid down or proposed to be
done. Intentions are more remote;
purposes, more immediate. What
we purpose to do, we set about at
once; what we intend to do, cir
cumstances may oblige US to delay.
Purposes are generally executed,
intentions may be postponed. An
intention is weaker than purpose.
To A66yvviate-Zo Adudge.
To abbreviate and to abridge
both signify to shorten: but to
a6yzags is to shorten by condensing
or COMPRISING; whilst to a6bysvs-
ate is to shorten by contracting or
cutting off. In abridgmenIs, we
have as much substance, only in
smaller space. In authorizations,
the same meaning, but in fewer
characters. Single words are alb
breviated; W hole works are
abridged. Lieut., Dr., Esq, are
authorizations for lieutenant, doc
tor, esquire. Large histories are
abridged for the use of young stu
dents. A work in three volumes
has been frequently abridged into
one.
To Found-Z0 G0ynd.
IT.. foorJ 80 ,,eod oot;yo1u RI
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-05-23
To Fouud-T0 G,0aynd.

To found is used actively-to
ground, passively. A charge is
founded belief is grounded.
We should not accuse without a
foundation, nor suspect without
good ground for suspicion. We
should have foundation for our
aotiops, and grounds for our
thoughts and feelings. The
grounds for suspicion may lead US
| to suspect, and suspicion itself may
! be the foundation Of q charge.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-12-24
Sale Of Real Estate for Taxes.

Notice IS hereby given Nr the following described
land. the G lo which
ent OF NeS tor the We O5 Will be offered for by
dersgned Sheriff public Court House
OF said county between the hours Of the morning
AFTERNOON the 9th day of January 1908 Each
much thereof shall be will be sold a
sufficient to satisfy the amount due thereon following
table;
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1907-12-24
NOTICE TO TAKE DEP OSI.
Ia TIONS.


To Artensa Richards: Take notice
thaton the 27tn day OF December,
1907. at my law Office in the town
OF Grsutsyillo, county of Calhoun
and state of West Virginia, between
the hours of O'Clock a. IN. and 6
o'clock p IN. of that day, | shall
proceed to take ths dispositions of
Joe Hamrick aud others, to be read
in evidence IN my behalf in certain
suit i'll equity pending in the Cir
cult Court of the county of Calhoun
and state of West Virginia, IN which
/ am plaintiff AMI you are defen-
6ant; and if from any cause the
taking of the taking of the said
dispositions be not commenced on
that day or, if commenced, if they
be not completed on that day, the
taking of the said dispositions will
be adjourned from day to day at
the same place and between the
same hours until they are completed.
Camden Richards,
BY Bruce Ferell
Counsel for plaintiff.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-01

cans, l3i@l6c; hickory, Sc; Virginia pea
nuts, &c; Jumbo Virginia peanuts, Sc;
Japanese peanuts o.; chestnuts. Italian
l4c; cocoanuts, dozen $4,000.
Coffee Mocha 24@2sc; Java, fancy,
26@32c; Java. good. 20@a4c; Java. or
dinary, 10000; Costa Rica, fancy, ls@
zoe; Costa Rica. good l2@lSc; Ar
buckles. l6ac per lb; Lion. l47c per ID;
Columbia coffee, l4sc; Salvador, lll@
l5c. ata
Provisions--Hams, to size. i4ac; hams,
picnic lOAc; bacon, regular. 1890; bacon
fancy breakfast zoe: dry salt sides. llac;
backs dry salt II lac.
Salt-Bales of 76,2s, bale, $l.sQ; bales
of 60.3s. bale. sl,6O; bales of 4Ds4a bale
$l.6O; bales OF lS-lOs, bale. sl.eO; bags,
soc; fine, ton. $l2.00; bags. 80 lbs. genu'
inc Liverpool, ton. $500; bags, 80 lbs
aground, zoos, ton. 5000; R. 8. v. p
20 5.lb cartons, $2.25; R. s. v. P "a s-lb
cartons, $l.75; Liverpool lump, ton
$3.50.
Oil, Lead. Ete
Coal oil-Pearl and astral oil cases
l9c per gallon; water white oil, iron
barrels, l3ic; wood barrels, l6Ac; eocene
oil, cases, 2lac; elaine oil caseh, 27sc;
extra star. cases. s2ac; headlight oil
cases 2lc; iron barrels. l5Ac.
Benzine Sixty three degrees. cases
2Oc; iron barrels, l5Ac.
Turpentine--L cases see; in wood
barrels, $50; in iron barrels, Zoe; in 10
case lots. 86c-
Linseed oil--Raw. S-barrel lots. 47c; J.
barrel lots, 4Sc; in cases, 5Sc. Boiled. g.
barrel lots. 49c; l.barrel lots Soc; In
eases, SIC. ~.
| Btsswax- Good. clean and pure. 2l@
e4c per lb.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-01

box; head. {Oc doz: spinach, 8 q &c lb.;
artichokes 75c q 1,25 per dozen; peas,
l5c lb.; garlic, Z q SC lb.; red peppers
dry. 20 @25c h.; celery, s5 @ S5c per
doz.; egg plant $3.50 per crate; okra
s1.75 box; sprouts, sc lb.: tomatoes
Mex, 1915 @ 4: Cal, 50; asparagus
25c lb.
Onions Per sack, 81 @ LIS; car
rots, 81 q 125; beets, $125 q 1.6O;
horseradish @ Sc lb.
Fresh Meats and Fish.
Fresh meats-veal, medium, rs te
100 lbs, s 1-2 a &C; 100 to 150 lbs. Z
1-2 q Sc; $50 to 200 lbs. 6 @ 1-2c;
200 lbs and over, 5 1-2 q &c; pork, g.
1-2 a 9c; heavies, Z q 5 G; beef, bulls
2 1-2 q Sc; cows, q 1-2c; steers
s Ia @ 6 1-2c; mutton, medium size
s a S1-2 C; large, 6 @ &c.
Clams-Hardshells per box, $2.75i
razor clans, $225 per box.
tFisa-Halibut &c; black cod, 7ci
black bass, per pound, 1sc; striped
bass, 1Sc; herring, &c; founders &c
catfish, 1Oc; shrimp, 1Oc; perch, &c
sturgeon, 11c; sea trout, 1Sc; silver
sides, (frozen,) s 1-2c; steelheads. 1oc
tom Gods. 7c; smelts Sc;
oysters--Shoalwater Bay, per gal
lon, $2.25; per sack, $4.5O Toke Point
$1.6O per 100; olympias, (120 lbs.) O6
olymplas, per gallon, $225.
Cascara sagrada (Chittim bark)-Gl
@4c. .4a
Hops Choice, 1908, iiibi2c; prime
lO@lic.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-01
Fruits.

Tropical fruits-i'ananas, &c per 10
pineapples. $3.50 q $50 per dozen
Lemons, $500 o 500 box; oranges. So
7s % 800; grapefruit si.So crate
lines, 75c and si.25 per 100; Malaga
grapes. s776 % $50 bbl; Tangerines
$l.s5 q 2 box.
Domestic fruits-Apples, common
s5c % 81; fancy. $3.50 q $50 box; La
iy apples, $l.25 @ 1.75 box: pears. 81
q Its box: cranberries. $40 @ II Dbl;
pcrsimmons. $3.50 box
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-01
Vegetables.

Potatoes--s1.25 @ 1.50 per cwt;
Cabbage--Lb., 2 ID % SC; caulihow
ar,$2.5o @ ATS per crate; parsley 2be
per dozen: hot house lettuce. $3.50 pei
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-01
Groceries ana Proyisions.

Nuts---W -Walnuts, No. |. soft shell l7c;
No. l hard she'll l6c; Chile, lSc; almonds.
l7@lsc; Alberts. iec; BraxiIs. l6c; Pc
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-01

But,er--country creamery. 80 lac;
city creamery. sSc; store. Is q lse;
butter fat, 80 lac.
Poultry~-old roostcrH. 0 q ioe' aena
and springs. IS Ia q itc; dressed. II
q i5c; ducks. 16 q lsc; turkeys. 10 %
lie; dressed. 10 10 zoe; fancy. 81 % 81
i.2c; geese, live. Q q ioc; dressed. II
a i2c. pigeons. per doz. 81 % s'2'
squads. si.75 % 2.
Eggs--orcgon ranch, 22c.
Cheese Young America, 10 q lel-'
c; oregon full cream, fats. l5 @ 10 l..
Honey. Iark--tO IL q lie; amber II
dp l3c fancy white, IA a i5c.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-01
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Latest Quotations In the Portland
Markets.

Complete Market Reports Corrected
Each Day, Giving tho WhoIossls
Prices OF Commodities, Farm Pro.
duos and Vegetables.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-01

PORTLAND. Feb, 27.--plonty Of
Front street was literally supplied with
vegetables this morning. and with a
strong demand good headway was
made In cleaning up the arrivals Three
cars were received, one Of cabbage and
cauliflowor and two OF assorted small
truck. consisting principally OF sprouts,
artichokon. lettuce. radiShcH. chieory,
onions and some celery.
Prices generally were unchanged. ar
tichokos selling easier at VI n dozen,
and cabbage ut i-2 cents u pound.
Grain, Flour ssS Feed.
wheat---waila Wala 0s9GIc. valley
.seQe7c. blue-ntcm. GsQ69o. red. stU
e1c.
OATS white. 1850 U 20; gray. ,2i.
02S.
Bariey--Brewing. t2:U22,bo; feed,
s?iq2i5o; rolled. t22Q2s
Rye--ii,to per cwt.
Flour Hard whca, patent. t3,so:
straight, 1896. graham. $3.50; rye. 1G.
whole wheat nour. .a,7b; Valley -four.
s3lOa 1895. Dakota, I53Oq6.6o. East
ern rye. $3.50. piilsbury. te.2o; Cor
vaiiis. ts7o.
Hay-~yalley, timothy. 1i5nA; east
srn Oregon. si59is; clover. T17.bo;
cheat. s7Q1So. alfalfa, Iii.so: grain
hay. 1Tas. vctoh. F,boaS
Buckwheat--ta per ton.
Middlings. tsL.0o. chop.
tib. bran. $1,000: shorts. $500.
corn--whole. t2sgs7. cracked. s27
G2s per ton.
Cereal Foods--Rolled Oats. cream.
so-fo sacks. 800. lower grade. tS.soG-
$50. oat meal. steel cut. &6-ib sackH.
$500 per bbi.: s-ib sacks. 142S per
bale. oat meal (ground). +5-fb sacks
$3.50 per bbl.; s-Ib sacks - per bale;
spill, peas. 1926 per ioorb sacks. 25-ib
boxes ti2s: pearl barley, $500 per 100
ms. 25.fb boxes. ti.25 per box: pastry
aour, l0.lb aacks. $3.50 per bbl.
Grain bags--Foreign and domestic.
sac.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-03-01

Effective Sunday, September o. l0Oc-paciao Time,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
Where French Phrases Survive.

From Town and Country.
No longer may the French word take the
place of the English word, no matter how
prosaic may seem the latter. We know that
it is vulgar to have bette noir instead of
pet aversion. and better to say that John
is bad lot instead of mauvais sujet.
All the dainty French words were once con-
sidered as ornamental to a woman as her
pin curls or lovelocks were. But now one
must know enough to converse entirely in
French without a word of English or else
never use a single French phrase.
In dressmaking establishments and in res
taurants the French words will. however,
die hard, though Americans. no doubt,
would gladly welcome an Anglo-Saxon bill
OF fare. At the dressmaker's one really
prefers the French words, even though
when mingled with chat that is typical
New Yorkese. Where have we words deli
cate enough for the fluffy white things be-
loved by the bride? No doubt It IS best TO
call a spade a spade. But when made OF
hand-embrodered linen with delicious ruff
fes at neck and wrist who can call lit"
a dressing sack?