The sun., 1907-11-17

dine torsthsr, az guests Of The King, az
the White Hart Inn, and retltrn 70 the
OastIe at O'Clock The performance
commences &C 10 O'Clock md they mtst
be ready at the moment. The King likes
all performances 20 end by ~. with not
more than ten minutes for entr'act and
changes OF scenery. 40 the scene shiftsrs
must work with mauhnelilse alaCtity and
In absolute silence.
Every individual in the distinguished audi
enoe at a Windsor Castle command per-
formanoe has TO be seated before their
Ma ie~ties and the royal guests enter the
room heralded by a bar Of the national
anthem Except for the falnt rustic heard
as the royalties walk slowly up the length
Of the Waterloo Chamber to their chairs.
placed within twelve feet Of the stage, not
a sound reaches the straining e1rs Or the
waiting actors. and the curtain IN slowly
raised to a motiOnless and absolutely silent
house. However. this appalling pDrnmsnce-
ment il che worst part of the poor mummegs'
ordeal, as the audience. including tho King
and Queen, are very appreCiative and gensr-
Qua in encouragement and applause.
since the accession Of King Edward the
actors are very seldom received after the
performance. but two OF the Kings equerries
always represent his Majesty at the supper
given them In the Presence Chamber. At
half past o'clock a special train takes the
players back to London
The sale of valuable collection Of tracts
and books from Lord Sheftieids SUSSEX
home took place hast week. The total sum
realized for SO lots was tio.l15. The most
remarkable feature Of the sale lay in the
exceptionally high prices paid for volumes
and pamphlets relating 10 the early Amer
lean colonists. of which there were many Of
great rarity in the collection. So scarce
is Winsl0w's Good Newes from New Eng
land" issued in the year 162s. that even n
soiIed copy sold in February, 1901, for ta5O.
while yesterday a fine example was secured.
after most spirited bidding, for o. .25O.
Even rarer. perhaps. In Capt. Underhill's
~Newes from America, = Of which only very
small number of perfect copies exist. There
are two In the British Museum and another
in the Harvard library. Yesterday COPY
was sold for 81 .225. just fOrty-seven years
ago the auction price OF this document was
1es. A four leaved tract issued In 1893 and
called -Newes from New England" fell 10 a
bidder at the remarkable pri GO Of $500. or
about Sl4I leat.
The exquisite pieces OF tapestry still
preserved in some families or TO be seen
on the walls Of old castles are silent wit
nesses Of the wonderful work that women
did with their needles in days gone by.
Notwithstanding their manifold household
cares and the claims OF an always numerous
progeny. the stately ladies OF centuries
past and very often the royal ladies found
time TO execute these marvellous pieces Of
needlework. which sometimes took q life
time 20 finish. All the artistic yearnine,
all the romance and sentiment OF their
natures, were embroidered into the stories
they portrayed on their tapestries. Then
gradually the art died out TO a great er-
tent.
Now Paris is awakening to the charm OF
this work again. and an eneerprising French
woman has seized the opportunity and In
daily the centre of an interested circle as
she sits in front Of some masterpiece at
the Louvre and copies il. using a needle
and a mass OF colored silks a. an artist
does hiss palette and brush. Her canvas
IL a large piece OF heavy liAen. on which
she first sketches the design. Then with
wonderful skill she embroiders In the oolors.
following the exact tones OF the picture a.
minutely a. il with paints. She never
rips out any work. II q shade OF silk does
not prove to be exactly the requisite thing
when she has used Il she merely works
over il again and again with various other
shades until just the right color has been
produced. thus blending her silks rs an
artist his paints.
To watch the course Of her needle is very
With marvellous skill and
swiftness IL follows the outline Of the de-
sign. rounding curves and tracing the
delicate oval Of a face with the ease Of a
brush. Some of the copies made by this
artist In needle painting" are so like a
pain ting that one has TO examine very
closely 10 see Just what the work really
is. while as reproductions they are worthy
Of the highest praise.
The ancient plains Of Thessa ly have
seen the completion OF an interesting under
taking that has been promoted by the
Greek Government. In the presence OF
the Crown Prince OF Greece, the Metro
poIitan TheocIitus Of Athens and numer-
ous dignitaries the foundations have been
laid during the latter half Of October Of
five new cities, named New Anchialos,
New EuxinOpolis. New Philippopolis. New
Karyae and New Wodena. They are in
tended 70 furnish homes Tor 2S.OOO refugees
OF Greek origin who have eRngrated from
Macedonia and eastern Rumelia 10 escape
everlasting persecution and oppression by
the rowing robber bands.
For a considerable time the number OF
these refugees has been growing until the
Greek Government found itself compelled
to do something for them. A committee
was appointed which first divided the
fugitives into two camps, one for the aRri-
cultural laboreIs who had ned from the
Balkan interior and the other for those
from the coast places. who were mainly
traders and artisans.
To every head 0f an agricultural family
there was apportioned plot Of twenty
acres Of ground in tine epsarchy OF Trikhala,
or else forty acres in the. less rich district
OF Larissa, together with a cash loan SUIT
cient to cover the cost Of building farm
house. with agrcult ural implements and
maintenance until the next harvest time.
To the artisans were gl,amted smaller pieces
of land and loans to erect houses and work.
Shoes for their various tSadee.