The National tribune., 1907-06-27


time deciding to complete his disrobing.
According to Mrs. Howard. in the ami
mated conversations which, occurred be-
tween them. Mr.. Howard usually ad-
dressed her as woman" in a highly
dramatic tone of voice. while her favor
lite designation for him was animal"
Mr.. Howard has characterized these :
charges of his wife as ''pifIie, all piffle,''
which sounds very literary. whatever it
may mean. Mrs. Howard will take I'M
mediate steps to break the bonds which
hold her an unwilling wife.
Mark Twain. VINO has always spent a
good deal of time in England and is a
great favorite in London society. is So
journing in that wonderful old city at
present. being very much made of and
enjoying it all tremendously. This is
the season of the year when London is
most attractive. and its streets are bril-
liantly gay with the blooming flower
boxes iE every window. the thousands
and thousands of cabs and motors. the
beautiful light dresses and hats of the
women, the lovely shop windows and
the kaleidoscope crowds in the streets.
MIR. Clemens is never tired of these Lon
don streets, and spends much time in
walking thru them. He created quite
an excitement the other morning by
crossing from his hotel 20 the bath club
opposite clad simply in his blue bath
robe. showing about three inches of bare
legs and bath slippers. 1t was quite
early in the day, but Londop's streets
are never empty. and at this hour the
sidewalks were thronged with young.
pretty girls going to work. To say they
stared at the great American humorist
expresses It mildly; they fairly gasped.
The manager of the hotel didn't like 1t
very well, but thought it wise to say
nothing, and when some one else men,
toned the subject to Mr. Clemens ne
exprest great surprise that his action
should be thought unusual, and said It
was what he had often done at the sea-
side at home, and saw no reason why )
he shouldn't do IL in London, which was
a sort of seaside town. anyway. At King
Edwards great garden party at Wind
sor. given on the 22d. our Mark was
easily the center of attraction. There
were 5000 persons present. and althO
the. King of Siam; John Burns, the
Socialist; John Henniker Heaton. faith
el of Imperial penny postage" Prime
Minister. Sir Henry Mortimer Durand.
royalty galore and numerous other cele-
brities received their share of attention.
it was in the direction Of Mr.. Clemens
that all eyes were directed and around (;
him that the crowd was greatest. He
stood some Is or 20 minutes talking
with the King and Queen, Joking with
both. He admired the grounds at Wind
sor exceedingly, and facetiously asked
Her Majesty If she wanted to sell the
is, the newspaper account
says he did. The King called up Prince
Arthur of Connaught and presented him
to Mr.. Clemens. The Prince is soon 10
receive a degree at Oxford, and remark
ed, in speaking of it, that he felt he
could not endure the ordeal of speech
If called upon to make one. Thereupon
Mark amiably offered to make it for
him. 1t will ease the minds of many
Ennw that Mr.
no joke in his attire on this great Occa-
sion. He appeared in nothing conspicu-
ouS., but wore the regulation frock coat
and silk hat. and with his strong, fine.
old face, framed Wit. the abundant
white hair of his dear old head, looked
like the distinguished man he is. as he
moved thru that great throng, and every
American present who watched him felt
a thrill of honest pride in him and in
the country which gave him birth,
whose institutions and atmosphere have
given that peculiar flavor to- his work
which places him at the head of the hui
morists of the present day.
Some New York dealers make very
good living selling the cast-off clothing
of royalty to curio collectors. Most of
their purchasers are women. who make .
a fad of collecting some one thing, like
old shoes. corSetS, stockings, garterS,
etc. While it is greatly desired that
these articles should have graced the
persons of actual royalty, it will do if
they have been worn by celebrated per-
sons One lady making collection of
has in her possession a pair ;,
once owned by Queen Alexandra, one
Of the late Empress of Austria measur-
ing barely Is inches around the waist,
one of the white satin and beautiful lace
Of the Queen of Italy, q leather corset
Of Charlotte Corday's, one of poor Ma
I'D Ant mi
jewels which belonged to some famous
opera dancer, and a corset strengthen
ed with network of steel which must
have given the wearer perfect torture,
supposed to have once elaSpt the figure
of Catherine de Medici. Another pa
tron of these curio- dealers is a woman
whose collection of shoes is the envy
of those who share het fad. She has
shoes of Queen Nictofias $, single shoe
of rather rough leather which once be-
longed to ill-fated Mary Queen of Scots.
a very elegant little affair of black kid
worked in gold thread On the toes with
a gold and paste buckle, said to have
been dropt by Eugenie il. her flight from
Paris. She has also shoe of generous
once worn by the famous
French actress Rachel showing that
great genius and pretty feet do not al
ways go together. Madam Pompadours
white satin slippers, also far from dain-
" IN SIZE, IOFIil d part ~ lulS ColiSCtiOli,
as well as a shoe o, Wilkes Booth,
and the great English ac-
tor, Garrick. A garter collector has
one of ribbon once the property of the
Nell Gwy ne, fayorite of
gay Charles II of England, and a pair
Of blue silk ones which belonged to
Spanish royalty quite large enough to
go around a slender womans waist. One
lady collecting stockings, who has all
ready spent over s1.500 in the indul-
gence of her fad, has in her collection
several pairs belonging to noted crimi-
nails. 1t is an excellent thing for idle.
rich people to interest themselves in
and in the following out of
many fads a great deal of useful. valua-
BILE information is cleaned. But any
thing like the foregoing seems an utter :
waste of time and money-to most peO-
pie, at least
A London clergyman. one of the best
known Baptist preachers in that city. is
protesting against the gloom of Chris
tan funerals which he GharacteriZes as
pagan. He believes heartily in cheerful
funerals, and thinks the whole attitude
Of the Christian world oa the subject of
death is wrong. When a good man or
dies. especially one who has
lived to old age, there should be re-
ioicing and not sadness. The houses.
instead of being darkened, should be
thrown open, filled with sunshine and =
light, with all the surroundings cheer
ful- Neither does the reverend doctor
believe in the WEARING cf black