The sun., 1907-12-29

called The sea green inoorruptible.' The
old fashioned Tory organ. the Globs. nushes
a deep pink. as does its weekly OOntsmpo-
rary the Sporting Times. and with greater
reason. and various editions OF the evening
journals appear in pinkish garb. while the
Winning POsf, which might appropriately
be printed upon sugar bag blue, has chosen
a pale orange
Once when the stock OF paper in the
island Of Trinidad gave out the Port Of spain
dasetfs made brilliant appearance ON q
mauvs cOlored paper. with a bright yellow
inside supplement. followed by an issue
printed on cerise paper. with a magenta
supplement. A Cape newspaper was once
printed on brown paper. the normal uss
OF which was for parcels; and two success
sive issues OF the native journal Of Ahmeda-
bad we're brilliant yellow and a dark
green The Chung NgOi San P0 recently
celebrated it's jubilee by appearing on
scarlet paper. Even more remarkable was
lie MOuchOir de POehe PoIitiQas, a French
daily paper. which was printed on linen
and served the double purpose Of news
purveyor and a handkerchief
The literary salon in England may be
said to have died with Lady Blessin gton, and
with IL disappeared, apparently, the art OF
conversation. Brevity may be the soul of
wit. but II can also mask a paucity Of ideas,
and not infrequently does 90.
The Algys and Berties Of the London draw
ing room are mostly monosyllabic. "Yaas.'
mo. -eh." what" and that much abusesi
word "rippin' constitute their stock Of talk
Hostesses. In despair, are often at their Wits
ends to make things mOvest all. and Il was
principally for this reason that bridge
was received with open arms.
1t helped to all a gap and lessened the
strain on the iDtellects Of the youthful
Johnnies, oppressed by the necessity Of
finding something TO say. The latest con-
versational plank flung to the despairing.
speechless and idealess yOungster who
sits tongue tied by the side Of the lady he
has taken into dinner is distinctly happy.
The menu card is 30 designed that IL pro-
vides the diner out with a subject OF con-
versation. IL represents a ballet girl, a
motor car. an Sirship, or maybe a plum
pudding. A glimmer Of light illumines the
brain OF the vacuous guest; he selves on the
card and slowly evolves a remark. not neces-
sarily brilliant or even apropos but some
thing which serves to open the ball. and
thanks to the ingenious device the situa-
tion is saved
The motor menu. needless to say, ie first
favorite. Algy and Berthe do know some
thing about motoring and can talk sparkling
plugs, speed gears and the rest with tho
best. Indeed, thinking people who Sigh
for the lost art OF conversation loath the
very name Of the car. for motor babble
dominates nine-tenths Of the conversation
in society to-day. and one wonders. Judging
from present small talk, that any one could
ever have found anything to say before the
coming Of the automobile.
Once again a mysterious disappearance
is. the talk Of Naples. Count Gennaro Rem
zullo has not been seen for several weeks.
and il is whispered that his name must be
added 10 the list Of victims OF the criminal
that are at the present time
southern Italy. The Count n
wealthy and somewhat eccentric. and he
s the last Of his race. An old hOusekeeper
Of his has informed the police that her master
had cherished the intention TO disappear for
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