The National tribune., 1907-12-05

, flight brings them, human nature prob
ably appears about the same, intensely
t selfish, and probably will so remain till
t the end of the chapter. Nevertheless
this would be sorry world indeed
: were it not for the optimists.
Quite a little excitement was occa-
stoned lately in literary London by the
reopening- of the British Museum,
closed some time for repairs, in the
reading room of which are 10 panels,
the name of a great English writer
being painted on each. The excitement
has been over these names, which has
led to much heated discussion, as
neither Dickens, Thackeray, Bunyan,
Dryden, Johnson, Ruskin. Burns.
Hume. Fielding, Blake, Shelley, Burke,
and others equally celebrated are
among them. Bernard Shaw's correc-
ton of the list is interesting. He at
once struck out Spencer, Locke and
Addison. substituting Bunyan for the
three. He thought Fielding better
choice than Pope, and Blake or Shelley
than Wadsworth. Tenny son and
Browning he also sacrificed, preferring
Ruskin, Dickens, and Butler to them.
Of course from the embarrassment of
riches which English literature af-
fords any selection of 10 names would
be no easy task, and no two people
could hardly be found to agree upon
any such selection. Those supposed
to be the greatest and most representa-
tive We're chosen and the list is as fol-
! lows:
Chauser, Swift, Caxton, Pope, Tin
dale. Gibbon, Spencer, Wadsworth,
Shakspere, Scott, Bacon, Byron, Mill
ton, Carlyle, Locke, Macaulay, Addi-
son, Tennyson, Browning.
Sarah Bernhardt, In her book, "The
| Memories of My Life tells rather
! amusing story of the Empress Eu-
+ genie. The Empress had very pretty
little feet of which she was exceedingly
! proud, and which she tried to make
look even smaller by wearing shoes
too narrow for her. On the occasion
of a play being given at the Tuiieries
in honor of the Queen of Holland and
the Prince of Orange, who We're then
guests at the Palace, the Empress
looked specially lovely, her pretty
, shoulders emerging from a dress of
, pale blue satin, embroidered with sill
ver On her beautiful hair she wore
: a small diadem of turquoises and dia-
monds, and her small feet, in the
dainty stockings and slippers, rested
brocade. During the performance
Sarah Bernahardt's eyes kept wander
ing to this cushion where the two little
feet were moving restlessly about.
Finally she saw the toe of one
of the slippers pushing its little
companion very gently, and presently
the heel of the Empress came out of
its prison. This foot was then covered
{ only at the toe, and the actress know
ing we'll how the foot swells under such
! conditions, and how difficult, if not i'm
: possible, it is to coax it back into its
house of torture, was considerably
: amused and interested as to what the
fa1
: for retiring came. AT last the play
was over, and the Emperor rose and
, offered his arm to the Queen of Hol-
= land. She looked at the Empress, who
had not yet risen, having been trying
in vain to force her pretty little sore
z foot back into its shoe. The Emperor's
face lighted up with an amused look,
and he turned and spoke to one of mis-
I Generals. Immediately all the Cen
erals and other officers present, who
l were seated behind the royal party,
: surrounded the Empress, screening
her from the crowd. The Emperor
, and Queen of Holland then passed on
) without apparently having noticed the
poor Empresss distress, while the
= Prince of Orange kneeling before his
5 beautiful sovereign, forced the recalci-
trant, Cinderella-like slipper on the
| swollen, suffering little foot. Leaning
r heavily on the Princes arm, and, it
4 must De CDUlGSSeu, IlIlplUS lltllt, the
Y Empress followed her royal cOnsort.
Cardinal Gibbons, the head of the
Catholic Church in America, who re
4 sides in Baltimore, appears to be as
[ busy a man as the Bishop of London.
t Cardinal Gibbons, who, in spite of his
S great intellectual attainments is a very
e modest man, greatly beloved by all who
s know him, no matter of what creed, is
exceedingly simple in his personal hab-
= it's He begins his day by rising not
\ later than 6 o'clock in Winter and ear
n lier during the Summer months. He
e usually conducts the o'clock mass
k and after that spends a short time in
5 thanksgiving, and following his simple
= breakfast reads the newspapers, being
g specially Interested so they say, in the
Y baseball column. The rest of the morn
: ing is given to correspondence and lit
= erary work, which IS constantly being
c interrupted by callers, who begin to ar
r rive as early as a. m. Most of the
:, Cardinals time is really spent in re-
:. ceiving these visitors, who include
e priests from all over the country and
= other Roman Catholics, as well as grea,
i numbers of secular callers. His home
: is the Mecca not only for all Catholics
h who visit Baltimore, but for thousands
!; of Protestants from all parts of the
J.; world. Cardinal Gibbons presents q
!, very picturesque and impressive appear
a ance as he appears moving from one
n parlor to another, greeting and con-
c versing with his various visitors, with
= his pale, intellectual face crowned with
It the iron-gray hair, the penetrating
g eagle-like glance of his eyes, and dress
3 ed in his dark soutane, the historic lit
s tie scarlet cap upon his head. When
d the Cardinal appears in the doorwa!
( all the Catholics present go forward
t and, according to church etiquet bend
n slightly over his hand, kissing the large
f amethyst ring which is the insignia oi
r his high office. The Cardinal is quick
= and busness-like in his dispatch of af-
:, fairs, listens courteously to his visitor
!, occasionally asking questions, and set.
e ties the matter, whatever it is, in few
t minutes, passing on to some one else
g He seldom forgets person, tho he
s may name.
t. Think of the submarine romances
il OF that silent world of buried hopes
n and treasure which lies at the bottom
), of the ocean. Think of the stately
IS proud ships, the richly-laden "argosie:
It with portly SAIL of those old treasure
ships of Spain, the picturesque galleons
heavy with gold, silver and precious
n stones, and of the countless millions o
/ ocean trafiickers of all kinds, witt
y ''bulging holds" which from time u
! time, since the world began, have beer
e the victims of the menace of the ire