The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
OSCAR WILDE'S EPIGRAMs.

Some Of the most brilliant epigrams
of the late Oscar Wilde appear in his
best comedy. Lady Windermere's s Fan"
which viii be presented by Miss Char
IOtte Walker and the BeIasco Stock
Company. Many Of these epigrams have
since been published in the collected
work of Oscar Wilde. but coming as they
did at the early stage of his career as a
playwright. in 1892, they seemed all the
more brilliant. Here are few of the
good lines:
Lord Darliugto1-3fy dear boz. there's nothing IN
the world like the devotion q a married woman. L
is something no married man knows anything about
Mr.. Graham-Hello Tuppy. I hear you're going 70
be married again Thought you were tired Of that
game?
Lord Lorton-You're excessively trivial my dear
boy; excessively trivial
Mr.. Graham-By the way. Tuppy. which is IT.
Have you been twice married and once divorced. OF
twice divorced and once maiedg say YOU'RE twiop
divorced and once manled-it seems 20 me much
more probable.
The Duchess-NIr Hopper Is that rich young Aus
tralian whose father made great deal Of money by
selling kind OF f0d IN circular tins; most pala-
table I belieye-I fancy 1t IS the sort Of thing tie
servants always refuse 10 eat of course, shall be
sory 70 part with Agatha, but I think that
mother who doesn't part with daughter every sea
son has no real affection, no brains. which Is
worse.
Lord DarlinEton-Iife is far too important thing
ever 20 talk seriously about
The Duchess-Whateser does he rneanY Pray ex-
plain to me Just what you mean. Lord Darlington.
Lord D.-No. thank you. duchess. Nowadays to
be ineligible is to be found out
Lord Darlington-So many coneeited people 20
about In society pretending 70 be good that think
1t shows rather sweet and modest disposition to
pretend 70 be bad
Lord d. am afraid good people do a great deal
Of harm in the world. The greatest harm they do Is
to make badness of such extraordinary Importance.
Il is absurd TO divide people into good and bad.
/ People are either charming OF tedious.
Duchess-Agatha, YOU must not live in Australia
I think. on the whole that Grosvenor Square Is a
far more healthy place 10 reside in. OF course.
there lots Of vulgar people who live in GrusEen0T
Square, but, at least, there horrd kangarOos
crawling about.
Dumby-Hesvens. how marriage ruins man. It
is demoralizing cigarettes. and far more ezpen-
sve.
/ Craham-Wicked women bother one Good women
bore one That is the only difference between them.
Lord L0rton-Nrs. Erlynne has q future before her.
/ Dumby-AIrs. ETlynne hiss past before her.
| Duchess-Many woman has past but am
/ told Mrs Erlynne has at least dozen. and that
/ they all fit
/ Graham-Gozsip is charming. History is merely
/ gossip But scandal is gossip made tedious By
morality, \ man who m0ralizes is usually a hypo-
/ cTite and who moralizes is usually plain.
! Graham-women always want ono to be good, and
l If We are good when they meet us. they don't love
us at all They like TO find US irretrieYaby bad
/ and leave us hopelessly good.
4 Dumby-The youths Of the present day are quite
monstrOus. They have absolutely no respect fol
| dyed hair.
! AIrs. Erlynne-I there are quite as many fool,
/ in society as there Used 10 be.