New-York tribune., 1907-09-27
THE talk or THE Ny.

\ contract for painting the Einel Tower IN
Paris has been given out. This Is the fourth tme
since It's erection In 1859 that this huge mass Of
steel has been painted. The work viii occupy
forty painters for three months and the cost Is
estimated At sl-.0no The tower will once again
change its color. When first erected II was
PAINTED orange. then red. and now il is yellow
This year II viii be parti-colored- From the
thrd r1atforrn to the summit II will be white and
the lower part yellow. The fact that 50 much
money f. 20 be spent IN painting the tower would
go 10 show that the owners have no Intention or
pulling it down. Last year It reported that
the tower had ceased TO bc attraction to tho
public and that the shareholders had decided 10
remove II altogether. as the cost Of It's MAN.
tcnance heavy.
Tlgress (pantiusl-Helo. Leo! I've been chasing
a nice tender little antelope for an hour or more
Lion dicking his chops contentcdly)-No, II didn't
pass hcre.-Tfarpcr's Weekly.
The consumption of champagne in England Is
decreasing rapidly and wine merchants are SeilinE
less now than for many years. according To The
Express "'rhe decline can be traced 10 several
distinct causes' said the manager Of a big wine
firm In the first place the total consumption of
wines and spirits is getting smaller each year.
and we are undoubtedly getting more sober ma
ton as "A whole. Champagne being one W i4'
most expensive wines naturally falls off first.
Trade in England has not been 50 good as SON"
people imagine and / am certain that the average
person does not spenu so much money at the pres
ent time as lie lid ten years ago. Wine is lux
ury and is thus OF the first things Knocked OH
when money begins TO get n little tight 10 give
you idea of how champagne has declined I'D
public favor l may mention that clearances OF me
wine for home consumption during the H7t hd''
of the present year amounted to only 472.of2 gal
Ions while seven years ago the clcaraIces in the
same period reached nearly Sto,0o gallons An
other authority wrote down gout and the fear OF
gout as the main causes for the decrease or the
popularity of champagne.
First Chorus Girl just got acquainted with a
Sarond Chorus Girl-Pittsburg plain?-Iife.
Marks in Chinese characters indicating the fac
tory or the studio name of the decorator are com
mon on porcelain SAYS China, Glass and Lamps
Among them made at the hall of proht and
prosperity" the hall for the culture of har-
,nony" or 'the pavilion where hear my faults,
or the myriad rocks retreat" There are also
marks Of dedication and good wishes. such as "a
mvriad of ages ending" scholarship high
AS the mountains the great bear: or the marks
NAV be In praise of the piece "a gem among
precious vessels of rare stone
Ma why does Sis sing so much when Mr.
F.I think. dear. she is trying to test his love-
Chicago Record-Herald
monument was recently unveiled on the banks
of the Starnbergersee to the memory of Eugen
Guras who was a colleague OF Vogl. the Wagner
tenor" and for years enjoyed the favor OF the un-
fortunate King Ludwig of Bavaria Among those
who were present at the ceremony was the widow
of VoeI, who is the possessor of the "Nibelungen'
watch which made in Paris at cost of $1,000
francs from drawings furnished by Ludwig. who
gave II to Vogl. II has four gold cases. On the
concaye side each of these there from
"RheingoId' '"Walktre." 'Siegfried' and "Gotter-
iarnmerung" with Vogl the central hgureN or
each enamel picture. The story in connection with
the watch is characteristic of the eccentric mon
arch who had 1t made. The widow OF Nogl
told It. King Ludwig summoned the tenor
singer from Munich to his castle the Starn-
bergersee-he wanted him to sing for him. AT
the appointed time Vogl there but the
King did not appear. After waiting two hours
Vogl left his visiting card and returned to Mu-
Mich. He expected to receive his congo. but he was
allowed TO retain his place at the royal opera,
which the King avoided conspicuously whenever
Vogl sang After six years Ludwig relented and
was induced go the opera and hear Vogi In the
..Niebelungen' production. He forgot his srudse
against the singer and later gave him the watch
TO seal the reconciliation.
Mrs Newrich-Don't you think, William. now we
getting into the smart set. that we siiouio
a coat of arms?
about II to-norrow.-London Opinion