New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
THE TALK Of THE DAY.

rb. "rIeide1berger Tageblatt' in an account OF
the interview between the Grand Ducness Houiso
and Nathan Straus says: The srahu ouoio7
~ 1ons known of tho work of the American
,biIen+bronist and had followed 1T with great IN
.ar.e+ HOW deep this interest is may be 1udgeo
from, the fact that she spent one and one-quaE'
hours with Mr.. Straus discussing pasteuri%d''0'
and its results. The conversation was carileu o
~ Enslisb The grand duchess expressed her
SORROW because of the great mortality among chii-
d-a, and said that it necessary to co1noar the
condition with all available measures Aldeo py
the wife of Minister Hansell and the prlVy iieui
cal counsellor DR.. Hauser, she IS employing 'iio
hns+ scientific methods and seeking new ones 10
cback the mortality especially among ln1ahts- iho
,I,- n,ant which Mr.. Straus presented TO the city
o+ karlsruhe is under her personal protecuon De
cause she hopes to see good results from TIC IL
+roductton of the Straus system MT Straus was
deenv impressed by the love ana sonciluuo oA 80
-ohla lady for her people, ard said that he couid
1..u understand why she and her mousse were 81
we'll beloved by the people of Baden.
.,ybat do Won find so very interesting about socl-
ety?" asked the ordinary person; aat IN answered
Miss Cayenne[Washington Star.
A Kobe newspaper gives the cost OF the wearing l
spparel of Japanese woman Oh Aa.'n
wears s1s so worth of clothing under her Klifioho'
,;cb costs s25 The obi costs another 30 Nuner-
ous tving paraphernala sum up to sl7 5o ana g. set
80 <ootuesr amounts to So Combs and halrplns'
ornamented with gems, cost $2sS' sha"i' - '''
diamond neck clasp, $50; handKerchels' . GENTS
eacb- a gold watch, s150-about sslS In an 1or a
season A middle class woman wears ABOUT sl9o
worth Of clothing each year. according to the same
newspaper
.~.adv how many strokes Is that for this hols7'
asked the golfer with the plaid CAP
y cant say: sir
Gar say can only count up twelve. SIR
Pick Me Up.
Though celuloid is a convenient chemical prep
aration for the manufacture of wide variety OF
articles its high nfamnability is a. constant dan-
ger SAWS ''Chambers's Journal. In vie" OF these
circumstances particular interest is being centred
in ..gaIalith" a German invention which Is no"
coming extensively into vogue. since 1t Is non
,,eoumable OF great strength. and OF wide value
in its possible applications. The material Is per-
fectIv odorless hornlike product. prepared from
casein. the cheese constituent of SKINNED milk
She-They say that a man becomes like that with
which he continually associates - =,
He-Ridiculous idea! I've been nshInonger al
my life and can't SWIM Safo se'-i-'"oon
Opinion.
pretty custom observed at the midship-
mems New Years Eve hop. which was held In the
armory at the Naval Academy. AT two minutes 10
twelve the lights turned OUT the band stopped
playing and a bugler stepped out on the ballroom
floor and sounded Taps. Hardly had the last notes
died away when a clock began to strike twelve.
Miss Badger daughter of Commander Badger, u 5.
N superintendent of the academy. struck eight
bells the armory fairly blazed with lights. and the
class of '0S standing together sang its class
As usual the band played Home Sweet Home.
and then 1.-THE Star Spangled Banner" every
couple standing at attention while the national air
being played.
Not a cent" replied the rich man coldy money
in not good for the poor
We'll" responded the applicant. lust pretend
Ledger.