New-York tribune., 1909-03-09
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

Il is perhaps worthy or note that onls once in
his career previous to his recent illness has DR.
Ludwig wullner the singer without voice" been
couIuelled TO cancel concert. oddly enough, this
was on the occasion Of the issue 81 royal COM
mand" to sing Had It not been for the strenuous
physical as well as verbal efforts of DR., Nuilners
accompanlst. Coenraad V Bos, this wonderful look
ing German, who is doctor Of science and who
taught IN his native country for years before TAX
ing up his present work. would have obeyed the
command To make amends for what he termed
his own 'faithessuess.' Or. Wdllner invited all
who had purchased tickets for the night Of the
performance by royal command" a special
matinee To his astonishmeut the entire royal
appeared. and at the close Of the performance
he was decorated with order and star OF
brilliauts This order and star, like the other
tokens Of distinction he has received. are never
seen when the 'voceess singer" appears in public,
To the idea OF this tall. angular man. whose face
bears resemblance to that of Henry Irving. such
things have their place, but they merely frip
perry and OF order when he is giving the public
his Interpretation of Wen known German songs
and ballads.
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Iaughed.-Harper's VI eekly-
When Grand Duke Ernest II Of Saxon Altenburg
ascended his little throne, February Z, 1908. he
appointed a commission to devise plan by which
the ancient AtenbuIger natiCSlal costume might he
retained without breaking the modest dress regu-
lations' which had recently been adopted Accord
ing to tie ''Iresauer MorBen Zeitung, the Alien
burger women wear short be-shaped skirts, with
which the wind may play havoc and the regUla-
ton OF this garment was the object the commits
sion. In their wisdom the commissioners decided
that all short skirts be provided lat tho hem
with a stout elastic band, which Will keep It in
place" on the anniversary Of his ascension to the
throne Grand Duke Ernest Veceived In audience six
young women who wore dresses as prescribed 10y
the commissioners, and he approved of the design
ties Of monarch mutifarious. perpIexing and
severe is the comment OF a Berlin paper.
Blobbs What power is your automobile?
Sobbs-Forty horse and twice as much will
power-Phadelphia Record
number of womtn putting their wraps
preparatory to going home from an afternoon
bridge party i'll the upper residence district Of this
city one afternoon recently, when a valuable fur
coat belonging to Of them could be found
There was, however, another fur coat of inferior
quality in the dressing room. which the hostess
said had evidently been left by mistake by the
woman who had taken the other garment The
available coat taken away by the woman
whose wrap missing in the hope that the
mistake would be rectihed without much trouble
Several days passed and claim was made for
the coat the guest had away from the house
and the woman took II to dealer. where her
garment had been purchased, hoping that some
mark on the substituted coat might be found by
which the owner could be Identified. The plan was
successful, and, much to her amazement, she dis
covered that the inferior coat was the property
of her bridge hostess. The lost" coat was found
and on its return ,he matter was to be hushed
up, but the promise Of silence was evidently poorly
kept, No more Invitations for afternoon bridge
have been issued from the house where the mis-
take made.
"She says theirs is only a patonic friendship"
Then why has she begun TO take cooking les
sons?'-Louisyille Courier-Journal.
General Edward S. Bragg, of Wisconsin who
coined the phrase We love him for the enemies
he has made and used it in secondng the nomi-
nation of Cleveland for the Presidency 1854 re-
Gently celebrated the eighty-second anniversary of
his birth. General Bragg Consul General TO
Cuba for a while under President Roosevelt but
his view of the Cubans-eXpressed In letter-that
you can't make silk purse OF n sow's ear"
caused his transfer TO Hong Kong. That his
last official post.
why do you call your wife Marathon
-. Because she up bills faster than any
XEdy | ever knew?'-Detrot Free Press.