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ami G"r'r.l- military AMI naval at
'A"u"-. r. of. and c"HUueTltIn- II royal
nous .D. g. A"G incidentally - - IN
t"r'-- ing p, record mat With th. ..ntnrlsI-
aSru 81 - 'f..,. hector II she does NOT lya'
what 81" vIr'- FROM rh.. chef 81 "A royal
hOu-.u,li -I. "a lies 80 IN" cha TbcrlaIn
and II fau' ip.- NOT aring forth desired
result -.. tN..- ru' u"-s'a'. ." address
a -p."r" -.
Aru"rIchi Ar.ha--4dur- Ministers and
cruising hGs.-.,l- ar" ~" A-'or Library
devoted lIi- Many are 80 vel. trained
~ assist ma even Il IT." library should
overlook IN IMPORTANT banquet in som.
IL likely - 'iud u her mail IN. menu II hat
banquet. voluntarily s"n' By some wiling
Colla@orn'"r.
In t"- l'rl" ni'h.. m tho basement Of the
Aston Library tn" collector il surrounded
by heavy and embarrassing looking vol
Irnrs - reports II foreign governmental
ON. -.a- 'h.rs. ~" "CnylOn Government
Galo-'" n" PruS-ian Hausci"r A bgnord-
n"'"u >'"nogrHphIsch" B"ricn'e- or the
-~i"rn Italy. Con-iRlo PrUv.n"ial". Atti.-
Possibly none other 'ran the menu col
l"o'pr "on-uifa these pond.rouS volumes
buy ONT - them IN" makes lists ~ narn"-
AID titles - officials 20 whom IN. may
writ" ana enlist them ia her service
The N-t"r menu collection letter files
would ~. 81 tr.,a-Ir" for an autograph COL
l""ror. IT, 'h"m are. letters from tn.
Arrhbisupp ~ Canterbury. Primo. Louls
OF B-rt"nb"rg. from high official IN Fm-
p-ror Williams court and King G"Dr 1a =
h"I-"hu.d. from ,.h"fS almost az famous
a. ne" rpgII ma-r"r- they serve There
ar" ..'i"r~ from ~" Lord Nly0rof London
from ru.urru. "a ~ such GInin, and old
tim" .n'I"'I"- ~ III" WDr-hIpfuI Company
OF Framework ku.tt"rS. the WorHhipful
Company ~ Cutters. II London. tho Glas-
gOw United F!,--h"-- society. H.. Worship
fIl Company ~ Hpru"r- n L"athar-"Il-
.r- Hall
IA fling an. ..'"vrre tho nearly IS OIO
'u"rIs utnnr '.'.". 'lI' nIrnh"r of menus
hare i''u ~, "is'.l. AMI 'h"." extra . na-
.grI GEUl.n .''- TO-" used for "xohAnE.
q. r"' N" library ha, rad" No. appropria-
- rvr'EIs" menus. but frequently
'r uga Hr" nT-r'd for sale A writer In
I ~'rir an. NORWAY. wrO'"
~ .... .Hogld lH" ~ hug any curious
OFFS r.r.r ! .''' anu.ou"s ~ sal" Won
D..I'.'. '." .,r.".'.nr + IN" King Carl
g.. md 'Irr 'h"r- DIT and now
'.. F.. - i.1. ~" ru iuk IN
.,..r". ur"~ r.s,- ~ sol - n"nu u the
.'.. ' '...'. 'u Y. g., I'm, Iiuuh"-t
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scotch Ths spanish ~aits-but ihsrc'
Mr.. Rivers takes . hobb,sd pupil by ths
hand and shows IN two shakes OF very
agile foot what would hapTsn 20 conp'"
tina, should essay tina, particular esercis'''
With a on.. two three. kick. and
on. two. three kick. he sweeps gAyIy
down the room. leaving his partner 'ee'er-
ing TREMENDOUSLY along behind HIM. a cieir
cas-. of ieft at tho post Yet frssd from
her shacklcs the lady can one. two. three
kick Just as we'll ~ anybody. There
no use taking. When 1t comes - tna
Spanish walt tho herOlnss OF the hooo'"
become mere also rams.
And right here looms up another aSiui
possibility. at any rate from the po'h'
of view Of the girl who is good dancer
m rho hides her talents under hoooi"
there is every reason 10 believe that she
will he, RELOCATED to the ranks OF tho wall
flowers and thar the girls who eithor
have the courage Ia dance in frocS
lnfe,tered by the present fashion or can
IN some way circumvent its natural
consequences will nh their dancing pro
Srammes even though they NAV hilbert"
hav. been on the sid" lines
There are several ways Of accomplish
ing this. Mr.. Rivers is inclined 90 thin x
,ha, he may have sowed the iced of one
of them several years ago when he laugh
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sold by tho bottle at an equivalent Of 50.
and among all the wines s"rvsd the cham
Udgnr hlps, was 'h.. least -Sp"rsIv.
~ tint ion.i Gunner.
IE' iu"uG Ut he inaugural dinner 10 Pros
!d"u' y tm'.= iiUrnAnLn. a very fine S-e,'l en-
ErIviUE, bv ia" way. and tIOse Of similar
hanqu''+ " the InlG sur;ii iof every Presi-
dent Vt 'h" tnIrsi Iic@ since. and Of
many Presidents II Central and south
American count EicS Of blnuU,s'S literally
from Ch,na to Peru. show arw almost
universally ia. French h.Iv" Affect ed a. Oh
III and III" menu description ~ "pokrd
dI-I"- Comparatively very crw menus
ar nd IN this worldv III" collection
NJ printed N tn" French lang mage ard
not Suggesting th, French training - TIA"
Ch"i - charge.
Their" are snme except ions and they are
very picturesque Among 'hc-e arc the
menus Il the dinners gwen by tho Chinese
Mini-' " u Foreign Ana!rS TO Minister
RpokniIl and he dinner EIvnn hy "a" aarne
Chln"-." officials - former Vice Pres id.nt
FAIRBANKS These ar" printed. or proba
bly, hnndwrrt-n. IN Chimes. script on a
character OF paper Il ~ lik. n Caress 20
handle
Ncv"rt h"lesa the Transitions % the
dlsh"- show that ia the dinner 60 MIR.
RockhIll there was not q dist met iV"ly Chi
nase dish. not on" which rnIgh' not hnv"
originated ~ PARIS. and IN the dinner 20
Mr. Fairbanks only one dish. th. soup.
had i ational Characteristic lts trans
lltGon read- soup. with shark fins and
pigeon eggs
Tn" variety in tn. physical character
in IA" menus far exceeds hat in charaCrsr
Of tn" dishes served From q Severely
PLAIN. small -ingle card 20 a folder as eS-
tens :" and expansive ~ a railroad guide
thHa.' menus show AN equally VARYING
artistic INST" Ia Francs. they do such
things -irIUly.
Apparently too IN r. ranc" the Official
menu ~ hN'-d az to ~ physical character
IstIc-. In the collect IOn there u the menu
q dinner given Ivy President Louhet 10
King Edward N May. 1917. and 81 break
f.sst gwen bv President faliihrr- go King
Leopold Ut Belgium III AlriI. 1897. The
menus ~ their manufactur" are identical
IE'' "Ird CONSISTS ~ "a heavy -atiny board
about "Ight inches long NV fouI inches
Wide. wIE - softer material running
arr. 40 ~" narrower widt h 49, that he card
may =" folded. making ms squnr- card
about four inches by iO-Ir inches
On IN" ~ the QUEER SIDES thus prs-
-"nt"I - the fnrnogran Of the President
host IN white and bronY" IN slight relief
tho whIi" '".ng visible beclus" tho card
it-s'li r. u = uIl" cream tint On th.
uN"p-l'" folded SId" 'u"rs ~ written in
L,rg" plain ~"ript tl" nam" Il diner
In the ras'' 81 tho dinner OF President
L"ih"t ." kIBg Edward the diner who
overlooked MS card upon leaving .h"dir-
n"r room md THIS icft il To- ba sertIr,d Cor
ia" Ast"r collec' ION WIS Monsieur ls
tOtnmHndn NJ Oh thaEd. md 81 thu, break
Fast given IVY Pr"sIieHr Fa,lia-,-s % king
I"0'' ii n" guest who u"glnCr Osl 10 carry
away .t"r "slrd. IN" fiUda. = Mime Ch"rnl.
Aside from tho MOI, gram Of the host
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and the doctors mad brought him 10 and
assured him that his skull was still intact
his first faItrr!ng worries would "XpI"-s
preference for some cheerful. sl'up."
pleasure such as going after IN" Va Isr-
bilt CUP m a o. rnuI--po~or buckiug motor
car or chasing the altitude record In a
contraptiou which has n passion for com
hitting suicide aud murder 49, N" Sam
time
Only IN" indonitsnle soul If woman
would tackle the problem "f hohhl" -Nlrt
dancing and get away with II. A. fur
doing Il with ease and grace. not even
she can accomplish that Perhaps Bessie
Mccoy. who does a hobbi. skirt dane. IN
The Fcun." comes "a near il a. anybody
could.
In her ordinary dances she has tho
1.-the power Of !eapiug leopard But
when she gets on her hobul" about all
shs can do Ia ~ Wrinkle i"muTs!v up and
down the sta sc a. II she were an light day
clock on III last lap.
In her dressing room between tn. act.
she twi nkl.- som. more for the edIiiCat!or
Of the reporter II makes one thiak Of
the ancient controversy about how many
angels could daT =" on ~" point oi q u.-'-di".
That in tine ilI.lI analysis = tn" tr-' %:
the hobhls dancer ip be-. nul. % Is-rr
GRACEFUL within gur"i"ut'uE no.Ir.ia
sIWonLer. SAYS MIS- Mccoy. -wlr ding
her supp"rai toes IN % ra~I-t tnt l'r...
pirouort-. bounded On -" north ~ l"r
wardrobe trunk. On -" south hv h.r ur..---
ing maid. on tho east lv rh" MIRROR ana
on the w.-t hv ~" unnecessarily -a-poE-
ing repor'er. / ~pud"r # ! couldn't DO
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some 10 his pupils 10 dance In a sor, n
Oriental costume.
A distinguishing feature Of this rr"-a
was a sa.h somewhat tightly fI,t"uad
around tho body in the manner q %
present hobble. though WIKI a ir-.-
altitude record Finding that thu. -..a
constituted "A combination I'm res'rN... r
trad. MIR Rivers hit upon th. eNI'u...'
Of sewing it on Ia elastic. He Motto. 's...
aorn~ 81 the hobble wearers have re- r'a.
to the same device, so that Their i'''' .-
permit NJ least "a certain degree "i ''e..
dom. Sometimes the dress !'-"N
shirred. apparently onto cords. u.' OBJ.
these are ~ elastic much Of IN" in..-
venience and indeed actual dangsr Of -
costume IL eliminated
There - also he modified hobh."
skirt Of soft sheer material asto II, '.,-"-
works ia gathered into a kind - ~
proved wainscot effect NJ the ho'',r.
said wainscot being Of a solid mars-a
such a. satin or cloth or velvet u--
Young lady who wore n black frock 81 INV,
variety and seemed able to neC"rla'.
most Of IN" steps with comparative "a."
laid that her hnhbls (otherwise the VAIN
scot, was a scant two yards around
Genuine hobbies are not supposed - at
tain such dinens ions. but the lines were
-h.rr and with them the ability 10 dance
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The FRAT" DANCE.

there - no orna u,entatiOn except very
narrow gilt edge. Opening tn. card the
menu i found To "" print TED in warm.
reddish brown ink The dishes are f..w
IN number and ne wIn'S arr. not listed
Very different from this daintllv simple
menu Of tn. President Of Franc. Is the
menu of "a dinner gi-rn by the citizens OF
keykjHvik. Ic"la nd, - Frederick VIII Of
Denmark. This - elaboraiely orra-
inent"d. the most cpnspicuous ORNAMENT
beng the OLD i"elandic flag Of u Whit,
raven on a hl'" blcsr ground unchanged
the catalogue - the collection informs
fO- i Thousand years.
Dil" of tho "a I's-' menus IN the whole
collection ~ that of IL dinner given hy the.
Grand !7i"r of Persia at tn. Kh0rch "a
Pnln@. Teheran In" card - long and
narrow and 81 exceedingly fine maj erI.l
paper made nppar rent " Of linen stock
or some such substance. buI almost lik,
a fine linen textile thai might be worn
~ oTIIlrnented with a border ~ gold and
h!iic and red flowers. hl;.d worried and
"Iq'iisitely soft in effect The menu ~
printed in dainty Ara bic script. but the
composition u the dishes disclose- 'h,t
the Grand Eizier nploy.d a French chef
ar the pupil ~ u French chef
Another Ta.nu refined in material If
card and dainty In irCorat ION d. thar
given ~ MS Ma ie.ty King Maha Chula-
lo1gkorn of Siam ~ his grand palace AZ
bangkok in tho Dust Palace This -
print"'f IN Siams@' script so dainty that
suggests MAJ ~ should Ho the pro-
gran1ne Of musical numbers rather than
~ dishes 30 bo eaten.
The Aston Library lacks a menu from ,h.
paLIc" ~ King N"n.hk. hut the collect q r
IL HOT upon th" sastrCh. The American
Minister 10 Abys-inIa. GIy X. Love. hIs
been appealed :" and he promises 20 sun
ply ths collect ion with = specimen menu II
u lies within his Ministerial powers 80
to do
So tar aS h" has Progressed 'her.. IL not
much PROMISE pf 4 menu Suggesting Z,
great variety uf attract lvenaS- Of d.ylps
He attended. he writes 60 she. As;ur col
I"ctor. - banquet az the f;.cbbI Palac"
where. he says. "th'. native official. w.r.
a-'nfed ON the hoor around small hprnioo
tables. and were s..ry .-i by slaves VII b raw
meat. The slaves lass among
them with hugo strips IF raw meat over
Their shoulders. and each one Of she
diners ctl's ~ what ne wants ard eats Il
by putting one end m hi- mouth and ci't-
ting on the bite by an upward strOK, OF
his knife. greatly er,larger "a thereby his
nos.
historian u n frituT" century Will
surely find historical s.d"i!C ,!ts by a ta.-
tIenc study ~ " csc ElsIuS Ils will lrHrT
how ~ this day officials from nd,utr-lls
10 kings travelled afar and al ways i
Was the habit II their hnzt@ 70 eut -rtain
them at table He Will learn what ~ rang
dishes wore offered ard wh... <tTang.
drinks: buc most Dfali ifthn custom IN ~ ~
RESPECT IN Il few hundred years frrir now
he's mitch changed. IL" will learn lbs, d.
fsGy chefs in IN" OTIS tnuCFt most cs The
propl"s of I'll tho great glnl,c what :, 80
ard how TO COOK the thing" they ate.
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devised brand new dance especially tn
III the situation He calls II the frat
and saws that he has dedicated II to the
fraternity men of Brook lyn
II IL Warranted perfectly safe for any
lady with hnhhla measure" NJ not less
'hln vard and half and il recon-
m"ni"i IN reason for even mora closely
C-ibh..i and cahn-d .Ntrernitas. The
steps are not minCing. but they certainly
never will b" adopted as ground gamers
by any well advised team
Tn. awful possibility " hich Mr. Rivers
ss,'s looming up IN the hohhl. haunted
future IL the total disappearance of the
glide and IN" return of that old fashioned
denomination IN" hop waltz. Tn. BOSTON
simply cannot h. ianc..d in hohbla eS-
,','pt IN "A mudiiisd form
The harm dance loses all ifs rolliCkIng
aNuh.rInc'. and becomes a. tame 'hing
a. gam. II hop scotch without N"
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happened again. But shc says that she
knows now INST how n would feel Ia fall
from a soaring aernplane onto a he'd of
flint. commonly regarded ~ on" - the
hardest vi known substances.
Ordinary ballroom tumhles ar" literally
rrii"- hight ~ ai- compared with m"
descent ~ woman caused by tho hohhl".
II l. ~ n "a terrific flying tackle caught
on" AT tn. knees and launched an. on a
brief swoop through srac.
And N" going down thereof isn't all
there - 10 II hv any means Nobody
hk"s - cucumber ballroom floor any
longer than IL absolutely necessary. No
we'll regulated person takes th" fun count
II lsn'' Considered good form and our h"st
families have always discouraged IL
But falling DOWN IN a hohhlH tx n and
getting Up IN tho same are as different
~ IN. descent 70 aud tho return from =
place sometimes POLITELY Described ~
Ayernus When Miss Hurrtv nu.upty-
hnhbla causes her Io execute one of IN,
great f~lls for which 'he Enrpry pumuty-
are famous u ! CAS-. thar Gala for all
IN" kings horses and all ~. kings mon.
not To 1rt her together again hlt uuS.
'n get her up again II yon dom think
80 just lower yourself carefully 10 the
floor. tie yard measure around your
knees and then try 10 get on your fc"I
again
II things keen on this way dancing
men will have TO TAX q course IN first
aid To- the hobbl.-d. IS one of them said
-Fchcvr me. lt's frightfully discon-
crrtinG You start INTO the Boston with
"a nice long glide murmuring something
in Your partners ear ABOUT On with the
dance Let joy h. uncon -' ard just
then you discover thar there isn't any
ear Their. tor Won 70 inurmur in
some mysterious force from Jhe n.th"-
world or the ra>"menU has l.'ri' ''ci tn"
lovely cr-atur. from your arms and vo,I
have committed the Enya -dunshlc social
CRIME of letting your lslrtn"r fail down
20. d. voIr penan"c then and here
when YOU try to help her mp
m. dancing ,.,a"h"r- pr"dlo' 1IaI Il the
vogue uf tn. hohhI- continues ther. ~
bound 70 be- - revolution IN Ballroom s-eps
In flr' William Pi't Eiv"rs ta~ already
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81 iYtIE RFBRER.
Rapid Growth oS the Industry IN Nryics
In the Last Ten Years.

TORRpoS Mexico. Dec The profits
made in the lutayrIle rubber industry n
Mexico and the upper border region
81 TeVas are causing European investors
Ia give th.. matter their attention Nd
vices haN" been received here that an
English syndicate with \ capital Of s.
$1,000 ras purchased crude rubber
factory ~ Saltillo. Stat. Of Coahuia ard
several smaller guayule manufacturing
plants III tins par of she country
Another prospective development a
The sale 81 the extensive Griaylle interes's
IT the Nnderos 10 this English syndl'sI's
fveristo Madero and hi- sons are rey'
10 the lntercontinental Rubber Com any
tn" large producers OF cr,Id. rubber IN
Mexico from the g,iay1!lo shrub. They
own a number OF large factories winch
have an output nearly ~iunl 10 ~ mat
tho Inrercortin-ntAl Ruhbcr Couganv
which il y Subsidiary Of the United STATE.
Rubber Company In addition 20 'a"lf
rubber factories I'll" Mnderos own or b. ID
under lease inrca'rHrts OF thc best C',v !"
shrub lane III Mexico
The Irt"-c o7tiDei.tal Rubber Comr-.rF
has been negotiating H.. several urur'
with 'hc Ma1.Tos ~ AN effort - r!r' h."
their holdings II WIS reported IL We
thai 'he deal was consuEInAfcd and N"
consideration announced was 81 i"""
gold A hitch arose NJ the last r.'l''N
and tho transaction was declared OBJ.
t,arls-D Nade-o the J. ead 81 -" =
~ a. and y - said tNA' he ~ H'l,.'..-'
-, relieved Of tbs ut:-ine-s c.tr"- p. H
LIS holdings impose upon hIr
recent action Of hi- grandson. r..r..-''
| Madrrn IL Joining Ga" rove. .. ~
element of tn" country Is u .rg~c" ~
worry 20 him
The reports of tho nl-ior;.l 'r"a- y
depart fnsnt show that during -. '-t. -
wear cnd"d j.!pc 50. 1910. -" ".
Il crude rubber AID GnyuIe shr.' I'm
this country aggregated ~ 'a.."
s?G ?cs. so. Mexican currency wh
equivalent to Sis.ili.o0t gold "-'
figures include tine rubber ire" pr"GI''.
hut ..!.r" vas ~ littl" - this = =, = =
hardly worth considering In ~" '''H
eXpur;.'iuns
The production 81 cr'id" rrihIs~ RON
the g,llv'Il" shrub - constantly inc .rii..
no,wi,h landing ths recent der 80"
In prices IL ~ 81 :In..t"d that Oh" ''N' 'lr'a
'ilrs from Mcviro oG 'his y-OdYc- .'f nv
Shirt for rho cnrrcnI fiscal y"ar yiI ~
up-n-i nf 10000 OOO gold
IhC total yalJe Of all "yporl '0.'
Mexico for :hs fiscal year ended '" -
1910 was S2fn. ni6 ,2s. N"NIcan u'.r'''si
Therefore tho Griayilc rubber ~
expectations had an nCgreGst" W
"A little more thar: 20 per cent oi
@.ppTIlfious 81 tho country -..'
T"in.rl. able showing when 40
~onGidrIed that .ne in6irT ~ ~. 10. 'o"
In the commercial world ten yc.. 40
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HISTORY TOLD IN MENUS
CHAPTERS FEDN THF tSTOR
LTBR.tRl IOILECJFO>.
twenty-five Thousand Gathered -" Var
They Record BanIur's of hlnE>.
Presidents and Others In Theme
selves Form u Treatise on Gast-onom,

Unless she ts.n"- som" care - a. uld -
On : oman IN DharG" If IN. Aston Library
ooi eciion II menus viii b.cun. on" II the
.Mraly known persons Of IN" world This
.t..-int. enthusiast l.rtl" woman has a
mission IN life. which - t. MAKE. a coileC-
ton from - hICr II l,u y"L-S from now
the history II - ,.ufr.r- may l." riit"T
In only ten wears IT." library has col
lpctei nearly - .n"D menus. hu' y nl' that
number rn.an- can only h" und"-S' sod
then one know tho rIEIi system of -..I"r-
lion adopted h"t"r" a menu - accepted
cataloCued and fled away only such
menus ~ record dinners which have
rhetorical signIfiCanc" are accepted. hut
h.ca,is., ban1u"t- hs.rIng - social irnpor-
,a1c. have all" their .iua for III" his
.orian. and u"nr- e dinners gwen bv
important clubs. sucl.rI'.-. civic a-aDCa-
tons and III" Iit" also hay" possibilities of
uga for IN" historian 'h"v too are in
clud"i 10 tho collection
Surnavy hero -, ~" World every dav ~.
Aston Library cuIl"r-nr h"li"v"~ p"ur,.s
whose activities a".c' history on ia poI.'-
teal. it, SOCIAL. o.. literary. IL "c"BJni"
side are banquet NJ. and u i her PURPOSE
20 add 20 IA" ,pI'"otfrn menu II every
such banuu"'. though ~ TO held ~ rh"
-ernotr-t and l'l.' ,.r'"--'b!" part e he.
gl1h"
The story has r!''.n N""n 'Yli how 'h"
collector started beg wpr.. On N"!s
Year Dav. 400. III" brrI,.i.-r'l ina Gurpu
Sotiarc restaurant and M" ,il'" ~" '.--'
,iay Of n n",y c"uturv. Ifnpr,a--'r. '.r " I'r
-,n thought that q rn"nu II th..' IT,. srgI
rtvr ~, hi-'D-irni 'a.u" =, -r.I!"u'. . Z '''''
% ..4 rI.. ,I..su,-.f..tI fE...f .t.f.. .
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''.r.-v. fresh ham. ro1s- buffalo. aspara-
4 = and sweets The menu m tn" Astor
".l ...ct ipv. va Di"k"d up from n" banquet
-shle ~ capt Harry W MIut0u. who
wrot" To a friend that AClInaldu W.T.
br"lkta-tinx well. for be-. IT," Captain.
hrrlNta-'"i on the remnant and found rf
"ycc,i-nt chuck
Ear from The. wilds ~ I.uzon a dinner
even l.s= conventional m ~ composition
~. uarraii"n e III ~" very hom" and
c"nt-" - good dining par- wh-r. on
December -. $50 N" ninety ninth day nf
~" log" IA party OF English banda
ki.lst.i NJ the Caf" NoisIi. cCi Hue 81
H,nor.. Of which famous rc-ta urant az
that tim. G. Brnuue~aac was proprietor
Ihl- bill 81 IN 20 concerns one OF tho famous
dinners given during ras siege and when
IT.. rn"n1 geri. III the Bots IL, BoiIl gne was
,tipplylng Wild animals for those restau-
rants which could pay for them.
rh.. first meat course in tho dinner ap-
pears 10 be roast cat with rats on The side.
Tn. information give n by tn. menu Reads
-Rnta C-ic) Ls Chat fana',. d" Rats
Perhaps thar wdS n Iii'l. bit os eNtrava-
games, ii fancy on the part OF the English
host for there appeared Ia be n variety
Of -uyply of animal meat more 10 the 'ast,.
Of tine ordinary diner than cat- and rats
For instance. the Cutl-t WIS Of antelope
-erv,h with truft'.s Inc eutr1s was
monkey head stuffed. and tho soup itself
depended upon elephant meat and bone
for it- substance.
IL IL pleasant To turn from chs restricted
and freaki-h ball Of fare TO III" menu 81 "A
dinner gwen by The good citizens ~ Ham
in.rfe-i. Ona Of tn" most northern IN
habiied points u Norway on July l. is73.
TO Oscar II King of Norway and sweden.
4 translator NJ the Aston Library has dis
incl,ld..d fresh salmon. Goldfish and foun-
der. differently prepared and -Ilc..d
The rpl-t- presented 20 thclr ROYAL g'Io--
by ih"-" nOrthlandnr- LnclIdcu veal
lamb chicken and reindeer, and m. de-
ser-- listed on tn" rather ruughlv printed
menu - -Efsrr"i'"r OR d'-.rir- included
straw BERRIES. l"lli"s. sweet pr...ry.s and
a berry called fnult".,ackrnn. probably
th" translator thought - Norwegian rrc'r,-
b..r ~ the mulberry family Bu' what de
lights hos" who resent 'h" restriction
u win" ~ the more modern menu - the.
variety and character ~ the vine car,
IyInkarfJ ii Tins good Norwegian ban1iIet
10 Us ar ~ The winn~ served IA turn
with ~" various courses Of salmon nnu
reindeer ant reindeer tOnErI" md salt
fish ~" carefully numbered - 10 m
elusive. and In" lis' oheerlly reads thus
Port N. ~Ch"rry Old Madeira 1875
Romance. 1853. chat TEryi!l". IS5-. chat
YGu"in. IsGg. LIebf-numilCn Si.iniIorg"r.
Cabinet. 'nlnrIRn-
Tn. rouo-r.it" - the good Hammer
feat DI'is"n- AN b" tOmswhae estimated
when Oh" "on'id"rs that IN That Nar north
town ia" least expensive clIlrnpa gue Is
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= said ITO travel all day In a husheI
basket II ia curious gait. hut not
"NhilarlrlnC. IA Miss Nlct'ny fee'inGly
remarks
This ia m" darnede-t dress excuse
language that anybody was ever asked
80 dance in
Even Miss Mc'oy little twinkle 'wlnkl.
star that an" ~. came a "ropp"r IN irving
10 do the hobhl" dance. Fortunately u
happan.d az rehearsal and as IN" has
h.."n cautious A. a cat ever since. II hasn't
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-04
Il Ne4r and Startling
Problem for Suffering
Womankind

a pretty htrl" Kate Greenaway dane.
like this
The prnuette II accomplished with "A
yard - spar" ON all sides ANYBODY
familiar with the size Of theatre dressing
rooms can easily calculate therefore that
IL occupied about one sCant square foot
OF space. iiobbl" dancing in fact sug-
gests nothing 80 much a. the horse which
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-04
Dancing in a
Hobbke Skirt

Tne suffering slsterhroi II women who
follow the fashions j. UP against a new
and startling problem II how to danes
m a hohhle sHIrt II anybody should
hang small Hut doggei barrel hoop
around mans t,Uce. AMI then toll hun
L. dane" he might nak" on" try AT 1t.
Put when hIs EacunsCIolIS form had
been removed from the ballroom floor