Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-03-05
Short Notes
From Everywhere.
A Royal Cake.

Royal Cake.
The Princess Elizabeth. daughter OF
Charles J.. was a domestic sort Of
princess and was noted for the fne
cake she made. One OF her old recipes
is headed. ITO Make a Cake the Way
OF the Royal Princess, the Lady Eliza
BETH" and reads: Take a half pint
or -four. half a pint OF rosewater, a
pint OF yeast. a pint OF cream boiled.
one and a half pounds butter. six
eggs. leave out the white; four pounds
OF currants. one-quarter pound sugar.
one nutmeg and a little salt Work Il
very well and let 81 stand half an hour
by the fire and then work again. and
then make it up and let It stand one
and half hours In the oven. Let not
the over be too hot"
Applause In Ancient Rome.
The first nighters I'm the theaters OF
ancient Rome were much more pune
tilious In the matter Of APPLAUSE than
modern audiences are. When the Ro-
man theater goers were fairly well
satisfied with a play they applauded
by swapping with the thumb and mid
die finger. If they wanted the actors
to understand that they were really
satisfied with the performance they
clapped loudly by beating the left fn-
gers on the right hand. A more hearty
token OF approval was given by strik-
Ing the fat palms OF the hands against
each other.
Satire.
At diplomatic reception I'm Wash
ington lady on being complimented
on her exquisite French told a little
story about a senator whose French
acquired In twelve photographic les
sons) is by no means exquisite.
The senator. fresh from one OF his
Photographic recitals. pounced upon an
undersecretary OF the French legation
at a dinner
Monsieur" he said. "eska-ah-eska
voO-eska VOC voo-ly ma--voO voO-ly
ma dummy
my dear senator" the secretary in
terrupted. do. l beg you. stop speak
ing French. You speak Il so well-ah.
so very. very well-it makes me home
slckP'
The Engiishman's Club.
Club" is a word we have taken
over from the English language. But
only the word-also the club chair per
haps-but not the institution. for
whereas In Germany a club is a society
OF kindred people. OF friends. all know
Ing each other thoroughly and gather
Ing at the club 20 dine, play or chat
al with all. IL seems in England the
place where one keeps as carefully 70
himself as possible and where mem
bers OF thirty years standing do not
know each other. - "a German" in
London Mail
Does the Air Craek7
Professor A. W. Porter explained In
the course OF a lecture at the London
Workingmen's college that lightning
cracks the air and that the visible
form OF the fash follows the crack 1t
! might be thought that che air was not
a likely thing 10 crack. said Professor
Porter. but neither was cobbler's wax
the liability OF which to split under
sudden blow was well known. They
had all heard the crack OF the carriers
whip, but which was It that cracked
the whip or the air? He thought 81
was the afr.
Accounted ating.
An American was showing some art
ist friends from Munich the sights OF
New York. As they stood In front OF
the Shakespeare statue In Central
park discussion arose whether the fig
ure was resting upon It's right or its
left leg.
"Er steht auf dem rechten bein."
"Nein." retorted another, "er stehr
auf dem linken bein."
"Auf dem rechten." argued several
"Auf dem linken," retorted the other
faction
An American gentleman, oyerhearing
the dispute. came over and politely
tipped his hat, Excuse me. gentle
men," he said, "but this isn't Lincoln;
this is Shakespeare" Success Maya
zine.
Pigeons Care Of Wounded Mate.
farmer standing outside his farm
house saw a pair OF his pigeons hy
away. Shortly afterward be heard a
shot, and the pigeons did not return in
the course OF the afternoon, as he had
expected. In the evening, however.
the cock pigeon returned In order TO
feed the young, and, having seen TO
this. be again few away.
The following forenoon the same
pigeon returned, helped itself to some
corn strewn in the farmyard and again
disappeared Between and 3 O'clock
In the afternoon both pigeons returned.
and II was then ascertained that the
hen bird had one wing badly hurt by
shot, but owing to its mates care and
perseverance it ultimately managed TO
return 10 its nest-LOndon Field.
Comparisons Are Odious.
"Oh, dear" lamentcd a lady on her
return from a fashionable reception.
Il have made such terrible blunder.
Lady Y. introduced me 10 an artist.
and. trying 20 be clever. commenced
20 air theory l have read about
that it is impossible for an artist 20
avoid drawing faces more OF less like