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New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
London Humor.

Mr.. w. PETIT Ridge, the novelist offered
in an address the other evening some re-
sults OF his observations Of cockney hu-
NOR He declared that In London one
could charge a man with manslaushter
and he would still remain ones frlen l.,
but accuse a man Of want Of humor
and all acquaintancesh.p was over, He
added
London had to submit in the matter OF
hnmnr 70 the rule of the small child, who
! had the great advantage OF beng ab1e 70
throw a gibe and run away Many weli
dressed youth going along the streets OF
London in state oil Rerteeb5 Gote1 for the
rest of the evening by some small glri
sa wing 10 him, II don't like you IN tndt
hat" The driver of the old horse OMNIBUS 1s
was a London humorist, and some OF the
gayety of London streets had gone with
him. The Londoner was not good NECK
ler: he had no staying powers, II the
speaker sent an effective retort nothing
further was heard.
Two New Novels.
The two new novels which the Apple
tons are announcing are Mr.. Raphael
Sabatinis THE Lions Skin and Mr.
T. w. Chamberss The Adventures OF a
Modest Man" The latter is presumably
story of modern America. Mr.. Saba
tini's novel is one OF love and peril in the
England of the eighteenth century.
An Uncommon Collector.
Henry Huth, the owner OF the famous
library which is soon to be sold in Lon
don, was an odd collector, in that he
bought in every case at the top of the
market His friend, -. w. c. Hazltt,
says of him that he waited until the
books were shown or sent TO him; he
never searched for them:
| saw him one afternoon, when he shyy
mentioned that he had at last taken cour-
age To order homa the Mazarin Bible,
which Mr.. Quaritch had kept two years
after giving f2,625 for il at the Perkins
sale. and then sold TO Mr.. Huth for f25
profit. He did not show me the book for
| ne had not opened the parcel and CON
fessed that he was rather ashamed Of him
self. \ very curious circumstance was
that cne Of the Rothschilds. who had been
nibbling at the copy, called at Quartch's s
a day later. and was vexed to fnd he had
been anticipated.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
7 TRAVEL.

THE FACE OF AiANCHURIA. KOREA AND
RUSSIAN TUEKESrAN Written ana Il
Iustrated with fwenty-four plates by z. G.
Kemp. F. r. G. s. $40, pp. XIV. 2i7 (Dut-
field a Co)
The record OF a fosIr months tour. VITA
descriptions OF the countries VISITED ~
people and their customs. etc.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
SPORT.

THE FINE APT OF FISHING. BY Samuel G.
Camp. illustrated from photographs by he
author. i1mO. PIP. tx, lr. tThe Outing
Publishing Company)
a discussion Of the methods OF hy fshirs
and bait casting. with suggestions for BE-
einners and expert anglers.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
LITERATURE.

sTt-DIEs IN LANGUAGE AND LITERA-
rURE. In Celebration of the Seventeen
Prthday Of James Morgan Hart Novem,
ber 2 1909. PIP. vi, $50. tHenry Hoi'
& Coz
Containing eighteen essays.
THE CHIEF EIIZABETHAN DRAMATlSIS >
Excluding Shakespeare. Selected PLAYS bS
IVY. Peels, Greene. Marlowe. Kyd. Chapman
Jonson Dekker MarstonI Haywood beau
ynont Fiatchsr Webster Middleton. Mas
singer Ford shirley Edited from the orig
inai auartos and folos. with notes. biog
raphies and hihliographies. by William Allar
Neilson Ph d. professor Of English, Ha r
ward University. Frontispiece. svo pp. W.
sTs CThe HouEhton Miffiin Company
Presenting typical examples Of the work
of the most important Of Shakespeare con,
,emnoraries and the most distinguished
piays OF that period. With indces OF plays,
songs and authors.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18

BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
Mr.. Wister's Cow punchers.

mystery Of an American girl in TN
Riviera.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
An Old Ascetic.

1.-The Ashes Of a God" is the title OF d
new piece of fiction by F. w. BAN, au-
thor of "A Digit of the Moon Inc
book is announced by the Putnams. IL
is the story Of a man who leaves 'he
world of human effort and human nap
piness resolved to find peace and
future in asceticism and all whose sacri-
fees come to nothing in the end.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18

Mr. Wisters Cow Punchers.
Members Of the Family" is the ti,le
OF Mr.. Owen Wisters forthcoming Door,
ana host OF faithful and admirihs
readers will be delighted to hear tha'
ne deals therein with the same peop'e
that kept them spellbound as thes
turned the pages of THE Virginian II
promises to be one OF the most eagerly
sought books of the spring.
Uncut Pages.
Against a long continued habit OF '"e
British publisher Mr. A. c. Benson H"'
been raising an impatient pro'ee"
why" he asks. should books ever pe
published with their pages uncut ne
admits that some people say that the!
enjoy cutting book, and adds tiia'
while there are people who enjoy u''-
engaging a tangle of string that per
sora enjoyment does not seem TO MIN
a valid reason for selling all string III
tangles. He points out that one Is ho'
obliged to receive other trade articies III
an unfinished condition and forced per-
sonally to apply the process Of comp'e-
ton:
/ am busy man myself have TO tuin
over, for various literary purposes; oI, III
siderable number of new books. II poosh
is cut, welcome IT with sigh oi fellei ;
II not find minute after minute OF pr
cious time wasted when. instead Oh W.
ing the leaves over briskly TO discover what I
I want. I am prodding at the lower edge oi
two adhering pages with paper;tREite, pp;na on
trying TO force opening, or Dlowins vI
or. again. I buv a new volume at Dook .
staIl. to beguile tedious journey. ~
proves to be uncut. and have to separa'e g
II page by page with railway tlckeu, tlH,r u. a,i q
with an inserted finger. The annoyanc,e &c
this causes is great. the time expehaeu 10
simply and purely lost, with no sort OF COT
responding gain.
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18

THIRTY-FIvE YEARS IN THE DIVORCE
COURT. BY Henry Edwin Fem, the
Senior Reporter. Illustrated Svo. PIP.
vi, 3o9 Boston: Little, Brown e. Co
New-York tribune., 1911-02-18

"You mean you're afraid Of me-"
"Artistically restrained, con-
vincing, epigrammatic style; hu,
morous, entertaining, wise; stat
ing analytically but naturally
and without any posing the most
delicate and important of modern
social problems, and solving it
cleanly and wittily, "-Hartord
COurdnt.
Illustrated. $3.50.
C: g: :: O. !: e; =; =.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
GOV. BALDWIN WARNS
INFERIOR u. S. COURTS
Connecticut Executive Declares Peo-
pie Impatient of Control of
State Authorities.

BUFFALO,. December 2S.-Control of
state authorities by inferior United States
courts has developed to such an extent
that the people are becoming impatient.
declared Gov. Simeon E. Baldwin Of Con-
necticut at the joint annual meeting of
the American Historical Association and
the American Political Science Associa-
ton here last night
If some of the recent decisions Of the
courts are not disaffirmed, Gov Baldwin
said, the judicial power of the United
States apparently will extend to any JUS
ticiable controversy arising in any of the
states, although pertaining to mere mat
tiers of local concern.
The governor found a real danger in
the recent utterance Of a President that
he was for Constitution when 1t con-
served the peoples rights, but not when
it perpetuated the peoples wrong.
THE danger he said, lis that a chief
magistrate, by some stretch Of his execu-
tive or military authority, may come to
play the part of a dictator. 1t Is only a
remote possibility. but the fathers were
right when they declared that eternal
vigilance was the price of liberty"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
QUEER EASTERN DRINKS.
National Drink of Tibetans-Fer.
mented Cocoanut Milk
From Wine and Spirit Circular.

FROM Wine and Spirit Circular
ARA may be said to be the national
drink OF the Tibetans, being given at all
times and in all places The natives carry
1t in long buffalo horns on their trips from
place to place, and the shepherds deem
their existence miserable if they have not
their daily allowance. ARA is used also
by the Bhutians, but the great drink of
these people is marwa. This is kind of
beer made from millet. The grain is sub
jected to very primitive method of fer
mentation without mailing. and is stored
in eartkenware jugs; it has to be used
quickly, as it soon sours: it is very light
in alcohol, but it is extremely nourish-
ing
Nipa wine. made from the nipa palm, is
a common beverage in Burma. 1t re-
Sembles in taste and flavor the palm wine
or toddy of India, though by some it is
thought to be more powerful in its inebri-
ating qualities. But the favorite beverage
of the Burmese is shouchou. which great
ly resembles sam-tcEoo, only it is q little
more fiery i'm taste and it's effect is some
what quicker and decidedly more lasting
They also use the milk of the cocoanut
which they ferment in vast quantities and
preserve in glazed earthenware lars
which hold from 100 to $50 gallons apiece
Like their neighbors, the Hindus and
Chinese. they are prolific in the distilla-
ton of their many fruits, and many excel
lent drinks are made therefrom. They
import large quantities of European
liquors, especially gin. and as rule they
prefer strong spirits instead of money in
payment for what we term odd jobs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
The Women's Convoy Corps.
From Harper's Bazaar.


The mothers and sisters of the R,v
scouts of England. not to be outdope ;n
the matter of home defense. have organ
lied themselves into Service companies
unoer strict military orders. II is mo-
IDLE movement for show or spectacular
erect but the outcome of a serious pur-
pose In case of war a well-traine I
'Dody OF women could take the field wit ,
twenty-four hours notice. fully uniform
ed and equipped for hospital work an
campaign hardships
Under the general name of the wom-
ems Sick and Wounded Convoy Corps-
the organization has been i'm existence
for little over year and is steadily
growing. Riding, camp and hospitai
cooking, bicycling. home nursing, laun-
dry work. signaling and stretcher drill
are included i'm the training Riding drills
are held monthly after the raw re-
cruits" are first broken into service. In
the stretcher drill a real man is employ
ed to give practice in lifting a body on
and on stretcher. as well as in binding
up wounds. Particular attention is paid
TO dietary kitchen methods, and the
preparation of simple dishes that will
tempt the jaded appetite OF sick and
wounded is the subject of practical con
slderaton. The training in every de-
partment Is as thorough as il is modern.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28

From the LoDuOu chronicle.
From certain indications which have
been made public in various quarters,
the surmise is not hazardous that some
steps are contemplated which may tend
to open wider the portals that give ad-
mission to the quarterback of his maj
esty's ships of war. There exists a gen.
eral feeling that the time has arrived
for an advance in this direction to be
made. Questions in the house of COM
mons have elected answers which have
shown that the admiralty. though prop
erly cautious In matter so vital as the
constitution Of the corps Of British naval
officers. are not unfriendly to the idea.
There is some dissatisfaction at the pres
ent time on the lower deck, due In part
to the existence Of what Is regarded as
q bar to the promotion of deserving men
Of character and ability. An idea has
also been propounded that some means
should be discovered of admitting to
Osborne and Dartmouth boys coming
from a class less richly lowered with
the worlds goods than the majority Of
those who are now found In those estab-
lishments. Up to the present time. how
ever, no plan. or even definite proposal.
has been made for dealing with either
part of the problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
in 1872 the late Queen Victoria imper-
sonated Queen Philippa. in silken dress
made enflrelX in SnifalfieldS.

in 1912, the late Queen Victoria imper-
sonated Queen Philippa. in silken dress
made entirely in Spitalfields.
The dress, which was on view for sew
eral days at Hanover Square, cost, in ma
terials alone, nearly ESQ while the gems
that decorated it. exclusive of the royal
pearl necklace, headdress and other jewels
were valued at over 96OOOO.
The fur that trimmed her outer robe
was minever the skin of the Siberian
squirrel, the same kind of Iur that Queen
Philippa wore on her court costumes in
the days of long ago.
worn by Queen Alexandra was that in
which she appeared at the famous ball
at Devonshire House in honor of the late
Queen Victorias diamond jubilee. She
lois, commonly called La Refine Margot,
her train being carried by the daughter
of Sir Francis KnOllys.
Her majesty's costume is said to have
cost ESQ to make. 1t was of rich white
satin, embroidered in gold and silver
with a high collar from which hung the
train--a glorious affair of cloth-of-gold
lined with silver brocade.
The dowager Empress of Russia has al
ways dressed exquisitely. and in the rich
est and most expensive materials. She
received on the occasion of her silver
wedding an ermine mantle which cost
10000 1t was presented to her by the
nobility of the province of i,Ierson
(IOl0-aQ0-SlINer dresses are ny HO
uncommon. The metals. after being
formed into very fine wire, are woven
into CLOTH and afterward made into
dresses. The women of Sumatra were
the first to attire themselves in this ex-
penSive material.
Countess Palovolovetsch wore hrefy
dress at a garden party given at Benares
some years ago. This unique gown mad
the appearance of being constructed of
tongues of blue flame resting on bed of
light liquid.
The material of the dress itself was rich
brocaded silk and attached to the gown
were exactly 535 fireflies. These little
creatures glowed until the countess left
the grounds and dotted the strangest gown
ever WORN at a society gathering In India
or elsewhere.
The Countess de Villeneuve once had a
dress made from beetle backs, and Wore
it on several occasions. When athred in
this strange costume she wore beautiful
soarabaeus beetle on her neck attached to
a collar by slender gold chain, which
allowed it to roam about the lady's chest
and shoulders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
FIRST USE OF FORKS.
Invention Considered Useless Lux
ury and Sinful Indulgence.

From the London Globe.
The Italians. with their delicate good
taste. were responsible for the substitu-
ton of forks for fingers, but it is difficult
to trace their use there farther back
than the time corresponding to the reign
or our Queen Elizabeth, and then they
were not widely known.
Fynes MorySon relates that when bar
gaming with ships master to take him
to the Levant and on STIMULATING the use
of a fork as well as knife and spoon at
meals he discovered that the owner of
the vessel was not acquainted with it,
and in order to obtain what he desired
he had to describe it. which he did &C
cordingly. as an implement Ito hold the
meat while he cut it, as he considered it
Ill manners to touch the meat with his
hands.
tons, afterward of great benefit to man
kind. are at first opposed tooth and nail
and have to make their way by degrees.
Such was the case with forks. In some
parts OF Europe they We're considered a
useless luxury and sinful indulgence and
We're for a long time under ban of the
clerics, though these latter eventually
had to give way and tolerate their use
by those who wished to keep their fingers
clean.
In Germany the ordinary people re-
garded the innovation as absurd affecta-
ton, while the clerics considered them
an insult to Providence, who had given
man wholesome food which he ought not
to be ashamed to touch with his fingers.
In courtly France, however, forks were a
welcome addition and speedily became
popular.
COryate. a traveller and very odd char
acter, of some reputation among the wits
of Ben Jonson's time, claims to have
introduced the fashion of the "forked
cutting of meat into this country His
pretensions to this honor have as far as
we are aware, never been disputed,
though there is little to SubStantiate his
claim.
The custom in England was of very
slow growth. In the reign of James
and Charles / the fork was only partial
ly used. according TO the writer's of those
periods, and even under the common
wealth honors were equally divided be
tween them and fingers. The royalists.
adopted them for stabbing into odd
Noll," who was represented by anything
that could be pierced. and swallowed at d
mouthful.
Later on, at the restoration, their use
became more general but people were
by no means agreed on the best method
of handling them, and rules We're soon
persons could pride themselves on the
nice conduct of the fork after the man.
ner observed at court.
Yet it is difficult to overcome the pref
udices of old customs, and the Satirists of
the day often amused themselves de-
scribinr the awkwardness of their coun-
try cousins who, on visiting town and
thrust the morsel they had transfxed
over the shoulder. while their fingers.
from force of habit, found their way
into their mouths.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
GOWNS OF ROYALTY.
Dresses Rich and Wonderful Worn
by Women of High Title.

From the London Answer
One Of the most beautiful costumes ever
turned out Is that worn by Queen Mary
at the coronation durbar. and there are no
fewer than 525O.O0O stitches in the train,
which is Of Irish point lace.
The train has been presented as gift
by the ladies of Belfast to her majesty.
and has been made by the presentati ION
sisters Of Youghal for Messrs Robinson
& Cleaver. 1t has been estimated that it
would have taken over quarter of a
century for a single laceworker to COM
plete the train. but sixty workers, work.
ing regularly. finished it in $500 hours.
This reminds one that at the Plan.
tagenet ball, held at Buckingham Palace
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
A MUSCULAK TUNA.
Before It Was Landed It Gave Its
Captors a Hard Fight.
j, the San Francisco Post.

From the San Francisco fOSt
Tuna fishing may become popular
sport here before long. The first of these
fish was caught outside the heads by All
Murphy and Laurence de Vecchi after
fierce battle Of six hours duration. The
tuna weighed 80 pounds and was landed
on the beach at Harbor View after being
lowed all the way in from Bolinas point.
Murphy and De Vecchi were towed for
miles by the monster and were almost
exhausted from their labors when they
finally dragged their fish on the beach.
They had taken a small Skif from iaroor
View early in the morning with the idea
of going salmon fishing. AS the water
was smooth, they found the salmon fish
ing was not good; they decided to try
for rock cod and after hooking a large
cod conceived the idea of trying 1t for
bait on salmon.
They trolled but a little way when
they got a strike. Immediately they start
ed to play the fish and their surprise can
be imagined when the tuna jumped out
of the water.
From that time on there was something
doing every moment. The fishermen We're
more anxious than ever before to land
their catch and they realized that with
their light tackle it would be hard task.
The tuna started to run and continued to
do so until all the line was played out.
Then there was nothing to do but for
Murphy and De Vecchi to hang on and
be lowed wherever the huge fish cared
to tow them.
The frail craft came dangerously close
to upsetting several times. but it was
finally righted. Many times the fish
made a dash for the boat and the an
rIers reared he would part the line when
he stopped suddenly with a jerk. For
several miles the boat was towed out to
coz before the tuna showed any signs of
firing.
Then Murphy and De Vecchi started to
null for the bay. After getting close into
shore the fish showed signs or night again
and another long struggle ensued in the
shallow water.
Murphy and De Vecchi finally subdued
the monster and proudly dragged him up
on the beach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
French Lassies as Caddies.
From London Opinion

The girl caddies at Dinard are very
amusing. They are also good caddies.
Their strength is extraordinary. Some
of these sturdy little Breton maids can
do three rounds day without a sign
of fatigue. Their names are like one
of Rosetti's poems-Rosalie, Cesarine.
Julie, Emneline and SO forth And
their wit is full of salt. They are not
clad in rags, like many of the child
caddies in England, but are comfort
ably CARRIED and neatly shod. One little
girl told me that she earned fifteen or
twenty francs week, and that it all
went toward her dot. The French boys
are not quite SO clever as the girls
They are not so quick of eye or brain
What struck me most about these
French youngsters was their physical
strength. Our English lads and lassies
are not so well fed nor are they so
well educated. The French girl of
fourteen or fifteen is a little woman of
the world. She is more than the equal
of an English girl of seventeen or
eighteen in shrewdness and mother
wit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
PAPER and Ink for Our Money.

From the Scientific American.
The materials that go to make up
our paper money are gathered together
from all parts of the world Part of
the paper fiber is linen rag from the
orient. The silk comes from China
or Italy. The blue ink is made from
German or Canadian cobalt. The black
ink is made from Niagara Falls
acetylene gas smoke, and most of the
green ink is green color mixed in
white zinc sulphite made in Germany.
The red color in the seal Is obtained
from pigment imported from Central
America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28

Put yourself There
but whom cheap quality.
IT'S JUST MATTER OF A
in
elsewhere
a regular Try
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
Chamber of Commerce Meeting.

special meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce will be held tonight at s
O'Clock to reconsider the proposition of
employing a publicity agent to advertise
Washington. which was favorably passed
upon at the regular December session of
the chamber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
Ran in the Family.
From Judge.

From JUDGE
Mrs. Jenks-Mr. Ellington is such a
nice man and not at all shy that I re-
ally can't understand why he remains
q bachelor.
Mrs Tolker (absent- mindedly)-Oh, l
presume 1t is hereditary. His father and
grandfather before him were bachelors.
probably.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28
Try Scissors Next Time.
the Atlanta Constitution.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
"She meant to chop off the chickens
head with a Ratchet says a Missouri
editor. but only succeeded in cutting Off
her forefinger. The next time she has de-
signs against the life of a chicken We
recommend the use of a pair of scissors"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-28

NOte-that this semi-annual Clearance
likewise affects the Furs, the
Suits, the Costumes, the Skirts,
the Waists and the Millinery.