New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-12
THE TALK or THE DAY.

The old guard Of the German stage has
lost it's Nestor by the retirement Of Lud-
wig Barnay. who played before large au-
diences in New York forty years ago He
was n strikingly handsome young man."
said a New Yorker who met him at that
time. "and an enthusiast on the subject
Of his calling One evening he was our
guest al an informal gathering at a Ger
man club, where he spoke OF his early
stage experiences The beer glasses were
filed and ne turned to his neighbor and
asked how much barrel Of beer cost in
this country When the figure had been
stated he said: That IS twice as much as
received for two months work when
started in Bohemia" In Barnays letter
Of resignation rs director of the Hanover
ROYAL Theatre he announced his retire
ment from the stage.
4 ROMANCE OF TO-DAY.
He was a handsome, tall brunette,
She was a blond and pert coquette,
He saw her first III landaulette;
She looked AT him through her lorgnette:
They eaZed they loved, In time they mette
And then the wedding day was settle.
They took fiat with kitchenette
Where she cooked many an omelette
And many "A doughnut and bsquette
anu ulll'A tlA4ilFS i'i ihSppaih''NNs
Ere long she sewed on a layette
| Crhe bahys name was Olivette)
Alas q state this with regret,
The years with troubles then besette;
For hubby found gay souDrctte
Whose name was known as Mignonette
Who chanted at n cabarette
And often smoked q cigarette.
lie spent his money ran in debtte-
| When wife heard this scandalette
She used her silver. vinaisrette
f.v1l a ernft
I'll make this fighty husbanette
Pay alimony, too, you better
SO now she's widowctte
A cynic and sufragette-
Thus ends my little storiette.
-Berton Braley, in Woman's World.
In answer to an inquiry from 4 Barnard
ciassmate. a New York girl who is a
member Of the American student colony
of Vienna writes: The woman student
has ceased to be an object of unusual In
terest here, she is just a student and has
| become 80 numerous that no one stares
at her. The catalogues for last year show
that there were at the three Austrian
universities a, S0i students. OF whom 1888
were women; about per cent. In the
medical department there were 21 and in
the phlosophical-which includes the school
for teachers-there were 1919, while only
a heard lectures in the law department,
where all doors have not yet been opened
| for women
Now that ! have given you something
10 eat" said the benevolent old lady, VIII
YOU not saw some wood FOR me? Il re-
.ret to say, madam replied the weary
wayfarer, that | cannot saw wood with
out removing my coat. and | trust ! am
too much OF a gentleman TO appear before
a lady in my shirt sleeves. "-Philadelphia
Record
Whether or not the hypnotic beer" re-
Gently discovered in Pittsburgh can be sold
I'm dry territory is a question puzzling
the discoverers. 1T may turn out 10 be a
brand that will make Pittsburgh famous
instead OF notorious.
man IN New York tried TO cross the
street In front OF a streetcar and had his
thc ankle. This injury Is not unusual, but
the treatment for the fracture was. y po-
iiceman started TO send for an ambulance
and rope and sent the injured man home In
good shape. The leg was wooden.-Utca
Press.
Referring to the walls on the part OF a
New York publication because Of the dem
clifton OF structures having sentimental
value" in order to make room Tor business.
the Paris journal" says: Many Ameri-
cans Will. we know, read with regret that
the Butler dance hall in the Latin Quar-
ter. is also To pass away. Old Buffers
recalls the dance entertainments OF the
student colony. where pretty girls paid only
smile to enter where residents of the
district paid half price. and a fun entrance
f.e was demanded only from strangers.
The can-can found no faVor there' ana
even when dancers of the holder type were
invited By the proprietor they attracted no
attention, because the patrons were there
TO dance and not 20 see others DO so. TO
them the statue OF Marshal Ney' which
stands IN front OF the place, had no other
uor,h than that n indicated the place