Evening journal., 1913-06-27
GOSSIP OF THE COURTS
BY FLANEU R.

If he would give her voice trial,
which he did
The test took place at Dalys Thea
ter, and evidently proved satisfactory
Tor Mr. Edwardcs engaged her for the
Gaiety Theater.
About the same time lin October
191D that Miss Montgomery joined
Mr. George Edwardes at the Gaiety,
Lady Sydney Oglivie Grant, sister or
the Earl ot Seaheld, resolved 10 go
upon the stage She, TOO. confessed
that she was tired of social life,
which 20 her was full of dull and
dreary people, Lady sydney is an
artist to her finger tips, and has
frequently sung at concerts. Petite,
dainty and very fair possessing a
good figure, she has all the bright
ness of the musical comedy artistic.
An interesting debut m 1908 was
chat OF The Hon. Norah Johnston.
sister of Viscount Massereene, who
appeared az a ballad singer on the
stage in the Belfast HippOdrome, and
who recently give successful con-
cert at Queens Hall. She holds the
distinction of being the only profess
sional vocalist in society. Her moth
er was the daughter OF Mai. Whyte-
Melville, the well-known sporting
novelist She also is a lineal de-
scendent OF the last Speaker of the
Irish House of Commons.
Rathenow where King George
broke his journey to Berlin in order
to inspect the squadron of Ziethen
Hussars. commanded by the Kaiser's
son-in-law, Prince Ernst of Cumber-
land, is a sleepy little agricultural
town i'm the Mark of Brandenburg,
about forty miles from the capital
and only a few hours from SehOn-
hansen. the ancestral seat and birth
place Of Bismarck It was at Rattle
now where Otto Won Bismarck. then
young Yunker, presented himself
for election to Prussias first ap-
proach 10 Parliament The electors
showed their prescience by stoning
the man who was destined to create
the new German Empire.
Berlin owes its palaces and many
of its finest buildings 10 Frederick
William ! That monarch had a pas
sion for building, and transmitted il
10 others. Whenever he heard of a
rich merchant settling i'm the capital
he ordered him to build a residence
in keeping with his wealth. If the
merchant obeyed. he was duly re-
warded, and many German families
owe their title of nobility to an an
cester having built a fine house
The Prussian Guards. whom the
King and Kaiser reviewed were
originated by King Frederick l.
whose ambition It was to form a roy
al body-guard OF giants. Every coun-
try was ransacked by his agents to
supply recruits. and no head that
lowered above the crowd even i'm
the bazaars of Aleppo or. Cairo. could
escape the crimps of the Prussian
King. aThe most extravagant sums
were offered TO men of exceptional
inches, and an Irishman, more than
seven feet high. who was picked up
by the Prussian Ambassador in Lon
don, received bounty of 10000
thalers.
The command of Egyptian BARRIERS
tn visit the dead and renort on the
cause of death is q reminder that
British BARRIERS were formerly sur
geons (chirungsl also. The barber's
pole. I'm fact. had 20 do entirely with
the surgical branch Of the business.
being provided for the patient to
clutch during the operation of
"hleeding" The ornamental fillet
symholizsd the ribbon used TO band
age the arm whence blood was
taken The earliest English medical
man termed himself the Barber
/ Surgeons Company
A versatile member of his profes-
sion is celebrated in " The BARRIERS
Nuptials" poem by George Hud-
dlesford. published in 1854. The
/ opening verse runs:
lp Liquorpond Street. as is well
known to many.
An Artist resided that shaved for a
Penny,
Cut hair for three-half-pence for
three-pence he bled
And would draw for a Great every
Tooth in your Head
In the early days BARRIERS often
held an official position i'm London
For il was Of frequent practice tC
appoint barber as keeper of one OF
the city gates. The chief duty was
to prevent lepers from entering, ant
il was the barber's knowledge of sur
gerry that obtained him the appoint
ment Even in those days il was bat
form for a surgeon to advertise. foi
in 1907 an order of the city authori.
ties forbade BARRIERS "to put blood or
their windows" as p polite hint thai
they were also surgeons.
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