Life — January 5, 1899 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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Mr, William Hohenzottern, 1. Zanguih, Esqutre, LIFE'S PANTHEON OF POPULAR PETS, MARBLE STATUES OP UT-TO-DATE GODS, SCULPTURED BY OUR OWN LIGHTNING CARICATCRE CHISELER. erected at the base of Parnassus, just off the reservation; and the weekly edition of the Delphic Oracle contained the follow- ing neat advertisement, top of column, next to warm reading matter: THE PARNASSUS ANNEX. Pon Urius is now prepared to furnish board and lodging to minor bards, Western poots and otber literary persons at reason- able rates; strictly in advance. Six thousand years’ experience in tho best circlos of Parnassus, Castulian Spring water on tap, Real milk and honey of Hymettus on view in cages. Apollo and his lyre Wednesdays and Saturdays, No Inureates, Scotch, British dialect or syndicate apprentices taken, No malaria, No mosqui- toes. A Spartan chef specially engaged, Send for a circular to Pen Urius, caro of Mercury, corner of A and Sixteenth Streets, South Athens. Mention the Oracle, Joseph Smith, Swindling. «¢7 SEE that a New Jersey man who sold his wife for five dollars bas been arrested.” For obtaining money under false pretenses, eb? EVER judge a man by the woman he has married. It may be his misfortune, not his fault, The World’s Progress. HE opera last Friday was especially gay, tho box of tho Burstyngsido Boodles being alivo with visitors, Miss Blabbio Oldpoint seemed in un- usual spirits, Her diamonds appeared Diggor than ovor, Miss Blabbie never allows herself to bo disturbed by the singing on tho stago, Her SS) mother was a Philadelphia Chyn- They havo always boon fash- fonablo. Mr. and Mrs, E. Normus Inkum day. Tho oysters wore fresh, and tho pio was served on gold plates, Theso plates cost four hundred dollars cach. The dinner was fol- lowed by a dance, Mr, Abel Pusher, with Mrs. Lleven Pursent, led the german, Mrs, Luvva Naime Inprynt was gowned in yellow, with tho exception of the light blue velvet waist ornamented with lace, which was slightly revealed by the open front of the yellow velvet coat, with its revers of handsome sable. The satin worn with this was trimmed from the walst with long points of gold passementerio,