Life — July 27, 1899 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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‘LIFE * Ariadne on the Links. «64, why do you weep, fair maid, I pray? And why are the tear-drops falling ? Is it because he is far away— Do you hear a lost love calling 2” “I woop not,” she said, “ for the cause you name, I've a much more genuine sorrow ; For, alas and alack, Iam off my game— And the tournament comes to-morrow,” * £dw. Bolteood, Another Illusion Gone. HIS bit of news from the society column of the New York Times tends to the shattering of idols: Tho return of Mrs, Astor to this country is always an important social event, If there is a leader of New York society, Mrs. Astor certainly deserves the name, Mra, Ogden Mills hasa smaller cirelo around her, and there ix no one else who takes suflcient interest in the matter, Mrs, Astor will give the usual number of dinners with the state plate, Without wishing to cavil at all, it would bo well to point out a common error in regard to gold plate, All dinner services of this character are made of silver gilt, Thero is gold plate servicw that is of solid gold in existence. ria hus a few pieces, among thom being two massive sulvors dating from the reign of Quecn Anne and asmaller one melted by William IV, from u stock of gold rings, The famous plate is taken with #0 much care from Windsor to Buckingham is not solid gold. Is it not a mistake to say this? Is the average American sufficiently advanced to be told such things ? If the solid gold plate of New York fashionable society is not of gold, after all, what will the workingman think? As it is, the labor of impressing him seriously is hard enough, even with all that money can buy; but if our ‘‘smart sets” are to rely for effect on their ancestry and their man- ners—why, the outlook is indeed sombre. __ “One foot on sea and one on shore ; ‘To one thing constant never.” —Much Ado About Nothing. UR daily contemporaries have been agitating themselves unduly of late concerning the possible resignation of Mr. Alger of Michigan from Mr. McKinley’s Cabinet. They would save time and telegraph tolls by coming direct to Lirr, which for several months has been the Simon-pure fountain. head of news concerniog Mr. Alger's resignation. Lire is able to assure them that Mr. Alger bas not the slightest inten- tion of resigning—so long as he can hold on to his job. WALDECK-ROC U was Intrusted with the pest of Minister of + the Interior In the Cabinet of Gambetta, He distinguished himself by his efforts to keep the nistration free from political Influence, and tasued a circnlar to the prefects, warning them against paying attention to the demands of deputles.—Datiy Neiespaper, Picture any member of President McKinley's Cabinet daring to send such a circular to the officeholders in Senator Hanna’s State! EACHER: Johnny, can you name the chief product of the Philippine Islands ? 1 HAVE NO STOMACH FOR THIS MEAL. Jounny: Yes'm. Troubdle. comicbooks.com