Life — November 22, 1900 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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Certain Gentlemen. ‘WE is it that the names of gentle- men of “society” are usually greeted with a smile that savors of derision? They are nice, clean, honest gentlemen. They look well on the street and elsewhere. Their clothes are the best, and their whole bearing suggests importance—and wisdom, It iscommon knowledge that they cat well and have a good time, for it is chronicled in the daily papers. That is, it is common knowledge for those who so far forget themselves as to read the ‘society? columns of those papers. Moreover, they are of good family. It is bad enough to read about their wives and sisters, but when it comes to reading about the men the farce drags. There is something in the American climate that resents it. UST we be sorry that Mr. Kipling has ordered his house and farm in Vermont to be sold? It is natural that we should be, for Mr. Kipling is an interesting resident of any coun- try. But most of us had given up expectation that he would ever dwell again in Vermont. He had had trials there which made a difference, and he had developed capacities as a British imperialist which made further dif- ference. Then, too, we have not backed his ride in South Africa with fervor enough to have endeared our- selves to him, and possibly that has made some difference. Good luck to him wherever he lives! We all ex- pressed our feelings about his value asa writer very fully two years ago when he took sick in New York. We can’t take anything back even though he finds himself more at home in England than in Vermont. (THERE are mighty few geese nowa- days that lay golden eggs, though an occasional one can be found that lays a fair sample of plated ware. Satisfactory. - THOUGHT for sure I was a goner last night. Colonel Sblud caught me kissing his wife.”’ “Whew! How did you pacify him?” “Told him it was an election bet.”’ The Trust Policy Changed. It must be confessed that the Theat- ical Trust has departed, to a great extent, from its polley of the very recent past in putting on risqué and smutty playa. The plays that are now pleasing New York audiences are quite decent. This change of heart 1s due, protubly, In large part to the cam- paign against nasty plays made by the trenchant Metcalfe in Lisr. —St. Louis Mirror. “‘DERHAPS our courteous contemporary overesti- mates Lire’s share in bringing about the present improved state of affairs, but no one could exaggerate Lire’s good intentions in the premises. It should not be forgotten, how- ever, that the Theatrical Trust. is still in business. 407 Before the Question. rT PAUSE, old Streeter's marble stoop on, To wish I had some slight security That Marguerite, my pearl of pearls, The youngest of fice lovely girls, On Hymen’s bond the last, best coupon, Will be cashed promptly at maturity. *HE census man was remarkably prompt with his figures this year. He told us the population of our greater cities within two months from the time his work began, and in four months he was ready with accurate information about the total population of the country and many other impor- tant statistics. It seems possible to put the taking of the census by General Merriam into the list of things that Major McKinley’s administration has done well. A Disagreeable Charac- teristic. KATHARINE: I detest that Mr. ~ Tiffington, Maroaret: Why, Katharine? “Oh, he's the kind of man who always calls when you are expecting somebody else who doesn't come.” “THE KING ORDERS YOU EXECUTED aT SUNRISE Yon gure.” E WANTED ME TO ELOPE WITH MER, AND 1 “ruat’s gust it.