Life — December 17, 1908 — page 23: what you’re looking at

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Life’s Letter Box (Continued from page 691.) about it (which Lire notoriously does not). “Self control ’’ is an individual possession, irre- s v Indeed, curiously enough, the one class who can speak with anything like au- thority on this question are physicians. Their , © sea ang suiTaoh ao’ ariel eas he Holiday Announcement most of this ingredient is singularly at variance with your writer's general complaisance. Grratpixe Boupinor. O one fortunate enough to be in New York during the Gay ERibcerons Season should fail to see the exhibit of our remarkable SPECIAL Our correspondent should remember that the fact (hat Lire treats a subject briefly, or in an IMPORTATION of French Novelties and Bonbonnieres, designed ly Bippant ef Ariyolods sian, does and made in Paris expressly and exclusively for the Maillard’s famous ceessarily signify that we have failed to ~ : ei beferbend, LGR. tmethod is Chocolates, Creams, Bonbons, etc., and therefore, to be seen at this suggest than to elaborate. . establishment only. It includes: The Rights of Royalty Bouquet Surprises, Hand sh society is rejoicing in the absence of a restraint that now marks the royal dinner parties. Painted Fancy Boxes, Jewel Ir was not ever so. The dinner party with ; _ Cases, Sevres, and Crystal Queen Victoria at the head of the table was not : Baskets, Opera Bags in Silk exactly a festive occasion, while the effort to Y ¢ . . preserve the artificial proprieties was not con- mz. | and Satin—embroidered and ducive to an enjoyment of the viands. The ‘ ‘ decorated. Grotesque Fig- » had her own opinion about people who ures, Automobile Models, Fly- ore than one a two glasses of wine, while ing Machines, Objects in s who spoke without being addressed were : 5 her peculiar abhorrence. Persons of real dis- Bisque ; and Dolls, Animals in tine whose conversational powers or intel- Masquerade, Clowns, Acro- lectual brilliancy were the cause of their invita- bats, etc., for the pleasure of tion, were of course given a freer rein, but they mage were expected to scintillare all the time and to children. be on continuous tap. SATIN OPERA BA Ladies? Lanchobn Rest ‘ CHRYSANTHEMUM. The queen never forgot the occasion when BONBONNIERE dies” Luncheon Kestacran| BONBONNIERE Thomas Carlyle was her guest. Venturing to Open as usual during Holidays express a royal opinion upon one of the topics of the day, she was overwhelmed by a torrent of scornful condemnation as the sage of Chelsea Fifth poured forth his own vigorous and adverse Avenue opinion in a sublime forgetfulness of his sur- roundings. Certainly the queen had never before een so flatly and entirely contradicted, as she had never before encountered such a demonstra- tion of intellectual tyranny. But she enjoyed it to the utmost and was accustomed to relate it with gusto. But she had a strong objection to 5 © conversational methods of Mr. Gladstone q Well, if body h hen the national business was under discus- ety, dt any! Y has She said that he talked to her as though ‘ b b k she were $ meeting written a better boo But the dinner parties given by the king are bo d d h = . different affair. Having selected his about a dog—and the pic- there is no further social interference. : : cry one talks a6 he wishes, or keeps stem’ || tures by Cecil Aldin cap he wishes, and no one is expected to sparkle or to be unnatural. In fact, the royal dinner the climax ! parties nowadays are just about the same as dinner parties elsewhere. But no one knows 6 ” biter than the king how to punish an infringe- A Do Da r A wealthy tailor once remarked to the g y < that he did not intend to be present at a , 3 in house party, as “the company was so is the book’s name, and xed.'" The King’s reply was prompt and . jective: “Damn it, man, what would you 50c. the price. have? We can't all be tailors." —Argonaut. vt Mees : JOHNJAMESON Mone iMate SE aaIere Dee & CO. Chi ; WH I SKEY E. P. DUTTON Boston pL G nil 31 West 23d St., For Sale Everywhere O R I E N T rea oem, +a New York ai pa A. TAYLOR & Ce ae DE POTTER TOURS, 82 Broad comicbooks.com