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Anecdotes Recall
Naughty Nineties
Delightful stories about famous
people of the nineties—and after, are
"as thielc as antimmal leaves" and:fest
as colored, in the remlnieceneeS -care
Was Worth Living") of W. Oral=
Roberteon, the painter. Mr, Robert-
son --he has a genius for making
friends and what is more difficult,
keeping them—was foayears the close
friend of Sarah Bernhardt and Ellen
Terry. And at .one and the same
time, too! Then lie knew, latimatelY,
Whistler, Sargeut, Rossetti, Burne
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Jonas, Henry Irving, Oscar Wilde and
•—well, pretty nearly everybody in the
artistic world worth knowing.
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One day Robertson found the di-
vine Sarah in the highest spirits, evi-
dently raised by. some paragraph she
had chanced upon in 'a newspaper,
"There goes the last of them!" she
crieclawith a flourish of the paper.
• "The last of . . .?" he gaped,
unintelligently.
"The last of the doctors who gave
Inc only one more year to live when
I was a girl. There were any amount
of them, and now they're all dead 'aficl."
here I am!"
Another time he was dining with
Bernhardt and old Madame Guerard,
who always lived and travelled with
her. The conversation fell upon the
roles 'hi life which 0,.ch should choose
to play,
' "I should like to be a queen," said
Sarah at once.
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"My dear child," protested Maclaine
Guerard, "what people do you think
would ever stand you? You would
find yourself with your head off in a
week."
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El'en. Terry had a collection of odd
little cottages in unlikely places
-Within reach of London and was per-
petually disappearing, all by herself,
into one or another of these burraws..
One was a tiny public -house (saloon)
called The,Audrey Arms, and she was
obliged by her lease to keep the -busi-
ness going! But she discouraged cus-
tom by the quality of the "swipes"
she served, and the trade went to an-
other little "pub" hi the same row of
cottages, which sold much better beer.
Just think of being served with a
"pot of 'arf arf:" by Ellen Terry!
What Wise!
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In due course, Graham Robertson
was bidden by Ellen Terry to. pine
down. to The Audrey Arms for "a
breath of fresh air'
"Only one•customer .dropped in dur-
ing my visit when we were at lun-
cheon in the bar Prador," he recalls,
"mid; I. stepped out to serve him. It
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a gave satisfactibif
and good. measure."
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A friend of Heavy Irving'se-Wal-
ter Pollock — who used to give a
Wonderfulle exact imitation of the
famous actor, was paralyzed, one night
when in the presence' bfconvivial
friends, Irving said, suddenly.
"Now let us have that imitation of
me that everybody is so fond of."
"Oh, I couldn't . . . "I j
stammered the unhappy victim.
"Go on, go on," eaid Irving. "Here,"
handing him a book, "read a page of
this imitating Inc." •
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Pollock meekly took the book and
began in a half-hearted and shame-
faced way, then warming to his wbrk,
finished in his best manner amidst the
usual applause, chuckles, Robertson,
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Irving waited till the laughtef had
ceased and. then said slowly and with
perfect sincerity:
"My boy, 1 never heard you -read
So well before in my life!"
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It is an old trick with reporters,
trying to obtain an interview with a
celebrity who doesn't appreciate the
honor—and there are some who don't
—to use flattery by asking their vic-
tim for a "Message to the people." A
certain scribe once tried the dodge on
Burne-jones, the famous painter. '
"Tell them," said the ‘great man,
"that I hope they are very well, and
that I am pretty well"
And off, he. went.
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Burne -Jones, in his younger days,
asked Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the poet
and painter, why he had introduced
game inexplioable object into a pie -
tore,
"To. puzzle fools, boy, to .puzzle
fools," came the anexpeeted reply,
"But," remarked ,Burne -Jones, re-
lating the Incident to Graham Robert-
son, "I don't altogether recommend
the praetice,"
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Whistler had long wished to paint
a portrait of. DJsiaofl, and on day
he •came upon his longed -for model
sitting alone in, St. • James's Park,
London, apparently absorbed in
thought. Plucking up his courage
(Whistler afraid!) he endeavored to
retail himself to: the mystic Prime
Minister and finally made his request,
Disraeli remained silentthroughout;
then, after an icy pause; murmured:
"Go away, go away, little man." •
" Whistler went, and with him Dia•
reed's chance of immortality on can-
vas, adds Graham Robertson,
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Ann Pavlowa,. world famous dancer,
was passionately fond of her beauti-
ful home at Hampstead-daedjoining
good old ,Hampstead Heath -with its
lovely garden and lake, the latter
built specially for; her swans. "Ivy
House," for so it was named, had.once
been the home or Turner, the cele-
brated painter; and Pavlowa would,
say, "I am glad to be living in a
house:that used to belong to an art-
ist!" Not because l'urnet was
ner, be it noted, but because Turner
was an artist! •
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She loved her swans and was quite
unafraid of them, recalls Walford Hay-
den (who for twenty years was with
Pavlowa as a music director.) She
would seize them •rapturously1 • and
play with them by the water's edge
for hours and they never injured her
in any way. Despite the fact that
she" had danced "The Swau" dance 'in-
numerable tiines, he never airowed
herself to become self-conscious in her
love for the swans ,themselves.
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Each time Pavlowa had to leave
House on oae of her prolongedwcirld
toars, she would go into every room
and say god. -bye to her birds and flow-
ers, says Mr. Hayden (in his . book,
"Pavlowa.)) When she would come
back iuto the drawing room she would
be weeping. She would sit -on a chair
and pray, blessing her home in the
Russian manner before .leaving it.
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She never failed to observe this rit-
ual—except once. This was of the
last occasion when she left Ivy 1 -louse
on her departure for the Coatinental
tour during which she died When
leading the house this time, Pavlowa
astonished. everybody by her hurry.
She seemed to be running blindly
away from the home she was "Inver
to see again.
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Little Wilfred hadbeen absent
from. Sunday school, and the teacher
called to inquire why,
"The real reason," said the boy's
mother, "is because I fear he is learn-
ing things that only tend to make
him mischievous."
"Mischievous!" exclaimed the aston-
ished teacher. "Really, I don't under-
stand ho* Sunday school could have
that effect on hine."
"You see," explained the parent,
"it's like this. The last time Wilfred
went to Sunday school he came home
convinced that people are made of
dust, and 1 found him trying to draw
his little , sister into the vacuum
cl a n er."—C nt ry Gentleman.
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'Why 16 you always
e:Ing performance
theatre?"
"So I can enjoy the show without
thinking what the critics have
said." • -
A man with a poor memory has no
business to become altar '
Nearly every girl believes a lot of
other girls are jealous of her.
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secretary for the British dielai'fofit/ ,:4cias married to Mr. Robert
Feamley-Whittingstall at St.'11f4tinve4r‘the-Fields church in London,
England. Here are the bride -,encle groom leaving the church after
the ceremony.
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Tilling By -Electricity I-Yeuth Can Teach
Favored in Far
:-
Rural electrification in Algerfadds be-
ing assiduously develaped • byaeethe
authorities. The country depds
largely on its vines and itseagemul-
tine, especially cereals and olives) iind
electricity, • is used Air much 52,:tho.
. Much to Grown.ups
? NW York—Growni people have to
on learning in order to be of
anedage to young people with whom
tlieed,come in contact, declared Mrs.
Frediklin laeRoldsevelt, in an infor-
mal,. address. at the fifth anniversary
work hi ' this • connection. -Eleetria emeeting .ef the -Parents' Magazine.
power le also being extended tod4ncla - 'tee Illings we teach young pee-
oPerations as sawing, cream sendrate ple,dire• not nearly so important as
ing, dough kneading, aacl'so forth, 1)e, viNt we learn from theni," Mrs.
sides its growing use, generated by Rosieevelt said.; "We must always salem visit (Rona 1: 31), was only
large tractors, for harvesting> l'.11dbe prepared tuaineet each new age as. too well justified. When he came to
threshing. One of its ,most imIsertailt deae! come to;le. ;That is what helps Rome, he came in chains. Freed after
uses is for, deep pleevia.A. eo leripertantenirto•pasS 'On 'iiatmosphere of ex- his first ti.ial, he evidently undertook
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regular and insufficient: Peri:flee:me= al asneitatecnding,. which, t `belle',vea Li
native usedto turn. only :f::.0xttla:f.44.•:'• imt?',,A:t1 the best thing we dau do for evidently. come to Crafreiterge-bee.a..
Paul's arrival, for its adherents were
of the soil with hand implee e and 03,..edse,,, ..e!,•:d. found in many cities, v. 5. He had
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was satisfied with very low ebdrds, bit a' ie la RereraveIt sai
d that her con- been linable to complete the work of
now with electric power available th :te0,Itii; Ybung' people in. her own, organization and he Instructed Titus
soil is turned to a depth frore, 40 to 8 ' fade, ?••now range from one of 24, th3 continue the appointment of .0Vp'-
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centimeters. Algeria is being forceel pate' o a gramithild of one year, Men, elders,. 11
ministry ever
bishops (all of which
to turn to machinery owing to laok <I <5%1j l'lt.,"providd her with plenty of terms refee to 1 e same office). W
suitable labor. 'letunities or diversification in
out an oreatnizedeverything
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would soon fall into confusion and
becoming adjusted to them. :ecay, surrounded as the Christians
Sunday School
Lesson
December 6. Lessen X—Rome and
Beyond -2 Timethy 4: 8-10, Golden
Text—I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course. I have
kept the falth.-2 Timothy 4: 7.
ANALY SIS
1, GALLED OF GOD, BOYD., 15: 22-29.
110 "SAFEGUARD THE Fame," Titus 1:
III. "FAREWELL," 2 Tim. 4: 6-18.
L CALLED OF GOD, Rom. 15: 22-29.
Paul, at Corinth, was preparing fax
that Jerpsalem journey, destined to be
so eventful. A friend of his (Rom.
16; 1, 2) was going to Rome, and be
seized the opportunity to send a let-
ter to the Roman Clod tians. The
Christian group in Rome originated,
bably, among the pilgrims who had
been at Jerusalem during Pentecost.
Paul always believed that "every
man's life is a separate thought of
God." God had a work for each one
to do. Having placed himself at his
Father's disposal, his own sphere in
Ede had been made abundantly clear
to him, Rom. 1: 1. The Man who
offers his life whole-heartedly to God
will soon come to know where his work
lies. Having completed his mission-
ary activity in the Eastern part of
the Empire, Paul now turned definite-
ly to Rome.
His pioneering soul,however, did
aot aake of the Empire capital the
terminus of his ambition. Paul was
always "pressing forward." "A man's
reach must exceed his grasp, or what's
a heaven for!" said Browning. "Or
what's an earth for!" Paul would say.
From Rome he would carry the gospel
to Spain and the western parts of the
empire, v. 24.
His vision of world evangelization
did not make him a visionary. Men,
believing themselves "called" to some
great,enterprise have sometimes given
up all interest :in practical affairs.
Paul's enthusiasm was never divorced
from common sense. He gave careful
attention to details. The relations be-
tween the Jewish churches of 'Pales-
tine and the Gentile churches of Aria
Minor and Greece were none too satis-
factory. The poverty in Jerusalem
provided an opportunity of binding
the two together. Paul, seeing that,
took much pains to arrange a gener-
ous collection for the younger churches
for the "poor saints which are at
Jerusalem," v. 26. The belated folk
who still maintain 4hat the Minister
ought not to talk ..bout money in the
Pulpit have not so learned of Pan!
Missions and finances are inseparably
bound tokether.
IL "SAFEGUARD THE FAITH," Titus 1:
' Paul's anxiety concerning his Jeru-
What New, York
Is Wearing
BY ANNRBRLLE WORTIIINGTON
illustrated Dressmaking Lesson Fur.
wished With, 1iJvery Pattern.
Only Turkish -Made Clothes
To Be Worn in Turkey
Istanbul, Turk.—Turkish °facials
from President Kemal down, and
their families. Must wear clothes of
Turkish manufacture, the Turkish
Cabinet decided in a meeting at
Angora.
President Kemal is require4 to
forgo his London tailors and An-,
dorm women their Paris gowns asea
Part of the Turkish Goverandent's
new economy measure.'
Salaries of officials wil be reduc-
ed as one effect of the $1000,900
nit in the 1932 budget and datievon
anported luxuries will be greatlY.
:eased.
The Human Touch
Sir Alexander Clegg in thee Coet-
gregational Quarterly (London): In-
dustry,can never Le shorn of its hu-
man touch except at the loss of ef-
ficiency. Men. are men even when
they become to some extent cage In
a machine but the better the men
and the women, the more silently and
smoothly run the cogs, and it is the
duty of the directors to encoarage
and contribute to all that promotes
the weli-being of their workpeople.
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were with false doctrine and the pro-
verbial dishonesty and immorality of
• Eird Song. and Weather the Cretans. .
'The:Bong of, birds 4s affected by m. urAriEwaix," 2 Tim. 4: 6-18.
Weather; changes, 466rding to an Facing his second trial, and from
Eeglislednataralist; ;It!. G-. Alexander, his cold, damp dungeon in the Manley -
w�' hits been. making.a study of the , tine prison (if tradition is to be trued --
ed) Paul writes his second letter to
his friend Timothy. The time of my
departure is at hand," v. 6. "Pc -
feature. Why the Weather?
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'tine" means unmoorg. The brave
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-nariner is slipping the cables which
e ets" bf atmospheric conditions on
o heedldered frienila, says Charles
T Tallman, in his Science Ser-
(ear:AV:on):
bind his ship to the shore, and there
"0 anges In weather, especially the is "no moaning of the bar" as he put::
oisiii=of severe cold or snovr, have out to sea.
Here are lovely slenderizing lines
for the matronly figure.
You'll love the new skirt cut with
its clever diagonal lines to reduce hip
bulk. Th b crossover bodice has ap-
plied band trim that is very effective
and becoming, besides producing a flat
line much appreciated by the larger
figure.
A patterned crepe silk is an excel-
lent medium for this model. Plain
blending shade crepe is used for bands
and bow. Lace is used for the tiny
vestee.
Style No. 3173 is designed for sizes
36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48 inches
bust. Size 36 requires 4 yards of 39 -
inch material with Ye yard of 39 -inch
contrasting and % yard of 3 -inch lace.
Fashioned of black crepe satin it's
stunning with - white vest.
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Nitrat egkshell crepe ,,•i*M.rWys,•;
the tiny Veit.
HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS.
Write your name and address plain-
ly, giving number and size of such
patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in
stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap
it carefully) for each number, and
address your order to Wilson Pattern
Service, 73 West Adelaide St., Toronto.
again, who ims far away 'n Asia Minor,
he writes and urges him to come to
Idm, and, if possible, before Winter, v,
21. He does not know that before the
leaves fall from the trees in Tre Pen-
tane he will have gone to hie reward.
Although no one stood by him at his'
trial, he tells Timothy, he was not
alone. His Master was with him. He
will continue to be with him. "To
him be glory for ever and ever." With
full sail and a flowing tide, the brave
old mariner puts out to sea.
at liiflaenee upon them
amount of bird eu
Memories of the days in Tare
d00.1The soul's dark cottage, battered and
cl
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contests. ±0 life's great aren110, a
spi45a
-de .the effects are different £6= come to him—memories of games aeH OM E
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ecaye
'Freeing weather reduces the has played the gam3. "I have con-,
feed. tested earnestly in the good contest, 'Lets in new light through' chinks that
time has inacle.
initdof song of the ground-
sPecies, such as skylarks and v• 7.I Stronger by weakness, wiser men bed
aopoint"eIcl havecoursneo.t SITC1lerVevader
came
4)tes, while cold winds have the
they draw near to their eternal
s me effect upon more arboreal feed -
have acted upon what I believed to As
.havebeen
spirit. I have kept the f aith, that is,
the promptings of God's
home. —E. Waller.
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kd'Soine species, including the coal- Christ's faith in ine, have not be-
t , respond vocally to sunshine, and trayed the trust he placed in me. I
me, such as the blackbird, are en- have been true to the larger vision
aragecl by rain. The investigator which emancipated me from the cold
gests that sunshine or ram may and narrow legalism of my fathers."
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,ect the .food p y 01 these birctd His last days are saddened by thlone-.
,
d thus induce song, but rain stimu-
liness. One friend has gone here, an-
oer there. Some have even deserted
,tes blackbirds more than either! his hour of danger. "Oniv
leashes :Or robins, though the food 1,im in
Very siinikta": 'Luke' is with him—"a friend in need."
i I Longing to see his disciple Timothy
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Surprising Roman finds have been
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Curved city streets and elaborate
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