Charles Dana Gibson

“ Haven’t I been to every play, read every popular novel in the last six months, got into debt hopelessly, had my appendix removed, {11}and all for your sake?”
Mr. Meeker doesn’t object so much to his wife’s entertainments as he does to the way she uses his room for the gentlemen’s things. ”

“ Keep your entertainment within the mental grasp of your guests.
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MODERN CELEBRITIES.
An interesting discussion between the author of “The Barrenness of Unkissed Kisses” and a famous dramatist.
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WASTED ENERGY.
Professor Bung: A beauty? Well, perhaps she is.
Mr. Rattles: Why, man, haven’t you noticed the divine way she smiles?
“Oh, I’m not altogether unobservant. I have made a calculation, in fact, that the energy expended on her smiles, if scientifically applied, would run an automobile.{33}”
STUDIES IN EXPRESSION.
Showing that a man may be a hero in his own house. ”

“ Mrs. {14}Meeker and the girls now do the waiting.
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STUDIES IN EXPRESSION.
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At a dramatic agency.
THE SONG OF THE DÉBUTANTE.
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“Mother, dear Mother, come home with me now.”
THE TROUBLES OF THE RICH.
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At the last moment, several who were invited send their regrets.
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THE STORY OF HIS LIFE.
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THE HEIRESS.
She cannot talk, she cannot sing,
She looks a fright; but folks aver
Ten millions have been set apart
To talk and sing and look for her.
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Mr. Grubbs walks in his sleep and appears for the first and only time at an entertainment in his own house. ”