The Art of Dinner Conversation and Guest Pairing
Mr Henry W. Lucy argues in the Daily Mail that dinner talk declines as table formality rises. He suggests mixing guests, pairing by compatibility, and avoiding fixed partners to spark lively discourse and prevent dull meals. He notes eight as ideal, ten manageable, twelve possible with skill, and warns large parties become table d hôte.
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Henry W. Lucy
London
Daily Mail
Glasse
Ima
Carlton Car
Sakoyo
Amphitryon
Host
Hortess
Dining at Glamis Castle Tales of Tables and Charmed Rooms
A jokey critique of large dinner parties notes that splitting guests into smaller groups aids conversation. The piece recalls Sir William Harcourt at Lime Chancellor’s dinner, where a taciturn guest was transformed by an unexpected interruption. Tales of a hidden chamber, a monster, and a nine of diamonds curse cap a blend of legend and anecdote.
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Hendon
Pall Mall
Joondon
Lucullus
Sir William Harcourt
Downing Street
Sir William
The Secret of Glamis Castle Mystery
A peerage tale centers on Lord Glamis, heir to Strathmore, newly of age and in the Scots Guards, sworn to a hidden room at Glamis. Legends speak of a secret chamber holding a tortured Ogilvy clan skeleton, or a horrors unseen, known only to three.
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Glamis Castle
Glamis
Strathmore
Scots' Guards
Invasion of Rats Prows Through Paris District
The Petit Journal reports a rat invasion near Gare de l Est as rebuilds and sewer digging drive thousands of rodents onto footpaths. Workmen kill many rats daily while cats and dogs hunt their old foes, creating havoc for residents and passersby.
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Petit Journal
Gare de l'Est
Cancer research progress at Middlesex Hospital London
London now houses the finest cancer research laboratory in the world with a new wing at Middlesex Hospital. A Daily News visit on September 28, led by Dr Lazarus Barlow, Director of the Cancer Research Department, showcased the advanced facility. Berlin’s rival lab is noted as second best but less extensive.
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London
Middlesex Hospital
Berlin
Lazarus Barlow
Cancer Research Department
Che
Lazarus-Farlow
Canada
India
Iceland
New Zealand
Lazarus-Barlows
Middlesex
Middlesex Hospital Expands Cancer Research Wing
The Middlesex Hospital revealed an enlarged cancer research program with eleven ground floor rooms, a new laboratory, and eight investigators. Dr. Lazarus Barrow led the effort, noting yearly publication of studies and global data comparison, while stressing nonhereditary cancer traits and the slow pace of medical breakthroughs.
Humorous exchanges at a wedding party mislighted
A string of quick witticisms unfolds among family and guests. The mother frets over a crying baby while the father jokes about singling to him. A bridegroom quibbles over vows with the bride and others swap clever lines about water, pockets, and smoking debts.
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Baby
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Telegraph
Scotland
Lord Strathmore
Cancer Research
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