Gilded Gold

"It takes Chicago to reaoh the limit of refined elegance. I mean elegance as Chicago kuows it. Here's an illustration of it on my watch chain, and I value it as much as a wild westernism as I do for its personal associations. " The speaker held up a gold coin abont the size of a $5 goldpiece, fastened to his watch chain by a small eye. It bore the stamp of the South African republio and wasglaringly bright. " A friend of mine, who has traveled much in África, brought home a dozen of these to give to his friends as souvenirs," he continued. "The coins were of a rather deep red hue originally, and just as pure gold as is practicable for continua] use. My friend had occasion to go to Chicago on his return f rom África and found himself compelled to pass a fortnight there before coming back to civilization. He took the coins to a prominent Chicago jeweler with orders to affix on each au eye. 'All right, sir,' said the jeweler. 'We'll fix 'em up ia gooc style. ' A few days later my friend stopped in for the coins. They were retm-ned to him, fixod aa he had ordered them, and a little more. 'I thought they looked a bit dull and wouldn't be the worse for brightening up a bit,' explainod the jeweler. 'You'll find they look more natty now. ' And they did