She Sat Down On The Dudine

There is a class ot thse female dudes n Washington wlio esleem il he proper performance to chatt r in bad French at all times and apon all OoCaslou. A Iwvy i.i'tiiwM yinnfi '(ii]fn ui)uro;iched Mui'. 'Ie 8uuve at a rereptioii in tlie Wüite House and beiran cliatterinjj in in ire or less brokon FiimicIi, and she replied, In lier ratlit-r lame Engllêh. " Wliy." Mld one of the party, "doyou not pfak Frencli, mMlNia? I aui sure you must be able to spcak ie" The baronesa rave tliem a ke-n glance and replied: " Yes, I 8e.ik Freuch, but not in the hnuse ot the Ainericiii President. Tliougu I speak Eiiglish poorly, I speak it here of conree a well as I can.' The paity were not dull enmiifli to miss the reliuke in the culm and ladyllKe re inaik, aml tlie bamness coniinued: "I do not like tn speak Frencli any vvliere. It ia a foolisli and frlVóloüs languaffe and I iliüke it. Wliy should one use it wben one can expreas herself in Engrlish, which is the noblest and best lauguage iu the woild, as Amciica is the greatest and grandeft natiou in the world. lam proud to speak tlie lanfruage of the Arnericans" The {fiddy yoang misses beüan to converse in Enjcllsh, at least while iu Mme. de Struve's presence. Some of them lold the .-ti i , uiivt llPwllliutllblva i-o. 1 i Iu. yniuiix lady who wondered that the barouess did not sneak Frenoh gome mortification. -