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Show inenc, apparently arrived at cne conclusion conclu-sion ha was a gentleman and forthwith asked if he would not accept a box a much preferable and wore expensive situation for bis lady and himself. "I make this suggestion," continued the courteous and diplomatic representative, represen-tative, "because should you appear in the stalls not in full dress you would attract at-tract an embarrassing amount of notice as the only persons that had been prevented, pre-vented, for some cause or other, from observing the usual formality. I feel sure that under the circumstances you will find this box more agreeable." "Meat way of putting it, wasnt it?" said the narrator chipperly, "and so English, En-glish, you know I" Clothier and Furnisher. The Dreit Suit in England. An experience recently told me of a visit to the London Lyceum theatre a twelvemonth since verifies the statement state-ment as to the positive rule of some of the English playhouses not to admit ladies or gentlemen to the stalls unless they are iu evening dress. The American had had a busy day of it, and found that it was too late to put himself into his dress suit, as was liis custom when going to the theatre, thea-tre, and hurried off in his ordinary morning morn-ing suit with his wife to witness the performance per-formance of Henry Irving in "The Dead Heart." At the box office he tendered . his money for a couple of stalls. The official offi-cial looJied.theanDlicant. aver for.a uio- |