Show JONATHAN IX THE OLD WORLD americans in europe aro curious mortals when they turn themselves loose the incident will not soon be forgotten in germany how a rich american insisted on smoking on a chine steamer against the rules finding ho would have to give up his cigar or leave the boat he finally compromised the matter by chartering the vessel for the journey paying for it this accomplished shed he turned the boat over to the passengers pas telling them to smoke to their hearts content A more startling incident occurred last week in london which is the talk of all society people of the great metropolis an american designing to give a friend a send off on the departure for the entire continental hotel from 6 on wednesday evening until 12 on and obtained special permit from to keep the establishment open all highl the dinner which was tho best the hotel was capable of lasted from 9 in the evening until 1 in the morning at this hour a company of ladies from the leading burlesque theartres theatres the atres wore and the dancing be gan meanwhile the dinner table was cleared and table was set and ati at i all sat down to supper at 5 it was broad daylight and a score or so of tha guests yore standing antho balcony of the hotel throwing the flower pota at the passing cabs the the manager who occasionally appeared to request a higher degree of silence was as often run out of the room two policemen whom he introduced trod on the dancing floor suffered a similar fate and lost their helmets at 6 B m champagne was still flowing aad the guests were throwing their glasses out of tha i nyowa as fast as they were emptied at 7 the band wad fighting and the fragments of musical instruments were scattered about the floor at 8 those of the guests who had not gone to bed at the hotel where the boat had placed all the rooms at their disposal left in ransoms hansoms han and the residents of ehst neighborhood went to sleep |