Show FOUND OUT JUST IN TIME Or Finger Bowl Would Have Been Put to Novel Use Time lato William Cassidy onetime editor of tho Albany Argus possessed tho traditional Irish wit On ono occasion oc-casion a number of years ago ho was a guest at a political banquet in Albany Al-bany At that time finger bowls were seldom used and their correct usage a passing fad meant to dip a corner of tho napkin In the water and therewith there-with daintily cleanse the finger tips Most of tho men present eyed the Innovation In-novation when Introduced at dessert narrowly and uncertainly Ono after another ended by plunging tho hand Into tho crystal dish Hut Mr Robert Pruyn a well known Albany gentleman gentle-man correctly moistened a bit of his napkin and laved his fingers Mr Cassidy watched him admiringly not having as yet touched his own glass Thats good he whispered to a neighbor neigh-bor Thats good If Pruyn hadnt done that I should have put my foot In Illlorpers Weekly |