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Show Popularity of Thais. "Every other young actress is calling call-ing herself Thais," said Henry E. DIx-oy DIx-oy at a dinner at Maunuln's. "Thais McGInnls, Thais Endlcott, Thais Schmidt tho thing is universal. "Universal and ridiculous; for they who have read Anatolo Franco's story of 'Thais' know that sho was n very naughty littlo girl, Indeed. I am quite sure that no real reader of 'Thais' would ever, under nny circumstances, consent to ho called such a name. "It makes mo think of a man who, tnklng his Infant daughter to bo baptised, bap-tised, told tho clergyman to call her Venus. "'nut I refuse to call her Venus,' said tho clergyman, Indignantly. 'Venus 'Ve-nus Is the name of a pagan goddess.' " 'Well, how about your own girl, Diana?' said tho man." |