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Show True Dilloaey. Adrian I'alrley, tbe noted portrait 11 liter, wai talking In hla New York aludlo about delicacy. Hl was very poor In my youth." he said, "but deaplte invert), I nla)i managed in be delicate, tact-fill tact-fill ami illle I often bad to put off credltora I often had to do many other dleagreeabl Ihinrs. but t always al-ways did them In a delicate way. "Once, fur Instance, I ordered n (he-cent (he-cent plate nf soup In a How try restaurant. res-taurant. When the waitress brought thla simp to me Its condition waa anclt that I felt called upon ti rebuke her. I couched my rebukr In delicate terms. "'ICmma,' 1 aald. taking something out of tbe soup and holding It up lie-fore lie-fore the girl, 'I am grateful to you for thla remembrance, but neit time kindly kind-ly give It to me In a locket.' " |