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Even Antony, when he wrote a sonnet to my eyebrow, wouldn't let me have it until he had heard whether or not Boswell wanted it for publication in the _Gossip_. With Rubens giving chalk talks for pay, Phidias doing 'Five minute Masterpieces in Putty' for suburban lyceums, and all the illustrious in other lines turning their genius to account through the entertainment bureaus, it's impossible to have a salon now." "You are indeed right," said Madame Récamier, sadly. EVEN ANTONY WHEN HE WROTE A SONNET TO MY EYEBROW WOULDN'T LET ME HAVE IT UNTIL HE HAD HEARD WHETHER OR NOT BOSWELL WANTED IT FOR PUBLICATION IN THE GOSSIP WITH REUBEN'S GIVING CHALK TALKS FOR PAY PHIDIAS DOING FIVE MINUTE MASTERPIECES IN PUDDY FOR SUBURBAN LYCEUMS AND ALL THE ILLUSTRIOUS IN OTHER LINES TURNING THEIR GENIUS TO ACCOUNT THROUGH THE ENTERTAINMENT BUREAUS IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE A SALON NOW YOU ARE INDEED RIGHT SAID MADAME RACAMIER SADLY
r functions will be as follows: Marks Dinners with conversation on the Theory of Music 500 Dinners with conversation on the Theory of Music, 750 illustrated Dinners without any conversation 300 Receptions, public, with music 1000 ,, ,, private, ,, ,,, 750 Encores (single) 100 Three encores for 150 Autographs 10 Positively no Invitations for Five-o’Clock Teas or Morning Musicales considered. * * * * * “Well, I declare!” tittered Elizabeth, as she read. “Isn’t that extraordinary? He’s got the three-name craze, too!” “It’s perfectly ridiculous,” said Cleopatra. “But it’s fairer than Artemus Ward’s plan. Mozart gives notice of his intentions to charge you; but with Ward it’s different. He comes, and afterwards sends a bill for his fun. Why, only last week I got a ‘quarterly statement’ from him showing a charge against me of thirty-eight dollars for humorous remarks made to my guests at a little chafing-dish party I gave in honor of Balzac, and, worst of all, he had marked it ‘Please remit. UNCTIONS WILL BE AS FOLLOWS DINNERS WITH CONVERSATION ON THE THEORY OF MUSIC FIVE HUNDRED DINNERS WITH CONVERSATION ON THE THEORY OF MUSIC ILLUSTRATED SEVEN FIFTY DINNERS WITHOUT ANY CONVERSATION THREE HUNDRED RECEPTIONS PUBLIC WITH MUSIC ONE THOUSAND THE SAME PRIVATE SEVEN FIFTY ENCORES SINGLE ONE HUNDRED THREE ENCORES FOR ONE HUNDRED FIFTY AUTOGRAPHS TEN POSITIVELY NO INVITATIONS FOR FIVE O'CLOCK TEAS OR MORNING MUSICALES CONSIDERED I DECLARE TITTERED ELIZABETH AS SHE READ ISN'T THAT EXTRAORDINARY HE'S GOT THE THREE NAMED CRAZE TOO IT'S PERFECTLY RIDICULOUS SAID CLEOPATRA BUT IT'S FAIRER THAN ARTEMUS WARD'S PLAN MOZART GIVES NOTICE OF HIS INTENTIONS TO CHARGE YOU BUT WITH WARD IT'S DIFFERENT HE COMES AND AFTERWARDS SENDS A BILL FOR HIS FUN WHY ONLY LAST WEEK I GOT A QUARTERLY STATEMENT FROM HIM SHOWING A CHARGE AGAINST ME OF THIRTY EIGHT DOLLARS FOR HUMOROUS REMARKS MADE TO MY GUEST THE LITTLE CHAFING DISH PARTY I GAVE IN HONOR OF BALZAC AND WORST OF ALL HE HAD MARKED IT PLEASE REMIT
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