TAKING THE HAT ROUND.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 625, 20 June 1876, Page 3

TAKING THE HAT ROUND.

An amusing story comes from Paris, which is too good not to be true Some time ago there was in Loudon for the season a lady who is very well known in the French fashionable world. One day she happened to see in the streets a monkey begging pence from the public in the prettiest manner for the benefit of his master, an organ-grinder. The marquise took a fancy to it, bought it, dressed it in the gaudiest of raiment, and made it a pet. The lady the other day had in Paris a fashionable reception for the benefit of the Inondes, and, of course, her pet was the wonder of the room. In the course of the evening a young lady sat down at the piano, and, accompanying herself,'sang with exquisite taste a little drawing-room song. As soon as the lady had finished, the monkey, who, though now partially civilised, had not forgotten bis former duties, seized a hat, and holding it before each guest, according to his custom, commenced a collection. The vocalist laughed, the marquise locked vexed, but, to the amusement of everybody, the animal went the rounds and collected a large sum. His task ended, he jumped upon the knee of the singer, and, amid shouts of laughter, deposited the contents of the hat in her lap. The collection was, of course, devoted to the charitable fund, but P>ibo made a distinct hit, and monkeys are j ust now in strong request in fashionable society.