Living London; its work and its play, its humour and and its pathos, its sights and its scenes; . -carin and yearcut, h(il\(la\-and h(ilida\,n o () n a n cinight, f\i<\v(1 \ e r () u rheads, aroundus, and underour feet in aceaseless,silent chorus.\ci whisperof tiiem e\-erreaches themyriad passers-by, fir, hermcticalh sealedin tlieir subterranean tubes of lead or highover the roof-tops in weather-resisting cables. USING THE TELEPHONE. of the stoutest insulating mediums, the) passon the electric waves to those for wliomthe} are intended. The}- ma} con\e} the Cit} magnatesmandate that will slu
Living London; its work and its play, its humour and and its pathos, its sights and its scenes; . -carin and yearcut, h(il\(la\-and h(ilida\,n o () n a n cinight, f\i<\v(1 \ e r () u rheads, aroundus, and underour feet in aceaseless,silent chorus.\ci whisperof tiiem e\-erreaches themyriad passers-by, fir, hermcticalh sealedin tlieir subterranean tubes of lead or highover the roof-tops in weather-resisting cables. USING THE TELEPHONE. of the stoutest insulating mediums, the) passon the electric waves to those for wliomthe} are intended. The}- ma} con\e} the Cit} magnatesmandate that will slump some particularshares to the tune of se\-eral thousandsiif pounds, a niit-tii-be-rcfused invitation to adinner-and-theatre part}-, a domestic orderto the fan-iil}- tradesman, or an appointmentwith M\- Lad}-s iiunlistt-. In the stillhours of the night the \oices are fewer, buttheir messages frequently speak of life ordeatii—the hurried call f >r the plnsician, thedread signal of Fire, or the burglar-arousedcr\- f(ir Police. So, througliout thehundreds of miles of the metropolitan area,are voices ever .^peaking; for TelephoneLondon is never at rest. Tiie National Telephone Compan}- recruittheir ojjerators from the ranks of bright, well-educated, intelligent girls, who are, in mau}, the daughters of professional men,doctors, barristers, clerg}-men, and others. ii6 LIVING LONDON.
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