The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-03-28 00:00:00

THE LADIES' GALLERY."

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Behind and above the pliery assigned to the Press is a
darksome and narrow fitted up with rows of godsend
haring a grating in front of it. This is the Ladies Gallery.
Through the bars of the grating the ladies look down. like
fair captives from prison windows, as seen in the illustra-
tions to romances and poeme in the days when the Barbary
rover, the Taynim gaoler, and the languishing Christian
prisoner, were yet accepted as realities. The accommoda-
tion provided for lades in the House differs in this respect
from that which is given in any ether chamber..
In Versailles, in Washington and, we believe we may
say, everywhere else except Westminster alone, ladies am
allowed to sit in the open galleries. The system adopted
in the House of Commons is not a time-honoured usage,
but rather an innovation. it dates apparently only from
1836. In former times It seems the ladles were allowed to
be present without any pretence at concealment; was,
we regret to say, asserted that till;17 ;sometimes
showed themselves rather too exacting in the use of
their privileges, crowded in even upon the space assigned
to the members, and rendered their presence rather an
Inconvenience and an obstruction to the public business.

CUM OF UOUOIDA °OLDS, AND HOADAINDIA Ay Da.
LOOXII.II PCLNONIC W URA& —Mr. Seymour, Chennst,
(*.bemoan, writes klaving sold the Wafers con-
stantly for the lest ten years, I am perfectly satisfied that
they are the best medicine for Coughs, Colds, tc., over
Introduced. I have many time. asia the ,
yrom thi., wet:tally to 'Anion and public it-
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A ROYAL SCHOOL OF COOKERY.
An incident in the early life of the Grand D
Marie, who died the other day, is narrated in the Gey,,
papers in illustration of the great simplicity of
which used to characterize the Russian and P
Courts. Her parents—Czar Nicholas and thesiaii
Alexandra—used annually to visit the Prussian
taking their children with them. So regularly wee tr
visit paid that in Berlin and Potadain it used to
en
no further remark than "The Russians are here on one occasion, while they were at Potsdam. tb,
autumn manoeuvres were going on in the neiglabourho4
and the whole party went out to ore the soldiers.
latter were at the time preparing dinner. The cry,
King and the Russians are coming; did not, fieee.";
disturb them, for the King had long before given olde,.
that lib, informal appearance in their midst was te
attended by no ceremony. "Keep your places," he 1,61
said, "you are hungry—enjoy rest—take no notice-1 de
not like fuss" The two young Grand Duchesses,
and Olga, went up to a group of soldiers who were pe
potatoes and admired the skill with which they peer
the operation. "Can you do that, children / asked tj..
king. "No they had never tried." " How, net
tried f The sooner the better : no one can be a der,
housewife without learning to Peel Potatoes Let us see
how you could do it" The two princesses at once knelt
before the tire, receiving a couple of knives, and
their task, the King, the Czar and Ktupress,
NVilliam of Prussia (the present German bannerol), eed
Prince Alexander (the present Czar), all standing arneet
A Pomeranian, who bad given up his knife, soon inter
rupted, "But, young ladies, you mustn't cut so deep; ye.
rut away most of the potato, and we shall have nothuie
left to eat. Do all Russians cut potatoes in that way!'
"Right, Altlmann," said the King—he had before spok..
to the man, and never forgot a soldier's ntme—"teeei
them how to do it in the Prussian way. Anima..
accordingly, showed them how to hobi the knife, IQ
exactly how much ought to be taken off ; "acid soon," tee
story goes, "the potato skins really fell more delicately
from the delicate hands of the Princesses." We are not
told what use was afterwards made of this humble bet
laudable accomplishment