The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-15
EROM EORElGN LANDs.
Valuable News Items Gathered From
over the Ocean.

Valuable News Items Gathered FROM
over the Ocean.
EVERY one goes to look at the tomb Of
Queen Elizabeth, remarks writer in the
Woman's World She fills large horizon
in English history and a large place in the
hearts Of English men and women. As we
went round the beautiful monument on one
of the free days at the Abbey we noticed
that some one had placed a red rose in the
Queens sceptreless hand, and this touch OF
life made Us realize that after nearly three
hundred years the great Queen lives still.
and that " good Queen Bess' still rules in
the hearts Of the people whom she truly
loved, If after a curious fashion Of her
own. The monument is worth a close
inspection. The face is very per-
feet, the outline fine and delicate,
and her closely curled hair is COW
cred with a simple cap. Her ermine cloak
is thrown back; in her left hand the ''im-
perisl orb is bereft Of the cross, and In her
right the staff Of the sceptro is broken oil;
but in spite Of these emblems Of royalty
having gone, Ellzabeth's statue is truly
queenlike. -Four lions support the slab Of
pure white marble on which she rests, and
columns Of black marble bear up the heavy
canopy above, at the top Of which are lions
charming expression lies at her feet and
helps 10 support the folds Of her skirts.
over head are conventional gilt 0ctag0n
rOses.her Tudor badge, and on one side Of
the canopy is written "Beati Pacifici,' on
the "Dieu al Mon Dr0it.n The Latin cpl
taph tells that Elizabeth was 1.-THE mother
OF this her country, the nurse Of religion
aud learning for perfect skill Of many Ian
guages, for glorious endowments as well Of
mind as body, prince Incompatible" and
much more besides, also, among other
things, that after a calm and resigned
death, in the seventeen year Of her age, she
left the mortal part 20 be deposited in this
church, which she established upon a new
fOOting.r Epitaphs are not always true TO
life, and none who read the sad account Of
the death Of Queen Elizabeth can allow that
her death was calm and resigned rather
the determined woman met her last foe in
the spirit Of sullen submission. She had the
passion Of life. by no means the resignation
% death. The funeral was, OF course, a
great pageant not only as TO ceremonial,
but also as 10 the numbers Of mOurners, Of
whom there were sixteen thousand, but the
sorrow OF the people for her loss was no
mere formal aud conventional adjunct, but
an expression Of very real feeling.
AN association Of women known as the
United States Friendly Society, has been
organized in England. This society is
formed on the federatiye plan and its men,
bership is confined solely 70 women. twas
founded four years ago by the Rev. j. Prone
Wilkinson, rector OF Kilyington, Motifs. and
il now has branches in many parts OF Eng
land. Ii occupies comparatively ground
in being a benefit society adapted 10 the
needs OF women. The ordinary benefit so
cieties, which count their members by mil
lions, do not admit women TO membership,
vet il il easy 10 see from the census tables
that. both in numbers and in their peculiar
liability 20 distress and want, women need
some provision OF this kind even more than
men. Friendly societies for women are not
exactly a novelty, but their scope has beeu
largely extended by this latest organization
Ir has been discovered that the Einel
Tower has another use besides entertain
ment 10 strangers, in whose eyes it has APP
parently eclipsed all the architecture OF
Paris. That use was discovered by the
French Academic des Sciences. A COM
mission Of members MAS appointed 10 con-
slider the subject in relation 10 electricity
and il was found that the tower is a most
efficacious lightning conductors; in fact. il
appears 10 be the most einclent n Paris.
That il affords protection TO buildings in the
is also certain, but what ex.
tent Of the city may be comprised under
that name Is wisely not stated. The CON-
mission will not advise anybody 10 neglect
the erection Of lightning conductors, how
ever much they may appreciate the tower.
The following extract from The Queen,
where ii is given as piece OF ordinary
news, shows one difference between Ameri-
IAN and English politics; "Miss Balgarnie
addressed large public meeting. at Files !