Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-10-16

may be the guardian Of his children
though he marries as often as he pIeases.
A mother can only be the guardian OF
her children while she remains q widow.
The Maine man can convert his proper
ty into cash, with which be can pur-
chase timber land. and so leave his wife
q pauper, for the Maine woman has no
right in uncultivated land.
Now that Christmas Is approaching Il
may be we'll to revive the good old story
about the Christmas gift which King
Umberto, Of Italy, presented TO Queen
Marguerite. 1t appears that the King
asked Que of the Queens secretaries
what would be an acceptable gift for
Her Majesty. The secretary had the
courage to suggest that the Queen had
q large number OF unpaid milliners' and
dressmaKers' bills. The King took the
hint and the bills. On Christmas morn
ing he placed the bills, receipted, under
the Queens table napkin. There was
no other gift. This is touching tale.
Wise women will leave IL carelessly
around, where it will be apt TO meet
their husbands eyes.
Nine. Modjeska has been ''roughing
II" In deserted hotel at San Juan-by-
the-Sea, Cal. The place Is not q fash
ionable resort, but il afforded opportu-
nifty for an excellent time during the
past summer and Modjeska and her
friends availed themselves OF that OPP
IA fnll
boots, flannel dresses and fore-and-aft
caps were in order, aud occasionally the
monotony Of life was varied by attend
ance st California bull fight. At odd
times Modjeska amused herself writing
the article on the condition OF the
American stage which is shortly 10 APP
pear over her signature in the Forum
Miss Bradford, the American mission
airy az Tauris, Paris, who has received
so much praise for her work among the
natives Of that cholera-stricken district,
Is an Illinois woman. She was born
near Lexington, and her parents, Mr..
aud Mrs. George Bradford, are honored
members of the Presbyterian Church at
Selma. DR.. Bradford Is graduate OF
Wesleyan University, Bloomington, and
OF the Woman's Medical College OF Chi
cago. She has been in Tauris three
years, is the only physician in the place.
and has gained the sobrlquet Of "the
heroic American lady"
II may be the safety bicycle and II
may only be the process OF emancipa-
ton that is surely working out, but 10
is a fact that not only Is the idea or
woman riding horse like man becom-
ing tolerable In England, but the prac-
tice is being followed In some few no.
table cases. Mrs. Mabeth, wife OF
member OF the Royal Academy, rides
after the fox hounds like man, wear
ing knee brooches and CATERS, covered
with divided skirt.
One Of the resolutions passed at The
Soclalistic Congress at Tours Is that no
married women shall be allowed to work
except at their home duties. AT the
same time a resolution was passed In
In favor OF women's suffrage. The con-
gress seemed sweetIy obliyous TO the
fact that one OF the resolutions will
probably counterfeit the other. Women
who have vote will hardly submit 10
being cut of from wage-earning en-
ployment.
English dealers In toys are rejoicing
mildly over the boom which has been
given to the doll trade by the discovery
OF the 100 dolls vita which Queen Vic
toria whiled away her childhood hours.
These toys had been gradually goi%
out of/fash;ons Now thex ere ",
popular than esesT-svsssssS z. SA4s-
lies are In order.
In addition to her other accomplish
ments Sarah Bernhardt Is an enthusi-
astic and successful angler. A news
paper man who went TO SEQ her recently
at the village OF Benodet, Cape Einls-
terre, found her out In the river 10 .
boat plying her angle In q pouring
rain.
The latest market reports brought By
travellers from Morocco quote girls
from 10 TO 10 years Of age at $50 TO $3.50.
This is what they "fetch" In open mar
ket when the bidding 10 lively. Tho
reports add that 1.-The slave merchants
find the females most profitable from 10
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