The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-02

N ends there The violin is the instrli<
nent Hts ROYAL Highness of Edinburgh
honors by his patronage Indeed. his mu-
steal talents are supposed 10 be responsi-
ale for a waltz entitled THE Galatea."
History does not state whether or not
n royalty was ever paid by the pub
fishers on the Dukes Onus ]. No. l 4
story Is told that on the occasion Of q
cor cert being given % Gibraltar for some
charitable object the Duke Of Fdin-
burgh was aunomcsd 10 play a violin
solo. The hour arrived. and the man; but
aiasl Ills Eeyai Hignness' nephew. the
Duke OF York better known as Prince
George Of MALES, and future King Of
England unless monarchlsm becomes OBJ
soieto when his time arrives. who IS cele-
brated for ID love n practical joking.
cot ri the Duke Of Etlnburgh's violin
box end al once set 70 work and reversed
tho uosition OF the strings by placing the
fourth 'strlnss'w where the lrst should be.
the climax can be Imagined when The be-
wlldered Duts faced large aristocraic
and criticafaudience Plth this extraor-
binary INSTRUMENT Some violin player IN
the orchestra saw the Dukes dilemma.
ana oblieingiy handed hm his own violin.
The Duke breathed afain and essayed his
solo. when lol horror Of horrorsl the
mischievous midshpman, Prince George.
had fixed the bow by waxing Il. Con-
sternatlon reigned. MS Well indeed It
might. That episode, as FAR as Prince
George Is concerned, mas never been for
gotten or forgiven by his musical uncle.
Lillian Russell, who expects 10 spend
some time this summer az Long Branch.
hes had some beautiful bathing costumes
made. She considers the sea water most
beneficial for the voice as well as the
health IN general
one Of her costumes IS I'm Nile green
serge The sleeves has, a double puff.
and reach TO the Wi The collar rs
ii Medici one. and 20 completely cover her
white throat she wears green elk rib
bon around 70 ending go iaheau. Green
cloth shoes cover BIER feet and the
/ stockings arc green also.
Another costume Of Miss Russell IS
+ navy blue I'm color The material IS
flannel The salior collar IS Of white
flannel. as are also the cuffs Both coll
lar and cuffs Gre heavily trimmed with
/ cut-glass beads. When on the beach
/ and the sun shining. the effect viii be
/ most dazzling
/ Baroness Burdett-CouUs who IS said
/ ~ be the only woman created peeross
! bv reason Of her great public services,
, and the Grst. n rot the last woman,
/ 10 have the freedom ~ tho city Of Lon
/ don hrs IN her possession famous
tiara Of diamonds that belonged to Marie
Antonette.
Lady Haberton denies that she orlgi-
mated the Short Skirt League She has,
/ however. Joined the committee. a dress
five inches from the ground Is not. says
Lady Habarton by any means 50 short
as some peonle imagine. and Il is proposed
TINT members OF the Short Skirt League
| should begin gradually, and inch by inch
decrease the length OF their walking
dresses.
That Tacoma man was Just a trife
too jublant over his coming marriage
! with Marie Wainwright, She has
changed her mind. and says that she will
not marry him now, but will so to Eu-
/ rope instead and travel for a few years
Hans Won Bulow is reported as havins
| said recently that COW osers OF comic
| operas should d. diVideE INTO two classes
"'Those who plaeiarize from the barre
organs and those who write for them.
| Possibly Mr.. Won Bulow is jealous be
cause none Of the barrel organs play
any Of his music.
The Prince Of Wales not long ago was
one Of a large house party at a place
in the English Midlands, his host beinl
( a very well-known peer. After dinner
the royal guest, the host and the othel
male visitors repaired 10 the billiard
room. on a table at the side were
two or three boxes OF cigars, and the
TDrf.- al hfracaTf 70 WlpF
an ambitious millionaire approached him
and taking from his pocket cigar case
held II out 10 the Prince saying: Il thinl
sir, you will find these better" Mr.
-, II a mans dinner is good enough
for me, his cigars are good enough fol
me-"
The millionaire was unexpectedly calle'
away to town next morning on business
As n matter Of fact. the London o.
the early books Of Charles Dickens IS
practically. as Mrs. Curdle said Of tn
drama-"Gone. absolutely gone say
the North American Review. Very III
tie even remains Of most OF the place
described I'm the later works. Dickens
land in London, indeed. has nOwaday
hardly any more existence than tn
Garden Of the Hesperides or the ISLAM
teri The transatlantic pilgrim 10 tn
Shrine Of the Master clamors TO be show
the house I'm which Mr.. Piokwick lived
the court in which Nr. Krook made sucl
very unc comfortable end Of it. the actua
public house which displayed Mr. Samue
Vellers extensive and peculiar know
edge Of London In so remarkable a De
gree. the Old Curiosity Shop, Tom-All
Aone's. the Wooden Midshipman, an
all the rest Of II.
Why should he not be gratlied7 II
true that a great many places OF tni
kind Were absolutely incapable OF certal
Identification AT am time. and that nj
most all the originals Of those whc
were actually port ats have been SVEN
from the face Of the earth In the cours
OF the extraordinary changes which hav
practically given US IN fifty years n neY
London on the ruins Of the old. But IN
demand inevitably creates the supply
Ola illusions die hard. Dickensland live
again in the vivid imagination Of IN
guides. and the truth az the old sayin
again asserts itself-pOpulus vult de
cipi q DECATUR
A curious instance Of the way In whfc
people are sometimes quite unconscious
and innocently led into error I'm thes
matters IS 10 be found in John Foster
Life 81 Charles Dickens. Mr.. Forste
gives a picture Of Tevistock House
which Is. no doubt. accepted as faith
ful representation Of the house as 1t wa
when Charles Dickens lived I'm It. But
as n matter of fact. II is not. late
tenant added n poltico, or porch, "a IN
street door, and this portico. OF whic
Charles Dickens knew nothing. figure
IN The picture This S. perhaps, trivia
matter. but many of the Dickensland ira
ditiOns have received credence on yer