The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-06

Buy the Women Of England slr2"
he inquired, with shrilI persistence. Or
are you Mrs. Ellis. too. sir?" he added,
without the vestige Of a smile on his
shrewd little face.
The Women OF England" changed
hands and the newsboy permitted himself
the luxury OF a low gurgle OF laughter
as he turned away from the joker
Youths Companion.
Caller-Why don't you get your hus-
band to carry up your coal for you? The
Lady Of the House-He's in his gymnas-
ium exercising, and / don't like to dis
turb him.
Mrs. Cleveland recently received from
London, most unique and charming
gift, magnificent album containing the
portraits Of American residents in Lon
don. who during the last thirty years
have attained the distinction OF a carl
cature in Vanity Fair. Nearly all of
them are signed Ape" the famous sig
nature of Pelegrini The album is mas
sively bound in royal red morocco and
lined with watered silk OF an imperial
or Knight of the Garter" blue. 1t is in
scribed Uncle Sans Celebrities at Vani-
ty Fair" Over these words Is the Amer
lean eagle with extended wings, the PEN
nant Il Pluribus Unum" flowing from The
claws. There are Yignettes Of Washington
and President Cleveland. All the letter
ing is in heavy gold.-Exchange.
The Louisville Courier Journal, is
authority for the statement that Wtnie
Wilde's second marriage Is causing A lot
of talk. both in England and America
lie SCOTS at the suggestion that the
American Courts which gave Mrs. Les
lie divorce, can interfere with lis
second marriage. 1t took place Oh SAN
uary llth, and was kept secret. since
then the bride, Miss Sophie Lees, has
been living at home with her mother, and
Mr.. Wilde with his II am glad tina: my
second wife is not an American" ne says
THE report that | got any money rom
Mrs. Leslie is false. She promised ttfore
my mother, Lady Wilde to make a set
tlement Of 5000 on me, but when | got
to America she refused to do IL, tlarn-
ing that II was not the custom Of her
country TO make ante-nuptial settlements.
L argued with both Mrs. Leslie and her
lawyers that the Earl OF Craven had
received marriage settlement before
he had married Miss Bradley-AlartiE--
indeed, that Mr.. Bradley Martin had
paid off the Ears debts 10 the amount
estate which should yield an income OF
$4,000. were so heavily mor:gagad that
the income didn't amount 10 $500, not
enough for them TO live on, so Mr. Brad
ley cleared off the mortgages, just as he
should have dcne."
it was this very compacent view IF his
marital perquisites, together with his
chronic indisposition to work, that led to
the separation between Willie and Mrs.
n AZ \ elf hafr III n a..
mess woman as we'll as a thorough Amer
ican declined to look at the matter from
| Mr.. Wilde's standpoint.
IL have never seen Miss Lees" SAID
| Mrs. Leslie. in speaking OF the marriage,
| and cannot speak from personal knoWl-
| edge, but after all, even II She Is forty'
| that would be a very suitable age Tor
Willie who is certainly fifty. No. ne
lever told me his exact age. or, r1'her,
| he told me a number of different ages
al different times. But here Is his pho
tograph, taken at the time he was Dvlng
with me-" Mrs. Leslie produced fuIl'
length picture representing WINE at d
| desk. writing "You observe the n-Hcle
aged stoop In his shoulders, she saio
critically; that Is the stoop Of man al
| least fifty years old. | like that FEofo-
| graph" she added, with smile. II rep
resents Willie in the act of work'HS' IL
| knew him to make
There has been a peculiar contest Tor
| the possession of the little girl Sidonle,
| the motherless daughter o. the Anarch-
| list valiant. FhilanthrOpic persons 10y inc
hundreds have offered to cdopt her. The
most prominent among them being the
Duchess d'UZes who partly arranged
with Nailants counsel tc take cara on
the child in memory or her t!ate son.
Z Then AT least I'D persons asked the duch-
ess for her option on Sidonie. Several
red republican deputies and one notable
naval officer made similar requests. Now,
| however. the anarchists are .,lamoring
against the child being turned over - ar
arstocrat and declare they viii provide
for her future and bring her up according
to their own principles. Her fate is yet
ndecided.-EXchange.