The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-04

not sleep. III there are any feather, 90
my cloak she finally announced 20 tnA
maid. with truly feminine petuiance. 4
viii say. There's the Queen. She -
fattcr than ever Needless 10 add tho
feathers were discarded
Next to her majesty's sleeping chamber
is the dressing room. in which. on long.
low shelves. her rnanties. caps. and shoes
are laid They make a curious picture
study in black and white Two maids
undress the Queen and put her to bed
Before she gets into bed they heat and
spread between the Irish linen sheets -
white blanket. part wool. part cotton.
and bound with white silk ribbon. with
the royal arms embroidered In the cor
ner With brandy and water for a night
cap. Queen Victoria reclines upon the
blanket until the body is thoroughly
blanket. and the finest product of Ire
lands loom embraces the Queen of Eng
land and the Empress Of India
Who settles the bills for these once
worn garncnts2 Ask the accountant at
Windsor castle.
Cad" that gentleman Is reported to
have said. as he charged up 10 the gov
ernment the baby outfit OF the princess
OF Battenburg. Cad | wish the news
papers could set hold OF this"
When the late Cardinal Lavigerie ar
rived at ASisrs To take up his duties
Archbishop. he saw with regret that all
the priests wore boards, and he ordered
them to be shaved at once But Pater
Girard. the popular superior of the Semi
nary in AlgierS. declared he would pur-
suade the Cardinal TO rescind his order.
On the day following the prelates arrf-
val. Fater Girard accompanied him ON
his first official journey. In a village %
native AfricaDS the inhabitants looked
with surprise on the freshly shaven face
OF the cardinal. and lively conversation
followed.
What are they saying?- asked Car
dnal Iaviserie.
oh" answer ed Pater Girard. pretend
ing To be embarrassed they are great
children You need pay no attention t.
their nonsensical talk"
But toll me. as l should like to know
continued the Cardinal
Well. came the reply, they cannoa
understand why man shaves himself
The think you are a woman. and very
II need hardly be added that the Arch
bishop of Algiers few months later ap-
peared with n great beard.
Mir. David Dudley Field, who has bee~
abroad FOR some little time sails for New
York. from Genoa on the steamship Co
iunlbta on March 18th During his visa
to Naples. Rome. and Florence. he wso
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parties given by Amencsns
; Ii IL announced that the marriage =
-diss Marie Stirling OF baltimore TO NJ
| j. Lee Tailor will take place IN Grace
] Protestant Episcopal church RaItimo~r
/ on Saturday. April i4th and will be FOL-
| lowed by a breakfast at the residence or
Miss Strings parents Conandrner ana
Mrs Yates Stirling.
The late Senator Stsnford's favorits
seat. large and comfortable willow chair
standing at a window in the Stanford
mansion In San Francisco where tho
Senator used 10 sit and watch the scenes
or the street and bay. is kept by his win
dow. just ne left it, exccnt thai acro..
its capscious arms a broad iea,her sfr.n
has been buckied to prevent occunancv
Henrik Ibscn. the NORWEGIAN au,ho,
loves to keep his hair I'm disorder ~.
always carries a little toilet cs.a corr
taining looking glass. and a cornh
attached to the lining OF his rrav hst
He often removes his hot "a, looL tnto m.
mirror 10 see how his hair n. lvin~ Ir
IL il not rough enough TO suit nj. Fan
he uses the comb TO give IL the rrouis,,.
taAgie.
Henri Rochefort began his tour,.,-
suc life by writing pungent and VIII
articles for friend whose name D..
signed They received such naffer,n~
attention tina, he was prevailed 10 x-r,,s
over his own name.