The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-14

TO do what ne p1cdSeS, uOeS not nave
an easy time Of 1t by any means. He Is
obliged to rise about daybreak. and when
many a young American Is still I'm bed
His breakfast hour is O'clock, and ailer
he has eaten that meal his tutors take
him in hand, and keep him busy with
the study OF the languages. arithmetic
geol "aphy until his dinner Is ready at
noon.
A German prince becomes soldier
when ne is ten years old. and after that
in addition to his work at school. He
has no time to be lettering around the
town and engaging In dissipation, be-
cause he Is held to strict account as an
officer Of his regiment, and his rank does
not shield him from the articles OF war.
A prince must do his work just as thor n
ough1y as a private.
prince has no money to spend. An al
lowance is made for his schooling, board
and lodging. but he himself cannot draw
discounted. In fact, 1t may be said that
the successor to the throne is in money
matters always minor until he begins
to rule.
Many are the stories told Of the great
reverence in which the Scotch people
hold the Sabbath. Their methods Of
showing their reverence. however. are
sometimes so remarkable to draw
smile from others, who may neverthe-
less be reasonably strict observers OF
the DAY Oh rest.
A minister of the Kirk told an Ameri-
!, can clergyman, who was travelling in
| Scotland, that on one occasion he passed
| Sunday in a little country inn, and as
| the tiny parlor Of the house was exceed
| ingly close and stuffy, and the day. was
warm, he started to open one OF the
| windows,
the landlady with much severity, enter.
! ing the room just in time to prevent
| the carrying out of the minister's design;
| He mcekly explained that he thoughe
| IL would be pleasant to have little
"Fh. monr said the landlady, with adj
| ditional emphasis and severity, "ye can
| haze no fresh air in this house on the
| Sawbeth. Six days are enow for that'
| mon-'
Mrs. Clarence Francis of New York
| citv recently gave house party at her
| summer place in the Adirondacks, where
| she entertained her guests IN mover
way and one which may offer sugges,
! lions for winter evenings. tlach guest
| was given n card on which was picture
] rebus of some well known book. 1T was
| understood that the person guessing tne
| fined to the first prize, and that an
| guessing must stop at gwen ssna.,
| when the answers were handed IN TOT
| isspectiou. Among the less ui ,,,;ons
| rebuses was "All Sorts and Condlllons
| or Men" indicated by an assorted group
| Of men taken from an illustrated paper.
| .;I.be Heavenly Twths' was pictured pS
two cherubs floating in the ar rn,re Sa,1te
ed by a summer girl and the prince aOt
| college CRY. Such an ENTERTAINMENT
might afford great fun and prove va
ireiy in place of CARDS.
A we'll developed plan is on toot or rS
| have the women's CLUBS OF Nsm t the
organize as a iederauho H sorosis. as the
most famous club, not only IN New 10,
state, but in this country, anu nc Ma
of its experience In orsaI1inIns cjmbs in
iSSg Mrs. ]. c. Croly, as chairman ont
the committee on state federation SIN h.
out invitations last June 10 an tne ,neei
whose addresses were known, 10 ma M
at Sherry's. Thirty seventh street ann am,
Fifth avenue, November IL; me cal,
for a conference explained that Tue se 80
eral federation has become Snd u Mace In It's
deIiberations. or for several cups 70 liau
representation, and hence state seuei "a
tons are needed to unity e 1eat f'I lie the
numerous small and speclahzen alr VS.
mat find no place in the general ieucra,
ton and are yet interesting Gtn'-i'
local and often origihai A. a. ia state
fed1ration should be divided into groups
to cover as far as possible all eAlst li6
GrgsHzati Tas, sma to Such Srns State
tions have already been formed IN 4'ai,
Massachusetts. Iowa Kansas, and ~
souri,, while Pennsylvania. ne Nv Nv
York has one in contemp 'auon. IN ne
groups viii be literary educational, go ra-
tific. industrial, philanthronic ara oi,Id
form Uuder the edu m@,i.gs or Wo ma
nary clubs under the industrial the GUS
Of working women would ma p nrtss
and medicine would be grouped. Man
clubs have accepted the inyltatlon. a Il
II il hoped by those most ntelcStei tnA1
| a state federation is as good as So
lied fact The group idea S eXpetttd -
he popuIar, because by II every Pho7e
of club activity will have pr. pr itpEe,
sentation. The object, as n tn naU hfl
! federation. is the development OF w"n u
along general lines, which, 1t Is :
| bowever. can be more conyenieitly Il
compIished in a smaller federat.n D y,
the national of to-day over six hunc:ed
I clubs are now represented in the rato =
al. while at the first conference h:ld N
New York. in 1889, there were bu. s'%t'.,
| five Discussions, encouragement an'i
friendly sympathy will increase the val =
Gus interests represented.
Raron Won Munchausep, the winner
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