The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-26

hush that followed young wilson went
on to explain that several times he had
seen Sir William put down a guinea.
and II he won, quickly place another
guinea beside it, thus being paid two
guineas. by the bankers when he had
Gordon-Cumming protested in vain,
EVERYBODY was against him, and when
the Prince advised him to go. thus add
ing the weight OF royal belief to the
burden Of the charge. the young baronet
When the incident was detailed in the
London clubs there were men who
openly stated that IL was "a job, that
Cumming had not cheated. and that he
was n victim of a woman's vengeance.
But nevertheless. he was ruined. and
has dropped completely out Of English
since then nothing spectacular has
occurred at Tranby Croft, but the news
Of the betrOthal Of Miss Wilson has, OF
course, famed to life the embers of the
Lord dc Eresby is the eldest son OF the
Earl of Lancaster, and sits as Con-
sentative in the Lords.
Queen victorias sS living descendants
are cast in the shade by the remarkable
family OF the Dowager Duchess of Aber-
corn. 4 short time ago this venerable
lady saw 10l Of her descendants, assem-.
bled at one time AMI in one place. IL
vas at Montagu House. Whitehall: Lon
don. the residence Of the Duke OF Buc-
took place in commemoratlon OF the a3w-
ager-duchess' S2d birthday. To cele,,
brate that event. the pretty idea had
been acted on that az her c cl,1rr
lOl persons, ranging In age from 10 yeLis
70 months should assemble TO oHer
their congratulations to the VeheraDie
lady. The duchess having taken ner
place In the ballroom. the various lam
Ijes of her descendants filed past her.
headed by her eldest daughter, the Do"4,oo
ger Countess of Lchtield, with her !"
children and 10 granscsildr'n'
Miss Francis Willard says: The
American giri-.od bless m hff'm neyep
get honest pay for honest work. nor
the personal freedom of free Amer.
can laborer. until she is orgahizeui; !,
isn't suffrage, it isn't society a1a
isn't anything hat VIII heiP Hei 'U'
organization
Princess Bismark has always been
the most unassuming and unambli,iou1s
OF women Some years ago she quietly
begged n guest at a dinner party not
TO persist in calling her by her uile;
saying that she preferred to be callea
brought back the memory OF the I,iD I'M,
when her husband and herself
had leisure 70 liye hs FOR e beri
ana remarked. My dear. the old times
viii come back, God willing, when we
grow old"
Padcrewsld opens his London season
November p, and begins his next Amer
lean season at the Metropolitan opera
House December 2, ana WIN pay ms
chestra, for the first time in the United
States Mr. Walter Damrosch and aus
orchestra will accompany Mr.: .u Pad ,hen
leave Immediately for the West,
play in San Francisco and Vest
crn cities, and viii not return 20 New
York until the end Of March. rms IS Il
complete change from the original pro-
gram.
ada NegT the , Italian Poetes sSyo has
eight Italian newspapers. Signorina
Negrl before she became famous. was
a school teacher in Motta Visconti, the
native place Of President CARROTS muir
dcrer. who was among her pupils. The
papers declare that the crime OF the
murderer was directly due to the teach
ings Of the poetess, whose ideas are
extremely radical
Mile Rosa Bonheur Is TO longer the
only woman artist who wears the cross
| Of the Legion Of Honor. Nine. Eirginie
| Dernont- Breton, the daughter Of jules
Breton and the wife OF an artist named
| Andrien DemOnt, has for the. last dozen
| years exhibited a successful series or
| " lj' has received the cross She is
| iittie woman who usually works on
very big canyases.
Mems teas. which are just now COM
| ing in for Il large share Of abuse. are
not so much of a novelty in the fash
ionable world the essayists would
have us believe. To the cocktail bril-
gade and the men who get up early
| in the morning and work until late at
night IL seems rather astonishing that
Young men Of average strength and
health should dress up in Turkish cos
tunes and serve tea TO young
ladies' in their bachelor apart
ments on certain day every week
precisely after the fashion or the Non en-,
but TO women themselves there ge"rnS
to be nothing at all unusual in the Gus
tom.
Formerly, when the bachelors who live
| in apartments decided 10 retI.a hie
courtesies Of the various women who
| had entertained them during the season,
| they gave what was particularly an
| afternoon reception, which often included
a slight-of-hand performance one or
two celebrated singers and music 10y
string orchestra and at which one or
| two female relatives usually presided
| TO help the bachelors out.
From this point the custom gradually
| spread until the young society men gave
| teas precisely after the fashion OF the
NJ fba m al their