The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-14

misunderstood. can give a very business
ike order 10 a district messenger Doy
az 10 the placing OF money on the iaboI
lte. III very much danger Hes III W. w,
man eyes. IT is most dangerous III ,h mes
ihhocent ones. The innocent slri "o.i..
90 well on Wall street, ana she ct.i
fashion.
because the sO-callcd semi-preclOus gems
have gone up IA price, ana the eiiieIaiu;;
the gem that brings good health anu
Nhlch makes a white hand lOoh M"'t't'
costs double what II did last var. All III
vice from smart girl IS. IQyk UP ar
tho old brooches and bracelets tnat were
set with garnets. amcthysts, eineIasuSi
topaz s, and have them yanked OUT Hie
reset, reset In buckles, in biooches, ~
choose the very best. OF course LOT
ring" With thu coming OF the seml-pre-
cious gems into fashion has also Soii'o
an EFFORT on tho part OF tho jewelers. "
make the opal fashionable. hat al
opal Is a beautiful gem, 'nopony VII VII
deny; that II is uniucky eNeiyOVuy W.,
affirm who has ever had one. can
swear 10 year OF trouble resulting
from wearing an opal pm. eiii
know, who shifted al the ldea OF ii-iu,t
and the opal cOufcsscs nowadays tl"t
she was n fool Her betrothed gave heI
a magnificent opal framed III uiaihoiiu7'
IT was put upon her iinBer Win NV
ing wish, and this girl, VINO vas ~.
superstitious. afterwards cohlesseu in3 .,
within an hour after she assuiheu -
sho became conscious OF someDoly neai
her, somebody who was bad. one salu
IL seemed TO her as III bat were heA.
her. and as II that bat were demon d.
heart. In reality she had constant
feeling OF depression. She tried 10 get
rid OF II by saying aho WASH very We.
and was nervous but she cohIesseu ma
whenever she took the ring on IL ssSln
ed as If the supernatural demon thdt
hnNfrn1 ahpIlt Hnr HfaI UntAftd. ana Blu
felt better. One month after ne gave nyi
the ring her sweetheart was droNneu
within two months after tho arrival u
the opal, misfortune came 70 her III sns
shape OF "a frghtful scandal ABOUT ne.
sister; she lost innumerahle things 'hae
she priced. her fox terrier died, ana an
old aunt who had always ptonllssu ~
leave her money 10 her, cnauseu ~
mind and also her will. and announced III
10 that as her niece did not seem 10 pc
cheerful, She wouldn't bufuth ~ -
adding 10 her income and instead ruo
willed II 90 her favQrite preacher. iis
was the last stroke. That glri tooh ne tr
ring and took 20 the woods ana puileu j.
and buried IL where neither man nor "V-
man could ever find IL, and so ncoouy
will get her bad luck.
QUESTION OF LUCK.
BY the bye. It is Just as well TO re-
member that II you sing before YOU Put
on pearls you viii weep before you laho
~Abr1cadabraD before you assume d
topaz. and then a good falry Will Dc
near you rather than bad one. IL -
all very well 10 laugh at <lngs that
you don't understand, and anyhow TINS
question Of luck is a funny one. / nav .
always maintained that the lucky man
was the ore who knew how 20 smile at
tho right time. and who knew how TO hit
at tho right time and when he smiled,
he made everybody glad, ana when ne
hit he hit straight out from the shoul-
der and made a number OF people sorry.
What shall you h.t2 All the mean
people. all tho towards, all the liars gu
The sneaks all the g0ssip5' and az me
scandal-mongcrs, and mean creatures
who say things about women, really an
those who II they belonged 20 the AMI
nal world, would DO treated az poisohou :
serDents, and who are in truth Sociai
vampires A.
babies. at all the pretty ana pleasant
women. at their howcr-trimmed mats.
their gay gowns at every good story r
at every Interesting book. and at IN, the
man who gets IN the White House no
will II be? Ask Mckinley. ask Hanna
ask cleveland, but don't ask BAB.