Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-15
The RICHMOND DIsPATCH-sUNDAY. NOVEMBER IS. 1896.

cation OF this plan. ri / keep them on
while / am away. ! shall only have TO
dismiss them on my return" There 81 80
much truth and wisdom IN this fact 1t
cannot be gansam.
In ono OF the suburban towns three
young school-g rls. their hair still in bralds
down their backs. met one evening az
ono of their homes 20 study their lessons
Cor the fenovi,s Gay. AS they were
drawn no arouse lse dining-room table
chance newspaper caught their attention,
and seemed 10 interest them more than
tboir Latin grammar. CHANGING down
tho columns. they came up0u one Of these
weird personals. and. prompted ~
epirit OF mischief. they decided 10 an
syyer 70. As a result Of their correspond
ence. they made an appointment to meet
tho unknown individual under n certain
tree at 4 o'clock the following Saturday
afternoon Considerably before the hour
Amounted these three gicclng girls were
safely installed at their point OF vantage.
and nearly screamed with laughter when
they saw approaching a. somewhat pcda-
goeiccl-iooking man, with "A book under
his arm. the sign agreed upon They
watched him pace impaUcnty up and
down for the space OF half an hour or more.
and then so away quite detected. This
was too good FUN % be reinquished. So
"A note Of explanation as 10 the cause Of
detention and "a renewed appointment
gave them a repetition OF their amuse-
meut. They continued their correspond
orce until they became q little anxious
as to how they were going 10 withdraw
t. and still more anxious as 10 what
might happen TO them in case they were
detected. So. partly to relieve themselves
from further rospcns .biitv. and partly
for the huge joke Of the thing they gave
their correspondent the name and adj
dress OF a typical, prim New England
old maid. a member OF the church which
they attended. as the person to whom he
had been writng.
The beautiful denouement Of the whole
adventure was that the object OF their
base deceit went. saw. and conquered.
/ And on the day that the ancient spinster
nuttered up the church aisle I'm white
muslin and blue ribbons 10 the tune of
the wedding March" the three gay
young girls sat together on a back seat
and secretly eloated over the hilarious
result OF their audacious prank.
Hartford IS preparing for n statue OF
Harriet Bcccher stowe. The statue OF
Emma Willard I'm Troy Is the second
ever erected I'm honor Of a woman I'm
l fNlS country IlH Ni~l per iflAdNtr lllf-
memory OF Margaret" n woman in New
I Orleans who acted horoically I'm q time OF
| epidemic. and did much for the orphans
Of New Orleans.
4 thorough cosmopolitan declares that
the altogether most fascinating men in
the world arc the higher class Russians
"The officers" she says, Gin their uni
forms. too are quite irresistible. They
are so handsome. so gallant. so easy. and
courteous. and their dress Is so be
| coming TO them that. Old woman rs l am.
my heart goes out for them all. And
girls find them perfect heart-breakers.
Give me q Russian for looks, an Amcri-
can. of course. for steady wear, but the
Cars subjects for manners and adj
dress"
DO you dust your own piano? Well.
Won ought 20. And for this save all Old
silk hauikcrchiefs. Various are the uses
they can be put 10. They make better
busters for polished wood than anything
one can buy. An English iady's maid
always uses q SOFT silk handkerchief for
stroking her MISTRESS hair, using il night