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eight years old and spends ali Of her time
ia study and philanthroplc work Her
friends say that she has no thought Of
marrying. and may keep in the ranks Of
Vanderbilt Is a sober minded young Wo-
man who has never been dazzled by the
idea Of marrying foreign notable. Her
father has a high opinion OF young Amer
lean manhood and it rs said that on more
than one occasion he has remarked that
he would never consent to any OF bis chill
dren marrying q foreigner.
Miss Rockefeller is reliE1ouslY inclined
and spends most Of her time IN church
work She cares so little for display and
show that she seldom mlngles in the doings
Of the Iasnena2ie set society men VINO
do nothing but live butterfly lie she
abominates- If King Alexander should
make any matrimonial advances in that di-
rection, the emphatic manner ia which he
would be disposed OF would probably give
him q shock Miss Fair is vigorous mind
ed young woman who likes the d0ings Of
the smart set. but whose fndepend ence OF
opinion and strong convictions would make
most unhappy one
THE YOUNG DUKE.
Young Manchester fs but nineteen years
old. and as yet he has not developed de-
cided traits Of any kind. His mother was
miss Ccnauelo Yznaga, Of New York
The young Duchess OF Marlborough, Willie
K Wanderbilt's daughter. was named for
her When the Duchess Of Manchester was
Lady Vaudeville she visited the Willie x.
Vanderbilts. and it was her presence in
the house that caused the drst row between
Willie *. Vanderbilt and his wife. now
MIS- o. III. p. Belmont.
The Yznagas are quite unfortunate In
matrimonial way The Duchess brother,
Fernando Yznaga- first married a sister Of
Mrs. o. H p Belmont. She got d.
vorce from him and married a Mr.. Tiffany,
Of Baltimore. Subsequently he married the
famous beauty Mabel Wright. Last year
she got a divorce from him and married
Count Bella Ziahy. Yznaga has not yet
made a third venture.
It may be that young Afanchester's efforts
in this country VIII be blocked, for the
same reason which interfared with the
matrimonial plans Of King Alexander in
Europe.
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A QUAINT TRIBUTE,
DECORATION DAY eARLANDs ron
sHERIDAN's yVAR-HORsEs WIN
CHESTER
GOVERNORS ISLAND MUSEUM.
A Few old warriors Go There on
the sOIdfera' nay to Look over
Relies OF the Great Struggle.

NEW YORK, May z2.-While the $4,000
men who make up what is left Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic are marching to the
graves of their comrades in all the cities OF
the Union on Decoration Day. a few old war
riors will make an unassuming trip to Gov
ernor's Island ard there pay a tribute to
the memory Of daring events and valorous
deeds by bestrewing with flowers some not
able relics Of the last war
In very plain and shabby brick building
known as the Governors Island Museum
are some mementos of the great civil strife
which would bring tears to the eyes Of
Northern and Southern soldiers alike, could
they see them. These relics would open
into view pictures Of fierce battIehelds where
beloved friends were shot and sabered. where
the pinnacle of human anguish was touched
and where defeat md victory were alike
cluuded with the blood of thousands.
Right inside the door, on the ground floor
Of the museum in the midst Of a pile Of
ordnance Snd ammunition, stands the figure
Of a powerful big horse with sweeping tail
and name bridled and saddled, with right
forefoot raised, tho personihcation OF the
sturdy war horse
Many warriors Of the Blue and Gray would
not have to read the placard on tue base
Of the figure to recognize this horse. He
was known alike in the Southern and North
ern armies. In life he was Winchester, the
dan He died in 1873, and General Sheridan
employed noted taxidermist to remove the
skin and mount 1t exactly as Winch ester
looked in the war days Many poets have
been fred by the deeds Of Winchester to
pen ringing rhvmes about the war for the
horse was IN forty-eeven engagements, some
OF them the hottest and most bloody in the
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famous apple tree which figured 81 Apo
mattox Court House. One Of the musketa,
the 5trrel twisted almost into circle.
figured in one OF the most unhappy minor
tragedies Of tie war.
It was one OF stack Of muskefs belong
ING to the Ninety-sixth Infantry Regiment Of
the Pennsylvania Volunteers at the battle
Of Spottsylvania Court House on May g.
1864 shell from Confederate battery
struck the muskets. bending the bar Ell OF
tae relic and dlscharging the other guns
The bullets Few into a group Of officers and
men standing nearby killing six Of them
outright and wounding many others.
AN HISTORIC FLAG.
OF the flags. the most Interesting IS one
belonging to the Fourth United States Ar
dl1ery. Tt has so many bullet holes in It
that little OF the rag Is left But It figured
in four successful wars. and that is q record
surpassed by only very few battle flags.
Attached to iL ls an inscription of the bat
ties in which it figured and they tell their
own stories as follows: Chippewa, c. w;
Niagara, N Y; Fort Erie Cl6l2); Fort Drane
E. F. QS39) Falo Alto. Resaca de la Palma
Molino del Reg, Chapultepec. City Of Mex
ice 1S46-4); Green Brier River. Cheat
Mountain, Shiloh. Port Republic. White Oak
Swamp, Malvern Hill. Antietam, Chapel
Hills Fredericksburg Murfreesboro. Chan
cellorsville. Gettysburg, Chickamauga,
Spottsylvania, Petersburg, Bethesda Church.
Cold Harbor, Franklin. Hateher's Run
QS61-65)-
Another interesting flag is one presented
by General Hancock with an autograph
letter. It was his headquarters nag. and
the fact that It has score Of bullet holes
and is in a badly battered condition shows
that It's owner was not in the habit Of locat-
Ing outside the enge OF danger General
Hancocks letter says that the flag was car
ried ar the head of the Second Army Corps.
Army of the Potomac in all the battles OF
the Wilderness and the last fight it figured
IN was the assault on the Confederate works
at Spottsylvania Court House May u. 1864
Aside from the relics Of the Civil War the
museum contains mementos of the Rev0l
lutonary struggle. the 1912 and Mexican
wars. and Of many Of the Indian wars
1t is an interesting place for the old sol
diers, hut very few Of them ever visit it,
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the cushion-tired machine riders had to
stand penalty Of one minute. The Official
report of the time and order Of the first
three finishing the race was as follows: +.
Q. Graves, EngleWOod Bicycle Clpbs hour
80 minutes 50 seconds g minutes handi-
cap); L. Mclean second, A. W. Porter
third Porter broke the record by minute
Is seconds and at the present time is
holder Of the worlds amateur mile record.
w C. Seeds finished sixteenth. and also
broke Nurphy's record by 16 seconds.
THE 1892 RACE
In 1892 the rFington-Milburn race was
won byWalter Stevens OF the Kings Coun-
ty Wheelmen, in 1 hour IS minutes As sec
Onds. Ten minutes was knocked on the
old record by Hoyland Smith, the famous
New York Athletic Club flyer, who covered
the twenty-five miles in hour II minutes
IL seconds This race was made note
worthy By reason Of the excellent showing
made by the road scorchers OF The Kings
County Wheelnen, as the following per-
fOrnances show: Walter Stoves. first; NJ.
H. Phillips third; Dave" Morehouse.
fourth; Fred Hawleys fifth. and W. H.
Wells, sixth
There were 125 starters In the race OF
1898. and more than 600 spectators were
presena~ It was won by Carl Won Lengerke
Of the Atlanta Wheelmen, riding from the
seven minute mark with the net time for
the distance OF 1 hour Is minutes BIZ
seconds The second man to cross the tape
was G. H. Coffin, Riverside Athletic Club,
whose time was I hour Is minutes II sec
onds, with handicap Of 80 minutes F.
NJ MOSlers riverside Wheelmen or this
city. was third in BOur Is minutes 50
seconds. with a handicap of minutes.
A heavy wind faced the 1875 riders who
started in the race Of 1894. The start was
made at II "A in the presence Of thousands
OF road racing enthusiasts Billy Muir
ply, the pride Of the Kings County Wheel
men, started from the scratch. but failed
to finish even among the prize winners
The first man to finish the twenty-five
miles was A. H Barnett OF the Elizabeth
Wheelmen, who crossed the line winner
in the neat time Of 1 hour, IL minutes IS
seconds, creating a new worlds record,
the former record at that time being 1
hour II minutes % 2-5 seconds. held by
Nat Butler The former record for the
course vas 1 hour 10 minutes 10 3-5 sec
onds. Horace A. Allen Of .Aebury Park
finished second in 1 hour II minutes 20
seconds. while Gene Bofnger, Riverside
Wheelman Of this city, finished third in 1
hour IS minutes 80 seconds. BY this victory
Barnet. won first time prize for the fast
est tine.
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BIKE IS BLUE RIBBON,
THE rRvIEGTON-aI1LBU RACE
WILL HAVE 15O STARTERS.
Low RECORD LOOKED FOR.
Scores OF Eaatern Amateurs IN Train
ing for the Great Decoration Day
Faee-yVannera I'm the Past.

NEW YORK. May zs.-It looks as II $50
scorchers. or Whereabouts. viii face the
starter on Saturday, May 80 Decoration
Day., and do the hardest plugging Of
their respective lives in an effort to win
the cycling Derby Of the East, otherwise
known as the IrvingtOn-Afilburn road race,
When the breath of winter was still raw
and chill. scores Of ambitious youngsters
began to train for this event Many Of
them are still at 1T, but others have given
up the idea. They knew pretty well what
they would have to do even if leniently
treated by the Handicapped, to stand any
chance of winning, and with cOnsiderate
wisdom they have decided to keep of the
track and join the multitude OF spectators
But there are others who viii start in the
race knowing that their only chance OF
winning rests in the possibility Of every
other man falling down and breaking his
neck or being otherwise seriously dis
rode a mile in three minutes, yet imagine
that by some streak OF fortune they viii
be able to ride twenty-five miles in some
thing like seventy minutes They lumber
up the road and get in the way Of the
real racers, the men who could almost ride
in circles around them and beat them in
two-mile heat
But this variety Of scorcher viii hap
PLY be quite scarce. Nine-tenths Of the
men in the race viii be genuine flyers, and
If q couple Of seconds are not clipped on
the record, the wheeling sharps viii be
wOefully disappointed. These expectations,
Of course are based upon generalitisss for
no one familiar with the race ever has the
hardihoOd to pick the winner IN advance.
There Is always so much new material
that it is impossible to say where the
winner will spring from
THE HANDICAPPER'S TROUBLES.
In addition to this. the handicapping
is a tremendous gamble. The officials In
charge Of this branch Of the work cannot
be expected to know accurately the speed
Of each entry Many of the entries have
never raced before. and the doings Of many
others have been so obscure as not to at
tract attention. For these reasons some of
the unknOwns get an eight minute lead.
where a two minute lead would have been
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BOTH WANT WIVES,
"a KING AND A DUKE SEARCHING
FOR GOLDEN A1EERICAN GIRLS.
THE KING IS A TOUGH.
Alerander. o. servia- Looks Like a
prize Fighter and Acts Like one
Hopes OF the Young Duke OF Man
chester.

NEW YORK. May 22-This promises to
be Eala year for the girls with mllll0n-
afro papaa. and il the Newport season does
not result in come astounding engag elnen Us
ali tie gossips win be Tremendously dis
appointed. i iE not certainly YET Dy
any means, that the young King Aiezan-
der Of Servia VIII visit this country in
search Of an American girl with endless
dollars 10 be his bride and his Queen, dag
if he does come st is not probable that ne
will return empty handsd, for the glamour
Of real throne VIII De certain to daz-
zls the eyes and blind the senses Of more
fhal one girl
And If the gossIps are correct, the young
King viii not be the only titled wife hunter
TO v8Htt Newport this season The young
Duke OF Manchester is also billed 20 APP
pear and carry OF some golden prize The
guc9ess Of the Duke Of Marlborough In
winning a Vanderbilt doubtless Influenced
the mother Of young Manchester to make
an effort in the same line But lite would
be wei for the fathers and mothers Of the
available girls to give the matter deep
consideration as, ia the cases OF pQln
young men. there are certain things which
make them quite undesirable as sons-ln-
law.
This Sc particularly the case with the
young King Alexander Of Servia- Many
writer's for American newspapers have
thrown thick halo Of romance about this
young man and have pictured him as a
model gentleman AS a matter of cold fact
he is an unmitigated ruHan- II he were a
plain American citizen he would be ostra-
efzed by society
IS NOT A BEAUTY
He looks for all the world ike a prize
lighter. notwithstanding his gorgeous uni
forms. his many decorations, his golden
spau1ets and hne sword. He has a bullet
shaped head. a fat. snub-nosed face, a
dark, yelloWiah- brown complexion and q
long, thick neck. His figure Is ungainly
but he has the strength Of an OK Intel
lectually he is Of mighty small caliber,
hut in animal spirits he Is a giant He
prefers the society Of the plebeian to that
DC the sFiatocraG With the former he can
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GOTHAM GOSSIP.

Men are never weary OF scofing at our
big hats and accusing US Of allowing fash
ion to do with US as she will, but they never
seem to see that they themselves are the
most abject slaves of the self-same tyrant,
who in the matter Of hats, lays down law
for them every bit as ridiculous as that
which guides our choice Of headgear
Never, IT is said. was the sale Of tall hats
so great as at present. The demand for
them is keeping the hatters exceedingly
busy, yet over and over gain it has been
alleged that this cumbersome, awkward
expensive and troublesome style Of hat
causes ita wearers -headaches. badness and
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ron AND ABOUT HER

Dainty little cut-glass and silver mucflage
pots add much to the equipment OF my iady's
desk
Coarse conee-oolored burIaps IN conventional
designs make @erviceable and really pretty
screens
The sumner girl viii know what tormenting
viciousness lies concealed in an obstinate coll
lar button
Some charming strawberry forks have the
fruit in red enamel with leaves in green on
the handle
The woman who never wears her street
gown in the house is sure to look dainty both
out and indoors.
A handsome umbrella handle is Of WEIGH
sell a wood that emits delicate fragrance
when warmed by the hand.
1t is said that rats can not resist sunnower
seeds trap baited with these seeds is
the most effectual method OF catching them
When the eiderdown comfort loses its elias
ITCHY hang II on the line where the air and
sunshine get full sweep at it. and in
few hours it viii be restored
An easy way to prepare croutons or crusts
for tomato or bean soup is to butter one or
two slices Of bread on both sides. cut in small
squares and brown in the oven.
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Indulge IA all kinds OF feats Of brutality.
The conventionaItea OF fashionable life
sit heavily upon him. and when surrounded
by them he is as much IN place as a Dig
ger Indian Ia a lsdy's boudoir-
Touching stories have been written
about his devotion to his mother, Queen
Natalie, and his adherence Of his father
the eIiled King Milan. who leads In all
Ghs designations Of Paris. All the world
knows that Milan has offended the morali-
ties more frequently than any prominent
man living Alexander is not yet twenty
years old. as he was born Aug. IL. 1876 He
has been King since 1889 when his father
abdtcated under pressure. He was only
thirteen then and Sc quite natural
that a bow OF that age should feel tenderly
for his mother. particularly as she had
been sadly abused by her husband
HAS BEEN BLACKLIsTED-
But within the past year young Alexander
has given many evidences OF having
disposition like his father. This has been
sufficient 20 frighten all the parents Of
manageable Processes In Europe. The
young man and his mother have made
dozen efforts to secure a bride OF royal
blood, but every one has been chary Of him.
Like father. like son, has been judged
g truthful saying In his case Moreover,
his fortune is at a very low point. and tt
lH getting lower ali the time. Tn Europe
5t Is regarded as a certain thing that the
wife OF King Alexander win have a ter
ribly hard time. with the chances of being
eventually taulshed from the country. as
not a permanent fixture by any means. A
few outbreaks on the part Of Alexander like
those committed rw his father viii surely
end in his bong exiled and then the lot Of
his Queen VIII be anything but pleasant
Milan lives in q swell Paris apartment
house in the Avenue de IAlma. between
the Arc de Triomphe and the River Seine
He pays 10000 francs a year rent, and
most Of the time he IS ia arrears The
money lenders Of Europe practically own
him and now they are afraid to lend dim
Hn.A So aH aanrnHf he ~
be has been livine a comparatively respect
able life because Of a lack Of funds. His
oulg hope Of consolidating his pocketbook
les in the possibility Of his son contracting
a rich marriage. and the idea Of winning an
American girl originated in his fertile
brain.
NILAN'S GREAT LIST.
Alexander. a few months ago. visited his
eNiled father 10 Paris. and the two had
some very long talks on the subject. The
e1-king firmly believes that there is no
hope Of mis- son getting a wife ia Europe.
ana frankly acknowledge that his own
black character is the cause. 1t is said that
Milan has prepared a list Of the girls
which he says his son must try to marry.
This list. ii is claimed. is headed by Miss
Gertrude Vanderbilt. the eldest daughter Of
Cornelius Vanderbilt. The names OF Miss
Rockefeller also figure conspieuously in the
List
Unfortunately for the ex-King. his plans
1n this respect VIII probably 90 astray for,
while he has chosen the greatest actresses
10 the country. he has also chosen young
women who are remarkable for their COM
1an sanra. Halan Gould Ga new twenty
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frequent bad temper. Still, they cling to it
like lmpeta TO the rock. We do sometimes
take TO toequea and small bonnets, but only
ia the 'chimney-pot' Is the man thoroughly
satisfied with himself save when he is IN
tWeeds or daunels. He can never disso-
ctata the low hat from Socialists, Ibseniues
and similar persons to whom one daras not
GO for fashion
1t is deplorable that we, when judging
those nearest aud dearest to US. should
show so little confidence in them. We say
and think that We trust those whom We
love but do we really trust them? Let
the friend Of years seem TO slight US let
her be irritable or thoughtless. are we not
Immediately hurt. and do we not say to
our wounded selves, ''She does not love me
much, or she could not treat me So"
Past record" certainly counts for some
thing Ii does not in our judgment Of the
friend whom We meet on our drive We
stop to speak to her. and she looks grave
distract. shows little interest in what we
have to say Unless we are very chart
table, we drive on with a sensation OF indig-
nant resentment burning in our bosom. We
regret having stopped to speak to our
friend She seemed actually bored It
was scarcely polite OF her to act as she
did Never mind; she need not fear that
we viii repeat the ohense. We can take a
snub when 1T is intended for us
WY does not some good angel suggest
here q thought Of this friends past rec
ord'g Is she not the same woman who
came to see Us daily when we were ill.,
who has often denied herself pleasures.
sacrificed her own inclinatiOns to help US ?
And all that goes for naught before the
thought that she has once appeared to
slight us. What matters if she may have
some mighty anxiety upon her mind to-
day that some crushing disaster may be
threatening her? That idea does not occur
to US We only know that We are hurt
Alas. how true this Isl
*
"a young Italian was calling his wares
On West Fifty-sixth street the other after
room He was apparently a new arrival in
this land Of the free. and had forgotten the
name Of the strawberries he had for sale.
And so he was calling cheerily. in his
pleasant voice. fLitl red berries, feefteen
cent box LII red berries. berries!'
The latest piece Of extrava gance is to line
the costumes with silks that were formerly
considered handsome enough 20 make up
INTO reception gowns. The plain black can
vas made up over and with the changeabl
taueJa is just now the latest style. A gown
81 changeable red taffeta has the skirt
covered with plain black canvas. The skirt
IS trimmed at each seam with five straps
o. narrow ribbon and tiny gold buttons.
net covered with the canvas, excepting a
rev soft folds OF It put on the front The
sleeves are Of the silk covered with the
canvas such gown is Of course ex.
pensives but shows ia every line good taste.
Albany. N. VI. was visited By IRE in 1s4s.
ol1 hundred houses were destroyed, their
value being estimated at So. 900. 900. Thfrfv-
Eve persons we're burned to death in a 81 SEQ =
COO IRE IN 1915.
In 1912 the central districts Of London were
e9fa-W destroyed ny fra
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roPIcs O. IL paY.

Where IS the woman who is free from
headaches? There are precious few Of her
mOTe's the pity. And yet her name would
be legion but for carelesaness in many re-
spects. For instance; Have blue shades
in your bedroom these glariug days when
going away for the summer or else don't
demand plaintively how you ever got that
terrible nervous headache. A brain
worker living at home and having a sleep
ing room adapted Tor the purpose. feels
the terrible change on going into the
country. The duh blues and olives, so soft
and restful to the eyes, in draperies. walls
and carpets the shaded windows all
adapted to sOothe and repose, are replaced
by staring white walls, curtainless win
dows and general glare most distressing
TO the eye and brain Such conditions pre-
vent the recuperation which might readily
take place under more favorabl circum-
stances Anything which disturbs the re-
pose OF the eye and brain irritates tho
mind. and has q reflex action upon the
body. Strong light at night disturbs she
rest of invalids. and also the well and t
is best at all times to sleep in darkened
room A north room. with its diffused
light, has a much more soothing effect for
this reason than any south or west room.
and is better suited for nervous sufferers
because the cross lights annoy and irritate
and the glare confuses the brain
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novelty IN fancy waists is made Of striped
ribbon and black lace insertion OF about thrss
inches The lace and ribbon are se"ed to
Eather and made into tighr-htttng waist
The ribbon is then put On 20 simulate pointed
yoke. and hoWa ara SET On ct the neck and