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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-03

on Saturday November 18th. the
SOUTHERN RAILWAY viii commence
TO run personally conducted excursions
from Washington to California via At
lailta. New Orleans and over the SUNSET
LIMITED ROUTE This IS something
entirely new and they have spared no
means TO make the trip a most delightful
one. The train will be composed OF Pull
mans handsomCst Nestibulod Sleeping
and Dining-Cars.
Parties frCm Richmond can take tho
1855 Il. NJ. train here. making close con-
noction at Darville, Va, with this elegant
train.
For rates. timetables and other infor-
nation call on or address j. G.. Horton.
r. =. A., 90 east Main street, Richmcnd
Va.
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RAILROADS.
ATLANTIC COAST LINE.


SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE NOV. d. 1886.
TRANS LEAVE ACCOMMODATIONS
DEPOT.
900 ~ Al, AsE.ye feteis1ouis s:si A. NJ "a,
al IttclslAis, " ~Fei'y' ""4
s.o,A II. Afr,ISs Petersburg $50 \. NJ.
Weldon lI.lU 81. a. ra l cite
vHo I.l. A.. AY Ch1fiestg-
1920 J.. AZ. Savannah 100 a.
ST.. Jack. 0nvAle 800 a. M
loft Tampa JlJ r. ~.
connects al wilson with No.
A. NlmluBtor 30 J.. "A.
Pullman 4 ..epel Ne" lorS 10
jacksonville.
AS p. NJ. Local arrives Petersburg 5.G
3. IA. Makes All stops. =,
~ 4. IL, Arrives Ic.ctsuufB o,s 4. d.
-n.. .O..- STOPS b. A"a + t
i.soP.M Auiyes Petersburg sop. n,
N"..'.t .itl N. o N. .pi No.-
I. .. intermediate pu..I 4.
kmpoua $40 connects with
A g. ID. for stations between
f.mpora and LawrenceNiiel
Weldon s:tS y. NJ. Fayette-
g.. Savannah $40 a.
.I. 'A.unNIIn l.Nn j. M.,
nIt Na p Al.
ttN LINE TD MIDDLE
.okGiA POINTS Arriving
Aiken i.-l 49, 81, Augusta 500
s.. d., Macon ~ A. NJ. At
lanta 1915 II. ST. Pullman
rieepeis Nsw York tc VII.
minglOn, Charleston. Jackson
vile, Port It mpa. Aiken. Au-
gusts, and Macon
1880 p. NJ Aiute ie.e...so.4lfa i - p. NJ.
Iyu,hNuIs 1850 A. ST. Roa-
uoko $500 a. d.. Bristol ll.25
a. 81. luI man sleeper Ileh-
wo"f % LNuDnhurF
,o.ssA NJ, Arrives Petersburg f.i0 4. NJ
weldon 2.55 A. ~, Henderson
40i A. ST.. HelDIsn aII A. 81.
ElnerIou 2.1f b.. 81. Atlanta
400 j. 81. pullman Sleeper
Washington 20 Atlanta
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
20 A. 49,. I"N I IN h.NNNlI rIH InnaN,
Charleston Atlanta. Macon.
Augusta. and Oh points south.
e.tOA NJ, Atlanta. Athena. and NfIriel,
lyIcuNufs, and tte Mlat
SEA. NJ. Petersburg Local
II o5 A. NJ, NCiloi"' e-ilolN' ana leier3-
e.4o =. NJ. Jackeonviue, Savanna
W. Charleston. Wilmington. Colds
icro. and aI points South
TOO p II, NorlQiA, cuuoIk,M atcI. ana
Petersburg.
$50 T.. ~. Petersburg. Lynchhurs. AND
West
=. II. EMERSON.
H KENLY, Iranc Manager.
General Manager.
q. 3. CAMPBELL.
Division Passenger Agent
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,cvcrc that all his dates up 10 January
LIST must be cancelled.
he viii III my time In last half or
March. in place OF Miss Maud Powell,
whom ] expect 10 hll this months time.
WIN know tomorrow and viii advise
you
JoscTy was not ready. and could not
take The time. 80 Il must be Mi.s.Powcll
or new company. VIII do an possible
10 scna my original cast
Very truly.
T. j. WRIGHT.
Manager Metropolitan Concerts.
The concert will he given on Us origi-
nal date. December ilth.
Miss Powell. who is very clever artist,
will no doubt receive "a warm reception.
Mr. Roscnfhal f. now critically 100 in
Chicago with typhoid fever. Re viii.
however on his recovery, appear IN this
CITY as announced.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-03

The Postal Telegraph-Cable Company
announces the completion OF lts new c1n-
meeting cable known as the United States
and Havu TELEGRAPH Gable Company.
This connection with the Postal Company
causes reduction I'm rates 10 points iu
the West Indies and South America from
10 10 20 per cent
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BY LINE,

I|I---D II %
pEsT PASSENGER AND FREIGHT
pt,rwFEN RICHMOND AND THE
NORTH
VIA THE Elegant AND FAST
va t~,I. AMEN VIRGINIA
go..,ft,\GrNG SATURDAY. JULY as.
~ $3.50
TUESDAY. THURSDAY. AND eAlLE'
DAY.
I.v. Richmond Qto. et.l' l''''' g. ~
~ Old Pom. Clniof.. ..-..-.i o a.
Ar Balt.n Gro q. ..... ,'t..- d. '-r o. "'
~ paitlnore (h. aud %. H. -
-, .............. ..-.. t.t... V'F - a.
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AUCTION saLEs-This Day.
By Boswell & Hartman.
Real Estate Aucti0necrs.
Corner Tenth and Bank streets.
TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE or LOT
AND FRAME DWELLING
THEREON.
30. e2 IL cHINA sTREET.

BY virtue Of a deed OF trust recorded
in the Clerks Office Of the Chancsry
Court OF the city n Richmond 90 Decd
Book 40 a. page go, We VIII SELL on
the premises on - 49,
THURSDAY. DECEMBER :, $50
az Z O'Clock j.. NJ. the PROPER con-
vcycd as follows. All that lot or iaNu.
with the Improvements thereon. Iio"l'ns
D. feet and 3 inches on tne norm lihn "i
China street between Hclvidere and Pine
streets. and extending each prtWe'" par
allei lines o. an alley l3 l,et Miue. ~
TERMS. Cash. as 10 the expenses on
trust. unpaid taxes. ana 70 pay tgN,n
notes Of N2s3 each due, resp cuEeiy'
April 10Th. May 10Th. June lDtn' july i io.,,
August 10Th. September 10Th, October lpth'
and November 10Th. 1876. with interest,"
10 day Of sale. 81 oi2@ N The purchase
money 10 Doe paid in ciehty-one monthly
instruments Of S9S the first payable
December l0 1886 and one inst1 lment
10 become due on the llih DAY or cach
month thereafter. and the re- idue upon
a credit of one year. an deferred pay
mcnts 10 be secured by deed Of trust and
il BOSWELL. JR.
w. Q. kIMlThGE.
EQWARD WHiI LOCI.
Boswell & Harman. Auctioneers. noes
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II AiiNOtDS.
y ICHNoND. FREDERICKSBURG 4
~ fOlOAAC RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE II EFFEcr NOV. i6l is9c.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT NOV. rs. lS9C.
LEAVE BYRD-sTREEr STATION.
7.U A. III. Daily, Tor Washing ION and
points North, stops a. Eibs
Ashland. laylOrsUlle. boswell
lutEer Glen, Penola. Milford.
WCCdslanc. Guinea. Summit.
lrcdcricN~bura. BROOKE. aud
Whitewater. pullman Car.
t2.00M l,ai,y, except sunday. Ter
Washington and points North.
Stops az Llpl. Glen allen,
Ashland. boswell. Milford.
Fredericksburg, Brooke, anl
Whitewater. ParlOr-Nar. ALSO.
connects with Congressional
Limited az Washington.
7.ts p NJ. Daily. FOR Washington and
points North. stops al Elba
Ashland boswell. Milford
W,dewater. and other stations
Sunday Sleeper hA~hmond ID
ARRIVE f1SYRb-ssfTREEr STATION.
$40 A. ~ Da!iy. 9toPs az NJ iae"-tcr'
Brooke. FREDERICK 3Duls, ALL
I0lD, boswell, ashland, and
Ella. and other stations suns
days. Sleeper Ne" YORK io
,:sP.M. Daily, except Sunday. stops
ot MidewaIcr. Brooke, FRED
ericksburs. summit Guinea.
MOOcslauo Milford. Henlll
EIthcr Glen, boswell. Iayllls
willie. Ashland. Glen Allen. and
Ma. Farlor-Car from wash
iuatOn.
7:lo p. NJ. Daily. Stops only az Freder-
icksburc boswell, and Ash
lsnd puliman-CaIs from New
YORK and Washington.
f2.cF A NJ. Daily. Stop 40 Underwater
Brooke. Frederic lsblfr. SUM
nit. Guinea. No0dsisue. pill
ford peuol9. Ruthcr Glen.
boswell. Ashland. Glen Allen.
and Flha. SlccpinE-Clr. Com
meets with Congress ioull Linz
tied between Now York and
Washington.
FREDERICKSB'G ACCOMMODATION.
DAILY except Sun1ay)
400 = NJ Leaves Byrd-Strcet station.
s.20 4 NJ. Arrives Bvrd-Strret station
ASHLAND TRAINS.
DAILY. except SUndeyD
6:f2 A. NJ. Leaves Eiha.
e:20 +. N. Leaves Eiba.
Gao A. NJ. Arrives Elha.
600 = NJ Arrives fIN1
c. 4. TAYLOR. Traffic Manager.
u. #. ID. MYERS. President.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-03

HOODS PILLS act easily and promptly
on the liver and bowels. Cure sick head
ache.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-03

" CONFEDERATE MUSEUM. IN THE
~ Davis Mansion, corner Twelfth and
Clay, is open 10 visitors daily from ~
A. NJ. 10 > Z. NJ. Admission, 25 cents.
except on Saturdays. when ii is free 20
the public Annual membership ticket. 81,
which admits the holder at all times:
life-membership ticket. SO. aplU
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RAILROADS.
VIEDMONT AIK LINl-s

plEDMONT AIK Linz
SCI EDULE. in EFFECT DEC. /. 1876.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND. VA.
200 a. ~. $50. II. southern Express,
daily % Atlanta. Augusta, and points
South. Sleeper IlcnmOnd TO Dan-
Vile, Greensboro, salisbury. lA"f-
lotto. Columbia, ane Augusta. Sleep
Connects al DanVluo with tho
Mashlus ON ana southwestern Nea-
tlDule limited lN0. oi. ttiit l'-
sieeper5 tO AsheNAe. Iot Springs,
Chattanooga, birmingham, Stomp
New Orleans and Tampa also Nial-
class day coach between Washington
and Memphis. connections are mdue
tor ali points ia Texas and Gale
f0rnia. sleeper open Tor occupancy
1900 noon. No. D. solid train daily. for
Charlotte. n. g.. connects at Nose
ley with FarmNile and fownaidn
railroad. at heysviile Tor Dl4ih'-
vile. oxford henderson, ana Dui-
ham, and at Greensboro Tor Ill-
ham. Raleigh, ana N lus 0u-1dieil.
dt DauFIle Win no. ''i DNlitu
States fa-f mail. solid train oaily
for New Orleans and points ooutu,
which carries eleeIeis VI a7,''i,', 'o''
10 Galveston. New York 20 Atlanta,
and New York 90 h5OuFlie, al-o
Pullman tourist sleeper every ahl-
urday Washington 90 san Francesca
600 =. NJ. 80. il. local. daily. except
A.-.l.,- for b, at-s,.fIia and iutcrme-
.'ft
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND.
xxx y e.. from Atlanta and Augusta.
$40 4. n Frofn kevsvlllo.
LOCAL fiElGHr TRAINS.
Nos ~ and ~. between Manchester ana
Neanol. VA
YORK RIVER LINE via WEST POINT.
THE FAEDRrTL ROUTE AOtlh-
LEAVE RICHMOND.
9.O5 u. Al No. DID. local express. Mondays,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-03

Bel telephone No 953 has been placed
at the residence Of w. j. Walker.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-03

The King Of Pills is Beecham's'-
DIECHAAl'S.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-12-03

YT1 wvngv WISH TO EMPLOY
eF good cooks. laun-
( Il x sBa dresses. house maids,
q w mattresses. nurses. but
lers. coachmen. host
lcrs. drivers. porers. OK farm A"n ,I,,H W
AGENCY. az east Broad street, Richmond
Y, IA tbNsaim
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ON DOMINION STEAMSHIP COM
[ PANI.
DAILY SERVICE

OLD DoMINIqFAA N STEAMSHIP COM
DAILY SERVICE
Steamers leave Norfolk
ly-,. Va, DAILY az q j.. NJ
I for New Ork direct. Pas.
4 fSvAo sengera leave Richmond
tlDfslA via e.. ana %. railway 500
''aa@aN A 81. or X. and r. rau.
road N. and ". routeD
a NJ. 10 connect with
steamer at Norfolk.
DIRECT STEAMERS leave Richmond
a. New York via James river every
Monday passengers ana freight and
friday freight ana steeraee passengers
frseht and steerage passengers) leaves
Tichmord for Norfolk every "Wednesday
Z T. NJ. connecting with main line steam
~ Tor New Ork.
e. 1pSa1M NEW YORK, passengers can
Leave DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. FOR
r.cbr,ond Via old Point or Norfolk.
''iTSIi'PtFCr STEAMERS via James river
ro,,t.' leave every saturday passengers
- freIghu and Monday treight onyl.
eniifrrs from Company's pier, - North
t,..r z T. NJ. Saturdays, 4 L. NJ.
tE|r full information apply 10
,Gtyf,r - MAYER, Agent
',ss east Main street Richmond. Va
-, g cTrrr Y .ATTDTU,
W. y. and Il. a.. New YORK. r
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rF YOU WANT MONEY OK REAL
ESTATE in Richmond, or are now
carving fl loan thereon. IL viii pay you
a. investigate our plan. Better. safer,
the@rcr tf8n any other. Call on or AIDE
dress JOHN r. WEST. manager, room IS,
Times building, city Jeo-om
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~ ea@sc fa9 NV srnEU, ''''
W. , =. and Il. a.. New YORK.
PHILADELPHIA, RIC IL -LxsTA
MOND. AND NORFOLK STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.

Appolnted sailing days: Every TUES
DAY. FRIDAY, and SUNDAY at day.
freight received daily TIL p. NJ.
Fare SON Fridays and sundays
st-qmt.. Including meals anu Berth.
FOR rurtaer information apply TO
j. ". NcCABRlCk,
General Southern agent: ONO. hccketts.
w r. clyde 2 co.
General Agents. Philadelphia.
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GladneSS Comes

xATith a better understanding Of the
w transient nature Of the many phys
zeal ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that so many forms Of
sickness are not due 20 any actual dis
ease. but simply to a constipatcd condi-
ton OF the system. which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrupof Figs. prompt
Nv removes That is why il is the only
remedy with millions OF families and is
everywhere esteemed so highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due 10 the fact. that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
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all important, i'll order TO get It's bene-
fetal effects, 10 note when you pur-
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If in the enjoyment Of good health,
and the system is regular, laNatives or
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physicians. but if in need of a laxative.
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and is most largely
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VRUsTEEs' AUCTION SALE

or
a NICE THREE-ROOM RA9lE
DWELLING ON MOORE SIhLtl,
PETNLEN
HARRISON AND NORTON SIlsti-lo'
by virtue Of q certain decd OF tru5 T.
dated February 70 l,N-. ana iecoidta hi
Richmond DE1nccry court cleih ONCE
Deadlock li5 d.. page A'. ocI tuit tlth7
been made in the payment OF "a ptili'l
OF the debt secured thereby. ana haflla
been required by The beneficiary therein
SO TO do. we. the undersigned trustees
Will, on
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 5. 1895.
at I o'clock H.. A.. on the pr misses pro-
coed 20 sell fhc property conveyed in salu
decd Of trust. fronting 10 leet j inch on
tho south lime of Moore street. i-Y lt.l
west of Harrison street. and running Nhck
between parallel lines 80 feet. and having
thereon The dwelling mentioned above.
This property wlil make ID good nome OF
Will pay as an investment CAS- IL rents
we'll
TERMS. Cash sufficient 90 pay aIi costs
Of sale. 90 pay al taxes due a. day OF
sale. and % pay dcbt OF slolali balance
Will be announced 500 sale.
J.. .lTTEkDlNG,
ROBERT LECEl, JR,
j. D.. ELAN,
no20-5t Trustees.
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Tonight at Broadus-Memoral Baptist
church recognition services TO the new.
pastor Rev H. j. Quaries. will be
held IL is The intention TO give Mr..
Quarles hearty welcome
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,E,HE YOUNG LADIES or SEVENTH
STREET CHRISTIAN CHURCH VIII
have a HOLLY TEA az the residence
az their pastor. 315 south Fourth street
Srfarl viii be lam attractive musical pro-
ar4mruc and recitations The ladies' win
III. deiiehtcd 20 see an the friends Of ire
church. ue'
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Do You Speculate ?

Why not make 12l per cent. on your
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But They Must Have Overcoats to Protc CT
Them.

But Thcy MUST lIuVt OVeTcOats % PrOtd q
Them.
Owing to the fact that the mcmbcrs Of
the First virginia Regiment are entirely
without regulation OycrCOats. their
chances OF going TO Washington on inau-
eurati0n day are becoming very doubtful
a large number of the men are DESTROYS
of going 10 Washington and participating
I'm the Inauguration ceremonies. but the
chances are that II they do 80 it VIII be
as private citizens.
Applications were made for ovorcoats
several years acO. but up TO this time
nothing has been heard Of the coats.
q meeting Of the officers Of the rogi-
mcnt VIII be held in q short time TO deter
mine upon what course TO pursue.
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WANTED. AN IDEA. WHO CAN
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Protect your ideas. they may Drin6 YOU
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-r-r-e-ee-r-S r-~-~a-s~-r--s~.7 -
by j.. ID. Carneal.
Real Estate Agent and Aucuone-r'
IfI. east AIuiu street
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BANKERS AND sRoKERs.
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Boswell & Harman. Auctlon11T7. no-
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cases are eyeglasses so artfuily ground
polished. set and colored that d pair of the
least attractive eyes looking through them.
takes most linpid, childlke express
sion.
Every one of these glasses shows vague
opalescent tint of azure, which gives TO the
whites of the eyes an adorable unge or
blue, like that noticeable in children. Then.
by skillful grinding. the iris and pupil are
not only nagnified but given the brilliant,
Jewe1-like convex form. that IS only seen
in early youth and in the beaUtlIul eyes OF
, genius. Some of these costly glasses. which
are all Partisan imported, are set IN CELL
cate rims of turquoise blue ehamel. 1heE
have neither handle nor guard but are
meant. when not in use, to be slipped into
their very elegant cases.
A year ago many misses and mdtrons,
who dearly love to exploit novelty, Wore.
by long gold chains. single readlnS glasses.
but they promptly were VulgarlZed, as the
heart locket has been. and now the girl OF
the moment uses a monocle. She screws it
right into her unoffending eye socket, or
lets it dangle from a silk ribbon round her
neck.
Her ribbon is always black. and where it
is strung through the circle OF glass Is
fastened by one bright diamond. But the
monocle is not worn for its sweet self
alone, nor in the least as an aid to vision.
Nearly all of them are very slightly colored,
in order to lend that effect so many women
crave, of possessing one brown ana one
blue eye
Latter-day seers announce that the girl
endowed with mismatched eyes Is rated 10
retain her beauty long after other deou>
tanteS have faded with fat matronhood ana
that their lives are destined to be full of
romantic masculine admiration; SO, with
these noble aims in view, Is not the un>
&C mfortable monOcle worth wearing!
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SOME LEAP-YEAR LAWS.
Women Could Propose 600 Yenrs Ago
and the Men Had to Accept.
Philadelphia Examiner.

Probably few spinsters who have been
trying to gather up enough courage TO take
advantage CT their customary privileges
during leap year are aware that In two
countries at least, and more than six hun
dred years ago, laws were passed which
gave women the right OF proposing mar
rage. These enactments went even further
than this. They also stipulated that II the
man whose hand they sought should refuse
he should incur a heavy fine.
A searcher among the ancient records OF
Scotland has recently discovered an act OF
the Scottish Parliament which was passed
in the year 1885, which runs as follows:
cit is statut and ordaint that during the
rein of this maist blissit megeSte. ik for
the years knowne as leoe yeare Xix may
den ladye Of baithe highe and lowe estait
shall haze liberte to bespoke we man she
likes, albeit gif he refuses TO talk mir TO be
his lawful wyfe he shall be mulcted In We
sum of ane dundis or less. as his estaie
may be; except and avis gif he can make
II 9nneare that he Is betrothit ane ither
woman he then shall be free.
A year or two later law almost similar
to the Scottish enactment was passed IN
France and received the approval OF the
King. 1t is also said that before columbus
sailed on his famous vovn"e TO the west
ward a similar privilege was granted to the
madens of Genoa and Florence
There is no record extant OF any hnes nm
posed under the conditions OF TINS scotch
law and no trace of statistics regarding
the number of spinsters who took adNan-
tage of il or of the similar regulations in
Er5nce hut the custom seems to have taxi
en- firm hold upon the popular mind about
that time. The next mention OF II Is dated
nearly four hundred years later, and II -
a curious little treatise called Love Court
shin and Matrimony. which was published
i'm London in 1906. In this quaint work the
.'privilege" is thus alluded to:
albeit 1t now becomes a part OF the COM
mon law in regard 10 social relations OF Ire
that as often as leap year doth return, the
ladyes have the sole privilege during the
time il contnueth of making love, either
by wordes or lookes as 10 them IL seemeth
proper and. moreover. no man viii be en-
titled to benefit of clergy who doth in any
wise treat her proposal with slight or con-
tumely.
IN 10 within a century ago IL was one
of the unwritten laws of leap year tnat
If man should decline proposal he
should soften the disappointment which
his answer would bring about by the pre-
sentation of a silk dress 10 the unsuccess-
full sutton for his hand.
A curious leap-year superstition Is stun
to be met with In some parts of New Eng
land. and that is that leap year the beans
grow on the wrong side of the pod
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Der of friends and catered to their wants
These enterprising young women have since
married, but If ever fortune frowns upon
them, without doubt they will rise nobly to
the occasion and go into plain business"
trade.
Still another young society woman. niece
of a well-known and brilliant physician, is
conducting a small hotel in the suburbs of
New York city, and she, too, is making a
success of her chosen profession.
In England establishments thus set up
have been under the titled names of their
proprietorS.
The Duchess of Hamilton, for instance,
has opened butter shop at Ipswich. and
her carts and billheads bear her own nams
in full. Lady Shaftesbury sells the fruit and
dairy produce from her own farms All the
rich people on the Isle OF Wight buy their
butter of Mrs. Hallam Tennyson. Mrs.
Charles Kerr, sister-in-law of Lord Dun
raven, has her own name over her millin-
cry shop. But the list is long one. So
many, indeed, the ladies in trade in
England, that a London Society of Lady
Dressmakers and Mlliners has been formed
a sort of titled trust to prevent the low
ering of prices by too much competition.
Any one wishing to enter must furnish tes-
timonals of social position as well as or
character. Paris too, is following the ex-
ample set by London in the matter of titled
shopkeepers and young countess has re-
Gently opened establishment where for
a consideration, she supplies her friends
with robes and chapeaux.