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ORGANS AND PINAOS TO repair; reed
organs a speciality; out of town work at
postal. JAMES X. DURITY, sos 9TH st.
ae. Ie4-3t, en-
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FOR RENT ROOMS.

FOR RENT-404 N st. NV; beautiful
2d-fIoor rooms, with board; $40 per
mo; 2, single, $50: high, cool location for
summer. ltO-ob
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HELp wANTEp-MALE.

EANTED-Eirst-c class talIIr 10 Work bg
.ise week, paying from Sl5 TO SIS per
week 74V 18th st. NV. Je6-3t
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FOR RENT-LooK- SIS, So, S4, So; I'd
and 3u-soory ITont looIIls. lurn n.sEeu,
Ia rye, cool, clean house. lovely locality,
no .nouSe Keeping l4II 9th ST. NV. 1t
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FAIRVIEW FARM-Lan gdon, D. c.; B. &
O.;prettiesb place in District fine water,
large lawns, shade, etc, milk, cream; vege-
tables. poultry, fruits, &c, on farm; close
To station, terms low. 1 TEN
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FOR RENT-I25 Carroll st. Sc, : rooms.
$3.50; No. 9TH st. Sc, rooms and
cellar: large side yard, S28. GEORGE F.
HAkBlN, 223 Sth 81. Sc ieo-7t
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FOR RENT-The Colonial House, furnished,
) rooms; favorably located; SI75 for
seasons. Address Mrs L z McGINNIS,
Colonial Beach. je5-3t
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FOR RENT-I624 Riggs St, 5-roon flame
house; large yard: water. 81 per month.
JOHN T. KNOTT, 9lS T ST. je4-3t-em
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FOR SALE-A square piano, in good con-
dition; Slo. 1928 9th st. NV. je6-3t
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WANTED-By young man of drug store ex-
pcrience, position To make himself gen
orally useful In store, can furnish good
ref Address PATTERSON, this office
Item
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FINE large front room and board for
two; SIS month 500 Q st. NV.
in2 Il
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FOR RENT-S12 Sd st. NV; T. brick
house; gas and water; keys at 81 Sd
st. NV je4-3t
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FOR RENT-Neatiy furnished 'front.' room;
SO per month; gentlemen only. LBS N.
I. ave. IL
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FOX RENT Tur. rooms, communicating;
st floor; rent cheap 20 uesirapir pdftlss.
4la yJh ST. sw .r62t
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FOX RENT-Co5i I'd story 'front.' room: nice
ly fur, with board for z; $50. 2oo
st. NV. Ieo-SI
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FOR RENT-412 IL st.-Clean Broom
house, to respectable white family;
Sll- 10. je4-6t
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NEAR WARF<,NTON-Goo board; pri-
vatc family; large, shady yard; high To-
ter: terms 81 per week. Address Mrs.
ROBT. LEAR, Warrenton, Va. je5 3t
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FOR RENT-With board, GIT / St NV,
large cool rooms for or gentle
men; pleasant home; summer rates; central
location. iel-Tt-em
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FOR RENT-Three rms. bath; I'd floor;
with gas, SO. 1889 9Th ST. NV.
ie5-3t eIn
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FOR BENT-12S ID st. ne, nine reoiiis,
southern exposure, large concfeteu cehitf I,
1lD iOJ. duEcu Iuf thfee-TU'ui
Hats, win a lii. A., newly papered anu
painted. OWNER, rs / 2th st. ne. Jeo-3t
FOR RENT Rooms 20 Grant place NV,
za anu od fioor front, wita or without
board Je63t
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FOR K REET-House No. SO7 ST nv, three
story brick; o rms; bath and large cellar.
convenient to all street RAILROADS; in first
class condition. Apply s12 9th 81. NV
ie5-3tem
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FOX RENT-Eiegant fur. room, with bath,
SI Tor / or So Tor gentlemen. Apply
1oI4 9Th St NV Jeb-3U
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FOR RENT-Very desirable flat OF rms:
uprur. AT 1904 SLh ST. NV, 81 b. 1t
FOR RENT-At AIS q st. NV, large fur.
back room; I'd Iloor; low price Jeb-3t
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
He Was Thin and Looked Tired.

The other day a thin. tired-looking man
entered a printing office says the New
York Journal and, approaching the pro-
prietor, said:
Il want to Rave a list printed. Suppose
Won write IL down as / tell you
The proprietor made ready and the man
said:
Yes. I'm sure I locked the front
door Have you got that?'
YES. but l don't understand"
Never mind. Don't interrupt me TIL l
have finished. Are you ready? All right
then. L turned out the gas in the bath
room
"Weli?"
The kitchen windows are fastened"
yes"
The dog IS in the cellar. The servants
are al I'm. The stable door is locked. The
cat il out of doors. / turned off the
draughts of the range. No, do not smell
smoke. ] do not think | hear any ore
trying TO get into the house No. tnat
is not our dog barking; it's the one next
door It's not necessary 20 go down and
see If the cellar door is fastened; i know
It is. That is nobody-i' is only the wind
rafting the shutters"
rs there anything more?"
"Well. / think that's about all. you
SEQ. my wife asks me certain questions
every night just as / am getting into bed.
and If ] had a printed list l could show
II to her; it would save lots of trouble
Besides that. it Injuries my lungs to an
swer them. Have the lists printed as
soon as possible please"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
Gn-REYERSALS


% well" says the old ONE, this
tame TWO / caught on my last wage.
(0 We was in an old ONE not tit to
sail on anything bigger than some in
land TWO.
90 At the first blow a ONE was broke
off. and she seemed likely TO 20 TO pieces
under the TWO of the breakers agairst
her sides.
(D Whenever she ONE she is likely TO
capsize. and she makes everything aboard
Of her TWO in a lively manner.
90 She ONE near over and just as you
make up your mind you are on the way
to Davy Jones locker she settles back
again as meek as TWO as you please.
90 The water rushes over her deck and
ONE everything movable off Of her ana
then TWO out Of her portfolios ike
cataract.
Cd In our last trip she was so bad [
was sure we were all going TO our ONE,
and got into a pretty solemn TWO.
% / gets out life prescrver and tries
TO fasten Il on by its ONE before she
TWO for good and all.
() Then we all gets into the hfeooat
and seeks 20 get ashore before the waves
swallow US up with their hungry ONE
or set out TO. but seeing the boat was
too full TWO ashore.
0M Hello. mate sings out the lads.
cant YOU make ONE along with u.s.
hut saws NO for I see | was one too
DOROTHEA.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
0IJR YOUNG H y
w It PEOPLES DEPARTMENT.
Two Handsome Prizes Will be Given This Month-What
They Are Will be Announced on the
First Sunday in May.

OF the sick and dying Half the horrors
OF that fearful winter cannot De toiu'
Amid such gloom and despondency Weio
laid the foundations of Puritan New Eng
land. But brighter days came at last
towards the middle OF March the pros
e,ing sweetly I'm the woods-a joyful sound.
for II told the coming Of spring. Few
davs later every man that could handle
n shade was breaking ground to prepare
for the first crop. From the Indians they
had obtained some corn. and under the
guidance OF Squando. a friendly savage
twenty acres were planted with this; six
acres more were sown with barley and
meas. the whole being MANFRED with fish
scooped up from the streams and the
seashore.
with the coming OF spring the sickness
decreased. The sick and the lame re-
covered and dependency gave way 10
hope. Whatever thoughts of returning
were INDUCED in during the height Of
sickness were now banished. The May
flower. which had been in port all this
time its crew being disabled by sickness.
now hoisted its sails once more, and from
his battery on the hill top. Captain Min
Standish gave her a parting salute, as
she sailed away with cheering letters for
England. but with not a single passenger
The prosperity of the infant settlement
was assured
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18

l wonder how many of the readers OF
the st. Nicholas have ponies. or mothers
and fathers who have horses. / NEST
sincerely hOps that their horses and
ponies are free from that act Of tyranny
which compels them to wear the check
rein. 1t may not look to be harmful
but II is. 1t hurts their windpipes and
spells their breathing. besides causing
the horse excessive discomfort. and all
for what reason? For fashion,
Oh, is IT not enough to take almost all
a horses freedom from him without
making him submit TO such treatment
only 10 suit foolish persons ridiculous
ideas as TO style and the way 10 make
horses look stylish?
Some people may say, "Oh but horses
look so well with their heads up" like
10 see horses hold their heads up as well
as anybody, but 1t is no great thing to
have them held up.
And ] think this argument which ]
take from Anna Sewelrs fine book.
BLACK Beauty" would not be bad TO
make to an army officer ANY captain
likes TO have his men hold their heads
up. But how much credit would be
given If their heads were tied to back
boards so they could not take them down.
II is Just so with horses. ] should think
one would take more credit to ones self
if ones horses held their heads up than
they would If they were held up And
suppose a horse should loose his footing:
ne would be far moro able TO regain IT
If his head was free than If he were
obliged to keep it up.-Margaret Hitch
cock
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
Perhaps You've Wondered Why.

Perhaps some of you have sometimes
wondered why we use this sgn-s-tO
represent dolefs. Well. 4 great many
people have wondered the same thing.
and there have been many theories for
it, but the one which seems to be most
likely is this:
Before America became an indepcnd-
ent country some Of the colonies-par-
ticularly those I'm the South-used GER
tain Spanish coins for money. Among
these was one called q dollar. which was
equal to eight reals q real being q small
silver coin, also Spanish.
Because il was equal 10 eight reols.
this dollar was generally known as "a
piece of eight" Now, when the mer-
chants and others who kept accounts
wanted 10 put down In their books the
different amounts Of money received and
paid out. they had to have some conv en-
lent way of telling the difference between
the dollars and the reals.
So. whenever they wanted to represent
dollars. or pieces of eight. they made the
figure and drew two lines through It
like this, 5, so that il would not be mis-
taken for q figure. The figures placed
after this Cancelled were then known to
be dollars; and the reals were distinguish
cd by placing a period in front OF the
figures just as we divide dollars and
cents nowadays.
When America became Independent. this
same sign was used for the United States
dollars. But, as time went on, people
forgot that the dollar used TO be ~
piece Of eight" and so they didn't bother
10 draw complete when making the
dollar sign. and that is why it looks as
IL does to-day.
Talking Of dollar marks reminds me
that the letter l.. with a stl oke drawn
through it like this. {. is the sign used to
represent pounds in English money.
At first this may seem as strange as
the dollar mark. but it is easily under
stood when we know that the Latin word
for pounds is libra. and we therefore see
that II is simply the first letter OF the
Latin word that is used. IT is also ex-
planned that is used to represent
pence in English money, because rhe
Latin for penny Is dcnarius.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18

The best books make the worst dramas
on record. No one yet has ever drama
tiled Thackeray's Vanity Fair or Es-
mond-both stories teemlng as they are
with dramatic situations and surprises.
Dickens. who loved the stage was divorce
ed from his love. IN that his books were
impossible for dramatic treatment. They
were very good TO read. but very bad TO
act. There is a reason In all this. The
art OF the novelist Is 10 delay his secret:
the art OF the dramatist is 10 betray II.
The best and most interesting book Is the
one that delays the surprises until the last
pager the worst play Is the one that re-
fuses TO tell the secret until five minutes
before the curtain falls on the last act.
The reader OF novels likes TO dawdle over
the story. and 20 prolong the agony; the
spectator OF plays loves to be wiser than
the puppets before him. and TO watch
them dallying. In fact the playgoer IL
a kind OF omnlscience in pit and gallery.
stalls and boxes. who knows more than
any one else.-London Truth.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18

Charles Burton carries the mail daily.
except Sunday. between two kentucky
towns twenty miles apart. receiving for
this the munfcent reward Of cent a
year. II Is necessary for him 70 travel
forty miles a day. or 1880 miles during
the year. The payments on star routes
are made quarterly. and the question
arises as TO how Uncle sam IS going TO
pay the quarter of a cent. but The con-
tractor will not likely sue II the payments
are postponed until the last quarter, ard
then the government can forward tho
copper. which will be IN full. The worst
part OF the business IL that Mr.. Burton
has the contract for four years at tho
same rate. The cause OF the remarkably
low price for the contract is that Burton
was determined TO have the route over
an enemy who was also bidder. ana
besides he has stages and horses which
he has been using for years for the pur-
pose.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
SHE KEPT MN 4 B1CH ELOR.
Yet Gave Him the Start in Life That Made
Him Success.

A Michigan lawyer. whose success mas
bcen an established fact for year.. teils
enc incident I'm his life. from when ne
dates his prosperity. T., -.
Uanps hire to Boston. In worldly matters
L was deplOrably ignorant, put IN nQDN
lore must have been something OF q pht-
nomenon. for so much that ] have ict
was literature such as occupied the
thoughts Of scholar a century or SO ago
| had said farewell to the folks dt home,
and positively assured them that Wheh 1
came back I would be lawyer.
Il had my whole campaign mapped
out. and YOU can infer ! was a novice
from my line OF procedure. In my nina
the Mayor OF great city exercised soit
of patriarchal sovereignty. FROM what
| had read I'm my old books, ne was me
father Of his people. SO ] went 10 the
Mayor of Boston: not TO his Office, put
to his house in the evening. and without
invitation lie was the central figure IN
some sort of social function. and ! was
practically paralyzed when ushered INTO
his august presence. The fine ladies' about
him put the finishing touches on my
timidity. As I look back can recall that
| would speak first then think, and final
w suffer indescriDable horrors. was IN
a state of irresponsible extinction But
il was one OF those same me iadlts thdt
came TO my rescue. WIN tacl tlIl
would have Won her fame as cross-cN-
aminer she drew me out, was delighted
with the quaint knowledge that ] possess
cd interested the Mayor IN spite or hlh-
self. and he actually put me into an ONCE
where 1 was self-sustaining from the
start.
when admitted TO the bar 7 found an
opening TO come West. and have always
been satisfied that il was the Mayor who
found IL for me. ! tried TO induce that
fine young lady TO come with me. but
she was just as tactful i'm refusing my
proposal as she had been I'm helping me TO
a start l think IL is her fault that am
a lawyer. and 1 know it's her fault that
I'm a bachelor. Detroit Free Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
Tour More Puzzles

What the April prize is. Will be an
nounced next Sunday.
Answers TO the puzzles will be pub
lished every Sunday. FOR instance-on
next Sunday we will publish answers 10
the puzzles, which appear to-day. Is
that clear? We must, therefore. ask YOU
10 get your answers in not later than each
Saturday Surely. If you cannot UNDER
stand that. father and mother can. and
will, we are sure. be glad TO explain il to
you. Now set your wits TO work.
57.-NUMERICAL.
No mortal man is ] to II.
Though many boast they are. we know
He who rules l-2 highest heaven
Can only be completely so.
The 10 IL. the rich ana great.
Alike supply each others needs:
All men 3-4-5-6-l-S
on Him who all the nations feeds.
The SCI can never paint
What life would be could each be ALL.
The strongest souls would droop and
faint,
The weakest by the way would fail.
Yet. like a stream which never shows
The s to II the pebble makes,
SO at life's CTS still flows
Times tide-our place another knows.
T.. T.. c..
@-TRIPLE ACRosTC oPPosITEs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
TOOK THEIR OPPORTUNITIEs.
The Franchise and the Women of New
Zealand.

The Franchise and the Women Of New
Zealand.
II Is now four years since the electoral
franchise was granted TO all women q
Years OF age by the act Of the local Par
lament: and. as the Parliament in New
Zealand last for three years. there have
been two general elections in which the
women's vote has been most important
factor. II is only just 20 note that there
are 10 symptoms OF public regret at the
step thus taken. nor are there, so far.
any indications II the change having
altered in other respects the ordinary
usages OF society. on the other hand.
it is important 70 observe that the chanse
was no new idea In New Zealand. 1t
was not the result OF female agitation.
either through the press or on the plat
form. There were no "Women's Rights
leagues organized. nor was any public
attempt made % denounce the selfish
ness Of men. or 20 magnify the virtues
and intellectual powers OF women. TO
the persons who have put themselves
forward I'm positions OF prominence in
the "Women's Rights" movements in
America and Great Britain the attitude
OF the women Of New Zealand would UNI
doubiedlv have seemed slow and supine
10 an extraordinary degree. They held no
meetings: they sent no petitions. they
published no letters or pamphlets-either
to denounce men or 10 praise women
What they did was 10 take advantage Of
every opportunitv that was given them
OF taking part In the management ~
nublic affairs. and of showing an active
and intelligent interest in public qucs-
tions-Hon. Hugh Lusk in April Forum.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
Whv She Danced for Her france.

a queer case was on trial In Judge Mil
Ier's court a day or two ago. John Spick.
the defendant is a farmer, and was ac-
cused Of compelling his sweetheart. AlVint
Ziebarth. to execute the skirt dance at the
point OF a loaded gun. John Is quiet.
inoffensive appearing bachelor Of forty
winters. and weighs about l25 pounds.
while Alvina has only seen fifteen sum-
mers. and weighs anywhere between 10
and $50 II transpired during the testi-
mony that John had obtained from Al
vina a promise that she would at an early
day become Mrs. John Spick and take up
her residence In Johns humble abode. II
also transpired that Alvina's parents had
always extended the glad hand" TO him
during all Of his wooing. while secretly
they were plotting to prevent the union.
That they were successful in alternating
the affections Of his promised bride was
quite evident TO the spectators, for twice
during his recital OF the history Of his
courtship she arose and walked up TO the
judges bench and denounced John as a
liar. The testimony Of the girl and her
parents was 10 the effect that John point
ed the gun at her. and as John was minus
any witness. besides himself 10 the con-
trary, the court imposed n fine Of $40 and
costs.-St. Paul Dispatch.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
Tho old Ladies Didn't Understand.

ANY one who knows that charming man
Canon Anger. master Of the Temple, Will
comprehend 10 the full the humor OF
this story. Canon Anger is a great fav-
orlte with children. and upon one occa-
sion was asked 10 assist at juvenile
marty. Arriving at what he thought was
his destination. house in a row of others
exactly alike. the canon made his way i?
IN the drawing groom. Don't announce
mo " said he TO the domestic. and there
unon the reverend gentleman went down
unon ali-fours ruffied up his white hair.
and crawled into the room. uttering thu
erowls OF an angry Polar bear. WHAT
was his horror and amazement to md
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
on ms coon BEHATIOR.
But the Question of Fish Was Too Mnch
for His Linguistic Abilities.

From the Washington Star.
"YOu must be on your good behavior
this evening. George for the minister is
TO take dinner with us" said a Hyatts-
willie lady to her worser half, as ne got
home from his Office in the city last
Thursday.
what have you for dinner?" queried
the husband.
''Wen 1 know he is fond Of fish, so 1
bought quite a string Of small river hsh,
and several large ones from the dam
I'm not much at doing the honors
when we have minister at the table.
said George; "but l guess we can get
through with It all right"
Half an hour later they were seated at
the table and a blessing had been asked
by the minister. 4 little nervOusly the
head OF the house began dishing out ice
vegetables and turning to the guest,
said:
''WiH you have some Of the little rirer
fish or would you prefer some Of the dam
big hsh?'
The warning kick from under the table
from his wife was unnecessary He
knew he had Numbered and cold beads OF
perspiration started out on his forehead.
"Oh l mean"-trying TO repair the error
will you try some Of the dam river
fish or some of the big fish,
Worse. and more Of II. His daughter
slyly pulled his coat tail to bring him 10
his senses.
That is. would You like some Of the
river fish or some Of the other dam fish,"
The deep carnation spreading over the
good lady.s face didn't mend matters
bit. and with q gasp he plunged one
more.
"Aheml Which Of the dam fish do you
prefer, anyhow
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18

Mrs. Vance. wife Of the late Senator
Vance. OF North Carolina, is one of the
wlttiest women in Washington, and
the unique point about her appreciation
or a Joke is that she enjoys good on9
even when the laugh happens to fall up
on herself. In speaking OF the dullneSs
OF the past season 10 some callers, she
told OF how a lady deplored the stupidity
Of the afternoon receptions while calling
AZ her house. Yes" said the caller,
ITS so tame: why. it Is just like this
everywhere one goes!" and the polite
hostess. laughing inwardly. declared that
her guest made the remark with such in
nocent candor that she would not have
resented IL for the world.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-18
NEW DRESS MATERIALS,
Some Fabrics Of Fashion Woven for Fai
kWearers.


one OF womans first duties IS 10 look
pretty, and never before has she had such
an opportunity. for the shops are filled to
overlooking with materials for making all
the fascinating attributes to a woman >
charm In being well dressed. Among the
recent importations from Plccadilly and
Bond street that have been reegated to
our shop windows. none are more attrac-
tive than the dress materials in cheviots
cloths and serges. To be sure the color
OF some OF these is simply startling. The
saffrons. greens and puppies seem per
fectly impossible. but they are certain 10
be only a fleeing fancy.
Among the tanner shades are the Napo-
leon blue. prime favorite. which l. 4
sort of compromise between indigo and
royal purple; Alexandra, a beautiful
brown, darker than tobacco, and some
subdued green's What a success green is
having this season. The smartest street
frocks are OF this color and there IS a
touch Of it everywhere Perhaps one rea-
son for II is that II never clashes with any
other color.
There IS a new serge In navy blue and
dark green. which is absolutely wdfcr-
proof. 1t Is light weight and would be 4
capital thing for a combination bicycle
and bathing suit. to say nothing Ct u
rany-day costume.
There are no cloths with woody sur
face this spring. Everything is smooth.
like broadcloth or a plain serge. Hop
sackings and canvas cloths are popular
and are as cool for summer as an India
silk. but broadcloths take the lead. Silky
English serges will reign again as highly
favored material. even for elegant car
riage and visiting costumes. The English
hOmpgpung for GOLF ar bfcvola eufte ara
particularly chic. They are all light in
color and weight and cannot be initiated
or mistaken for anything else The beau
~ Of these IS that they will not shrink.
even at the seashore and they can be