The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-21

modiste of the Rue de la Paix for 4 229 francs,
or little over f169, for hats supplied from
the beginning Of September to the end of
December, 1896. This was at the rate OF f42
monthly for hats alone.
Somebody.
Somebody crawls into mammals bed
Just at the break of day.
Struggles up close and whispers loudi
Somebody's come to stay
Somebody rushes through the house,
Never once shuts door:
Scatters her playthings all around
over the nursery floor:
Climbs on the fence and tears her clothes
Never bit cares she
Swings on the gate and makes mud pies
Who somebody be?
Somebody looks with rogu:sh eyes
Up through her tangled hair;
Somebody's me-" she says, "but then
Somebody doesn't care
Chicago Tfmes-Herald.
The young Earl of Rothes. who has Just
celebrated his majority and upon whose
three hitherto untitled sisters the queen has,
by royal decree, granted "the rank, title.
place. prominence and precedence of an earls
daughters" holds the extraordinary title OF
hereditary grand bootjack to the queen In
Scotland" and enjoys the privilege, given to
his family 800 years ago, of pulling on the
sovereign's boots on the return Of his or her
majesty 20 their apartments at the conclusion
of any state function ceremony in Scot
lana.
The mother of the young earl remains still
plain Mrs. Leslie, although all her children
are now titled, and 1t is expected that the
queen in conformity with the precedent which
she established when she granted to Mrs.
Cavendish Bentnck mother Of the Duke OF
Portland. peerage in her own right as
Baroness Bolsover, will confer a similar dis
tinction upon the mother of the earl of Rothes.
The Princess de Metternich Is at present en-
gagged in writing her memoirs, which are
sure to contain many interesting anecdotes
on the last eleven years Of the Second En-
pire. Prince Richard presented his credentials
as ambassador to Napoleon III. in December,
1859. He was then thirty-four years old and
the princess twenty-four, the very prime OF
life for both. The princess related how she
obtained representation Of "Tannhauser"
from the emperor. He did not know either
Wagner or his works by name, but he said
to the Comte Bacciochi, then superintendent
of theaters Bring out at the opera what
ever play the princess tells you That will
please her."
In China to salute one by taking off the
hat is a deliberate insult
The vocabulary of an ordinarily intelligent
educated person includes only about 4,O00'
words.
One day. says the Ladies' Home Journal
as Queen Victoria was returning to her apart
ments after an interview with her chaplain,
parrot called out some words in a pas
sageway. Failing to understand the sounds
the queen turned to her chaplain and asked:
what is the parrot saying?"
With much embarrassment he replied: eff
you please, your majesty, 1 should ratnsr
not repeat TT
The queens curiosity was now thoroughly
aroused, and she said: Come, insist
The chaplain bowed low and made
swer: Since your majesty insists the par
rot said Go along, you ugly old woman"
Queen Victoria laughed heartily. as she
said: "Well I am glad there Is at least
one voice in the kingdom which is not afraid
to tell what 1t thinks Of me-"
Some beautiful belongings of Queen Marie
Antoinette were lately sold in London,
among them a Sevres cup and saucer, paint
ed with flowers in medallion on gros-
bleu ground, powdered all over with gold
stars and circles. The cup has an embroid-
cred cover to retain the scent of the pot
amusing herself at Trianon, from receipt
given her by Houbigant, her court perfumer.
The fragrance still fingers round the dried