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Braids and Trimmings

should find ready sale. The new artistic
designs lend a charming effect to the SILK
or Woollen Dress Fabrics. Hundreds
ready to-day TO choose from
Lattice-Work Silk Gallons, used for
yokes and sleeves, in Black ana Whlte'
from sl.25 up TO 1915 yard.
3-inch-wide Crocheted Gimps, In new
Fleur de Lis designs, soc. to N.2o
yard.
The popular Novelty Braids, In Black;
White, and colors, from II lnch 10
inches wide for II IL TO 29c. yard.
Hercules Braids. used for tailor-made
gowns. in every width and color, from
5 TO 25c. yard.
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A Bleached Cotton, the 61-ic. grade,
for 3-lc. a yard.
Doublefold Fancy Plaid Dress Fabrics,
look equal 10 SOC. materials, for
u 1-2c.
Ss 1-2-inch Fine Brown Cotton for 3 3-ic.
a yard.
e1-4c. Fancy Dress Prints for 1-2c.
Red. Gray, and Blue Twill Flannels,
lie. grade. for II 1-2c.
The 25c. qualities of Twill Flannel, In
all colors. for 1G PIC. a yard
Extra Heavy Bleached and Brown Can
ton Flannels for lac. a yard.
Apron Check Bingham for 23-ic. a
yard.
Bundles of Dark and Light Percales, 5
Yards to the bundle, for 19c.
FROM S45 TO 915 O'CLOCK
Light Shifting Prints, new designs, for
2 3-4c. a yard.
FROM 10 TO 1890 O'CLOCK
Fine Unbleached Cotton for l-2c.
yard.
FROM I1:i5 TO 1215 O'CLOCK
Heavy Atwood Gray Flannels for
3-4c. yard.
FROM $3.50 TO 4 O'CLOCK
Fancy Dark Dress Prints, in new,
stylish effects, for 1-2c. a yard.
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From o to 10 o'clock

Large Box Of Shoe Backing 1c.
FROM 10 TO n O'CLOCK
= boxes Of Black Enamel Stove Polish
for Sc.
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200 dozen BIeaChed Da-
mask Towels, 4OxIO, for

Huck Back Hemstitched Towels, 12ls
and &c.
Huck Back Hemstitched Towels, &c.
Turkish Bath Towels, 9. 5. and &c.
each.
Hemstitched Tray Cloths, 15c., usually
&c.
Colored Fringed Tray Cloths for 1Oc., a
l9c. article.
Hemstitched Linen Pillow Cases for
37l1c.
FROM 9 TO $50
Cotton Colored-Bordered Towels, lc.
each.
AGAIN YOU ARE CALLED UPON TO
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5000 Yards of Venetian
Cloths,

ONE OF THE NEW DRESS FAB
RIGS. LOOKS LIKE IMPORTED
WOOLLENS, 91-2c.
Indigo-Bue Prints. in neat, stylish et-
fects. for 41-2c a yard.
Double-Face ElderdOwn Flannels, IN
the new effects, 3-4c., instead or
16 2-3c.
Heavy-Nap Twill Canton Flannels for
3-4c. a yard.
Fancy Robe Prints, fast colors. worth
S1-3c.. for SIC.
u 1-2c. Autumn Flannels for 9-4c. a
Al French PERCALEs, I n Navy
GARNET; AND AND GRAY & GkPD ME-
Solid-Color Swansdown, very soft ana
fluffy, 3-4c. a yard
The Best Light Shirting Prints for
1914 Utica sheeting bleacheO for pic.
WHiTE WOOL. FLANNELS. S5c. quail
itv. for 2Oc. 16 2-3c. grade for u lie;
45c. grade for 29c.
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4O-lnCh WhIte Inuid
LinOns, cost 2IC. to inn
port, for I2IC.
Book-Fold White India Linen, usually
10c., for lie.
Sheer India Linon. cost Sic. to import
for 19c.
THE BEST TWILLED SILK GLORIA,
STEEL-ROD
MUSLIN UNDERWEAR.
All sizes Square-Neck Cambria Corset
Covers, II 1-2c.
Muslin Chemise, torchon lace trimmed
for 100
Several styles of Misses and Childrens
White Lawn Bib Aprons. nicely trim
med with embroidery, were So and SSc.,
choice 4ic.
One lot of Good Cotton Gowns, high or
low neck prettily trimmed in wide
embroidery, Monday SOC
Gowns Chemise, and Skirts, elaborate
ly trimmed in embroidery and laces,
costing upwards Of Sl.39. any for Zoe;
Fine Cambria Gowns, Empire style,
trimmed i'm dainty embrOideries, 95c.
Empire Gowns, handsomely trimmed IN
fine laces and embroderes, N.O, in
stead Of S225.
Chlidren's Muslin Drawers, tucked, &c.
pair.
Ladies' Good Cotton Drawers, 15c. pair.
THERE'S A POWERFUL ARGUMENT
IN FAVOR OF THIS
Hosiery.
The very best grades as cheap as the
take-your-chance-o stuffs usual
ly sell for.
Fourteen thousand pairs various prices,
ready to-day.
Misses and Boys Fine Ribbed 19c.
School Hose. all sizes, &c. pair.
Misses and Boys Fine and Heavy Rib
bed 25c. School Hose. y lie; all sizes.
Ladies' Solid Black. Plain, Dropstitch.
and Fancy Imported 25c. Hose for
Ladies 5Oc Black Isle Hose, in plain
and dropstitch. 25c. pair.
Ladies' Fast Black Seamless II 1-2c.
Hose now sc. pair.
Children's Fast Black 1Oc Hose, &c. pair.
Umbrellas.
WITH NATURAL HANDLES, $50
KIND, FOR
SSc.
2s.inch Twilled Gloria Steel-Rod UNI
brelas, with Congo handles. soc. each.
Ladies' or Mems Fine Taffeta SILK,
Close-Rolllng. Steel-Rod Umbrellas, 99c.
THE MEMS FURNISH
INGS
are ready in full force. Among the
plums are
81 dozen Mems Pure
WOOI-FIeeCed Shirts and
drawers,
fiat felled seams worth 81 for
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10 pieces Double Twill Black Surah,
every thread Is pure silk, ~ lncheS
wide, 81 value, for SOC. yard.
H-inch Black Satin Duchess, superb
finish and extra-heavy weight, good
value at ST. for SIC. yard.
2l-inch French Poplin, in New Blue, Re-
soda. Violet. Castor. Lilac cream
Emerald. Light and Dark Gray, PINK
and Light-Blue, worth Slo9, tor S9c'
yard.
27-!nch Black Taffeta Of fast color and
fine finish. heavy in weight, worth
$50. for @c. yard.
q pieces Fancy Crystal. in new au-
tumn colorings. just the proper SILK
for waists. worth 4ic.. for 29c. yard.
FROM 9 TO $3.50 O'CLOCK
Black Seeded Armure. in fancy effects
it's worth 81. for soc. yard.
FROM 10 TO 1890 O'CLOCK
Black Pure-Dye Rustling Glace Taffeta,
q inches wide. 75c. quality. for soc.
yard.
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Large Japanned Wait
ers or Tea Trays, gold and
floral decorations, 10
inch, I5C.

No EXTRA-HEAVY COPPER-BOT-
TOM WASH BOILERS. 1yc.
Bread-Raisers, tic.
Tin Teakettles. Sc
Graduated Tin Measures &C.; 4-quart
MIX Pans. &c.; 6-quart Block-Tin
Saucepans, bc.; Rotary Flour Siftels.
&C.
Tin Tablespoons Sc. n dozen.
Tin Teaspoons. Sc. dozen.
Large Galyanized-IrOn Oil-Cans, 5-gol-
lon size. 6jc.
Uncovered Glass Ol-Cans. 49,
Steel Frying Pans, Zoe.
Patent Handles for handling pots ana
kettles. l0c each.
Nickel-Plated. Silver-IAncd. Copper Tea
kettles. Si.eS and S2.iS
FROM II TO u O'CLOCK
2-quart Covered Saucepans, Sc.
CANDY.
Pure Cream Candy. fresh from factory
Sc. pound.
Oriental Jelly Fig and Lemon, li'.
pound.
Best Cream Chocolate Drops. 2c.
pound.
Mixed Chocolates. 29c. pound.
Imperial Mixture. s.. pound
Pepsin Gum, all iavors, package Tor
lc.
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100 dozen Extra Quality
White Dinner and Soup
Plates, special &C. each.

Real Cobalt China Tea and Chocolate
Pots. with hand-painted medallion
centre Toe. each; Chocolate or After
Dinner Cups and Saucers to match
35c. pair.
Decorated Stock Pattern 10 be CLOSED
out-Tea and Soup Plates, DC. each
Vegetable Dishes, l0c.; Tea Cups DC.
Fruit Saucers, &C.; Oatmeal or Oyster
Bowls, &C.. Cream Pitchers, Sugar
Dishes. and Gravy Boats. l0c.; Soup
Tureens, 75c.; Butter Dishes, l5c.
Decorated Carlsbad Ramikins, Dresden
design. 10c. each.
Haviland China and other Fancy Cake
Plates, 2jc.
Bavarian Salad Bowls. 19c.
Carlsbad China Chocolate Pots, intro
ductOry price 800
SPECIAL CSC. COUNTER.
Just 10 introduce a lot Of new things,
we have arranged counter Of Plates.
Cups and Saucers. and Fancy Piece
OF the very finest quality, such o
Haviands Lanterniers, Guerins, an
Limoges China. 25c. choice.
FROM 9 TO 70 O'CLOCK
French Gold-Band Soup Bowls &c. each
FROM 10 TO II O'CLOCK
2, 4, and 6-quart Cooking Crooks, Sc
choice.
FROM ii TO y O'CLOCK
16-inch White Ham Platters, regularly
40
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SPECIAL CSC. COUNTER.
Beautiful Risque Fig
ures, 6 inches nigh, IOC.
each.

Wave and Crescent. Opal Decorated.
Stamp Bonbon, Powder, and Jewel
Boxes. 10c. each.
Beautiful Bonn China Vases. gold stip-
pied and gold handles, 10 different
shapes, Il and 16 inches high, 81
choice.
Flower COMFORTS or Card Receivers,
best Austrian ware. Soc TO $3.50 each.
Beautiful French Statues, life size and
life-like. special. $50 each.
Dresden Candelabra. 3 lights, $3.50 each.
Bonn Vases. perfect works Of art. $50,
$50 30. S25. SIS $3.50. 80 and s. each.
lockwood Jugs. Dutch shape. N.50 10 s..
lockwood Vases 75c 10 80 each.
Satsuma and Kiots Vases, q inches
high extra large S2gS
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WITH
Kid Gloves?

| NOT LIKELY IF THEY COME FROM
COHENS. BAD ONES AVOIDED AT
ANY PRICE BARGAIN MEANS A
COOP BARGAIN, WHEN YOU BUY
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Oak Dining Chairs. with cane-seat. III,
bull-Slze Ladies Rattan ParIor Rock.
ers. with roll back, shellack finish. & "a
each
Morris Chairs, made Of golden oak. g n
Bagdad Cushions, for Morris Chairs
81 80 a set.
Oak Parlor Tables % 30. and 75c. each
Solid Mahogany Rockers, inlaid with
pearl. $3.50 each.
Folding Sewing or Cutting Tables. with
yard measures. 39c.
Full-Size Ladies' or Gentlemen'g Rat
tan Rockers. full roll and apron front
special, S3.9S
4-Fold japanese Gold Embroidered
Screens. foot 6 inches high S398
Beautiful Bamboo T3bOurettes and IN.
dia Stools, Sl.5O, $50. 50. 81. AM DIS
each.
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Curtain Story

THAN HALF THE
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Quadruple Silver Tea
Sets, warranted for 10
years, $3.50.

Siver-Plated Fruit Knives. 50c set
Of g.
Pearl-Handle Fruit Knives. with stor-
ling silver bolster. 8.gS a set.
SilVer-Plated oyster Forks. $50 n dozen.
Siver-Plated oyster Ladle. S225.
Suver-Plated After Dinner Coffee
Spoons. 81 a set.
Slver-Plated Cream Ladies'. zoe.
Silver-Plated Fern Dishes. Sl9S: Cake
Baskets 81 50 and Butter Dishes gse
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American Cut-Glass
Bowls, 8-inCh size, chry-
santhemum cutting, spec
Cial S3.O8.

Cut-Glass Water Bottles. S125.
Cut-Glass Tumblers, chrysanthemum
design. l9c. each.
Cut-Glass Cologne Bottles, 81.
Sterling Silver-TOp Salt and Pepper
Shakers, &c. each.
Cut-Glass Knife and Fork Rests. l2c.
each.
Cut-Glass Footed COMFORTS, s25.
Cut Goblets. S2i a dozen.
Wine Glasses 20 match. sl5 dozen.
FROM 10 TO IL O'CLOCK
Cut-Glass Vases and Wine Decanters,
al o. aaoh
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Ladies' and ChiIdren's
Knit Underwear

here. The goods need seeing more than
advertising. The yarn. in all probability.
cost more than we charge for these
Well-AIade Garments.
Boys White Merino and Natural Ran
dom Vests and Pants that sold Tor
10 and &c; these, SC. "A garment.
Ladies' Fine Wool Ribbed Vests ana
Pants, white and natural Nrench
band pants), zoe. a garment.
Infants High-Neck LOng-Sleeve Fleece
Ribbed Vests. 12i5c. ones. Tor sc.
Misses and Children's Fleece Ribbed
Union Suits. all sizes. 25c. a suit.
Infants and Children's White and Nat
ural Wool Wrappers (vests). all sizes.
to g. the very best at &c; these.
15c
Ladies' Pure Medicated Scarlet Wool
Vests and Pants, that cost Sl.4S for 81
garment.
Misses Egyptian Ribbed Vests and
Pants elastic bands), SOC. grade, for
&c
Ladies' High-Neck and Long-Sleeve
Medium eight Vests, l2iac.
Camefs-Hair Wool Shirts and Draw
ers. for boys. were IS and 75c.., now
. and 39c
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Umbrellas.

2sinch Twilled Gloria Steel-Rod UNI
brellas. with Congo handles. Soc each.
Ladies' or Mems Fine Taffeta Silk,
CloeaRoIlIng Steel Rod Umbrellas qgc
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HHAI4N lVU HItH CHI1IIHD uIUN
RTFY
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-06

pirates had gone down there, but the
officers were convinced that the noise
was caused by some sea animals, and
investigation showed that it came from
q school OF fish that made the sounds
by clapping their teeth together.
The great Australian lung fish, so
called because when Under water it
breathes by its gllls and when out by
its air bladder, utters sounds that have
startled men. The fish, which attains
a length of six or eight feet, has a
singular habit of leaving the water at
times and crawling over the marshy
ground, at this time uttering singular
barking sound of such peculiar reson-
ance that at night 1t can be heard a
long distance, sound very much like
that of the California drumhsh.
That whales utter sounds is asserted
by many, and one is known as the
caing whale from the sounds it makes.
A certain village in France was once
thrown into CONSERVATION by the cries
which were heard from the sea at
night; and when those who mustered
up sufficient courage reached the water
they found a school of whales had
stranded and were uttering cries.
Whether the noises produced by
fishes can be considered as a language
is a subject for debate, but they may
well be an expression of the emotions,
and have some meaning, either as a
call, one individual to another, or as a
communication OF some kind--New
York Sun
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-06
PAPER MoLARs.
Modern Dentistry Has Invented Papier
Mache Tooth.

Paper teeth are the latest thing in
dentistry. For years some substance has
been sought for which could replace the
composition commonly employed for
making teeth, and fortune awaited the
man who was lucky enough to hit upon
the right material. Although paper has
some disadvantages, they are small com
pared to its many qualifications, and pa
per teeth are likely to be used exclusively,
at least until more perfect material is
found.
Up to this time china has been used
almost entirely, but it presents so many
disadvantages that dentists always have
been on the. lookout for some other sub
stance which could replace IT. Not only
does china not resist the action of saliva
and turns black, but china affects the
nerves of the Jaws. People who wear
false teeth often complain of sub-orbital
neuralgia, and this is put down by many
dentists as being caused by the heat or
cold acting on the china or porcelain
Porcelain or mineral composition also is
liable to chip OF break, and for these rea-
sons has never been satisfactory.
The paper teeth are made of papier-
mache, which is submitted. to a tremen-
dous pressure until they are as hard as
required Their peculiar composition rem
oers them Cheap. and the price of a set
70 the new invention The color of the
papier-mache can also be made to vary.
which Is an important point, as no two
sets of teeth are identical in color. some
teeth having strong yellowish cast,
While others are blush white. In order,
therefore, to obtain the right tint, the
eoloring matter has only to be introduced
into the mixture before the tooth is cast
IN order to match the other teeth exactly.
1t is in this particular that china teeth
9 itsnl, ran to appear natural, their color
mouth and showing that the tooth is
artlncial.-NeW York Press.
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EARLY WALL PAPER.
First Specimens OF 1t Appear to Be Found
in China.

While various kinds of printed fab
RIGS were known to the people of most
remote antiquity, it was not till the
eighteenth century that wall paper in
anything like its present form came
into common use in Europe, though it
appears to have been used much earlier
in China. A few rare examples, which
| may be as early as the sixteenth CEN
fury, exist in England, but these are
limitations, generally in flock" of the
old Florentine and Genoese cut velvets,
and hence the style of the design in no
the came traditional patterns being re-
produced with little or no change for
| many years. 1t was not till the end of
the last century that the machinery to
| make paper in long strips was invent
| ed. Up to that time wall papers were
printed on small square pieces of hand
| made paper and were very expensive.
| On this account wall paper was slow in
superseding the older mural decora-
tons, such as tapestry, stamped leather
and paper cloth.
work printed in London in 1744
| shows some light on the use of wall
papers at that time: THE method of
printing wall papers of the better sort
| is probably the same now that it has
ever been. Wooden blocks with the
design cut in relief, one for each color,
are applied by hand, after being dipped
| in an elastic cloth sieve charged with
wet tempera pigment, great care being
| taken to lay each block exactly on the
right place, so that the various colors
may register or fit together. In order
to suit the productions of the paper
mills these blocks are made in Eng
| land 21 inches wide and in France Is
inches wide. The length of the block
is limited to what the workman can
easily lift with one hand-two feet be-
| ing about the limit, as the blocks are
necessarily thick and in many cases
made heavier by being inlaid with cop
per- especially the thin outlines, which
If made of wood, would not stand the
wear and tear of printing.
I'm flock and gold or silver print
ing the design is first printed in strong
size, the flock (finely cut wool of the
required color), or metallic powder, Is
| then sprinkled by hand all over the
paper. 1t adheres only to the wet sizt
and is easily shaken off the ground OF
unsized part. If the pattern is re-
CURED to stand out in some relief. the
| process is repeated several times and
the whole paper then rolled to COM
press the flock. Cheaper sorts of pa
per are printed by machinery, the de-
sign being cut on the surface Of wooden
rollers under which the paper passes
| The chief drawback to this process IL
| that all the colors are applied rapidly
one after the other, without allowing
each to dry separately, as is done In
hand printing. A somewhat blurred APP
pearance is usually the result. Paper
| Trade
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-06

horses. Col. John E. Thayer has hous-
ed at his Maplehurst farm in Lancas-
terethe famous stallion, Baron Wilkes,
for which he gave $4,000 few years
ago. When Ralph Wilkes, for whom
Col. Thayer paid 49,, 900 only a short
time before, died, horsemen believed the
loss would be a encouragement to the
Lancaster millionaire, but when Col
Thayer Immediately set about recoup-
ing his loss with the most famous
stock horse alive, the purchase price
convinced the world that there is
scarcely any money value to be placed
on world beater Joe Patchen, 9:OtK
sold Wednesday for $4,000 There are
q score of $4,000 horses in this country,
There are also IS horses, lots of EN-.
There are tramp dogs, not worth their
keep. They have head that moves
and g tail that wags, founsfaet and more
or less hair. They are as large as the
$4,000 beauty and might stand I'D on
the amateurs scale of points.
There are cats and cats The gamut
runs from the smooth coated and sleek
beauty that sleeps on silken cushions;
mas Ills daily bath and is nursed as the
cniiq Of king, to the cat of thu street
mat none claims and meme wants per-
naps the only survivor OF a litter that
was consigned in infancy to the murkv
waters of the Blackstone
Pedigree and purple blood are what
count. Sentiment is also a factor that
creates price. There is many horse
driven in Worcester today on which
the owner would set no money value.
Perhaps he has been driven for a quar-
ter Of "a century and long attachment
has made MIN beyond value. In the
auction mart he would not bring $40.
The fox hunter becomes attached to
his favorite hound. Associated with
his deep voice are innumerable tales
Of the runway, No money could pur-
chase him The bird hunter becomes
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own remarkable qualities found free.
qom to develop along original lines is a
still more remarkable story, although
II contains not a single dramatic climax
comparable to those which aboundeo
IN the stormy career of her husband.
She conquered How, it would take
TOO long to tell. Her latest undertaking.
OF Importance was the editing and pub
LEGATION of the Anglo Saxon Magazine
And before all else, she has taken in
hand the political career of her son
who has inherited the Churchill brains
and is the most brilliant cadet of the
conservative party outside parliament
Lieut.. George Frederick Middleton
CORVALLIS West was born Nov. ia. 1874
He is not yet 25 years old.
So Lady Randolph Churchill had been
married nearly year to her first hus-
band before he who will be her second
husband was born.
Lady Randolph's elder son, Lieut.
Winston Leonard Churchill, was born
Nov. 80, 1874. So his stepfather-to-b is
exactly sixteen days older than he is
Lady Randolph has a second son, 1s
gears of age.
OF the young man whom this re-
markable woman has chosen from
among her innumerable suitors-and
rumor has repeatedly credited William
Waldorf Astor with being one of these
little can be told save that his very
cbscurity as an individual suggests a
pronounced contrast to the tempera-
ment of the Inflated Lord Randolph
Churchill. Of the women Of his family,
however, volumes might be written,
and. very spicy volumes they would be.
Mrs. CORVALLIS West, his mother.
was the reigning English beauty of the
ante-Langtry period The Prince Of
Wales was her slave. Her daughter,
Princess Henry of Pless, has been en-
gagged in so many flirtations, and has
done so many daring things that
she is one of the most interesting per-
sonalities in Europe.
without attempting to catalogue her
exploits, let 1T be recorded that last
summer the Duke of York caused his
cruiser, the Crescent, to be put into
commission solely in order that he
might have an excuse for following the
bewitching Princess Henry of Pless
from one port to another. Ten days only
of this cruise, with an Incompatible
pair of eyes for the beacon, cost the
British taxpayers $4,000.
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Lady Randolph Churchill, the brainy
and beautiful American woman whose
engagement to Lieut.. George Frederick
Myddleton CORVALLIS West has Just
been announced and denied, is the
daughter of Leonard Jerome Of New
York.
When she was married, the brides
fellow countrymen cid not know they
were sending across the sea a woman
destined to win a regard unique in
Anglo-American social history. and to
lead strange and brilliant career, full
of sadness, full of triumph, but always
eolored with the suggestion of a Wig.
orous mind.
1t was known that young Lord Ran
doiph Churchill's bride was beautiful
we'll bred and cleverer than most
women of her age. 1t was as an
American beauty that she was well
coined in England. Her husband was a
younger son with brains He was to be
a great man some day--prime minister
perhaps. Everybody assured his Ameri-
can bride she was destined to be ia
nous. Those who had an inkling of her
intellectual resources added that she
was well worthy to be a great mans
wife and that her help was bound to be
an important factor in her husband
career.
She believed all this herself. The
faith all England felt in the future duke
of Marlborough's second son was great
est in the heart of his wife.
Lord Randolph's craftsmanship bud
ded but never blossomed. 1t is a sad
story, without reference to his wife at
all. In the light of her wasted energies
and shattered hopes it is akin to the
tragic.
He, the clevefrest man in the house
of commons, the scourge of Gladstone
the prodigy of youthful achievement
the man whose resignation from the
Salisbury cabinet was a thunderclap to
the kingdom; he, the audacious, ire
pressibfe Randy" Churchill, whose
future no prophet dared set within linn
its, collapsed suddenly, and, after a
miserable year or two, nursed devoted
ly by his heartbroken wife, he died an
opium f1end.
How Lady Randolph Churchill re-
covered from that blow and how her