Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-31
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL

Ereenlan arrived on Saturday from
Eastern Shore Nd
Mr. Beverly Harris Tucker. of Cali
fornia. is visiting his uncle, Rev. b. d.
Tucker, az Virginia Beach.
Miss Baker, OF New Orleans. is the
guest of Miss Rosa McBee, in Client.
Miss Katherine Newbin leaves on
Friday for Taluda. n. c., to visit the
family of DR.. Evans.
Mr.. Walter Downer has returned
from Eastern Shore. Va.
Mrs. ]. E. B. Stuart is in Staunton
for the remainder of the summer.
Mrs. Henry Wickham is visiting
Mrs. Merritt Cooke. at Virginia Beach.
Miss Calling. who has been visiting
her brother, on York street, returned
few days ago TO her home in Peters
burg.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Woodland have
returned from Virginia Beach.
Mrs. starlse ~. Sutton. of Cranky
to relatives in Mathews county.
Mr.. Frank Holiday. of Suffolk, is
stopping at the Beach.
Mr. H. II. Chears. who has been for
several weeks at Mrs. Egertons cot
tage at Virginia Beach, has returned
home.
Misses Louie and Fannie Wilson. af-
ter a two weeks visit at Virginia
Beach, have returned home.
Mis-. George Calling left last week
for her horne near Elizabeth City.
Mr. John NJ. Woodside, who has been
spending his vacation in Baltimore, has
returned home.
Mr. Samuel Pannill has returned
home after a trip to Philadelphia and
Atlantic City.
Miss Katherine Allen, of Petersburg
who has been visiting Miss Alma Wal
ton. returned home on Monday, accom-
panied by Miss Walton.
Or. Lloyd Williams. of New Or
leans. formerly of Norfolk. is in town.
Mrs. Floyd Hughes and children left
Monday for Richmond, where they will
spend some time before going to Sweet
Springs.
Mrs. Gill and Miss Margaret Gill, of
Petersburg. are the guests of Mrs.
Joseph Culpeppcr. on.Bute street.
Mr.. George ]. Zolnay, the Hun
garian sculptor who designed the mon
ument of Winnie Davis, in HOLLYWOOD
Cemetery, and also the bust of Sam
Davis. has been stopping a t the Mon
ticello. He is now in Richmond. burt is
days.
Mr.. W. ]. Crosby and family will
leave Wednesday for the North for the
balance of the season.
WOMAN'S INTERESTS.
A DISAPPOINTING NJ. d.
Where are the men?" cried the sum-
mer girl,
There isn't n man in sight!
| How can l waltz in the may whirI
Without partner to-niGht?"
''Theres one" said her chum: al
heard them say
That DR.. Jones would be here
If he's only obliging, young and gay,
Well vote him a perfect dear"
They dressed themselves in their very
best,
With many a frill and curl.
Twas a cruel fate that did the rest.
For the doctor was IL girl.
Chicago Times Herald.
Queen Victoria was never so 1attcred
AS when the Siamese ambassador, in
the following words, Expressed his adj
miration:
One cannot fail to he struck with
| the aspect of the august Queen OF
England, or fail TO observe that she
must be of pure descent from IL race
| of godly and warlike kings of the
earth. in that her eyes. complexion.
and bearing are those of beautiful
and majestic white elephant"
| The Queen has conferred the fourth
class of the Victorian Cross upon Jean
de Reszka, thus showing her admira-
| ton of the great singer. Others who
ner are Sir Thomas Upton. of the
Shamrock" fame: Sir Arthur Sulli-
van. OF "Pinafore" fame; Slaton Pa
sha. and the Chevalier dc MARITIME. the
court painter. The cross which is mall
tese in shape, is of White enamel with
a centre of crimson, upon which is the
| royal and imperial cipher in gold. En-
circlins this is a band of blue enamel
upon which. in golden letters. is the
word Victoria" Surmounting the
| whole is an imperial crown.
1t is said that Gerald Massey. the
poet. is the original of George Elliott's
Felix Holt. the Radical" In their
youthful days the two were frequent
| visitors at the same house, and she
chose him as the hero of one of her
| most interesting novels.
The monarch OF Scrvia seems deter
| mined to wed the beautiful widow. Ma
| dame Drago Machn. who is twelve
| years his senior. Her first husband
committed suicide because of his
| debts. The young King. Alexander.
who is "fathoms deep in love" de-
| clares he will abdicate rather than
give her up. The Baroness Burdett-
| Coutts was sixty-seven years old when