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many we carry in stock. Send for catalogue.
All other goods by the gallon, such as Corn
Whiskey, Peach and Apple Brandies, etc.,
sold equally as low, from 81 ,25 gallon up
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He Was Slain While Directing the
Ninth Infantry In the Attack On the
Native City-Colonel French, of the
Twenty-Fifth, Reported Killed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04

posters are thus reproduced. as wei! as
the best of those which our own Anerl-
can artists have given us.
When one hears that buyers are no
lacking for the Autographs of four adj
mirable posters by q prominent french
artist, of which the price is S2l per set,
one understands that if the tiamooyane
works of art have not come to stay.
they have certainly reached the, top or
the wave which breaks upon popular ran
cy. In representing posters upon cloth
no new stitches in embroidery are en-
ployed, and even novices in fancywork
may easily achieve success in the art
which regular artists in needlework
would probably not allow to be called an
art SO simple, so frivolous is 1T compared
with the laborious tent stitch, Gobeiin
stitch and Berlin work with which their
painstaking fingers carefully cover every
inch of the groundwork
One VINO wishes to make the most Ut
terly up-to-date sofa cushion searches
through the dealers stock for a stamped
pattern which pleases her, and then pro-
ceeds to cover the lines indicated with
outline. or with what is sometimes call
ed crewel stitch, which IS a sort OF back
stitch taken from left to right. instead of
in the ordinary plain sewing way.-Har-
Der's Bazaar.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04

" i . y n
I havn't got any splendid bargains.
well. then. what is it that makes YOU
so happy? You can't mean that the VIII
bertons barking dog is dead?'
The idea! How can you be so absurd?
Well I'll not keep you in suspense, for
of course you are just dying to know.
I've been to Mrs. Patupan's object lee
ture on culinary aesthetics"
Culinary grandmother"
How can you speak in that way OF Door
dear grandma that Is dead and gone? Con-
Meeting her with thoughts of cooking is
really distressing. It brings TO mind high
temperature. red-hot Goals and things.
only an expletive. my dear.
"a -ery unfortunate one, think. But
there, you didn't mean anything. Well,
as was going to say I went to Mrs. Pat
tipans object lesson. You should have
seen the lovely douglnuts she made
Nothing very aesthetic in doughnuts.
Not in the ordinary doughnut, l grant
You; but these. my! how beautiful they
were! Such a refined color and in shape
So artistic and entrancinct If l can only
get to make some like them my LIES am
bition will be satisfied. And then. when
they We're arranged upon a china dish.
Sarnished with rosebuds and forCet-me-
nots! Charles, they were perfectly heaven
ly!"
'.But how did they eat? Thats the main
thing
NO. Charles. it is not the main thing.
Eat? Why it would be sacrilere to eat
Mrs. Pattipan's doughnuts. mo, thank
goodness NOBODY there was SO unapprc cha
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04
phone Not in Her Kew.

IT wonder how these new selective sig
nal phones work?" muttered aloud the
young woman with the Il lffy hair. you
see,'' she explained '.there are four
phones on q line. but yours doesn't ring
except when you're called"
That's easy" replied the telegrapher.
They're qrsaGrupleNed. and one is set tar
each resistance-one for so. another for
co. the next for 40. the last for 20.
You'd need one set for person whose
resistance is to fit some folks know.
was the vinegary remark of the old bach
elor who dislikes matinees, phones and
big hats.
They all ignored him by common con-
sent and the music teacher explained
you're all wrong. The wires are
pitched for the four voices There are
q soprano, a tenor, 4 contralto and
bass wire, each bell set to be rung in
It's own key. You know ours is b.
cept-" ;pouted Miss Fluffy, except q
fellow with a tenor voice."
..Of course not. That basso in the pack
ing-house counting-room couldn't hear
you, even If hs would. Call UP Cudahy's
and try it with him. You won't be able
to hear ring. even Your voice ts G..
Tremblngly the soprano called out the
number, then rang Silence! Not tin
kle. vexed. she slammed the phone and
fled In confusion up the stairs.
Next day her aunt gave the musio
teacher an extra wedge of pie and said:
s'You can have anything you want in this
house SO long as Maud doesn't find out
that selective signal phone does not
rim. at the end where the crank Is turn
ed."-Omaha World-HeraId-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04
n7auaBcokP}0m0l
Society Woman Manages TO Extol Ger
tain Novels and Pictures

Society Woman Manages TO EXtol Ger
tain Novels and Pictures
Every day bears testimony TO the fact
that womans ingenuity is practically
limitiess, says the Chicago Chronicle.
Here is a little story which emphasizes
the point:
II don't know of more gentccl ana
easy way OF getting living than has
been adopted by some of the women of
the exclusive set, who are a bit imrroT!-
dent, and who cannon keep up with the
procession from their private income.
than the book boomer, said one of the
men -.in the SWIM just after bowling
10 a lady of the fashionable world as she
moved Through the main corridor at a.
fashionable hotca. She is one OF them.
She is a very good talker, 4 graduate OF
Hryn NIawr. If ! am not mistaken, and
is SO thoroughly well-educated that she
IS locked upon as an authority on all
sorts of things that are not essentially
Sashionable-that is, as TO dress. She
Is au courant as to literature and art,
and happen 10 know that she has con-
ulection with n couple of publishing
houses, and with one auction firm, from
which she derives a Very pretty penny.
Her duties are only TO recommend GER
tain books and pictures that her employ
average man and woman of fashion and
money know little about these matters.
and they readily take her suggestions as
TO what 1t is best to read. and what ar
fists it is best to patroniZe in order 10
be quite up-to-date. That woman makes
the suggestions at dinners and afternoon
teas and all sorts of functions where she
is a welcome guest. and she does 1t so
cleverly that no one suspects that she Is
a boomer of the books and pictures OF
which she advises the purchase. She Is
as much of Il success In her way as the
wine boomers of the other sex are IN
theirs, and they say that their salaries
and commissions are something that Is
well worth while. They say there IS
one very fashionable woman who gets
abor, with the smart set who draws
q salary from a prominent wine firm, but
am not so sure as to that. l do know
about the other one, however.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04
A Man With i Past.

as there anything in your past the
beautiful girl asked, that you have
kept from me? Oh, Arthur, think before
it is too late. Surely you cannot wish TO
make us both unhappy, as we should DC
il | were TO learn after we are married
that you had not told me all-that there
was something you had kept back. Ar
thur!' she exclaimed, drawing away
from him, there is-there is something
YOU have kept from me! You are pale
and you dare not look me in the eyes!'
The young man stood looking at the
floor and nervously claspinS and unclasp-
ing his hands. AT last he hoarsely re-
piled:
Yes. Adelaide, it is true. have not
told you all. All, forgive me! 1t was not
my fault. Before heaven, l swear IT!
had hoped that you might never need to
know Do not ask me to explain II IS
too terrible. You will learn to love some
other. l can so away somewhere and
drag out my days in shame and SORROW
Then. woman-lke, she put her arms
around his neck, locked up into his
strong, manly face and said in low, sweet
tones:
..Ar;hur, let me help to bear your bur
den Have / not promised to share all
your Joys and sorrows? Do not keep
this from me. Do not leave me in doubt.
Perhaps can forgive you. and thus save
both our lives from being wrecked
: With an effort he pulled himself to-
gether and replied:
my mother used to dress me as Lit
tie Lord FHauntleroy,, and once she had
my picture taken in that costume!'-The
Chicago Times-Herald.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04
Weddings and Tradition.
Origin and History OF Woll-Know'
Nunfial Ceremonies.

-
Origin and History OF Wcll-hnown
Nuptial Ceremonies.
The ceremonies and traditions which
cluster around the marriage service are
numerous, interesting and of ancient
origin.
The oldest known love letter in the.
world is in the British Museum. 1t is a
proposal Of marriage made to an Egyp-
tan princess, and it was written 81
500 years ago. 1t is in the form of an
Inscribed brick, and is therefore, not
only the oldest. but also the most sub
stantial love letter in existence.
The first silver wedding dates back to
the time of Hugh Capet. Two servants
had grown gray in his service, a man
and a woman, and what could he give
them as q reward? Calling the woman
he said:
Your service is great, greater than
this mans, whose service is great enough.
for the woman always finds work harder
than a man. and. therefore | Will give
you a reward. at your age | know none
better than dowry and husband. The
dowry is here-this farm from this time
forth belongs to you. If this man. who
has worked with you five and twenty
years. is willing to marry you, then the
husband is ready.
Your majesty" SAID the old servant,
chow is it possible that we should mar
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04
Wall Of the Dcb,,,an,c.

People do not begin to realize how
much a debutante has to contend with,
remarked bud of the season plaintiVe-
w. In the first place, we are, all of US.
perfectly conscious at every dance that
we are under fire, as it were, ana that
the number of our partners. our general
demeanor and the way We are GoWned
are all matters of discussion among our
elders. You may imagine that this
knowledge does not add to our happi-
ness 1t may seem small matter to out
siders, but the fatal verdict Of disapprov-
al written on the conferences of our
critics spoils many a feast for us. We
should be so happy in the fun of being
young and gay if nothing were expected!
Does it not seem too hard that we should
have all this strain and anxiety, that
quite spoils our anticipation of every
dance and makes us so miserably self
conscious when We get there?
There are lots of minor matters, too,
that are annoying; pin pricks. perhaps,
but none the less uncomfortable. We
are suddenly plunged into the world. and
we know nothing of the various shibbo-
leths that pass current. We see strange
faces on every side, and are continually
making mistakes. Who is that queer
looking woman with the mop of yellow
hair?' l asked the man who took me in
to dinner the other evening. That is my
wife, he replied. and. of course, ] col
lapsed. but how could 1 be expected to
know!
ibid you enjoy Mrs. MS dancer ask
cd one of mammals friends the other day.
~ think ! would have had good
time answered. but the greatest bore
asked me for cotillon, and had to
dance with him. although a man. that
! particularly liked asked me afterward.
:. i am sorry my son put You TO such
Inconvenience she answered icily: he
told me he danced with YOU
Now. how can we avoid such pit
falls if we have not been told of peoples
relationships Every girl know has had
some such experience. and l thought
there ought to be some way Of posting us
beforehand, We are 100 Handicapped al
together. and think something ought to
be done to make things easier for US
New York Tribune.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04
Over Gauco1ion.

1.-THE Matrimonial School at Chioasa
has turned out an awful failure. A result
OF a visit to the school was that both men
and women looked for higher standard
In each other."-Westminste Gazette.
Once Penelope was kind,
Gentle, loving and forgfving-
She and I both of one mind:
And in peace and concord living,
Each the others comfort sought,
AS the wife and husband ought.
But. In hopes to add thereby
Sweeter strip to cur honey,
We a course resolved to try
At the School OF Alatrimony-
Now each others faults in turn
Without pity we discern.
If you ask me what has stirred
Thus fond love to bitter strife,
Ills the lectures that I heard
On the duties of wife
While Penelope, alas!
Studied in the husbands class.
London Punch.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04
THE TIMES: RICHMoND,VA SUNDAY MARCH 4-I9oo.
GAe ger ) 3oel:

Crank Dempster Sherman in Woman oman
Home Compartment
When all the world lay fresh ana VIM" WIN
"A shining sheet of snow
The years young poet came to write
His songs upon it SO.
His pen in dawn,s warm gold he dips'
And from it fast there fell
Those fragrant phrases, honey-lipt'
Where music loves to dwell;
Blue violets set line by line,
With green spears here and there'
And ruby buds upon the vine
He wrote them everywhere.
Lyrics of blossoms. wonder words,
Woven in leafy rhyme,
Wherewith to win again the blros
And speed their trysting-tlme.
Hank. now his happy dreaming done,
The heart begins to sing!
Inc world is full Of love and sun.
OF lyric song and spring!
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04
V, having already silver hairs?"

~ udNiuS diIeduS SilN el llGliS
Then it should be 4 silver wedding
and the king gave the couple silver
enough to keep them in plenty. This soon
became known all over France, and it
became a fashion after twenty-five years
of married life to celebrate 4 silver we'd
ding.
The practice of the wifes assuming
the husbands name at marriage is a
Roman custom. Julia Married to Pom
pey became Julia of Pompey. In later
times these married women signed their
names in the same manner, but omitted
the "of." In Iceland the opposite has
been the custom. There the husband as
sumes the wifes name.
The word wedding is derived from the
wed or security which the AnGlo-SaXon
bridegroom gave at espousals for the due
performance of his contract. This wed
was held by trustees, and in addition to
it the bridegroom wore an espousal ring.
1t was first designed by Prometheus. ac-
cording to tradition, and fashioned out
of adamant and iron by Tubal Cain.
and was given by Adam to his son to
this end, that he Herewith should es-
pouSe 4 wife.
The wedding cake is the remains Of a
custom whereby a Roman bride held in
her left hand three wheat ears. and
many centuries later an English bride
wore chaplet of wheat The BRIDES
maids threw grains of corn or small bits
of cake upon the heads of the newly mar
rico and the guests picked up the pieces
and ate them. The wedding cake did
not come into general use until the last
century and was then composed of solid
blocks laid together, iced all over, so
that when the outer crust was broken
over the brides head the cakes inside fell
on the floor and We're distributed among
the guests. Bridal favors are of Danish
origin. The true lolcrs knot was first de-
signed by Danish hearts and derived its
designation from the Danish truelofa-'I
plight my troth.''
The throwing of the slipper comes from
the custom of the bride of the father
giving shoe to the new husband in to-
ken of transference of power over her.
the bridegroom lightly tapping the brides
head with it.
The best man is survivor Of the band
OF friends who accompanied the sutton
IN his wife-winning and kept watch for
him over the brides tribe, while the
lover sought the opportunity to carry of
his prize. The honeymoon journey is the
hurried flight of the husband with his
wife to escape the vengeance of the pur-
suing tribe. The. presents given the brides
maid and ushers are simply a relic Of
the rough bribery used by the ancient
bridegroom among his personal friends
50 that they would assist in the capture
of his chosen bride when the day ar
rived on which he had determined to
carry her off. In the fifteenth century a
bride-if one of the aristocra cy-often re-
ceived twenty rings from her relatives and
six from the brldegroom-tw when he
became interested In her. two for the.
cspousal and two when they were mar.
iied.-Chicago Chronicle
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04
Gho Soul of tie Wiolef.

Whenever, Defines, the warm winds blow
And drive underground the lingering
snow;
whenever. amid such breathing space.
The brown earth rises a wistful face
Whenever about tine fields l go,
THE soul of the violet haurts me sol
look-there IS never a leaf to be seen;
In tho pleached grass is no thread Of
green;
B,t j walk as one who would chide his
feet
Lest they traanple the hope of some
thing sweet!
Here can no flower be blooming. l know
Yet ahe soul of the violet haunts me so!
Again and again that thrilling breath.
Fresh as the life that is snatched out OF
Z. death.
Keen as the blow that Love might deal
Lest n spirit in trance should outward
steal
So thrilling that breath. so vital that
blow
The soul of the violet haunts me SO!
is It the blossom that sluInoers as Yet
Under the leaf-1nould dank and wet.
And visits in dreams the wandering air
(INhereas the passing sweetness share)?
Or Is at the flower shed long ago?
The soul of the violet haunts me so!
Edith NJ. Thomas, in Frank Lcslic's
Popular Monthly.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04
ITirliESaladS.

Onca ,rpon a time fruit salads We're
served in frappe cups or parfait glasses.
and every one was quite contentcd with
them Now the fashion has taken a turn
that is joy to the women whose stock
of cut glass never existed or has been
reduced by breakages. With her own
hands. if these be daft, she can shape nap
pies that the present taste will pronounce
to be al! that there is OF the most chic.
Perhaps The newest of these Is the
apple cup Large liawless apples must be
chosen for this purpose, and each must
be followed out with skill that leaves
Il a perfect cup-the walls thick enough
TO avert danger of Dreakagc, yet not SO
thick as 10 be clumsy. The blossom end
of the apple IS at the bottom of the
cup.
Into the nappy thus prepared is put n
salad of apple celery and nuts. The fruit
that has been scooped out will hardly
serve the purpose. as il has prohabl been
bruised IN the process of removal Tiny
cubes Of tart apple must be mingled With
an equal quantity of finely cut celery
and one-fourth as much Of the meats OF
English walnuts broken into small pieces.
With these is mixed a mayonnaise. and a
heaping spoonful of 1t crowns the filled
apple This must be placed on a curly
lettuce leaf just before IL goes to the
table. AS the apple has an unpleasant ten
dency TO turn brown after cutting, the
dish should be prepared as short a time
as possible before 4, is needed.
A simple salad Of apples and celery
alone is particularly good served with
q mayonnaise dressing into which whip
ned cream has been stirred. This dressing
.nust be used at once. as the cream thins
81 when st is allowed TO stand.
Grapefruit. salad. pure and simple, Is
dainty when served in the half of the fruit
itself, Just as at breakfast only with a
rrench dressing instead of sugar. To make
tho holder prettler, little cuts may be
made around the edge with sharp knife
and the peel twisted into polnts.-Har-
seivs Bazaar.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04
cnlinn,.r .Ilsthctics.

lyon seem wonderfully pleased about
.on,eth,ne this evening" said Mr.. Middle
x,itt MS he met his better half upon cntaE-
ing ti,e house: II don't know when have
seen you With such glow upon your
face -.
And good reason for It replied Mrs.
huddie,sitt. .'Why. Charles. don't know
krhen Is have passed such pleasant and
t,,cf - profitable afternoon.
h shopping. suppose. and got some
aYie1 bargainsy"
just like you. dear You seem!
Aos a woman never has sentiments
SIf s1sscse OF sordid. practical nature:
a ,sa.ass. IRE moi been shopping aaa
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-04
More su,tcr and Eggs.

Out in the East End lives young mar
ried woman. to whom her household du-
Tics are a source of considerable plea
sure. Perhaps she will get over this
fancy as she grows older, and more &C
customed to the mOnotony OF the mar
ried state, but her young husband SIN
cerely hopes not The other day-it was
Wednesday-she found herself alone in
the house. and made up ner mind to
visit u relative and remain away all day.
returning in time, however, to greet her
Homecoming hubby.
She locked up the house carefully, and
then, just as she settled her nat straight.
she happened to remember that "ednes-
6ay was the day the butter man came
with butter and eggs. He was rel!a-
BILE butter man. and dropped around with
his wares twice a week. she needed
butter, and she needed egSs. SO she
wrote in a bold hand on gooc-slzed
slip of paper: Leave two pounds of best
butter and two dozen eggs next door,
She took this slip and carefully pasted
it on the inside of the window In the
door of the kitchen, and then let herself
out Of the front door. and went her way
rejoicing.
Pretty soon along came the faithful and
reliable butter man. He saw the notlce,
and carried out its instructions. OF
course, he would have DESTROYED the sup
of paper, but he couldn't get at IL Il
was on the inside OF the glass
Then the butcher dropped around. he
also deals in butter and eggs. He saw
the notice, and went back to his shop.
and got the butter and eggs and carried
them to the neighhor's
A little later one of the rival grocers OF
the neighborhood came around. looking
for orders. He saw the notice. took 1t
as a personal hint. and carried the two
pounds and the two dozens to the some
what astonished neighbor.
The other grocer soon followed. ne
saw the notice. thought 1t was aimed at
him. and added more butter and EGGS to
the rel Idly increasing next door stock
The busy slip or the Kitchen aooS.tooR
things easy for the rest OF ohs &C DAY. there
being nobody else in the butter butter and esq
line to notify ~
s. Late in the afternoon. when the mis-
tress came home. the neighbor hailed her
|. from the side door.
"Been stocking M. With butteS and