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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-06-22
he WAS A SOCIAL LION.
But the Girls Were DisiIlustoned
when They Learned He Was
Detective

At fashionable wedding reception
recently given in this city the atten-
ton OF a couple OF girls was attract
ID 20 a rather fine-looking man whose
prematureiy gray hair and clear-cut
features combined In giving him y dis
tinguished appearance. 4 see him
al nearly every large wedding l 60
TO-" said one. II wonder who he can
be. I've asked lots OF people and no.
body seems TO know. Yet he seems
TO be invited everywhere" Yes, I've
noticed him. too" said the other girl
While be apparently goes 20 al the
big weddings. he doesn't seem TO know
anybody. OF at least I've never seen
him talking so anybody. Hes such
an interesting looking man. too I'd
love 70 meet him He looks like man
who had lived and-aud suffered"
4 yoang man standing near. who
/ couldn't help overhearing this con-
versation. laughed. Perhaps I can
throw some light upon the identity
/ OF your mysterious hero" he said
do YOU know him?" exclaimed both
girls in the same breath. well,
can't say that ! exae~Iy know him.
replied the young mao but l know
who ne il. Hes . private detective
Perhsps you have noticed that h'
never strays far away from the table
on which the gifts are displayed
That's what he's there for-to watcl
them You know. Vhere are socia
highwaymen in"
Let's go downstairs and get som
refreshment." interrupted one Of tn
girls.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-06-22

The exploration OF the air by means
Of balloons carrying Self-regiStersag
instruments IL Pursaed with mach
yigor In Europe. On February there
were simultaneous ascents from
many points. extending from France
20 AustriA and Russia One I'M
manned balloon near Paris reached
a. elevation Of 1885 feet. not mneh
short OF eight miles. The temporal
ture % the air at that height. az
shown BY seif-Fegistering thermom-
ster. was 81 degrees below zero.
Fahrenheit Another balloon near
Berlin found the same temperature
st an elevation 10000 feet leks. These
exp<rinents are expected 20 threw
mach light % the lass Of storr.s Ane
/. - stmosphsrie sirss;ssls&-
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-06-22
COLONIAL SABBATH LAWS.
None More RfEidiy Enforced Thas
the Negotiations Regarding
That Day

4 narration OF the laws relating 10
the sabbath and the prosecutions due
70 them would ru huge volume and
make interesting reading The rigid
Puritan observance OF the Lords day
had its origin with the Puritans OF old
England and reached it's fullest desei-
opment in Puritan New England. says
Donahoe's Magazine
None OF the laws were more rigidlS
enforced than those intended TO pre-
vent the ~prophaning Of the Lord :
dav.~ The old records are full % con
ricrions for violation OF them Capt.
Kimhle. OF Boston. was in 1856 set for
two hours Ia the puhlic stocks for has
~leued and unsseEnly conduct" Nhich
consisted in kissing his wife publicly
ou the sabbath DAY upon the Doorstep
OF his house. when he had just Re
turned from a voyage after an ab
sence % three years The story !,
told OF Robert Pike. OF Amesbury
that having TO 90 ON Journey, "a
waited patiently until the sun sanl
behind the western clouds on Sunca,
evening. and then mounted his horse
but he had only gone a short distsuc'
when the last ray gieamed through
break ira the clouds. and the next da
he was anDught before the court an
. 80
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-06-22

Much 81 D'oy8<y Cart~'s sueeess Wa
Due ar Rts Wffe'a
EGaraa

DrOyley Carte. the dranSrist and
manager. whose recent death Was sin
cerely regretted BY members q the
dramatic profession. owed much OF
the success he achieved 30 HE wife.
one Of The znoxt rernAristie women
An her way that ever WAS associated
with fheater4 Eays the Chicago
Chronic8e-
Joining Mr. Czrte's comr=ny in a
somewhat subordinate position 49,
soon showed grasp u everything
ssonnected with the sts2e-so com
pseteiy astonishing. indeed. that
everybody usee 80 say Miss Lenoir--
the Frenehsfied and crausrized IVY
sson o. her own name Of Black-hac
she head 81 8 man and the shoulders
of 3 woman She could keep ac-
counts IN tookleeper fashson. dress
a piece in a way that French dress
maker mighs envy. bargain with AL
fhors.-in short. Do al sorts and con.
dltfons Of thinRs in dramatic work
uutii Sn the eHd she hs6 al ths
threads Of Mr.. Carte's b1siaess IN bet
hands. and when ne and she got saar'
ried Il WAS the conclusion % eTes'
basfness ps~tnership. a. well a. tb'
3ofning together Of two people whs
aaS ) frse and abiding affection 10
each ether
Inrecens years fhe business parfnel
--she devoted Mffe--hae haa 80 per
form the Duties Of she ffrsiess nurss
and Il WAS 10 her soothing hand tha
poor D'Oyley Carte owed that aiassiz
49,, ne x~crfxcd Hur.nr the f<ttou
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-06-22
A MoXSTRoUs LAZY CRIrTER.
An Aquatic Fessl nat l. Too fndoieat
10 Eat the Food "a
Catches.

''Tu-in- a recent trip through the
lover western section of the country.
said a young man WHO has recently re-
turned 90 view Orleans. says the Times
Demurra-. Il believe ] discovered the
laziest and most stupid form Of life 10
be found anywhere on the globe u
was an aQuatic fowl. with . big clumsy
looking beuk. az form something like
the dodo. now extinct i have spent
much time In watching tins fowl
which Is found in some Of the shallow
lakes. and the chief point 81 interest
20 RE rras the startling stupidity dis
PLAYED They cali them shags. / BE-
iieve. OUT west They generally squat
Cd stur-Es az logs IN the lake and
Srstch for Tie smaller rsh that play
urorA4 The surface % -ee water. They
are fairly clever - catching what they
v~~nt. and they 0r-w out their bills
sEith considerable precision when taey
gig Tor Fsmc- But they never get 20
eat what they cst<A until they Rave
fec az least one naS maybe more than
one zaszr1eE ~ z-S<her kind OF water
fowt Whsne-~ . Shl~ begins 20 catch
FISH lonE-leEEed. iouE-necked water
hen WI take = p41ce immediately he
had Aun When the shay lands ths
fsk. the water hen simply reaches
Over and gets H. Without any shoU
% resentment and without TURNING
around. The shay VII continue -
Wae-b for fish and this j. kept up M
81 tic water hen has finished itE meal
and fhcz. ~ no uSher cuterprlsin.
member % the same friDe COMES along
the shay Is permitted 30 enjoy III
product % ils own sleepy Efforts
have. un one occasion. seem one sta'
feec as mAny &C. rhrce water hens b.
fore eating q single fish II "a certain
D. . singular display q stupidEg. an
after having ~stcaed fise rerforssanc
a number 81 shines ] am convinced tha
the KhaC II arts sally too dull - eve
know that The water hen stands 81
hind him % steal the fish out % IA
\ roOuth-~
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-06-22

The publie are very fond OF offer
ing me advice" Gen French told an
interviewer. One fellow wrote:
Why don't you collar your horsesf
And then also have my little CORE
sosRdents svh0 take me after thelI
own fashion Ny Dear French.
came from q Rugby boy, j want you
70 seud me your signature, but MIND
YOU don't let your secretary write IL
and q little girl. expressing herself "a
very wlshful 20 see ne back IN Lon
den. pointed out an immense number
OF ink crosses she had traced on th'
paper. and said she hoped ] w0ulS
take tAem for kisse2-"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-29

right, bright merry, athletic and un-
conscious of self That afternoon he
had happened in the neighborhood and
called on Brownie, happening that
happens with tolerable frequency of
late, and been asked to dinner. His
fine figure showed to advantage in the
dress suit with that white waistcoat
young men affect.
He told us frankly that the evening
costume was a borrowed one, got from
a chum who lived near by. 1t had been
borrowed before by another chum, he
said. The other chum had sent the
waistcoat to the laundry before return
ing il, in order to give it back in per-
fact shape. Upon the back of it in in
deitble ink the laundryman stamped II
with the name of the chum who por-
rowed it (Jones), supposing it to be his,
and thus it was returned to the owner.
Seeing Jones' name, the owner wrote
beneath It, also in indelible ink, the fol-
lowing:
This is a lie. The waistcoat belongs
TO Knickerbocker. Jones borrowed it."
And now third fellow, who was nei-
Their Jones nor Knickerbocker but Do
ran, was wearing this much borrowed
garment. MARIE MILLING.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-29
THE AUTUMN LEAF
AND AUTUMN LADIES

Goddridge who chung longest to a hlgh
plant in the middle of her table. She
did it to keep from seeing opposite her
the face of her husband, whom she
hated as only proud woman can hate
the man who has outraged every hber
of her nature but from whom, for the
sake of his money and her own social
standing, she will not get a divorce. 1t
is the most CALLING situation in which
woman can be placed. For five years
before his death Mariana had not spo-
ken to old Goddridge except on state
occasions before folk.
Two years before he died he was so
ill it was not thought he could live
week. Then he sent his brother to Ma
riana to plead her forgiveness. God
bridge knew, the message ran, that he
had been all that a husband should not
be, but now he regretted it bitterly and
felt that he could not pass out without
fear except he had the forgiveness of
the woman he had so wronged. She
forwarded to him through the brother
her full and free absolution for the
past, that he might bid the world good
night in peace, and then Immediately
added:
"But, remember, if he RECEIVERS it does
not count"
He did recover, and the first use he
made of returning health was to carry
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-29
A CHARMING WOMAN.

Charm in woman does not consist Of
beauty, prettiness or even moderate
good looks. A dainty, neat appearance
and a sympathetic manner are all that
are necessary. The charming woman is
the woman who is sympathetic alike to
rich and poor, young and old.
When with others, she invariably
puts herself in the background and is
more interested in listening to the re-
cital of their sorrows and joys than in
discoursing about herself.
She is a good listener. And this is
perhaps the most important point of
all, because there are so many people
who are only too ready to talk and so
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-29

pointed by Governor Savers of Texas
commissioner to locate the State In
dustrial School For Girls, and her ap-
pointment has been confirmed by the
senate. This is the first time woman
has been honored in any such way in
Texas. The commission consists of
twelve men and one woman.
Liliuokalani. formerly queen of Ha~
wall, recently celebrated her sixty-sec-
ond birthday by giving several enter
tainments at which hundreds of ma
tives and a few whites were present.
Three hundred guests breakfasted with
the deposed queen, and then came q
general reception.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-29
WEDDING PRESENT CUSTOM.

Giving wedding presents is an old
custom, but it differs in different coun-
tries. Scotland's penny weddings were
peculiar. They were called penny af-
fairs, but the invited guests contrib
uted shiilings and occasionally half
crown, and out of the sums thus col
lected the expenses of the wedding
feast were paid.
Germany has pay wedding" at
which the bride receives her guests
with basin before her, in which each
person entering deposits jewel, a sill
yer spoon or piece of money.
In some parts of Germany the rule Is
that the expenses OF the marriage feast
shall be met by each guest paying for
what he eats and drinks. The prices
paid for dishes aud drinks are high.
and the happy young couple make
handsome profit out of their wedding.
often realizing a sum sufficient to start
them pretty nicely in life. Often 800
guests are present at such wedding
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-29

everyday use. It is perhaps not gener-
ally known that the use of jewels in
these regulation coronets is debarred.
The most costly to make is that of an
earl, owing to the fineness of the work
manship required in the ball setting.
DIR. Mabel Dunn, a graduate of North
western University Woman's Medical
school, 1896, has been appointed assist
ant physician to the Hospital For the
Insane at Lincoln, Neb. DR.. Dunn was
formerly connected with the Illinois
Eastern Hospital For the Insane at
Kankakee.
Mrs. Deborah Doan King of Zanes-
vile, o., who lately celebrated her one
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-29

fetching. of yellowish
lace finely embroidered with tiny
pink rosebuds. The skirt which
she wore with this was of deep
green voile over old rose glace SILK.
It was all laid in tucks, with three
fluffy f1ounces appliqued in empire gar
lands of green and old rose. But
think her hat was the daintiest part OF
her entire costume. 1t was made OF
tucked green silk, with kuotted scarf
of black velvet dropping in a square
bow in the back and the entire under
brim a mass of palest pink roses. AS
MuriePs complexion is exquisite, the
effect of this costume may be well inn
agined.
BY the way, speaking of her engage
ment to AshurSt, before ii was yet an
nounced one of the yellow journals OBJ
tanned hold of the news in some way,
and to our amazement one Sunday
morning we saw on the front page a
large photograph of Ashurst and one
purporting to be of Muriel, the whole
thing neatly encircled in a design of
Cupids, bleeding hearts and coronets
By the way, the portrait wasn't Mu-
riers at all. She is very chary of her
pictures, and no paper in town has ever
been able to coax one from her. The
girl in the picture was perfectly awful
She was plain, to begin with and wore
her hair in a frightful Psyche knot.
Then, her dress was something impOs
sible, and she wore a decidedly cheap
hat which looked as if it had cost 70
cents, already trimmed When Muriel
saw what was supposed to be her face,
she wept AS for me- INDUCED in a
little thought. Somehow or other, the
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-29

hundred and fifth birthday, is the last
survivor of the seventh generation of
Doans in America. For more than forty
years Deborah Doan was betrothed to
James King, refusing to marry. until
her mothers death. When the wedding
finally took place, the bride was sixty
six years old and the groom sixty-five.
DR.. r. ]. Dawson of Flint. Mich, was
appointed by the governor a delegate
to the International good roads con-
gress recently held in Buffalo. She was
the only woman on the programme.
Her subject was Rural Road Naming
and Marking and House Numbering"
Mrs. Helen NJ. Stoddard has been ap-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-29

tail. 1t was in Inc Dlond glrl ana nef ne"
a modified Span e0iHuie'
ish turban shape, with the crown encir-
cled by a carelessly knotted scarf of
lace held by a jeweled buckle. The
underbrim was faced with closely tuck
ed turquoise chiffon.
One of the fashion prophecies of the
season is being rapidly disproved. 1
came to this conclusion as l looked
across the rows of boxes and noted the
gorgeous flower laden hats. There is
nothing like a rose to set off the fresh
complexion OF young and pretty wom-
an, and she knows it. All the ostrich
feathers in the world cannot take the
place of flowers. So whoever predicted
that flowers We're to be tabooed this
season was greatly mistaken. How
ever, they viii only be worn on dressy
occasions, and that is n relief from last
summers bad taste, when flower laden
hats were even seen with short skirts.
Miss MorOsini had on one of these
flower hats somewhat like that of NIu-
rieTs in the sketch You will notice
also. if you look about you, that there
/ is a tendency to place these flowers on
the underside of the brim instead of
around the crown as heretofore. This
is a thoroughly Partisan idea and goes
with little hats of the popular "canO-
tier shape.
Before I close want to tell you the
way a great many blond girls are ar
ranging their hair. 1t is parted a la
Merode, but brought over the ears in a
/ much more fluffy fashion. Then great
big black flower or a bow of black vel
vet is fastened right over the part in
such a manner that it droops slightly
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-29

few who are willing to listen. Whether
she is interested or no, she always tries
to appear interested. She is good
conversationalist, but she knows when
TO be silent.
She changes her moods and her con-
versation to suit the people in whose
company she happens to be. She is al
ways sympathetic with those in trou-
bic, merry with those who are gay and
ever ready to do a fellow creature a
good turn; but, with all her changes OF
mood, she is perfectly natural and new
err in the least affected or stilted in her
conversation.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-29

war she has made her home a refuge
for old people of her race and for or
phans. Only 81. 700 is needed to save
her home from foreclosure of mortgage.
The place is worth more than $4,000.
She wants to leave her home to aged
negro men and women.
Spirits of turpentine is the thing with
which to cleanse and brighten patent
leather.
The American contributions to the
Queen Victoria memorial fund amount
to S75,C zoo. In accordance with the re-
quest of the American society in Lon
don. it will be applied to a clearly des-
ignated portion of the memorial This
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-29

will be designed and executed by an
American sculptor in harmony with the
memorials general artistic design.
Miss Theodore ElWen, young Brook
Ign society woman, returned from a
trip around the world, made the jour
ney without a companion and declares
that she never felt the need of one.
English jewelers. win have merry
time until the coronation, for it is cal
culated that at least 1000 coronets must
be made. These will be of silver gilt, as
solid gold would be far too costly for
headdress only worn by peers on this
occasion and not much oftener by peer
esses. who prefer diamond tiaras for
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-29
KATE CLYDE'S CHAT
Of FASHION'S WORLD

girl in the picture looked strangely IA
miliar. Still .musing, / went slowly
down stairs. and in the lower hall l
nearly collided with one of the house
maids. l raised my eyes absentmind-
eddy and gave her a glance. Then the
whole truth burst upon me. Grabbing
her fiercely by the arm, l dragged her
into the dining room and made her con-
Tess. What do you suppose she had
done? 1t appears that when the report
err had been denied an interview by Mu-
rie1 he had given this girl a tip and had
questioned her. She willingly answered
all his queries, but when it came to
question of Muriels photograph she ut
terly refused to risk her position by
stealing one. Then he offered her IS,
and, unable to resist this bride, she had
retired for a few minutes, only to re-
turn with a picture of herself in gala
attire, which she palmed off under COW
er of the dim hall light. AS the girl
was about Muriels age, and he had
never seen the latter, he unhesitatinslv
published the picture and was much
admired by his fellows on account of
his clever scoop.
AS for Muriel when I told her this
piece OF news she showed that she was
a true woman in spite of all her We're de
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-29

tily in coffee colored broadcloth, to go
with my blue fox furs. you know. Mrs.
Keene's gown was of blue checkerboard
velvet, which means velvet stamped IN
squares-the latest thing. The skirt
was made with the front gore laid IN
shaped strappings of bluet taffeta. In
the center of each strapping there was
a pretty art nouveau button. From
this front gore, rising slightly upward
as they reached the back, were three
bias fiounces edged with curved strap
pings of the taffeta The back mad
scarcely any fullness, but it was cut so
as to flare into a full, long train. Inc
waist was charming mass of tiny
strappings over a soft lace front. The
Chinese sleeves were especially e1ec-
tive, with their cheVrOnlike StrapplngS
and soft undersleeves.
One thing l could not help noticing
was the unity which prevailed in all
the costumes of the best dressed wom-
en-. No more a hat of one color and
gown of another. If a short coat was
worn, nine times out of ten the dress
was on the same shade, and the muff,
hat and boa reproduced different tint
ings of the same color. l think this
comes from the wish on the part of
women to appear as stately as posi-
BILE. All the lines of dress, perpendic-
ular trimmings, long trains, princess
effects, are tending that way, and it
seems a positive crime for woman to
be either short or stout.
A most stunning woman whose name
I could not learn made a charming pic
ture as she leaned back in her box ard
laZily watched the horses on the last
day of the show. She wore an entire
costume of black broadtail, and let me
tell you one thing-these broadtail tai
lor mades are quite the SWEETEST things
yet discovered in the world of fashion.
This broadtail costume, then, which
bore the unmistakable imprint of
great Paris house, was lined through
out with the palest turquoise blue glace
silk, of which distracting little glimpses
were caught every now and then. The
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-29

on worse than ever. When his death
actually did occur, Mariana's intimate
friends wrote to her, congratulating her
on that event, and she thanked them in
notes inclosed in the most deeply black
edged envelopes.
Well, there are women who will I'M
derstand.
At the autumn dinner we had not
many guests. Old Billy Fare, who goes
to dinners for the eating, was one.
After he had filled himself and shot Oft
at us his century old stock conundrum-
Who was the shortest man in the BIZ
BILE? Bildad the Shuttle. He, haw!
And who was the next shortest? Ne
high-miah. He. haw-he winked gen
fly away into ftful nappings. My
mother heard him spring that joke at
dinner parties forty years ago, and [
have heard it six times a season ever
since 1 came out. Lord, keep our mem
cries green enough not to repeat old
jokes.
Another guest was Santie Bosch, Ma
rianas stepcousin by marriage, a little
man with fiery red hair which he
wears like Paderewski's because he is a
literary man in a feeble way He has
always with him some stopped over
verses of his own which he insists on
reading aloud, and people let him do it
because the nonresident, Christian Sci
ence way is the easiest. So it was all
right.
But Santie Bosch was not altogether
a drawback to the feast if you contem-
plated him from the viewpoint of the
imagination, for, with his fiery hair,
black clothes and white shirt front.
you could think of him as the redhead-
ed woodpecker of the autumn land
scape and thus make him add TO the
picturesque decorative effect.
But the whole thing, as it were, of
the masculine sex at this feast was
Archie Doran, a slim, dark haired uni
versity student who sat at Brownies
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-29
wILHELMINA,s WEAKNESS.

If the young queen of Holland has
one weakness which is more prominent
than another, it is her decided fondness
for pretty clothes. A story is told of
how on one occasion before Queen Will
helmina's marriage a large assortment
of dress goods was sent to the palace,
and her mother proceeded to choose for
the queen some alpaca and plain mate
rial But Hollands youthful sovereign
refused to abide by the selection and
chose figured silks and brilliant dress
materials even for morning wear. She
said that her loving parent might make
use of the plain stuffs if she liked them,
but she wanted something prettier