The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-23

the richest heiresseS in the British Isles.
She has q most winning and al1aDle
nature, is gracious without condescenslon,
and possessed of Il broad charity that ar
CUES an optimistic view or the World
writes d correspondent. Fashionable So
cicty has at no time had great attraction
for her, and it is a humorous irony that
the proudest distinction of tie fcrthcom-
ing browning of the sovereign should 1all
10 the woman who least desires 1t. Out
door sport has at all times been her law
orite recreation and she has no mean rep
utation as a litterateur
Still again the coronation: The Queen
will not walk under canopy, thas
ancient custom being omitted from
the coming ceremony; but the prece-
dent of having her train carried by
her three daughters may be followed,
and would certainly give distinction
TO the procession and prevent NV
airy among the peeresses. inc queen
will wear everything new on her corona
ton day, down to the most 1nslshlnc can
item in her apparel, saving only her Jew
els. and the garments worn VIII De pre-
served as nementos OF tlle o',cas'on ':.,
aeed the ..new clothes custom Wit DC
observed throughout society, and IN some
of the poor quarters of London clotmns
cI,bs have been started, by winch people
can invest against coronation day.
zinc edward is going to visit President
,,,,,e4 He will stop at the BRUSH EN-
bassy during his short stay IN far:c''
Mr. NJ s. skeffington has as f 1bc Ma Nati i;
Anthem. the other occasions psil6 NY We
Ninto,;an Ji1bilees, of 1887 and 1897. Inc
new verse reads as follows:
With Englands Crown to-day
We hail our King, and pray
God save the King,
Guide him in happiness.
Guard him in storm and stress;
Then in Thy Kingdom bless
And crown our King
The ROYAL College of Physicians mean
IN commemorate this important year IN
English history by raising a funo OF Soep,o
200 the income from which, WIN lnc
Kings approval is to nG ne et,3re az -
cor The Queens coronation is 70 pe
COMMUNICATED, with her consent ana Sp Pc
cial permission, by a fund 70 csidpiiSti
British Home and Hospital for lncura bies
a. Streatham. which is suburb of Lon
don. This hospital was the first to re
ceive Queen, AleSaudria sappoit wien
The movement to make room for British
women in the political and professional
fields grows apace, apparently without
much much assistance from the opposite sex
At the annual meeting of the Blrming-
ham Society for Promoting the Election
Of Women Guardians, one of the women
sneakers said: 1.-The only complaint we
have to make against men is that they
are a little too retiring" Lieutenant
General Phelps, who was present, some
what calamity replied: Where women
are so Capable Of doing the work 1t would
be superfuous for us to intervene.
From Paris comes the news that mu-
nicipal tax of cents a volume on fiction
is likely to be adopted. John La busqulere,
the only American-born Paris alderman
in history, is the author of the measure.
Novel reading is merely one way, of
Intoxicating ones self-1iKe opium. Whls-
KEY or wine. If we tax beer, why not
fiction"
King Carlos. of Portugal. seems talent
ed in many ways. Already favorabiy
known as a painter, he has now proved
himself a writer of merit.
His Majesty is publishing al? interest
ing book on oceanology. dealing more
particularly with researches on the Por-
'ue ''es0 $500 DAME BURDEN