The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-21
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DEWEY'Ss FLEET MAY
HAVE STEINER WORK

West End, not far from the Countess o
/ Warwick's shop.
| She sells hats, shrtwaists and artificial
| flowers. and an alluring perfume. tn
recipe OF which has been treasured in tn
| iaInily for q century.
| The Hon. Mrs. Turnour isn't above sell
i Ing bonnet to any American girl VIII,
| may drop in and nurnbe.s of then
| have done SO. for 1t isn't every America
girl who has the opportunity or buy;n,
bonnet from the wife of the younge,
| brother Of great and noble Earl
| There are not wanting signs that man,
OF the members Of the pee. age are wha,
| is vulgarly called "fard-up." and furtbe,
| incursons into trade are exnecte, snor
incursions into trade are exnectaa soon
A ....e without money is . hollow ,,ocL-
cry.
LONDON is busy doing it's Christina
shopping nowadays, and the King and
queen are among the shoppers. Unlike
ordinary Christmas shoppers. the ISfns
ana Queen don't have to leave Ruckinr-
nam faiace to do their shopping.
accommodating merchants send WACO,
,oaes OF their wares to Buckingta am
"here the King and Queen m Ike
thelr selections at their leisure T,be,r
Majesties have So many uresen,s 70
glTe that otherwise tney couldn't rel
through the task of Christmas shonnir r
iHey remember everybody at corr
ana not one of the swarms of servants
at buckingham Palace. Sandrineham
WINDSOR Castle and Bal1noral Castle. no
mater no" humble their positions, are
forgotten at Christmas.
Their Swarms of relatives in t,,a court =
OF Europe also are not to be forso ten
SO that their Majesties' bills for Christ.
mas presents will come to to al that
would interest even an American muI,i-
millionaire
Ibis year the King is buying fiat gold
and enamel pencil-ho!ders for his friends
and relatives. and autosraphins hun
dreds OF photographs in silver frames for
others. 1N1
TIE Queen has bought a number of
teweled bonbon boxes and some, t;nv
toy animals in jeweled enamels. while
for her old lady friends she has boue hit
tortoise shell and ivory crochet needles
studded with Jewels.
Tue royal family will spend Christmas
at thelr country house, Sandringham.
wnere for many Years the King and
Queen have held family reunion.
The Marquis of Ormonde is i'll. If he
should de his younger brother Lord
Arthur Butler will succeed to the title.
In that event q Chicago girl would be
the MaTchloness Of Ormonde. for Lord
Arthr Butler married Miss Ellen Stager.
Tho daughter of General Arson staSer.
Tor many years resident of Chicago
Her marriage placed the Chicago girl
forthwith In the front rank of the FL e.
ish nobility, position she has main
tanned very we'll Like all the other
American girls who married Eng ish
titles. she is extremely popular, being
pretty and viracious. Lord Ormonde IS
cage girl has Will not be needed to
maintain the dignity of the title
The venerable Archbishop of Canter-
bury Primate of all England. is eighty
one, hut despite his great age and fra
gile physique. he breaches evry Sunday
in the ancient Cathedral of Canterbury.
He outranks all but royalty in State
functions.
His income Is enormous. but he spends
the major part of it in benevolent church
work. The Primary now isn't as 'rich
a plum as 1t was in ancient times, for
Archbishop Sumner. one of the Arch
bishop Temples predecessors. drew more
than four million dollars from the State
during his long episcopate.
The Archbishop of Canterbury is
known of many Americans. for every
thousands Of them go down
from London to the ancient Cathedral
town to hear the venerable Primate
preach.
Many members Of the House Of Lords
have nat visited the "gilded Chamber"
TOR years. Some of them are so old that
it would be a hardship for them to be
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grave issue We're at stake.
Lord Gwydyr is the oldest member Of
tue House OF Lords. He Will be ninety
three next April The next three eldest
peers are Lord Devon. ninety-one: Lord
Field. eighty-rine; Lord Cranbroone
e'Ehty-eight. Lord Templemore, eighty.
has been a member of the House of
Lords sixty years.
Despite his great age, he says he Will
attend every session the Lords devote to
the consideration of the Education bill,
which is now before them.
1t is reported from Berlin that the Kali
seq is extremely angry with the Social
sts, and intends to do oil he can to sup
press them.
The attack of Vorwarts, the socialist
'rgan of Berlin. upon the character of
Herr hrupp. the Carnegie of Germany"
who was an intimate friend of the kais-
SIS. is the cause of the aiser's renewed
anger against Socialism and its advo-
cateS.
The Socialists, however. do not fear
he kaiser's might. for they are growing
II numbers and strength yearly. They |
1ow hold the balance OF electoral power, |
laVing cast nearly three million votes /
It the last general election.
Tho editor of the Norwarts IS fearless of |
he Kaiser and has defied him by as
erting that when the time comes. he |
viii prove all the charges made against i
Herr hrupp.
The suspicion that Herr Krupp COM