The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-23

OF course good deal Of talk and Cos
sap just now is about the visit to this
country Of Prince Henry of Austria, and
the gossipers arc reasoning among them
selves Why the Kaiser did mot send ID
the United States as his enissary MS
eldest son. the Crown Prince. Some say
that the Kaiser was very right in not IN
tclrup.inG this young mans studics, bat
The general impression held at tllc dinner
table IS that he was afraid of the American
girl, You sec, the girls agree with the
;ren, even If they DO not say so, when
they say tlIiLt tho KAISER has. of course,
heard of her wonderful charms, and his
Majesty is decidedly wide awake
Then Tie little story started last summer
10y Madam Rumor crecps up, and the old
teie of ti,c Crown Princes Irritation with
Miss Gladys Beacon, at Bleniheim, is told.
And so his highncss. not forgetting the
Impression made decides that the young
Prince could not be trusted.
Tlran when ideas on this TOPIC give out,
tie people turn their thoughts towards
The Prince himself, and one boy, at the
table, who had just before been teased
Cor taking n nod in Lcntcn service that
afternoon, spoke UP and said:
j know Il good story told OF him once
pardoniug a man who had fallen asleep
during ono of the lNaisers Sunday SER
mons on board his flagship. The captain
had seen the man nod, and after the ser
mon sentenced him TO Two days arrest
Tor breach of discipline. Prince Henry
heard OF il, and finding that the unfortun-
ate young man had been six hours on
watch during the night. ordered his i'm
mediate release. j SympathiZe with tho
man. and have always liked the Prince
since, for didn't l run and watch the
fire Thursday, and just as / was falling
asleep at two o'clock hear the phone bell,
rung by my chum, To say the lire had
started up again; so. of course, out
went like a flash No wonder 1 nodded
at service"
In an Office down +, wn this conversation
Was heard during the past week--the
chief speaker, with book in his hand
Now it was in graphically describing this
that | won a girls heart. or / suppose
go, for during her stay III the city, in
which then lived, was allowed to t;ke
her to the theatre twice"
Oh said the other, with sheer,
when a girl lets you take her to the
theatre she is pretty hard hit" which
bright remark called forth much laugh
Ter Then another Chimcd in.
Talking about theatres, was the mad
acst thing the other night. Just think,
boys all because one girl wanted to get
!, seat on the electric car and have a chat
by the firesidc / lost one of The finest
parts OF the Bijou. For about half Way
through the last scene she poised a dainty
picture hat on her head, and there sat
behind, IN no hurry whatever.
And IT, said The first speaker, lost
She love scene between Nat Goodwin and
Maxine Elliott, but it was not so inter-
esting as S me. considering they are nus
band and wife.
A Minneapolis girl. who wishes that
The editors of the woman's page of the
newspapers would cease to harp OH the
unpublished shoes OF the ladies, sent in
her protest the other day. which is
worth repeating: She says that there
a.e nearly as many women who wear long
skirts az there are who wear short walk
Ing skirts ia trip down Nicolet Avenue
proves that TO be tfue), and that the
bottom OF ones skirt quickly gets muddy
ta this kind OF weather, ana IN less 1lne
than 1, takes 10 acquire 4 polish, the mudd
sl,irt binding ruls 1t OFF. Il not only
grasses every trace OF a shine, but 1t
leaves the shoes 50 disreputable looking
that ii is Impossible 10 convince anyone
that they ever had a shine.
Nell, in view OF that, and the per-
petual snow. the following advice Is
given TO young men: Not 10 look AT 'he
shoes. but the gloves. hair and unpr"sh-
ed hat, and then decide whether You
would care 10 know her.
The week has really been very busy,
hut not IN the usual round of gayety. but
the church-goer has been attending the
services very regularly, and really the
afternoon congregations are larger than
i;eual. Then there have been numerous
Kings Daughters Meetings. temperance
and hospital board gatherings. socials,
and what not; but really more time has
been spent ia calling than in anything
else. nfilady owed SO many calls, and
the ante Lenten rush was SO great that