The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-15
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WHITE SERGE Y.
Facts of Interest
Eor tie ZEousewf1o.
All communications addressed to this
department must be written in ink and
accompanied by name and address.
Both will be held confidential.
Correspondents will please write the
names of their places Of residence in
full. Letters go astraY daily because
the address is given merely as . City"
There are forty-hve Of these United
States and many cities in each State.
Would you kindly inform me where l
can get handbook containing the names
of the different cities and towns in Penn
sylvania? Also the distances between the
towns? I heard there was such book
on the market, but don't know where to
get it. P j. D.
Write to Philadelphia book store, de-
scrihing what you want.
Now, I wonder if some one can tell
ne something about q story l once read.
I do not know the author; in fact. no au-
thor was given. 1t was a very old book.
as we'll as an old story. It was called
my Love. Kate" N. L.
Referred.
There seems to be conflict CT opinion
as to whether President Roosevelt is q
lawyer. It is maintained by some that he
was graduated from Harvard Law School
directly after finishing his classical course,
but had never practiced,
Will you kindly enlighten me in the
premises? Fl. F
He was never a lawyer nor did he take
law course, although Columbia gave him
an LII. D in 1899. and Yale in 1901. He was
graduated from Harvard University, not
f.arvall Law School. in 1880.
Please give me the names OF schools in
tended to make one thoroughly familiar
with and to understand interior Gecorat-
ing the designing of wall paper, fabrics.
etc. I wish to be an interior decorator
ard wish to know all that can be learned
before venttlring upon my career.
L. A
Referred You might write to yvonen's
Society of Applied Design, West Twenty
third Street. near Seventh Avenue, New
York
When you have ample time will you
kindly give the enclosed query your at
tentiCn? Where can I find the following
quotation? I can only give it In part:
Friends I have but few.
But those once tried.
The above is as near as can come to
1t. VESTA.
You come very near many quotations.
For example:
The dearest friends are the auldes.
friends.
And the young are just on trial
And, Il have loved my friends as do
virtue. my soul. my God.
But fail to recall the exact words you
seek. Perha ps-proba bly-others will come
to our help.
Will you kindly tell me what suggested
thu Iiea of the House With Seven Ca
pI-s" to Hawthorne? Mrs. H
The visitor to Salem, Mass. sees the
House With Seven Gables which is be-
loved to have suggested the scene of the
famous story An old family tradition OF
the region is said to have furnished the
outline of the story. 1t is more likely thai
characters and romance were born OF the
prolific imagination OF the great novelist
and essayist.
I have an old London newspaper Of
July .. 1867, in good preserva ton cav
you tell me how could dispose of ite
Mrs. H T.
Your best chance would be TO DISPOSE
o. 1t to some curio-lover. II YOU will
send me stamped and seIf-addressed
envelope I will give you the name Of one.
I have had quite dispute about the
| word Derby" Is it pronounced DERBY
or Darby" In the last I take the a
and use it in pronunciation as a.
Now. when one buys a hat one never
says: Let me see some of your Darby
hats they say: Let me see some
OF your Derby hats" Which is the
right pronunciation? G. n 7.
The English pronounce their famous
race course, from which the hat is named.
Darby This pronunciation is eener-
ally followed in America by those who
know
1. Do you know if l can sell uncut
gems. and where? I have some gems
win sell them If possible They are
garnets from Alaska, turquoise and topaz
from New Mexico. agates from Lake
Superior. number of beautiful pieces
of pink coral and others I cannot recall
until hunt among the specimens
2 Is Is possible to learn to illustrate
for newspapers or magazines without
going to studio to learn? 7 mean. can
one learn it at home with books OF In
struction? I can paint in oils. but wish
to take up illustrating. VIII some one
be kind enough to tell me how to go
about it? r. JIG.
l. Take them to q jeweler and have