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

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Yes, Captain" humbly replied the
Prince But l said my grandmother
conferred this-she did not give it,
'.Ah, and what do you call it, young
rnan?' inquired the officer, with a slight
touch of curiosity.
1.-THE Order of the Garter, Captain"
Never heard of it. Must be some fake
decoration. 1 shall look into this matter
myself. Who did you say your grand
mother was?"
Il didn't say, Captain. But she is called
Queen Victoria
London Punch knowing the tempta-
tons that will beset him in this land of
fair women offers the Prince this advice
for his guidance.
GAS for your martial trappings, we sug-
That you should not employ your very
best
Because they keep a. habit, so one hears,
Sprung of sentiment for souvenirs,
Which let's their women carry off By
storm
!, Outlying portions OF your uniform.
But if, dear Henry, they should go too far
And treat you like that other naval star,
Lieutenant Hobson! if, in fact. they seek
To kiss collectively your cherished cheek;
If a natural homage takes this parlous
You will unhesitatingly decline;
For though it is not In our wish to
thwart
Any advances of a friendly sort,
This kind you should discourage all you
can
As is becoming IN married man"
But even with. royalty coming as the
nations guest, to some of us nothing is
half so sweet AS loves young dream.
Witness this statement clipped from all
exchange:
"Chauncey Depews young wife calls
for him every afternoon at o'clock
when they 30 in New York. At the
hour named he is always to be found in
his Office at the Grand Central Station
Mrs. Depew drives up to the entrance
reserved for directors and in few min
uteS energies with thc Senator. with
whom she drives away.
There is a little story Of DR.. Van Dyke
which is of special interest just now to
those fortunate ones who had the pleas
ure Of hearing him lecture in this city
last week. The story goes that soon after
the Rev. Dr. Van Dyke. of New York.
returned from his hunt in Canada he
received a. pen drawing of stag, under
meath which the artist had written "rhou
shalt not k1ll.' DR.. Van Dyke acknowl-
edged the receipt of the gift and sug-
gested that Woer certain conditions a
more appropriate text would be Acts X.
IS: Rise, Peter, kill and eat.''
We have all heard of the absurdity of
painting the lily, but they do that very
thing or something very like it in this
progressive age. In a description of
recent wedding came upon this state
ment:
ITO get the exact shade of each set of
gowns, the flowers carried by each pair
were dyed to match. This is quite fire.
quently Done. a piece of the fabric of
the hue desired being sent to the florist
dyer and copied exactly in the natural
flowers artificially treated
What wil lovely women do next?
If you are quite up-to-date the first
thing you will do Monday morning will
be to make yourself an "Alice Roosevelt
stock. This is the way you do It Get
a, strip of black velvet, on the bias, and
one Of white. Attach the two SO that
the black velvet comes next the throat
and the white next the gown Let both
re Well NneQ ana ACTlnOllHeQ ana make
a stiff upright standing stock.
Over this arrange an application OF
white lace. of the same shade as the
white velvet. Let it be SO put on that
1t comes to a point UP under the chin
and falls to a point down upon the gown,
with the lacy sides extending around the
neck Points of lace should come up on
the stock in such a way as to point to
the ears and there may be a little lace
application in the middle Of the back
of the neck.
Let velvet straps be attached to the
back of tn stock, narrow ones, and bring
them arouni to the front and let them tie
in little bow. low, SO as to finish the
lace point That is the Alice Roosevelt
stock.
The latest Partisan fad is hand painted
stockings Six hundred francs or sl2u
is the cheapest price for which aspair
OF these ilfues Grated ST fngs can be
obtained They are not sold in the shops,