The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-09
Governor Hogg Refused to Dixie
Up in Knee. Breaches Even
to Meet the King.
LINES SUGGESTED TO klPLlNG
March OF Commerce Dia.urbs the Poetry o.,
seuiee-Ls,rs: Fad is to Have Your
Monogram Put on Your
ctk. OF Soap.

The icad!ng event OF the past week in
Rf the ninety.second birthday OF Pope Leo
foreign lands was the Joint celebrates;
XIII and of The beginning of his silver
jubilee as Pope, his golden jubilee as
Cardinal and his diamond jnbiee as Bisn-
op An exposition in the Vatican, con-
tanning exhibits from many countries is
the most marvellous feature of the Jubilee.
Every exhibit is gift to the Pope. Ev-
cry Catholic parish in The world has sent
some tribute of affection.
These gifts include rare paintings, rich
hanCings. costly vases, church and altar
ornaments wrought IN silver and gold,
statuettes. busts. wines OF ancient vintage
End PURSES of gold.
Leo XIII. has Worn The triple crown
longer than any other NAN Stree the first
Jsoatft except Plus TX. lie is already
tl.c Oldest mar that ever sat in Peters
c!icir, save perhaps. Gregory TX. who.
scccrdirs 10 some authorities. was 1uU
gears old when lie died.
The Emperor of Austria Will send as
ITS coronation sift 10 King Edward a life
size portrait Of himself. painted by the
eminent Hungarian artist julius Benczar.
Accompanying this viii be basket Of
Iare old Tokay wine. Which. do you sup
pose. viii be most TO The Kings taste?
tho following lines be added TO Rudyar1
KILLINGS Islanders as cuuTerattng
other varieties of sportsmcn who deserve
reprobation as much as do the deVotecs
Of cricket:
The rubbcr-shod rougl, WITH a racquet.
the ass on the asp!lalted path;
Tho lalf-wittcd furler of hammers, the
1ubber that leaps at a lath:
The ruffian riding in red. and the gaby IN
CATERS that shoots;
The fatuous tiapper on flies. snd tie
scoundrel with skates on his boots.
Tho lout that loafs on the links with his
lingo of Ties and ''tle like;
The laundering bcnt-backcd bounder that
buckets along on q bike:
The baIe-legEcd boobies in boasts, each
bent on becoming blue:
The crass-ilcaded crooks playing cToquet,
the crapuous cad with cue;
The maniacs mounted Oh motors that
murder man every mile,
iApG 1 think you viii Freely admit that
I've bettered my earliest style.
Ex-Governor Hogg. now IN England
has gone on record beside Sockless
Jnr7v." He refused to be presented 10
King Edward. because he must appear
In court dress, knee breeches, sword. etc.
TIL. patriotic Mr.. HosE is quoted as
follows:
Never. If cannot appear in the ofdl-
nary evening dress of an American cru
ss,a, will not appear a t all y pretty
sight l would look rugged up in those
-.vsaws j have not the faintcst idea
~ irving to reyolutioniZc or even critlclse
English customs; but blamed If I'll wear
another country's uniform-no. not even
Ter the fake of meeting the king.
Prominent among the amuscments plan
ned for the coronation summer Is Il
nightly show under the management OF
1liralfy Ti.is time NJ brings from Paris
10 London shows of famous buildings, oid
and new. and great exhibition OF tfeilch
art. with an advisory committee lnclud-
ing the best contemporary trench PAIN
tiers and sculptors Grounds are TO be
laid out with views of of Paris as large
as life, with yistas of Notre lame ana
the Arc de Triomphe. together with Far
is,ou fates, operattas, and costume-eXh
titions.
Beautiful Venice is doomed. The march
of commerce sets up its noisy wheels OF
modern mandatory in the palace OF the
ancient grandees. 1t was sufficiently
iconoclactic when the steam Launches
were in a measure substituted for the
graceful gondoIas, but this is WORSE. For
tunately this sin against the beautiful
and poetic docs not lie at Americas door;
the English arc the transGressors.
The English projectors of the plan to
Turn Venice into manufacturing town
have dcsceded upon the aciet city with
the energy OF an avalanche. the syndio
nf Venice has been reached, and it IS
believed is about to consent to the radi-
cal changes.
To return 10 matters American. The
,ftnrws1h Of Prince IIenry's reception in
Washington and. New York brings to
light some things no. altogether creditable
TO our alton. Tor instance. at the lunch