The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-28

1iel- last week, and the growing fire.
quency of less serious mishaps. has di-
.recded attention anew to the barbed
wire peril. 1t is a condition which
fairly threatens the extinction Of the
time-hOnored sport of croSS-cOuntry
riding, and the 'sqHires and danes of
the shires are nightly stirred. The
hunting clubs are now generally pro-
vided with wire funds" and much
money is paid out to induce farmers
TO discard the barbed peril; but, new
er-the-less, the stuff keeps creeping
in, and the huntsmen are afraid hat
in the near future they will have to
abandon the sport. Nowadays it is a
fortunate club that can say: I'VE have
no wire worth mentioning" Only a
few days ago, Dir Walter Buckmaster
jumped into some hidden wire in War
wickshire, while with the Marquis OF
ZedIand's pacl, a couple other good
rders kad terrific falls. In these
cases the warning CRY. Ware wire!'
was out of the question, as under
brush had grown around the deadly
stranSs, and it was impossible to see
the danger.
Inspired directly by these mishaps
and indirectly by the presence OF wire
in other parts Of the north riding,
Sir William Eden, one of the best mas
tiers the South Durham ever had, de
claros that hunting must come t 0 an
end in the country in question unless
something can be done to check the
growing evil What that something
shah he must be largely governed, of
:. course. by the feeling which exists be-
fV-laD 4tD for31ar- and tho HINT in tho
various countries. Hunting people
MT. be prepared 10 relieve farmers
of - expense in t4king down wire ut
the beginning Of the season and
rel ing it at the end, and those who
liy, L the country must be prepared
10 that the fund is properly admin
istC d and that the work is lone
tho Iughly.
hat is the cause Of the spread of
wiIe? The failure of landlords to pro-
vide posts and rails for their tenants
is one reason Want of organization
and failure to effect its removal where
occlipiers would have been willing, if
aslsed, is another. These points should
be seriously considered in those coun-
tries where wire is spreading, yet
where no organized scheme for its re-
liz 10 III" 10 d
hundred times better than cure, and
wire is much easier dealt with in its
early stages that when allowed to
grow overwhelmingly.
There was enormous competition
among the beauties Of Mayfair to take
part at an aristocratic charity in behalf
OF King Edwards hospital fund, under
immediate royal favor, given at the
tPH3U tho Nfhn~ dow XGnr1I hio%N~~ ~
hress. with society ladies as living
pictures, was the great attraction, and,
las May be imagined, the place was
GkDwdeA with the most elegant people
3n sewn. Aseries of tableaux wants
Opeaea the entertainment, and it was
hin this that the grand danes displayed
fbeaAty of face and form set forth in
the ~ioveliest Of apparel.
These .tableaux represented the his
Hory OF costume from prehistoric times
TO the present day. There were &c Of
ffaenn, and it is said that two hundred
society ladies with good figures and
adequate features applied to appear.
Ont Of these twenty-five were selected
by II. Rondeau, the Partisan modiste
who Gosigned the costumes, all of
which were sold for the League Of
Mercy'S benefit.
Needless to say, the grace and charm
and Sp1endor Of the costumes were
very much appreciated, especially by
the ladies, and it is estimated that over
five thousand pounds was represented
by the perfectly exquisite towering mil
linery that completely hid the stage
from the view Of all except those in
the first few rows.
The series was divided into six
stages, with titles that might certainly
invite discussion These were: 0)
When the World Was Young" includ-
ing prehistoric" Grecian and Syrian
costume; (2) when Power Passed to
Woman" including Cleopatra and I'M
periai Rome; co when Love Was
King" including medieval, Louis XIV,
Louis XVI, and first empire costumes:
(4) When the Great Queen Reigned,"
including early Victorian groups; (5)
When Time Passes" including a pres
eHt day debutante. bride and the mat
ron. and CO. when Beauty Triumphs,"
including the presumed days work of a
social beauty of today.
Manchester is discussing d parallel
TO the Caruso case, which, however,
collapsed, or at least was dropped,
when it reached the police court. A
well-knOWn NOrhwick gentleman was
the accused person, and his arraign-
nlent before the Manchester city JUS
tees on the charge of annoying women
caused a great public stir in that city.
The defendant was a man of ire
p~roachab1e character, and had been in
business for a quarter of a century; he
had beer a member of the Congrega-
tional church, of the city council, board
of education. and other municipal
bodies. Never before had a charge Of
any description been brought against
him The police, however, gave posi-
tive testimony that the defendant an
noyed wolnen by staring at them and
touching them, after the manner OF
Car1lso in the m~onkey-hOuse episode