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The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
SUES WILLIAMsBURGH CITY.
Organized Policy-Hcfders Bring Series
of Claims Into Court.

of CInims Into Court.
The organized policy holders fled
suit against the Williamsburgh City
Fire Insurance Company In the Su-
perier Court yesterday, 1t being the
first Of a series of eight prepared by
them. The attorneys for the organized
policy holders have made detailed In
vestigations concerning facts relating
to April fires and have mapped the city
in accordance with the origin of the
various fires
In a large number of cases where
the policies involved were renewals
of former Williamsburgh City policies
that did contain an earthquake clause
a separate suit will be begun, the pur-
pose being 10 reform the policies so
that they shall read in accordance with
the stipulatons and conditions enume-
rated in the original policies and thus
eliminate the earthquake clause.
The attorneys claim this course Will
compel the company to carry out the
promise contained in the original pol
icy, whereby IT was agreed that on re-
ceipt Of premiums for the renewed term
it would continue the policy under the
original stipulations." This stipula-
tion was disregarded by the company
without informing the policy holder OF
the change.
Suits against the Willlamsburgh Com
pany will be filed daily until they ar4
all before the court.
The first of the series of suits filed
Yesterday was brought in behalf of
the persons named herewith and for
the amounts mentioned:
Heinrich and Anna Flatham. s2500;
Christies Froelich, $4,000: Emma B.
Dunham, $4,000; s. J. Dietx. $4,000
Marie Cuner, $500 d. ]. and C. Casassa,
$4,000; Frank and Emile Braun, 1880
]. D. Feldbusch, $4,000; Mrs. A. NJ
Haman, $4,000; c. H. and ]. l.. Stubbs
Lavizzi, $1,000; ]. P. Treadwell, $4,000
John Comedian, s2500 Mrs. Anna
Streicher, $4,000; Katherine r. Mackey
and Ellen M. Kerrigan, $1,000; A. Praz-
zio, $1,000; A. Prazzio and J. Solari,
$1,000; P. Musante, $1,000.
The attorneys whose names are
signed to the complaint are Peck q
Boynton, Solinsky & wehe, Francis ]
Heney and J. ]. A1wyer.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
BATHING
SUITS WORRY OFFICIAL
City Attorney of Milwaukee Threatens
Immodest Swimmers With
Prosecution.

MILWAUKEE,. Aug. 3.-Put swim
ming pants on or be pinched- That is
the tenor of proclamation TO the pub
lie issued by City Attorney John F.
Kelly.
What is a decent bathing suit? The
learned lawyer says II Is not close
fitting. fesh-colored narrow bandage
worn about the hips. A decent bathing
suit, he opines. covers the body from
the shoulders to below the knees
Kelly's warning to bathers was issued
in consequences of complaint being
made that many persons battle in the
public waters without being clad in
proper bathing costume, grown men
being the worst offenders
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ALICE IS TO SEEK
SOCIAL HONORS.
Said to Intend Setting
Up as a Leader in
Gay Life of Capital
HAS AN AMBITION
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.--If reports from
Washington are true the coming win
ter will see changes in the old estab-
lished etiquette and official life of the
capital that will make the hair of the
timers rise on end.
1t seems that Mrs. Longworth has
already declared herself and her social
campaign as matron is already map
ped out Needless to say, absolute in
dependence characterizes her attitude.
One fruit of her trip abroad is her
newborn conviction that a married
woman should retain her rank as her
fathers daughter and not fall to her
husbands level
AS the case now stands, Mrs. Long
worth Is one of a throng, q mere ant in
the social hill, and she ranks, not as
the daughter Of the head OF the nation,
but as the wife of minor Represen-
tatiye in Congress. The gossip is that
she has determined to set up as the
social leader and to hold court which
Will equal in Importance those of her
stepmother, Mrs Roosevelt, or of Mrs.
Fairbanks, wife Of the Vice President.
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REAR ADMIRAL
CHARLES TRAIN
is SUMMONED

CHEFU. Aug. 4.--Rear Admiral
Charles Train. communicative chief Of
the United States Asiatic fleet, died this
afternoon of uremia.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3-As COM
mander- In chief of the Asiatic station
the important duty of maintaining
strict neutrality In Philippine waters
during the Russian-J Japanese War de-
volved upon Admiral Train. He was 81
years old and would have retired from
active service In May of next year.
During his service of almost a score of
years at sea he served on many sta
tions. During the Spanish War he
commanded the auxiliary cruiser Prai-
rle in the North Atlantic patrol squad
ron, and he had been a rear admiral
since 1904.
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WILL FIGHT IN GERMANY.
PoIicy-HoIders to Join
in Suits.

by tomorrow morning we will be-
gin action against the Transatlantic
Fire Insurance Company to get the
money IT owes us. We will sue 1t and
attach its assets wherever we can find
anv. If there are none in America we
will hurry to attach those in Germany
Their plea Of act Of God is too weak
to stand any united attack l believe
that we will get our money and we
will get II through the German
courts"
Such was the declaration of Attor-
ney Walter II. Linforth at the meeting
of the policy-holders OF the Transat
lantic in Judge Kerrigan's courtroom
yesterday afternoon.
The determination 10 fight was evil
dent among all these policy holders.
They were incensed at the letter from
the directors of the Teutonic COM
pany making q declaration of nom
liability through the working of the
act of God clause on the back of the
policies. They declared that they
would fight this declaration and put
up money to begin the contest in the
German courts.
The meeting was thrown in confu-
sion by the declaration of Chairman
Linforth that he could not walt for the
mass of policy holders to act, but
would go ahead and attach the assets
OF the Transatlantic for his own eli
ents The first impression was that
Linforth was trying TO break up the
organization, but he explained that he
wished TO resign his position so that
he could not be criticised by acting for
his separate clients. The policy hold
ers prevailed upon Linforth to con-
tinue as head of the organization and
unite his clients with the larger body.
On Wednesday afternoon another
meeting viii be held to make final ar
-rangements for united course of ac-
tion.
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FORTRESS is SHATTERED.
Works of svenbOrg Tell OF Fury OF
the Battle.

HELSINGFORS. Aug. 3-The cor
respondent OF the Associated Press was
permitted today to look over the fort
resS on the main island. as well all
the other fortifcations overlooking the
town, although the oficials who COM
piled with his request were careful not
to allow him to see the guns
The scene proved the truth of the
statements previously cabled, that the
mutineers had the upper hand in prac-
tically all the fortresses until the ar
rival of the warships.
Escorted by an officer. the corre-
spondent was shown all the minor bar
racks and fortifications and the wharf
and neighboring quays. which bristled
with machine guns. Flagstaffs had
been splintered as IL the mutineers
had tried TO shoot away the Russian
colors.
BARRACKS IN RUINS.
The most severe fire from the fort
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--------------------
which Will be convened after the Gus
tomary delays.
1t has now been aseertained that the
death list on board the cruiser Pamyat
Azova included Captain Sosinsky, lieu
tenants. the chief engineer and the
junior engineer, the surgeon, a mid
shipman and the chief petty officers.
Captain of the Second Glass MozyroH
was mortally wounded. A private and
two lieutenants were slightly wounded.
About nifty sailors were killed or
wounded.
OFFICERS COMMENDED.
The three petty officers who organ
lied the loyal sailors TO retalxe posses
sion of the ship have been singled out
for Imperial communication The mutt
aeers will be court -martiaIed at RevaL
A local newspaper publishes a dis
patch this morning from Ekater!noslav,
dated yesterday. saying that e force OF
police and two squadrons Of dragons
entered the town at 8 o'clock that
morning and arrested the ringleaders
of the strike while they were in bed.
When the workmen discovered this
they gathered to the number Of 1000
and attempted to free their comrades.
A collision with the troops ensued, dur
ing which 4 number of men were
wounded Many of the agitators were
arrested
1t is circumstantally asserted that
there is dissatisfaction among the
Moscow regiment of the Guards quar-
tered here. The demands formulated
by the men are both. economic and po-
litical. Cossacks have been sent to the
barracks of this regiment.
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w. III. Mack Dies suddenly.

w H. Mack died suddenly in this city
Thursday night from the effects of a
stroke of paralysis He has been a resi-
dent of the State for 35 years. Since
his retirement from business in this city
a. few years ago he has resided at
Healdsburg. He leaves wife and a
son, w. Mack. member of the real es-
tate firm of Hicks G. Mack Of this city.
Mr. Mack was prominent member Of
the Odd r'ellows and will be buried by
that order. He was born in Trura,
Cornwall. England, and was 64 years of
age.
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I.nnc d. George Dies.

CHICAGO, Aug. s.--Isaac D. George,
former president of the international
Typographical Union. died yesterday at
the Presbyterian Hospital after an ILL.,
ness of eight weeks. Mr.. George was
So years of age. He was elected the
first president of the international
Typographical Union at Albany, N. Y,
In 1859.
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Ell Pa.o de Robies.

Twenty miles from the coast. altitude T2o
feet. has more perfect climate than the IA
nous Riviera. The new bathhouse has APP
pliances for treatment with mineral water Ia
all forms. from ice 10 steam. Wonderful cura.
tive effects. Low rates Mt the grcat hotel for
long stays-spend your vacation here. on
Southern Pacific coast line
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Prominent Lawyer Dies.

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. s.-Captain O.
c. Merriman, formerly a referee In
bankruptcy in the United States Court
and one of the best known citizens OF
Minneapolis, Is dead at his homo In this
city. aged 72 years Mr.. Merriman was
at one time Mayor and was for many
years leading attorney.
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smith Despnlrs of settlement.

Word received in San Francisco from
Chicago gives the reason OF Byron L,
Smiths resignation as receiver for the
defunct Traders Insurance Company.
1t is said that he despaired of ever
effecting a settlement between the
policy holders and the corporation, and
SO quit in disgust His place has
been taken by H. A. Haugan. president
of the State Bank of Chicago.
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Embassy,s Chfef clerk Dies.

LONDON, Aug. 3.--Charles Hudson
for thirty years chief clerk of the
American embassy here. died today.
Hudson served under eight Ministers
and AMBASSADORS
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nragoon. KIN Peasants.

KURSK. Aug. 3.-An encounter took
place here today between peasants and
drag agoons. during which six peasants
were killed and three wounded. Several
shots were fred from the crowd,
whereupon the dragons answered
with three volleys.
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Hamburg -Brement0L
a Heavy Assessment.

III AMBURG. Aug AT extraordinary meeting of the
stockholders Hamburg Bremen Fire Insurance Com
held here today informed the stockholders
the total losses of result of the San Francisco
disaster $s6ooo The hand amounted to
600 and it will be necessary for the stockholders
pay an assessment of so per cent on the capital
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
Former Lord Mayor Of London Die,

LONDON, Aug. 3.--Sir Sydney Hedley
Waterlow. who was Lord Mayor of
London in 1878. is dead. He was
born In 1922
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
STUDENTS OF URUGUAY
HOSTILE TO ELIHU ROOT
sorae Papers OF the Republic Comment
Uafnvorabiy on secretary's
Inst SD<ech
Last Speech

Special Cake IN The Gail and the New Yer.
Herald Copyright. 1908. by the Herald
Publishing Company.
MONTEVIDEO. Uruguay. Aug. a.
Students have lately endeavored to pro-
woke the animosity of the people against
Secretary Root. Some papers Comment
unfavorab1y on his last discourse
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 3.--Orders were
issued at the War Department today
assigning Major General A. w. Greedy
to the command Of the Northern d.
vision with headquarters at st. Louis.
to take effect September 10.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
CHICAGO LEADERS
SHUT PHILLIES
OUT TWICE.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
NATTONAL LEAGUE.

NAllARAL LEAATl r.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. s.-chicago
6gT 9SA The s oniy run iGi in the fiPst I.a was
made by the visitors on McGee's mun
of a fy ball The second contest was
won by hard hitting Score;
Chicago ;;.-.......-...... g Q
P2iacelPhia D.. ,,.:..:--:..;..,
and Donovan Umpires-carpenter and
Chicago :t....--...-..- Z is !
f9saaqelPn1a Bat1erPies2 Renibach and Moran:
Duggleby, Roy and Donovan. Umpires
Conway. and Carpenter
the home team only two hits today. but
these included Brains single and Bates
home run, both in the same inning.
Score:
Boston .............. 3. e 2 3
Batteries-Lindama and Needham;
Wicker and Livingston Umpire-Ems-
BROOKLYN, Aug. 3.-In a splendid
batting rally in the ninth inning. Brook
lyn scored two runs and defeated Pitts
burg, 20 !. Score;
gtttssgrs .......-.-. ] : Z
Bstteries-Iynch and Gibson; Scan
Ion and Bergen. Umpire-Johnstone
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-The New Yorks
made another OF their ninth inning nm
- Burch and Hoeisketter Of the
visitors were put of the field for dis
putting the rulings Of Umpire KLEIN.
Score:
81 Louis .-.--.---...---- 2
New York ...-.-......... 3
shall: Ames and Bowerman. Umpire
Klein.
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,GntInr ON Bnrntrr.

HELSINGFORS. Aug. 3, iii .. NJ
An incipient mutiny broke out today
on board the Russian cruiser BogatyF.
1t was Immediately put down with the
arrest of zoo sailors on board.
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INJURED IN RuNAwAy.--oakland. Aug 8.
Henry D. Findcy. residing. In Fruitvale. was
thrown from runaway wagon at Thirteenth
avenue YESTERDAY. sustaining a broken leg and
other severe injuries.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04
A Guaranteed Cure Tor piles.

Itching, Blind. Bleeding, Protruding
Piles. Druggists refund money If Pazo
Ointment falls to cure in to IL days.60cs
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04

To Cure Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Brorrio Quinine Tablets.
Druggists refund money IL IL fails TO
cure. E.W Groves sig. on each box. 25c.s
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-04

BOY MISSING.-Oakland. Aug 3.--Joseph
Gulbis. ls years old. IS missing from his home,
1854 Fifth street
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The Crescent Canning Company has also been
Incorporated. with capital stock OF $50, 900.
OF which $3.50 has been subscribed by l.. Hing.
F. II. Foote. W. A. Richardson and p. W. and
r. r. Bellingall.
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the tentn inning scored the only run
Of the game, Washington winning
10 Q. Score:
81 Louis -.---'..------.
Batteries-Glade and OConnor
Hughes and Wakefeld
CLEVELAND, Aug. 2.-Philsdelphia
punched hits and bases on balls with
Cleveland's errors in the ninth and
scored FIVE runs winning the game by
q score of 10 TO Z. Both teams fielded
poorly Score:
r. H E.
Fhiisdeiphia ..............1o I
Batteries and Buelow
Plank Powers and Schreck.
CHICAGO, Aug 5.-Opportune hit
ting gave Chicago victory over Bos-
ton today, 4 TO 0. The invincibility of
Pitcher Walsh. coupled with the field
ing of Jones and Davis. held the visi
tors 10 one hit. Score:
Chicago .....,..,,s.s,ss,, ]
Boston Observation-Disclosures. !
Batteries-Walsh and Sullivani Har-
ris and Armbruster-
DETROIT. Aug. s.-Up to the, ninth
OrEh held Detroit TO two scratch hits
Then Payne's single and an error put
q man a. third and Warner. batting for
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ONLY RUN SCORED
AT ST. LOUIS IS
A HOMER.
AMERICAN LEAGrr

ST LOUIS. Aug. S.-Hughes' home
run into the center field bleachers in
the tenth inning scored the only run
OF the game, Washington winning l
10 0. Score;
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Schmidt, tied the score with a hit Nc
Intyre's triple and Paynes single won
ii in the tenth. Score:
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Continued from Page i. clumn q.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-04
Expensiye Stamp Frauds.

A tiny .'t' cost stamp forger a pref
tyincome not long ago. One OF the rare
stamps is the pink nine kreuzer stamp
of Wurternburg, which Is worth about
500 to collectors. a Paris dealer picked
up seventeen of these stamps at $40 each
and congratulated himself upon his clev-
erness in obtaining them so cheaply.
Not long after a collector who was APP
preached by an English dealer who had
also had the good fortune to pick up,
number of These stamps at a low price
discovered what the dealers had over
looked. In the forgery the name was spelt
with one 't.' as Is the practice In Eng
land, In place of the German double, and
then It came out that several hundred of
these pink finds" had been planted all
over Europe. The forger took advantage
of the fact that no dealer would admit
having Il number OF the raritles for fear
that the market would fall, and had
placed n number with each dealer with
out exciting suspicion.
Perhaps the most notable forgery was
the 'Sedang'' issue. Sedang Is an island
off the China coast. The papers iannoun-
ced the arrival in Paris of King Marie Of
sedans, and he duly appeared in the per-
son of a former French military man.
Soon thereafter sets of seven "Sedang''
stamps We're placed upon the market,
somo OF them selling for as high as 500
a set. Then 1t was discovered that the
whole affair was a hoax and the forgers
fled -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-04
STEVENSON RAN
Author Sure He Would Have
Been Lynched If CAUGHT.

It was Robert Louis Stevcnsons Gus
tom when In California, says Charles
Warren Stoddard in tho National AIagn-
zine. to wander about and make the most
Of his environment, and there was not n
moment of his time but no turned to
profit though his drafts upon nature
were not always payable mt sight. He
tells Henley:
Yesterday / set fire to the forest. for
which. had i been caught, / should have
been hung out of hand to the nearest
tree. Judge Lynch being an active per-
son hereaway. You should have seen my
retreat (Which was entirely for stra-
tegical purposes). ran like hell. 1t
was a fine sight. At night went out
again to see 1t; 1t was q good fire, though
say 1t that should not
Just hero 1t Is interesting to note how
he utilized this episode year later in
his sketch entitled Tho Old Pacific
Capital" included in the volume called
Across the Plains" He says
81 have an interest of my own in these
forest fires. for came so near to lynch
ing on one occasion. that a Drawer man
might have retained thrill from tho
like experience. wished to be certain
whether 1t was the moss. that quaint
funereal ornament of California forests,
which biazed UP so rapidly when the
flame first touched the tree"
i suppose ] must have been under the
influence Of Satan, for instead OF pluck
ing OFF piece of my experiment. what
should do but walk up to great pine
tree In portion of the wood which had
escaped so much as scorching. strike
match and apply the flame gingcrly to
one of the tasscls. Tho tree went off
simply like a rocket; In three seconds
1t was u roaring pillar of fire.
Close by could hear tho shouts OF
those who were at work combating tho
original conflagation could see tho
wagon that had brought them tied to a
live oak in a piece OF open; could even
catch the flash Of an axe rs 1t swung
up through the underwood into the sun
light Had any one observed the result
OF my experiment my neck was literally
not worth pinch OF SNUFF; after a few
minutes of passionate expostulation
should have been run up to a convenient
Dough.
To die for faction is q common evil.
But to be hanged for nonsense Is the
devil.
have run repeatedly. but never as !
ran that day.
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moro than twenty per cont. Tho water
works are also owned by the n,uilicl-
pality, which is now building uain
across Boggy Creek to furnish water anu
power. Tho dam is seven miles away
and ninety feet above tho lever OF tIu
city streets. rho pressure In the pipes
will DO sich as to furnish protection
against fire, and 1t may DO that the
wator will also generate tho electricity.
Regina has now just under ton tnou-
sand people. 1t will probably be con-
tinued as tho capital OF tho now terri
tory and It may some day grow 10
city OF 10000. It Is dependent largely on
Its agricultural surroundings, and II WIN
never have the possibilities of places IKE
Edmonton or Calgary, which are aes-
tined to be big cities. >,
AS It Is now the people have dis
counted the future. Property is every
where high, and the surrounding conh,
try Is raising a big crop OF "For sac
signs The real estate agent Is ublqul-
tous. l met one as ! stepped from the
car and another accosted mo on the way
to my hotel. He asked II were not IN
terested in real estate and straightway
offered mo many choice lands. As he
did SO. a Canadian friend Who Is travel
ing with me said: MY friend. YOU need
not try to sell land to us. We arc In
the Same business that you are. We are
looking for suckers ourselves"
Thereupon the agents face fell, and
with an angry glance out OF tho tall OF
his eye lie strobe away.
Towns Of Central Saskatchewan
Leaving Regina, let us take flying
leap to some OF the growing towns OF
central Saskatchewan.
First look at Prince Albert, on the
banks of tho Saskatchewan River, more
than three hundred miles north of the
American boundary That place was q
Hudson's Bay post, from which tho fur
lands Of the north were supplied. II was
Il great trading center. and to-day some
thing like quarter Of a million dollars
worth of furs are brought there every
year. The town is a lumber market. and
1t also is surrounded by wheat fields 1t
has two railroads, and there are ships
on. the Saskatchewan which give 1t con-
siderable river trade. I am told coal has
been found near by, and the scientists
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old CUSTOM TO mark
WEDDING OF ALFONSO.
Special Ambassador to Demand
Hand of Princess Ena, Of
Battenbcrg.

Interest is being manifested in tho
Forthcoming marriage OF King Alfonso
and Princess Ena OF Battenberg. The
prcliminaries will, in accordance with
Spanish etiquette, be as follows:
An Ambassador Extraordinary. with
plennry powers. will como to England to
demand the hand OF the Princess. Tho
matrimonial contract will be drawn up,
read and signed In London. 1t will be
ratified by King Edward and King Al
fonso.
It Is practically certain that Princess
Iran. where sile viii be. met by the chief
major domo of tho palace In behalf OF
King Alfonso. ms well as municipal and
military authorities and tho British AM
Ena and her mother and then their suites
to tho Spanish authorities. Tho Princess
and her mother will then proceed to the
palace at Elpardo. seven miles from Mad
rid. whore they viii remain for. six days
before the wedding. They Will be met
there by King Alfonso. and the Queen
mother. Two days, before tho wedding
there, will be a solemn reading Of the
alent to betrothal.
On the wedding day the Princess will
without escort OF any kind. King. All
fonso and two adjutants on horseback
Will Join her in the neighborhood OF
E1pardo and accompany her TO the en-
The Princess viii then BIO robcd in a
building, which has not been selected,
where the troussenu will have been ex-
hibited. She will preserve her incognito
until she enters the gala carriage to go
to the church. According to the usage OF
the Spanish court, all the articles OF the
trousseau VIZ be exhibited, oven to the
most minute details OF household linen.
The dresses will be on law figures and
the jewelry and other articles In glass
cases, under the care OF halberders En-
franco to the exhibition will be free to AL
classes.