Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-01-12
The Home and Housewife

In Siam the lighting of q cigar indi
Gates betrothal. In that country a
person wishing to become engaged to
girl Of his choice offers her d flower or
takes light from a cigar o, cigarette
it she happens to- have ono in her
mouth. After this. provided there is
no impeachment, steps are at once TAX
en- To arrange for the payment Of the
dowry.
Wilson Marks. 6S years old, 4 pioneer
railroad tclegrapher. Wio taught
Madge Trubcl. said to be tie first wo-
man ielegrapher III the country. is
dead at his nome. near Saxonburg,
Baltler county, Pennsylvania. While
teaching the young woman the tele-
graph business the young people be-
came mutually attracted,i and We're
married. Mrs. Marks diel a number
Of years ago.
Anne of Brittany. who.b the subject
of a recent work by ColBtance, Lady
de 1t War;. appears to have been
something Of Il "ncw w}nlan." Ac-
cording to her biographeii she deeply
resented the. injustice OF men with re-
gard TO women" and ordered all her
court poets To avenge the female sex
She WAS a great patron Il art and let
tcrs ana withal did not neglect the cuI-
tivation Of her personal charms. She
took a warm bath every, day. which
WAS doubtless an unhearl-of luxury in
those days: was very Particular about
her clothes and kept all her linen ana
fal-Ials in chests scented with red silk
sachets filed with powd.r made of
roses musk and vioiets Anne was
successfully married tt two French
kings.
The cZarina Of Eussi, is fond Of
swimming and when staying at the st.
Peter sburg winter PALACE INDUCES in
the recreation III Il spi.ndid bath of
white marble.
Miss Eric FdrWcll Of Rock Haven,
Pa, who recently kiiice a 2J0-pound
bear a twelve pound. Wild turkey, a
siNtcen-pound raccoon ,nd a brace of
rabbits in one day While hunting at
Glen Union. is yet in lier teens, and is
a regular student at The Central state
Normal school i'll that city.
\ young japanese actress, Ilanako.
who is performing in : little thcGter a t
the end Of q narrow passage off the
boulevard, is the rage IT Paris. The
room in which her performance is Civ
en- holds 100 persons at most, and
every night and matinde it is packed
with society persons ia magnificent
gowns, who flock thither to crafty
their craving for morbtl sensational
ism.
Princess Victoria ard her early
friends, Lady Colcbroe+e, are both cx-
cel!cnt at wood carving, and the
princess also does good work in leather
em5oSsing. Princess Louise, duchess
of Argyll, has no mean talents as a
sculptor. as we'll as with the brush.
Lady Randolph Churchill used to one
time to play together with the late
Mrs. CraiGic and Mdllei Jonotha on
three pianos with professional ability
and precision.
Lady Granby-or now one must say
the duchess of Rutland-has allowed
some of her work to be publicly APP
preciated, but the marchioncss of
Waterford. who was such a great artist
in the middle Of last century. was
practically unknown to the world; yet
her talents We're such that three of the
greatest artists of her time, with Watts
at their head. sent her 4 formal me
mortal begging her to apply herself
seriously to art, and to allow the pub
lie to SC" the result Of hes steady labor
in this direction.
Many thousands Of people all over the
world have read and enjoyed Ouida's
"Undcr Two Flags" This is 4 most
appropriate title for the novel, al
though Ouiia thought of it quite by
chance. She had just finished the last
chapter Of the book when one Of her
little nieccs came running up to her,
holding in each hand a flag. Holding
up one Of the flags. which vas French.
the little one saf.: 81 am going to kiss
you, auntie, under this flag" Then,
FOL ling up the other: And. | will also
kiss you under this" ''Iumediately,"
said Ouida, .thc idea Of Under TWO
Flags as a splendid title for my book
struck me. Then and there l dccid-