The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-05
DOG SPECTACL[S
N||0 v [. |: ] ! | 6 FAD.
Fortunes Spent in Perfumes.
i Empress Of Russia Expends
$4,000 a Year.

~ Empress sss 81 Russia -xpends
SEQ, 900 a Year.
POPULAR i. PRINCE ARTHUR
King Edwards Yacht a Floating
Palace Queens Interest in
Old Married Couples.
dBY THE COUNTESS or BLANK
SIIIIsE.) .
n LONDON. July "A dog In specta-
cles is the latest fad. a we'll known
society woman has been seen In the
park with one Of her famous breed OF
chows In tow, wearing a pair of gold
trimmed spectacles. Her friends smiled,
and she explained that the poor dog
,gie's eyesight had become SO defective
that she had taken him to an oculist.
who had fitted him with glasses.
Dogs in Paris have been taken to
dentists and their teeth have been
filled with gold; they have had their
nails manicured by experts. the hair
of poodles. spaniels and Scotch terriers
has been dressed and curled by ton
serial artists: some delicate dogs, such
as Italian greyhounds. have been
dressed in sealskin coats: other pam
pered pets have worn gold bracelets
and diamond collars; but spectacles
be for some one to fit a bulldog with
a solitaire. eyeglass and a cigarette.
Kind Heart Of the Queen.
Queen AleXandras gracious act OF
visiting dying young girl at a Lon
don hospital the other day was typical
of Her Majesty's kind heartedness. The
ing about among the sick and the
poor, and n complete record OF her
experiences while acting the role OF a
good Samaritan would i'll q good
sized volume. For some years the
Queen has taken keen interest in Il
novel form of charity. She has given
that news shall be sent
to her Of very old married couples who
have lived together half a century or
more, and should circumstances war
rant 1t, she herself sees to the comfort
of their declining years. Her Majesty
has quite number of the photographs
of these "Darbys and Joans," and the
collection Is gradually being increased.
Her Majesty Is fond of visiting the
tenants at Sandringham. and some
time ago she had an amusing CONVEX
sation With a poor old woman. who
was busy darning her stockings. Think
ing to put the poor old lady at her
ease the Queen said II am sure you
cannot heel a pair of stockings as
quickly as I can"
"Oh, SO the King wears stockings
does he?" asked the woman In sur
prise Only you and me, mum, who
mends stockings. kaows what ter
heels.''
Royal Perfumes.
Apropos of the recent unfavorable
presence Of King Edward and Queen
Alexandra. it may be pointed out that
very exalted personages are habitual
users Of the scent. Queen Wilhel-
nina, OF Holland, has daily pint OF
eau de cologne in her morning bath;
Queen Victoria, OF SPAIN Affects a
mixture Of iris and lavendar on her
handkerchief: Queen Helena, OF italy,
prefers iris and helotrope; the Dow
ager Queen of Italy and Queen Amelie,
of Portugal, are devotees OF sweet vio-
let; but the Empress Of Russia leads
the way. as she spends no less than
Y
iflmery; In respect OF violets she re-
quires that they shall be plucked lust
at sunset. And when the boxes OF
violets reach st. Petersburg they are
rst sent to be examined less that
they might conceal bomb or some
deadly poison.
King Not Deaf.
Somewhat exaggerated rumors as to
the King being greatly Aforementioned
by deafness have been put about re-
Gently. The truth is that His Majesty
is at times apt to experience a Ger.
tain amount Of difficulty in hearing
what Is said by persons who do not
enunciate their words clearly. but to
say that he Is becoming very deaf is
absurd After all, who is there who
does not suffer from a similar deaf
ness" when attempting to listen ia
some one who rpumbles, and this class
of some ones" is not infrequently Wis
itors at the court.
Populnr Prince.
Prince Arthur Of Connaught, who, II
is rumored. is engaged to be married
to the beautiful daughter OF we'll
known peer, is exceedingly popular
wherever he goes. and Is great favor.
site OF King Edward. Although he Is
only twenty-five. Prince Arthur has
already been entrusted with the carry
Ing out of many important missions
He went to Japan to invest the Mikadc
with the Order Of the Garter, and when
he was in Rome attending the christen-
ing celebration of the King OF Italy's
son. he was received in audience by
the Pope.
Some idea OF his popularity abroad
may be gained from the fact that al
one time it was seriously limited that
he would be asked to sit upon the
Servian throne. AS small boy Prince
Arthur's great ambition in life was tc
be- clock maker. The Duke OF Con-
naught determined to show his son
the error of his choice. and pretended
TO take the matter quite seriously. A
certain clock maker used to attend al
the Dukes residence Il every week for
the purpose Of winding the clocks and
one morning His Royal q Highness
brought Prince Arthur to him as he
was engaged lin his work, and said
MY; son has decided to be a CLOCK
maker when he grows 5up.s Will YOU
teach him?" Much astonished, tho
5r1nck.makar sfammared h a hasty as.