The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-12

FWomen Learn to Fence With
Parasols So They Can Pro-
4 tect Themselves,
QUEEN vlcT0RlA's DOLLS
Royal Children Delight to Play
With Toys Of Half a Century
Ago.

I NY THE COUNTESS OF IsLANI<sHIRE
Nc LONDON, July 11.-A number OF
society women are at present endoavor-
Ing to populurize new form OF sport
/ imported from Paris, which consists OF
1 fencing with umbrellns. The exercise
I Ia intended to render them more in
dependent of male protection In the
/, event Of an attack Or insult by hooli-
gans.. Under the guidance Of u well
known teacher OF fencing, certain OF
these ladies have already acquired
amazing dextcrlty ir the use Of this
1 novel weapon.
Two schools OF umbrella fencing"
/ have been opened. and among the
+ pupils arc two ladies' OF title, as we'll
as large number OF ladies' who are
i popular In the smart set. The point
OF the umbrella Is sharpened SO that
wound can easily he inflicted on an
aasailant These razor-edged umbrellas
4 are barred in the practice bouts, as
ono pupil was badly injured by a
thrust the other day directed by. a
friend who was fencing with her.
shnw and the Socialist.
George Bernard Shaw was strolling
through Regent street with his mother
last Sunday afternoon, when n we'll
known Socialist passed In a motor car.
and. recognizing Shaw. raised his
hat.
Who was that, Bernardo" qucried
Mrs Shaw. "Mr. &C " was the
Really" said Mrs. Shaw. He
reply.
looked more like gentleman than n
Socialist"
rho dramatist startled, inquired:
Why. mother. arc not Socialists gem
tlemen?"
NO. she replied, with forclble en-
phasia.
When the story was related to Mrs.
George Bernard Shaw the following
day, she said: II estimate that spend
third of my time in looking after
my husband"
Mrs. Shaw IL one OF the busiest wo-
men In London: but hers Is not the
sort OF work that brings her into
the public eye. The dread of publicity
is n terror to her; probably she thinks
that her husband has achieved shffi-
cient notoriety for both OF them.
Richest Child in the World.
The children OF the Gear and Czarina
OF Russia. who were SO much admired
by Queen Alexandra during her recent
visit to Russia, are the most Anglicised
of all the children Of foreign monarchs.
for they are being brought up almost
entirely in the English fashion. and
can speak English as fluently az their
e1cther tongue.
The Czarina is devoted mother. and
since the advent of the long looked for
Czarevitch she has spent nearly all
her time in the nurseries. When the
son was born. she engaged q special
staff of secretaries to study all the re-
cent literature dealing with the rear
ing OF children, and a short summary
was prepared OF any new theory on
dieting or tho treatment. of thea In
fantile ailments. and submitted to Her
Majesty for her opinion. The Cars
favorite hobby is the keeping of an
album In which she pastes pictures OF
her children cut from papers and
magazines from all parts of the globe.
The little Czarevitch is the richest
child in the world. for although he
IS only three years old, he IS already
wortl, more than sl,5o0,O00 a year.
Shortly after his birth. he was In
sured for half a million pounds, and
the money spent on guarding him from
harm would keen dozens OF poor famt-
lies In comfort for life.
On more than one occasion an at
tempt has been made to kidnap the
heir to the Russian throne. and some
time ago, In spite OF the vigilance of
detectives. man actually gained ac-S
children are wont to play Luckily.
he was soon discovered. and an ex-
citing drama was lost to the world.
The Czarevitch Is bright, quick
witted child. ms vet happily Ignorant