The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-30
The Wornans Page Of The 5Iiin1es-
An Ideal in Every
Day Surroundings

5ZTAll gASAScAL III Tl-1yllly'1ss s \
Day Surroundings
J. used to know q king who suf-
fered much because his queens were
such q disturbing element in the Ring
dom. He tried all hinds-light,ss dark
ind strawberry blondes. Some were
recommended TO him by his coun.
aciIors because they had plenty OF go
and strength and could climb treesS|
and some because they were fragile
sand bennuful and looked well on state
occasions. Then. again one was chosen
because sila talked we'll, and another
because she scarcely talked at all.
But each and all they made trouble
in the court. One was constantly fall
ing III love with this. that or the other
sconrtieis and plotting to make him
king, while another kept the process.
sion waiting because she was SO arro-
CANT with the ladics-in- waiting that
they refused TO march with her And.
most embarrassing OF all, every last
one of them wept vigorously when the
time come for her to be heheaded.
such was the distracted condition OF
the royal household when the king
called council of his chief warriors
way out OF the diHiculty.
IGs the idea Tint Counts.
sQreens, he said. amt much good,
anyhow. but you got TO have 'em. or
things amt regular"
Every courticr had his say. except a
blonde one from the south OF Ireland,
who finally rose and stated that II he
could be excused for fifteen minutes he
thought he could produce a satisfactory
queen.
..AlI right" said the King. "but. II.
she's no good. you're arrested for trea-
SON"
SO the blonde courtier hurried out,
and We all waited quite nervonsly.
Presently, out of breath, but on tirne.
the %ould-bc queen-naker rushed In,
carrying long thing that looked like
rolled-Gp map
without hesitation, he jumped up on
table, hung string over a nail. and
s nrwound a huge poster of a beautiful
lady.
The courtfers sat spellbound until
the king cried:
'.shell do, IL She amt too old But
how can you get her here?.'
That's her" said the courtier. You
see. my mother says 1t amt exactly
what really Is, but the Idea that counts.
and keep the idea right, why, she's
Z better than them live queens that
won't net like our idea is
shout of JOY arose that made the
old palace ring The problem was
solved We had an idea.
The fact that we were all under
twelve. and that our palace was an
empty hayloft, Old no. mar the iliu-
sion The lady In the picture became
our leader She was endowed with all
the virtues. and the king finally be-
came merely regent who interpreted
her desires.
Tho whole neighborhood wondered al
the good behavior of It's kids Prob
ably they neyer knew that the queens
influence lay largely in the fact that in
an Illustrated romance. discovered by
some boy. were found the clean, fun.
loving tenets of wholesome fiction
queen.
You see. we had found. in every day
surroundings. an ideaL-November De-
signer
HOVE WITH FAITH
SAVINGS hank OF ROMANCE
Let us not forget that without faith
Low. is q bankrupt. doing business on
bogus money and sure of exposure.
With faith. love Is the savings bank
OF romance. There Is solid founda-
ton. for nll obligations will be met
on demand.
So must we pay for the first attr,-
butte OF love.
But that Is only the FIRST instalment.
Many a man and many woman
has failed to gain love. through having
paid only with faith.
For faith alone even when accom-
panied with works. may become o
negative virtue.
S Eighteenth Century Game.
A popular game at the end OF the
eighteenth century for dull evening
was the making of shadow portraits
with the aid OF linen sheet and q
candle the portraits being drawn
from tho shadows thrown on the
sheet. The sllhouettes of His Elk
cellency. President Washington. and
his Lady" were done at one OF these
mild festivities. and are still In exist.
ence. Henry Wadsworth LongfelloW
off at Gottingcn did portrait Of his
friend. Edward Preble. who became.
Commodore Preble. + am sure that
Charles Lamb did silhouettes, or tried
to do them. and II he had lived q
little longer would have added q
chapter to 1.-THE Essays of Ella" on
tho gentle art OF misunderstanding.
telling us how popular the pastirne
was in all seminaries for young
ladies.
Little Only-Lonely.
It's nice to be the Only One.
Your mother loves you SO;
When people want to borrow you
She hates to have you go;
But when she goes away herself.
Or ladies come to call
It's lonesome in the garden
( And It's lonesome in the hall:
And then you want Another Ono
10 laugh at you and say:
''Little Only, little Lonely,
Never mind! Let's play!"
& It's nice to be the Only One
When fathers home at night.
But it's lonesome In the nursery
When he takes away the light
You thinlkyhow9 cozy4 Two would be-
Another little bed Ell
I And another little pillow
And another little head;
Lou shut your eyes and think and
S{g think, ,
Until it's almost true:
4 "Little Only, little Lonely,