The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-21

/ gently lifted herSofT the stool and took
her Il, his arms upstairs, still asleep
amazement on lndng that gold piece!
And n beautiful American descendant
aaemosele sopie LATELY
| of France, and has been placed In at-
] attendance Mt It's unrecogilized court
i Isn't that an interesting coincidenceY
!. 6f Napoleon III. ss
|, When the fortunes of his dynasty
!. were at their lowest cbb, Napoleon ILL.,
:. took refuge in London and ,lod gedi In
a. quarter given oyer to INDECENT for
eigners for centuries He had "a, q few "
q rank and wealth. but he was terribly.
!, poor. and he had the good sense not
!, to present them. 4 few rare spirits
out and would have showed him every
attention and all honor, had he per-
n mitted It. Ever SO many people were
, coolly civil when he semi occasionally;
many q slight and snub, as he went,
Il on his way, for years in London, teach.
4 ing foreign languages, and he learned
cSo Tan foot II he
A senger humbly ploddi1g among thou on q
sands Of other obscure folk. But
\ there was one family in England, g
with the most scrupulous courtesy and
the greatest and warmest friendltness.
| Well. when he had been made I'm
d5eror Of the French and the old Lon ey
I get that family? Not a bit OF 1t, to his
credis be It spoken. One OF the girls
had married Mines Gibson, who was
royal gifts for years on her birthday
and for New Years Day-Sevres vases
| big enough and beautiful enough for
exquisite statuary. valuable pictures.
delicious books-Mrs. Gibsons house
was full Of them: and whenever any
e the family went to Paris he trsased
they were, too. and richly deserved It.
Adversely Is like the jewel in a toad's
head"---it shows US our true friends =
the genuine. real thing. And he ilad-at /
this was not forgotten when the Ems
press Eugene and the Prince 1mpe-
rial had gain to seek refuge in Eng
f rha at ax nem 'l and warm warm
welcome ut the English court after
Sedan.
Helen Beclsvith.
There was delightful story told OF 4
American minister had a pretty, wittyI
daughter, who was just making her
bow to the world at ono OF the court
balls. When she was presented to the
bowed profoundly. and asked her name.
Helen" replied the minister. Mr..
Beckwith.
z Would that I were Paris" said the
piled: Impossible, sire. parce que vous
etes la France" Impossible, sire, for
you are F'rance). It was Just after
the plebiscite. The Emperor was
charmed. and Miss Beckwith's social
success was assured from that mo-
sss she
Old ana New
II some of the stupid people amongst |
those who are Scrowding our summer
resorts could know the past histories
of the people with whom they are
thrown. and could foresee their future.
they would avoid some serious mis-:
takes. The man at the news stand
in one OF them is beyond question tho
grandson Of an English nobleman who
s sh eran, at Aginconrt They need not
the strength of buying three maya
zines. The young lady who has been
engaged to reclte and play the piano
from a family distinguished since
colonial days. That red-headed boy
who has made twenty dollars out OF
the other boys at the hotel this season
Ing watermelon and picnics, may be
enc OF our future trust robber barons
That shy young girl OF fourteen. with
the glorious eyes, bent usually on her
carzon event "a S s@ea1ne
don't you think you can afford to be
polite always and everywhere and to
everybody? Politeness Is the current
freely at the disposition OF even the
beggar. It is the cement of the body
polite in Europe. where Its value has
been long known ana tested: for pep
tin often, and without the oil of
courtesy there would be terrible fric-
ton. It is the religion Of France.
nd d It nst al the IN sns ena
4 the rudeness. the selashness OF the
Germans. the English. the ill-bred
Americans drops off like Balzac's "Peau
one ssoothed heped com aHlffnx Sts9
sfattered. 1t may be. In harmless,
patent fashion. It is q soothing syrup
CIVILIZATION e. La and they coax thousands
as no other people on earth can by a
really boundless civiIfty.
Virgininn Manners. l.
s.. We We're accorded. by general con-
on this continent. "A perfect gentle- L
man. "a perfect LADY, was the thing 4
commonly said OF our gentlefolk.
d ni5tn pfsea'ng edaeatign traye
to the making OF that courtesy. For
Heavens sake let US try to keep It,
and teach our young people. and strict
forms. Ceremonies mo- les e oblisat,on ru'n and
civilities ofspolite9 life. One constantly
sees in good families nowadays the
manners Of a. housemaid. groom, in
stead OF the refinement one naturally
eXnects in the children OF gentlefolk-
who find II too much Of an
exertion to say Good morning 2. and,
Good night" to their own families:
who touch their hat like footmen on
the street. instead OF lifting It like
little gentlemen; who never dream of
putting a lady in her carriage and
shielding her dress from the wheel;
who do not even rise when she enters
a room and offer her a seat; who have B
no idea how to receive a guest, and
treat their pastors and masters and
the authorities like 50 many Bowery
boys; whose table manners suggest
not Virginia. 85
IT, boarding HOuxe Geometry.
A witty Englishman has formulated
this science as follows:
Definitions.
1st. All boarding houses are the
same boarding house. T.
I'd. Boarders in the same boarding
house are equal one to- Their.
Sd. A single room is that which hath Z
no parts and no magnitude. . r
4th. The landlady Is q .paralleloEram
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