The times dispatch. [volume], February 13, 1912, Page 5, Image 5

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Social and
Personal
Mrs. William Hodges Mann Will re?
ceive ?n the Executive Mansion this
afternoon from I to 7 O'clock. Tho
lower door will be decorated entirely
in Kalldrney roses and palms and a
sliver vascj of Ihn snme (lowers will
bo used on ti.,. iea table, Mrs. Maun,
who will wear a gown of Idaek velvet,
trimmed in dachest, lace und embroid?
ered 'n sliver. will receive In I he
blue room. Assisting Mis. Mann in
receiving callers will be Mrs. George
It. Keeiell, of rtockinghain county, who
I- a guest In ike mansion. Mrs.
Kpesell's gown Is of pale gray cloth,
und both Mm. Mann und her guest
will carry big bunches of red roses.
Mrs. F. N. Staples will pour tea.
A' the Womnn'N Cloh.
yesterday afternoon w-as story-tell?
ing time .! ? the Woman's Club, and Miss
Kdllh Gordon Nile?, of Chh-ngo, lec?
tured to the members of the club on
"The Story Which Is Art." M.-rs was :i
talk of the revival of the old. old art
of ster-v-telllng and Its vital part In
the training of children, and right hap?
pily did she present he- subject Miss
Nile? Is a very fascinating woman.
Shr. drew u fairy ring nbout her audi?
ence and held them In the spell of her
own wide, dark eyes and musical voice,
The Flour That 1
Gives Universal
Satisfaction.
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Winter Underwear
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$1.00 grade . 79c
$1.50 grade .Si.2')
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Mad. M99. Hourly Deliveries.
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jPeroxide of Hydro?en, U. S. P.,
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Magnificent showings of F'r.s Furs.;
Coats. Suits and Hats.
tr-Tr- - ? 1 ' 1 11'. . aa
N. W. Cor. Third and Broad.
Big Winter Sale
is Now on in Full
Force.
Kopkins F?rfiit?re Co.,
7 West Broad St.
Cash or Credit.
e._-!?1-?-??:
*r.^ 7|!K~?fERlCAN AVu^tfUCPEUf AM?KD3
Tiir. iikst vr-;3TroV,i|M(>iJ^'..:rR..
?YEVEi'.YJtaT.
while she related the most enchanting
tales you over heard.
Shu said that tho artistic story I?
worthy to stand on its owu merit; that
thoy are not merely talcs to amuse,
luit windows t'irough which one catches
glimpses of tho race. Rich In Images
and romances, they uro yet as simple,
sincere and natural uo young chil?
dren. As a glimpse into the plot ?n<l
construction of the fulry ?torlos that
live so eternally in the heart of a child.
Mit.? Nile's said they were very simple,
und wert) born at a time when people
really believed In witches and gobllua
and the invisible godmothers attend?
ing the christening of every baby.
Thoy were merely a group of pictures,
fables and tales, and as such they held
one's Interest. In the folk talo It is
tho great striving le> understand and
explain tho mysteries of nature and
: lh?s mind. All the human Interest in
I the world Is there; t.icy are full of
adventure and grand truths and axe]
I In reality literary niasterph cea
I Several little stories were related and
J used as Illustrations. Miss Nlles has
|a subtle, charming manner and a great
deal of personal magnetism, and her
stories went as Binooluly and lellght
fully np little boats going out to sea.;
Some one lias said that nearly every-1
thing In the world reminds us of Moth?
er Goose, "precious heritage of child?
hood," site, called them. These melo-:
dies cultivate In th<; child a love of
the musical flow of speech and make]
pictures for erne's heart to turn loving-1
ly back to In after years.
The legends and stories were so fas?
cinating one- could have t.it all after-;
noon. Humor ami pathos :'itt?"t through
the word-pictures, lights .tnrt shadows
played about the figures and distinctive
characters In the tale, rind the after
i noon will live long ill th]o memory of
the people, there at tie.- cluli yester-i
I day.
Miss LI 7.sl? Archfi and Mrs. B. V\!
Valentine poured coffee and Miss War?
ren, Mrs, Smith Brocktmbroilgh and
Miss Lee wer?- ut the tea table. Mrs.
Ii. A Sampson was hostess, and Mrs.
w. Shields was chairman.
Owing to the absence of Mrs. Archer j
Jones from tne .-it; . the program for
Wednesday's RoUnd Table will be
somewhat changed. Miss Mary Dny
Wlnn win be chairman of the after?
noon, and will discuss Alfred No'yes -
and his poem*.
German Last \l?bi.
I Th<? last german given by the Rich- i
niontl German Club this season took
place last night In th-- ballroom of
ilif: Masonic Temple. The tistinl palms
and bay trees decorated the ballroom
j and In the dining-room upstairs,
where a seated supper was served at
11 o'clock, primroses and daffodils
decorated the tables. Colon?! Jo Lane
Stern it,j the get man. dancing with
M SB Emily Ruiherfoord Royal), who
j is one of the mo?t prominent girls in
society this winter. Miss Itoyail wore
u French gown of pale blue taffeta,
with ruches of cream-colored lace, ami
trimmed In little pink rosebuds, and
her bouquet was orchids and 111 lea
Of the valley.
I House I'urty n? Virginia nnieh.
1 Miss Virginia Gordon, of Norfolk. I
[ Is entertaining a house party ut her
cottage >.t Virginia Reach for several
?lays this Week. Miss Gordon's guests
include Misses Helen Pievens. Mary
Moniten, Louise Seiden, Essie P.
Archer. Lizzie 11 otch k isc. of Richmond;
! Nan Goodwin, of Fincastic; Mabel
Allen and Elolsr Waldrop, of Norfolk.
Tearoom Hostess's.
One of the most Interesting features
ol the Lenten seusoti is the tearoom
in the palm Harden of the Jefferson
Hotel. Tills aflall Is g?lten up every
year by the Girls' Club, and Is solely
for a .local charity. The- tea tables are
set around 'n the palm gardens of the
hotel, and a committee of soe'ety girls
serve tea every afternoon from * to 7
o'clock. The hostesses for this yeat I
i are Monda}?Mrs. Robert Cabell, Mr*, i
J St. George Bryan. Miss Gert'? Camm.
j Tuesday?Mrs. Edward Mayo, Mrs. !
Stuart Hume, Miss Hale Walker. Wed
I nesdsy?Mlfp Evelyn Gordon. Mrr.
Thomas p. Bryan. Thursday?Miss:
Marlon Harris. Miss Elizabeth Daven- i
port. Fr'day?Mrs. William Northrop.
Miss Gleichen Noitlng. Saturday?j
Mrs .Godwin Boykt'n, Mrs. Hiram I
-ndth and Mi's Ella Vluek
I'o Kotertalu Friends,
Miss Nancy t,. stamper will give a }
Valentine party th's evening at iier
home on Twenty-third Street. Decora-!
j Hons win lie in keeping with the :
fosst of St. Valentine, and guests will j
Include a number of M!s? StuniD-ir'r
friends.
Leap tear Daser.
A Leap Year dance was g|v?n on I
Thursday night of last week at Liberty'
Hall. The chcperoiis were Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Mann. Mr. and Mrs. C.
j Park Gary. Mr. or.ri Mrs. John J. May,
Jr.. Miss Elisabeth Moore and Mies
] Marguerite Robins were at the punch- i
i bowl.
! Mr. and Mrs. May led the german.
Those dancing were Miss Grace Wil?
liams, with Mr. Chappoll; Miss Mary
: Andrews, with Clark Stan well; Miss
Lena Atkinson, with Paul Atkinson;
M:.-i Grace Owens, with Mr. Strother:
M'ss Grave Schermerhorn, with John
S hermerhorn; Miss Lucy Owens, with
Harold Lewis. Miss Virginia Thorn?
ton, with Parker Thornton; M'ss Cor-!
nolla Walker, with Oliver Sutherland;
Mies Moore, with Mr. Hoops; Miss
Dolly Alsop, with Mr. Boyd; Miss Nan.
n'c Itlbrnton, with Mr. Miller; Miss
Clare Trent, with Drummond Curtis.
Miss Myi-a Taylor, with Mr. Orlco; |
Miss Gibbons, with Richard Hardesty;
Miss Jennie G u y. with Reginald Mann:
Miss Helen Smith, with Mr. Brooks;
M as Mamie Johnson, with Mr. Chown-j
im;: Miss Jessie Mi-Minn, with George. I
McMInn; Miss Gregory. with Mr.
Shackle-ford; Miss 'Rosa Burton, with)
Lester Eggleston: Miss SalllO Hancock,
w'th Gordon Miller; Mist Moselle
Robins, with Mr. V?rden: Miss Pearl,
Yerby, witli Clayton Ycrby; Miss
Edith Parker, with Julian McCarthy;
Miss Hazel chcnfwnod. with Herbert?
Mann: Miss Maty Redd, with If unter
Jones; M'ss Louise lliulspcith, with
Mr. liarvey; M'ss Elizabeth Ahdn ivs,
with Henry Kelly; Mis.- flattie Bryant,
i with Clarence Paul; Miss Alice Gary,
with Arthur Mann; Miss Jnttlc Galhos,
with Mr Mi l-'atland; Miss Huie-1 Hud.
peth. wiiii Will Moss. Miss MdrJo
Ciieatwood, with Mr. Adklns; Ml.i.i ?
Kiilhcrlne Rhodes, with Horace Chris?
tian; Miss Carr'i Thornton, with Mr.
Crotvder; Miss .Innel Chrlst'nti, with
I Mr. Mountly; Miss Mamie Hall, with
j.Mr. Slice; Mlssi Ruby I'irhlier. with Poh
nlo Wright; M'ss Uldlno Vaiden, with
Mr. Crowe; Miss Elizabeth Hull, with
|Mt. Black; Miss Grace James, with
Elliott Harrelsou.
I The stags were Messrs. Johnson.
! Woodwoid, Christian, Parker an<l
! Jones.
Luncheon Yesterday.
I Mrs. George Franklin Hutcheson
' gave a v. ry iiretty buffet luncheon at
tliu Jeffesson Hotel yesterday. Decora?
tions were in spring flowers, *nd the
j table was ornamented with a big
'basket of jonquils and smllax.
I Organ Recital.
I Musical people- in town are much'
interested in the organ recital that
I will ho given at the Church of the
Covenant, corner of Park Avenue and
; Harrison Street. th<x evening- The.
! recital w ill b. under the direction of
j shepherd Webb. Miss Ainu- Rein-'
[iiit.lt will ,i.:-l.-t Mr. \V< i?i> with th.
j vlollji, and Alisa Elder Fleet will King,
iu will be a very Inttircstlni: concert
and a splendid program lias bee*
ranged.
Lck\vh tar Winchester.
Miss Anne Douglas Boverlej-, who
has been th<- guest of Mrs Rifbard
Evelyn Byrd, at the franklin, In th|i
city, le<t yesterday for her hon1" 'n
Winchester. Miss Rcverley has been
much entertained during her fkbrt
visit to Mrs. Myrd She I* a very love- f
ly and charming girl, and belong* to
one of the best known families 1" the
South.
Mrs. Boocbck's i.uorliHOD.
Mrs. Murray Boocock gave s Ut'dge
luncheon at her home. "Castall??" ,n
Albeinarlc county) Friday afternf'on
Her guests for the affair Included alrs
Faker. Mrs. Shields. .Mrs I^n^?"ld.
Mrs. Charles Boocock, Mrs. JoSCfih .
Sampson, Mrs. Edward Fellows, Mra!
Wlllani Money, .Mrs. Julian SjOrrls.
Mrs. Russell. Miss Helen Money, Mrs.
io~iin. Thomas Lewis; Mrs. chHitt-ndcn.
Miss Cora Howard, Mrv Charles "un?
cock and Miss Lewis.
Meeting; Thin Afternoon.
The winiams Memorial drei? *f
Klns/s Daughter* will me-t thl* af?
ternoon at the res'dence of Mrs
Charles O. Rusher. North Sixth
S'tr"et. at half-past 4 o'clock. >
attendance If desired. j
Traveling \ broad.
Letters rece'ved frotr: Mr.-, r piston |
CabelI bring delightful nccounts of n j
visit paid to friends In Prlncetof a?|d
also In New fYork City. At both j
places Mr. atid Mrt.. Cabcll wer* *?n* :
tertnin'ed at n number of funt't!o"5 i
given In their honor, selling later from 1
New Vork to spend several months 1:1 |
Europe. Mr. and Mrs. Cabell win take
the .Southern Mediterranean trip a"d I
will spend most of th'lr time In S?"th"
fcjui >>pe.
lllrlhdaT Party.
Mr. and Mrs. L C. Echwelokeft ' n
tertalhed at their honte in Highland
Bark en Friday, February J. in eele
br.-t'ior, of the birthday of their daugh?
ter, Minnie. The parlors and dl''ln?
room were decorated In color fphome
>?;" pink and white and vases of P'nk
Dowers n?ro used on th.f mantel* and
table.
Among the truest* were Mlssr. *tuln
Friends Living Only Two Blocks
Away Did Not Recognize this
Lady and Refused to
Speak to Her
Atlanta, Ga.? Some of my friends,
who live only two block- from me, d'd not
know me when they met me on the street
the oilier day." writes Mrs. Manic Chris?
topher, of this city.
' 1 look so much better now thaf they
ever =aw me. They were surprised. a.n^
asked me to excuse thctn for not speaking
to me.
I told them f felt better, too, and that it
was all due to Cardui, the woman's tonic.
I had suffered for 20 yeari with female
trouble, which, a; times, was so ha?' 'hat
for six weck; I would go on without see?
ing an> thing.
Home remedies and doctors' rne"'e'ne-s
diri me no good, but Cardui worked 'ike a
charm.
I will always praise f'ardui for <?*at it
lias done for nie."
If you arc pale, don't u-c the rouge
pot and ch.Vit,'e ycur appearance bX art'
ficial means
Follow a more natural course an1' 'ake
Cartlui, the woman's ionic.
It will enrich your blood, build til' V",lr
constitution and make you look-better
and feel better, as ii has been do-hg 'or
other ladies during the past hall ?'? cei1"
t ury.
Get a bottle from your druggist" "'?
sells and recommends it.
N.M.- Write/a Ladies 'Advisory ? >epl ?
Chattanooga Medicine Co., ChattdnO?R^i
Tenn., (or Special Instructions ani\ <HrP*ge
book. "Home Treatment for W("?c"."
sent itt plain wrapper on request.
J. B. Mosby & Co.
Want Experienced Salespeople* "?
nil depart menus. Apply by letter
only, stating salary expected and
giving reference. _
HAVE VOC SKEN
THE
New Method Gas Ranges
AT
Pettit & Co.'s?
Furniture, Carpets
- and Stoves
Rothert & Co.
Ml. and Rroad
ami Minnie Scb.Welekert, Mnud* Colo
j mir, Eottic Cloy.'. .I?ssla< Walker,
! Florence J.cltch, Oeorgle Durch, Maitle
? Moody. Mario Ford, Minnie Caved o,
Bertie Klmbrougt), Margaret Drake,
Mabel Drake, Nor? Drake. Maggie
Griffin, May Rose. Grace Williams.
Lucille Minor, Jullh McCluer: Jor At-j
? klnsou, William Pendleton. Ernest
j Schaar'. Herbert Francis, Theodore
I Francis, Eeroy Still, Aubrey Shaw,
, Richard 1'ride. Percy Randlott, Wal
' ter Schlessle, Dennis rfurratt. W. K.
Darnett, A. H. Brlnkley. Eugene Orlf?
lln. Frank Doyle. Aubrey Polices.
Frank Chappcll, Louis Srh wclekert.
Gray Schwelckert,
The chaperons wer< .Mr. and Mrs.!
f? (,'. Schwelckert. Mr. ?nd Mrs. O. E. \
Schwelekert, Mr. and Mrs A C. Mason
I a nd Mr.?. ?, w. Pouleoncr.
studio Recital,
j A delightful studio recital was given
by Miss Zelle Minor'? plann pupils on
the last Saturday In .lanui-ry. The
studio was decornt-d with bowls of
? prinp flowers decorated with bowls ?>!
Ing part in the program f'.-r the aft-M
t;"r-n were Misses Elva McCandllsh,
I^iuI?c Qlbboney, Ellzabrtn Watson.
Madeline Williams, Margaret Daven?
port. Marie Qlbboney, Lucy Willie.
Bcssli Anglln, l?ucy Wtllli.ms and oth
ers, A vary Interesting program was,
rendered.
Krt ' lass Entertalon.
On Friday pfternoori tin Art Clans
of the Woman's College entertained a
number of friends. The chief feature
;f the program was a talk by Mrs.
Jeffrey Montague on Models and Theli
I Uses, or the Story 01 Eight. Mrs.
, Montague, well qualified through suc?
cess In this country and abroad to dlB
i cues subject of art Interest and prollt,
: r.\is very charmlnu md helpful In tell
? In? her point of view of the Story of
? Eight, giving the huh vaiuen to
modi Is, atid showing the student the
proper perspective of art study.
1 Miss Nethnl. Instructor of the de
I partment "i expression, gave a reading
' of Eleanor Abbott's. "A Pink Sas.i."
Piano solos were rendered by Misses
i Roams and Watts, both etudcuts at
I the college, and the program was a
very interesting one. Eater In the
.-pring. the arl department, wll; hold
a public exhibition.
Vnlmtlnr Anslrs.
The week will be full of interesting
parties of the children. The Junior
Auxiliary and St. Paul's Brothcrhoun
will give a Velentine party with
Mother Goose shadow pictures this
j afternoon at t:30 o'clock. It will be
I given In the pariah horn of Holy
Trinity Church
Another Valentine pirty. In which
the little folks arc lute osled. will be
given in Glnter Park Assembly Hall
this afternoon from 1 to 6 o'clock. All
children are Invited.
Hiifi-iieimt Society.
Mademoiselle Merle d'Aubigne, of
Paris, France, who ts visiting this
country In the. Interests of Protestant
work in Frame, will address the Rich?
mond Hugiienot Society this even Infi
Dt S:15 o'clock on "The Morals and Ms
terl?! Condition of the workln? Man
In the North of France." dwelling par?
ticularly on condition.-, in and about
Maubergo?a mining district in the
I' Department gu Nord. In which the
Richmond Society Is particularly in?
terested. The meeting will be held in
; the audience room of the Woman's
i Club, and .wir. '^ake the place uf th*
I winter mass-meeting usually held
I about thio tlm.. Members of the llu
jruenoi Society and nil those interested
In ihe subject arc cord.ally invited to
be present.
Mademoiselle Merle. d'Aubigne, who
Is a. daughter of the distinguished his?
torian. Charles Merle d'Aubigne, and
sister of the equally well-known min?
ister of the same name who visited
Richmond a few years atro, is the
Ktiest of Mrs. Reginald Gil ham, at n
j Bast Franklin Street,
i T. Garnett Tabb, nae gone to Hart
? ford. Conn, where he 1- attending tin
l Insurance meeting,
i fiermaii To-niscbt,
j A gorman of much Interest will lie
I given by the dancing ciass of Mis. w.
j H. Powell, at Bylvidero Hall, from :i
to I o'clock Fils evening, Herbert P.
'Powell. dan.-In- wlti. Miss Helen
; Frances Kol in, ^ ! 11 lead the gcrnian.
i These, classes >vill continue throiighoill
j the Eon ten season, and u!l members
I,ire Cordially Invited to be present at
I the daric thhi evening.
In und Out of Toon.
Mrs. Frank Hough ton,'formerly ,>r
Richmond, will arrive In this city to
I dny to I?.- the guest of Mrs. .1. .1
Hick ok. hi S'.'l West Franklin Street
Mrs llnbei l Ringham, ol Aslievlllu.
N. C, .md Mil's Woodward, of Kpartftii
j burg. & C nr.- visiting Professor and
Mrs. 1" C Woodward, at 1500 West
I Avenue.
I Miss Charlotte Tyler, mt Stilman,
I West Va., is the guest of her aunt.
I Mrs. John S. Tl-irwood, of 2001 Monu?
ment Avenue
Mis: Carrlngton, of Lexington,
visiting Miff- Cary Chalmers st h> r
home In thin city.
i Ha! Flood 'Byrd has returned to
i Winchester, after spending the we< ..
j ond in Richmond.
j Mrs. G. Carrlhgt.oh Mose icy and Miss
I EOlllso Lewis, of this city, are guests
I of Mrs. GCorge Venablo In Eynchburg
j this week.
i Mr'.' find Mr<i William llulht-it, ,.t
I Clnoitiiiiitl. are vi.-dtlnir Mr. ami Mrs.
' John u. foil*, ?.'? Piifi-K Avenue.
VAST SUMS ARE SPENT
BY LOVERS OF HUNT
Cost of Sport Is Increasing Be?
cause of Necessity of Re?
placing Fences.
BY LA SIAltClUSE OE FONTtt.NOl.
HUNTING h-is always been a pas?
time for whicn the English and
the Irish have beon prepared iu
make heavy pecuniary baeilliceB.
? a I act, tho amount of money spent
-acn year on hunting amounts to mil?
lions upon millions of uoiiais Now?
adays It Is costing more than hereto?
fore, owing to lue fact that must of
the leading hunts undertake to tonoe
at their own expense, with timber, too
farmers' lands over winch tney iiuut,
and which have uecn fenced witn wire.
The latter is anathema to every ridor
to hounds, mid has been tnc cause
or Innumerable fatalities to man. wo?
man and beast. Indeed, It threatened
at one time to put Hunting out of ex?
istence altogether, owing to the fact
tnat neltnei horses nor rtuera could In
ninny Instances s'-e the wire on Which
they came to grief.
Now, however, tri" various hunts em?
ploy professional hedgors, who in some
eases replace, at tnc expense ol tun
hunt, the wire with fences made of
timber, arid In Other instances cart ful?
ly remove the wire at in? beginuiiig of.
tne hunting season, store, and then
duly replace It when i -. hunting sea?
son is over. 'I nis naiur-lly adds ?r-'al?
ly to inc. costliness of huntina, and Is
accountable for lb..- tact tllltl man;.
inert; subscription hunts have gone out
of existence and that the iinest packs
are those owned by great peers and
tcrrltotial magnates, who regard It ie-:
an obligation, due to family traditions,
to keep up tut: i.unts ut their own cx
I pensc, regardless of cost.
I Lord iVshburnhain, who ha? lately
beon Heuling In court In England :n
connection witli the will of lus young?
est brotner, the late Gcorae Asnburn
ham, wno died lusi year, tne plain HC
against the earl boirig another brother.
Captain the Rom Thomas Ashburiinam.
torni'jrly of the rievuntn Hussars, and
now a resld? m of Frcdcrickton, New
Brunswick, where he is married to a
daughter of \V. H. Anderson, of that
town?a brother who is destined to
succeed to th' earldom and entailed
estates?Iis- one of the strangest char?
acter.-* of the British peerage lie lias
but one daughter, Lady Catherine
Ashburnham, who iRtide her debut a
couple of years ago, lUtd of Whose pX
istence no one was aware- for several
years after be.- birth.
The London Times of l'tbruary 14,
1803, contained an announcement lo
tnr effect tnat "on January 1390, tilt
Countess of Asllburnltam uavr Sirlh to
a. daughter." It was the ilrst Intlmu
lie>n, even to the editors of the va?
rious "pcoruges.'' that Lord Ashburn?
ham was m?iricd. It had always L-cen
supposed thai ne wan an Inveterate
bachelor, and inasmuch a?; the oniy
Countess "f Ashburnnam of whose ex?
istence people had been aware up to
Hint lime was ins mother, an aged
wiuow, tue mystliloHtton caused by tne
aiinouncemeut was great, it was to a
' '-riain extent set at rtst bj tin. an?
nouncement, lower In the s,-ini<- column
of the Times, among the marriage no?
tices, to tne effect thai "on reuruary
'-'??, ISSS, a marriage #ook place be?
tween Bertram, Earl of Ashnui iiliain,
and Emily, daughter of Robert Ch?p
lin."
Th- latter, on Investigation, turned
out to be a petty tradesman, very re?
spectable, bui of moat numbie e-rlgif
'I lie countess lived a very rclwcd 11:'
was altogetnoi unknown to tue gretii
world, and even to her nusiiuod s rela
lives. But he wus devoted te. t.er, ami
wnen she died. In ttliltl, he mourned'her
deeply and sincerely.
Luid Ashburnham is a man of great
cruuitioii and of somewhat coutt'sdlu
tory ciiarocierlstlcs; for, wuereas In
' all dynastic matters, at home and
anroad, no Is an ardent legitimist?
actually :. founder of tne Wnite Hose;,
or Jacobite, League?in domestic mat?
ters lie is n radical and a home ruler,
lie is likewise a devout Catholic. in
order to increase Hie fortune of his
only daugntcr, to whom lie is pas?
sionately devoted, he sold, about twelve
years ago. the greater part of his
i world-famed library, the gems of
which, including the Maaarin Bible
1 and the MS. Evangelarium given b\
Linptrur Louis ttio t'lous, to the Con?
vent of Noble Cuiioneases which he
founded In A. JJ. 834, at Lindau, on
i?akc Constance! found their way into
tne possession of J. Pierpont Morgan,
and now figuring in the bitter's liurary
in New York.
* The Prince George of 15? ticnbe rg.
I who has jnsl beta appclnted to ttio
great British buttiesliip Colossus; us.
midshipman, !s the eldest of the two
sons of Vice-Admiral i'rince Louis ot
I BaiU'iiberu. now a Lord of tne Ad
; miralty, at Whitehall, and who will
i t.-_- remembered as haviuu brought in
i Engllsn cruiser .-?(Uuiirun across the
Atlantic, acme four of UVo years ago.
to visit Now York, Annapolis, HalltUX,
etc., being everywhere aiost hospita?
bly enleriained. His son, Prince QeOrgO,
is twenty years ut ago, onu Is, througn
', his mother, a great-grandson ot Quuon
I Victoria, Princess Louis of Uaitenbcrg,
' being the eldest of the children of
Gland Duchess Alle? of Hisse, a nel
consequently a sister of the present
Grand Duke of Hesse, of the Czarina.
I and of Princess Henry of Prusaiu. tit
I hat. Inherited the good looks and th?
stalwart stature ot his handsome fa?
ther, has been a universal f.ivor'te on
board the Coohrane. and bids fair to
make himself just is much liked on
'.lie Colossus.
Tile latter Is commanded by C:.ptain
Dudljy dt Chair, M. V. O., ncvul A.
1.'. C. to the Kins, aim for many years
naval attache of the British embassy
I at Washington. He had an experience
av mlosmpnian In the Egyptian War of
]s->;, which Is probably uii'nue In the
j annale of the British navy.
I Dudley do Chair, who is a :,at!ve. or
' Canada, had beon siiu by Admiral
Lord iVlcester, "?.he swell of the ocean."
commanding the British llett that bum
I barded Alexandria, to convey ciis
I patches from Hie Palace of Ras-el
tesnj to the outposts lit Randoh. Los
1 Ing his way. lie was taken prisoner, and
brought before Arabl Pnsho. tho rebel
ehlof, who sent him oh" under .i ntrone
! --seort to Cu'ro. A.- it had been Intl.
matod that the prisoner was no less
: ;. parsonage than Lord Alcester hint
I sielfl his arrival in the capital wns
nailed by Ihbtisands of natives, yelling
thai the English hud beer, defeated.
When he alighted from the train -it
Cairn it was realized that hlb axlroni-:
lv boyish appearance prdcludtid him
I from being passed ort its the British
; commnhder-ln-chlof: so he was de?
clared to be the latter'* son, and ?a."
thiui paraded through the streets, on
! public exhibition, as a type of iho
foe. , . ,
Afterwards ho was lodged 'rt it pal?
ace belonging :o one of the junior
princes of the Khodlvltil family, was
treal od with the utmost consideration
.i'.ii!nr- his live Wehs of enpilvlty that
I ensued, and became tin especial pet 01
I tile urine, sees anil ladle of the iciyn
irin house, enjoying th- freedom of
i thilr v arious lutrcnis, treatod bi Lltem
I ns] ;i particularly comely youngster o:
no masculine consequence.
'. That they were justified In this at?
titude, it perhaps best shown by the.
fact that ho resented it, as refijctlng
upon his claims to be an oflicer of Her
I Majesty's navy, and consequently s
. full-fledged gentleman. His kindly
treatment >vus due In part to his. un
rlnnlnbly good look-, though "f a vjry
boyish character; and likewise, to the
i '.ifcuniatauco that Arabl Path.- was
? particularly, anxious to shov hit,
inagiiaiilmU.v. and alEO to plej.-- Old
Ferdinand do Lossops, whose.gobd win
be was anxious te> retain, -ind who had
Interested himself In th ? lad s behalt.
.VI Druaalsts?tue -?c, ;>oc.
Indood, it V.-OS through tho efforts jf!
Do DesH'ipj tritt tho middy waa finui-i
ly raleased, and sent back to Alexan?
dria, before Arabl's ftnul overthrow by
Lord Woloeley, at the battlo of Tel
oi-Kobir.
Captain de Chair, the only officer of
his rank in the British navy that cJii
sneak from personal experience of lifo
in tho interior of an Oriental harem,
is a nephew of the late Admiral Sir
Harry Lawson. who wound up his of?
ficial career ad governor of New South
Wales, and Is marrtid to tho daugh
tor of one of the South African min?
ing magnate's of the namn of Struben.
Her mother belonjrs to thai welt known|
Irish family, the Cotes, of Lnntsktllen. i
(Copyright, 1912, by the ltrentwood
Company.)
boy flies on glider
Jlcartn.i 'Ascent From Htli and Soars
About 10U Vards.
Allentown. Pa., Fobruaxy IS,?In
pplto of the oold weather Jainca Frank,
aqed sixtren. of Hr.sr Ailertnwn, yes?
terday mado a succeasC-jl flight or'
ahOUt 1^0 yards with a, gilder, which
I he had copied after th?. Wright gilder.
It looks like an aeroplane, minus ?
j motor, and being built on skids, the
start must be mad.; from an incline.
His take-off wa.s from the frozen
snow at tho top of n hill, tilt- h tobog?
gan. True to his calculations, he was]
ublo to guide tho machine Into tho air. |
and after his tllKht landed easily.
Young Frank will without delay con
fiirurt a larger glider for longer
night?.
fr?zeTto death
[ I.evtl* II. Garbcr Found Dead In Ilomr
at Mnuntou.
(Special to The Tlines-Dlspatch.)
1 Staunton, Vri., February 13.?Lewis
! 11. Clarbcr, tifty-slx years old. froze to
death Saturday night or Sunday In
tils house, west of the city. lie was
found last nluht. In the- house. Satur?
day he was Intoxicated and was help?
ed home by two young men. AJtor en?
tering, he icor.iH to have fallen on the
Poor unable to care for himself.. The.ro
was no lire In the house and tho tem?
perature wa? only a few degrees above
aero, no lived In the huuee alone,
his wife ajid two ci.lldren having left
him. He way a --toulder by trade.
1 This Is the second man who has
frozen to death here within a monttv.
Cummlnnlnna Issued.
i. fSpecial to The Tlmws-Dispatch.)
HalelRh. N. C.i Fehrunry 1J.?Com?
mission!* wet.: Issued lo-dav for the
officers ot Troop A, North Carolina
Nntlonal Guard, the cavalry company
just organized at Llncolnton, for
which the Wal Department is 'o
furnish the equipment other than
horses, at a cost of about to.?uo. Tho
ofllcerg are: W. A. Fair, Captain; J. O.
Shu ford, First Lieutenant: and lt. S.
Rlnehardt, .t-... second Lieutenants.
Valentine Gifts
We arc .mowing many inexpensive
articles in sold ard bilvcr, all of them sec
with the February bi.-thstone?Ann
thvst.
Aiost appropriate Valentine gift.
Schwarzschild Bros.
Richmond's Leadiuft Jewelers,
Setouil and Broad Sts.
BONES 50,000 YEARS OLD
Pound hy UlDskniu Expedition hi Pero
Inder lot) l>ei of Alluvial Soli
New H*.ven. Conn., February 12.--'
Protestor Bowman, ,of tli? Yale Goo
lloKical Department, aftor e more carc
| ful study of th.. human bor.?= found
by tho Bingham expedition to Peru,
estimates their minimum ate at 50,0>i.)
years Instead of 10,i>')0 years, the orig?
inal estimate.
The bones were located under Ivo
feet of ailuvla.1 soli of the glacial age.
Dr. Eaton, of tho Yale Muaoum, has
determined hoyond doubt that the
bones belong to r>. race typ?, like that
of the present Indians of Peru.
C. W. POST THREATENED
Police Sei Trap for Ulaekmalter and
Arrest Clinton >omcrs.
Detroit, Mich.. February -The ur
rest of Clinton Sommers uti a Black
Hand charge at Battle Creek Friday
night !m reported as csYtllrming ;t story
circulated u few days, ugo that C. W.
Post, the wealthy curual food manu?
facturer! had been receiving threaten
.n^ letters. The rumor said that tho
lite of Mr. Post's daughter, Mrs. E. u.
Close, had also been threatened. Mr.
Post's secretary denied that anything
was known ahon' such letters.
A trap was set for the letter writer:
by Duncan It. Lyons, deputy United
States marshal at Detroit. Clinton
tjoiners waa the man citnght. The let?
ter demanded $5110, which was to be.
placed in a designated spot. A roll
of blank paper was placed there as
bait, and when Homers called for It ho
was nelr.ed by Rattle Creek officers und
turned over to the. Elilted States nwr
slioi.
The marshal dcclUboa to Ultclose the
name or the complainant.
BOYS TAKEN OUT IN SAFETY
Fire In VprbccU Hall Sturm 'While Sln
dcntM Arc In I ln.?*rooma.
Syracuse, N. Y.. February 12.? Ver?
bock Hall, the junlo.r school of th"
M?nll?s Schools at Mahllus. was de?
stroyed hy Uro shortly before noon
Saturday. ' Swept before a high wind,
the names fn.- a time threatened to
destroy the entire school. Only by t(l?
greatest effort was th<-. home of Ad
jutanl-Oonurnl Vorbeck saved.
The liuildiug destroyed hud a main
structure ,",no foot long of four storlo*.
A wing feet long of threo stories
adjoined It. The two comprised the
Hi-honi rooms, dormitories and Infirma?
ry. Forty-live studenta were rjuartorcO
in the buildlna. Most of these wore
in the classrooms when the lire wan
dl ^covered.
The lire was so slow In starling thai
all tho boys, averaging In years from
eight to twelve, were taken out sufe
i> The datnairo approximates 150,000.
Altaian $c (Eb.
CATALOGUE No. 105a. FOR SPRING AND
SUMMER IS NOW READY AND WILL BE
MAILED ON REQUEST.
ORDERS FOR WOMEN'S AND MISSES' TAILOR-MADE
SUITS AND GOWNS GIVEN ESPECIAL ATTENTION.
please MENTION catalogue No. IQiA.
3?ffilj JWmw. 341b; aii? 35tlt g-tmia, Sfrru $nrk
Have You Ever
Observed How Young
People Flock Around
a PIANO?
A good Piano !?? the greatest maji
nct you could put in your house. It
fairly rnrUntes a spirit of happiness,
song 3ittl laughter. Irresistibly it
draws the family circle closer, keep:
the. young folks at home, and exerciser!
.1 refining influence.
The greatest need to-day
happiness. Anything that will
create more pleasure is a nc
ccssitj'?not i luxury. The
snial> amount you invest in a
?tirft" Piano hear rieh intere-*
in the things that make this Iii.
veirtli while. Why ncit step in
to-morrow. Sec how eusy it i
to own a f'ian-.i?paying for i< '
as von g" alone;
E.G. RIKE, Man ager
205 E. Broad
Flowers! Flowers! Flowers!?St. Valentine's Day
Is there a nicer wav to remind her of it than with PRETTY
FLOWERS?
"We Grow the Flowers We Sell"
Order by phone, Madison 6081, or at the store, 2f> West
Broad Street.
RATCLIFFE & TANNER, Florists