Social and
Personal
iL_?==^^^??==3/
The HMm debutante function ol
tri? ???unoii took pla< ?? laut niwhl In
tb- ball luo.I Ib. .Iniiwn Hot. '
wh>-ii Mir*? Carolin? Presto*, daashtei
o! Mrs. William C 1'nsMn. was ]?<? -
scnted to society Tb? ? osts Included
only ib.- youtiK- i aeelet) ?*! la Rich?
mond, and MadM Oa*M at o ? lo< K
Tb* ball root ?tm Beea rated with
tSoutlicin SesilnX, palms anil bay tTOOO
and an arnniic mh hi Of palms au..
?n.iia\ bid thi rnif*'"f~nff who played
Carlas the evening, Tim table* in Um
big iialag room of Um hotel, ?her?
mi|i| ii wan served Just be fore mlil
IiU-ht WON deCOrntOd In pink and
?rhita rosebuds, arranged la aaalal
l?tlt) baskets caught with pink lull
bow a.
Thc-re waa no formal leceiv'ng line.
? id L?bars I Mysra latrodaced hi?
aleae to Um gu??ts present. Mi^
l'i i ?ton wore a lovely gnera of I el<
Uii' thiftou with laaata or wiut. Uv
and lanl.-d a great armful of purpl'
Violet* Mit? Eliza* < tn Proa ton, wan
inad- her d>-but in Bit htuorid two win?
ters ago. wore a kowii of white IpreeaeVl
tummed In la-. Miss Preston is ?w
of UM Sliest charming vouns liirls to
?Make tb< i> bow to society her.- In 0
number oi >'~arv and a nr. nt deal "
aatortalniag *'ii a* inetdeiil to bei
Bringing out
?!>? ioIIhu W Inn r Hi re
Mrs William 11 Tho.iias. who has,
fwated mi- rranklla tftreei borne fori
tonn- time, is now with Mis PhlH|
Shi? ids at her home. Ml Weal Uraen
ttreet, for the winter months Mrs.
Thomas will not -ail for Barepe aatllj
the mtddli of l ibiuarj. when slo will
leave with a part] of friends fai ? j
I Hp to the Orient that will ? over at'
least .-liiht months time
\ leiteta Here.
The t,i?h annual caafcrcnce of Gov
ernors BTtl) b- called la order this
morning at 14 o dork la the Jefferson
Hotel The presence of so many nota?
ble and distinguished guests in the
city makes it an event of the w:d<-t
Interest all over the country, and th
entertaining done in thetr honor wUI
b' very ..rllllant Tin big reception]
tendered the edsclaia fiom the several
Mates their wiv-K and members '! ? j
staff will take place this 'VeninK In
the Blues' Armory, it will be a publii |
Iic. ption tendered -he visitors by the I
city, and will be kB event Of mach
tntereat i-iter the Geveraers w-iii i>e
antertalaed at ? aapBar given at tat
J.ffe--on Hotel.
At tNe Woman's ? luh.
"First Step? With Browning'' was
th< aabyect of a fascinating lectare
?!? llvered by Iir H. D C atarfachlan
? .fore the member" cf the W'oarai,
Clin . yesterday afternoon, fir Ma' -
lacMaa le another one of the several
prominent and wMety kn..wn men that
the club privileges to call Ha friends
and his addresses there ftand out
spart from among a lone procession
of delightfully Intellect aal and cul?
tured afternoons Ha w-:.? Introduced
Sale of Umbrellas
Black Gloria silk ITarimilM,
with <arved Mission handles
?ome trinitned with -i! QO
vec; iipecial %/OC
AT <j 1 QO Pure < ok>red
Oi*VO Silk i mbrdlas
with plain MittMoa handle-..
AT ffO QO \ ?. hin? ?
<?)t?,?? t> Pure Silk
i nitin ilk t.I--,,-)-, fancy
trimmed handles, icmm with
K'>ld and ulver, In \.iriou- d< -
igns.
i1 fvn o n r\ *V "^"^
i yesteiday l>> Mrs Tnnmil fa; v John
I ?Uli, who i.inJ? a number of pleasing
licet*- <-( in m about tin- lecturer prr'
i tit with th. IP
Dr. MastafhlSS <i,Nie? .,t ori.i ;:,t
? fllSfII?In? of tip- Will anil wl-li-!:
"iuoii ij ri ssiawi fo; tin Messina laci*
?i aapr rtstlan sad snaterataadliiaj
the masses of thai sahtlrat ?'f .1 ; 11
Stirtr Me said that one must first
aaas ihraysjh the s?*iakJas and ttvii
? f n.h stjrls aa4atotaaalsrj and naJloss
phy in ordei- to walk at last in tin
lose Hardens of his Work A BrWai
niativ saaats either have n?-vi r ti-i i..
bswa larlroducoa to tin- -'oat aast
vtork. or win not latrsSacad uaAei
favota!!- , i -i . ? s. :i I I the]
raut ai? ut IM ret It is. B4J ?? irreal
naaaj of ihaai ga so \ ? as to *:?> thai
rhert Isa't aS l hi as tht ? sltei yvu
have pttseheel or? tin Suah ami have
sjst to in- her net Drssralag Is "
: oi t of tin faej He never trill 1 ?
rub<?tituti- for the areather ar aas'
nslghhoit at sTteraoss tsaa, and thus
rsmslat aaisatl as ths great eaesse
if pspple who have SrStBS in pleat]
II? is a poet that stays by on' at,
Idealist m the great i sransni with
P ato and St. I'aui. end be rom-s !?
one with a message and a vision
Above all writers of the ceiitur\ to
lias a message for alt men. and Sat
must look for the thorough paturn
that Browning 1r weaving, since Sol
often his obscurity lies in one's self
and not in the poet who wrote of the
whole from the point of view of the
part.
I'r Mae'.a--hlan ?usgest? that one
read each poem of Bohert Browning
throagh at a ?hol-, and that up?>t'
the second r-ading the mists will dls
appear, and inuih be revealed to "ne
He was a man that knew the dotail
af so many arts, and writes of them
as though his reader were familial
with tl:em. as the man who stood at I
the head of each He h<zan hie pub
career as by mast'ring the dic?
tionary and his vocabulary aJmos,t
equals that of Shakespeare. Tber
It a mountain to rlimb in hi* Ions
invoiv-d senten rs, his strange latTer
?ions and brevity forced to the point
of absurdity but ot all the poets, par
haps h<- lends himself more readily1
to saal:? ?.s Behind almost everything
?hat ir wrote is a world of optimism,
and the ? elief that Uod snd trutli
Dunlop Flow
It ha- that delicious "sweet < lean" taste when baked
that .-uit- the innocent palate ?>r the child. A cWd
knows what i? be-t by instinct. All children like thi
tlour. Try a -ack to-day? f^r the kiddie.-.
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Economical. Burns nine hours on one
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Ornamental. Nickel trimmings; plain
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quoise-blue drums.
Portable. Easily car?
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room; weighs only
eleven pounds; han?
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Doesn't Smoke
Doesn't Leak
Easily Cleaned
? ncfr Re- wicked
Inexpensive
Lasts for years
At
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
to KW j??t
ilfl
I.ind lovr would triumph over ever>
'hing
Tli'- -sp.-akei said that hi would
riot urge people forth Into th?- deep
of Browning unless hi knew of the
niiths ami beauties hidden In hie
woik and the Int.11- etual vistas that
I wcr<- there for the finding. In thee*
days hard reading and thinking is
I going out of fushlon. and one reads
ofteiiesl that OtM may forget oneself.
I' was a very delightful afternoon.
? pent in Mgrlog Into the Ideal anil
) th> turning of phrases and Words
t- i mind that to ?h? ran might read.
I about that had bee | . rcited kg a H?*
? birplliiii -.ittiriln?.
The member* of Use football learn |
if B,a< kston. A'-auemy gave a delight?
ful reception Saturday night In honor
. of then eeav h, i W. Je alii Thi re
i.l'tion wits held In the large HhTS >
of the inaiii-mi. which ?u aocaratsi
1 with the school colors an i p.-niiaiits.
I During Ihe (bum "f thai eVOaVlhg
I several short speeches were bsMbo> ?
[which Uss ansahen of thi t< am s*"
[praaesd tiiei. gratitsals ?o Mr. torn**
'. for in? faithful ami asBaseSM WSarh
Iw'th tbeas. Captain Ktviu-ga..- a.o
I esSSe In for a Share of the praise ot
I his ti-um-mates.
Among those p.* ?t ut VaM UsSi
[joSHra, of Petersburg Misse? Epes,
A. ;i. - liariow. Anderson, ltobertsoti.
Perkins, it shag of Blackatune. and
.o M na. ris. of Kx iiniond: asaaaca
Kuiiiegay, Aiidt- son, dpeagier, Robert
saaa I'rivott. Davis, ban;. Johnson.
. I?M, Kr-bs. tlriflin. It.age.. Baa
I Sett, Hard:.. Uary an 1 Dr. llu"ks Mr.
and Mrs E h> Ligon and Mr and Mi?
i II. II Seay acted as chaperons
Kef ras d (<> I riluninii.
Mis William A. Anderson has ? ??
"Hii.-I to her livn-.e In bOXlaaTt**. af
t>- a visit to I'.-t -tsbUig to att- .i
tie- WToanSUt's Auxiliary i f the Episco
pai Church for Uiicoae al Wnuthora
? rgtaia, aad to w^aaaJngtoa as * etei?
?-gat.- to in? Oamiral CeaventioM
tie Catted Daught.is of the Coafed
arse: While in Washington. Mrs
And- rson was guest of honor at a
? harming tea given by her cousin.
stadefM Meissner, of th* Russian le ?
gation, to me.-t many relatives rela?
tives residing there, all descen .ants
' i -amu'I Jordan and Isaae Winston.,'
of Colonial fWasr Mrs. Anderson was
ie-'iected for the sixth time as ehat -
man of the Church Periodical Club at
t:,- meeting in Petersburg. Thia club
does th" work of sending thousands :
of periodicals trnd books to man} ]
clergymen and others needing them.
I or Haas l.ee.
Mrs t'hariej I'. I.e.- ?Iii entertain
the dehn tan tea of this season and last
'et .aids <>n Wednesday afternoon ftt
bat honi". -l.'l", \*.'e?t fira-e street
The affair is given (a ho:n?r of Mrs.
Let s debutante daughter Mis? Dalla.
Ee- and ha>r guest -MUs lani?- P.-s
sots, -f New Orleans. Bridge whisl
?ill be pWsTSd and tea will be served
I at the eard tsbl> s
Miss Lee ita" ? very pretty little
?.inner at the Country Club on Satur?
day night in honor of Miss Pcssou.
T.i table was set with pink roses
and thos,- proas al were Mis??.-? Virginia'
'"hestermar.. Mildred anef Vl-glnia
Orftec Eliza Christian Ensign Romual
I P Meclew-ki. 1" B N . Milnes If aal. I
Anton Andams. Maun- e I^anghorr.'. ,
John Miller. Henry Sutton and Artuur I
MntOn Mr. and Mr? .-tusrt Bowe- |
rhaperonc-d
BraMBasrteh v* relding
' A marriage of much interest here!
took place at Wesley Chapel at half- I
past 3 o'clock Wednesday eve-nir.g. 1
November when Miss Selma Vale::- ,
tine, the dau?iiter of Mrs M. E. Val?
entine and the late W. H. Valentine,
became the bride of H. B. Moseley.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. J. T. Payne, and Mies Olivia
Mosele-- played the wedcUng music
The chancel was banked with ferns
' and evergreens, and lighted candles
were used on the altar.
The bride entere?; with her brother '
W. B. Valentine, who gave her in !
marriage <he was gowned In white
satin draped in chiffon, with a court
train, and finished with a garniture
of pearle ar.d silver. He- tulle veil
was fastened with a sliver band an.
? aught with a pearl brooch and she
carried a bouquet of chrysanthemums.
Attending the bride as her maid of
honor was Miss Mary Greene Mose,
ley. who wore a gown of white satin,
with an overdress of chiffon trimmed
in silver. Her flowers wer.- white
Chry santh-mums Herbert Valentine
was the groom's best man. The brides?
maids and groomsmen were Miss
Marjorle Arnette and T. Wright. Miss
Annie Moseley and R. King. Miss
Alice Wright and P. Moseley. Miss
Mabe! Rainev and O Harris. Miss
Ix.uise Rawling.? and B. Moseley. Miss
Bessie Valentine and W*. Vincent. Miss
Lilly Stewart and J. Pugh. Miss .11
: mer Sizer and H. Rawllngs Misses
Mabel Bad Donna Moseley neld the
pates, and littl- Miss Virginia Mos
! lay was ring-bearer.
Following thecoerenym cm r.m
Following the ceremony a reception
was given at the home of Dr. S H.
, Moseley ? brother of the groom. In
; the dining room a color scheme of
white and gree:i was effectively car
', ried out. and Use table was decorates!
with ropes of ?ctiar an-: baskets of
\ Bride roses
I Dense* Lena week.
A delightful dame was given at Bel
videre Hail OS Saturday evening by
fharles K Cook and Guy O. Beale
chaperoned by Mrs J. W Buchanan and
Mrs. C W Massle. The german Waal
led by Herbert T Powell, dancing with!
Miss .le-nnie O'Reggy. Refreshments j
! were served about midnight. and'
Misses Xan. y Hrumelle-. Mary Ma?s>
and KiTtii" Buchanan presided at the
i punch bowl,
tiros Hee-ltal.
Of great Interest tn musical circles
will be the organ recital to be given'
Wednesday night. December t. at *:J
o'clock, in the Kirst English Evangeli?
cal Euthern Chur. h Monument Avenwe
snd Ix>mbardy Street.
! The orgsnist. .lames L Wombb. will
be assisted by Mrs N. I*. Xorris. ao- -
prano. Miss Caroline Bragg, contral
' to: Ralph End? Is. tenor, and Joseph
Whit--, bass.
Weetlaa* To-Det.
i A called meeting of the General As?
sociation for the Preservation of VI -
glnla Agtigultles will be held this
morning at 11 o'clock Th?- meeting
Is for the purp-.s- '. giving all mem?
bers of the association an opportunity
to be present, and a full attendance is
desired, as much Important business
will be dlsC'JSSed
The Branch R. Allen Auslllary will
also meet ihta morning at II o'clock.
The meeting will be held at Murphy's
Hot?! and all members are urged to
be present
The regular meeting of the Cornell
of Jewish Women will he held In the
hssement of Temple Beth Ahubah this
, afternoon at t o'clock Tbc program
i furnished br the Musie ?'iuh win ron
[ slat of the story of f*anp?on and De?
lilah, with musical ncerple from a
vocal trio A aorta! hoor will follow
the program ar.d all frler^. of the
foundl are Invited
The Janior Oahwod Memorial Asso
- ?>,r,-i will meet im? afternoon at %
ovlo. k. with Mrs C W staasl*. Twen?
ty-eighth end Broad streets All mem
b?-e a'e asked to h? present as plans
for the eatertsiasnent to he given by
Men's 55.00 ?at/i -?o6??s,
?/// new, handsome styles,
Sale Price
$3.98
the aasaenslion in J.inuur> will be dis?
cussed
ilnl< uln-on?I'oilrr.
MISS .\|., j fTirTglS" HvlckkUtMi
daugut'M <>t' vY. r. Hutchinson, of IBS
baSUtn Third ft ?.???I. was married >??*
K'Mny t > TrtnJaTBlfl J. Roller, organist
at Um M'-riuiTH ntal ChBraB, of this clt\.
The iiiarrU^. took plac.- in Washing
ton ? Hi v. OBSrgt Neluis, I). D.,
|x rior:n<d UM ceremony at the Church
of UM Ascension.
-Miis ilutciilnson has lor some time
been a member of the choir of Monu?
mental ihurch. a factor which pf?v. d
Its ,<art In the romance. Tile marrtai,'
caBaS unannounced and was a sui
pr.se to iriends and relatives alike.
To.- coupl ? stole away to Washington
on t!ie |J "i i.vbsrk train ) esterday af
Ml noon.
Ileuelit I'rrlorroaoee.
-Society mt n is. much interested in
th< beneht perf orrnance that will be
given at the Superior Theatre It till
front il A M t., t;M f*. ML undo, the
il eCtiOO >>f the Whittle Menem il
Circle of Kin it's lasaghtrra The chief
work tills iicle is In coliliocll"!.
vith the Belle Bryan Day Nursery.
In and Out of Tonn.
Misa Nelli- McCluer has returned to
Lym hburg. after spending several
da> ? in this citj.
Miss Phyllis Taylor, of 1!>11 Monu?
ment Avenue, was among the Rich?
mond girls attending the Thanksgiving
dances in xlngtor.
Dr. Samuel W. Hobeor. has returned
to Newport News, after spending the
week-end with Mr and Mrs J. Haskina
Hobson In Howhatan.
Miss Kate Wheatle>. who has been
spending some time with Miss Maty
I'happell. has returned to her home in
Danville.
Miss Mild.-ed Qmy < ontinues quite
sick at the Memorial Hospital in this
city
Miss Ida Uwson. of Hampton, 's
the guest of Mirs Si/1 . Neal. at her
home in Richmond.
Mrs William Hodges Mann has re
turned from a short visit to relatives
in Petersburg.
Mrs. Austin Brockenbrough. who has
been the guest of Mrs. t'liarles H. Banff,
m New York, for three weeks, has re
turned to the city.
Colonel and Mrs. Carroll I?uis Kido".
of Bristol, are here to attend the so?
cial evests in-ident to the Conference
of Governors. Colonel Kidd is a mem
be.- of the official staff of Governo.
Mann, an : Mrs Kidd is a recent bride.
CANVASS OF VOTE
IN NORTH CAROLINA
Craig's Majority Is 56,420 and
Wilson's Is 46,202?Raleigh
News.
Raielgh. p." -_'. December J ?The
State Board of Elections made suffi?
cient progress to-day in the canvass
of the generat ejection returns to
show the total vote for Governor and j
for President In this Stat?.
The vote for Governor was as fol- )
lows- Craig. (Democrat*. 149.975:1
M?ares. Progressive. 49.930. for Settle.)
Republican. 43,615. Craig's majorltj j
over Meares and Settle was ~,i.i2Q. and
the total vote for Meares and Settle
WSa 93.555.
Returns for State SBaVoerfl show that J
State Treasurer B. It. Lacy led th* j
Democratic ticket with 150.10s. Thert
was only slight differences in the
votes for other candidates for Sta!?
offices
The returns of the piesidentia! vot>.
show that Woodrow Wilson received
7 44.507; Roosevelt. 6J.130. and Taft.
:r*175. Wilson's majority was 4?.2?2..
and the total vote for Taft and Roose
velt. 93.305.
Secretary Clarence H. Roe of UM]
State Literary and Hirtorial Assoc's-l
tion. asys all indications point to the!
frreateit out-of-town attendance th> '
association has ever had for the j
thirteenth annual meeting, which will ?'
convene Tu? sday evening at S o'clock. I
The principal address of the evening)
is to < ?? by Dr Walt.r H V.tUf. . li -j
tor of the World s Work There will i
also be the annual address of Pres!-:
dent R. D. W. Connor, who has an?
nounced as his theme "The Historical
Foundation of Democracy In North
i arolina." There will be the presen- .
tatlon of the Patterson living Cup
for 1S?13. snd thereaft.-r a reeptton Ml
members of the asso< iatton at Hotel
Varborough The sessions of th? as
soelation will continue through Wed- .
nesday ?v?nlng
A charrter was issued to-day faff Tr
t'onetoe Supply Company, of Coneto*-. '
Kdgecombe County, rspltsl II*.***, b:
R A. Parher. Jr.. and others, an
arwndment to the ?harter of The
Bryson city Bank increase* th? rapl
tSl to fii.OOO I?. K Collins !? pres:-j
dent of the hank.
Governor Kltrhtn Nffl t?-dav for,
mortd to attend the annual con- j
? ntion of Governors ?.f States Ih.tt
will be in session th? re ttgfg ????'*
Th< r< Is much Interest in tri? 'f
moniee thst are to be held Wednes?
day afternoon In the hall of the II"Bat
??f Representatives for the uneeeaTsaj
of the tnsrblc bust uf Gov.ir.f r SSBM
M Morehead that n"W o upb - i niche
in the rotunda of the state Bouse. R
D. W. Connor la to deliver the ad
dress, and the acceptance |* to be b>
Governor Kltebln
Tr? records In HM off!'? %% the*]
Wshe County rrgister of deed* shews
thst the anhst1tutlr.Ti of th< sslerv
I 4SI? for fees In tha' 'fflr aav-d ..vet
II *ee to the eountr d-irlna the ft seal
t?ar ending Novemb*- ~* There were
>"? marriage ii.-rn??-s ,?? i?d di.-trs
the year, against 72: for the pre
ceding year this giving 10? mere for
the year just closed
The Wake Coanty Commieeione-s
'eorgsnlterl 1? dar tee onl? 'hunt'
briig r. r n?ddir.gn'M in the pisc?
of ar. r atrew?- mm prddinafleid
?t*? In ? laasj v a mmwm
cesaraassoirrnrr r <* ?W~-kw!ih was r<
?'"I'd coua'y attoraey.
PRINCESS PA LEO LOGO
CLAIMANT OF THRONE
Widow ol English Army Colonel
Possesses Vivid Imag?
ination.
Hn Catherine Todd
w
has Intel) beea floated presi?
dent of III I ^ Ann ri. a n committee,
composed bu ,,f woiaea, arnl which
has f >i ,t.? .a rwed Object the placing
of "1'riin path otogo on the throne
of her SOCevtOrs at ''onstafitiiiopl-.'
tin- princes* andertfking m that even!
to nua ike forUBcations of o..- Dar?
danelles and to open tka -traits to the
satire vartdl
XI. If the "Pi I'lvsiC WIN fUI
alehlng teal nun a|a In retnrn for nn
aacial conaldei it ton* to Mm NlaBsat sia
of aatont asedlelnes la Snglsued who la
printing her ealogy oi their war?-?, at
th? vain-- tinti publish d her photo?
graph, atoag with an estraaraiaaro
coat-of-ai mi. nrrmoantad by the spe?
cie* of crown familiar la theat:-'goers
as worn by Sarah BWIllliaidl in -'Theo
dora." and subscribed us Kugenic.
Prteeaag Paleologo "fliephaiha com
in-nus."
Now the lady who gave this signa?
ture had tu> 1 ?.il rtgnt t-. adapt an>
s tea Baaae or style, aad placed neraeit.
by giving these testimonials, within
the danger of legal action, either by
the purchasers of the patent medicines
which she recommended, if they are
dissatisfied with the .effect of the
drug's e.r by the vendors of the latter,
for baring misled them as tu lbs value
at her testimonial. English law per?
mits pcopli t-? adopt an) extravagant
aam - or tHlee who n th--v may care
to aseame. provldins thai rhoy da not
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solution All drug
srists or send for
book 1 et and
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The Hamilton Watch
has many advantages, not e-nry over for?
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Smith & Webster
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J. B. Mosby & Co.
Wonit-n - T-ulored >uit
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?ame Qt":'''> ^?e??, t>ST
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The? Official \V?tter of thr American
[aTUf^ista' Svndi<?ifr Adopted as
fur h hrrause
IT IS THL ri K?ST.
use these names and dignities to in?
duce credulous persona to give them
credit (or men-hand.*, off -nouey wbioli
they would not oth. r? -. Basra satansasS
I ed. and the lav* also Interveaaa when
! such itssum- d names and titles arc em
l ployed to persuadt p?. opi- to buy
I things that prov unsatisfactory la>
i ? mnstilg
I TlK' aoi-diaaat PrinoSSl I'.d. olugu 9
I real name is Mrs. bidmund Wickham.
and she is the widow ..l a:. Krigllsh
army colonel of that name. She hv.?
j in la>ndon in a mudrii Ii >us looking
; on to Hyde Park ari l po.'?-?.-..-* an Im?
agination th;* is the rr.tsl Oriental
thing about her BSSidea her title, since.
If one is to believe her. BO kSS !!?.:.
three dramatic attempts lav bees
meets upon her life, mm* ini nuatei
i that she and her son esBSUtUta a port]
to the dyaasty now rulnii,' over tlreece
sine* the pasalc of that coantry would
naturalis prefer being rated over by a
scion <>r the imperial Greek dyBBSt) of
Paieologo than by an alien house such
.is that of King George. In fact, .-he
hints mat the latter would be great?
ly reiieved to hear of her death, the
Inference being that he, poor man may
have Instigated the attempts on her
life, concerning which nothing is
known to the English police.
Tin ??Princess'- declares that I. r
father was one of the candidate* for
the Greek throne in UM, This Is rath?
er an unfortunate admission. For
those who will take the trouble to ra
ier to the circumstances of the elec?
tion will find that the Greek people
did not choose a. foreigner in the per?
son of a Danish prince for their ruler
until Mhsy had made a most SSfcBBStlvS
investigation and had absolutely con
v n.e.-d themselves of the Impossibility
of discovering any authentic descend
ani ?f the last Christian ISmperors of
('uiislanlswwgl*!. or aay bona-tid,- re pee -
tentative ot trie former reigning oy?
nasty of Paieologo.
Emperor Constant! ne i'aloolvgo lnn,
self waa killed at the storming of
Constantinople by the Turks la 145.1.
without leaving any issue. Soir..- naaa -
bers of his family are rumored to *hiv<?
? scaped, and to have found refug- in
Western Europe. H'storlans are unan?
imous, however, in declaring that
theae refugees became extinct shortly
afterwards, and this impression pre?
vailed until some twenty-five years
ago.
It was then that Mrs. Wickham sud?
denly put forward a olaim to the effect
that she was the lineal descendant and
principal heiress of the Paieologo dy?
nasty. t>he accumulated an immense
amount of documentary evidence from
the English parish registers, from the
British Museum and from the Royal
College of Heralds la London, tending
to show that she was descended, not In
the male und only legal line, buc on
th* distaff side, from a certain Theo?
dore Paleologue who died in 1S35 and
lies burled In th- old Parish Church
of Elandluph, in Cornwa.ll. This Theo?
dore Paleologue claimed to be the
great-great-grandson of Thomas, an
alleged second and younger brother of
the last Greek Emperor of Constanti?
nople. Ccmoernlng Thomas's existence
historians are silent.
It is hardly necessary to point out
that even if Mrs. Wickham was ever
so much an authentic descendant from
the mythical younger brother of the.
last Emperor of Constantinople, ska
very fact that her descent is through
the female line robs it of any dynastic
value. For otherwise there are, as I
have shown in these letters, provin?
cial butchers and grocers who are able
to trace their descent through the
female line to former Kings of Eng- :
land, such as Henry VII . Henry VIII. :
and Edward TV., who woujd be entitled
to call themselves princes of Great .
Britain and of Ireland.
The name of Paieologo. by the by. is
by no means uncommon in Greece and
among the Levantine families of Oreek
origin at Constantinople and Alexan?
dria. Ther^ was a few years ago an
Alexander Paieologo In the service of
the Egyptian government who owed
his note to the beauty of his ertfa;
while another. Maurice Paieologo, is1
minister plenipotentiary in the diplo?
matic service of France. There is also
a Jean Paieologo. an artist, formerly
mt Paris, but now of New York, who j
for a number of years has been earning
Bis living in an honorable fashion as
? portrait painter and illustrator, con- j
tent to be known merely as an artist. \
He has never, to my knowledge, styled
himself prince or made use of any such I
title, although endowed therewith by
some foolish friends. against his
wishes
With regard to Mrs Wickham. there
is no government la Europe that has '
accorded the slightest recognition to1
her foolish and wholly untenable ,
claims, and not a line will be found j
concerning her m the Almanaeh de I
Gotha or in any of the standard works
of reference dealing with royal houses '
past and present, and with the authen- j
tic titles of Europe, while her preten- '
slons are ridiculed by every foreign j
legation and embassy in London, es- |
pecially by that of Russia.
Every court in Europe, and for the I
matter of that also those of Sia.m and
Japan, has been placed in mournlnu
by the death of the Countess of Fland?
ers, the widowed mother of King AI- I
bert of Belgium. A beauty of the fair,
haired, regular featured type m her
younger days, she was a s:?ter of King
Charles of Rumania and of mat Prta*>
Leopold of Hohenzollern whose candi?
dature to the throne of Spain ir. I17S
furnished the pretext for the war be- i
tween France and Germany In that '
year. Her mother was that brilliant
Princess Josephine .,f Hohenzollern :
whom Bismarck looked upon as one of
his most redoubtable * |\ r?.r -< and
w hose own mother. BtBpBaafc Grand I
Duchess of Bail-u. was a B- a Bag rnais.
Bases and adopted daughter of th? first
Napoleon an-1 of Empress Josephine. }
The Counteag ??:' Flanders was In :
constant correspondence with her '
brother. King Ch.irlr? of Rumania, and,
it may he recalled that several letters ?
allegro! to ham p.iese.l between these '
two regarding Bismarcks activities !
against Russia in the Balkans caused i
Mmpcror Ale^ande- in . when th
were shown to him at Copenhagen by .
the late ;?. BSBBS Wal.l?-m.ir of Den- i
mark, to nieak awav from the Thr. ?
Emperor* Alliance, and to inaugurate
In Its Staad th" alliance between Ru?- i
sla and FTaace Bismarck used to as- {
?art thjt tue?, l.tfrs were forgeries, j
But neith" Ktns Charles nor the f*oun- t
tesa of '? 'Linder* ? v?r vAartinf l anv
explanation about the matter The'
fa t rasaalBS t:.*t Alexander ?i< sat-1
Isfled of their authenticity. and thst 1
th.-. i'i Iri t\e Franco-Russian!
.?,;-;,.? .? f-landcr.. had an ex-j
tr.-mel-. d.fllrult time with her broth- j
er-ln-la?. K m Ir op.?Id but b-. toe;
neveta ?f the it most dpi .ma
m.T-.ic- I ? avoid ?IV op.--, hr--.il. a ? ?-.
him. whi . r-ma.nlne on terms of
m -h Queen Henriette and ?Ith
th* hatter's daughters 4*he skat BarI
r- ? ... fsW as possible to hi* moral i
? : hi ?*%d t ? h*i- pt.?j .
ed a r?|e
saaaa>TTltrht rill by th? Bre--?o..d (
?'ompanv >
Haerie?>?\ ?lentlar.
,'?.p?ei*l to Thr Tf.rs-lMsoateh ]
Ebony. Vs. Ivrmaer ?.- At
o lewg or. !he afternoon of Xoverr.be- :
:". WefleT's Chapel, near Valentine? j
ws? the scene of s pretty marriage ;
when H R kloaele., ted to tr? alt .
Mt?S *??'?->? \ 4letltlne darjghter Of j
Mrs. vt M Vsicsttse. The rharch J
w?? beautifully deeorsted The music I
was r?fs4ered br . hat * ?Vltvla ??"??
le- Tt" arren ante? Herr .p.-red b ? J
litt). Ml..-. Den,a and Ms?- ' v - j
Igxaugh ?hikh th* brl.al pa' ;a?"
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Little Miss Virginia Moseley bore the
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the decorations of the parlors an<S
I Jintng room.
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Harry Braast Jackson an.l Miss Sadie
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Ira D Whit, and Miss Carrie B Ar
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Wm officiating
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Frederlcksburg. Va . December 2.?
The big barn of A. H. Judy. In Staf?
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