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Gossip of Long Ago.
As Retailed by One of Those Dear Old Ladies-Cruelty of
Queen Victoria.
There is a type of a woman who it is
always a pleasure to meet. 1 his is the
woman who, l»y no means young—indeed,
the world would call her old—has yet
jived every day of her life, and who in
fcer old days remembers with P leas ”'®
the delights of her eventful career
As I know her, she is seventy-seven
•ears old. the childless widow of an im
mensely rich Southerner who went
abroad long before the war, lived there
•11 through it and only came hack " I ’ lnn
the last live years, bringing her dead
husband that he might rest with his
ancestors.
Dignified in manner, handsome in np
•earanee, witty in speech, this gentle
woman makes me wonder whether any
Woman of to-day will he like her when
•ho is old. 1 fear not. i hey take
life too sadly and fail to lind the proper
interest in people. Always this o,d
friend of mine tells me something that
interest me. To-.lay it is of the time
when the Mnipress Eugenie ruled not
#uly laris, but nil the world; when the
women dressed their hair after ihe
fashion she affected; when mysterious
•tones v, eut about Paris of the attempts
to kidnap the little Prince Imperial,
that poor Prince Imperial whose death
was so tragic. To-morrow lam hearing
cf Antor Hi, that wonderful man to
whom tl.e world was a book which lie
lead wit i ca-e; of Ins schemes, of his
pul lie ii.aimer, and then of the trust
that he lop .-ed in liis American friends
because be thought them so natural and
po true. Os the little girl who was tak
en by the great Cardinal to see the ,
Pope; h-.'.v, with the dignity of six years,
•lie said, "Holy Father, bless those ro
saries so it will no wear off, for they’ll
have to go ’way across tlie ocean to
America,” and of the mirth that the in
aocont speech excited in Pius IX.
QUEEN VICTORIA’S JEALOUSY.
Sometimes I hear stories of the great
Queen—she who celebrated her jubilee
but a few weeks ago—and these stories
tell of her when she was young, and of
■ome of the mistakes that she made.
Perhaps you know this one; it is old, but
It is new to me: When the Queen of
England was first married she was in
tensely jealous of her hiwband. She
was by no means a beauty, and when
ever she saw him talking to a prettier
woman 6he not only suffered herself,
but she made that woman suffer. No
Batter how innocent she was, no matter
If the good Prince had only inquired
•a to her health or her father, or given
the ordinary salutation of the day, If
•be seemed extremely beautiful in the
Queen’s eyes, then she had absolutely
Bo excuse for her existence.
Among her ladies —those ladies who
take their turn in being beside the
Queen —was Lady Flora Hastings, the
beautiful daughter of an aristocratic
Scotch family. Everywhere her beauty
was talked of, and everybody who knew
fcer, after speaking of her beauty, told
Bbout her kindness of heart, her sweet
mess of manner, and the gentleness of
ker spirit. One day, passing through
the corridor, the Queen saw her husband
laughing and talking with her lady in
waiting. That was enough. The Queen
accused her of want of maidenly mo
desty. The girl, in a dead faint, was
carried from the palace into the city.
The horror of the implication brought on
her death, and to-day when the Queen
drives to her Highland home she is ob
liged to go past the grave of the girl
whose life she ruined. How?
Instead of burying her in the great
vault where her honored ancestors slept,
her sisters insisted on her being laid to
rest just outside the boundary of those
lands in Scotland which they knew the
Queen must pass by. And to mark the
■pot and to call attention to it is an
enormous white marble hand with the
forefinger pointing to heaven, while en
graved on the wrist are the words. “I
bide my time.” None of that family ever
go to court or 6peak to a member of the
royal family. And the sisters, women
as old as the Queen now, are satisfied,
because they know that God judges rich
and poor alike, and, biding their time,
Qneen and gentlewomen will stand equal
before that Judge who can read the
heart of each.
ROYAL AUTOGRAPH ALBUM.
We are all inclined to think, we who
only know of Kings and Queens far from
their thrones, that to them and to all
of their blood there comes piety of
everything, and yet, my dear, gentlewo
man possesses an autograph book which
bears upon it the monogram of Princess
Alice and the English cont-of-arms. It
had been one among many other presents
given at Christmas to the Princess
Alice, and she, standing before her
governess, said, Madame, I am so poor
that I haven’t a sixpence with which to
buy you a Christmas gift, but will you
take this book, which was presented to
me?” The Queen, entering and hearing
her daughter’s speech, said, “That’s
Tight, my dear; give madame the sovenir,
and under your name I will put mine."
Years afterward, when the governess
taught the little American girl, she gave
her this percious volume to remind her
that although people might occupy high
place* they did not always have the
B>ost love, the most money, or the most
power. The ink is faded that was used
to write the name of the gentle Princess
and her great mother, and the hook is
filed with the names of the great on this
earth, and oh, what a lesson it is to look
Bt them and remember them!
Here’s the name of the great hanker,
a Rothschild: his wealth could not keep
death from his door. Here’s the name
•f the great Cardinal, whose name is
in the Book of Life for all generations
to read just as it is here beside that of
the gentle Tope. Here’s the name of
poor Carlotta. What a tragedy her life
Was! And near by is that of Louis
JJapoelon. And then come great writers,
great artists, witty mm. famous women,
who all gladly gave their autographs ro
the pretty American child. who won
them t»y h'*r sweetness and frankness
and who had fallen heir to the auto
graph book of »he Prince** Alice Both
Os them are now at rest, the American
girl and the English Princess, but the
book is filled, and the black and white
■tands after the shrines that held rhese
tWO gentle hearts have been shattered.
HOW TO MARK STOCKINGS.
But my gentlewomen are not always
Interested in the past. It waa only re
cently she told me of t.he now way of
marking stockings. "You see,” said she,
“when one has tine silk stockings, such
as a lady wears, one wishes to match
them each time, and of course this is dif
ficult to do. A number isn’t pretty on
a stocking, but a French Marquis has
written me that the new stocking* are
each marked with a tiny flower, so that
the pansy goes with the pansy, the rose
matches the rose, the violet seeks its
mate, the orehild finds its companion;
indeed, every flower that you can think
of is daintily embroidered near the top.
each in its turn, and so one’s stockings
are properly matched and properly worn.
Ah, my dear, how true it i« that the
nouveau rich do not appreciate the luxu
ries of life. It is true that they have
everything, but not knowing fineness,
not realizing all the time that it took to
make the perfect glove, to weave the
rich cloth or to create beautiful law,
they abuse it, whereas, we who are la
dies care for our belongings and would
count ourselves vulgar if wo did not
appreciation iu this way.
. I could but smile as 1 thought of the
wealthy woman who, the other day, gave
my hairdresser a magnificent evening
dress that she had worn once. Os course,
she could sell it, but that present ex
plained to me the tang of vulgarity that
there had always been about this wo
man. My gentlewomen would either
have given her money, if that wore what
she needed, or something better suited
to her station in life. Such a present
makes a poor woman dissatisfied, and it
is foolish.
MORE AMERICAN MAIDS.
j By the bye, speaking of a hairdresser,
the American woman is learning that a
maid is no longer a luxury, but a neces
sity. To the woman whose income is
good, but not extravagant, the maid is
an economy. She docs not demand such
wages as she did a few years ago, for
the supply is beginning to equal the de
mand; but I am continually surprised
that more American girls do not become
maids. Instead of starving on the wages
paid them as shopgirls, they might have
easy, comfortable lives and positions of
trust. A maid is always respected by the
other servants, can have if she wishes
her meals alone, and it rests with herself
—especially if her employer is an elderly
lady—whether she is not in reality the
beloved companion.
The English maid is desirable for the
Englishwoman, but when she comes to
this country she is a changed person. She
does her duty and is well behaved for
awhile, but six months in this enlighten
ed country and her quiet manners be
come insolent; she can’t dress you with
out referring to the Duchesses and
Countesses upon whom she has waited
before. She scorns your wardrobe, reads
your letters, and knows exactly how
much money you have in your pocket
book. If you should object to any of
her weaknesses and summon Tip courage
enough to discharge her, you would bet
tor have her trunks examined before she
leaves, and if you are wise you will tell
your husband all about her, for the
chances are, if she thinks you have a
secret from him, she will attempt the
1 lickmailing scheme immediately after
she has left.
FAULTS OF FOREIGN SERVANTS.
The French maid usually slays just
long enough to become acquainted w ih
American habits, and then she leaves in
a hurry, either to marry some chef and
open a small restaurant or to become a
hairdresser. The Irish and Scotch maids
are usually honest, usually impertinent,
and usually ignorant, but they are as
faithful as dogs, so that because of this
virtue yon forgive them the rest.
There are women in New York who
dare not discharge their maids, who live
in daily terror as to what is to he done
next, who have been foolish enough lo
let them find out something it may be a
very little something, that they do not
want their mother or husband to know,
and so the maid levies tribute, gets
frocks that have seen but one wearing,
has her wages paid in advance, and is
worse than any skeleton at a feast, be
cause she is with you nearly all the
time. Not long ago at a very smart
luncheon, served by a corscon* bnter
and three footmen, n woman said, speak
ing of a notorious paper. “Oh. dear. I
think I should go crazy if a paragraph
were put in it about me.” The hostess
looked silence at her guest. When sh •
servants left the room, she said: “My
dear, why in the wor’d did yon sny that
before those men? Evidently you know
nothing about the Eng'ish servants. My
butler is perfectly capable of writing you
a letter demanding a certain sum of
money or threatening you with just such
a paragraph as you dread. The Eng M-m
servant has no more idea of honor than
a cannibal, and not as much, for a ennni
hnl eats one out and out. and doesn’t
make life horrible by spinning out the
agony.”
WOMAN’S BANK IN AMERICA.
A man asked me not long ago. “Do
people never get tired of hearing about
women?” And before I could speak
another man answered. “No: they are
the one always interesting topic in this
country.” This is essentially the country
of women. If n woman sdd her jewels
that America might be discovered. w<*-
mankind has certainly reaped advantage
front it. a* in no other country is the
same consideration shown her. She can
make or damn a play. She can »*anse
the snceesM or the total extinction .if a
book. And nobody has any interest in
pictures unless women want to go and
see them. Tier power is marvelous, and
if she doesn’t always know how to use
it. that is her misfortune and not her
fault. T ? n*il has «een other women
—that is. the women of other cniintriew--
she lias no idea of rhe position she occu
pies She is entered to like h sum I •
child, and the material ns well ns rhe
mental sweet* of life nre offered her.
while her opinion is asked on rhe most
important siiliie.-ts \n.l yet rfi,. re
«nli has not been had. for rhe American
woman i* neither greedy nor selfish nor
nnledteviiig **h» is sometimes a hit >f
a tyrant, hut it doesn’t rake her rery
long to find oof rhe rrnrli of what St.
Francis .|e --ales salt! some hundred
year* ago ’'Sugar will catch more (lie*
than vm,*gnr“
’’’he \ inert can man believe* *«* rhttf
nnghly tn her that he generally does what
I’HK y KWS A N .»
she wishes. lie i» is happy with her
when she is ready to enjoy everything,
and yet, if the day comes when she’s
ill and sleepless, worried and frightened,
he will stand by her, endure her frctful
noss, be gentle with her, lift her so h<*
doesn’t hurt her, cater to her whimsical
desires, l»e sorrow for every pain she
hits, and do everything in his power
to to relieve it. All because she’s a
something to be proud of. But then it
may be said in his favor that he would
not be here if it were uot for the Ameri
can woman. ItAB.
» TIIE TRUE REMEDY.
W. M. Repine, editor Tlakilws, 111.,
“Chief,” anys: "We won’t keep house
without Dr. King’s New Discovery for
Consumption. Coughs and Colds. K*
I>erimentod with many others, but never
got the true remedy until we used Dr.
King’s New Discovery, No other rem
edy can take Its place In our home, n*
n'lt we have a certain anti •ure cure
for Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough,
etc." It Is Idle to experiment with nth
er remeu. . even If they are urged on
you as Just as good as Dr. Kings New
Discovery. They are not as good, be
cause this remedy Inis a record or cure*
and besides Is guaranteed. It never falls
to satisfy. Trial bottles free at any
’rug store.
( uni i.untested.)
j OTHO’S PSALM OF LIFE.
'Fell me not in pimnnful numbers
That I'm but a braying ass,
For the llayseedcr’a a hot one,
Scorching Rutier with its gas*.
I’m no fool, for I’m in earnest,
And that job is not my goal;
But old Mary Ann shajl not lie
On the Populistic roll.
Downing Russell, heating Butler,
Is my destined end or way,
And to tight that each stroke over
Counts me farther than to-day.
It’s not long for time is fh*eting—
! Three more years till Butler’s out—
i Then I’ll have his place, so help me
j For my heart is brave and stout.
!
In the field of politicians,
In the biouac of hell,
I will not be dumb and driven
But the pie—by gosh!—l’ll smell.
Sin's of all great men. remind me
That I can make mine more great;
And departing leave behind me
Footprints on the sands of fate.
Let us then, Orator, Voter,
With an eye for alj the pie—
Down them both, O glory! glory!
We must beat them or I die.
—L. W. SHIFFORD.
WARNlNG.—iersons who suffer
rom coughs and colds should heed the
varnings of danger and save themselves
uffering aud fatal results by using Oue
vliuute Cough Cure. It is an infallible
•emedy for coughs, colds, croup and all
hroat and lung troubles. Carolina Drug
Company. |
DOWN WITH FOOT BALL.
(Concord Times.)
A young man was killed in Atlanta
last Saturday while engaged in a game
of foot-bail. Hie skull was fractured in
the brutal and disgusting contest, and
he never regained consciousness. *The
Atlanta papers are full of letters from
prominent people denouncing the game
and calling on the legislature, which is
now in session, to enact a law prohibit
ing foot-ball in Georgia. This will un
doubtedly be done. It ought to be done
everywhere. This game is cruel, brutal,
barbarous, and it siamaziug that civil
ized people will endorse and uphold it.
Just such accidents as the above are
likely to occur in every game, and the
wonder is that they do not happen more
frequently.
You can’t cure consumption, but you
can avoid it and cure every other form
of throat or lung trouble by the use of
)ne Minute Cough Cure. Carolina Drug
Company.
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THE IMMORAL POSTER.
(From the Montreal Witness.)
The respectable press of Montreal has
already called attention to the vile ami
indecent posters which the supine city
government allows to be scattered broad
cast over the city. Degrading to hu
manity. destructive to the morals of the
authorities who permit such practices as- ,
same a terrible responsibility. There is
no excuse for their action, and if not j
amenable to rhe human law there is
some consolation in the thought that
there is Divine justice above for those
who so wantonly sep the youth of our ,
city exposed to such danger. Surely j
there is some recourse for parents who
desire to protect their children whereby
the people in authority can be compelled
to interfere and stop th s outrage on
God and society. The immoral poster
is oue of the breeders of crime.
Blight in< n <iio make big
money in representing new gold fields
enterprise. Write at <un*e. Something
it*iv. solid tn kmc Adders* P. O. Box
“fHI Baltimore. Md.
GOVERNOR ELLEBERBE’S DI
LEMMA.
If He Thinks it Wrong he Ought to
Have the Nerve to Decline.
Governor Ellerhe. of South Carolina, !
is in trouble, a Coneritntioii correspond
ent says. He is a good Methodist, he .a
n'so a member of rhe South Caron ta
Club, which gives rhe State nail during
fair week Mrs. Ellerhe. a* the “lend
ing lady” of the State, by virtue *tf the
official position of her husband. I* head
of the lad : es* reception committee. As
governor, mem her of rhe club and hus
band of the head of the ladies’ recep
tion committee. Mr Ellerhe will he ex
pected to attend the ball. It would be
exceeding difficult for him to avoid do
ing <n. but ae a mem tier of the Metho
dist church he feel- that the rules of rhe
church will lie violated if he does at
tend.
IMsttgiirement for life by burns or
scalds may **c s'oide,) hy using O**
Wirt’- Witch ilazel Salve, th*- great
remedy for pile- a d for all kinds »f
sore- sml -kin tronhies. Carolina Drug
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It* OUWF \ BOLD IN ONE DAY
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HR AIDED CLOTH GOWN FROM HARPER’S BAZAR
In many of the gowns this season the waist is bo short as almost to give the
effect of a bolted princess gown, and this, says Harper’s Bazar, even with cloth
costumes which have usually been made with somewhat of a coat effect. While
the style is one that is peculiarly becoming to a tall woman, it can easily be so
arranged as to look well on a short figure, aw the lines are long and slender, and
the belt can be adjusted to make the waist-line long if so desired. The gown i!
lustrated above is in one of the new shades of brown, made to fit closeiy over tht
hips and with all fulness thrown back; the skirt is cut to flare out arouud thi
bottom; the front breadth has a graceful pattern in braiding, in which threi
kinds of braid are used—black with a touch of white, gold, and a flat blael
braid that runs from belt to hem, giving the effect of the skirt opening at one sid»
The waist fastens at the left side, and the braiding is put on to give the es
feet of a pointed yoke. Directoins for cutting the skirt, waist, and sleeves an
given with the tissue paper pattersn of the gowns sold by Harper’s Bazar. Ruf
ties at the wrist and a belt of gold-colored taffeta carry out the gold of the braid
ing.
The hat has a stiff brim, but the soft crown of shirred brown velvet take
away any hard lines. Around the crown is a roll of dark brown velvet; a long
black ostrich plume adds height, while the touch of color in the cerise rosette un
der the brim at the left side makes the hat much more becoming.
IF GOLD WERE DEMONETIZED.
The Yellow Metal Would Decline in
Prices in a Hurry.
(From the Richmond State.)
A few days ago we quoted the Nor
folk Pilot’s striking argument going to
show that if gold were demonetized is
silver now is, and the mints opened to
unrestricted coinage of silver, in a very
short time the yellow metal would de
cline to a lower figure than that at
which silver is now quoted. That argu
ment was based upon the fact that there
is now about $4,500,000,000. (four bil
lion five hundred million dollars) of gold
in the world: and that something up
wards of $300,000,000. (three hundred
million dollars) are annually added to the
stock.
If gold were demonetized the only
demand for it would soon be limited to
Its use in the arts and manufactures;
and it is estimated that demand is lew*
than one-half of the annual production of
that metal. There thus being hut little
demand for the enormous amount of
gold in the coffers of the civilized
world, its marker value would inevitably
fall to a lower figure than that to which
silver has now fallen.
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A Demon
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Contagious Blood Poison is cutting
down human beings by the thousand.
It is an awful affliction. Doctors
have all sorts of theories about it
that they learned at college, but they
fail miserably when they try to cure
It. Every sufferer should know, be
fore he seeks professional help, that
he will be given mercury and other
poisons, which never
did. never will and
never can effect a
Swift's
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purely veg-
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his only hope. It will go to the root
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th« eating sores forever—stop the
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Free books on the Jjjßfe
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DRESS - SUITS
ike ours are always admired. Such suits
thoaid be model* of finished tallormg,
which only a first-class tailor can make.
We can and do slake such every tine,
Irst, because we are skilled tailors, and,
iecond, because we have only the finest
ines of evening dress suitings.
3UR BUS NESS SUITS
CANNOT BE EXCELLED.
Ootue aud take a look at my stock.
QFO. N. WALTERS,
RALEIGH. N. 0.
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Merchant Tailor
RALEIGH, N. C.
If you want a fine suit, go to
J. E. Physioc’s.
He keeps up with the times.
I ook at his sls Suits.
Look at his S2O Suits.
Look at his $25, S3O, $35,
S4O and $45 Suits.
He defies competitiou anywhere thM
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J E PHYSIOG
LSI 12 Fayetteville street, next ta
Tucker’s.
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