The herald. [microfilm reel], May 03, 1896, Page 13, Image 13

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WALES' PRINCE IN A FRENZY
He Gained 14 Pounds During His
Riviera Trip
IS NOW TRAINING DOWN
Had Two-hundred Suits of Clothes
Made
But They All Declined to Encircle the
Royal Flfrura-Hii Weight Re
ducing System
Correspondence to Tho Herald.
LONDON, April 18.—Albert Edward
Prince of Wales, Is back from the Riv
iera, fourteen pounds heavier than he
was when he went away, and ln tt con
dition of mind bordering on frenzy.
Generously viewed, the prince is 5 feet
S Inches ln height, and his average-
THE DOTTED LINE SHOWS THE PROPORTIONS OF THE PRINCE
AFTER THE RIVIERA TRIP
weight Is thirteen stone, or 182 pounds,
with a good sixteen ounce to each pound.
Viewed from the standpoint of scientific
physical propitious.ho should weigh 181
pounds, or considerably less than ten
stone. His 5 feet "> Inches would then
be clothed In a correct amount of Mesh,
and he could follow the bounds every
day ln the hunting season without ex
periencing the twinges o( too much
flesh.
The prince has two hundred suits of
clothes, and when lie suddenly discov
ered a growing disinclination on the
part of his trousers to meet around th ■
royal waist he was alarmed. He cast
the trousers aside, and the valet helped
him into another pair. As they were
built by tin; tailor on precisely the
same lines us the other, they, too, failed
to meet the requirements of the prince
ly physique.
It did not take Wales very long to
discover the real cause of the trouble,
and his fears were confirmed w hen first
one waistcoat and then another refused
to encircle the royal figure. His coats
began to draw across the back from
shoulder to shoulder. He gave up try
ing to button his coat, and he compro
mised with bis waistcoats by leaving
the two bottom buttons unfastened. It
Is needless to say that all the swells
who were at Cannes when these cal
amities happened also left their vests
Unbuttoned at the bottom to be strictly
In fashion.
The prince had planned to make
quite a stay on the Riviera, but tho
Unlooked for increase In his adipose
tissue caused him to make a sudden re
turn to London, where he arrived on
Monday, tbe 13th. He went away
weighing 182 pounds and returned
Weighing 196 pounds. If he remained
any longer in the balmy air of Southern
France his physicians said that be
might keep on Increasing until he be
came a holy show. Of course they ex
pressed this conviction in more diplo
matic language, but It had the de
sired effect. It frightened the prince
badly, for he stands fearfully in dread
of too much fat. If he were a Jockey or
an overfed burlesque singer lie could
not be more fearful of his Increasing
weight.
The same hour he arrived in London
he called a consultation of bis physic
ians and asked them what be should
do. The conference was brief, as it was
speedily decided that England's future
ruler must be put through a vigorous
Weight reducing system. Tbe prince
is now hard at it, and will keep it up
until the dreaded fourteen pounds nf his
royal highness has been completely dis
sipated.
It may appear laughable to some peo
ple that the prince should be so trou
bled by a little thing like an increase In
weight, but it moans considerable to
nlm. In the first place, the society sea
son will soon be in full swing in Lon
don, and the, prince will be kept on the
go from early morning until midnight.
On some of these days he must change
rils clothes completely twelve times be
tween getting up and going to bed.
tne prince has more than forty dis
tinct uniforms, some of which cost as
much as $18(10. They are made to lit him
.fv.'i *\!? ye - bllt if he were hampered
with fourteen extra pounds he could not
be squeezed Into them with a hydrau
lic press Kven If he could be. there
would always be the danger of some
thing breaking at a critical moment, and
the prince Is not taking any chancss on
a catastrophe to his wardrobe.
All of his spring and summer clothes
IfiSL iSSFt W , 6a f hay * been made, and
as his street clothes average $i:>o a suit
it would mean a good deal to the royal
pocketbook to have them replaced He
never wears a suit more than four or 11 v
times and never for more than four or
five hours during the day. His usual
routine is a morning suit between 8 and
\2. a half dress afternoon suit between
1 and 3, a more gorgeous suit between 4
and 6, and evening dress until bedtime.
He also changes his sucks three tlmea a
day and underwear twice.
Columns nnd pages could be written
about the wonders of Wales' wardrobe,
but these few facts show what an Im
portant matter dress is to his royal high
ness.
MOSCOW TRIP IN DANGER
There was a still more potent reason
for his wishing to get rid of his surplus
weight. On May 24 next the coronation
of the young czar takes place at Moscow
and the prince will be the chief repre
sentative of Great Britain at the great
ceremony and the ensuing festivals
All the great men of the world will be
there and, <4 course, the prince must
make a Hitting appearance.
Every day during the festival he will
have to change his uniform six or eight
times, and if he were too big to get into
them the result would be disastrous.
He would not have time to have new
uniforms made, ns some of them are
very Intricate affairs, made solely by
hand and only a few skilled tailors and
lace makers can work on them at the
same time. It is to be in good condition
for the Moscow ceremony that he is
working so hard Just now, as he could
make no lilting excuse for his failure to
attend were he too fat to wear his nu
merous suits of clothes.
The prince's system for weight reduc
ing is simple, but it is very trying to his
luxury-loving soul. Moreover, ho is get
ting tn be nn old man now, for ho is r>r>,
and hia many years of rapid living'are
beginning to tell their own story. He
y,t ts up in the morning: at h* ocloek and is
at once plunged Into a cold bath. He is
rubbed down with coarse towels by a
couple of muscular attendants and has
a light breakfast of half-broiled chops,
one nip of coffee, dry bread and all the
Irult lie cart s tor.
He is allowed to smoke as much as he
pleases, and this is his only luxury. An
RUBBING DOWN HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS
hour after breakfast he takes a hot bath,
with the water almost at boiling point.
He is again rubbed down and then, when
lie has been muffled up in warm clothes,
with two heavy sweaters next to the
skin he goes for an nour's ride. He is in
a profuse perspiration on his return and
is again rubbed down.
Luncheon consists only of a half pint
of champagne, some crackers and fruit.
At 4 ocloek he takes another boiling hot
bath and gets another rubbing down.
Dinner consists of one quarter of a
LOS ANGELES HERALD: STTNDAY MOBNINGr, MAY 3, 1896.
pound of very rare steak, and a half pint
of wine, crackers and fruit. Before re
tiring at night he takes a cold bath and
gets his fifth rubbing for the day.
Dnce before he had to reduce his
weight, and he decided that two cold
baths and two hot baths each day, with
little or nothing to eat, formed the most
effective system for overcoming the too
generous moods of nature.
JOHN EDWARD BARKER.
SPRING STREET NOTE BOOK
S. B. ROSS
Now that only tho echoes of La Fiesta
resound through the empty halls, we ob
serve that we still have a city left, where
pandemonium has just set its seal. Of
course, naturally, the streets look a lit
tle somber after the somewhat uncom
plimentary colors which had become a
little mixed and confused by the rain
and mist having been removed and cart
ed away, but Los Angeles Is all right.
Even the Inevitable lethargy, which was
the reatcoln consequent upon the public
orgle of the final night, lifted Itself and
vanished before the rebuke of the activ
ity and enterprise which marks aa an
exceptional feature, the city of Los An
geles among the list of cities lying be
low the "therman belt."
Of course there are some "croakers"
who look only to their individual inter
ests at a particularly specified time —
somewhat after the manner of those
constituents of our federal representa-
tives, who, in the language of New
York's present senior senator, seek
"class legislation," to the detriment or
destruction of the great paramount pub
lic weal. Everything, from the ear-split
ting shriek of the small boy's tin whis
tle to the hideous false-face mask of
Saturday night -tribune and gate re
ceipts, concert attendance, oHwery ball
contributions, saloon explorations—alt
tumbled up together—indicate that the
institution which Is an hereditament of
the Latin Renaissance fits the tempera
ment of the Southern Californian as per-
foctly as the crystal slipper did the lone
ly and abused maid by the fireside, when
the prince finally, In his romantic quest,
discovered the minuteness and excep
tional grace of her dainty pedal extrem
ity. We venture to say that the royal
retinue of feminine youth and beauty
which gladdened the eyes and hearts of
the multitudes assembled at the par
ades and reviewing' stands contained in
Its ranks not one less pitted and en
dowen than this celebrated maiden, in
all respects, save a few small details,
as the transparent shoe corn, and a real
monarohial ruler; while the unpleasant
features of the latter lady's domestic re
lation were absent. But popular accla
mation and the tribute of enthusiasm
displayed made a happy substitute for
the missing price.
The last night of the Fiesta has caus
ed voluminous comment from a certain
class of our citizens, perhaps we might
say with more appropriateness—a cer
tain portion of the people. There were
some unpleasant features about this dis
cordant abandonment to revelry and
forgetfulnoss. which have offended the
ethics of the most conservative and fin
ical element of our civic structure. But
we do not think the effect of this noisy
wind-up of the celebration has been
harmful. The nature which once in a
while experiences the curiosity to ob
tain a momentary glimpse of the Under
side of city life, is seldom of the material
which will absorb its evils. The ex
ception makes the rule In this world. If
there is a natural tendency to travel the
path which leads downward, it will not
be due to this one instance of Los An
geles' municipal looseness that the
fatal step shall be taken. Curiosity
brought out the vast majority of the
people on Saturday night; and in the
case of the feminine portion, which has
not wandered from the realms of inno
.cence (and that portion is most un
doubtedly in the great mapority). why,
the sights which they witnessed, while
It satisfied (heir curiosity and imparted
tbe pleasure concurrent therewith, nev
er left in its wake the desire to return
another day and mingle permanently
with the dross so plainly perceptible to
the most unsophisticated. Such scenes
as confronted everyone on the last night
of the carnival bore a warning, rather
than welcome, upon their banners. They
were the dissolving views in the illus
trated lecture of right and wrong—the
key to the obscure meaning of stereo
typed expressions in the evnosltlon of
morality and Immorality. The revelry
of the maskers was not behind closed
doors. Those who made up the throng
hid their faces behind the grotesque
disguse of the masquerade; but the
story of the middle life was told from
the housetops and the mask was not up
on the face of the herald.
Then we have heard it said that the
very fact that masks were worn is the
strongest argument against the contin
uance of this "moral miasma." "We don't
think so. These masks were worn be
cause tha wearers, especially the women
Flashes of Rosy Summer
Of the Mercantile World
md Bring With It the Rosy Hues of a New Born Day for the Thrifty Buyers
When I j** 0 * 1 I When We
We Can 1 1 Can Save
show You * you ♦ ov Money
Something | I On Your
New Purchases
We will have done all you could expect of us, but if we cannot interest you in the Newest and Latest Fabrics, and at
the same time make a saving for you on your purchases, we will feel that our usefulness in the Dry Goods Business
is ended
A Great Week for Prices
At Ol fliomeleon Moire, a beautiful 'At f\ Genuine Wnmsutta Muslin, full :AtO I . A heautlfnl line of high clnss At Pf\~ 10 pleoe. extra good duality
X'r' wash fabric, looks like watered \lf 3ii in. wide, the heat Muslin ever 7% C " !l "ltles In all the newest col- * If" Storm Serge ln -Navy Blue,
(jIL silk very prelty for waists and S\* sold at 12' a e yard. All we ask ia \J IV ors and pretty designs; good '■ l/vf v ' 4S Inches wide, all wool and
O in all colors. Selling at 6 1 3c. 9c yard. value ut IJ'jc; we have named j very dressy ln appearance;
a low price In this hue; only s l-3c. I selling at only 50 cents.
At 1 v " c place on sale a large *
I t'C variety of handsome Buck lAt S An All I.lnen Bleached Kitchen Af. Hf\ x e w arrival of C'rvstal Cre- . . _ _ , , ~ „
\L-f* Suiting., the nneit in the ; ««- t\n Crash. We have about 303 Al 111/* Sorts, bTautlrol, I At IC r "
6 duck line, resembling n Hue yards, enough to supply you all llfw fabrics suitable for evening / ; oloreu serges In navy,
h-n.nwear. Sold everywhere at 15c Price fcl. worth to to X,,0 a yard. | »V fa -Ultgl fcfor.*, ening %&hJß!Sbfß*^
At C r g°M,fn h At Al A good ,»...* o, Bleached At J ()C HHFS ? S"S lAt7 5f ofSffi.
•JC small, large and broken checks. ' **- U'r' PUlowCaao Muslin, full yard »V*» value at 16c- we miuce i I colors, exceedingly pretty
flood value at 10c. Monday only j y and a quarter wide, only ; , eader of „„ ask 10c yard. and siylish good k , 40 tuches
ocyard. ** BJjC. ! wide, strlctlyall wool, only 75c.
At P* 18 pieces of extra fine I At fl 1 „ Jllst received a big line of
"a* / »%/"» Bleached Table Damask, iAt P* Have Just received 100 pieces of 4 \ r 'i. those benutlful White Af Silk and wool. Dresden ef-
Uvt nearly DO ln. wide, nice pretty "af victoria Lawn, plain white, nice ; 1 aW»*' Swisses in polkadots, large, * * / •if' fects. tho most stylish and
figures and full blenched. ■ tJv woven Muslin and gcoil value ! small and medium: also fl %J V* seasonable goods tohehad:
This Is worth 40c yard to anybody. Selling at : for 8 i-3c yard. We have decided other beautiful figures: assortment is com- new colorings and exclusive
only 2>c. i to run It this week at sc'yard. pletedfrom I2KO to6oc yard. designs; 40 Inches wide; only 75c.
| ; ,
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At 50c At 19c At $1.25 At 57 > c
A chance to make a saving. W e«iv to yon hnv sheetinn-s ,• ~ , About 25 pieces in lengths of 6
Monday we offer you a line of ™ c rn'n voti ?et surh Q4 dozen pure linen Huck tow- to 15 yards, full Brocade Taffeta
about 25 pieces tine dress goods, Site. bfeached els, sizes 20x40 inches, extra Silks in stripes and pretty fig
all wool, silk and wool mixtures, ?*tr* rTnV fi.il wSth- 1 heavy and nice quality, regu ar ures: good quality, nice patterns
stripes, checks and the newest | =25 c ," n *'£| I„,^h- r L i* Jr a price of these was $1.75- We and big line of colors, never sold
spring colorings, 40 to 46 inches \ Xi We mlv? „„.i « nrire wi " sell thls week at prlces that for less than 75c and Soc a yard,
wide, regular 750 and *i goods. thi, week I wiU save >' ou money ' P"«s now
Monday tms weeK
Only SOc a yard Only 19c a yard Only $1.25 a dozen Only 57ic a yard
Ladles' Umbrella Skirts, trimmed with Cain- A 4- Otc At sftr- Children's Tan Ilose.llght nnd dark a s>
brie Kullle nnd line open work embrolderv. /%l> y«tlU r»l< i>vV shades, extra good value, selling at, ■
01 CA 3,..nch plain Black Lustre, gocd color and fine
gain at 12.00. This week 4>l.()U ?,„! S regular W^od'eTtbcs'week
on| y V, .'.-!' 1 ' BtHOo. Children's Ixl nibbed Tan Hose. as
... , ~ ~ . _ ~ I 0,10 A - 7E„ double knee and double heel, light A^f
Ask for our dollar line of Gowns, 21 different aa. erv, /\l /OC and dark shsdes, selling at, per pair.... aWUV
Targe' \ «» sillc fi"»"l ehangenble Taffetas for
collars and Blahon aIMVM (I*l A A 18-Inch Black Brocaded Mohair, a new line Just 1 lining nnd skirling, to different colorings to
Call for them,' they're good 2h I .1111 i received, new figures aud new styles, will not | select from: others ask you toe a yard. Our children's Bicycle Hose, /sjrv
at «l/a»W I wrinkle or turn color; all good value at 65c; price is only ,oc. extra heavy, selling at, /llf
selling now at 50c. per pair aWW
Fine Linen Batiste, .12 Inches wide, very At At (tSC
pretty for shirt waists, only 4()c yard. We also OsJC
haven full Hue of Batiste embroidery and In- ! 56 .|nch Plain Black Brllllantlne very rich 22- i nch Ithick nrocadc TafTeta Silk, warranted Ladles' Spun Silk Hose, high spliced heel, ex
sertions in all widths. ! extra Hno li's-'i"" ro "suinmSr wmr f"l allk, SO different styles to select from. This tra value, only *i. 25 per pair; aa
Ladle.' Silk Wallta, Dlain China Silk all colors I this is the proper thing; worth tIM per yard; 'is v hiK Imrgain and should be taken advantage something better. Richelieu Rib- X/ III)
nicely lMge Bishop iTk/\ ' only ™* of at once-worth more money. , bed, guaranteed stainless, perpair..V-«a VV
worth half more than the
iIST.INI At $1.00 At $1.00
I,r.ce we ask, only V >vv Brocade., lizard figures. Mohair : ---"T" faille Fr.no.ls. silk, an extra 0^ ln I" " h -
Bomethln, better at 14.50. with button trim- and wool, the newest goods in the market, nil j;.' "' m ß^tm^. P X'eidcr , M, e p?r 7«*
mlngsis.oo and upward. stylos and sixes of Brocade, finished equal to »■>'! •„"'l■no ered cheap at inginmasaia , ier
Sntin; worth more money but selling ut 11.00. , Selling at |1.00 . yard. pair i-
Qeaulne C P. and I, C. Corsets In cream, drab
and black, made ot French Couth, well At B!Or- At 4> 1 HO
honed nnd the te3t of workmanship uu* ajflls WW Pongee Silk Skirts, with one ruffle, neatly
ffiS OU JS£Si t ' „J. n *„E* l 2?« d» 1 FA 40-lnch Storm Serge, all wool, fast black, a nice :An elegant line of Waist silks, Dresden, Per- "Tf«' h^ U «rt„£? I i S„£frilHrL "JSL'? "i"^'
tela thS™ \l SI I wiry goods thai will wear clean and bright; for j shin and hign novelties In stripes, plaids nnd « «Jw striped A apaca Sk lit, A| /v«
12.76 and 53.00, to close them J)l,o\J every day wear tht. cannot b3 beat; only 60c ; flgnres, .ill new. latest colorings and designs, good width, one ruiiu , aDIaVU
ou ' ayard. j and are the best value anywhere, ILOQ a yard. °'"y
XT-.J.* _ A 1.,,.. rji . Kid Gloves in black and gray only; sizes, 5 1-2, 5 3-4, 6; regular 75c quality, to close
1 IOIIOTIS. 11 IOVcSa, nTC. out. >sc. Mocha Glove, regular Si.so; we are closing them out al 75c; the best wear
w »« V m*4w 9 v»iv t G , ove made whit£ KiJ CloveS) an otld line; s j zes a „d o dd prices, some g1.50,
52.00 and $2 25 gloves; to close out all go at 75c. 300 dozen tine Silk Mitts, extra quality, at 25c. Here's an odd line Gent's Handkerchiefs,
worth 20 and 25c, fast colors, selling at 10c. Ladies' Pear! Waist Sets, extra tine finish, special at 18c, worth 25c. Ask for our "Hales" Writing
Paper, only 10c. Then if you want Belts or Belt Buckles, we have an endless variety from 5c up to the most expensive kind. A Gold Ring for
25c and 50c, warranted 3 years, will not make linger black. Ask for them at notion counter.
and girls, would have been ashamed of ;
their presence on such an occasion, and i
this very paradoxical condition ot af
fairs argues both ways, we think. Of
course, the straight-laced can grasp the
handle and twist it strongly in their
own direction can argue, and with erteet,
too, that what is unfit to be performed
by the light of day and before the public
eye, is clearly, improper and should be
condemned. Hut let us see—how many
of us would be willing to run the risks
of our social (and sometimes physical)
serenity being overturned and destroy
ed, by a public rehearsal of all our
deeds? We incline to the belief that if
it came to a standing vote we would all
experience that affection for our seats
which characterizes everyone on certain
occasions. But looking at it in the other
light—that it is not altogether of mid
night blackness—the fact that disguises
were worn, indicates that a better be
ing is underneath—that the unwilling
ness to appear openly on such occasions
is a proof of the exception to a general
rule, and that rule Is that good Is the
uppermost and the most powerful factor
in human nature, and especially is this
true of womankind. If our women had
appeared at such a time without these
disguises we would like to ask what
would be the verdict then.
We all hate hypocrisy, but let us in
sinuate, sub rosa, we all practise it.
The fact that masks were worn on that
Saturday night was because of the dis
like of possible recognition; it indicated
a consciousness of the danger, and these
feelings are certainly the direct comple
ment, the opposite of vice and abandon
ment. "The wise man foreseeth the
evil and hldeth himself, but the simple
pass on and are punished." Before we
arrive at the years of understanding
our social conditions make it necessary
to resort to the mask of hypocrisy, de
ceit. It permeates - every transaction.
! Even kindly deeds are often, very often, I
i performed under its cloak. And mis
| deeds, too; but this does not consign to I
j the regions of the ostracised those who j
| practise it once a year in an hour of j
j recklessness on the brink of danger,
; when the determination and the confl-
I dence to withstand temptation are nev
j er for a moment shaken.
We do not know that the last act on
the Fiesta program Is so full of evil.
This subject brings to mind an episode
which occurred not many moons since,
in a town further up the state. One of
those sanctimonious scavengers who |
disgrace the name of the ministerial I
profession, who do not hesitate to wound
I feelings and sentiments of the most sa-
I cred character in the effort to bring
i themselves into public notice, who owe
I all the disreputable notoriety they pos
, sess to their attacks upon the social gar- I
; bage barrel, made a vile statement I
i about the young women and girls in that |
j town. The people of the place did not
i take kindly to this rude intrusion, this
I outrageous insult to their firesides and
j home associations, and after short de- >
liberation extended an invitation of 1
| liberation extended an invitation of a
' most onmistakable character to the
"reverend gentleman to make himself
conspicuous by more agreeable methods,
his departure, and not be at all discom
moded by the formalities incident to an j
elaborate leave taking. He left, very
quickly, too. We noticed that some re
marks were made somewhat nearer
home, for instance, by men well up in
literature and theoretical problems, that
an investigation should have been made
of this ecclesiastical charlatan's state
ment to ascertain its truth or untruth.
Of course our opinion is not much,
but we would like to ask, suppose tho
remark had been applied directly to
some cherished member of one of these
dissenting philosopher's household—
I would he have "investigated" the Charge
or would he have applied the rough but |
I effectual mi l hod of horse-whipping or I
I sound clubbing to this irresponsible j
' blackguard? We are of the opinion that
| the "investigation" would have come a
I little later on, after the burning neces-
I sity for more active and prompt meas
ures of alleviation had been satisfied.
Those are our ideas.
Parrots are about as numerous and
hold about the same ratio towards the
members of the human family in Los
| Angeles as do the dogs in a south Caro
| Una darkey village. We refer, of course,
Ito the standpoint of numbers. Green
I parrots, gray parrots ,red parrots, and
then parrots.
Down on Broadway the other evening
I a reminder of Fiesta time appeared—
I two of them Joined in one; a verdent
I Reuben and his wife, evidently from In
diana. They were strolling past an es
tablishment where these clamorous pets
are stationed for commercial purposes,
and as the zephyrs wafted the sounds
•or battle from the interior of this dls
| cordant inferno out upon the street, they
were struck broadsides, and immed
iately stopped for deliberative purposes.
The old gentleman, being composed of
bold material, protruded his neck into
; the store, while the other half of his in
j tegrity remained outslnde, absorbed in
the prospectus of a big white cockatoo
or something like it, out of the back of
whose head protruded something like
the wrong end of a bunch of celery.
The old gentleman gradually became
saturated with the information of the
I place, and, after rubbing his whiskers
a few times ,and conforming his goggles
to a permanent establishment between
the correct bumps on his nose, he broke
j out thus to his helpmeet:
"Mandy, this here beats chicken-kill
! In 1 time, don't it?"
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The lady evidently thought favorably
of the comparison, for she shook her head
tiil the hirsute corkscrews on each side
of it jingled when she said: " 'Tis so,
Joshuay; sounds somethin' like thet
there sewin' bee tew nights afore Ih'
donation party to Brother Joneses."
The old man ruined the eye of the pug
dog with a stream of tobacco juice be
fore he released another commentary,
and then broke out afresh:
"I swow, 'Mandy, I b'lteve some one
swore at me then; sounds mighty bad;
mebbe we'd better move on, th' hull
town'll be laughin' at us; thet blamed
stuff I took ter day with Brother Jim
sorter muddles me; I'll swat thet tarn
ation bird's talkin' tor me. Hear thet?
come er long quick."
And just as it dawned on his wife that
something was really wrong, the sleepy
looking cracker-destroyer over their
I heads saluted them with: "Ha, ha; go
home, old man; oh, you old jay."
And off they statred, realizing oneca
more the maxim that we are never too
old to learn.
Royalty Likes the Steel Steed
Women cyclists are heard from al
most the world over; in Kngland and her
colonies the interest grows. The Prin
cess of Wales rides a tricycle, but her
daughters use the bicycle. Miss Coch
rane, a maid of honor to the queen,
rides well, and the Cyclists' Towing club
has this year added to its membership
the names of several titled ladies. In
Sydney and Melbourne ladles are fol
lowing the fashion set by tbe mother
country, the daughters of Lord Hamp
ton, the newly-appointed governor of
New South Wales, having given fresh
Impetus to the fashion In Sydney,
where it is said the demand for ladlea*
wheels is greater than the supply.
All prices of wallpaper greatly reduced.
A. A. Eckstrom, 324 South Spring itTMb