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ECAUSE of the exquisite quality of my contents I am (and always must
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My managers have, with mature deliberation, resolved to car only for those who are willing to pay the price for the very best article.
There is not enough of my quality to allow of my being popular except amongst the select circles of discriminating users of alcohol.
Do not be surprised because I am not found everywhere. If I were I would not be the supremely fine article that I am. As I am a supremely fine article. you must be willing to pay the highest price for me, or else be satisfied with something less fine.
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THE COMING, LADY CHANCELLOR?
FORTIA'S FIRST DINNER IN THE TEMPLE
The first woman sinos Queen Elizabeth's time dined in Middle Templa Ball, on January 11them.
She was His Helena Normanton, M.A., who thus began han muran se mistudent for the Bar, including the old-time cus- wom of dining in the hall, or, sa they say in the legal world" eating her dinnera
An amusing incident took place before the dinnen began, the woman representa tive of the Daily Express being mistaken for Mim Normanton
She was given a seat by a blazing: fro in the gentlemen's robing room, and was eyed with polite auriosity and interest by the barristers, who were changing into their gowns.
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Finally she was presented with a gown. borrowed from one of the men students. and told to go straight in, but was stop- pod on her career by having no admission. card
The nicest evening of my whole life...) I am sure I enjoyed it far more than a debutants enjoys her first ball;" said 'Mixr- Normanton to the Daily Express woman representative after dinnet
NEARLY, FINTADA,
Yes, but I was nearly fined a bottle of wine for speaking to some one in the nest: mess, and I would have been, if it bad not been for the leniency extended to a lady."
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that the students dine in messes of four, and that one me is forbidden to speak. to another by ancient custom under penalty of forfeiting a bottle of wine,
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"I composed & piece of poetry about ber," said Mr. Thatcher, and he repeated
This is the night within this regal place When first hath an able woman's face. Been seen since spacious Tudor days, When England's Queen attended" Jon-.
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"The Queen he speaks of was Eliza beth, who also, dined in the Middle Temple, but did not behave as well as I did," said Mise Normanton.
IMPRESSED.
"What impressed me," she continued, was the wonderful grace with, which the dinner began: The eyes of all things lock up and put their trust in
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Impressive also was the proccasion of the benchers The senior bencher, Mr. Powell, very kindly came down and con gratulated me, and I received lots of other kind wishes and encouragement, especially from one bencher, who express- ed a hope that I would be the first Lady Chancellor."
Remember, she was invited as Nor manton-no Miss about it!" said Mr. Sweeney
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must show you my student's gown. It is not nearly so imposing as a bencher's, as it has not got long sleeves, but it's quite nice."
Four other women dined in various inns of Court the same evening for tho first time. These were:-Miss G. Cobb, Misa, Doberty, Miss Bruce, and Miss Davies Miss Normanton was the first to be admitted.
LEAP YEAR WOOINGS.. LAW AND LEGEND OF THE LADY'S PRIVILEGE"
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bave to climb if I were summoned to the Palace to be knighted to-morrow repre- sente a little effort to track down the origin of the custom. It takes oné far back into the 'din past. Do listen to this coe
St. Patrick was one day walking beside Lough Neagh when he met St Bridget in tears, and was told that a matiny had broken out in the nunnery, ovér: which the presided, the ladies who, o210 pre sames, had not taken vows of celibacy
ing the right to pop the ques- St. Patrick said he would conceda the right every seventh year, bus St. Bridget besought him to make it one year- in four will," replied St. Patrick.
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whom I am indebted for this, adds as 'n foot-note: The story told above is of no, historical, yalio.'! · But we are on. surer ground in considering Scotland's claim, for in 1968 a law was there enacted that during the rain of bir maist blissit Megesto, for ilk yeare known as lepo yeare, ilk mayden ladye shall has liberte to bespeke ye man abe likes. Gif she refuses to taik hir to be his lawful wyfe, te shall be mulcted in ye sum ano pundis or less, except he can mak it appears that be is betrothit to anither woman.. Но shall then be free."
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A similar law was passed in France some years later, and in the fifteenth century the custom, was legalised in Genox and Florence, so it was evidently taken very seriously at one time. But that only brings us back to the original question-Does anyone take it seriously to day t
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