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The Prince of Wales hopes to Lady Houston-Boswell has sold zive, one or two small dinner Blackadder, her-well-known Ber- partles at York House daring the wickshire ostate, which extends

next few weeks, when the Duchess

of York will act as his hostess (says ́over 5000 acres. In the mansion the Daily Chronicle) The dining, there is a most imposing conserva. room here is a handsome apart-tory bulit in the form of a Gothic! ment, that can accommodate quite

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Of all the dress shows of the London season those held by Cintra-as the Hon. Mrs. John dinners willbe on a comparatively work of which is entirely of cast large party, but the Prince's chapel (says the Star) the frame. Fortescue calls herself when small scale. It is understood that iron. Part of the glass is beautiful- occupied with her dressmaking the Prime Minister will be among y stained. The vendor is widow the first of the guests to be enter- business-are the most enjoy.

tained by His Royal Highness. of the late Capt. Sir George Hous able, says .." Gadabout"

InIn addition to these parties, the ton-Boswell, who was killed in the the Daily Chronicle. That is Prince will have a few of the in Great War.. partly because Cintra herself formal dinner parties for his male likes the pretty things she friends, which are always such Margaret MacDonald Memorial, makes, and has

eujoyable affairs. an informal,

Some of the delegates from the friendly way of introducing them. A Scot's Tribute.

Labour Women's Conference, "How do you like my oranges and

who visited Miss Hermione Baddeley's pro to the Prime Minister's wife in the memorial lemons? Isn't that brocade per-jected adventure into revue fectly lovely?" she exclaimed deplored by some of the critics that the central figure a woman Lincoln's Inn Fields; remarked walked (says the Daily News.) But it must Lin. (She really did walk, for be remembered that before this with arms spread protectingly over Cintra doesn't like the grotesque clever young actress made her row of little children is very poses and glides of the average name at 17 in "The Likes of 'Erika Miss Ishbel MacDonald. This. mannequin.) 'Oranges' and and The Fat the St. after all, is not surprising (com lemons" was an evening gown of Martin's, she Baded with thements the Evening Standard), for a wonderful brocade in fame, Arts League of Service Players, while it is not intended to be a orange, and gold, made very dancing and miming with amazing the late Mrs. MacDonald herself. portrait, this figure is rather like simply and with the skirt slit to verve and variety. I saw her once show an under-skirt of molten gold in a small Glasgow hall rouse to A Beautiful Profile.

enthusiasm an audience of young Another evening dress, "Honeymen in bunnets" and mufflers suckle, had, as Cintra said, "one and lassies in shawls and frizzy substantial aloeve," this being a hair. A bonny wee tairt," was single fringe of apricot-coloured how one youth described her, and ostrich, fronds.

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The ex-Queen of Greece, daugh- ter of Queen Marie, is at present in Bucharest, and living a quiet,

eventful life (says the London Evening News.) The disappoint- ment of losing the throne has been considerable, but she recognises There are no dunces" to-day put.

the inscrutable nature of Greek in the corner of the schoolroom with If the King's son, Prince Henry, politics 'and is

reconciled. a tall paper cap, like a sugar-loaf, is created Duke of Edinburgh, in Already many of her former over the head, or put among compliment of the recent visit of subjects wish her back.". She has the girls to be shamed, says a the last Duke's daughter, a time one of the handsomest profiles writer in T. P's and Cassell's honoured dignity will be revived among the Royalty of Europe, and' Weekly. The "dunce" was in the (say a Daily Chronicle writer.) Commands respect by the grace old days, as the picture of "The There was a Duke of Edinburgh and dignity of her demeanour. Dominie," by Sir David Wilkie, of created in 1726, in the person of A Royal Holiday. a hundred years ago shows us, the George II's son, Frederick Lewis, usual feature of a school. Always father of George III., and the last It is pleasant to be confirmed in there was the dullard, the stupid named succeeded to his father's private theories that RoyaltiesNike one who could not receive instruc-titles in 7751. George IV. became the rest of us, thoroughly enjoy tion, and that was what was done Duke of Edinburgh on his father's their off-duty days in characteristic with him. did not tend to death, of course, and William IV. ways (cominents the Evening brighten his wits, nor to put a followed. Technically Queen Standard.) Queen Mary went the sharper edze upon his unfortunate Victoria was Duchess of Edin- ly blunted intellect: rather perhaps burgh in her own right, and creat- just the reverse. But why ed her second son, Alfred Ernest "dunce"? How did the word Albert, in the dulcedom; On his originate? It" was the name. of a death the title reverted to the nian, one John Scot, or "Scotus," British Crown. known in his day as

el Duns Scotus," because he was of the little town of Duns, in the South of Scotland. He flourished about 1265-1308, and he was not by any means a stupid fellow. Chiefly he was a theological disputant of the old school, and entirely oppos- ed to the then new ways of thought; the very heginnings of the new near Berwick (says the Daily stroll in the West End I saw (says learning. His followers were called Chronicle), and Walter de Wedder." Gadabout" in Daily Chronicle) -- the "Dunsmen," and as the new barn swore fealty to Edward IA woman with a pet marmoset learning gained ground and the Alexander Wedderburn old lost favour, Duns Scotus and great favourite with James VI. her coat to her shoulders. A was a running about from the front of those of his way of thinking were, went with him to England, was a woman with a chained parrot, a treated with contempt and signatory to the Union, and was gorgeous blee and flame-coloured regarded as Ignoramuses. That presented by the King with a ringbird, perched on her shoulder is the pedigree of the word from his own finger, still preserved enjoying the sunshire. An Indian dunce"ndale, the translator by the Wedderburns. This branch lady with a brilliant sari and. of the Bible, to whom chiefly we became extinct in 1761, when the purple plush trousers. Nobody | owe the stately and unapproach estates wese inherited by the heir stared at any of them. But when able English of the Scriptures, was of the line, now represented by a cart horse, still caparisoned with

Scotland's Standard-Bearer.

other day and walked all round the intricate pattern of the knot garden at Hampton Court-athing. which many a less illustrious lady has thought would be a pretty occupation for a holiday afternoon. Meanwhile Prince Henry had gone, off to the entertainment park at Wembley, where he energetically tried every joy device in, the place a feat which very few visitors dare attempt.

Colonel Scrymgear Wedder- burn, whose death is announced. was hereditary Standard Bearer of Scotland and descendant of two famous old families. The name of Wedderburn was taken from What Londoners Stare At. the lands and baron of that name

Wedderburn and Birkhill.

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man and his wife with à beautiful HEL BEBEURD ALDO REAL İLANG daughter; and, having found great loveliness indeed, the monarch repaired with his bride to the castle on the hillside, and as they sat together on the terrace a wonderful spotted deer suddenly appeared among the trees below and began scratching its car with its hind foot.

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told how badly this disease runs the morning a sick list is made out and after malarial attacks that they fear the patients transferred to a sunny robust health and strength will never Takht. In the village lived a sanatorium. All receive skilled be theirs wg-in. It is for the information treatment; and make good and ancouragement of then that Mr. recoveries that is, all except J. E. Wyesinwhe, book-keeper to lessrs. the reptiles, which have for the following statement of his own personsl Walker Bros Colomb, allows the most part been excluded from this experience to be published. routine. Nothing is known of reptilian disorders, and these creatures suffer severe nervous up- set if moved from the cages to which they have grown accustom ed; the result is usually

Springing to his feet, the Shah RÁ SET THE BLAURENDRE ME THAT ARE USE HER BEDUGAANIEN FORMOHE hunger strikes, followed by death,

seized his bow. which is recorded as "inanition"

what I can dot" be cried, as the by the baffled doctors. It has re-

arrow sped on its way and trans- cently been found however, that if

fixed both foot and ear. "Is not these idiosyncrasies are allowed

thy lord a wonder, and thy master for and the patients nursed in

marvel?" But she only smiled. their proper surroundings a great

up at him and said:"Neither a deal can be done for them.

marvel nor a wonder, for this is Canker of the jaw, conjunctivitis,

only A matter of practice1" bronchitis, and skin diseases are

Whereupon the Shah's anger was now successfully treated, and

great, and leaving the lady alone lately several surgical operations Mr.J.E. Wyesinghe in the castle, he passed on his have been tried with encouraging,

"Whilst too plaption at Ratanpura 1 journey. A year after the Shah results. The first serious opera- fell a victim to malaria" Mr. Wyesinghe again hunted near by. Again the tion was upon a 10-foot python, says, "I had continual attacks and was people came to pay homage, and which had three abscesses in its constantly under doctor's orders the chief humbly asked if his Finally left the district an returned

health there.

body cavity. These were opened to Colombo in the hope of getting better Majesty had heard of the wonder

of their village.

No," said the

up, irrigated, and properly dressed, the python at the same time be- The physician I consulted in Shah, 'what is it?”**

"Nothing ing given a soothing mixture by Colombo, a very eminent man, advi edess," replied the village chief mouth It was quite docile in me to try a contree of sea baths and to

than a woman, who carries a cow behaviour, and is now completely take Dr. Williams Pink Pilla. I found on her back every day from the oured, Another patient was the alm at from the commencemons tho pills valley up to the castle. If your green mamba, a deadly poisonous did me good. Then the fever left my Majesty will come and see.” And tree-cobra rarely seen in captivity.system, my erre which had been soon, sure enough, a yelled figure shattered gave më no more trouble, my This could not be tackled in the general health improved moriously,

approached and climbed gracefully uspal way, as, the snake is quick still tako Dr. Williams Pink Pille and easily up the steep path, carry- and irritable, and the slightest bite whenever I am a little, run down and ing on its back an enormous.com/ from It causes death in man.hare found them sa teal tonis.” **..

“O woman," cried the Shah, "0" Incidentally the trouble was an It is by purifying, enriching and marvel of marvels! O wonder of abscess in the lower jaw. A suede increasing the blood stream that Dr wonders! How can you perform and rubber contrivance for holding William Pink Pills fr pale People such a difficult feat?". Through it and a specially designed operate rength and eneret, revise the the vell a pair of dark eyes laughed build up the health, restore lost ing box-theatre were therefore nerves, aliwisata the cause of Indianation at him, and a voice he seemed to Invented by the curator of rebuiltce, Zheumatism, neuralgia and anemia have beard before said: Ah, my by which any snake, no matter Equally good for wogaan as for men, lord, have you indeed forgotten How poisonous, can be operated they are world famous as a aperta for spotted deer? The cow was once Fupon.or examined with case. It the special dimants of the woska tiny half, so, after all, this, too,

Your chemist sells them, or pust works very well," and the mamba $1.60 per Lottle, #37-for 8 hot from is only a matter of practice." And nade, a good recovery from this the Dr. Williams Medicing Co., together they mounted once more trouble, but he now died of con- Klanges Road, Bhatigbal, gration of the lunga.

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