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HOW THE LORDS DIARY OF LOCAL

ARE DRESSED

COST OF THE ROBES FOR

TRIAL OF LORD DE CLIFFORD

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THURSDAY, JANUARY Þ.

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King's Escape Me Never." Queen's: "Manhattan Tower

ed. "But we can't help that. You From Father To Son Oriental-Woman Wanted,"

must remember that it's got to cover the radiotor of the car in cold weather. We have to consider that first, haven't we?",

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In the back rooms at a chop in Chancery Lane hundreds of scar- let cloth bags, each with a tasseled. cord, were recently stacked coun- ter high.

Pana? "Bobby, if you had a lit Lie more spank you would stand

Each bag had a white linen la- better in your classes. Do

bel with the name of a peer, of know what spunk is?"

aobby: Yes, air. It's the mast j the realm. Inside was the scarlet robe which the peer was to wear participle of spank.'

at the State opening of Parlia- ment and at the trial of Lord de "Clifford,

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It was the end of the scene and the heroine was starving "Give me bread!" she cried.

"Mr." Ravenscroft of the firm o

And the curtain came down with Ede and Ravenscroft, was busy roll.

World:-"Chinese Picture” Alhambra:-"Love In Bloom." Malestic:"A Notorious Gentis-

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Concert Entertainments. Chamber Music, at Helena May, 5.30 p.m.

Meetings Victoria Chess Club at Gloucester Hotel, 5:30, p.r.- Theosophical Society, 6 p.m.,

Miscellaneous-Women's Fellow- ship meets at St. Andrew's Hall. 3 p.m.

Social- Craigenzower "Cricket Club Whist Drive, 9 p.m.

Sports.

Badminton Men's Doubles.

among the heaps of bags when a reporter called. Many other robes were hanging round the walls.

Mr. Ravenscroft has been robinet. Andew's "A" v. St. John's; Club

de Recreio "A". Mist Hall "B".

Hockey-Fat Lancashires war- onds v. Third Battery, HKSRA (Shamshuipo Camp), 4.30: p.m.

"Mummy," asked a Uttle boy at a concert, at the end of the inter- val, have the orchestra had same-peers for 54 year Three other generations of Rafenscrofts did 15 thing to eat?"

before him. And before that, the Edes looked after the Lorde Spirit

"I don't know," sald the mother. I think they have," said the boy: "It says on the program, part two will be given by a fuller orchesten."--

"What the difference between a statesman and a politician, 'dad?"

"A statesman, Wille, usually wants to do something for is country, and a politician wants to do his country for something:"

Mr. Parrott wanted the picture hung to the right of the miror; Mre. Parrott, wanted it hung to the left, For once he proved the vic tor. and Joseph; the caretaker, was summoned to hang the picture sc- cording to his orders.-

Obediently Joseph drove in a nail on the right, as directed. This done, he also drove one in the wall on the left.

"What is the second nati for?" Mr. Parrott demanded

and Temporal back to the reign of Wulfam find Mary,

"Pears" robes are valuable things," Mierscroft said

They cost from eighty guineas each upwards according to the gold braid and ermine on them. and that varies with this rank of the peer.

They

"We are responsible for them for cleaning and repairing them and keeping the moth out. are of course, much too: valuable to leave here. When we are not working on them they are safely stored elsewhere.

i "We are always busy just be- fore the opening of Parlantent But this year we were busier than addition to getting usual, for in the robes ready we had to provide the black, braided, silk cocked hats for the trial of Lord de Chifford ""

Mr. Ravenscroft pointed to a pile of tissue-wrapped hats in a corner.

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