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The development in telephonie Land to graph is equpiment effect- The ancient tirecks perfect dama the war would have understood the aesthetic importccupied pbably from ten to ance of artistic dress atul amor
lives prats during ordinary ourselves the value of beauty in
peacetimes. colour and design de leg more appreciated.
At the time of his death George Washingt & was probably the
At this moment in the depressiest fan in the United States. Ved ut altarial to his will ing atmosphen (114)
rated at his wealth was $t, an enormous
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Mrs. L-Glazier Foster as
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new methods from the stag of children in the elementary) school, and also to evan persoîtes dressmaker, spamstress, Louse- wife, or work-gin-who pliss her] needle for the purpose of const structing or beautifying everyday apparel.
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ST. ANDREW'S '.
SOCIETY.
PROGRAMME FOR THE
BALL.
Arrangements are now well in hand for the St. Andrew's Ball, to be held on Friday night. The programme of dances is as follows:-
Extra...Waltz.
1. Lancers: 2. One Step. 3. Caledonians, 4. Waltz. 5. Fox Trot. -& Eightsome.
7. One Step. 8. Strathspey.
9. One Step. 10. Fox Trot..
11. One Step.
19. For Trot. 13. Waltz.
14. Eightsome. 15. One Step. 16. Strathspey. 17, Fox Trot. 18. One Step. 19, Highland
Schottische. 20. One Step 21. Fox Trot, 24. One Step.
The supper dances are from Nos. 9 to 12 inclusive.
MADMAN DRIVES A TAXI,
A CAB THAT KILLED A WOMAN.
Exploits of an insane taxi-cab driver, who it is alleged, ran into an elderly woman. and was caught after a chase by a motorist, cre relatel at a Southwark : quest
It concerned the death of Mrs. Lucy Hawkins, of Weston-street, Bermondsey, who died in Guy's Hospital from injuries sustained when knocked down by a taxi- cab. She was crossing the Ola Kent-road one night when the cab, travelling at a great rate and having no lights, ran into her.
A hue and cry having been raised, Lieut. C. M. R. Schwordt, R.N., drove his car in pursuit fire of go and overtok a taxi-cab, without 1. 1871, the build-lights, outside a public-house. onal banks were The driver, Herbert East, of was fear that the Peckham-road, was detained by uter in dort cases the police, and then sent to an
Puss, but after the institution.
from the ruins Dr. F. W. Smith, in charge of was found ti ate Constance Road Infirmary, ms, etc. were in Dulwich, said. East was taken it the recovery there suffering from confusional harks suffered insanity and loss of memory. His
of insanity was A =round.
permanent the national character. Since then he had France, is made by been certified, and was now in
wood, and other Banstead Asyium.
Coroner: It is not pleasant to her in alcohol.
pipe is consid-be driven by such a driver ?—No, strument, it was it's a dangerous thing. He might cod bong the English by not have been so bad on some elf Raman conquerors
days as on others, and that made
A man who appeared in a Lon-him more dangerous... on court had his bald head cor. [ered with tattoed butterflies, stars
and other designs.
For eight months the Norweg lian steamer Kanset was on the Bristol Channel rocks. She has now been salved.
But a ton and a half of alum inum a year was produced 25
of a
Mrs. Ellen East, the wife of the driver, said she first noticed at change in him two years ago. when he was affected by business worries. During the past two months he had been more de- pressed.
He had always been.sober, and there was ho history of insanity
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of the needle-ears ago. Now the annual out-in his family. Three days before the occurrence he was strange, put is more than 50,000 tons.
A special chapel will shortly be but would not see a doctor. eliminated, and the method is installed in St. Paul's cathedral, Answering Mr. Washington, simple that any work-girl. in the London, in memory of Lord East's solicitor, she said her! short hours of her leisure, couidKitchener. It will cost $50,000. husband told her this summer learn to fit herself out with
More than 300,000 French ma that he possessed £1,300. He chinery plants have been indenti-had spent all but £5, and had
is easily and promptly overcome durable and beautiful garments.
They with the aid of Pinkettes. Not only are the pupils taught fed in Germany by the reparation nothing to show for it. She had to sew, but they are also taught commission.
no idea what he bad done with
To a most appreciative aud-are dainty, tiny, yet thoroughly what is called free-hand needle:
Acoma, New Mexico, an indian so much money in three months. designing, so that even those who village. is older than St. Augus Mrs. Annie Eastley, sister of lence, the Frawley Company efficient, are quite unskilled in drawing time. Erst European settlement Mrs. East, said she that he had last night presented "The Brat," can, with a little practice, create in America, Acoma is mentioned been strange for two years. Heja delightful three-act comedy. their own exquisite designs and in chronicles of 1539.
would get up and walk out saying The play has to do with a novel- embroideries.
In Uganda a wife costs four "Good-bye," and at other times ist who, in search for inspiration
beadaches, A course of instruction in the balls, a box of cartridges and six would fall asleep in the middle of for his next book, takes a bright gently cleanse the system, thus new needlecraft methods is being sewing needles. A Kafir lady is a conversation. In addition to but illiterate girl from the street dispelling. bilious
that he had recently neglected and instals her in his home as an purifying the breath, clearing the given to nurse-teachers at that worth from two to ten cows.
assistant and from what he learns skin and aiding the appetite. Of home of so many new and refresh-
Travelling teachers carry egy himself. ing ideas, the Rachel-Macmillan cation to island children along Divisional Inspector Story said of her history he weaves a striking all chemists, also 60 cents the Known as "The Williams' Medicine Co., 96 Sze- Training College, at Deptford.
Already about 60 London the coast of Maine, remaining in East was unable to attend the character for his new literary vial post free from the Dr. teachers have bad experience of each isolated district a brief time. inquest, or to make a statement. masterpiece.
Chihuahue officials are con- He had made inquiries of the Brat," this unconventional and chuen Road, Shangbai.
imagines the physiological and
lawbank where the man had his whimsical creature value of the new method for sidering enactment
The work has a prohibiting all games of chance, account, and the manager said herself in love with the cold. that East was so strange in his matter-of-fact novelist, but later school work. definite message for artistic folk in that Mexican state.
Moviegore's more realistic now. manner that he told him his falls victim to the appeals of bis Craigen, who has just returned good-hearted but somewhat disto civilisation from the wilds of as such, and there is an increasing demand for informa-rease paint's replaced by a new account would be closed.
East then drew a cheque for sclute brother, who, becoming Patagonia. He is made the butt tion for the West-end as well as chemical compound that glistens
like the real stuff-at 50 cents a £10, and another or £52 10s., the reformed, goes off to a ranch and of a practical joke when a party from the East-end.
latter to pay for a gramophone, takes "The Brat" with him: of young society people make Queen Alexandra has inspected quart.
Amid restaurents of all nation He renewed his cab license as There is other love interest in the wagers on whether or not Helen play, which compels interest to the Steele can make tim propose to some of the results, and has expressed the opinion that it is alities in Londen, open to all, is recently as August 9, 1919.
Frank Keeping, a motor en-very end. Miss Beatrice Prentice her. Helen succeeds and when just one for one race alone. On its a wonderful experiment."
A special visitors day is held entrance is "For Japanese Only." gineer, of Camdeswell-grove, who had the title role, and she made Jack finds it out the
Pennies and nickels are not had known him for two years, a great hit in the part, whilst Mr.in him is aroused and some- his one of the "buds" remarks when on Wednesday, when it is possible)
cents. said he had been expecting him Albert Morrison as the novelist thing happens," as Amy Foster, Mr. Jack's temper gets worked up. to view the result of this effort to legal tender above 25
brother also acted finely. abolish rags and dress-ugliness. Dimes, quarters and half dollars to meet with an accident for and Mr. Homer Barton as an effort which aims at clothing may be refused in amounts above weeks past...
$10.
Coroner: It is a pity you. did Frawley as the old butler was Jack is actually in love with all the children of the first nur-
Georgia has a lake three miles not report it--That is not my perfect. The other roles were also Helen and when she taunts him sery schools beautifully, in strong
play can be written down as haviour because he reproves her and durable materials, dyed in long which disappears every three business but the business of the in most capable hands, and the over his rough and "brutal" be- the sake of a practical joke, colours and embroidered with or four years, leaving a sandy police.
Then you got disappointed one of the Company's biggest for triding with his affections for. designs, the choice of which has basin. It takes it only two weeks
The season is rapidly drawing he gives her a taste of the been made by artists and inspired to come back from its subter every day, I suppose I thought successes.
the man was out of his mind, but
taking her ranean retreat. by love of the little ones.
Shortly before his abdication. it was nothing to do with me. He to a close. Tonight "The Mis-real thing by abducting ber, King Ludwig of Bavaria present used to come my place as black as leading Lady" will be staged; then and there,
The Man Who Came Back;"Adirondacks. In a scule in the Two young Swedish studentsed to the wine museum at Speyer possible, as if he had not washed for to-morrow the attraction is with him to his bungalow in the of geology, after an adventurous several bottles of wine dating himself for a week, and I have nine days' expedition in Iceland, from 1540, 1633 and 1822. The washed him in petrol. (Laughter.) whilst an additional performance bungalow she knocks him out with Witness added that the man's is promised for Saturday, when a telephone instrument and after have discovered what is believed inuscum contains a bottle 'dating to be the largest crater in the from the days of Rome, found in cab was not fit to be driven, the that hugely successful play bandaging him and dragging him world, measuring five miles in a Roman grave, believed to be axle being beat. He had run length, and three and a half miles the oldest bottle of wine in the into vans and other vehicles.
world.
The jury returned a verdict of wide..
manslaughter against East.
A LARGE CHATER.
caveman.
Bath" to bed, runs away from hertemper ary prison. The play ends with Helen voluntarily coming back to Jack, quite subdued and tamed.
"Bedroom, Parlor and will be repeated.
In to-night's play, the story is centred round the life of Jack
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