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  2. A Benevolent Old Man.

    Just as evening was closing in a curlyheaded little boy was standing on tiptoe on the doorstep of a house, trying to ring the bell. Just then a benevolent old man ...

    Article : 277 words
  3. A Bachelors' Ball.

    The Randwick bachelors held their second annual ball in the local Town Hall last night, and the affair was a complete success. The decorations ...

    Article : 131 words
  4. Victorian Letter.

    Saturday morning it was pouring with rain, and we all sat over the fire, wondering what the sight at Government House in the afternoon would be like, people struggling in the ...

    Article : 1,164 words
  5. Tasmanian Letter.

    At the present moment I seem to have only two distinct ideas in my mind—one is that having influenza with all its latest improvements is not conducive to the making of ...

    Article : 908 words
  6. Women's College.

    The final meeting of the general committee of the Women's College Loan Exhibition was held at the Town Hall on July 4. Mr. Teece presided, and there were ...

    Article : 93 words
  7. Simulation of Death by Fakirs.

    Herr Kuhn not long ago presented a communication on this subject to the Anthropological Society of Munich. He had the opportunity of personally observing ...

    Article : 269 words
  8. An Eastern Toilet.

    The Eastern lady of high degree has, generally speaking, nothing to do, and all the day to do it in. Naturally, therefore, much of her time is spent in her bath, on the plaiting and ...

    Article : 561 words
  9. Rats!

    A gentleman who has experimented and insists that he knows what he is talking about, says that it is possible entirely to clear premises of rats by a simple ...

    Article : 193 words
  10. Men and Corsets.

    Curiously enough, women are not responsible for the existence of the corset at all, for the first corset of which any mention can be found was worn by the ...

    Article : 161 words
  11. Japanese Women.

    Perhaps the secret of the sweet expression and habitual serenity of the Japanese women can be found in their freedom from small worries. The fashion of dress never varying ...

    Article : 152 words
  12. A Story of Worth.

    Kate Field says she thinks that Worth made for her the only dress that he ever made of American material. She took him a piece of American satin for the ...

    Article : 70 words
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    A French paper mentions that France possesses one doctor to every 2766 inhabitants, Germany one to every 3038, England one to every 1707, Russia one to every 8551, and ...

    Article : 88 words
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    The Force of Habit.—The vicar's daughter—"Oh, papa dear, did you hear old Mr. Rogers snoring in his pew this afternoon?" The vicar-"No, my love. During the ...

    Article : 42 words
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    When an opera singer sings in broken English, is it correct to say that her voice is cracked? ...

    Article : 22 words
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