GOSSIP FROM ABROAD.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 140, 7 March 1908, Page 11

GOSSIP FROM ABROAD.

■ Princess Margaret', who is ■ now Crown Princess of Sweden, > will find her life niuch biisier-than it has boen since her marriage. Hitherto she has led an; ordinary country life, having her whole timo to devote to her .'babies ;-but hor responsibilities ■and' work will now bo very 'heavy, since,she ; will 'have to perform all the social duties of .the': Swedish Court, ,Queen .Victoria her .motheriin-few,-;' being • extremely delicate. This ; year.'Bang Gustav V will pay a! State visit to England, so it is said, and this King Edward may return., visiting Norway at the same- time, in which caso the Crown Prin-, cess of Sweden will find • herself playing hostess for the first time to her uncle, King. Edward. It is unlikely that she wiil l now be 5b16 to; pay such frequent visits to England. ; Miss "Marie Hall is back in England from her'long tour. She is writing a book ,in which she'will' relate the; amusing and torching incidents of the trip. At Ottawa, Onta'rio,. th'o famous violinist had an application, from, 1 a "knockabout acrobat who wanted to go into partnership with her, saying that he was sure audiences would appreciate ..'it. if he put in a turn during the programme. \ Miss Olive Mnlve'ry, after somo years of service in fashionable circles in England as a singer aad reader, says English "society" is riot really musical or artistic. "The very rich are seldom truly artistic or musical, though there is a fashion among them of'posing as patrons ■ of music and art. .What ■ . society runs _ after is the. latest . seiisation. .. •It rarely encourages unknown ,'talpnt;" With such a' , : conclusion,. based on , ■ experience, she turned her. attention to the . "lower classes,'', .as | . •thtiy "tare described' in , England, and discovered.. that ' tho common J people.' , are' tho real ;

lovers'of music. The richest woman in Oklahoma to-day is ; 'said to bo Mrs. Charles Payne, of Lawton. , She was a telephone oporator six years ago, and was tho lucky applicant out of 100,000 (persons who sought- claim No. 1 when the tKibwi-Coinnianche.lands wore opened.up in 1901'!''. The 160 acres which she secured for £40 aro now included in-the best part of the city of Lawton. Tho Queen of, Siam has one of the finest collections of jewels in the world. The walls of her bedroom aro said to be fairly ablaze with precious stones. Japan is, perhaps, the'only country in the world .where the fashions in women's dress hav.e not changed materially in 2-500 years.

Many of the now gowns show very high collars, curving up behind the cars, ihey aro prettiest in lace bound with velvet. Other dresses, however, ar slightly cut ,m the neck, Dutch fashion, with bands of embroidery outlining little square yokes. Dor those with nice necks, not too long, and worn with a wide-brimmed hat, this cut-out arrangement looks very pretty; ■ I

dressor, "I wonder if Jim has gloves—whit< kid'p the thing , for a wedding. Just rur down, Miss Saunders, and find out, wil you?" No, the intended bridegroom liadn'l gloves, didn't have no use for gloves, a piec< of nonsense —which message his fianceo re ceived with soronity. ■ "Just run to the store and get him a pair like a good girl—white, mind, with two bub tons." I After her third trip to the village stori Gladys returned with a pair of gloves tha suited the bride, and were donned by thi bridegroom, with protest. "Of course, the organist will play the wed ding march," said Miss Johnston, as thi ministers wife helped her' to arrange i white net veil around a huge, rose-laden hat "I'hardly" know," said Mrs. Saunders hesitatingly. "Our organist, Mrs. Martin plays hymns well, but she seldom has occa sion for more pretentious music." "Cut I'm sure, if Gladys were to as] her- —" "Oh, yea, I'll go," eagerly assent® Gladys, and ran down the road for th .fourth time that momma. However,' 6h