Dutch women of tho upper and middlo classes arc now taking their share in much of tho strenuous work of tho men, and they aro doing it well. They are naturally very clover, and always well educated; they speak nt least one language beside their own, generally two, French and German being tho most popular.—" Queen." Tho Equitable Lifo Assuranco Society aro to construct a building in New York, whoso height will far exceed that of both tho Metropolitan Lifo building in Madison Avenuo and tho Singer building in Broadway, tho highest "sky-scrapers" yet built in Now York, with towers which have 46 and 47 stories respectively. Tho Equitable building will have a tower of 62 stories, with a main building of 34 stories, and it will be ovor 900 ft. high. Strawberries and cream positively resemble Westminster Abbey, cricket, ' the Derbv, and some,few other things, in their depth ofwholly P,l?? s , u , r S t)l ° meaning to tho true-bred Briton.— Field.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 290, 1 September 1908, Page 10
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