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Dunstan Times, Issue 2678, 11 August 1913, Page 8

Split can©, used as part of furniture ■such as chair seats, often becomes loose and the threads of cane pull out. Thus can be prevented by sponging with hot water, or by applying steanamg < cloths to the cane. This process also tightens the shreds of cane and does not injure ordinary furniture. If the article is highly polished, care should 1 be taken to prevent the hot water from corning in contact with anything but the cane or the polish will bo spoilt. King Manoel’s fiancee fs rumored to ho one of the prettiest of European princesses. But her proud ancestry is leSvS common knowledge. If of email present dignity, the Princess Augusta is a descendant of queens. She is the grandediaughter, too, of a queen in her own right. Maria de Gloria, who reigned for 18 years in Portugal, when Queen Victoria occupied the British throne and Queen Isabella the throne of Spain It was the first _ instance in historv of three queens reigning airmiltaneoualy in Europe.