FATAL CHILLS
were caught. Owing to the pushing and fighting which goes on in tho ante-rooms while the ladies are passing up to the throne room, the palace is found afterwards to be strewn with torn lace, trimmings, chiffon, and other materials, broken feathers, loose curls, and other itemsc of hair, and even jewellery dropped in tha struggle. These articles oan be obtalnedLfct
application and description at fire palace} put it 1» noticed that no one ever applies for the false haix, however valuable it may be. On the other hand, it is to be feared that Some of*tbe jewellery which Is lrsc at the palace, advertised for, and never found, must find its way into the pockets of ladies who are not vary scrupulous on this point. On fcne occasion a lady who was wedged in the crowd saw A DIAMOND STAB toll down from the coiffure of another lady In front, and stick in her dress. A gloved band came out from the side and took away the star. Subsequently a diamond star was advertised for. The looker-on bad cot seen the face of the third party, but she had undoubtedly witnessed a theft.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2205, 4 June 1896, Page 49
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196FATAL CHILLS Otago Witness, Issue 2205, 4 June 1896, Page 49
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