The Glamorgan Gazette

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WEEKDAYS. I jyp Exp Exp Exp • Mai7' A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M.] A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M P.M. P.M.I P.M. P.M. NwMiLFDdep 8 20J 1 0 4 40 6 30 CstABTHBN „ 8 20 10 5 1 10 2 45 4 33 6 40 7 45 LLANBLLY „ — 9 1211035] 1 b7 3 30 5 20 17 2818 36 Swi„„Jar 10 Ol 1*122! ,2 40 4 20*6 ft 8 20 9 15 OWAN8HA| D <6 15 6 G0 8 30 9 40 1055 1140 1 50 2 40 3 30 3 55 5 45 7 55 8 55 LANDOBB „ 6 20 6 55 8 35 9 49 11 711144 1 5812 1713 35 4 10 5 56 8 7 9 7 NBATH ]6 35 7 12 8 51 1013! 1122; 1158 2 14 3 313 50 4 27 6 11 8 23 9 24 PT TALBOT,, 7 47 7 28 9 2 1028; 1135| 1212 2 32 3 14 4 2 4 44 6 27 8 43 9 37 PBTHOWL 8 35 10281 1121C 1 49 4 30 6 27 7 10 PYLB dep. 7 41 8 43 1041! 1224 2 43 4 42 4 55 6 40 8 56 BRIDGEND,, 7 9 7 53 8 54 9 22 1055 1155 1237 1 45 2 57 8 35 4 22 4 52 5 7 6 52 7 10 9 10 9 57 PBNOOED._ „ 8 519 4 119 3 7 I 5 2 5 19 7 18 9 22 LLANHABAN,, 8 121 1117 3 14 5 2T> 7 26 T LLNTBISANT,, 8 22J9 14 1128 12552 1 3 22 5 13 5 34 7 11 7 34 9 33 CABDIFF „ 7 46 9 0 9 40 10 0 1223; 1248 1 25 2 25 4 0 4 15 5 0 5 35 6 8 7 55 8 0 10 0 1039 NBWPOBT. 8 6 9 26 1020 1 22! 1 10 1 45 2 44 4 22 4 34 5 23 6 30 8 22 1022 11 2 BRISTOL ,,9 10 GXOUOESTBB,, 2 45 5 45 8 5 9 50 1225 SWINDON 3 57 6 48 6 40 PAJDINQTNarr. 1125 1 0 4 30 5 40 4 20 8 30 8 30 S.30 1145 3 30 GXOUOESTBB,, 2 45 5 45 8 5 9 50. 1225 SWINDON 3 57 6 48 6 40 PAJDINQTNarr. 1125. 1 0 4 30 5 40 4. 8 30 8 30 S.30 1145 3 30 T-Calls at Llanharan on Saturdays only at 9.27 p.m. T—Calls at Llanharan on Saturdays only at 9.27 p.m.

SUNDAYS. r DOWN TTP ^ail UUWJ*. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. A.M. UJR* A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. PADDINGTON dep 9 15 12 0 1145 NEW Mnj?ORD.dep 1030 6 30 PADDINGTON dep 9 15 12 0 1145 NEW MILFORD dep 1030 6 30 SWINDON 3 40 1 55 CATTVARTMM 1158 8 3 GLOTJCESTBB „ 1226 3 25 LLANBLLY „ 1241 8 36 BBISTOL 1255 8 45 SWANSEA ARR — — 1 30 — 9 16I ••• NBWPOBT „ 2 2 9 30 10 0 5 23 OWANSBA DEP 8 0 1 5.. 8 65 CABDIFF „ 2 30 9 52 1038 5 59 LANDOBK 8 4 1 22 9 7 LLANTBISSANT „ 1011 11 7 6 28 NBATH „ 8 18 1 46 9 24 LLANHABAN „ POBT TALBOT 8 32^ 2 2 9 37 PENCOED 1121 6 42 POBTHCAWL „ 7 50 BRIDGEND „ 3 3 1029 1128 6 50 PTIE »» 8 46 — 2 16 7 59 PYLB „ 1045 1142 7 6 BPIDGEND 8 56 2 80 8 10 9 57 BRIDGEND „ 3 3 1029 1128 6 50 PTIE »» 8 46 — 2 16 7 59 PYLB „ 1045 1142 7 6 BRID<MSND 8 56 2 80 8 10 9 57 POBTHCAWL 1057 PENCOED 9 6 2 43 8 20 POBT TALBOT 3 27 1164 7 20 LLANHABAN „ NBATH „ 3 42 12 8 7 38 LLANTBISSANT. „ 9 18 2 56 8 31 LANDOBB ,,4 4 1223 8 5 CABDIFF „ 9 45 3 36 9 3 1039 Swanska I ARR 4 10 1230 8 16 4 3 9 30 U V SWANSEA | DEP 3 45 7 60 BBISTOL LLANBLLY „ 4 29 8 38 GXOUCESTEB CABMABTHEN art 5 20 9 16 SWINDON M NEW MILFOBD. ,,6 4 1045 PADDINGTON arr ]

I LLYNYI AND OGMORE BRANCH. f a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. [p.m p.m p.mip.m p.m p.m. p.m p.m p.m. n.m.i n r,. BRIDGEND. dep 8 48 8 58 11 1511 23 1#20 2 10 2 19U 45 4 53 7 43 7 5110+2510#2W Tondu 8 59 9 9 11 2611 34 1 30 2 22 2 30 4 57 5 4 7 5t 8 2 10 35 1C 36^ Llangonoyd 9 7 11 34 1 38 2 30 5 5 8 2 t 13 44I"" Troedyrhiew Garth[ 9 12 11 39 1 43 2 35 5 10 8 7 10 49* Maesteg 6J25 9 20' 11 45 1 46 2 41 5 16 8 13 10 4810 59 Nanty%llon 6J30 9 25, 11 50 2 46 5 21 8 18 II (S Caerau 6^35 9 31 11 55 2 51 5 26 8 23 >. 11 3 CymmerforGlyncrg 6J38 9 36 11 58 2 54 5 29 8 26 "3 11 8f" Abergwynfi arc 6J47 9 42 12 6 j? 3 Z 5 37 8 34 0 11 1M"" Brynmenyn .dept 9 18 11 43 g 2 39 5 13 8 ll & llfWfi Llangeinor — g 9 25 11 5C „ 2 46 5 20 8 18 ,2 11 3 Pontyrhyl oj5 9 30 11 55 £ 2 51 5 25 8 23 J g S J Pontycymmer 9 36 11 59 •« 2 55, 5 29 8 27 a n 1? Blaengarw 9 41 12 4 a 3 0 5 24 8 32 H '11 17 Blackmill ■§» 9 23 11 47 « 2 42 2#43 5 17 8 18 £ *g 10 54 Hendreforgan 9 34 11 58 2*51 5 25 8 29 T. » Gilfach arr S g 9 38 12 2 2*58 5 32 8 36 "5 Ogmore Vale .dep +♦ 9 31 11 54 2 50 5 24 8 22 ? li" & Nantymoel. arr 9 39 12 2 2 581 [5 32 8 30 I 11 12 L a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. p m p.m p.m p.m f p.m p.m p.m,p.m. p.m. a.m. Nantymoel dep 7 45 10 4 1255 3 34 6 0 8«47 Ogmore Vale 7 53 10 il Gilfach dep 7 40 9 58 1250 3*28 5 54 S Hendreforgan 7 48 !G 5 1257 3*35 6 1 S Blackmill dep 8 1 10 13 1 11 3 49 6 19 W 9# 0 £ » Blaengarw 7 39 9 57 tj 1249 3 27 5 53 « 8*41 Pontycymmer dep 7 44 10 2 a 1254 3 32 5 5a « 8 47 5 Pontyrhyl 7 49 10 7 1259 3 37 6 3: "S 8 52 "S Llangeinor 7 53 10 11 g> 1 3 3 41 6 7 So 8 56 30 Brynmenyn .dep 8 8 10 26 4 1 18 3 56 6 22 8 1* 9 8 Abergwynfi 7 0 10 0 g 1 £ 49 3 30 5 598 si ••• 8»44 9*30 Cymmer for Glyncrg 7 8 10 7 "g 1256 3 37 6 2 8 S 8*51 9*37 ^aerfa" Vi ZH \0ll ? 1 1 3 *2 & 79 1 8*56 9 42 Nantyffyllon 7 18 10 17 1 6 3 47 6 129 19 1 9 47 Macstcg 7 23 XO 22 1 11 3 52 6 IT 4 9 0 9 la Troedyrhiew Garth 7 28 10 27 1 16 3 57 6 22 9 11: Llangonoyd 7 32 10 31 1 20 4 1 6 26 9 15 Tondu dep 7 41 8 11 10 2910 271 » 0 1 21 1 26 3 59 4 7 6 29 6 32'" 9*11 9 2i BRIDGEND arr 7 47 8 20110 38 10 461 » 6 U01 354 84 16 6346 41 9 19 9 30

I PORTHCAWL BRANCH. I Tondu dep 7 45 9 5} 1 42 5 0 Srin. Kenfig Hill 7 57 9 17 1 55 5 12 Pyle 8 5 9 25 11 25 1 30 2 15 2 50 3 55 4 50 5 206 16 7 51 10*47 Porthcawl 8 15 9 35 11 34 1 40 2 24 2 59 4 4 4 59 5 30 6 25 8 0 10 57 Porthcawl dep 8 20 8 35 9 55 10 28 12 101 1 4 £ h 4 154 30i5 50 6 27 7 10 7 50 Pyle 8 29 8 43 10 610 3712 19 1 58 4 254 416 06 367 20 759 Kenfig Hill 8 38 10 15 4 34 7 29 Tondu arr 8 48 10 25 4 44 .fc 7 42 MAESTEG AND CYMMER.—SATURDAYS." • p M. p.m. P-m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. ) p.m, p.m. p.m. Maesteg dep. 3 0 4 10 5 0 6 25 8 0 9 0 10 5 1055 11 5 Nantyffyllon 3 5 4 15 5 5 6 30 8 5 9 5 10 10 11 0 11 10 Caerau 3 10 420 5 10 6 53 8 10 9 10 10 15 11 5 11 15 Cymmer arr. 3 13 4 23 5 13 6 38 8 13 9 15 10 20 11 8 11 18 Cymmer dep. 3 28 4 35 5 53 6 45 8 30 8 51 9 37 10 42 Caerau 3 33 4 40 5 58 6 50 c35 8 56 9 42 10 47 Nantyffyllon 3 38 4 45 6 3 6 55 8 40 >9 1 9 47 10 52 Maesteg arr. 3 41 4 48 6 6 7 5 8 43 9 4 9 50 10 55 1

I I VALE OF GLAMORGAN RAILWAY. I SUNDAYS. FROM A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. P.M Barry dep 7 0 9 53 11 37 S'ts 2 30 3 40 5 40 8 16 11 0 3 5 6 37 RhooBe 7 7 10 0 11 44 o'ly 2 37 3 47 5 47 8 23 11 7 3 12 6 44 Aberthaw 7 11 It 4 11 48 1 45 2 41 3 51 5 51 8 27 11 11 3 16 6 48 Gileston 7 15 10 8 11 52 1 52 2 45 3 55 5 55 8 31 11 15 3 20 6 SP Llantwit Major 7 22 10 15 11 59 1 56 2 52 4 2 6 2 8 38 11 22 3 27 6 so Southerndown Rovi. „ 7 32 10 25 12 9 2 0 3 2 4 12 6 12 8 48 11 32 3 37 7 o Bridgend arr. 7 39 10 32 12 16 2 7 3 9 4 18 6 19 8 57 11 39 3 44 7 16 Southerndown Rovi. „ 7 32 10 25 12 9 2 0 3 2 4 12 6 12 8 48 11 32 3 37 7 9 Bridgend arr. 7 39 10 32 12 16 f 2 7 1 3 9 4 18 6 19 8 57 11 39 3 44 7 16 FBOM A.M. A.M. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. M. P.M. A.M. P^M I» M Bridgend 7 50 8 30 11 8 1 25 S'ts 3 42 5 23 7 13 12 55 4 33 7 « Southerndown Road 7 58 8 39 11 16 1 33 o'ly 3 50 5 31 7 21 13 4 41 4 fT Llantwit Major 8 8 8 50 11 26 1 43 2 41 4 0 5 4i 7 31 113 4 51 8 1 Gileston 8 14 8 57 11 32 1 49 2 47 4 6 5 47 7 37 1 19 4 57 8 7 Aberthaw II 8 18 9 1 11 36 1 53 2 51 4 10 5 51 7 41 1 23 5 1 8 11 Rhoose II 8 23 9 6 11 41 1 58 2 56 4 15 5 56 7 46 1 28 5 6 8 16 Barry .arr. 8 29 9 13 11 47 2 4 3 2 4 21 6 2 7 52 1 34 5 12 8 22 MOTOR CARS leaves BARRY for Llantwit Major at 9.5 a.m.: 10.50; 12,40- 3L5* 454. and Wednesdays and Saturdays only at 11.30 a.m. and on .1 » »» LLANTWIT MAJOR for Barry at 9.45 a.m. 12.0; 1.24: 4.15; and 6.25. u

EHONDDA AND SWANSEA BAY RAILWAY. I I I I .1 UP. a.m. a.m. a.m. a.m. ¡ p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. stmdayii. Swansea dep 7 40 9 0 11 28 1 57 4 45 6 2 9 20 8 loSs'Tn Danygraig. 7 43 9 3 11 32 2 1 4 49 6 6 8 54 5 44 Jersey Marine 7 49 9 8 11 37 2 7 4 55 6 11 9 29 8 fioU 40 Court Bart a" 756 9 16 11 44 2 15 5 3 6 19 9 37 9 7 5 57 Nftaa. deP 7 45 9 6 11 32 2 1 4 50~ 6 2 9 24 (arr 8 8 9 24 11 52 2 26 5 13 6 27 9 46 Court Sart dep 7 58 9 17 11 45 2 18 5 5 6 20 9 39 9 fi8 Briton Perry — 8 2 9 20 11 49 2 25 5 10 6 25 9 43 9 12 A 0 Aberavon (Sea Side Sbation) „ » 8 8 9 26 11 55 2 31 5 16 6 31 P0rtTalb0t(Aberav0nSM{5^ f"if f |J «» fsi Sg Cwmavon M 6 1 8 20 9 37 12 7 2 42 6 28 6 42 10 0 9 29 fi is Pontrhydyfen 6 8 8 28 9 44 12 16 2 49 5 36 6 51 10 9 9 VI fi Oymmer (for Glynoorrwg) ..arr 6 23 1 39 9 54 12 27 3 1 5 47 7 3 10 19 9 47 6 36 Cymmer dep 6 24 18 40 9 56 12 29 3 2 5 49 7 10 20 9 49 fi S7 Blaengwynfi 6 32 8 50 10 5 12 38 3 10 5 69 7 12 0 28 9 57 6 4fi Blaen-Rhondda „ STOP. 9 0 10 17 12 51 3 19 6 12 7 22 10 38 in fi a Treherbert (T.V.R.) arr' 19 31 10 20 12 54 3 22 6 15 7 25 10 41 10 8 6 56 DOWN, .m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. Sundays. Treherbert (T.V.R.) .dep 8 0 9 21 12 5 2 25 5 17 7 15 loTdl7 °6 Blaen-Rhondda 8 3 9 24 12 8 228 621 7 18 10197 9 Blaengwynfl. oo ps 8 12 9 34 12 18 238 6 32 7 29 1027 7 17 Cymmer (for GHynoorrwg).. arr 8 1;- 9 39 12 23 243 637 7 34 1032 7 32 er dep 818 941 12 24 244 5 38 7 35 1033 7 23 Pontrhydyfen 8 29 9 52 12 35 2 68 5 49 7 47 1045 7 35 Owmavon 8 36 9 59 12 42 32 5 56 7 54 10527 42 Port Talbot (Aberavon St.) (frr f !o J2 47 3 7 •• 6 1 7 69 I|1067 7 47 dep 8 42 10 5 12 49 3 9 5 3 8 2 1059 ? 49 BritonFerry 862 10 16 1 0 320 614 8 11 11 8 7 58 Court Sart arr 854 10 18 1 2 322 6 16 813 11108 0 Kna&h /deP 8 44 10 8 12 6<> 3 10 6 2 8~T ~Z I arr 9 1 10 26 1 12 3 29 « 27 8 22 I Court Sart dep 8 55 10 19 1 4 3 23 618-8 1,6- 11138 3 Jersey Marine. 9 3 1 12 3 31 626 8 23 1121 8 II Danygraig „e, „ 9 11 10 34 1 20 3 39 6 35 8 31 « 1129 8 19 Swansea arr 9 14 10 37 1 23 3 42 t 38 8 34 1132 8 22

OUR LONDON LETTER. (FROM OUR OWN COItItIESPONDIINT. ) No Continental monarch has been re- garded with warmer affection in this coun- try than the venerable King of Denmark. King Christian, the news of whose decease rapidly spread through London streets on Monday afternoon, saw four of his descend- ants on European thrones. The Queen of England was his eldest daughter. Her daughter, Queen Maud, it was who but a few weeks ago ascended the throne of Nor- way. Queen Alexandra's eldest brother, who was proclaimed King of Denmark on Tuesday, had already provided a King for Norway, while the second son of King Christian is the King of Greece, who visited these shores shortly before Christ- mas. Then the Dowager Empress of Russia, who was with her father when he passed away, married the Czar Alex- ander III. This week, which got clear of the elec- tion, opened in town with weather as mild as April. The birds sounded in the sunrise with the fuller note of spring; one noticed the earlier hour at which the daylight set in, and there was the disposition to look for snowdrops and other harbingers of brighter conditions. Men naturally talked of the strawberries coming up from Worth- ing—where they have twenty miles of glass, a soil of wonderful productiveness, and 160 wholesale growers to make the best of it. But it seemed a trifle curious that narcis- sus, which ten days before had sold for Is. 6d., were fetching 4s.; and the violets and mimosa, of which such quantities are sold in town on the edge of the pavement, had gone up from 2s. to 3s. 6d. and 4s. A cold wave had troubled France. A majority over all other parties of about a hundred is considered enough for ordi- nary purposes of government. The Prime Minister spent the week-end at Windsor Castle as the guest of the King, and had l the honour of taking Queen Alexandra in r to dinner. This was because he was the chief guest in matter of precedence, and thus had the first opportunity of exercising the precedence recently conferred on his office by the King. A significant circum- stance, in the eyes of some people, is the fact that Sir Henry, talking at Windsor to a Nonconformist minister who had been to gaol for passive resistance, said: We shall put that matter right very shortly." The bill for doing so seems already to be dr vfted, and already, too, in anticipation, there is talk among the owners of Church schools of an outbreak of passive resistance on their cart' One of the charming features of the elec- tion, and one which is always looked for upon a change of Government—it is de- lightful to see how gracefully it can be done—is the turnover of the Times. It has been the traditional disposition of this journal," says the announcement, "in all international affairs to support the actual Government of the day. The worst con- ceivable Government is still a British Government," &c. There is no question as to the power of the Government. In the early hours of the week it was 358, includ- ing Nationalists and Labour Members. Since the passing of the Reform Bill no majority has exceeded 152, the Conserva- tive advantage in 1895. Mr. Gladstone's majority in 1880 was only 115. But even by Monday noon that satisfactory gositioa had been improved. What will the Government deal with first 7 It will have, of course, to move into its new quarters at St. Stephen's and ar- range its accommodation. That is the first thing. It will be busy on that in a fort- night-for this week sees the end of January and the coming in of February, "all blown with daffodils." Then, when the accommodation has been arranged, and the Speaker is performing great feats of memory, trying to remember who's who, we shall all be presented with the King's Speech, and the Labour party will be cran- ing their necks to hear those references, in dulcet tones, to the Trades Disputes Bill and the Workmen's Compensation Act, which they have waited for so eagerly and so long. Some cheerful sentiments this week were nf.torarl in thp. Socialist papers. One of them, in compelling tones, was advising Labour to make no unholy alliance with the Liberals, for there were over-many capitalists in that party. As it happened, one of the Labour victories talked of on Monday was that of the Chester-le-Street Division of Durham, where the electorate replaced a Liberal millionaire by a Labour working man; moreover, whereas Lord I, Joicey's majority in 1900 was only 439, his successor's was 3,190. The big majori- ties with which the Labour men have been returned provide one of the memorable facts of the election. They have inspired one Socialist organ at least—with the sud- den emergence of the Labour party-to prophesy for five years hence, if there should be an election then, a Labour party numbering 150. The acceptance of a seat by Mr. Balfour for the City reminds one of the other side of the shield, and in the House Mr. Bal- four will see to it that the discussion of public affairs is not of too one-sided a character. Mr. Balfour will probably have something to say on the amending legisla- tion which the Education Act, the Licens- ing Act, and the Taff Vale decision will in- volve. The status of the Board of Trade may be altered on lines suggested by the late Government; and those four subjects, it is said, will provide the new Govern- ment with some of its first work in the new session. Sir Wilfrid Lawson has been returned for Cockermouth, after being de- feated at the last election, and Sir Wilfrid is hardly likely to let licensing matters be forgotten. Sir Wilfrid has turned a Con- servative majority of 200 into a Liberal majority of 600. Mr. T. R. Whittaker is certain to be heard again on licensing re- form indeed, the thing that impresses one about the new House is the number of people who are intent on being heard on one subject or another. Mr. Edward Owen Greening, speaking at the Golder's Green Crematorium at the funeral of Mr. G. J. Holyoake, after ad- verting to the fight they waged together against slavery at the iime that Lancashire was disturbed by the American war, made a striking statement with regard to the power of politics to improve the condition of the people. He quoted Mr. Holyoake as saying, with almost his last words, What I have cared for most in my life has been co-operation." Inside eo-operation, he was the stout and strenuous advocate of co- partnership of the worker. Mr. Greening went on to say that, like all great religious teachers, he felt that the salvation of men must come from the inward centre and work from the heart and mind outwards. He wanted men and women to grow in mental strength and material well-being, by working together in mutual self-help- fulness. Mr. Greening, it is interesting to re- mark, is himself founder of half-a-dozen prominent co-operative organisations, in- cluding the Co-operative Union of Great Britain, the Co-operative, Production Fede- ration, and the International Co-operative Alliance. Mr. Greening was for fifteen years chairman of the National Co-opera- tive Festival Society. He is, too, a well- known journalist, editrir of "One and All Gardening" and the "Agricultural Econ- omist," the writer of articles in Mac- millan's Dictionary of Political Economy, and author of a number of useful works on those popular branches of social reform which have enlisted his sympathies.

Do you think that the motor-car will dis- place the horse?" asked the conversational young woman. It will," answered the nervous young man, aa he gazed down the road, "if it ever hits him." Little Harold's mother looked very severe as she said: "I shall have to ttl) your father what a naughty boy you've 1 to-day." "Oh, mothe," said Harold, c,Tl't you keep a secret better than that?"

LADIES' COLUMN. The first ton weight of cut flowers from the Scilly Isles came to London last week, and the supplies have continued to come in regularly ever since. It seems but yesterday that the systematic culture in these sea-girt gardens revo- lutionised the street-flower trade, and made the girls and their basket trade formidable competi- tors with the more elegant shops. At first the flower supplies did not arrive until the middle of February, but that was merely at the begin- ning of the organised system now pursued, and Christmas is little more than over when the first flowers of spring come into the markets. After the heavy rain of January, and an atmosphere heavy with moisture, the relief to the sight of th great patches oi brilliant golden daffodils is ve pleasant. Putting the pleasure of joy and colour on one. side, the early flowering means wealth to t1, girls, who are many of them without any other- employment through the mid-winter months of the year. Now long before the cheap sales clos3 the opening flowers are promising spring. The- first substantial evidence in the shops is made by, the milliners, who pile up behind the plats-glass panes great heaps of artificial violets, with which, home modistes brighten up their half-woi&. toques and little hats. The cultivation of bulbs as an industry is now practised in England successfully, also in Ireland on a more limited scale. But the original bulb- growers were the thrifty people of Holland, who had so many natural difficulties to overcome be- fore they made their labour profitable. More than twenty-five years have passed since the Dutch turned the sand dunes to account, scraping away the accumulation s of sand that had drifted over the original soil, mixing the ground earth with manure, and growing bulba on the artificial bottom, sheltered by the high banks of sand that walled in these gardens of' the sea. Among the natural difficulties of thia work their great foe was the big strong rat of Holland, that attacks the flower-beds and feeds upon the tulip roots and other delicacies. The rat watches cunningly for the digging of the trenches and the planting of the bulbs, and no sooner do the labourers leave the trenches than down swarm the rats and disinter the fculbs, which they carry off to their holes for leisurely feeding. The sight of a rat turning out the centre of the root and throwing away the cuter skin is feelingly described by the despoiled gar- deners, who wage war without intermission against the marauders. In the genial climate of the Riviera, where the flowers grow from which perfumes are dis- tilled, the flower season has begun already. Each month of the year has its especial crop, lasting on into the following month, when new blos- soms are added to the long list. At Grasse the violet-growing begins in January and lasts for three months. The plants are grown in clusters, planted under the shade of the olive trees, not for protection from cold winds, but what is equally injurious, the sun glare, that dries up the blossoms and makes them useless for dis- tilling purposes. In March and April come the jonquils, and in May the orange-blossoms, which are of tHe greatest value, not alone for tffe fruit of the following year, but the tender buds that are grown for the confectioner. The hotel managers on the Riviera are in a flutter of delight on hearing that the King of Denmark has been advised to spend the spring months of the year at Cannes or Mentone; and they also hope that the Queen of England will go to visit her father. But any time for the last ten years these rumours might have set the local authorities in agitation, for the medical at- tendants of the King have nrged the advisability in vain. The old King loves his own country better than any other spot on earth, and cannot be persuaded that its climate is not the most salubrious in the world: All through the pre sent winter the old King has had the companion- ship of his daughter, the Dowager-Empress of Russia, who has not yet returned home to Russia. Previous to the General Election an attempt was made in Paris to extract from Madame Thebes, the great French palmiste, a forecast of the English political situation, but the effort was in vain. Madame Thebes has been reserved' as reg ds England, except on the great oc- casion who.. she mysteriously but broadly hinted that there would be no Coronation on the day fixed. This prediction would have been for- gotten had it proved to be wrong, but the cir- cumstances turned out so strangely that all the world accepted Madame Thebes as a true prophet. One mistake she seems to have made not so long ago-in the autumn of the last year. President Loubet refused to extend his period of Presidentship, having had enough of his great position, and the choice of his successor might have led to disturbance such as the palmiste described as almost certain to occur. Instead of the situation in France being more troubled. more dangerous, more redoubtable than before, a peaceful settlement of the Presi- dential question has beeji achieved, and M. Loubet's successor will be a peace-loving, estim- able gentleman, having the record of a blame- less life, with regular habits, such as rising rather earlier than the proverbial lark, and fin<f ing an unobtrusive pleasure in searching for book treasures in the baskets of old volumes on tha quay walls of Paris, Madame Thebes, however, seems to be < good hater, and her predictions for Germany ?u9 ?i worst possible. To all appearancet the German Emperor has very little more to trouble him in the present year than he had in last—the Socialist element in the country a httle more pronounced and more in front; but London is so accustomed to demonstrative pro. cessions that no one is specially moved to take alarm at danger to the country. Yet the palmiste says with great earnestness that it i., her conviction that in a few months' time the power of Germany, a Colossus with feet ol; clay, will be singularly menaced. The Germanic world will be much more modified than the logical order of political facts permits philo- sophers to suppose. So far as the German Emperor and his famil). c are concerned their trouble seems to be the deli- cacy of the Crown Princess, that points to II, warm climate as a winter necessity for her. The. Palace in which the Crown Prince and Princess, afterwards Emperor and Empress Frederick, lived for thirty years has been structurally over- hauled and beautifully decorated as a home for the present Prince and Princess, and, all theii sumptuous wedding gifts have been placed in position. The present, time is the Berlin Court season, ending with the beginning of Lent, the time at which the Emperor hoped his son and daughter-in-law would be in their Palace and: taking part in the Court receptions, 'or which the Crown Princess is not sufficiently robust. The German Emperor is himself so strong thai' he cannot understand anyone else being always. more or less an invalid. No relative of the Kaiser is permitted to leave Germany without the permission of the great head of the family, even for a short visit elsewhere. Should the reason assigned not meet with the Imperial ap- proval the journey proposed must be abandoned. A still more trying experience falls to the lot of parents who have children to bring up. The Kaiser claims the power to make inquiries how and when he pleases as to the education of the children, even to the selection of teachers, who appear suddenly with a letter of command from the Kaiser; and they must be accepted. The Czar of Russia is supposed to have similar power oyer his family, but he rarely exercises if so drastically as does his Germanic cousin. In some respects he much more fears his Grand Duke uncles than they stand in awe of him. When it pleases these redoubtable gentlemen to go from home they pay a visit of ceremony and announce their coming departure. There is al- ways, however, the danger of making a mistake, and consequently of being forbidden to return to Russia, a punishment far in excess of the fault. For the Court to be held by the King the day after the Opening of Parliament the London milliners are deeply engaged. The cards have already been all issued, and now that his Majesty has limited the numbers attending each Court the ladies outside the immediate Royal circle must wait until a later date to pay their respects. The first Court of the season is gene- rally diplomatic, and on the coming occasion there will be in addition the new Cabinet Minis- ters and other Members of Parliament who have been appointed to posts under Government. West End milliners are close observers of the ways of the world, on which so much of theit prosperity depends. They report that the pro- portion of new Court dresses to those of last year done up with fresh trimmings is favourable to the latter—that is to say, the larger number of' dresses to be worn will not bo absolutely new, but restorations of last year's. A great deal ot velvet is being worked up for trains, and now there are so 0 many beautiful varieties of this costly material, both plain and fancy, that a wide field of choice is afforded. For trains it is likely that heavy brocades and velvets will com- pletely eclipse the light trains made of chiffon and lace over tulle and silk. A few of the brides of the last several months will be pre- sented, but the rush to Buckingham Palace will1 not take place until after Easter. The popular colour for spring dresses will be brown, its effect in a great measure depending upon the embroidery and applied trimmings laid on flat. The manufacturers have succeeded in malfing brown a very becoming colour, which improvement was greatly needed. Shot silfc facings, especially pigeon-breast and tones ot pink, will remain as popular as they were last year. AURORA.

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