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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XVI, Issue 5060, 25 June 1895, Page 3

The Feildiug Star reports that at the I Police Court there, on Monday, Adaline Kobinson was charged with practising palmistry. Somo witnesses deposed that they went to a "show" on Friday evening, and were given to understand they could have their palms read by a lady palmist. No charge was made far this, hut they were told they could give what they liked, or need not pay it they did not choose. There was no attempt to deceive or citort money. Accused was fined £l, or in default seven days' imprisonment. She pleaded she had no money, and the amount was raised by those present in the Court, ,

Dunn's Review states that trade and industry are improving in America, and that idle ironworks arcre-starting work. i That an esclusivo diet of novel-read-ing is extremely debilitating is proved by one scries of facts which are observable in every part of the civilised world. Men and women among the reading "lasses no longer marry in anything like such numbers as they formerly did, and the reason is that they have no pluck in tliemto faro lives of Spartan simplicity ou limited incomes. The result is disastrous to women, inasmuch as it prevents many of them ever marrying at all. For if a woman docs uot marry when she is young very few men care to marry her when she is middle-aged. Men marry in middle life, tliey do not marry women of their own age; they marry young women. Thoplrysiological moral is that it would be vastly better for both men and women to read novels for recreation only; and when at work to read solid books which really exercise and develop the brain. In prartiee tiic result of this would be that both men and women would have better brains. They would marry earlier and with more eowa|;c; they would face the world more hopefully and succcsf ully.nnd they would become the parents of wholeHomer, healthier, and more capable chil-Aten,-I[wf,itaL The sale of drapery ami clothing announced in another 'column, will comence on Saturday June Ist, at the Bon italic. Messrs L. J. Hooper anil Co., have decided to dispose of the whole ot their new season's stock of drapery, millinery, olotninir, household furnishing, woollens, blankets, etc, This is a chance that very seldom occurs and buyers would do well to visit the sale early as there is uo doubt the goods will bo sold independent of cost prices and at great sacrifice,—Advt,

Une ol tbo sijjbts ot Wellington, at auy time is undoubtedly tbo munificent cstablislmient.knowu as Te Aio House, and now that every department within its walls is tilled t'i ovcrllowinp, with a bewildering variety o( tlic season'i novelties in millinery, mantles, dre?s<-s, etc., it is more than ever a pleasure and front to visit the wholesa'c family draperv warehouse, Te Aro Howe. * ' Particular attention has been paid Ibis year to the requirements o'country customers, and tlia result is io be seen in the immensi) nvd varied stock of cal'coos, shirting, iLmiiuls, ll.inneUoi.es, s.ron K ■vearini; dress mntcrir.'s, men's a 1!" boys' clothing itc. Thcclicive in each department, is almost ini'imilcd as may be imagined, when it is s icd iba. of Dani'clcite alone, over 00.0 l I yards have this season been imported at Tc Aro Hoese, Wellington. A specially orgao'sed department, has been established to deal with country orders. Patterns o( uny lvaicvla's in siock, will be forwarded to any ae'dress, post free. Country residents are invited to write for prices, or any iufonn,ii ; on regarding goods wanted. It is con'idp'itly asserteJ that nowhere ran such ut wide ? .-lection, orsneb sterling value be obtained, as at Te Are House Wellington.-AuvT.