What They Mean and drown for the "North-China Daily News." her packing. 'Through the ways) known to women she could pin these horn tresses back pu her in case the Northerners, with their well known aversion to' shor hair for women, bad really rejeaptured the place, This is per-shape a typieat example of the promise between old and new ide among. Chinese, wame Practical items of interest regarding the new barber shop include the fact thee hygienic arrangements fre being strictly adhered t.—A system of no tips hae also, been introduced, the barbers to work on 4 commission basis, Hours, of the 'Women's Barber Shop are from 10 am, to 2 pin. and from 2 t0.7 pam, daily and' regular rates for hair-fentting are: for adulte five cats for $2. or six dimes each cuttings for children, four dimes; and a first cut costs ten dimes 'The members of the local Chinese Y.W.CA. and of the National Committee in' charge of the enter rise are the following ladies Mrs, T. H, Lee, Mex. C, L, Hel Mrs, ¥. Heuehy Mrs, K. 12 Chen' Miss Grace Yang, "Miss Harviet South Mis 3. Kyong, in 7. lay Jill O'Lantern, Teang, Misa Margaret' Mackin:
'The custom of making silver has existed in England with very. little alteration, since the time of Edward I. It is compulsory, but {ig still controlled by the Goldsmiths' Companies in various towns, as it probably was when first originated. The English mark is a lion passant for metal composed of 1ioz. 2dwt. Of fine silver to 18dwt, of alloy, and Britannia for 1oz, 10dwt, of fine silver to 10dwt. of alloy. The Scottish mark is a thistle for 1107. 2dwt, and a thistle and the figure of Britannia for, 1oz, 10dwt. at the Edinburgh Assay Office. A lion rampant is substituted for the thistle on silver marked in Glasgow. Trish silver is usually marked with harp, or a harp and crown, These are the most valuable trade marks in the world, and have established. the standard for silver. In addi-Tu tion to the lion or thistle, hat is hall-marked bears fof the makers, a date tnarle of the assay town, Stamped before 1890 the bead of the reigning sovereign.
The London mark is a leopard head, the Birmingham mark a anchor, Chester is represented dagger and three Wheat sheaves, Sheifiold by a crown, Newenstle by tree castles, Exeter a castle with three towers, Edinburgh a castle Glasgow a tree, fis, and bell, and Dublin Hibernia. Silver is) not marked at Exeter now, nor at York, land several other cities where Gold smiths" Companies were tieorporated have no assay offices in these days, The date Mark on silver particular interest. Each town has fan initial which is changed every year. In London the assay year Bogine at the end of May nnd is indicated by the letters of the alphabet from A.to.U, with the tention of J. which is. omitted. Date letters have been used by the Goldsmitt's Company of London since 1478, 'The. shield enclosing these letters is varied in shape each year, ax in the types but the earlier Fetters. in' Old English characters were without shields, The head of the reigning sovereign was a duty mari, introduced in' the year 1784 find discontinued in 1800, "Tt was usually placed last or next to th Tat, Dut there dace not appear.
particular rule. regarding Uh which the various marks are placed on silver, Foreign silver hall-marked England bears the letter Fin nddltion to, the marks of British plate, is' remarkable that w system inaugurated 50. many years" ago should remain in use practically une changed, without alteration of int. provement, Siver plate ix stamped with its own history, and can be dated and valued without much trouble by those who know' the meaning of the symbols to be found on every piece, But there are some exceptions, and all jewellery" was. wot marked, 40 j that the absence of a mark does not necessarily mean that the piece Is without worth. Silver jewellery la hot usually very valuable, However, predating in. value every' "Manchester Guardian," not to dress for dinner, as this costume flutters the souls of the maid folk and no work is resulted. Hambly asked."—Boston Transeript.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.