An improvement was noted in the demand for femina wings, spads and long bodies;

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SUPERNATURAL BEINGS OF TWELFTHTIDE. In the greater part of the north of Germany the belief is not yet wholly defunct, particularly among the peasantry, of the wandering of certain supernatural beings during the twelve days of Christmas; […]

I am quite aware, she added, that we shall be in a certain sense gambling with a conscipious, individualizing name, for she may grow up commonplace-looking or a fright; but we must take some chances in life, mustn't we, Fred? Either Rosamond, Eleanor, or Guendolen is appropriate for a beauty, said I, with non-committal subserviency,