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Show The army and navy constitute a distinctive ele-1 ele-1 inent of American society, and the wives and i daughters of the officers, whether from the hom-i hom-i age due to arms or on account of their personal attractions, everywhere elicit attention and admiration. admir-ation. Their lives, however, are not altogether en-; en-; viable; in the navy separations are long and fre-i fre-i quent, and in both branches of the service there Is . the ever-present danger of death or injury to loved ones. Waldon Fawcett, in an article in the De-i De-i lineator for March, describes at lengtn the social life of the army and navy, and tne Illustrations, showing well known officers and their wives, and scenes and events familiar to the men of the army ' and navy are a delightful accompaniment to the paper. |