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Show Maiden Names in Other Lands. When a woman is married in this country her maiden name Is seldom mentioned, says the London Chronicle. Many people to whom she Is very well known have never heard It. In France, on the contrary, there are constant reminders re-minders of the earlier dignity. , In Bel-glum Bel-glum marriage does not extinguish it. for many married women often combine com-bine the old name with the new. Moreover, More-over, they put the maiden names last, thus giving it the greater distinction. We can Illustrate this by supposing the custom to prevail In this country. In tbat case Miss Brown when she married mar-ried Mr. Robinson would have her visiting vis-iting cards printed: "Mrs. Joblnson-Brpwn." Joblnson-Brpwn." This double-barreled! srrange-ment srrange-ment does ' not give the Belgian wife a better social status than the English wife's but it is very soothing Iq ftmlalas pride - . f '.'',.' ft |