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^CUBA'S METROPOLIS. ,
r.GAY AND NOISY HAVANA'S IMC- j
TURESQUE SIGHTS. 1
The Handsome Harbor and Its De- 1
B fenses?The City's Architecture? 1
H Many Parks and Cafes?SolF
diers Seen Every Where.
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~T" "T" AVANA has long been reck- i
oned the eighth commercial 11
JLJL city of the world. Morro 1<
Castle, with its Dablgren 1
guna peeping out through the yellow <
6tonos,and its tall sentinel lighthouse, I
stauds guard over the narrow entrance i
of the harbor; the battery of La Pun- I
ta on the opposite shore answering to i
the Morro. It is a proud and a strong
fort, but its defense, declares the I
Chicago Times-Herftld, is merely a i
?n?tter of sentiment. With sucli ar- i
mament as Havuaa has, an invading ]
I GENERAL VIEW OF TH
A fleet could be held ont of the bay. The ; <
9 castle is re-enforced by the long range ]
W of cannon and barracks on the city <
} aide, and the masssive fortress of the <
Cubanos crowning the hill behind the j
Morro. Ail these are decorated with i
the red and yellow flag of Spain. So i
many strong fortifications show how 1
important the home government regards
the place. s
Thfl harbor of Havana compares i
favorably with the most famous ia the {
f world. Inlinitely more picturesque ?
J than New York Bay, it is much live- ?
Her in maritime interest than that of i
the Golden Gate. The bay is shaped \
like a human hand outstretched, -w ith s
the wrist as the entrance. It is popu- c
. Ions with ships from almost every Na- t
tion on earth. The one idea it im- t
presses is that of activity. European
and American mail steamers come and l
eo daily. Coasting steamers and the t
^jts of the regular lines from Mex- e
HnAand the islands of the Carribean t
ffi^Bthe bay, and great ferries ply be- a
the docks of the city and the i
BBSS shores. There is also a tieet of b
I Wig boats, yachts gathered from all j g
the world, row boats, and what I 1>
Bin the seaway. 1
Bhc city itself is pleasing or irrita- l g
to the newcomer according to the
Pirit that may possess him at the time
I his arrival. But all travelers agree
n one point?they universally declare
t to be one of the noisiest, liveliest,
ell-mell, happy-go-lucky, wide awake,
lamorous, dangerous towns in existace.
The great Humboldt said of it
s he entered it from the bay that- it
as the gayest and most picturesque
ght in all America.
It is certainly not American, nnd
yet there is nothing like it in Europe.
It is intensely Cuban, and a type of
Tt? n. rrnnprftl view the town
presents churches, cathedrals una other
structures that force themselves into
prominence against the background of
less imposing houses. Thpre is nothing
in this great extent ot public buildings
that strikes one as being specially
valuable from an architectural point
of view, and even if there were its beauty
would be entirely subordina- :
ted by a colossal prison near the shore,
which was built for the purpose of
having a capacity to lodge with ease a
matter of 5000 prisoners at a time.
The city is divided into two parts,
called tha intramural, or old town,
which lies between the bay and the
Bite ol tne ancient wans waicn auve ;
fallen into decay and have been used '1
for an upbuilding of the new city, and f
the extramural town, consisting of the f
new city, which lies beyond tha site a
of the old walls and is more or less s
modern in its architecture. The a
streets of tho old town are laid out in t
fairly regular oriler, and are pretty t
well paved. But these thoroughfares n
are narrow in the extreme, with sidewalks
barely wide enough for one . p
pedestrian. The streets of the new j s
city, although laid oniy in macadam, i f
' are wider, airier and fringed on either J u
side with pretty palm trees, giving the ' I
Jt town a garden-like aspect. [ f
The architecture of the dwelling- t
I houses is heavy, and this gives them an c
appearance of old age which they c
[ really do not deserve. The material s
I .used in their building is the porous c
f stone which abounds in the island, t
a and which, when first quarried, is a9 s
I eafci'tv worked into blocks as wood, but
which becomes as hard as granite when j c
exposed to the atmosphere. The (
facades of the houses are generally i
covered with stucco, painted in all t
colore. Bine?, yellows and greens are ?
need indiscriminately, and the visitor t
is at once unplensantly 6truck by the <
bizznre effect, but soon learns to ap- i
predate thu nice manner in which this t
l mop.ro castle, est*
^apparently crazy and unsystematic i
laying on of color harmonizes with i
the glowing tropical atmosphere. This
coloring of the house fronts is not ?
L without e reason, in fact. It has been i
I found to absorb much o? the sun's rays, i
| which, without this disadvantage, \
I would work serious injuries to the <
F ?yea- 11
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There is no city in the world where
Boise?pure noise, made for it3 own *>{
sane ana noimng eise?rm^ue. ?.-> aupreme
as in Havana. At daybreak all si'
the bells in the city are rung furiously, so
Church bells, tire bells, public bells di
and private bells unite with one ac- se
cord to produce a discord calculated lr
to drive a civilized man mad. Add to
this the crowing of game cocks, with th
which the town is overstocked for fl(
gambling purposes; the rattle of in- UI
numerable cabs and public convey- bi
incea, the clangor of gongs on etreet di
car lines, electric and otherwise, and a
the general roar to which every fr
svaking Havanese adds his mite, and je
the city, oven in the time of most 8l]
slumbrous peace, can well be supposed Uj
to surpass any other town of 300,000
population in the world. ti
The populace of Havana, at least in
times of peace ?and this accounts for sc
its disquietude in times of war?is es- m
jentially gay. This accounts for the
h?mU/vm woniaf rr nf tKa /i
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E CITY OF HAVANA. ?
:aches, eating and drinking places, m
lounging places and resorts of every
*olor and complexion calculated to 80
sffer opportunity to idle and lazy men.
recent visitor to the island, describ
ng the habits of the men and their
mspeakable indolence, says thi6 of the
;own'e resorts and their habitues:
"The men luxuriate in the cafes or
ipend their evenings in worse place?.
1 brief period of the morning only is 01
jiven to business, the rest of the day ?l
ind night to meeting and lassitude,
imoking and luxurious ease. Evidences *
)f satiety, languor and dullness, the
veakened capacity for enjoyment, are
iadly conspicuous, the inevitable ee- ?
% * - s mi. .
juence of indolence ana yioe. lae
irts ami sciences seldom disturb the
houghts of such people.
"The pretentious town house is side
>y side with the humble quarters of i
he artisan. High life and low life are |
:ver present in strong contrast, and in i
he best of humor with eaoh other, y
tffordmg elements of the picturesque, ?
f not of the beautiful. Neatness must A
>e ignored where such human con- |?
jlomeration exists, and, as we all
:now, at certain seasonB of the year, I
ike dear, delightful, dirty Naples, J
lavana is the hotbed of pestilence. ]
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0BI3P0, THE PRINCIPAL BU3IK
]"he dryness of the atmosphere trans- cfi
orms most of the street offal into n?
owder, whi3h (salutes nose, eyes, ears 01
nd mouth under the influence of the ai
lightest breeze. Though there are di
mple bathing facilities in and about m
he city, the people of either sex seem an
o have a prejudice against their free fit
;se.
Havana is abundantly supplied with
aras, squares and public places. The '
quares are ornamented with royal >5
lalms, and here and there an orange ^
,nd banana tree, and now and then an ^
ndian laurel.. Tbe Plaza de Armas, ||
routing the Governor's palace, and
he Parque de Isabella are two splenlid
specimens of Cuban appreciation
?f the richness and fertilitv of the
oil and the rare climate. The Parque
le Isabella is a picture of gay life in
he djvenincr, and is one of the beauty
pots of Havana.
The cafeB are innumerable and some Jl
>f them the equal of the best and most Ijf
:xclusive restaurauts in Europe or J
America. The principal playhouse is
he Tacon Theatre. Other places of (
imusement are Payret Theatre, the
Ubisu Theatre and the Circo, Teatro
le Jane. The CaBino io a place of
imusement and instruction combined, ST
i sort of atheneum, in which such art
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t.VNCE TO HAVANA.. tl
is lives in Havana is fostered and in g'
vhich state balls oocur. li
The glory ot the new city lies in its T.
iplendid streets and the well ordered h
vegetation that has been cultivated k
ilong their lines. The churches are sc
without number and are enthusiastic- tl
illy filled on Sundays and holidays. Is
On these occasions unusual demonstra- a*
one are indulged in in the way of
sll-ringing.
No city in the world, with the posble
exception of Sua Francisco, is
lavishly supplied with food proicts
as Havana. The earth and the
a roDder up all their best frait, and
7i'n? in fJipnrv
' ?o ? ?r *
The great Havana market is where
e visitor opens his eyes. An upper
>or and a lower open on all sides aud
ider a roof. It covers a good-sized
ock. All Havana is here buying its
nner and other supplies. There is
multitudo of booths, containing
uits of the tropics, fish, meats,
ather goods, jewelry and curios
ich as only a seaport mart can pick
5. The human beings who preside
jre are repreeeatatives of every naon
on the globe.
The hotels an; built around a court,
> that every room has direct comunication
with the open air. A ter.ce
often encircles the upper story
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He second), ana on u areBcrQuuenea
id plants, and maybe a few parrots,
here is a most comfortable place to
t; indeed,the majority of the citizens
: Havana spend their time on their
jusetop*. Thoy dry clothes there,
ia use the space for a back yard.
At the hotels, as at many private
juses, two meals a day are served?
reakfast in the late morning, and
inner in the evening. Cotfee can be
id shortly after rising. Wine is
eely drank. Candles serve as illumia;ion
when you retire.
Almost everybody in Havana smokes
garettes. Cigars are very cheap
rdinarily. Cigars that cost "two for
quarter" in the United States are
ought in Havana for $5.50 a hundred,
ther tobacco is equally cheap, and so
ten, boys and women pmoke.
Even in times of peaoe civilians are
arce in Havana. Soldiers stand at
rerv corner?they are the police,
be uniform is the same bine as the
arine's, but the blouse, trousers and
me cap are trimmed with crimson. A
rord and heavy revolver, and somemes
a rifle, constitute the equipent.
The Spanish Government oifials
around the docks are dressed in
itawav suits of the prevailing blue,
wide-brimmed straw hat, looped up
; one side with a cockade,is a familiar
sadgear.
There are manv other uniforms?
[E33 STREET IN HAVANA.
ivalry, artillery, officers'. Yon can- i
ot walk five steps without meeting
ae. All these distinctive raiments i
e neat, but look cheap beside the i
:ess of a United States soldier or i
arine- The cloth resembles cambric i
id is'porous and cooL However, it I
s the wearer well; he is always clean, i
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BKET IN THE OLD PORT OF HAVAVA.
ad his shoes are blacked, The men
re not as well set up as the Amcriins.
Jn fact, the men are not as
>bust as our countrymen. They ire
illow and thin. It may be the climate,
nd it may be the excessive smoking.
With all his politeness and kindess,
the Havana citizen looks on tun
merican as legitimate prey. If you
ave the misfortune to bo of that
ationality your tatc is sealed. Yon
fonot hide your identity. You walk .
>o rfl-jt and yon are too straight,
ven tllfc'-yGt&Shildren on the street
;cognize you. '.Tic boatman charges
ou ,10 cetrts, wheu .the ordinary i>rice
; only "20. Figure's fruit and all
lerchandise rise ala?,mIngly when the
merican approaches.
Spain's Loug Line of,-$OToreigns.
The present King Spain is
lphonso XIII., who sucoe^ed to the
irone in the year of his blrtbi 1886.
hero is perhaps no countrjt on the
lobe which can boast of aS. longer
ne cf sovereigns than Spain. fcRroin
19 down to the present time 8P^n
as been ruled by no less thanV^S^
ings. This extraordinary numbelf ?*
>vereigns is explained by the f?pt
lat up to the union of Ferdinand
jabella the empire was divided i&t<&
>veral dependent monarchies, (j
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FASHION'S REALM, i
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NEW CONCEITS FOR TH'.': ADORN- f
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Gowns Seen at the Opera ? Novel- '
ties In Wraps?Garments tor
C&Udreu?Calve's Handsome
Hood.
(Special New York Letter.)
THE really fashionable woman
of the present day is the one
who never loses her individuality
in her dress. She compels
her ciothing to beoome part of
herself, and while she follows all the
f>VinnnpB in fa<?Viinn shA linrls tlifim ftiaii
tic enough to be modilied to suit her
when she does not snit them. The
most interesting development in fashions
just at present is tie combination
of the simple with the t laborate which
results in a tendency to trim the
tailor-made suit. An instance of tha.t
GOWN OF CA.NVA.S CHEVIOT.
one time impossibility, a trimmed i
tailor-made frown sliffhtlv smack inc of <
the dressmaker's touch, is given in one f
of the accompanying sketches. This J
material is a rich dark greeu canvas ]
cheviot lined throughout with shaded ]
red and green tnffeta silk. The garni- ?
ture consists of green velvet and some i
oddiv shaped pearl buttons. I saw Mrs. t
Dodge in a gown of thie kind at an afternoon
tea last Thursday. This style <
3f costume is also much in vogue for
jhopping and visiting purposes.
One can see many little pretty
morning street gowns of checks?
black and brown, brown and green,
black and white?or rough Scotch
zoods. Tbey are made with tightfitting
short jackets trimmed with silk
Kkh irl o'kAtif Ano./"?noi?fDi? r\ f on aK in
width. The braided gowns have created
a great furor among the best
groomed women, and there are very
few among the up-to-date ones wno
aannot count at leust one brai ded cosfume
in her wardrobe. An example of
dm style oi gown is shown on this
page. In this instance the suit was
developed in a Ya!o blue broadbloth,
ind waB trimmed with black tubular
braid in elaborate design. Both coat
md skirt were lined with silk which
ihunged from light blue to pink. The
skirt was of the seven-gored variety,
rery plain in front and on the sides,
but with considerable fullness in the .
back. a
1 went down to the Amerioan steam- i
ship dock a few days a^o to say an 1
revoir to a friend who was sailing on t
the Paris for the lliviera to spend tho t
Pinter and early spring. Among s
those whom I saw on the steamer, one \
particularly stylieh Toung woman fc'
wore an extremely chic jacket showing p
her trim figure off to advantage. lb t
pas made of dark tan frieze trimmed t
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YALE BLUE BROADCLOTH TRIMMED
WITH SILK BRA.ID.
with braid that appears in fl*t bands
headed with a small loop pattern. My
friend showed me among her costumes
one particularly pretty gown which
the iutonded for wear on the steamer
during the evenings. This gown was
made of one of tho new canava weaves
in a combination of dark green and
purple, and was trimmed with wido
velvet rovers with a cream silk vest.
This iR a season or the year for covert
and box coats, those Bmart little
gaimonts which when made by a comwitent
tailor ore so extremely etjlisii.
There is comparatively little change
from reason to season in the cut of the
so* coat*. They may be a trifle
Jhorter this season than thev were
!ast and the eleeves mav be smaller,
>ut the same shape is worn and they
Fasten with large buttons just the same
is they did before. They are generilly
made with an inlaid velvet collar
of the same shade as the cloth of the
:oat, aud are always double breasted
with strapped seams in the back.
Eton jackets are coming to be eeen on
the . advauced fashion plates, and
cionDtiesB win ue an xne rage as booh
as the cold weather is over. They
will be made extremely short, and so
arranged as to show the fancy belt
that is worn with the skirt. No matter
how stylish these jackets are, they
are certainly not becoming to stont,
Bh ort-waisted women, who make a mistake
in wearing them.
Fashions for children's frooks and
coats are almost as variable as those
for older people, and the widths of
their little skirts and the size of their
TAN JACKET WITH GARNITURE.
sleeves are always modeled after thoee
>f (irnwn-nn cnwns. For older
?ir)s there are some extremely prettv
Frocks made with oirou'ar skirts and
Eton jackets in bright blue camel's
iair cheviot. A frock made in this
jtvle is trimmed with small buttons
ind short straps of braid extending
icros6 the re vers of the jaoket.
Fancy silks are worn by children for
jress, but the patterns must be small
CAPE OF EMERAIiD VELVET.
.nd the coloriog of suitable shades. It
s difficult to say just what is the right
ength of skirt for girls' frocks, and
he best rule to follow is to have them
>ecoming, bearing ia mind that they
hould come below the knees or they
rill look extremely awkward and ugly,
iimplicity should always prevail in
;arments for children. Elaborate
rimming will spoil the prettiest cosume,
and it is a great mistake to use
^jSIa
COSTl'ME MADE OF CANAVA CLOTH
WITH VELVET RE VERS.
expensive materials, for ohildren grow
so rapidly that it is rarely possible to
use a frock more than one season. In
fabrics thero is a most unlimited
variety to choose from. Some of the
pretty pin checks are particularly
auitaole, and, moreover, ore very reasonable
in prico. Serges and cheviots
are always in good taste, and a pretty
striped pattern can ofteu be made up
with excellent effect.
The opera gowns are apparently
outdoing themselves this year. Never
were they prettier, smarter nor of
more infinite variety, and a popular
evening at the Metropolitan Opera
nouse presents a eigne to uream oyer.
Not only have the boxes this gay and
festive appearance, bnt the orchestra
as well teems with beauty and style.
At the beginning of the season the
management of the Metropolitan requested
that every lady present should
remove her hat. So the view of hundreds
of fashionably dressed ooiffures
adds greatly to the effeotivenosa and
brilliancy of the scene.
The variety of neok novelties for
transforming a plain silk bodice into
something suitable for evening wear
is one of the speoial points in dress
this season, and there really seems to
be no limit to the attractive forms
taken by that one small band that encircles
the throat. A folded satin
collar with a huge bow in the front is
one of the newest, fads, while another
has the top of the plain white eatin
collar edged with lilliputian feathers
and the four loops of white satin ribbon
that nestle under the ohin are all
edged with the very smallest feathers
possible to obtain.
The Medici collar is also having an
inning now, and every sort of device
which can be thought of is used to
give the soft fluffy effect around the
neck. Dainty confections of satin,
velvet, lace, ohifion and jewels are
displayed in the stores ready for use,
and, as the collar rarely matches the
bodice in color, they are a very useful
purchase.
Calve, that fascinating and popular
singer, brought to America quite a
novelty in the way of an opera hood.
It is made of lace aud gracefully fashioned
after the style of the mantillas
worn by the women of the soft-skied
Southern lands, where the sunshine
dreams in golden splendor. When the
waarer reaches the house of amusement
she lifts the lace whioh is arvannrCirl
nn n 4 Viin nriva V* rt 4* in O T1 AVTol
to fit around the head, and allows it
to fall in its own loose folds at the
baok of her neok, where it forms a
beautiful collar. Romance and poetry
seem woven into filmy meshes of this
airy, dainty hood as it clings softly
and lovingly around the sparkling
face of its wearer. No matter how
elaborate the evening coiffure, the laca
hood oan be worn without disturbing
a curl or tangling a tress.
One of the popular features of this
season's opera is the matinee given
every Saturday. The orchestra is always
crowded with smart women, and
the pretty wraps are almost bewildering
in their variety. An illustration
of a particularly pleasing one made of
emerald velvet and edged with ohinchilla
fur is shown in this letter.
The costumes illustrated herewith
were designed by the National Cloak
Co., of New York.
weuuu 01 siam.
Vast treasures and rare opportunities
of loot await the future conqueror
of Siam. The royal city, in whioh is
to be found the palaoe of the King of
Siam, reminds the European visitor
of conventional fairyland or the world
of the "Arabian Nights." Everything
that in Europe is made of glass or
china is there made of solid gold. The1
very pagoda in which the royal family
worship, and whioh is situated in
the gardens of the palace, is made of
marble studded with gems and the
precions metals. A statuette of Buddha
cut out of an emerald of fantastic size,
said to have onoe belonged to the
Laotians, is in the temple and is Burrounded
by bushes of gold and silver,
inclosing gold statues six feet high,
each statue being clothed in silk garments
studded with gems. No stranger
has ever penetrated into the king's
own private apartments; but aocording
to the natives they are decorated
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in an even mure apieuuiu iubuiuu w>u
are the pagoda and the pablio or state
rooms. The present King of Siam,
Chula-Long-Korn, is an exceptionally
enlightened humanitarian?that is to
say, he has practically abolished torture,
and the ordinary criminal is beheaded
instead of being slowly tortared
to death, as was onoe onstomary.
The Siamese are a lively people, and
greatly enjoy playing games and taking
part in popnldr fetes. On certain
great occasions a sort of regatta takes
place, in which the whole population,
headed by the king and his ohildren,
take part. M. Mnry declares that at
the present time Great Britain may be
said to absorb all the oommerce between
Siam and the outer world, and
for the hundredth time in the Nouvelle
Revue the reader is urged to
take up his staff and help to make
France a great colonial Nation.?Nouvelle
Revue.
South American Trade.
In round numbers the foreign commerce
of South America aggregates
. uearly ?700,000,000 divided in 1894 as
1 ft4Sn.199.4B0: im
I ports, 8239,754,602. Of this amount
j the United States imported 8100,147,!
107 and exported 832,644,450, or less
| than one-third of the amount imj
ported. No other country imported
j so many South Amerioan products
j within 815,000,000, but England,
France and Germany outstripped us in
exports to South Amorica, England
furnishing 897,110,639; France, 849,909,800,
and Germany, 834,811,308.
It is evident from these figures that we
ought to sell two or three times as
many goods in South Amerioa as we
do now, and thus pay for our coffee,
hides and rubber with goods of our
own production, instead of paying $2
in cash or in European exchanges for
every 81 we pay in goods, as at present.?Philadelphia
Times.
A Strong Freezer.
Many readers know that a mixture
of two parts of pounded ice and one
part of common salt will reduce the
temperature of anything inclosed so
as to be wholly surrounded by the
mixture (say a milk can in an ice cream
freezer) to a point thirty-six degrees
below that at which water freezes,
says the St. Louis Kepublic. There
are but few readers, however, that
know of the remarkable properties of
a mixture of chloride of lime and ice.
A mixture of three parts of crystallized
chloride of lime and two parts of ice
forms a combination that will freeze
mercury in seven minutes.
Forming Our Habitation.
The astronomers say that the earth
is a ring of matter whioh was "shot
off" by the sun 66,000,000 years ago,
and whioh gradually worked itself into
a ball or globe.?Boston Herald.
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! GAMECOCK SOLD FOB $1000.
A Remarkable Transaction at an
English Poultry Show.
A man in England paid $1000 for a
chicken a short time ago, although
the fact is not a basis for speculation,
as to English poultry market prices.
11 LUULifJPJ
THE GAMECOCK THAT COST $1000. ' m
In point of faot the price was considered
so outrageous, even for a game
cock, that the story of the sale when
it first began to circulate found few.
believers. But it was a genuine sale.
The money was paid and the chicken'
taken.
It was at the Birmingham poultry
show a few weeks ago that this' remarkable
transaction took place. The
gamecock in question, a fine black
red, is said to be one of the most per- '
feet of its kind in existence. It has \
wonderful reaoh, is almost perfect in .
shape and size, while its fine tail ia one
of its best points. It has a fine ances*
tral record of prizes and triumphs,and
is heavy winner itself. The owner oi
the bird was Mr. Hugh Ainscoagh.
and the purchaser was Captain Heaton,#agent
of the Earl of Ellesmere., .
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Chairs as a luxury.
Most people believe that the habit
nf nittincr down as nractioed bv them
selves is a common human habit, old
as the race itself, in no way associated
wih civilization. But Frederick Boyle,
who seems to have one of those inquiring
minds that are not content to accept
things as they are, without first
tracing causes and history, oontendsthat
sitting down is an aoqnired habit
that marks the height of civilization.
He estimates that even at the present
day not more than ten per cent of
, human kind practice sitting o^n the
European plan.
Men who do not sit have two attitudes
for resting; women use one of
their own. Squatting "on the heel'*j
is favored in India and China. In this
position tbe weight of the Dcay iaiis
upon the toes, and to keep the balance,
comfortable the arms mast hang over;
the knees, the hands dangling. AEo-j
ropean trussed in this manner prompt*
ly feels a pain in his calves, but ha;
can understand that habit makes it a
restful posture. In fact, the colliers
of England use it altogether.
The cross-legged attitude is general
from Siam eastward through the Malay
countries. In the jungle men
crouoh, the knees raised, the arms
folded over them, and the chin resting
on the arm. The women of that re?*
rt 1.1. iL. t._
gion rest upon me noor wnu sue kuecn
bent sideways, thus throwing the
weight on the outer part of the thigh
?a mighty uncomfortable posture to , X:
a civilized Caucasian. Chairs really
seem to be no more necessary to the
race than pianos. ?St. Louis Republic.
New Picture of Washington.
Collectors of Washingtoniaua wilt
be interested to learu that a hitherto
unknown engraving of the Father of
his Country has recently been discovered.
It is not mentioned in W. S.
Baker's "Engraved Portraits of Washington,"
which is the standard work
on the subjeot But Mr. Baker has
recognized it as a valuable addendum
to the contemporary portraits of our
first President.
The engraving in question, according
to the legend thereon, - was ;
"Pubd. 15th July, 1784, by Whitworth
& Yates, Birmingham." These
English engravers are well known aa
.ho nnblishers of other valuable prints .
of tbe same subject. It shows Washington
in his early manhood and differs
considerably from the more familiar
portraits which limn him at a maOEMEBAL
WASH IXC. TOX.
(A U3W portrait which hits just been discovered
).
turer age. The discoverer is a gentleman
in this city, who purchased half
a dozen impressions belonging to a
farmer iu the West. The Western gentleman
explained that they had been
in bis family for generations, bat
could give no further information. He
was not aware of the rarity of his
property.?New Tork Herald.
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