Evening Star Newspaper, August 30, 1890, Page 8

IN THE BULL RING Pen Picture of a Scene ina Spanish Amphitheater. neta SKILL OF THE MATADORS. a ‘The Professional Fighter and His Fel- lowers—The Opening Procemion aud the Three Acts of a Fight—Ceremonies to Re Observed—The Espada’s Thrust. —_——— Correspondence of Tre Evexina Stan. Mapaiw, Sraix, August 19, OUR readers will perhaps be interested, as I have been for some time, in the bull Sight and some of its professional traits. 1 have studied it for some time and have witnessed a number of thrilling en- counters. ‘There is to me still the same disgust at the crnelties practiced which I entertained when I first saw it, and as ever a sneaking feel- ing of admiration for some of the wonderful feats I bave seen performed. The hour of 3 has sounded from the cathe- dral clock. The “pasco” is thronged. The mabobs are all out in force. Carriages and pedestrians surged toward the Plaza de Toros. Today's fight is a benefit for the gzeat cathedral, andall good - Catholics are on band. There are “-banderillas de lujo,” and Lagartijo, Mazzantini and Guerrita are the espadas, rep- resenting respectively the science. elegance and daring of the ring. We take for our seats barreras de sombra, or those in the shade. Above us rise tier upon tier of seats, and boxes for the luxurious and timid. What a crowd! The stone sents are od with a throng that lauzhs, shouts and inks alternately. Above, the boxes are gar- landed with lovely Andalusians in white mantil- Jas, brilliant garments and beflowered tresses. They languidly wave their fans, while each ad- dition to their circle is hailei by the c: With loud tributes to her charms. PRESENTING THANKS, Soon the half hour sounds, The bandstrikes Up, and to its inspiring strains come galloping forth two “alguaciles,” men dressed in black and looking like ancient dona With their plumed hats in hand they pause, and, bowing to the occupants of the president's box, crave rmission to begin the sport. They return to Re opposites gates. Then » gorgeous sight meets the eye as the portals are opened. First come the black alguaciles on their betassled, horses, then the three heroes of the hour marching in line some 20 feet apart. Their costumes are iilagreed with gold. Behind them are their glittering followers, marching in the same open order, the picadores on their sorry nags, bringing up the rear. Beiind the procession of those who take part come spans of mules, three abreast, with tassels and bells and ribbons. Their fanction is to drag the dead bulls from the ring. Like astream of molten gold and color the actors advance down the center of the arena. The crowd, with wild enthusiasm, yells as tne dazzling train proudly rolls onward toward the president's box. When before it they halt the espadas gravely bow. Their assistants, following suit; disperse to change their satin head gear for the more use- ful ones of cheap red cloth. An alguacil, deftly catching in his hat the keys flung from the president's box, gallops with them to the bull pen. which is now rendy to be opened. Old Lagartijo is dressed in olive and gold, handsome Luis Mazzantini is in heliotrope and gold. while young Guerrita, not to be outshone, combines the gold with rose color. Each one Of these suits has cost a little fortane. The “picadores” are ready, lance in rest. At the bugie sound breathless expectation holds the crowd. Then from the cavernous gate the bull springs into the —— sunlight. Black as midnight, of the famed Moruve herd, with crest erect and nostrils flaming, dazzled by the light and color, he pauses for one brief moment end then charges as swift and straight asan ar- row fora picadore. The spearsman meets him st the point of his sharp weapon and presses @ lance into his neck. By one glorious sweep bull topples horse and rider intoa helpless, struggling heap on the sand. The yellow par- terre is red with the horse's blood and his rider Hes pinned beneath. The bull sees his prey and is about to bury his horns into his fallen foes, when between the bull and his helpless victim comes a red cloud. It is the matador’s magic cloak. The bull, attracted by the color, lunges madly after it, and cocliy payne bim {jo leads the ferocious beast away. Then with a graceful sweep of his mantle, the agile es stands calmly eyeing the bull, while “Hole, maestro! hole’ ‘i heard oneveryside. Again and again the sam. scene is gone through with, until a troop of horses lie dead on the sand and others with broken limbs have been led away to breathe their last MET ‘THE LEAP. The bull, his shoulders bleeding from the @ruel steel, charges bis fleeing foes again, but. be only meets the maddening red “capote” in- Stead of his agile tormentors. Now one of the chulos mockingly kneels be- fore the bult's bewildered eyes, now another fusultingly smites his face, while yet another scornfully kicks his panting nose. Lagartijo and Guerrita, each hoiding an opposite corner of the red Gy approach to taunt him, and, ——- igat aloss which to at- cl These and — other tricks are played, even tothe placing of acap upon his head. For this the joker pays dearly. In an un- guarded moment the polished horns make one plunge forward and the zealous ‘‘chulo” ws im- A low cry of horror runs th: and falls with the bull's tossing head. At last he drops to the ground almost hfeless. He is instantly covered by Mi ‘which comes like the wi! Spirit. The bull again victim for the bit of red color. applause greet Luis’ successful play and its puthor kneels in bravado on one before tie enraged bail himself. a iS ‘bis may not wery; it certainly is not sewardice. Tne unconscious victim of in Again the brays, and now the banderil- loro awaita with banderills in elther hand the The bull hasseen him and euriously watches his every movement, The i play om the man's em- a on the brute’s red heaving flanks baffied at every point. A second banderillero plays his part and other darts pierce the bull's side. A third then follows, for the etiquette @emands that every bull have three of banderillas to adorn his smarting sho Again the bugle calls, and the great third and last act isto be played. The matador. with blade and cloak in hand, doffs his cap, and mut- ters this chant: Brindo Teta For eu noble companis La gente d'esta tierra ¥ Ia forasters. J toast your worshin, our noble company. aE etna fal mp of the arm the matador Bya cap behind him and goes forth to casts ba prepares for the chief event. The espada’s every motion is followed by ten thousand eyes, Warily he approaches tho beast, bis red closk open in hisleft hand. The animal charges the red object fiercely, but in vain, for flashing over his horns it flaunts be- fore his puzzled eyes. Now this way, now that, he turns and twists, enraged by this will- o’-the-wisp. Raging. foaming. panting he strives to pierce it with his horns. ‘‘iIole! maestro, muy bien, muy bien,” admiringly comments the crowd as with the red mantle the espada makes his various passes in rapid and brilliant succession. THE FINAL SCENE. And now the fatal moment has come. The bull stands squarely on his tour feet, “‘cuadrado,” they callit. Waithlowered head he watches the red flag. Lagartijo stands raises his keen blade to a | p forward and tho to the hilt between the mon- ster’s shoulders. A wild yel! of enthusiasm bursts from thousands of throats, for the cer- tain thrust has reached the heart, and quiver- ing in every limb the dying brute gazes from reproachful eyes upon his heartless slayers, “Aud heavily down with bis vast weixht he falls, Aa when uprooted falls a hollow pine On Er; manthus or Mount Ida's siue.” A shower of sombreros flutters into the ring. but each is deftly flang back again by the proud victor of the fight Cigars fall like leavcs at his feet and are gathered by the subordinate actors in the great national sport. ‘The music plays, the ‘‘macstro” makes a triumphant cir- cuit of the plaza, bowing to the compliments of the peopie, while at the crowd's insistanco anear of the bull is presented him asa me- mento of his skillful stroke. The mule teams then gallop into the arena, with flashing tassels and jingling belis, and quickly the slain aro — away. The second bull iss great stupid brute that, enticed from the pen by a waving handker- chief. stands indifferently eyeing the turmoil about him. Mantles are flung in his faco, but only arouse him to momentary ire. *Fucra! way with him, away.) shout the people as be shies at the horses and refuses a contest with the lance. But the president will not or- der his withdrawal; the beast must remain, PLACING THE BANDERILLAS, The picadores having withdrawn the “cho- Tus” take him in hand. He still sho’ the white feather. And nowthe crowd, incensed by his pusillanimity, calls for ‘‘feugo” (fire). The banderillero takes his darts, armed wit! firecrackers in either hand, gingerly. With difficulty and most cautiously, for the creature will not charge, these articles of torture are inserted and a barbarous sight follows. The great bull, as each detonation causes new agony in his burned and blackened flesh, bounds bellowing in the air. He charges the nearest “‘chulo” madiy, and that unlucky in- dividual makes for ¢ surrounding fence. he leaps, and after him fol- lows the bull, which is frenzied by the exploding darts. He, too. jumps the fence into the alleyway filled with policemen, bull fighters and hangers-on gen- erally and scatters fem in all directions. No one is hurt, and the bull by an ingenious system of gates is again let it into the plaza. Still awakened by the “fire” into a realizin; sense to the situation he proves a tartar, Fate, however, inthe handsome person of Luis, soon lays him low. Again the band plays, the mule bells jmgle and the death of the next victim is loudly heralded by a trumpet blast. Following this each of the espadas kills bis second bull. The same ceremony, the same excitement is gone through with. ' Thus 5,000 human beings have been amused, the church has been solidly benefited by the proceeds, and this thing can and still does flourish in a civilized country in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety. SUPPORTED BY THE POORER CLASSES, The poorer classes support a horde of pro- fessional and amateur fighters. They are to be met in the streets at every turn. Indeed, their name is legion, and how they manage to live is a mystery.” The bull-fighting season only lasts from May to November, and these gentlemen, for they are so considered, have a hard shift of it for the other six months. During this hibernating period the larger por- tion live by pawning their clothes, which, when the season opens, they redcom with money advanced by their impresarios. The salaries paid them are very large for Spain, and during the seavon these men live in every sense of the word like princes. They are ut- terly improvident, however, and love to spend their money lavishly. Most of them are great dandies, dress expensively, smoke fine cigars, and always have plenty of money in their pockets. Notwithstunding all this they are as ® rule frightfully ignorant, very brutal, in- tensely thick-skulled. at the top of the profession do they improv. mentally. Of course there have been and exceptions to the rule, but it is safe to say ninety-nine out of every one bundred bull fighters never have even the rudiments of re- finement or education, ‘TANTALIZING THE BULL. Sunday is the day for bull fights, and there is scarce one in the season that does not witness a rofessional or amateur performance in Seville, jalaga, Cordova, Granada, Valencia, Madrid and many other Spanish towns. Cattle bred purely for their bull-fighting merits, Beef and milk are secondary considerations. food bull of a noted breed fetches from to 9e00, whereas a beef steer only brings $50 at most It is confessed that bull fighting admits of absolutely no apology, but it is in one sense a relic of the heroic age, and in Spain it is thought not so brutal as the beating to a je of one human brute by another, nor so mu worse than the breaking of men’s and horses’ backs over fences, the slow murder of battues of pheasants, the li ring agonies of pigeon shoots, the low brutality of dog fights the sickening sights of the cook pit In the Sch ool of Journalism. Mr. Quills (about to graduate as etty editorial correspondent-in-chi: ‘Well, alr, Teuggest ‘he died without g How would that do?” r = Professor—‘‘It is excelie: —— Not even when they are | HOW TO BEA BEAU. Some Suggestions on the Subject From a Society Man. A BELLE MADE TO ORDER. Dandics ia All Ages—The Washington ‘Type of Reau—Bo Languid and Make Love to the Married Women—The Cap- ital Belle and How She is Advertised. ——-__ HY DOES not some one write a book on the art of being a beau?” asked a society man the other day. “‘As one must have by nature certain gifts in order to pursue successfully any other art so some advan- tages of equipment are essen- tinlto the beau. He may get along very well perhaps with- out good looks or money, however desirable such ad- vantages may be; but graces of a certain sort well under- stood though uot so easily defined are to him indispensable, and these he must be born with in a great degree, though of course they are susceptible of cultivation, The beau asa type has existed and been recognized as such in all ages, nor has he altered much save in the tore outward expression of dress, from epoch to epoch. What he is now he was a cen- tury ago in the days of Boau Brummell; in the middle ages with snowy shield and the fancy armor of the warrior exquisite; swelling along the stroets of ancient Rome in gauds of cos- tume borrowed from the luxurious Greeks, mashing a fair Egyptian damsel in the shadow of the palace of Ram the Great thirty-five centuries ago; parading the fashionable thor- oughfare of mighty Babylon in the height of its wonderful civilization, and doubtless prac- ticing his agreeable wiles upon the prehistoric maiden of the river-drift deposits, whose affec- tions he was accustomed to finally subjugate by knocking her dowa with aclub asa pre- minary to carrying her off to his cave for the honeymoon, It mast be admitted that the typical beau has improved in the refinement of his social methods since that early period.” THE WASHINGTON TYPE, “The Washington type of beau, I presum said a writer for Tur Sra, “fairly repre- sents the most advanced development of the species?” “Perhaps,” responded the socioty man. “From my observation of successful beaux in Washington I may venture to tell how to be one in society nere. To begin with, if you possess no affectation of your own assume one, 1 only for the sake of exciting attention. it may be merely vour eccentric way of training your mustache, or your manner of w-'aw between the remarks you utter, atall hazards, you must not remain anob- served. When you enter aroom people who do not know you must w jr to one another ‘who is that? né may laugh at you, but to that you are indifferent so long as yousucceed in establishing a distinct social identity, which is the first point requisite to becoming a beau. “In a general way your manner must be in- tensely languid, You must be invariably late at entertainments to which you are invited— even at dinner parties, Formerly it was con- sidered that a man who was late at dinner com- muitied the unpardonable social sin, but nowa- days things are viewed diiferently. The ciety man who manifests the greatest indiffer- ence to the comfort and convenience of his host and fellow guest is considered the person best worth ocing civil to, inasmuch as the atti- tude he assumes predicates a corresponding worth. If he assumes such an attitude of inde- pendence, surely there must be some reason for it, Accordingly, he should be and is culti- vated. The ruder he is to the peopie who are civil to him the more invitations he receives, and this is as it ought to be. For leaving @ party early you should give the samo excuse, if any, as that offered by Charles Lamb when he arrived belated at lus desk in the East India service. ‘I came late, you know,’ said genial Elia, At allevents you do not stay long, for it is not well that you should render yourself comiaon, Dance apar- ingly for the same reason, All the girls are presumabiy dying to have you ask them for a turn, and by exhibiting a ‘judicious reluctance to indulge their fancy in this regard you ren- der yourself a much more desirable object ae a partner. Ifyou dance at all select the rich girls—those who are notoriously such—and the young married women. The latter are the most attractive of the women in society, and there is'@ certain eclat arising from any scan- dal, however baseless, which may « ouncet your name with any of theirs, You have nothing to lose in such « case, and it is the duty of their husbands, .ot yours. to take care of their rep- utations. At the same time you will not dis- dain to engage yourself even as a partner in the geamas with a teed whe Se really and truly recognized as such. MUST KNOW LITTLE. “And, by the way, if you would be a bean it is not good form at all to be well informed. The thing at present is to know little or noth- ing about anything. Fashion does control in more or less degree the requisites of the dandy. Juliue Cesar, the greatest beau that ever lived, was the greatest mun of his or any other age, A century ago that prince of exquisites, Count D'Orsay, was recognized as a man of talents which would have elevated him to eminenco im art, literature or politics had he not pre- ferred to achieve distinction as a dude. ‘al- pole and Chesterfield were not | the howl- ingest of swells for being at the same time statesmen and litterateurs, But now, at all events in Washington, the style is different, ossibly in a measure by reason of British in- Maes Ottnu e general you should be al- most profoundiy ignorant, Most facts are pub- lished in newspapers, you know, and they aro hopelessly vulgar. Even of -persons it is not desirable that you should know too much; so many queer people are getting into society by one means or another, don't you see? It serves very well that you should half close your eyes and, langnidly indicating some individual of real importance at an entertainment, say: ‘Do tell me who is that?’ You may not know who ladies are that you meet at parties, but you must always know who they were before they were married. AVOID ECCENTRICITY IN DRESS, “Remember if you would be a real howling thoroughbred swell never to wear anything that can possibly attract attention, Any eccen- tricity that you may assume must not be mn the way of dress. Permit me to lay emphasis upon the fact that in your character of beau you should never permit yourself to be spoken of os intimate with auy man. Be not intimate with any one, except it be with the husband of the lady you are ‘rushing.’ I cannot lay too much siress upon the desirableness of having our name associated by gossip with that of ai Teast one young married woman, and if mali- cious persons credit you with deluding the husband it is an additional feather in your cap. If the thing can be arranged without too much difficulty and danger, give occasion for one or two divorce suits and your prestige is estab- lished on a permanent basis, Best of all, if it is possible to manage, angle for the heart of a millionaire girl, play with ber affoctions and finally shake her off in such a manner that every one will know of it Of course this poses that you do not want to capture the mi Hionaire girl's millions, If you are poor the case is different. 4 WORD ABOUT RICH GrRLa, “For my own part I have always thought that the man who marries a millionaire girl makes a great mistake. As things go in this to the man is believed to have married fot money th wi in his instance is not apt to be com: sated for by any money vantage. events, if papa has any cash to bestow it opt to be kept out of his Shengh be mer tain a small allowance for his As for my- self I would never marry a rich girl or # sool- ety girlof the period. is not enough tml vig yl Aamir pn ionable stimulation ever dows inte o Ei cecsd Gash teen Ase’ hare wae a fellows who are really desirable hold aloof from the millionaire young women for fear of being misunderstood. Thus the millionaire girls are by so much the more apt to be forced to choose wenturers or foreigners, who are not accus- tomed to be dete: by scruples of the sort. It must be owned that Washington manmas are “ too eager, as a rule, to secure foreign- oa titles, real or bogus, for their daugh- OXZ WAY OF BECOMING 4 BELLE. “Tolstoi saya that the way to be a belle is to wear a tight-fitting jersey and crimp the hair. However, the most effective metlfod of becom- ing @ belle is to be advertised as such in the newspapers, n the mother advertises fora year in advance, and then the daughter's suc- Cees is assured for the first season at all events. sbelle has never said a word in rate worth mentioning; she bas simply acquitte herself fairly on the dancing floor, her looks have been passable, some dinner parties have been given for her as a matter of social obliga- tion, and she has been exploited in the news- pavers. Ounce 80 launched, though she came rom Squedunk Corners originally, she, having been accepted in Washington, goes to a and Tuxedo, and, received with eclat at those fashionable resorts, departe for London, whence she is presently advertised as being on intimate terms with the Princess of Walcs and innu- merable duchesses, and as being the most con- Pir: guest for her beauty and costumes at the bails of the nobility. And if you knew how much of all this is accomplished by thi so-called society writers in the publie prints you would be amazed.” — HOME MATTERS. Practical Everyday Hints and Season- able Suggestions to Housekeepers. Cura Prxce from the top ot old kid shoes ard insert it iaside the ironing holder you are going to make. Wasaixa Froors axp Sueives with strong pepper tea, or hot alum or borax water, will destroy ants and roaches, Avp Two Taptesrooxrors or Kerosexe to the pail of water with which you wash grained or other varnished furniture, Ir Soot ss Drorrep Upon rae Camper throw upon itan equal quantity of salt and eep ail up together. There will be scarcely & trace of soot left. Toasy 1s More Eastiy Drarsrep than plain bread if the toast is eaten soon after it is made. Toast that has grown cold is not so easily di- gestible as bread, ‘A Fayrxe Pax should never touch water. Scour them out with salt the moment they are done with and wipe clean with a cloth, A washed omelet pun makes a poor omelet. Keer a Cuasp Kyire ona Kxire with a dit- ferent handle from those in common use for the sole purpose of peeling onions, and #0 avoid the flavor and odor of them where it is neither expected nor desired, Honrsrrapisn 18 Mucu Mone Innrratrxe than spice, and if used in excess may induce a very disagreeable feeling of the stomach, lasting for several days or perhape causing illness. A Fronmwa Paper Svacesrs that oranges should be sold by weight. It is a good sugge: tion. Good oranges, packed with juice, are alwaya heavy and ought to command a better price than light-weight dry ones, Tax Faencu Have a War of keeping melons which it may be worth while to remember. The fruit is cut with a long stem, which is coiled up and then buried under brown sugar to keep it from drying up by exposure to the air. Baxep Baxanas.—Simply peel off one section of the skiu, place the bananas in a baking pan, kin side down, dust them with granulated sugar and bake them for about thirty minutes, or until the banana is thoroughly cookea, To Mzxp Guass.—Procure from the drug- gist five cents’ worth of acetic acid and add enough gelatine to thicken it. Apply it to the edges and press them together. It is invaln- I mended a finger-bowl, which is now in ‘we and has not come apart, To Cur Warm Bueav.—Without having it moist and heavy, use @ thin, sharp knife and dip inte boiling water. Wipe quickly and cut the bread as fast as possible. Lay a napkin on the breadplate and place tho slices on it; the napkin wiil absorb the moisture. A Genman Tzst yor WaTenev!Miix consists in dipping a well-polished kitting needle into adeep vessel of milk and then immediately withdrawing it in an upward manner, If the milk is pure a drop of the fiuid will hang to the needle, but the addition of even a small pro- portion of water will prevent the adhesion of the drop. Deamontco Porators.—Cut cold boiled pota- toes rather fine and to each pint allow a half pint df cream, two ounces of butter, a teaspoon- full of salt, a dash of pepper and a grating of nutmeg. Add the seasouing to the potatoes, put them in a baking dish about one izch and a half deep, nearly cover them with the cream, put the butter, melted, over them and run them in a quick oven until nicely browned, Sweet Picktep Capsacr.—Shave thin, or chop fine, two small cabbages; add a teaspoon- ful each of powdered cloves, cinnamon and allspice, two teacupfuls of vinegar, two tea- spoonfuls of salt, a small teacupful of dark sugar, s pinch only of red peper. Scald thor- oughly all together, ‘the cabbage must be cooked, not left tough. Stir constantly. Don't at it for at least a week. Spices may be used “at discretion.” The above may seem too much for some tastes, Toxeugz Satap.—For this always use the amaller and rougher pieces, such as will not look well on the table. Cut them in dice and stand in a cold place, Put the yelk of one egg in a cold plate and make from it about a gill of mayonnaise dressing; add tarragon vinegar in place of temon juice or plain vinegar, about ten drops of onion juice and a tablespoonful of chop parsley, When to serve mix the dressing with the tongue and serve on crisp lettuce leaves, Grarz SurRpet.—Sweeten to taste one quart ‘of grape juice, Add a half pound of sugar to a pint of orange juice; stir until dis- solved, then add tho sweetened grape juice; turn into ® freezer and freeze, turning very slowly. When the mixture is frozen beat the white of one oes until light, add a tablespoon- ful of powdered sugur and beat again until fine eud white; stir this into the sherbet, repack and stand aside for one or two hours. Serve in punch glasses, Cranet Savce.—Puta half pound of sugar end o half pint of water in a stew pan and boil it about fifteen minutes, or until it spinsa heavy thread. While this is boiling mix two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice with a gill of claret, add half the boiling sirup to them, turn into @ tin kettle that previously been ; add the boiling sirup gradually to the whites, beating all the while. After the last drop has been added beat thoroughly for about two minutes, then stir this into the kettle with the other mixture; beat well, cover the kettle snd stand away until ready to use, Tomato Fias.—Allow to six pounds of to- matoes three pounds of granulated sugar. Se- lect those that are quite ripe, small and smooth. \d and remove skins, Place a layer of the tomatoes in the bottom of a porcelain-lined kettle, strew them thickly with the sugar and place them over a moderate fire. Stew very gently until the sugar appears to have thor- cay penetrated the tomatoes, Lift them carefully, one at a time, with a spoon, them on dishes and dry in the sun, spri ary with eget several times while dry- ing. hen perfect ia with o layer of bey = between each layer of tomatoes. pe ~ gg to Jet rain or dow fall DECORATED PIGEONS, How a Young Lady Has Adorned Two Pet Birds She Brought From Indie. . CCOUNTS of some pleasant feminine conceits or fads have been going the ‘rounds of the press, notably a recent ‘account of a fan upon which the fair possessor had deftly painted portraits of friends and notable characters upon the separate blades, Buta far greater novelty in the way of feminine fancy was shown a Stan reporter by a young lady of. this city who has just returned from India, where she had been residing some time with her father, who was stationed there in an official capacity, Her fancy was pair of most exquisitely beautiful Pigeons, They are what are known as “nut- meg pigeons,” one of the species of “fruit pigeons” found in the foreste of India, Austra- lia and the islands of the Indian and Pacific oceans. The ‘fruit pigeon” feeds on fruit and berries. The ‘nutmeg pigeon” inhabits India and its archipelago; the color is a fine pale bluish gray, with golden green back, wings and tail, The metallic luster of the plumage changes with every motion, rivaling the gaudy hues of the oriental humming bird. These pigeons feed omnutmegs, figs agd top leaves of the cabbage palm. This pair of pigeons are from a thorougily domesticated flock of anative fancier and are characterized by extreme Gentleness and attachment. PRINTED ON THE TAIL FEATHERS. On the lighter colors of each feather of the wing and fan-like tail the young lady (who, by the way, has considerable artistic talent, hay- ing also as fad learned to engrave on wood) has printed in indelible colors by an Indian Ss Portraits of friends and eastern nota- les, fac similes of signatures and other souve- uirs. These prints are done in colors to better contrast with the shade of the color of the feather. The figures are first delicately en- graved upon box-wood blocks eut to suit the particular location on the feather, then def transferred to the feather in delicately tinte: India ink, The conceit is purely original with the owner of the pigeons, but she says she is indebted to the process followed by native ar- tists for suggestions. Besides the loveliness and beauty of the pets themselves, the owner ha: the pleasure of a thousand ories ever be- fore ber, framed in an irridescent halo at every motion of her soft, cooing, living albums. ‘Although,” she said, as e affectionately caressed the beautiful birds, ‘they do not q yetI think their soft cooing, as they caress ex other go affectionately, is Selightran They are far more intelligent, too, than those that were ouly made to please with song. The memory and love of home of our common ecatrier pigeon is really pathetic, but it was in a Per- sian village that bi first noticed the extraordi- nary capacity of the pigeon for exact training. TRAINING PIGKONS IN PERSIA, “In that country in any town of considerable size as soon us the evening approaches fanciers take their flocks to the tops of the flat roofs of their houses to fly them. These fanciers have often hundreds of pigeons, constituting their whole wealth, They breed and train them and sell the surplus to provide food for their fami- lies. To each flock there is a leader, educated to take them around in circles inthe air. These flights at sundown are very amusing and inter- esting to watch, The fancier takes the leader tenderly in the palm of his hand, while the rest of the flock throng about him, and gently throws the bird forward, who then, circling round and round, first collects bis flock and then wings a wide circuit above the house, and occasionally high up in air, fancier all the while watches the flock and encour- ages and directs them by @ tier each fancier having a cry of his own, which his birds recognize and aiog, On a sig- nal the leader wiil speed home, bringing the flock with him. With the flocks of pigeons circling vegies bye will often collide with each other and the younger and less rae pnd enced birds will become confused and lose themselves in # strange flock. Then the vigi- lant fancier will whistle his flock home with the strange birds with them, when he will at once capture the "sized which afterward has to be ransomed or brought back by the fancier to whom they belong. Crowds will throng the housetops of evenings to witness these con- tests of skill, each flock of pigeons being known to them as the jockey’s colors are at the race course,” PIGEONS AND DOVES, Pigeons, doves and turtle doves comprise one family, and have always been held as em- blematic of love and affection. What trusty messengers they were for Noah when he was floating around without compass or chart and had no means of ascertaining his whereabouts except through the intelligent medium of these home-loving birds. That dear old Italian countess who sume centuries ago devised so largo # portion of her fortune as a perpetual fund to feed the pigeons every day at nocn in the square of St. Mark in Venice deserved to be caiendared. To this day the terms of her bequest are faithfully carried out, and every day, oot as the sun stands in meridian over the dome of old St, Marks, clouds of the affec- tionate wards of the old countess swoop down into the great square fearless of harm or hin- drance to gather their perpetual legacy. OUR POLITE LETTER CARRIERS, A Washington Woman Under Obliga- tions to the Postmen. “{ do think that Washington postmen are the most obliging I have rt met,” said a lady not long resident here the other day. “I never think about bothering to mail my own letters, but simply hand them to the carrier when he comes, and he is so amiable as to con- vey them to the post office for me and so save me the trouble of dropping them into the bozon the nextcorner. The other day I chanced to be going out for acall and, meeting the car- rier coming up my step, I suddenly remem- bered that I had forgotten something. “ ‘Oh, Mr. Postman,’ I exclaimed, ‘I have left ‘8 postal card on my sitting room table which I am most anxious to have to go off by the earl- iest possible mail. You will oblige me exceed- ingly if you will see to its being posted. May I =i you to get it, since Iam in great haste? You will find it addressed to Mrs. Theophidax Robinson, Be so good as to add ‘Baltimore, Md.,” to the superscription, which an inter- ruption prevented my — in pencil, and make sure that it gets of “And do you know that polite letter carrier said, ‘Thank you, ma'am,’ and did just as I told him, even to shutting the door of the bouse when he came out, as requested, Iknow that he put on the address all right, because Mrs. Robinson told me subsequently that she re- ceived the postal card. “And, to take another instance,;when we had another carrier on our street last winter, I met him at the corner one day, and asked bim if he had left any mail at my house, “Nothing buta posial card, ma'am,” he re- plied, ‘trom Mrs, Spoopendyke Browne, invit- ing you to take lunch informally with her on Monday at 2 o'clock punctually.’ . The Prize Fighter of Today. , From the New York Tribune, act L (Scene: & Boston bar room.) Mr. John L. Sullivan (lighting a big cigar and tilting the lighted end up to the brim of his hat)—Where is this Muldoon? I want to see him for just five minutes. Tell me where he is. Mr. Wagg Mocker (smiling softly)—I justeaw him down the street. He suid thathe would be here in five minutes. 4 Mr. J. L. 8, (hastily putting down his glass)— Well, good-by, boys, I'm P aap torts Bake | theatrical tour around world, can't ask you to have another drink, but I'm in @ terrible rush to catch a train, Mr, William Muldoon (entering with the as- enraged lion)—Has ween ivan? T went him and I want biz bea. Mr. Wagg Mooker (winking vigorously)—He went beard you were 5; eae Sean in five minutes if he Mr. W. 4 (talking gapldiy)—astal I met pe epee Wan toeay re out the door.) ’ oy 1 dustoovered rosd in the tatesior of \ Sullivan wt john L, Sods Benin ee eS perp Step ‘W. M.—Not mush; come, too the mark, | he Ses Sat PICTURES IN UPTOWN SLATS. Some Quaint Incidents of August Life ta the Metropolis. From the New York Tribune. If history simply repeats itself one cannot help having« faint suspicion that the old mound dwellers are having some sort of repe- tition in the blocks of modern New York flat houses of the type which is multiplying so rap- idly im the hithorto empty and rock-bound streets of upper New York. Two series of box- like rooms constitute two fiats for each floor and thus « block of ton houses within their five stories shelter one hundred families, To watch forafew minutes daily from an opposite win- dow the curious characteristics of such a throng of neighbors grows to be a fascinating Occupation. A Tritune reporter has been studying incidents through open windows lately and here are some of the results: The woman on the fi seemed extremely agitated. She hung wince rtion of her rather shapely form dangerously outof the window until the onlookers would have been alarmed had they not been | convinced that somewhere within the room a | pair of pedal anchors were securely holding | . fast. She looked anxiously up the street an down in a way significant of some on coming, ® waiting and watching that was soon rewarded by the appearance of a tall, thin young man on the horizon, followed the advent of the in the parlor of the top fiat, beginning with series of torpedo-like kisses and the sudden disappearance of gaslight. defy description. In about three minutes the tell, thin young mau and his hostess appeared at the window. They thoughtfully provided against wear and tear on the furnitnre by using only one chair, “Awfulty glad to see you,” he said, giving we other occupant of the chair an athletic r “You sassy thing!” she screamed. The thin young man disregarded this re- mark by administering another large hug, fol- lowed by a series of little tremor hugs cat ten or a dozen pop kisses, “I won't.” Four toy-pistol kisses, “I lke your sass.” “I know you do.” Ae! = wey wid eet yg & dive anda jump, external oms of « pinching match. peeakt symp! P ing (ever do it again?” “Never.” Bang, bang, depreciating into the long rattle of kissing muskeiry. The gua po ery of &® thunderstorin at this point compelled the shutting of windows, and incidents in the par- lor of the top-foor flat no longer engrossed the attention of the opposite community. The fat-faced man on the third floor of the fourth house recently lost his wife. The dis- consolate husband was tall, thin young ma: was all over they triced up the sheaf under a — shade on a side table, as a permanent and lelicate reminder of the former mistress of the fiat. The bereaved widower is now back ‘gain, grief-stricken, of course, but calm, and last Sunday evening to banish melancholy he invited ina few friends. When they had all d trousers, arrived, a stout man in very checke: sort of protested checks, sang a number of di- verting variety show songs in a voice audible for nine blocks. This was so successful that a wpe of two men and two women—one of @ latter having @ voice cracked all the way down—was formed. They sang “Annie Rooney twice, and the sad-hearted widower was s0 gratified that he applauded till the sheaf of wheat in the corner fairly shook. me! ae Se « buman soul which is bowed down grief begin to and sprout into happiness moonal” nee Onthe fourth floor of the second house live three elderly women. The family life revolves about a small divinity inthe shape of a pug dog. To him, his comfort and happiness the lives of these noble women are consecrated. If the weather is cool, this canine nabob is held all day at the window in the arms of ove of his admurers—they take turns at the task—and to keep the insinuating breezes of August from assailing his delicate person too roughly he is wrapped tightly in dainty blankets especially prepared for his use. If the weather is sultry is dog magnate is laid on a sofa and hour by hour two of his devotees sit on the floor and fan him. Strange pictures oue secs through open windows. THE NEW MINISTER'S HARD LUCK. From the New York Herala. i | marvelous occurrences that | ___ RATLROADs. Cobbeareake AKD OMI0 KAILW AY Bebedule in Effect Nay 18 Traine isave Trion Depot, Oth and B strecte, $2 for Newport ewe uid by Noriolx daily "A s Pullen Card are open ve _ayi2at BAL tTVORe AND Schedute Leave Washingt: uf oand ¢ For Chicuroand Norte: OW, Pont General ia — nd Cleveland, express daily 9.39 a ™, and 5 au - hevisece pm Fer Lexiog:on and points in the Shenandoa Vales, 30 aan Por Wiucheater For Luray, + For more, 5 230 p. 6:20,1 Traine 500, 6 20-20, 2 50, 4 . 10e,s week & Pam. Sund.. olin, 6 B38 For 8 For Gaithersbure aud jut 10:00, 411-00 wm, t1-00, 0:00, 11.1200 p.m. For Boyd's ana inte: Church tai Journ deuy 3:99 vam. 5.30 DEW YORK AND PHILADELIHIA DIVISION For New hora, drew Wark. NJ..and ti . 1200 XN L. 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Sundays, For kichusoud end " We south, 4:30 aid 10:57 am 4:3 * 15. 0 220, 10 87 jubday at #108 vd 1107 7 2Y, 9:20 and 10.37 p.m, Tickets aud iicrmution at the cfBce, northeastcor Ber 13th stand Peuusyivania avenue, and at the tion, Whiete orders cau be left for the checking of ‘Muse to Gextivaton from hotels wid resiGeuces CHAS. F. PUGH, 3. K WOOD, ueral Mauser. [myl2] Gcneral Passcuwer Agent ICHMOND AND DANVILLE RAILROAD Co. chedule in effect JULY 13, 1800. 8:50 a.m. —hast Tennessee Gordonsville, Chariottesy: tions between “Alexandria a: nehburx, Rosu- Atlanta, Bristol, Anoxvilie, tancove and i 31:24 am.—Fest Mall daily for Culpeper, Char- Stations ‘Cheespeake and Dine’ Howse, burg. Rocky Mout. Danville abd tween Lypchb ville, Charlotte, Columibit ae Moutgowery, New Califoruia, | Pullman Sivejer Ne Py ‘daily for Warren. Lyuchburg and tations be end DaLville, Greensboro’, kaleugh, Lork to Atiaute epers Atiuita to Sew Urivane. Pulie mau Sleeper Merville to Columbia and Augusta Puli- | ian Sisepers Washington to Cincinuad via Gand 3:40 p.m.--Daily, except Sunday, for Manssssa and intermediate stations, 4:35 p.m.—Deily via Lynchburs, Bristol and Chat. Pliny Vestibule sieepers Wasuington te Coubecting thence for ull Arkansas polite. 12:10 p.m. —We Express detiy tor Muonussaa, Jouisviie, Cipolnuati, mab Vestibule irain Washiugien to Cipcinuas, yr Louisville. ress duily for Lynchbure, lotte, “Columbia, 21:00 p.m.—soutbern FE Danvi Lie, pg er a we SS jaabingtou to Bi! bam, Al vie AUante Wace fre tel ce ey Soe balebury. . Also Washington to Augusta via reius and Obie division we her eet re mn. ound Full 11:50 om. 0 pau. dail pm. aim and 35 p.m, 3 from the south vis Charl arrive in Washington 6:03 a.m. East Touneesee, Bristulaud Lynch.