The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 16, 1900, Page 17

IN THE MENS® DRESSING ROOM ; S S S e e ’k:‘"’; *' 2.5 >~® Thi= Wil Give zn Tnkling Where Men number fired 51 tal i th tle 6 refore, to all 2 bullets found wasted , where the for quall jon, the vic- d off 30,000,000 000 rounds of 000 French led from 363 that T tage, 1aer d to the side of the uite as much now have an war time. of the fact that der River the ces were knee deep cartridges are not ing the Royal Labor- 302 inch cordite car- et for small arms, about ce, a price somewhat stocktaking sales and In this engagement 2 of grenadiers fired 52,000 car- res and will goes in ey Gces m Wav Tvme 1 a batt whe atory made dition ended nearly for g which sive in so ma come price anu- Ab- ar, as at Waltham £ 4 quoted but powder erally used. pd b i inches costs when by Its ald disabled it is cheap at about at 15 Gun Tom price With regard inch Maxims without ext Factory at E are to other weapons, are quoted at about by the Royal Small Arms eld, while a handy Gard- ner-Gatling chamber gun runs to about $222 when taking a quantity. The 62, Lee-Enfield rifles turned out at the factory cost $13 60 each; 88,853 sword bay- , $170 each; lances cost $6 each, without their flags, which run to 17 cents each, and ca swords entafled an ex- penditure of over $4 One interesting item in respect to the panoply of war refers to the cost of the cuirass; the backs are priced at $12 25, the fronts $14 25 each; but In addition to these there are rivets for the shoulder straps at 13 cents a hundred, straps at 10s 3%d each, and various studs and washers to be bought ere the Life- guardsman recelves his gorgeous steel overcoat, which he leaves behind him when his “transport is on the tida shoulder, of | THE TRCYS GIRL AS THE- PUBLIT 3EED HER Il there is another rush for ing rooms. The crowd is going is about to be- appear in this n e dre er over ted outdoor parade in the to another entire to the resplendent co: 1mes W 1 the grand entry. That fin- ished, there is a scurrying for the trunks nd makeup boxes; dresses disappear and its are donned; every article of the wardrobe must be neat and clean and of the best, therefore cannot be thrown here ard there carelessly. The perform- as commenced. and there 13 a con- hurry that would t an ordinary woman. Circus wd- men, are used to it, and work h the precision that perfect system de- Some of the women perform in n of ceaseles distrz however two or three acts, each necessitating 'a change of costume, tights and all. At 4:20 the afternoon show iIs over, and comes supper, which Is really a sub- 1 meal. Now comes an hour and a f of rest. Gathered about in groups in y corners, the women of the circus together, bring out their embroi- dery and fancy work, chat, gossip and talk of everything except their business, which is rigidly tabooed. Seven o'clock sees them again in the dressing rooms and for the balance of the evening the rush goes on, never seeming to end. At 10:30 o-cfock the show is out and the performers go to the sleeping-cars, and it is there that the women of the circus are Tke sleepers of the Ringling are arranged exactly like cars, with swinging upper nd are clean, well ventilated and attractive As a rule each marrled has another married couple for Their sections usually are oppo- and thelr natural desire for neat- from force of habit, if from no other enzbles them to decorate their berths with little articles of fancy work, slipper cases, a tiny pair of silken curtains at the windows, a little cabinet at home. Bros. show Puliman verth couple chums, site, use, | with a lock upon the door, toilet article- in racks upon the bulkheads, snowy coun- terpanes—everything, in fact, found in a well appointed sleeping apartment in a house. The most mysterfous epot inclosed by the circus tent is the women's dressing room. It is the only place not invaded by a curlous public. The fact thet the women of the show Jook as if they had fust stepped out of a hatbox as they trip into the ring, smiling and bowing, would naturally give rise tc the thought that these fairies had never experienced the scramble, hustle and worry incident to a toflet in the regula- tion dressing room. Buch doubts would be quickly dispelled i you could raise the sides of the dress- SUNDAY CALL THE 17 he Circuse hl IN THE cmwwfig‘m TRESIING Room )| | dress that characterized his costume in the days of roy yr, he has changed a it come: a A man- headed own with on! ing-room tent or rungung Brothers' Cir- cus and peep at the preparations going on there. The tent is 35 by 45 feet in size. The top is rather low, with no visible opening for ventilation. There is no dwood floor, ne ylelding carpet, but cool matting cov- ers the raw grass or rank weeds nature has placed there. If there is a heavy rain this sanctuary is safe and as dry as punk, for the canvas top is waterproof. In olden times the impre: a visitor to such glon made upon a scene was that he had entered the habitation of a frontier family. The walls of the tent gave rise {o such a thought. It is not so now, how- ever, for all the women vie in making their respective little squares of ground pleturesque spots surrounded by por- tieres, with striking bits of color here and there made by silk tights and skirts stretched against them. Lower down on the sides of the tent, and within reach but just outside of this NCIVENT [N THE CIRS/ T S l\\ H‘ US PERFORMER'S LIFE "A extemporized dressing room, 1s the great- est diversity of articles useful for the adornment of the women performers. Hats of every color and shape, bodices trimmed with lace, ribbon, flowers, chif- fons and spangles; long skirts and ab- breviated skirts, and the ballet skirt of tarletan. Almost every woman in the circus wears stays—and tight, too. The only exception to this rule is the contortionist. The bare back riders and the women who swing in trapezes at a dizzy helght éxperience no inconvenience from their stays, and find them as indispensable as any other part of their wardrobe. The circus clown has grown so in pop- ularity, and consequently in number, that now a separate room is set apart for his use,. and here it is that the male per- formers lounge and jest and gossip in the spirit of the greenroom of earlier theater days. Lines are drawn taut from wall to wall and upon these are suspended the highly colored articles of them a grotesque appearance arenic work. archs of ol at hand an ralment ch give in their clowns, ancestry M wh And talking abe buffoon has a proud back to tin den ti goe im me memorial e glad to hav led more upon n on doctors for thful p. ugh the clown still wears !‘(‘ motley © AT E AT A A AR as stage Dutch- as policemen, appear as tramps men and Irishmen so some as overgrown me as dudes, some as some go SO far as n the dress of t SR TSR > R TR TS A TSR SR MarriagGe CUs’:ems in Qhina Seem Ridiculous m Our Rles- HE marriage of the upper classes ln T “hina. is surréunded by a numbe of very elaborate ceremonies, mnuzh those of humbler station content themselves with more primitive rites, says the London Express. Among the classes supposed to be better off a great feast is one of the most im- portant items of the day’'s proceedings. This, . which answers to breakfast, is spread on tables at the and west of the dining hall. F the wedding east uri- ously ‘enough, neither bride nor ride- groom is permitted to taste of the deli- cacies thereon d| Instead, a meal for the “happy m s spread in the courtyard. Before the ceremony he makes obeisance to his father and the wedding guests, kneeling down and knocking ais a six times against the ground. The father hands him a goblet of wine and tells him to send for his bride. The formula In the bidding never alters. It is in the following words: “Go, my son, and seek your wife, and behave all things with prudence and wisdom.” The sedan chalr, or palanquin, which Is dis- patched for the reception of the bride, is invariably painted red, and is often richly in adorned with paintings and carvings. A profusion of gilding is always one of Its most characteristic features. A large pro- cession, including a band of musie, is al sent to escort the blushing bride. Gay lanterns and banmers, torches, um- brellas and fans are always carried in the procession, not to menti varfous emblems appropriate to the occasion. Thus a tiny orange tree, well loaded with golden fruit, Is taken along as a symbo! of a large family. A goose and a gander are emblematical of conjugal fidelity, while a dolphin means worldly prosperity and a high position. The color of all the paraphernalia is red—the hue of rejoic- red lanterns Red fans together wit e : any Before t ney to her new bidden by a few s wri per and pres bridegroom: ma wine and from h sion star Arrived at t fous cere- mony takes place being pre- sented with a tra aining rice and betel nuts. Si t herself at the feet of 1 to denota her complet Then the t time th bric . £ An. p and the adoration of the are essentlal parts . remon though nces- tral tablets tifl the third day aft ride at the weddi rate her- self before he to whom she gives wi aw in her cup turn presents wine. Three . visit of ceremony is paid to the wife's pa- rents. Servants laden with presents ace company the newly wedded pair.