The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-08-14

The Republicans IN Spain have gained several
seats at the late supplementary elections. ana
now number 73. The number of Democratic
Monarchists is 81, of Progressists 12O, OF Liberal
Tnionists 81. of Neo-Catholics %, and 20 who
belong to no party. In Cuba and the other
Spanish Colonies no election of Deputies has yet
taken place.
The following simple and effective cure for
drunkenness deserves to be widely tested "Have
steady and useful employment, and give it strict
attention ten hours each day, except Sundays,
and then attend church service regularly. When
YOUR days work is completed, go home to spend
your leisure hours. If your home is not pleasant,
get yourself about the agreeable task OF making
it SO. When you go out to public amusement,
take some person OF pure mind and STEADY baolts
with you always keep good company, and drink
nothing but cold water at home or abroad"
A bear escaped recently from a menagerie at
Prague, and, after walking very quietly through
the streets for a time, remarked a gingerbread
shop, which he entered, and in a very short time
had devoured several crowns worth of the wares.
The dealer had fled in terror at the sight OF this
unwelcome customer, but a number of boys and
oilers looked on highly amused. When Bruin
had taken his fiji he returned quietly to his cage,
and the young spectators burst into the shop and
ate up all the cakes and gingerbread left.
ORIGIN OF THE GREcIAN BEND.-The origin of
the 6 GrecIan Bend )" has been discovered, at
last. A letter from Japan says: "Despite its
classic name the fashion is decidedly japanese,
and Nippon 'Muzmaz, or young ladies. have
worn a similar dress for the last four centuries.
Some enterprising modiste, at the last %lnterna-
tional Exhibition at Paris, caught the idea from
one of the Japanese bellies there present and
adopted it. The japanese lady has cultivated a
proper spinal curve by carrying on her back in
youth her baby brother or sister. AS she grew
up her clumsy sandals gave a bend to the knees,
and a finishing grace to the arch of the back.
She now dons the 6 Kirimono.' a long gown
reaching to the feet, and swathes the 8 obi or
broad silk girdle, several times about her waist,
fastening it in a large bunch behind. Slipping
on her sandals, and taking her little umbrella in
her hand, she shuffies into the street, and as she
passes your window you catch a glimpse OF the
{ Grecian Bend in perfection"
How THE PARIsIANs BAFFLED THE POLICE Spies.
An amusing example is given Of the con-
trivances by which the public of Paris manages
TO eat of the forbidden fruit of political discus
sions. A IS conference, :" as it is called, was held
the other day in one of the theatres, the subject
being the phenomena of light" The con-
ference Z" did not include political phenomena in
the treatment of this scientific subject. The
lecturer, in order to demonstrate certain theories,
proceeded to enlarge some photographs of cele-
brated persons. Now this being done by means
of a strong magnesium light, all the theatre, ex-
cept in the immediate neighborhOod of the oper-
ator, was in almost darkness. The audience
could be heard. not seen. The portrait of the
Emperor was received with a storm of misses and
cries of Turn him out!" "Vive la Repub-
lique." ellis time will soon be up!" &c.
That of the Empress met with a worse reception,
if possible, than her husbands. On the other
hand the portrait of Macmillan was received
with cheers and cries of " Who betrayed him ?"
The experiments were brought to an end at once,
but the agents were baf1ed by the darkness.