The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-07-19
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6tauceb. 30 the young men 6COrneQ
them, and the young ladies preferred
rain in torrents, or.melting un-shine, to
being deen in the streets with 80 man
with an umbrella. The last two sums
mers have been 30 unusually warm that
7. the young folks have wisely accepted the
sltqa.ip9' END raised their umbrella.
But to return to the past century.
Jonas Hanway is '9aid to have carried his
umbrella thirty years before they were
adopted generally. In the. year 1778. a
footman; nanad guhn-M -M6Doh halo, { Was
leered in the streets Of London for car
rying on umbrella he hadrpurehased in
Spain, but he went on his way regard.
less of jeers, and was rewarded by si-
ths sisss s Bs srS;issss
suits, and cries of "Frenchman!, why
don't you get 4, e2oaohPs', His Sister was
once compelled to disengage herself from
his arm, gnIaqcQupt 5, of the insults heaped
upon him. The tab. divers ,haditonsid-
cradle influence in suppressing theunl
brella: it interfelad material u with their
tradeyl .aHdl they doubtless Iempl6ted
idlers ana street rowdles to put it down
with every species of ridicnle and insnIt
At thg honses Of n6blemen, one cum
brous penthouse might be seen hang
ing III the haii for Inc use OF iady visit.
ors only-ii it rained, servant carried
it over them from the door to their car
riages The few who were bold enough
to use them had the satisfaction of see-
Ing them adopted by many others in the
year 1880. but they were not in general
favor until 1856. In. England, o large
unwieldy umbrella. .is called Camp"
in memory of ''Sairey," who needed an
umbrella as we'll as cucumbers to keep
cool upon certain occasions. In France,
the largest size is called Sun Robinson"
Tor Robinson Crnsqe. who. it will be re-
mehbered blythe reader. constructed o
rude shelter to protect himself from the
rays OF the tropical SUP. Old-fashioned
persons in thjs country call an umbrella
"a sun-shade, no matter what it's size
may be. They were, ip old times, all
madeof q red material, and it's highly
probable the conspicuous color conduced
to render them obnoxious to persons Of
taste. The parasol is,- of course, only
modification, and is, in most minds. at
tributed to the Parisians, but I have not
a doubt of its use in China many years
before the huge umbrella was stretched
over our ancestors. Look at tue quaint
soo- pun oH' euo lHau5pafSuC cup ana SAu-
Ger. in your grand mothers 6eayof, and
yon are almost sure to see little
''Shung,ku' or ::LHoang-Ai" mincing
around the saucer with her tiny feet, or
looking up from the bottom Of the cup
under her queer eyebrows. In either
case, she carries dainty parasol. We
have seen one with onr own eyes, that
came from China years ago. Tits mar
vel OF workmanship, consisting of silk
ground, covered with exquisite work in
embroidery, beads. feathers, and paint
ings In oil, and is about the size Of d
small soup plate. An air of Irritation
clings to the curiously fashioned thing.
Our ladies' parasols are dainty enough,
but that looks like playtlling. From
book II Of "Cowper's Task, y It appears
that In his time footboys were employed
to carry the umbrellas over ladies of ia
shion. Now the ladies can carry them
in their own hands, from the little pre-.
lenses Of pRrasols to sensible sized nm-
prelias, which, thanks to modern im-
provements. oan be had large enough to
enable the pedestrian to walk with COM
fort. safety and grace.
Chicago brnga Of German who has
drank. at ginp16 ealoon in khn In at foy,r