The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1874-05-16

of concerts OF sacred music QU4Cs5 70 EUTT1sS
them by pr0iane symphonies II ladies patrOnized
balls. thew never failed 10 subscribe for chairs in
tie churches 10 hear the canons lombard the
u1mUs and v2nities Of the world. The theatres
closed on Good Friday, like the butchers and
uoulterers as matter Of course, the indelatigablc
iIalevy bringing out the previous day . vaudeville
called the H0maTd, quite IN keeping with fasting
times, for the church has never prohibited the
banns between Holsters and the stomach. The
pious journals while giving full particulars Of the
play, denounced the impiety Of the author.
" ouId they wish him TO resemble Racine, who
when dying regretted all the immortal works that
be had written? Owing to the adoption Of the
Roman ritual, the chapels representing the Pas
sion, were this year draped IN white, and looked
very effective suggesting hope and courage,
around His tomb. The sacred relics at Notre
Dame were objects Of veneration as usual like
other cathedrals, ttat Of Paris possesses the
- true crown Of th0rns,' portions of the cross,
some Of its nails, &c, and faith saves. The
church bells according to custom remained silent
from Thursday-taveled 10 Rome as the legend
says-till Easter Sunday, when they rang in the
happy morn. The Free Thinkers it is said alb
stained from LuculHan b~anque,s on Good Friday,
for it is popularity believed the consumption of
beefsteaks and saesages on that day, vexes the
church, while fortiyiDg their creeds.
Easter Sunday was wet, and the churches and
cabs were filed with people, for the musical high
masses are ever attractive. Formerly France
observed A holidays, exclusive of Sundays, so
that La Fontaine complained the people were
ruined by an excess of fete. Colbert struck out
II without consulting the church, and the Arch
bishops nearly suppressed the remainder. Easter
Sunday is generallya family day in Paris, where
the old and young folks are occupied opening
eggs, fabricated in AL colors, materials and sizes,
and filled with toys, sugar plums, smoking appa-
ratus, &c. The Gingerbread Fair is very poor
this year, political characters have been excluded,
thanks to the vigilance of the censors, Den Carlos
is perhaps the only notoriety honored In brown
pastry. 4 dealer in sausages attracted notice
from his sign board, wherein it was asserted, that
while the most beautiful works of art crumble to
dust in time, sausages become only the harder,
the better to immortalize pork. The project of
holding n competitive exhibition Of all the tum-
blers, jugglers, tight-rope dancers, and natural
history phenomena has failed.
Here is a drama from real life. Few persons
who have mixed in Partisan society during the
last seven years but have encountered the Misses
Bell, three American young ladies, rich and re-
markably beautiful. They were the sensation of
every ball room, as well as its complement. The
most admired OF the three young graces was
Garry. She disappeared since last autumn her
family stating in an embarrassed way, she had
.. gone home.' There was a skeleton in the
cupboard in this princely abode. Garry, in 1873,
had taken it into her head to sit for her statue,
as the duchess of Ferrara did in a state of nudity,
for Titan the eminent sculptor executed his
task the marble created a sensation at last years
Art Exhibition, and at its close, the figure was
deposited in a mortuary chapel IN Pere Lachaise
Cemetery, constructed previously by Garry. All
this was q secret between her and the artist.
Last summer she encountered the latter at the
sea side, and her folly led to her seduction in
September finding herself to be enceinte, she de-
manded her seducer to marry her; he refused,
alleging his " reputation :" would suffer, as the
hasty marriage would suggest a pecuniary motive,
and second, he could have no confidence in q
young lady who had voluntary sat for her statue
oE she had done Carry then ooouainfad har
father who after suggestions, gave her a bundle
of bank notes, and shook hands with her for ever.
She then hired an attic in one of the back streets,
overlooking the Champs Elysees; she sought n
midwife to effect an abortion, gave her nearly all
her money, but hesltated at the deed. a few
days ago she was recognized mounting painfully
to her garrett, a little bread and a cup of milk in
her hand, by q gentleman who had known her in
happier days she was starving, and an old black
silk dress was nearly all her clothing. He
brought her q chicken and some wine assisted
her TO her miserable bed, watched by her while
when going away, left orders to be summoned in
case of an emergency. His valet called him dur,
ing the night the g poor stranger " was in the
pains of childbirth, attended by a cook, who
came to her aid on hearing her cries. The doctor
arrived the ACCOMPLISHMENT was difficult, but the
child was born alive, and, ceding to her prayers,
was placed in the mothers arms. She Rugged
the infant 90, that it was sulocated she was in
an access Of fever to quiet her, she was given
her dead child to press to her breast, and while
endeayoring to make it suckle, while singing to
it, and rocking it, she INDUCED in a loud laugh.
Carry was dead. She and her child now sleep in
their sumptuous tomb, beneath the famous statue,
surrounded with white lilacs. This strange,
e~ventful history, is already being prepared for
the stage.
Ia the middle ages tho apothecaries and mid
wives were sworn functionaries the former prom
ised to live and die in the Christian faith to give
no a~perients without q Doctors order to admin
lister no poison, not even TO an enemy to guard
the secrets Of the sick, and never to change the
prescriptions of the physicians. The SGges-fenlnaes
undertook to practice no abortions, nor to make
any secret ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
As it did not pay to invent further particulars
about Rochefort's escape, the journals are COM
PEELED to await the arrival Of the evaders for the
latest and fullest intelligence.
\ religious work has appeared, "Saint-NapG-
leon, patron of warriors. Ministers did right
to accord it permission to he hawked about for
sale. 1t will keep alive the memory of Sedan.
A young painter boosted, that all his portraits
had the character of speaking" 81 believe
il" added a friend, " for your clients are exclu=
sively ladies'"
Dumas, the elder, was ever up to the chin in
debts; one day he received 200 francs from his
publisher he placed them on the chimney piece.
\ poor writer called on him for a loan Dumas
directed him to the chimney and to help himself
- oh! ~ replied the visitor, " there is nothing
there WELL said Dumas, 9 for the future
come at eight O'Clock in the morning, before my
creditors arrive at nine"
A lady accompanied with her maid, having
bought a postage stamp at the Post Office; re-
guested Abigail to put out her tongue, when she
rubbed the stamp on it, and then placed the
fim6re on tue letter.
a very stout lady. caused inconvenience to a
gentleman at mass by her size he remarked,
= that voluminous persons ought to stay at
home" pray to God that l become thin,
Monsieur, as l do that you may be more polite"
The NeWsboy Minister.