The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-11-29
M,rplng Star and Catholic Messenger.
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EDITORIAL AND OTHER ITEMS


EDITORIAL AND OTHER ITEMS
The French army will shortly reach an
effective strength of 93O, 900 mon.
OF the 3.059 ,20s pilgrims who visited various
shrines in France during the year 1878, 1901
were from Marseilles alone!
1t is reported that Queen Isabella, of Spain,
is about to sell her diamonds which are esti-
mated at q value of g., 100000.
New Universities have been founded in the
Dioceses of Rheims and Cambria, in Northern
France, by their respective Bishops.
Several Illinois towns publish the names
and addresses of their habitual drunkards,
and consequently have no need of directories.
Over three hundred women are now attend.
ing the lectures of University College, London.
They receive certificates but degrees are denied
them.
The subjects of Mr.. John Boyle O'Reilly's
lectures for this season are Ireland under the
Hammer" and Edmund Burke, the greatest
Irishman of Modern Times.n
The boy Mortara, about whom such an out
cry was raised some years ago, read his FIRST
Mass on the 10th of July last. He has entered
the Augustinian Order at Mot, Department of
Sevres.
The Paris police have discovered a manufac-
tory of begging letters. Not only was there
good sale for these, all in various forms, but a
list of the soft-hearted citizens could be pur-
chased into the bargain.
Partisan ladies 80 overburdened with
heads and bugles on their costumes now that
they go tinkling and jingling through the
streets like the celebrated old lady who had
rings on her fingers and bells on her toes.
"Mary" writes to the Philadelphia Ledger to
propose that the praying bands go in body
to some of our large retail dry goods stores and
pray earnestly that the women employees may
be allowed'to sit for while during the day
when not waiting customers"
The Providence Journal says: "The Catholics
of Valley Falls, r. l., have done q sensible
thing in resolving to restrict the present use
less and expensive display of carriages at
funerals. Father Kane made a most cogent
appeal to his parshioners which was responded
to readily and it is to be hoped effectively"
The Richmond (Va) Dispatch says: "On All
Saints Day the Catholic societies of Richmond
joined in a grand demonstration on the occa-
sion of the conservation of the two Catholic
cemeteries near the city. A grand procession
escorted Right Rev. Bishop Gibbons and at
tendant clergy to the Bishops and the St.
Marys German cemetery, both of which were
blessed in the presence of q large assemblage"
There has been lately found at Corbie
(Somme) fine painting by Vandyke. This
picture, which is signed, is 60 centimetres by
l04, and is painted on oak panel. 1t represents
the interior of the apartments of vandyke,
with his family, on day of Kermesse, after
supper. 1t consists of ten figures, and on the
walls OF the room hangs the Ecce Homo of Van
dyke, with other pictures and various objects
of art.
1t has been estimated that of 12, OOO, 900
women in, America 100000 wear calico
dresses, more or less; that the spirit of
economy has, dnring the past year, induced
them to forego one dress piece from their
outlay; that the average calico dress contains
eleven yards, and that, consequently, there has
been loss to the trade by this retrenchment
of 12l, 0O0. 600 yards. This is nearly the entire
product of all the mills of Massachu setts for o
year.
Woman's impulsivepess in forming conclu-
sions is well illustrated in the following note
from Brooklyn gentleman: 81 was relating
at tea q moment ago, the account in the papers
Of the collision on the Chesapeake. How did
you say the passengers were saved asked my
wife. Why, the Falcon, the other boat, took
them off, replied. 'Myp said she what
fortunate thing that other boat happened to
be just there!"
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