The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-11-26
CENTENNIAL JoTTINGs.
'Tnr UcraId Correspondents Inst
IooI, ~ the Great Exhibition.

take look at the Italian exhibits
tine opposition shop and a formidable
rival ifone may judge by the crowded
state Of the aisles and the respectable
mob gathered around the Genoese fila.
gree work. A low voice may be an
excellent thing in a woman in gen.
eral way, Tut If she wants to buy any.
thing at his case she must learn ia
shout and elbow, joste merciIessly
right and left, and tread promiscuously
ON evprytody's toes within rrdius Of
fifty yards, Cor 90 where you will, you
can count upon finding thirty or forty
women chailering in shrill tones, ges-
debating wildly in their efforts to EN-
ulate the example Of MIR roots and
catch the speakers eye, cIutching some
dairty bit of jewelry fit for Titana
rather than the hideous old party who
covets it, perhaps, and determined TO
talk for two hours about Il thing which
some never intended to take, Others
cannot decide upon, and all might
have either rejected or paid for in five
minutes.
All philosophers ATE agreed that the
s-1dY Of woman is pursuit which is
as battling as it is interesting; but of
all phases of character in the "douhler
OF our joys and the trebler Of our eX.
pcnses," none is so mysterious to the
ordinary male comprehension AS the
sacred rite Of "shopping,n which may
be broadly defined as the critical eX-
animation Of Il great many things that
they haven the least intention of buy
ing, and the hurried purchase Of IA few
that they really need--and which, for
"Eays that are dark and tricks that
are vain,o no one nationality is PEE
culiar. Much has been said ia some
quarters about the inciyility of the at
tendants at the exhibition, and, poor
things, | can't help rejoicing to hear
that they have been gOaded into an oc.
casional rudenes7, for they always re-
minded me of that line, "Man's inhu>
mauity to man makes countless thou
sands weep"-only they did not shed
tears, but groaued inwardly, suffered
long and were kind, but toward the
last broke down, perspired good deal,
and Ewore more than was good for
them in as many tongues as were
heard at the Tower of Babel where the
first 'strike" originated hope when
they return that they Will be held in
peculiar honor, snugly tuckedin by their
respective governments, enshrined in
the hearts Of their grateful country
men while living, and, when dead,
buried in Westminster Abbey or Pere
la Chaise.
This last compliment must be the
only one remaining for the man III
charge of the Castilian collection OF
jewelry excavated at Pompeii, unless
the Italian government prefers to en-
noble the family for all time, for he
must be either mad or dead if he has
gone on answering all the questions
that were asked him every day. This
is the sort Of thing that used to 60 on
at his stall week after week: a large
and atlectionate family appears on the
scene-father, mother, olive branches
and female cousins. Harriet, says
the head Of the house, "whats this, l
wond r; ask the man." Thus APP
pcaled to his spouse steps up to the
bland attendant, who politely eN-
plains, gives concise little history
of the destruction of the famous and
luckless city, and the discovery OF all
that now remains to attest its wealth,
refinement and civilization. How
strange too, it seems to see the crlmp-
ing pins of some long dead aud gone
beauty-a line text for sermon on
the vanity ofvanities, or the pride OF
life. The simple household utensils
that have outliVed, cOarseas they are,
40 much finer clay--tho tear bottles
that would have been full indeed II
their owners had dreamed OF the tate
that awaited them. Not that our party
troubled themselves to moralize over
the wholesale cremation ofthe lnhaol-
tants of Pompei their home habits or
customs. 1t is true that the lemale
cousin overhcaring fragments OF the
attendants conversation with her rela-
tive, while busily engaged picking up
md examining q beautiful vase in de-
tiance of huge placard with "hands
Off" staring her in the face, eXcIaim
ed. dior! who buried 'em," but Har-
liet thought herself the victim OF an
unmitigated hoax, and proceeded to
tell her lord that "that man must
think her fool if he expected sef 10
believe all that rgameroIe." They
then began looking at various objects
in the collection, arm in arm, III the
most amiable, if not the most eniight-
eued spirit. Spa" said she, suppose
YOU buy this ring The one she heiu
in her hand land very pudgy' dirty
hand it was by the way) was q very
curious, valuable antique seal ring
which Pliny, the elder may have
worn, and which any connisse"r
would have rejoiced TO possess-ou'
"Pa" had his own views on The sub
iect. ats marked $1,000! Well l
never saw such cheating as goes on at
this Centennial. The government