The Portland daily press., 1877-05-26

acted as parachutes and Jung, descending in
comfort and security, made off to the jungle be-
lore his executioners could recover from their
surprise.
young gentleman from Chicago-The Trib-
nne recounts the adyenture-was insulted il
cafe IN Paris by professional bully and duel
iss Inc friends of the American insisted that
ne must tight, and by judicious use of stimu-
lants induced the timid soul to send challenge.
Aoe fatal morning came and the enraged duel
lists confronted each other on the Belgian from
Tier. Keep COOL" said the Chicago warriors
second. ''Stick your sword into him-thats
all you have to do; never mind any of his mon
key shines, but 60 in just as if he belonged to
st. Louis, and hadn't them tom-cat NOUS
taches" Despite the assurance that his friends
1t worst came to worst, would have his re-
mains put on ice and shipped to Chicago, the
American showed no signs of fight until he was
face to face with the enemy, when to the as
Punishment of the bystanders, he parted and
thrust like mailman. and in 20 seconds ran
one OF the best swordsmen in Europe through
tae throat He bears his triumph with NODES
~, for his confidential advisers know the Sc
Cret OF his sudden burst of valor. When the
duel began, the horrible thought flashed across
his mind that the undershirt he had on had
been worn week and was in need of repairs,
and that be would cut disgraceful figure if he
were wounded and stripped.
THE Tottering Lily" the wife of the Chi
hese Embassador in London, has been visited
hy several ladies who describe her as "a gentle
looking creature, with almond shaped eyes, and
]atty hair held out in stiff tail over tortoise
Shell pin behind. Her attire, a loose many
colored embroidered jacket, with large sleeves,
surmounting skirt or trousers worked in gold.
A pardonab!e ruse was perpetrated to obtain
what was most coveted, viz, view of her feet,
The conversation was, by means of an inter-
prefer, brought round to the subject. An Amer
lean lady present, celebrated for beautiful feet,
exhibited one of hers to the Lilly. Immense
ly huge" was the remark; and the explana-
ton that they were useful to walk on was not
scc pied as valid reason for their dimensions.
Again another lady showed a tiny boot with no
more effect and the Oily" not to be pleased
by european models of perfection, which have
no doubt turned many heads in this country,
was challenged to show what she considered
the soul of excellence. Coyly, for the Chinese
have genuine horror of prolane eye in such
matters, her Excellency exhibited what she
was pleased to call her foot. Small it was,
just the size of lady's doubled fist, and
much the same shape apparently, swathed in
bands Of blue silk
Provost Bressant Worms and Madeline Bro
han, the famous artists of the Theatre Francois,
were at Baden about ten years ago and engaged
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evening of representation and the costumes
had not arrived. What could they do? SIT is
simple enough" said one of The actors. "We
can't play without our costumes and couse-
quently we can't play" ''Let US see, neverthe.
less, said Provost "The public adores US,
and it adcres Moliere no less; we can then
count absolutely on its indulgence. Why moi
play in modern dress?' "Oh! ohp' cried the
Others, that's very daring, but we might Try
it. How should we dress?' ''After the char
acfcrs of Moliere's personages," said Provost:
81 in Tapping trowsers, lowered waistcoat and
great coat; 'Tartufe' in the guise Of a sexton il
Rhruken black, and VALERIE in black coat and
white cravat." 'No," cried the youngest Of
The troupe, ''since we cart have the right cos
TUNES let US meet the thing squarely and play
all of u.s. in white cravats and black coats. Itf
difficulty the more, without doubt but wha
glory for Moliere and for us if we succeed
Let US try it!' And they did. For the first
five minutes, in spite of the announcement
which had been made, the audience seemed 6
little bewlldered, and then rather tempted tt
laugh. In another five minutes all this hai
ceased, and at the second act nobody was con
scous of anything but the characters and thei
sentiments. true to all times and in all cos
tunes. In short, it was vertable triumph
for Mo!iere and group of actors than whom
probably the world never saw better.