The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-05-28

Minimum ne crede coIori! The |
"thin red line" will not be seen in
England's future battles. Although
scarlet will continue to be the
national uniform kharkee will be
worn on Service. In the face of
small arms of precision the Austrians
had to discard their white jackets,
which were more plainly visible even
than red TUNES in the distance. Rifle
green Is more easily seen than it
might be supposedly and from expert
meuts made in judging distance drill
on objects in different colours, the
most deceiving proved to be a
neutral tint, like that worn by the
London Scottish Regiment.
Mr.. j. Mcneil Whistler is really
a benefactor to society; he has pro-
vided us with at least an hours
amusement, no slight matter in these
dull days; the artistic biliousness of
his room at the Fine Art Society's
Galleries in Bond Street is simply
exquisite; no one can escape an
attack of ocular dyspepsia; to go
twice would damage the eyesight of
the Yellow Dwarf himself. Artis-
tically speaking the etchings have
but little value, they are we'll and
carefully pointed and rely mainly on
the oil and ink smudges the artist
has manipulated. 1 would remind
Mr.. Whistler however that etching
is not printers art but draughts-
mans. Two scratches require a
considerable effort of the magma
ton to transform them into crowd
of people, and blot of ink does
not usually sonvey to the uninitiated
palace on the Grand Canal. Mr..
Whistler has done good work with
his needle and therefore needs no
consideration; the collection of
scratches he dignifies by the name
of etchings, contains work good
enough to cause feeling of sorrow
that he has not done more, of con-
tempt at the rubbish he blandly terms
"study." If Mr.. Whistler bestowed
half the pains on his art that he does
OH his advertising he might make a
name; at present he has only sue
ceeded in making noise.
The inhabitants of the much per-
turbed city of Dublin do not devote
all their " after Curfew" hours to
understanding and revolver shooting.
Contrariwse Messrs. Moody and
Sankey have had most successful
time of it there thronged houses, and
attentive audiences. Il propos OF
which, we hear of an amusing Incl
dent, A jealous aide-de-camp of the
great Evangelist, going his rounds
amongst the departing congregation
pulling up before one earnest looking
individual, with the regulation query
"Are you seeking Salvation?" al
once received for answer, " All no
Sir,' with CHEEKY smile, "Tn
nothiug of that sort, Sir. Sure I'm
only about the gas!"
According to Nostradamus, UNTOLD
misfortune will come to pass in TIN
year 1886. By singular coincidence
in the church of Oberemmel in tn
diocese of Treves, a Latin inscription
on stone foretells of dire events il
that year when Easter shall fall OF
St. Marks day, and Pentecost Oh
the feast of St. Anthony. These sa'
conditions will be fulfilled in 1886
and it remains to be seen whethe
Nostradamus is true or falls
prophet. The late Mrs. Shipton, VIII
said
The world to an end will come
In eighteen hundred and eight.
one,
is sadly in arrear, unless the goo
lady meant the other end; and no,
we have a decent margin of time i
which to pull ourselves together an
prepare for coming misfortunes.
The Irish members are evidentl
] beginning to find that the pocket
and the patience Of their supporter
, are getting exhausted. notice
/ that on his last visit to Paris, Nj
} Parnell, instead of Illustrating at tn
! Bristol as usual, put up at muc
5 humber hostelry, where the charge
a about 8 francs day, tout conepris
a subscription has also been raise
' for the payment of Messrs. Lalor an
q Arthur O'Connor, the members fl
q Queens County. f60O was collec
r ed, but apparently will not keep til
/ honorable expensive gentlemenlon:
! Is the bubble about to burst?