Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-03

army of the latter city marched on Paris,
the Carmagnole was the predominating
article of dress. 1t consisted of Jacket
with short skirts, a high collar, and
several rows of metallic buttons. 1t was
the costume of a true blue Republican.
The Montagnards selected il as party
dress at the close of May, 1893. Like the
Phrygian cap, it was the sign of equality,
and so worn by the representatives of the
people.
However, the "fuH dressn. CarmagnoIe
toilette was a pair of black wooden panta-
looms, ditto colored vest, and then the
jacket as above, in tricOlor or scarlet ma
terial, with the red cap. But after the
9th, thermidOr, it was succeeded by the
incrOyables costumes of the DirectOire.
Imported into Paris, the Carmagnole
became immensely popular; it was sung
and danced to around stress of liberty
and ''altars of the country" AS in the
South of France, all joined in this revolu-
tionary Sir Roger de Coverley-eld and
young, rich and poor, Judges, Generals
and Deputies. Napoleon l. eXpunged it
from the repertoire of military music, as
did his nephew the Marseillaise. But it
was revived when the allies entered Paris.
The name of the poet and the musician
are unknown, and its most satirical
verses are directed against Marie Antoi-
ntllGs GJOs DIS SHE
was believed to veto all her husbands
good resolutions. The song has been Sc
Verely judged; ranked by some even as a
musical Obscenity, smelling of blood, and
recalling the tiger and the panther. 1t is
the anthem of the guillOtine. 1t is to be
hoped, then, it will not become popular.
1t makes the flesh creep.
Ca ira is often COMPOUNDED with the Car
magnOle. The former was composed first.
and was likewise immensely popular. 1t
was rather destined to celebrate the TAX
ing of the Bastile. 1t was the song exc
cuted by 100000 Parisians-men, women,
children, clergy. nuns and mobiles, who, to
Illustrate equality, became "naYvies,"
wheeled earth, used pick, shovel and
spade, for the Champ de Mars fete of June,
1890. ca ira was adapted to very pleas
ing air, the Carlton National, composed
by BecOurt. Marie AntOinette used to eX-
ecute it on her harpsichord later it beat
her funeral march to the scaffold. A
wandering minstrel named Ladre is said
to have composed it; others attributed it's
origin to Benjamin Franklin, who, when
asked how the war Of independence was
progressing, replied, 'CG iFd'' a good
humOred going on very well, as we at
present Familiarity say, CONNIE ca, or ca
bOulOtte; net bad; SO SO. The dictum be-
came song, a cry Of vaillance and Of
faith.
THE RAG-PICKERS STRIKE
is worse than the cabmen's; they intend
to march on the Prefecture of Police to
protest against the new regulations pro-
hibiting the emptying of house refuse in
the streets-their diggins. There are 1873
rag-pickers on the electoral roll.
We are slowly getting towards crema-
ton. The authorities have consented that
the debris of the anatomy theatres may be
incinerated.
CortOuche, the celebrated thief dash
ing and handsome as a dArtagan, and
for whom some ladies cried when he was
executed, bOasted that his greatest feat
was to rob the police that arrested him.
A police inspector has just been robbed
of his valise, in his office, under his nose,
and that was duly ''guarded" by the
force.
The utite and the dulce. When the po-
lice cannot identify prisoner, they have
him done in Wax-work and placed in the
chamber of horrors of our Madame Tus-
sand.
DIR. German See, an authority, says
that by examining the eXpectOration of
an invalid with microscope, consump-
ton, and its stage, can be at once rec0g-
nized by the presence Of animalcules.
Paul Bert, the enemy of American
pork, the dread of all dogs, as he is vivi-
sechOnist, an eX-Minister of Public In
struction, says: eff you have bad tooth
encase it in a perforated bit OF India rub
Der, press it to the gum, and IN four days
the tooth will extract itself sans pain.