Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-01-17
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Honolulu, January ~, 1885

' Biaimafka," is cne OF the most a ipo
,itc possible. Certainly he has been
more busy in marking the map Of
Europe than any other reecn, states
man has been.
Trust the English army to have spor,
anywhere. While waiting jus, above
the First Cataract OF the Nile for
steamer to take them on, q regatta was
organized among the boats Of the expo
di,ion, supcfintcndcd by Lord Avon.
more, and great deal Of amusemen,
was got ont of il,
The forestry department Of South
Australia, which is working encrgciioal-
ly in tina, rather ,recless region, finds
that the olive grows well there, and not
only is proving itself the best tree to
plant along railways and in like situa
tons, bu, is producing a very high
grade Of oil, which is likely soon to
come into the market
The Socicte dcs Agricul,curs de
France is so alarmed at the low condi
ton Of the farming interests in that
republic, and the rapid increase Of
lands thrown back by tenant farmers
upon the hands Of the landlords, tha,
il is about to petition the government
to place heavy duties upon wheat. oats,
rye, barley, oxen, bulls and COWS, calves,
sheep, pigs and horses Of different ages;
also upon both fresh and sal,ed meat
Even the remote island of New
Guinea and Borneo are not exempt
from the millner's shotgun. Among
the auction lots Of birds skins sold
weekly in London, hundreds and even
thousands of mutilated skins of the
birds of Paradise are almost invariably
advertised. Persons who are in posi-
tion to know, say that the extinction
Of all the species of these timid, rather
stupid and wonderfully plumaged birds,
is close at hand, unless the ravages Of
this frivolous trade can be stopped
The British pride themselves on be-
ing the most moral people in matrimo-
nial affairs. so much so that for years
past they have been doing everything
in their power to abolish the harems in
the Orient Yet Miss Emily Faithful,
in lecture which she delivered in Edin-
burg, called attention to the fact that
out Of $4,000 Of the latest recruits to
Mormonism 10000 came from Great
Britain. The English headquarters Of
Mormonism is at Liverpool, and there
is an emigration fund deposited at the
Bank of England, from which the ex.
penses of convert are paid.
| Labouchere in London Truth gives
the following literal extract from book
published in the seventeenth century
"To the absolute forme of woman's
Face, there goes faire white forehead,
marked with no wrinkles or lines, longer
than that of mans is, and drawing to a
roundnesse about the temples, that i,
seems to represent Turkish bowe in
verted, wherein there appears not any
tumor or gibbosity, or any cloud, nc
severity or sadnesse, but pleasant anc
modest chcerfulnesse, face round
pleasant, and elegant to behold. A
little mout h, somewhat or scarce open
ing, small white teeth, somewhat short
even, and in number just a8, not thin
nor too hard closed together; some
wha, full lips. Corall, initiating Vermil
ion, little disjoyned, yet SO as the
teeth are discovered, whilst shee hold:
her peace or laugheth not, unmoved
that is such woman that doth not rest
nor bite, nor suck her lips; these lip
thus described add a wonderful grace
and dignity to woman's visage. Neither
is the nose to be omitted, the honor and
ornament Of the visage, which repre-
sents the outward part Of Rose, Of ;
meane size, strait, cleane. with certain,
obtuseness acute, but the h oles Of the
nostrils small. A round, smooth pile
or smooth chin, the candor whereo
, seems to introduce into the beholder'
mind a certain suspicion Of a Ros'
colour, but no trait at all, nor any per
ception Of haire is to be seen neithe
on the lips or chin. A small. short
purple tongue mos; certainly doth be
. come woman, which is yet scarce o
never seen, the tip scarce appearin
: while shee speaks; the Eyebrows ough
!. to be black, subtitle, disjoyned, soft, AN
sweetly arched, Somewhat black eye
y declining to smallnesse, concave, rool
y ing, laughing. pleasant, and shining
c The Balls Of the Cheeks round, alto
o ge,her void Of haires, aeshie, rosie, an
resembling the red Sunshine Apples {
r Autumn Above these remain tn
= Temples. which ought to be no le,
Il white than the Forehead. and withou
!. suspicion OF any bones. yet not swol
y or depressed but in manner li,tl
& scarce; Ears craven, somewhat shor