The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-12-23
LIFE.IN INDIA,
Social Customs In BOmbay-Entortainment
by the Natives,

by the Natives,
OrrspoHdeIce Of The IRislItgsHceT,
BOMBAY, INDIA, Nov, l9,-ThiS ia ssea'
son Of great excitement among society
circles. l have never known a time
when 90 many Lords, MsIquises, Counts,
and NJ. P.'s were in Bombay at once, Eng
land seems to be turning her brood looRe
to have time in the Indian territories.
We at the present writing have In addi'
ton 10 the above, the Victory, Lord Dul.
fern and his lady, the Governor Of Bonn
bay, Lord Rsay, and hosts Of Indian
Rsishs. Bombay is certainly better than
Bsrnum's or even an Ohio County Fair.
Saturday evening Mrs. Stone and !
drove down to the fort, We found ono Of
the largest OF our public buildings ablbze
with liphtR in honor OF the ViCeroy. The
peenle illuminate here with tumblers
HHpdIeds OF Lumblers half full Of coco.
snut oil, with small wickS lighted, are ar
ranged in straight lines, arches and ieS'
toons along the face Of the buildlngs, and
often in arches over the streets. The ei'
fec, ia very pretty. This form OF deCora.
tion ia very common during January, Feb.
ruary, March and April, the marriage
montbs, The people here arc very fond
Of displays, Of bright lights and bunting
One OF our ladies came home the other
dSv saving 81 eaw q beautiful American
lag uninrled among the English ban
nara" Occasionally such an interesting
object may be witnessed, ! suppose yonI
readers won't be offended, Mr. Editor, II !
affirm with emphasis that have never
seen A bit OF bunting worthy the name Of
bannof Of beauty in comparison With
our stars and stripes. D.,
A few days ago Bishop Nlnde, Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, was received
by MS from the steamship Assam. AS we
we're sailing to the pier in little boat
from the steamer we passed an old Arab
wreck. At her stern tloSted an American
ilsV. "Ol with your hatBl" cried MIR. Tho
burn. Bishop Ninde reverently lifted his
hat as we swept by. Bombay harbor ia
usually thropged with ships, great and
small, OF all tribes and nations, from Ian'
zibar aud Mozambique 10 Ban Francisco,
hut rarely ara our eyes blessed by
glimpse Of tho dear old flag.
BY the way, yesterday, saw something
else Americana Confederate hundred |
dollar bill with Jefferson Davis face
on one corner Of It. 1t was very sugges' |
tive. A Parsi had presented the bill to
the bank to be turned into Indian money.
I'soOn had an EPpreCiative audience rs !
discovered on the traditions connected
with that piece OF rag. They were sur.
prised to find that 1t was worthless and
tue government which Issued was not,
having disappeared in q tornado Of war
and blood.
Bishop Ninde was with us about six |
DAYS. lie made good impression. lie |
ia an old.iushiOned Methodist preacher. |
He gave US two sermons Of the old.lssh.
Toned stamp on Sunday, We welcomed
him and bis daughter tho evening Of tho
day they landed with a. Methodist love:
feast. 1t was an enjoyable occasion.
took the Bishop aud Miss Ninde to the
asylum for the old aud invalid animals,
benevolent institution OF the Hindoos
who believe in the TRANSPORTATION Of souls
They were Satisfied with one visit. The |
Bishop remarked, after passing by tho
bovine blind asylum, through the OK hos
piIal, past the cat wards 10 the dog depart. |
ment, whence issued howls, yells and |
smells simply irightful, This Ia cruel, II
we had but for an hour one OF our Ameri.
can dog committees here this brood would |
be in tho dogs paradise in very short
time"
A native invited us. with our guests to
dine Ia thin du. We went. Now don't
be offended at my description Of tho ar.
rangements for, and the incidents OF that
feast. One soon ceases to BIO fastidious
here. We were ushered with smiles and
salaams into an empty room with mud
floor. Our host apologized that time was
so mesgrs that he had been unable to
clean the door, as was the custom on such
occasions, with COW dung. We thought
never mind" On tho floor were pieces
Of banana or plantain leaf, which were to
be our plates, but dinner was not ready.
BY the kind invitation Of our hostess We
visited the culinary department Our ct.
tention was first called to the process oil
'Colliding" copper cooking utensils. Once
q month these articles are polished and
timed. Only copper vessels are employed
In cooking. When the tin wears Oh there
Is danger Of poison. The polishing pro.
cess Is interesting. The workman scoops
a hollow in the ground, puts the vessel In
this hollow, places his feet In the vessel
and begins to whirl about with all bis
might. The article 10 soon clean. They
next hold II In the FIRE until heated, then
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