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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-01-01
SPANISH ETIQUETTE.
Why Minister to Bolivia Had to Have
His Reception Postponed.

why u UVlulDIoE 10 I1OAVlA HHu 10 nAV0
His Reception Postponed.
From the New York World. "- ~ d.
r. A story is related of the reception
given to Judge William A. Seay of
Louisiana, who was appointed during
the summer minister to Bolivia.
His predecessor was % man of the
name Of Gibbs. He had had consider
able experience in diplomatic life, and
was thoroughly familiar with the rigid
etiquette of South American ceremon-
ials. The day that Judge Seay was to
perceived Mr.. Gibbs gave him break
fast. 1t was arranged that after break
fast the new minister should be
accompanied by his predeces-
sor for formal presentation to
the president of Bolivia. Judge
Seay came to the breakfast dressed in
an ordinary business sack suit, in fact
the same suit in which be had travelled
from the United States to Bolivia. It
was soiled, wrinkfed and trave]-worn.
Mr.. Gibbs was in full dress. He saw
that the judge did not appear to ap-
preeiate the social requirements of the
occasion. II presume You intend to
60 home and dress after the breakfast, E"
said he. 'Oh, no." replied the judge,
81 had no idea of that. lam all right as
lam" MIR. Gibbs then explained to him
that the representative of the United
States in Bolivia was q very great
parsonage An escort of cavalry had
been detailed to follow hina to the
Presidents house, where the latter
and his Cabinet would be i'm the full
uniforms of q State reception The
Judges OF the Supreme Court would be
there in their robes, with all the prom
inent officials of the Government.
Mr.. Gibbs dwelt upon the fact that
the Spanish are very rigid in thsir So
cial observances. Mr.. Seay was given
to understand that his dress would
be construed as All insult. The Judge
said: "We@, what shall do? Ihave
not any dhsss suit. My wife told me
l would need one of those things. but
| did not pay any attention to her. ;"
Mr.. Gibbs would have lent; the new
Minister a. sl@it, but the latter WAS a
very large nssan, while Mr.. Gibbs fig
ure was slight. After q consultation
they went over to German tailor,
a man WHO had dress suits for hire.
Judge Seax tried on several, but none
of them were large enough. At the
very last moment Mr.. Gibbs wrote a
note to tile President asking him to
postpone the reception to week lat
er, as Judge Seay was very much IA
tigued by his long Journey. Mr.. Gibbs
then placed bis successor in the hands
Of a Frenek' tailor, who promised to
have a dress suit ready by the week
following. As there is only a weekly
stage coach, ont from the capital oil
Bolivia Mr.: Gibbs was obliged to come
away without learning what suxess
attended the louisiana Judges ex.
perience with q dress coat and all Off
cial reception.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-01-01
How Actors ttMake-Up."
ron, tho (Ihicao ar, Mail

IA SaAe3A cSNVCA ACPA OoCHCCsCAOAS ocNAu
the actor, so good makeup is es-
sential. In many cases it will pull a
bit of bad acting through. Until with
in the past few years the English actors
excelled the native-bOrn Americans in
this regard, but the latter have picked
up and now average second to none in
the art of making up. But it's great
study. OF course the actors face
should correspond with his conception
of the character to be portrayed. A
picture must be drawn in the mind or
the character to be represented, and
then transferred to the face of the ac-
tor. This maintains consistency with
the lines he speaks. Careful artists
study this in the mirror before apply
ing g line to thefeatures. Twill demon
strate to you"
The actor had adjusted his tights
and approached the glass in q corner
of the little dressingroom. The re-
porter looked over his shoulder, and
the customary handsome features
were contracted out Of shape. His
brows were elevated in an extrava-
CANT way, and irregular burrows ran
longitudinally over his forehead.
| Grows feet" were in the corners OF
his eyes, and by; dropping of the
lower jaw the deep lines were made
down from the base of the nose on
either side, the mouth assuming a
crescent shape. The face in aninstant
had been transformed from youth to
enfeebled age. %
"Now,, that's an expression I'll
| maintain on my face for the next two
hours and a half while I'm on. the
stage. Painful? No,not particularly,
The muscles Of an FACTORS face become
so tractable that, like other exercise,
it has no wearying results. But that
not enough. Itwould be sufficient for
those with opera-glasses, but even then
we must exaggerate nature Bit
He then proceeded to laya founda-
ton OF pulverizel chalk, applying it
with q piece OF chamois3 skin: This he
evidently distributed, making a sur
face, as a painter would prepare his
canvas. This completed, his face as
sumed the expression Of the old man
I described. From the makeup box
he produced several little sticks OF
. grease paint Of many colors and com
binations of shades, and proceeded to
accurately follow the lines indicated.
/ He blended these with a camel's hair
pencil until they expressed the desired
/ effect A touch Of rouge here, and a
i little India ink and yellow ochre there
II and the picture was complete a
/ wrinkled, old man, hollow-cheeked
/ and eccentric ooking. ii,
WYATT d Bit. have not finished, I
i he said. Nov, this would be suff'
GENTLY strong for the naked eye, but
must make up for the opera.glass and
Il strike medium Il
The channels SKIN was again brought
q Into use, and q perfect transparent
4 surface was formed, showing the deer
Il lines beneath The transformation
Was completed
Al Isaid ID the beginning, he re
I. marked, turning from che gl.sss s.
1 good make up goes . great distance i
!: this business md some men, although
!, born tbetWSeil acts, al one might sRy
never learn the art. Il villainouslJ
had actor. know il But believe
this is what i1ra III my tlsold 450l
lweek salary iors.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-01-01

! n wash 4 sensible, and persistently lay
with his piggy head to 7 he soAth. So
the. bride had to reverse herself; and
think Of what d ridiculous sight they
would have made il there had been a
fire and unfeeling men had broken in
to rescue them? #5s..
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-01-01

Macon, Ga. Telegraph: Rowan
Ward of Steward county recently
found on HIS place q golrd four feet
SIX inches long, and about as broad.
HEa He believed it out, put rockers on it,
and now IL serves as q cradle for his
baby. Sd, 50
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
Sending a Boy by Mail.

In a waiting-room were three or four
fond mammas and papas md their num-
erous direct descendants of both sexes.
The children were all restless-what
child ever was not in a waiting-room-
and there were many narrow escapes
from bad falls and bumps, the inevitable
casualties of climbing and romping. At
last one of the youngster fell off a seat
and struck his poor little head against
the stove, removing a square inch or so
epidermis from his face. He was il,
mediately picked up by his pa, his tea
wiped away and a piece of court plaster
carefully moistened on the paternnl
tongue and applied to the injured part.
Then he was lifted to his ancestors
shoulders and passed bodily through the
ticket window into the arms of the ticket
agent, who was the papa's brother.
"Oh, ma" exclaimed another Young
ster, evidently from the country, who
had watched all of these proceedings with
open-mouthed astonishment; "Oh, ma,
there's a poor little boy who's going t.
be sent through the mails. They jus,
put q stamp on him and dropped hi.
into the Postofice. - Chicago Herald.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
A Woodland Flower.

How could I know, o tender woodland treas
ure.
With petals blue and soft as Summer skies,
That from the dust OF long forgotten pleasure
So dear a hope, so fair a dream could rise7
Meek, lonely blossom hiding in the shadows,
And waved by mountain breezes cool and
free,
No fairer flower from Summers golden
meadows
Could bring the thoughts that thou hast
born to me!
From the sweet stiffness of the misty noun
tains,
Where fairies weave a strange mysterious
spell,
T. cooling winds that blow from hidden
fountains
Bore thee mid alien bowers and scenes to
dwell!
An sweeter on thy petals, fair and broken,
Than winds that blow across a Summer
sea,
Or strain OF fairy music, is that token,
Oh wonderous flower, that thou has brought
to me.
-COurier-,JOuT71oL .
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
Embalmed BY the Soil.

Human bodies buried in limestone
countries are often turned to solid stone
by the lime-watcr which penetrates the
graves. In other soils there are elements
which sometimes so embalm the buried
dead as to preserve form and features UNI
changed. Many such cases are on record.
Robert Burns's body was disinterred in
1916, to be removed to a new tomb. To
the surprise ofall his friends, the features
were found to be as perfect as at burial.
The case of John Hampden, the
famous English patriot and leader, was
more surprising. His body was disin-
tered by Lord Nugent, two hundred
years after burial, but form and features
were as unchanged as if the corpse had
been recently laid in the grave.
When general Washington's body was
taken up at Mt. Vernon, to be laid in q
sa~rcophagus and removed to the perma-
nent tomb, his face was found to be In q
state Of perfect preservation.
In all these cases, however, the process
of decay had gone on internally, though
arrested at the surface. After a brief az
posure to the air, the body crumbaed.
and all resemblance to life passed awsv.
-ToatNs Companion.
N.LAN#NAEHH -rHH-g
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
Forever Young.

The wild world hastens on its way;
The gray-haired century nears it close;
It's sorrow depens day by day;
The Summer blush forsakes the rose.
But, darling, while your voice I hear,
And while your dark-brown eyes l see,
Sad months and sunless. seasons drear,
Are all the same, all glad, to me.
Despair can never reach me
While your soft hand I hold,
While your eyes love and teach me.
never shall grow oldl
They say that love forsakes the old:
That passion pales and fades away;
That even loves bright locks of gold
Must lose their charm and change to gray.
But, darling, while you heart is mine,
And while I feel that you are true,
For me the skies will ever shine
With Summer light and tenderest blue.
Yes, let old-age deride mel
scorn his hooking tongue.
Dear love, with you beside me,
I am forever youngl
-Belgravia.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
Tough Regiment.

Jack Stephens, Clerk of the Criminal
Court, tells how it came about that his
regiment was in the late Senator Miller's
brigade but fifteen minutes. Jacks regi-
ment was one of thetoughcst in the army,
and nobody seemed anxious to have it in
his command. After it had been trans
fcrred from n brigade to another and
had found nobody who could control it.
Gen. Miller, who was on pretty good
terms with himself and had a high opin-
ion of his ability to control any set of
men asked to have the tough regiment adj
ded to his brigade. There was no opposi-
ton to this, of course, and the transfer
was made. Gen. Miller Immediately or
dcred the regiment up in line and pro-
ceedcd to make Il speech to it, telling tho
boys what he was and what he was not
going to suffer them to do. AS he
warmed up to his subject he drew off his
long gauntlets and laid them on a drum
standing near him. Hardly had he done
this when one of the boys in the line
sneaked around behind the General and
in plain sight of the entire regiment stole
the gauntlets and succeeded in getting
back to his place in the ranks unobserved
by the eloquent General. At the close of
the speech, which did not take more than
ten minutes, the General dismissed the
boys and turned to pick up his gauntlets.
"Well, I'll be blessedI" What he said
is not fully reported, but the fact is
known that in five minutes more he had
succeeded in having the regiment turned
over to another brigade Chicago Mews.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
Collecting Waste Food from Hotels.

A movement has been started in Lon
don for the collection of waste food from
hotels, restaurants and other places of
the kind, and its preparation in a palata-
BILE form for the use of the poor. It is
proposed that the kitchens which are to
be established under the plan now matur-
ing shall sell a cup of tea or coffee and a
slice of bread and butter or jam for 1
penny, dinner for 8 pence or 4 pence, and
other meals in proportion. Kitchens of
this sort have been founded in nearly
every European capital, and their success
and value have been abundantly proved
by experience.
The first kitchen in Germany was start
ed at Leipsic in 1S49; Berlin followed
suit in 1866, and now has fifteen kitch-
ems. In n year they sold z, 500, 900
portions, the price of each portion, con-
sisting of about three ounces of meat and
a quart of vegetables and potatoes, being
only 8 pence. From the start the under
taking has been self-sustaining. The
London scheme proposes also the estab-
lishment of restaurants for workingmen.
and clubs where cheap dinners may be
obtained. Why may not New York
nave some such system of cheap food
supply-say a central depot. with branch
es in oil parts of the city-from which
good, wholesome food may be distribute
ed at rates within the reach of all2
Such a system would tend to the proven
ton of waste, and this would be not the
least of its neutrality-suspicious. Leszis's.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
An Indu.triou. rre,pm.e..

One of those heroines of whom the
world hears but little lives near licking
ton, Ga. Her name is Saile Hansford.
Her husband has been bcdriddcn with
rheumatism for nine years, and she has
had a family of four children, two boys
and two girls, to support. Last year she
bought 1O7 acres of land, much of it
original forest, and with the aid of her
two boys, fourteen and fifteen years old,
cleared five acres. She cut down the
trees, rolled the logs together, split the
rails. built the fence and burnt tho brush
with their help, and made last year nine
bales of cotton, also corn and peas
enough for her own use, paid 800 pounds
for rent last year, paid her store account
and paid $40 on her land. She has
bought her meat for this year, and paid
for it. In addition to this she has done
the cooking and gone to market with
eggs and chickens.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
HUMOROUS.

Sweet strains-Clear honey.
A deed of trust-Lcnding q man a de-
lar.
The prisoner who breaks out is usually
a rash fellow.
When a man falls down his temper gen.
orally gets up before he does.
The tramp, like the mariner, is often
looking for a hospitable cove.
A man seeing the sign Glands off,"
innocently asked if they had gone on q
picnic.
Shakespeare somewhere uses the term
ga mad wag." He probably referred to
the tail of q mad dog.
Wife: "Cruel man, my tears have no
effect on you at all. Husband: "Wen,
drop them, dear"
He-'What is your favorite fower2"
think I prefer-orange blossoms"
Six young women have recently been
graduated from the Pennsylvania College
of Dental Surgery, and it is remarked
that they will probably be able to sue
cessfully pull through life.
Engaged Young Man: Yes, indeed,
my Alice is certainly a little dear. Married
Man: Well, if she's a little dear now, you
can rest assured she'll be dearer when she
gets a good chance at your pocketbook.
Emma goes to school, but dislikes it
very much. A lady friend of the family
questioned her on the subject: Emma,
what do you do in school7 "Do you
learn to read2" Emma shakes her head.
"Do you learn to write2" Another shake.
"Thcn what do you do2" 81 wait for it
to be out"
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
Fashion N otes,

Surahs are to continue in favor,
Black hosiery is elected for another
season.
Pale bronze is a popular color in spring
goods.
Gainsboroughs are coming in all their
glory.
Lilac in all shades is popular for
dresses.
Norfolk jackets have one wide plat at
the back and one in front.
Broad Chantilly and guipurc lace are
used for trimming mantles.
Shirts of silk and wool brocade have
draperics of silk or soft cloth.
Silk or mohair braid is used for finish
ing the edges of tailor-made suits.
Plush bands three inches in width are
used for trimming wooden dresses.
Plain cloth, diagonal and serge for
tailor-madc dresses are of light weight.
It is said that there are to be more rich
fabrics worn this summer: than ever be-
fore.
Every material has embroidery, even
cotton, and almost all these have box
robes.
Though large bouquets are fashionable,
they are in no particular graceful or
pretty.
Chenille fringes for mantles have
wooden spindles tipped with beads on
the strands.
The newest neckbands or dog collars
are so high that they threaten to cut off
q lady's ears.
Feather stitching in silk of contrasting
color is employed for trimming costumes
for early spring.
Mousseline de sole for drapery has
pompadour stripes in delicate colors al
ternating with white.
Bridal slippers have a couple of white
ostrich tips well curled where formerly
was a spray of orange blossoms.
Patent-leather foxed boots are shown
in fashions for spring wear. Those with
brown CT gray uppers are to be worn with
ccsCums to match.
A pretty French model for summer
gowns is in a somewhat novel fabric. It
is an all-over embroidery of fine nainsook
in a delicate shade of blue made over q
lining Of shell-pink silk.
Entire overdresses of wool guipure,
made up without lining, will be worn
over silk slips for semi-dress occasions,
and fine grade of wool guipure net will
be conspicuous in dresses prepared for
summer resorts.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
beautiful

A correspondent says that the one
woman in New York who is favored by
fortune in the respect of beautiful
dimples above all her sisters is Mrs.
Florence Ricc-Knox, the singer. Her
fair, round face, when she laughs or
smiles, shows a number Of deep dimples
about her mouth and in either check
which add greatly to her beauty and
cause much envy among her associates.
Why or how dimplcs in a woman's face
can be subject to the capriccs of fashion
is a question not easily decided, but GER
tain it is that they play their party upon
the stage for n generation or two and
then disappear almost entirely for a de-
cade. Fifty years ago dimplcs were one
of the REQUESTS of perfect beauty, but
they are rarely seen now. Perhaps this
is well, for, alack! there lies more peril
in n dimplc than in twenty swords, and
the world is wicked enough rs it is.
There have been efforts ut various times
to produce artificial dimples by various
processes, but with little success. There
is no charm except about the genuine,
laughing, changing, come-and-go dimplc
of ye olden time.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
Cremation:

A lady customer and q clerk in a store
were discussing cremation, the clerk think
ing it amost repulsive and inhuman way
of disposing of the dead, the lady approv>
ing of the practice.
"Welll exclaimed the lady, 81 expect
to be burned when I die.,,
The clerk replied, thoughtfully IT pre-
sumo that all depends on where you go
to."-Dstypm Fsss Press.
The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1886-05-11
was speaking of English women and ex-

was speaking of English women and ex-
patiatcd, as usual, on their good health
as compared with American women, and
the long walks they took, and finished
with the remark: "But the English
ladies never wear their thick shoes in the
house; they always change and put on
slippers" This idea seems to prevail to
a great extent among American women
also, that it is a proper thing to wear
slippers in the house. This may be a
good plan for those who live in houses
kept at a summer heat at all times and
never go out except when attired for
visiting, shopping, or something of that
kind. 1t is also q relief to the house.
keeper who has been on her feet all day
to sit down in the evening with her slip
pers on.
But the practice of wearing slippers in
the morning, when one is liable to be
called on to step out doors at any mo-
ment while the grass is wet with dew, is
productive of wet feet, which in It's re-
turn is one of the most fruitful causes of
colds and all the evils that follow in their
train. In the fall and winter months,
too, the floors are cold in the morning,
and a good thick-solcd shoe is much
more comfortable than a low-cut slipper,
even though the latter may appear a
little more like house dress. The fact
that they can be so much more easily
and quickly put on than a shoe may per-
haps be n reason for preferring them,
but that should not be considered as
. reason.
We are not speaking of the wear of
slippers during the hot and sultry months
of summer, but the common practice
among women of wearing them exclu-
sivcly around the house. Men are fond
of donning the dressing gown and slip
pcrs in the evening after the chores are
done, but they do not wear them around
their work. Although they may be a rest
and change then, something that will
support the ankles is very useful and es-
s%cntial. It is a great inconvenience, too,
to be obliged to change ones shoes to
go out on an c rand or to step ont doors.
Women would often be more willing to
take walks were it not for the trouble of
getting ready. Not to dispense with
slippers altogether, for, as we have said,
they are often useful, VIC think the gen
cral health of women would be improved
by wearing high shoes more and slippers
less Toronto Mail.