The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-12-08

stately residences up and down the
banks and the beauty of their surround.
ing parks, filled with trees. arbors,
little lakes, statues, fountains, the
numerous canopied pleasure boats all
over the river, hung with rich curtains
and filled with gayly dressed pleasure
seekers, etc.
An Ungarn (Hungarian) regiment
came up and marched in the procession
ON the Saturday holiday before mem
toned. Their band OF music was very
good. The big drum followed the
band and rested on light cart, drawn
by unique little long cared donkey,
the drummer walking along behind the
cart beating the drum. The donkey
would occasionally add few notes to
the music by lifting his rear limbs and
letting drive with both feet at the
drums rim. Just before the band
went around the corner the last stroke
the drummer made brought forth no
sound, for the little donkey had drop
ped his head, raised his heels and
blazed away, and when the drummer's
stick reached where the big drum
should have. been it was flying over his
head.
Every family here, that claims 10 be
any family at all, has to sport nan
acktnisches kinder nladchen (hGnacktn,
child nurse). They are short, plump,
very pretty girls and retain the pic
| turesque dress of their native country,
Mahren. They can be seen all about
over the boulevards and parks carry
ing elegantly dressed little babies or
wheeling elegantly decorated little car
riages, in which rests cute little bald
headed cherub, All these maids are
dressed alike, their costumes consisting
OF large spotted or striped handker-
| cfiief fitting from the top of tue fore
head, down behind the ears 10 the back
OF the neck, the body OF the handker'
kerchief falling over the top and back o
the head and ending in apoint between
the shoulders; a tight, sleeveless
bodice Of black silk, loose white sleeves
red dress to the ankles, it having
three-inch colored band around the low
er border; white stockings and blaci
slippers, a very tight colored belt bant
Ground the waist, lace cuffs and collar
The dress looks well. 1t is the style t.
have one of these nurses, and th'
families who have none lose caste
Those who have no baby have a nurse
anyway and wait till the klapperstorcl
brings one, tor the klapperstorch bring
the babies in all Germany and Austria
This important Individual looks jus
like crane, though he is smaller. ID
, has pure white orpinkish feathers, "a yer
long bill, small head, long neck, bod
the size of goose and legs nearly
yard long and no thicker than the littl
. finger. They build their nests on to-
, of the chimneys and can BIZ seen stand
/ ing on the chimney tops on one lint
, the other limb out of sight up unde
b their breasts. They stand i'll this posi-
r ton tor hours like a statute. 1t is sal
/ that in olden times, when roofs wer
r made of straw and a roof caught fiji
a from chimney spark, that they hsy
/ smothered the flames with their wing
Some night a family hears a gre'
;. clattering on the roof and down Il
e chimney, and the next morning swe
# little girl baby is found in the cradl
g They do not tell who brings the be
t babies here, but probably the old be
himself does.
ITO ke Continued.