The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-13
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

TIE BARONESS bURDETT-COUTTS gave as many
stalls in the Savoy theater as there were years
to her age at theater party in honor of her
latest birthday.
PARIS WOMEN now have a whim for natural
flowers. They are worn on the shoulder.
| epaulette fashion, where they are in no danger
of being crushed.
THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY has sent to the
Emperor of Morocco fifteen fine horses in
acknow edgment of presents recently sent from
| Morocco to Berlin.
| AN oyster recently dredged up in English
waters measured inches in length, the same
in breadth and 2)19 inches around the outside
edge, and weighed BIG pounds.
The PRINCE OF WALES wore pearl-gray gloves
with black stripes at Paris theater few
nights ago and the Paris papers announce that
gloves are henceforth de rigetr at the theater.
PRINCES KILYAKARA, Rabipatanasak, Provit-
vatimoon and Chiraprovat, sons of the King of
Siam, ranging in age from 10 to 10 years are
about to come to England to complete their
education. They already speak English flu
emily
AT the marriage of Lady Idina Nevill to Mr..
Brassey, in England, the bridesmaids wore
cricketing costumes, the colors being carnation
pink, green and white. Their bouquets of
pink carnations and green orchids tied with
white ribbons.
ONE PHILLIPS, an Indiana farmer, dropped
uSdu OI dpOple4y WullS Ie6QlQg MS SUOck, anu
the body was guarded by his dog for two hours
after until the arrival of his wife. Several
times the hogs evinced a desire to mutiate the
corpse, but the faithful canine watcher drove
the animals away.
Ex.Gov. CRITTENDEN of Missouri, who took
such an active hand in the breaking up of the
Jesse James gang Of desperadoes, lately repre-
sented Jesse James, Jr., in successful suit for
damages against brewing company, one OF
whose employees, by the careless handling of
barrel, broke the child's leg
The BALLET PANToMIME, THE Belle Sofia"
now being produced at Cassel, pictures Bulgaria
and introduces the Emperors of Austria and
Russia, the Sultan, the Kings of Greece and
Italy, and Bismarck. In the final scene the
Emperor of Germany sits on his throne, sur
rounded by dancing beauties, with Bismarck by
| his side.
AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN who has been making
tour of New Zealand, says: 1 once saw
| Maori that knew walking up and down the
veranda of a hotel, and looking very much
| disguised about something. On my asking him
| what was the matter, he told me that he had
| had thirteen glasses of whisky, and couldn't
| get drunk.
AT the last presentation of "Adrienne Le-
| couvreur' by Sarah Bernhardt, in Milan she
was called before the curtain at the end to re-
| celNe gold medal from the Dramatic Society
| of Italy. When about to accept it, she was
| seized with an attack of the Mysteries, and for
| over an hour was in the hands Of the doctors.
| The audience waited in state Of great excite
ment until 1t was over.
FARMERS in Southern Australia, who are
! anxious to find a market in England for their
| fruit, recently shipped box of oranges to Lon
don and asked that it be Immediately returned
After making the round trip the box was ouenad
at Adelaide and the contents found to be in
most encouraging state OF preservation. Eighty
of the oranges were afterward exhibited at a
meeting of the Australian bureau of agri-
culture.
GERMAN PAPERS cite curious fact which
passed unnoticed at the time of Emperor Fred
ericks death. A retired professor named Fred
erick William Arer living at Commern. in tue
department of EaSkirchen, who was born the
same day as the emperor, died the same day
and likewise of cancer. Frederick Arer was the
youngest of seven brothers, and as such. accord
ing to German custom, had for godfather EN-
peror William.
PARIS GENTLEMAN engaged a cafe concert
company to entertain his guests at a recent re-
ception and before the evening was over O
| handsome BARITONE of 80 won the heart of the
| young lady of the house, and eloped with her
while the company were at dinner. She wore
only macintosh over evening Dress and had
no money, while he owes his landlady two
weeks rent, and is in debt to all the neighbor-
hood, but neither of them mas yet been heard
from
ABOUT twenty-five years ago Charles Noyes,
site Stoniugton, Conn, lost priced ring on the
beach. Every day for years he rowed to the
Shore and walked up and down the beach look
ing for the heirloom but his trouble awaited
him naught. Last Saturday, a lady while walk
ing along the coast, had her attention attracted
| by shining object in the sand. 1t proved to
be the long lost ring and she restored it to the
keeper.
AN OPERATE MANAGER who was about to give
| a grand opera in Rio Janeiro engaged three
| the voyage this fact came out. and the three
men Indignantly demanded an explanation
| Srom the manager. "Gentlemen,n he said in
suave tones, 'it will be all right | am an old
manager in the Rio Janeiro business. and either
| one of you would be perfectly satisfactory to
| two are certain to fall victims to the yellow
fever, and the one that is left will be my first
tenor for the coming season. l have tried it
| for many years. and never knew it to fail so
ahere is no use quarreing about it at this early
| day"
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION occurred recently at
the residence of E. G. Broyles of Chattanooga,
Tenn, which resulted in tearing down the walls
of his kitchen, and the blowing out of two win
dowS and serious injuries to a servant girl
named Lydia Hunt. A rat had appeared in the
kitchen, which Miss Hunt trisd to kill 1t es-
capped into box, which proved to have a lot of
gunpowder in it, but the girl was not aware of
that fact. In order to get the rat out of the box
which caused the powder to explode with ter
rifle force. The girl was blown a distance of at
least twenty feet, and her clothing set on fire but
the flames were eXtin .uishe1 before she was
fatally burned. Several members of the family
made narrow escapes. The rat got away.
The Practical Teacher gives the following
simple experiment in chemistry. Cut three
leaves Of red cabbage into small pieces, and
after placing tn IN in a basin, pour a pint of
boiling water over Them letting them stand an
hour; then pour off the liquid into a decanter
1t will be Of a fine blue color Then take four
wine glasses into one put six drops of strong
vinegar into another, six drops of solution of
soda; into third, the same quantity of strong
solution of alum; aud let the fourth glass re-
main empty Fill up the glasses from the de-
canter, and the liquid poured into the glass
containing the vinegar will quickly change to
beautiful red; that poured with the soda will be
a fine green; that poured in with the alum will
turn TO a pretty PURPLE while that poured
into the empty glass will remain unchanged
IN London, recently, a well-known artist of
the camera was called in to photograph the
body Of young lady who had just died under
peculiar and distressing circumstances. The
body was laid on sofa in the drawing room
and presented sngularly beautiful spectacle.
Tho photographer was left alone in the room
with the body and took a negative. After in
speeding it he was not satisfied that the ex-
posture had been sufficient, and he took another
And then, TO his amaZement, he discovered that
the two negatives were not alike. The body
must have moved. Not having lost quite all his
nerve by this extraordinary occurrence, he took