The sun., 1890-05-13
Foreign Notes OF Real Interest.

Gerome IS very III in Rome.
Du MaurIer is writing novelto be illustrated by him
self
Jan Monchabon who figures in this years salon. /,
| spokon of as 81 the Messonier of landscape"
| The most successful salon in Paris is that of the
Comtesse de Kersant who will receive gentleman
he clothed III rs gay colors and as tne stus as
tho women.
An argument which has excited much attention this
year in favor OF the Deceased Wifes Sister bill, was
that England should assmilste her legislation TO that
of the colonies
A poem be called Tho Light of the World" is to
succeed The Light OF Asia" from tho pen of Sir Ed
win Arnold at work in Toxic. Its subject will be
| the life and teaching Of Christ
Tie House Commons has voted three times on Dis
establishment for scotland Tic first time in lsst tho
adverse majority Il@ In 1887 1t had fallen 81
/ and last week 1t shruuk SIN further 10 b
| The Maulicher rife and the small bullet have had
their first practical trial III the riots Biaa The
mob was dcnan; that tie Austrian troops com
PEELED to fire In all Of wounds the bull
lets found have passed completely through the
| bodies
The latest experiments made with carrier pigeons in
connection with various European shows that
the normal velocity OF the carrier in cain weather and
for short distance Is about i2o yards minute With
a very strong wind in tho direction OF the flight bird
las reached 1850 yards minute.
The Emperor of Germany has his cards like other
mortas. They very simple although those Of the
German nobility generally very highly decorated
with crests and CROWNS The royal cards have aDs0
Iutey no ornnmentation. In plain gothic letters they
read Wilhelm, German Emperor and King Of Prussia"
Some years ago European dress began to come into
vogue in japan for women well as Tor men, but
action has set in The Japanese women are not salts
fled with tho ordinary dress styles OF civilization hut
they are unwilling return TO their old dress, and
hence they have been making study of rational dress
advocated by the var ous feminine dress reformer+
The French Academy failed to elect successor to
Emile Angler the regular meeting April -. There
were thirteen candidates. Two had not single vote
and Y third had only XOla had four. Seven ballots
were taken without any candidate having the clear
jority necessary ana the election WAS then ADJOURNED
At the seventh ballot stood irs but with only
yoeS whereas twenty were requisite for election.
The question whether a churchwhrten must also 10
a Christian is before an Archdoaron Of the English
Church. churchwarden in Worcestershire, being oh
ected by the Vicar has public declared that he Is
not Christian, but says that tho Vicar knew all tho
facts two years ago, Al that iime the vicar nnatcd
TO him that though It desirable that his own
churchwarden should be Christian 1t did not no much
matter about people chnrchwarden-And the peo-
pes churchwarGeu he became.
Two young Londoners have Just returned home after
years walk around Europe Ihey hTst walked TO
Dover where they took the Ca,as boat thence pro-
ceedng along and near the coast or france 10 Spain
and Portugal leaving spain at Barcelona by boat to
Marsei.le, Then the route lay Italy Austria To-
land. through Moscow and ST Petersburg to the Baltic
which crossed 10 sweden, then Germany, Holland
and BE gum, leaving Europe at usteud stick and
kuapsack formed tho travellers luggage
The annual election, political lottery by which the
Republic Of san Maro selects It's ClpHdni Rsgyenu or
twin Presidents for new occurred IN March last
san MarnO which has population of about OUl, Is
ruled by double authority. On the day fix ed for election
the retiring magistrates march IN solemn procession,
hoHed by tho band OF the Republic, escorted by sixteen
Mobile Guari belonging TO the plebran class aud
followed by the authorities to the ciet church Hero
they received by the clergy Then the rcnt Gre