The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-27
GOSSIP FROM. V PARIS.
sNIoKERIHG OVER TEE EXPLOIT
OF THE ALLIdR DEPUTY,

What the French Capital Is Talking
About-Political Notss-A Too Am
bilious Stump Speaker = Museum
Freaks.
Copyright 1917
PARIS, Dec. 26.-In these early days of
the present session of the Chamber of Dep
uties there is much INDUCING by members
in shy inuuendo and quiet snickering over
an exploit of Deputy Thivrier of the depart
ment Of the Allier. The worthy deputy,
who represents an extremely radical and
socialistic constituency. recently went to the
great manufacturing city Of Lille to help
out his colleague, NJ. Ferroul, who was then
pressing his chanvass for election to the
Chamber. He had been told that the work
men Of Lille were given to wearing of blouses
of peculiar cut and vivid color, and hat
of distinctive design.
SO. it transpired that when the train
bearing NJ. Thivrier drew up at the station
of the city in part represented BY ID. Fer
roul, the attendants were thunderstruck to
observe. alighting therefron, man grasp
ing q well-worn grip and wearing
blouse OF cerulean blue and an extraor-
binary. battered high hat of quaint pattern
and unmistakable antiquity It was NJ.
Thivrier. The hour of his appoint
ment with M. Ferroul left the visit
ing deputy after his arrival in the
city with an hours time at bis disposal, and
in that period he succeeded in doing much
to make merry the heart of Lille. One of
the many questions asked him by anxious
seekers after information was: whether
he bad incautiously taken his hat out for
an airing during the '4S'-presurnably, a
double>entendre. having references both to
the revolutionary disturbances of that year
and to the age of the headgear.
Meantime. the news Of Thivrier's escapade
reached Ferroul, who Immediately rushed
forth and inoontinenbly lassoed his super
serviceable friend. Thvrier in his anxiety
to cultivate the good will of the working
men Of Lille, by wearing what he believed
TO be their symbolic garb, had donned an
outrageous costume which is mockingly
used by them during carnival time.
He is now calling himself Anathema, and
as he passes to his seat in the chamber
through groups Of irreverent ''centrists" he
frequently hears softly hummed to Often.
bach's threadbare air the words, ''Voici 10
chapeau de Thivrierl"
BATTLE OF GIANTS.
An odd feature of the long prevailing
tempistuous Franco-Russia furore is furn-
lb16Q ny q hONdA noROSlabAOn WIiCu udn kOT
many months been IN progress between a
museum proprietor of Brussels and gen
tleman engaged in the same line of show
business 10 this city. The latter pos
sesses, among other attractions of
his establishment, Chinese giant
weak in the hams, shaky III the knees, and
generally run to seed, CAT the some time
the man of Brussels ,Fejaieesso In the exclu-
sive services Of a gigesslcssF FenehIDan. who
stands s feet ineh--in hight; Is fairly
well proportionede and, who, 8 barring
an occasional lapsing into a swayback
motion in walking, carries himself with
military erectness.
The French giant, who Is now but &c
years old, appears to have been spirited
away from France while little fellow of
Is years of age and but some six feet and
odd inches in stature. When the Partisan
exhibitor first heard of his lengthy country
man be promptly offered 70 exchange
for his ~ feet Of deteriorsted
Chlnaman, a stuffed giraffe and
fat woman who had just ex-
hibited premonitory symptoms Of going
into decline The Brussels man refused
to consider the proposition, and made
number or unnecessarily personal aud forci-
BILE remarks about the oriental gentlaman's
physical appearance and the Fat lady's