Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-06-27
THE FLEETING SHOW.

That the scholastic Oxford gown and
"mortsr- board" adopted by Yale's latest
graduating class is most becoming garb;
graceful, dignifed, and appropriate to the
occasion
That the wearer of dignity's robe should
bear himself with dignity and with grace,
if it be possible to him. The youth with
hurried and jerky step and swinging
arms, who sways his skirt and flaps his
wing-ike sleeves as he goes, resembles
nothing 80 much as an enormous bat.
That "the finished gentleman from top
to toe" will not wear light trousers and
russell shoes with the black robe, for the
incongruity thereof is startling.
That the procession which crossed the
campus and the green, to enter Center
church on Commencement day, was never
SO scholarly and picturesque as to the ap-
pearance made by the advance column of
Academies, and never so commonplace as
to the rear guard, in their everyday ap-
pare1. If the robe is adopted as a grad
uating dress it should be by the Univer-
sity.
That the speakers upon the platform ap-
peared to great advantage, inartistic
straight lines being concealed by the easy
and indeterminate folds of the gown; even
the long rows of bowling graduates; waver-
ing and swaying before the august Presi-
dent, seemed to describe series of curves
rather than the usual angles, for the same
reason.
That the Liberty Pole dance was inspi-
rofinr q hri11ioY,f
steps, the graceful circling, advancing, re-
treating, the flying draperies, the wild
leaps into the air, all were oddly pictur-
esque. This was not like the fitting of
bats, but as if flock of hilarious swallows
had broken their fight to circle in the fan
tastic movement of the tarentella Let
the gown and the dance be perpetuated.
A HEART OF COMPASSION.
'sWilt thou draw near the nature of the godss
Draw near them then in being merciful
Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge
This is the belief and practice of the
lovely young Princess Mela Barese of Ma
pies, who has placed the weight of her po-
and has made the Society for the Preven-
tion Of Cruely to Animals, which she organ
lied, a terror to evil doers AS President
af the society she has been indefatigable in
the work, until in city where animals
have been particularly subject to ill-treat-
ment, as travellers will attest, abuse of them
has now become q dangerous matter to the
offender. Twelve officers have been ap-
pointed to enforce the laws Of the society,
and *, 1000 cases have been prosecuted
within year.
Could the dumb creatures thus be-
friended and protected but voice their
gratitude, how full and strong would be
the chorus! It was stated recently in one
of that city should express their suffering,
as do human beings, in sobs and groani
| and shrieks, the tumult would sbe far.
| reaching and unbearable. It might be
| we'll if such an uproar could be heard il
| Only for the space of one hour. The care
less and cruel might then realize in par1
the amount of torture they inflict, and the
| indolent kind-hearted would become &C
| tive defenders of the faithful, patien
| creatures, who have a right to our car,
| and compassion in return for their indis
| pensable services.
WHEN WE GET THERE.
On the thirty-second day of the thirteenth mont
! or the eighth day of the week;
On the twenty fifth hour of the sixty first minut
wen find all things that we seek
| They are there in the limbo of Lollipop land,
| On the nowheres side of the Mountain of Mist i
the Valley of Overthere.
On the nowhere side of the Mountain of Mist
the Valley Of overthere,
And there IS ad Where our dreams will come tru
and the seeds of our hope will grow
On the thitherward side Of the Hills of Hope,
| the hamlet of Hocus Pc.
On the thitherward side of the Hills of Hope,
the hamlet of HocuS PO,
| We shall see all the things that we want to Sc
For t5ese the Old id men viii never never lament, tt
| babies will never squeak,
In the Cross Road Corners of Chaosville, in tt
County of Hideangoseek.
In the Cross Road Corners of Chaosville, in Il
On the thirty second day Of the thirteenth mont
or the ne eighth IF nth day Of the week
| and accomplish all that we try
On the sunset shore of Sometimeorother, by Il
beautiful Bay of Bimeby.
REALISTIC WORK.
At the Museum of Natural History
Central park are exhibited forty three cas-
representing the habits of the song bir,
of the state of New York. Each case co
tains the male and female bird, their nef
and the plants or foliage of their habitu
. environment. These bird groups are t
most perfect of their kind in the worl
and are the gift of Mrs. Robert L. Stua1
0 It required nearly five years to compile
a these marvels of workmanship, which a
actual reproductions of nature, finish
in each minute part with wonde
) full devotion to detail. The artists wi
j produced them are an English brother al
q sister, Mr.. H. Mintorn and Mrs. E. S. N
gridge, who began their remarkable wo
J, in wax at very early age. When the city
Ii London gave the first public dinner to
Q young Queen Victoria there was plac
a before her salver of peaches resting up
= bed of rare aud beautiful flowers, whi
. the queen found, to her astonishmel
'e were artificial. and the work of three ch
dren under eleven years of age 7
brothers were appointed royal modelle
t. The sister, then only seven years of q,
70 was their assistant, afterward surpassi
10 them in the marvellous delicacy of
work. Wax work being very fragile a
susceptible to climatic influences, they
RI vented process for preparing the "
in chemically. Silk isse, q most delicate
~ durable fabric, is coated with the prepa,
- wax, forming material which can
u worked as easily as wax, and is lasting
a canvas.
a. The obvious idea Of the groups of sc
of birds Is to illustrate their nesting naD
- the most interesting phase of bird life.
~ many cases the nest is in its natural
DIS sition upon the branch where it was bu
m and its little architects are shown "
their home. In the cases of ground ne
square yard of the original sod ,
is taken, and leaves, twigs and grasses W
20 reproduced artifcially, with the great
accuracy, and substituted for the peri
ys able natural ones.
u This method of illustrating bird life '
,r, begun by Mr.. Mintorn and his sister
NO 1877, when they were engaged to do IL
no famous work for the South Kensing
as- museum. The completion of sir
or group is work of unlimited detail-e
of blade of grass, bud and flower being m
49,, elled with as much care as tho
it was to be the chief point of
Ike terest: "Perfection is no trifie" to Il
as artists and their work is altogether diff
Yen ent from those crudely finished, palp,
limitations, now happily out of FASH
ns known as "wax flowers" The wax-cos
MS. lisse is carefully modelled, moulded
trimmed, then painted with water co
The with an artistic sense SO refined and |
it that it is satisfied only with absolute Fl
ba ity to tints, gradations of shading,
blendingo of colors. Flower and leaf-b1
IL twigs, MOSES, tiny insect life, the sere
3 a and the touch of frost are initiated wi
sti- truthfulness to nature that make the "
o- most extraordinary.
- - Since the completion of the bird gre
r. L.