The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1891-04-25
C,poipnatl Idyl.

There Is to be o wedding in the West
End soon which will be the sequel to a
gather romantic introduction. One
night about year ago daintily attired
little lady got aboard one of the 7th
street cars on her way home from her
days work in an uptown Office. The car
was well filled, and the young lady was
compelled to swing on the end of a strap
for many squares. She was little bit
OF body, and she had to stretch her
sRms considerably to reach a strap for
support The car gave a lurch as it
turned q corner, and white band made
ID appearance about the little woman's
waist As It slowly grew larger broad
smiles made their appearance on the
faoes Of several of the male passengers.
Feeling something was wrong, the
young lady glanced down at her waist
and ct oncs blushed crimson with en-
barrassmant A young mechanic on his
way home from work was in the car
and seeing the young lady's dilemma he
proved himself true gentleman by at
OnOo coming to her assistance. Step
ping between her and the other passen-
gers he said:
"Paxdon me, miss, but If you wish to
adjust your skirt l will screen you from
tbs over curious eyes of these other pas
aeAgeras
The little lady accepted the proffered
AID with thanks, and after that they
INST nearly every evening on their way
homG Their acquaintance ripened into
something stronger than friendship, and
the closing act In this romance of q car
strap" viii be the wedding of these two.
--GCincinnaH ENQUIRER.
Malring Rice Paper.
The 20 called rice paper is not made
from riOe, as its name implies, but from
the snow white pith of a small tree be-
longing To the genus Aralia, genus
represented In the United States by the
common sarsaparilla and the spikenard.
The tres grows In Formosa, and, so far
Rs Il known, nowhere else. The stems
are transported to China, and there the
Fies paper Is made, which is used by
native artists for water color drawings,
or dyed Of various colors and made into
artificial flowers. Mr.. Hosie, in his
Three Years In Western China, de-
ssribea the process Of making the paper.
was invited to visit worker in pith
after nightfall Although somewhat
surprised at the hour named, accepted
the invitation.
On arriving at the house was ushered
Inte badly lighted room, where a man
was sitting at a table with his tools in
front Of him. These consisted OF a
smooth stone, about foot square, and
large knife or hatchet with a short
wooden handle. The blade was about a
foot long, two inches broad, and nearly
half an inch thick at the back. 1t wac
sharp a. razor.
Placing piece Of cylindrical pith on
the stone, and his left hand on the top,
he rolled the pith backward and forward
for a moment until he got it into the re-
quirsd position. Then, siezing the knife
with his right hand, he held the edge Of
the blade, after feint or two, close tc
the pith, which he kept rolling to the
left with his left hand until nothing
remained to unroll; for the pith had, by
the application Of the knife, been pared
into square white sheet Of uniform
thickness All that remained to bedonG
was 10 square the edges.
II the reader will roll up a sheet Of
paper, lay it -on table, place the lef
hand on top, and gently unrol it to the
left he will have a good idea Of how the
fsat was accomplished
Il seemed 90 easy that determined Il
have q trial Posing as a professiona
worker, succeeded in hacking the pith
and In nearly manning myself
A steady hand and keen eye are re.
quirsd for the work, and hence It Is thai
Gle 70 sailed rics paper is mapufacturet
Galy At night when the city Is asleer
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