The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-17
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

CAPT. Is. Il. CROMWELL has been ordered to
the command of the Norfolk navy yard, being
detached from the League Island n wy yard.
IT HAS not been known until now how the
French explorer, Paul Crampel, met his death
in Central Africa. Some survivors Of his party
say he was killed treacnerously in ambush.
Whlle IN a village he asked for water The
tlves took him to WE'LL and when he drew
near it other natives jumped from the bush,
stabbed him in the back and then threw his
body In the we'll. The survivors, on their re-
treat to BraZzavllle, were reduced to such ex-
tremities that they we're forced to eat the leaves
of trees
ANY ONE who cherishes the honor of being
informally received in the boudor of the Prin-
cess of Wales may notice. nestled in the corner
of her jewel casket, a little bijou which is sell
dom worn by Its royal owner, owing TO its sa-
cred preservation as one of the dearest relics of
her happy youth II is in the shape of col
ored gold bracelet richly set with diamonds
and comprising eight compartments each hav-
ing miniature of one of her bridesmaids, with
their initials in diamonds on enameled blue lids,
which can be closed to conceal their faces from
view This trinket was presented to the oeauti-
full Alexandra by the eight daughters of peers
VINO had the honor ot waiting upon her at the
time OF her marriage, IN 1863
SOME Of the oldest human beings on this con-
tinent inhabit the islands OF the, Chesapeake
Spesutia Island. usually pronounced Spesootha,
is far up the bay, and serves chiefly as land
and Kent Islands, long settled and highly cui-
tivated, the former once the home of the Paca
family, the subject of many romantic tradi-
tlons. Still further south is the archipelago
called Tangier Sound. Hereabouts the coast
is lined with multitude OF small islands in
hebited by hardy race OF amphibians whose
lives are given up to the business and pleasure
OF fishing. These islands are the scenes of the
famous oyster wars, and the islanders have
much the same attitude toward the oyster laws
that mountain moonShiners have toward excise
legislation.
FINE PROPORTIONS for woman are a small
head, shoulders rather sloping and narrow, the
torso full and widest at the hips; while the
front line from the .ernum over the abdomen
should show first sente and then full out
ward curve. TIE conventional figaro OF the
day is at variance with this type. Every effort
is made to initiate masculine characteristics.
The shoulders are thrust up high and square, or
made to appear so, the torso is made To taper
in, and everything under neavea is done 70
make the waist look small. Tue front line is
forced to take an inward curve below the bust
and the side lines to form an awkward angle, in
the hollow Of which voluminous skirts are hung
One should study sculpture with the new
knowledge of these proportions most thought
fully, till the rhythm of the lines mas fastened
itself upon the memory. Studying the pictures
of tn best artists of every age, We shall find
these principles everywhere demonstrated The
charm of womenly proportion is in the long
curve from armpit to ankle, which is SO differ
ent from the beauty of manly figure.
"a POPULAR topical song makes me tired"
said Manager Tom Davis, who had just returned
to New York from the road THE more popu-
lar it is the more tired get of it. Last week
stepped into McVicker's in Chicago and the
comedian sang: %, What Difference in the
Morning. The next night went to the Colum-
bia, and there the same old song struck me.
bolted after the first verse and took the train
for Philadelphia. At the first theater l went to
/ had scarcely got seated before the orchestra
struck up the air: 90 What Difference in the
Morning. This was enough to drive man
to drink, and | started out Immediately to
get one | met couple of friends while
was out, and we finally went over to the Chest
nut Street theater We were down pretty well
| in front, and don't you know, pretty soon Digby
Bell came on, and, looking me right in the eye,
began to MARBLE that COMPOUNDED topical song,
| 20 What Difference in the Morning' The
| Chestnut Street theater is the only place where
that chestnut could be appropriately sung, so
| had to sit it out-Seventeen verses and seven
teen encores. When left the theater l went
straight to the telegraph office and wired my
company at San Francisco that ii our comedian
ever sang that song to give him the usual two
weeks notice"
THERE is usually q sporting air about the
dressing room Of certain well-known actors.
One hot night a short time ago happened in
upon De Wolf Hopper at the Broadway. They
were just setting the scenery for the second
act of that charming comic opera Wang - and
lodged the beer-guZzng elephant Just rs it
was being swung up OUT oil bDe way OF the chO-
rus girls and slipped into Hopper's dressing
room. He had just come off aud was perspiring
like quarter horse. But this did not inter
fere th heated discussion between himself
and his handsome teaor, Stanley, as to
the merits and demeritS of the slug erS ia a re-
! cent prize fight. Several bets were offered aud
| taken; all the time the comedians dresser a
/ slim young man in carefully nursed mustache
! and q French soldiers uniform. was getting his
/ principal ready for the next act Hopper is
i something of an ath etc him self aud his stalwart
| figure seemed almost gigantic in this small
! room and among us small men. He went on
! presently, hut soon returned with great beads
/ Iricklng over the grease paint. "A hot night
| and q cold house" SAID he in dis
! gust Il didn't get a hand. Fact! Where
| ! usually get an encore never got q hand Hot
| night always gives cold house." Wen go a
| tenuer apiece" said Tenor S anley, continuing
| the sporting conversation where it had been
broken off by Hopper's cue, "and see what
stage director asked me if ever saw the bottom
of elephants beer glass, and thereapon
Kindly showed me that work of stage art
it fat bottomed, plain
cylindrical glass with handle
like the regulation mug and had a
h IL in the bottom plugged with cork This
mug holds about gallon, and when it is
covers a certain hole on the latter. When the
elephant sneaks in and dips his trunk in the
beer the stage manager in the wing pulls a
string and knocks the cork out; and thus while
the audience is Laughing heartily at the ele-
plants capacity for beer and wondering where
it all goes to. the liquid is rapidly running
through the hole into a BUCKET undec the
table.
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