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DRINKS AT THE THEATER.
After All Why Go Out Between Acts II Felk
Think It Ill-Bred

AFTER All why do Out Between Acts II Folks
Think 1t ll-Bred.
GAVE FOR THE GENTLEMAN WHO APP
~ peared to swallow the extensible horn. a
yard or two at time, no one in the orchestra
observed the fly that was crawling over the
bald head Of the leader, just at the climax of
series of convulsive fits which performer with
a tangled wealth of hair was having in conpec-
ton with a xylophone.
1t was really on this account however, that
the gssticulations of Signor Tinpanni. first
violin and conductor, became suddenly 90
frantic. The other players responded with a
blare Of drums and trumpets, which startled
into wakefulness fat man in the front row
who had been lulled to gentle slumber by the
previous gentle Naturalization. Resuming
consciousness with brief snort expressive of
his surprise at having caught himself mapping
he gazed fixedly at a plump young lady in one
OF the proscenium boxes and winked one eye as
much as to say that he had not been asleep at
all and was thoroughly up to what was going
on.
But just then an anxious expression was
seen to overspread his features Something
was missing. It was not under the seat AL yes
it was safe i'll his overcoat pocket. Il was an
opera glass. He held it up as the curtain rose,
and simultaneously gurgle was family audi
bles
Have one wiz me-" whispered the fat man
to person with red whiskers and q necktie to
match, who sat next him. The opera glass had
contained two cocktails: one barrel was now
empty. but the other was full So was the in.
dividual with the red whiskers. but only
much SO as was reasonably appropriate to the
third act of play.
He smiled amabiy and shook his head.
Don't you take anythingT' whispered the
fat man, regretfully.
The person with the red whiskers said moth
ing in reply. He simply turned his head and
breathed once in the fat mans direction.
The fat man coughed.
Same stuff here" he said, tapping the opera
glass in his hand.
In response the gentleman With the red
pocket a small square box. Out of this he took
something which looked like large medicine
capsule, such as is used for making castor oil a
luxury instead Of painful necessity. Putting
1t into his mouth he rendered the open recepta-
Gle to the fat man, who helped himself TO a
capsule like the first and initiated the action.
"Where'd you get emp" he whispered.
The red-whiskered individual wrote down
something on the edge Of his program and
passed it over.
'Oh! ~ said the fat man.
Whereupon both Of them became reabsorbed
in the drama, partaking now and then of
capsule apiece Furnished by the gentleman with
the red whiskers An hour and a half later they
were seen perambulating along Pennsylvania
avenue arm in arm, and informed policeman
whom they declared that they loved like
brother. they were on their way to catch mess
OF sharks in the Potomac for breakfast.
Whether they succeeded in doing 50 or not it
has been found impossible to learn.
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Armenian Wedding Ways.

From the London Daily News
That rare event in London, an Armenian
wedding, was celebrated last evening. Mr..
Mihran Papazian and Miss A. Aganvor were
married at s. Gloucester Gardens according 10
the rites of the Armenian National Church.
There being no Armenian church in this city,
the drawing room was transformed into q
chapel for the occasion, and the Rev. :. Baro-
man, in his oriental attire and headgear re-
sembling u Byzantine crown and attended by a
deacon and three assistants, otiiciated. The
bride did not wear the silk veil thought indis-
pensabie in Armenia, and her wedding gown,
even to tho detail Of orange blossoms, was Alto
gether western.
At a portion Of the marriage ceremony, which
is somewhat long, the couple have 20 stand with
bowed heads, their foreheads touching while
the officiating priest pronounces the solemn
words, You are one body" At another part
strings are tied round the heads Of each. while
a. another they partake Of the loving cup. At
the close Of the ceremony each kisses the cru
cifx and the bride is congratulated by her rel
atives and friends. The presents were costly
and numerous. The sisters OF the bride acted
a. bridesmaids and NJ. Gumushian Of Manehes-
ter was best man. Mr.. and Mrs. Papazian left
for Paris In the course Of the afternoon.
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little use for it in their vocabulary. The
acknowledgements" emperor sets tho example.
Coneubinage il universal and there is no such
thing as marriage in our sense of the word
The wife is only kept on good behavior, though
1t is not considered good style to repudiats q
wife who has borne children 10 her husband.
The joro or common women form so con-
siderable portion Of the community that
they occupy whole sections Of the best built
portions Of the japanese cities. In Toxic, the
capital city, and the residence Of the emperor,
the joro quarter is one of the show places OF
the city for foreign visitors, including the most
respectable ladies' In the evening" when this
place is on exhibition, one can walk through
miles aud miles of the most brilliantly lighted,
handsomely built, cleanest and best policed
streets OF the city, in which the denizens to
the number Of 5000 or 6, appear at the open
fronts Of the houses handsomely dressed,
powdered and rouged seated in rows, Japanese
fashion, upon their heels, immovabls unless
spoken to- and from their immobility, powdered
faces and painted lips and black hair present
ing the appearance of big dolls in a shop win
dow or of wax figures in the cages Of a travel
ing show.
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What Men VIII Wear This Spring.


From the Journal of Fashion and Tailoring.
Goats Of all kinds will be cut longer and
trousers smaller.
In overgarments the fy-front overcoat,
reaching to or below the knees, will be leader
While the bob-tsil Covert twill not be in
it, with the fine trade to any great extent
In fabrics there is quite tendency to again
introduce fine lightweight worsteds.
And gray wills will be quite freely used for
The long-tail frock, however, will DO mostly
made Of half rough goods, commonly known az
half vicunas.
Gray will be predominsting feature of the
scasons colorings, while tans will still be freely
cut In some sections.
The finish OF garments will be severely plain,
the single narrow-stftched edge on coats being
the favorite.
The breast pocket will, with some exceptions,
be finished with = welt. the fiap having ''run 70
seed" In the ready made trade
Vests will be cut V-shaped: the "epsuing" In
this respect cannot be too pronounced.
Imitation cufe will, - . rule, be the fnish
for sleeves, though the real, two or three-but-
toned variety viii be a choice with many.
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There is not the slightest manifestation of
improperly displayed, and the most perfect
order is maintained. Most of the inmates of
these cages are young girls under fifteen, and
very many of them have that look of light
hearted. modest grace that distinguishes all
Japanese girls Of that age. This is explained
by the fact that parents contract or rent their
children for this life for term of years; that
the girls receive better education. or rather
more Accomplishments in the way of music
dancing, &C., than others of their sex, and that
there is so little disrepute to this mode of life
that they are quite apt to marry we'll at the
expiration of their terms of service.
These establishments, it must be remembered
are licensed by the government and afford
large income to the public treasury. The all
pervading tea house. each with its set of pretty
waiter girls" selected for their personal at
fractions, adds to the general Decentralization,
and then there are the geisha singing and
dancing girls, in the same line.
But nothing could be more modest in dress
and demeanor than are all these girls. The
famous geisha dancing is only graceful pos
turing to the accompaniment of some rather
doleful and tiresome singing, drum beating
and banjo twanging. The only immodest
dance in Japan is one introduced by Europeans
Indeed, the exquisite, artistic and aesthetic
sense Of the Japanese seems to revolt against
any coarse improperly of manners.
As regards their sexual relations they do not
seem to be able 70 comprehend why there is
anything wrong in the customs and practices.
that have come down to them from time i'm
memorial Apparently they are as unconscious
Of wrong in the matter as the native Hawaians
were when Capt Cook introduced European
civilization and European diseases into their
primitive Arcadia, and it is question whether
the like ''civilizing" and undermining Of Japan
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The emperor has never yet condescended to
sit for photograph, and all the pictures seen
Of him In Japan are from some badly executed
OIL paintings, but an enterprising Yankee of our
party-Mr. Paine Of Boston-got kodak snap
shop at him as he was riding away from the re-
view This. though taken under unfayorable
circumstances for q satisfacto picture, has at
least the merit Of being the only sun picture
ever got Of him.
The horse OF the empress fwho was not pres
enD which was led in the line to the review
ground was homely but apparently safe and
reliable country horse. The soldiers we're
dressed In European uniforms much of the Ger
man pattern The Japanese army numbers
about 10000 men. Sixty thousand Of these are
kept at Toxic, the imperial residence.
JAPANESE MORALS.
The emperor is said to have great ambition
to create formidable army and navy TO en-
able him to figure among the military powers
of the period. But he is also said to be much
hampered in gathering good material for effec-
tive soldiers by the diseased condition of the
people through the universal laxity Of morals
prevailing In Japan. The reports Of the jap
auess army surgeons upon this point are said
to make appalling disclosures In regard to the
danger to the public health from this source.
There is no such word - chastity In Ne Hs-
waiian language and the Japaness seem to have
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erations. This 10 . portent not pleasant 10 con.
sidsr IN rslation to this gentle kindly. sxquis-
itely artistic and refined people, but 1t 10 q
matter that cannot be slurrod over in any ad.
equase consideration Of japanese life.
NoNkErs TEACHING MORALS.
me Japanese resemble the Hawaiisns in
their mirthfulness and keen sense Of the
iudicrous. Japanese talk almost always has
ripping accompaniment of laugh
ter. The humorous perception bubbles
over In their grofesque carvings in wood and
ivory, and frequently moral IL conveyed in
tnese drou conceits In one of the quaint wood
carvings on the Nikko temples a group Of
monkeys are represented with their paws COW
ering eyes, cara and mouth 10 teach that one
should not see, hear nor speak evil
One OF their exquisitely carved bamboo canes
has the design ofs ponderous cannon outveirhed
by tiny school book. In their theatsrs-and
japanese theatricals are by no means to be de-
spissd-they keenly relish the serious drama
presented with vivid and exceedingly well An
aged realistic effects, but it is the comic bust
ness that always brings down the house. Their
stage combats are terribly in earnest, and the
lighters are frequently the professional acro-
bats and wrestlers of Japan.
NE ohAAPioN JAPANESE wRkSTLERg
carry out their parts with such skill and vim
that the contest seems to be real But in the
thick OF the fray, when fearful carnage il
going on in front and the bloodiest Of real
blood TO the sye) is spouting from a dozen
victims, the appearance Of squad OF police
mon in the rear. making apparently the most
desperate efforts to reach the scene of conflict,
but who arc only able to advance at the rate of
''marking-time" step. brings out Q shout
from the audience that shows the readiness
with which they catch on to the fun Of the
situation. By the way, we shall have a chance
to see something of Japanese thsatricals at the
Chicago exposition.
THE JAPANESE EXHIBIT At CHICAGO.
MI Coward the exposition commissioner for
japan, has succeeded in getting the ground
work laid out for q wonderful Japanese exhibit
In 1888 The government Of Japan will occupy
from 10000 to 12O, 900 feet Of space in the main
building and has applied for two acres of
space for the government site upon which to
put government building and landscape gar.
den. The space is to be laid out in the best
style OF Japanese landscape gardening %
permanent feature, to be donated with all the
buildings to the city Of Chicago as a memorial
OF Japanese landscape gardening and Japanese
architecture. 1t Is proposed also to have a
Japanese village of industrial arts in full oper-
alton, showing all tho principal arts in Japan.
artists at work in cloisonne and porcelain.
carvers in wood. ivory and metal, hammered
work, silk weaving, &C., &c. There will be
upward Of a thousand inhabitants in native
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MONkEYS TEACHING MORALS.

the expedition. Aside from the important and
instructive exhibit Of japanese arts and in
dustriea, there win be the interesting illustra,
ton OF Japanese life, manners and custona
with no end of The little oddities and anomalies
that catch the eye Of tho visitor to Japan.
The tiny one-story japanese houses win con-
srast oddly with the sixtssn-story Chicagoese
meastsseitisA Thea thess ~ ~ JaPaoeuD
tailsss eats, degs without noses, tastslsas straw.
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costume of this village. There will also be q
lot Of jinrickishas and kagos Tor palanquin
chairs) and Japanese boats, all run or manned
by eoolie Japs. The tea houses Of Japan will
be represented, and the Japanese amusements.
particularly the theater. The latter will be of
the heightened order Of the Japanese drama as
rendered at Toxic, the imperial city, where the
theater occupies the position of the Theater
Franchise in Paris in the performance of the
classical drama The Japanese Chicago the
alter will be under the patronage of the Toxic
Dramatic Association, whose officers are men,
bers OF the imperial household department.
The corps of actors, including the famous star,
Danjeiro. who goes on a $4,000 salary, will
consist OF about sixty persons. 1t is proposed
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|. Windsor's Royal vsule.

From the London World
Several Of the papers, In referring - @
funeral Of the Duke Of Clarence, express sasiss
faction that he should have been buried q
Windsor, because he rests with many gsnsrsp
tons OF ''his illustrious and historical fore
fathers" The fact 10 that most Of ''ths Illus
trious and historical forefathers" Of the prssen
generations of the royal family are buried N
Westminster Abbey, where the royal vault go
closed after the funeral Of William, Duke q
Cumberland because it was full
The present royal vault or tomb house" -
Windsor was constructed only about 100 yesrs
ago under the superintendsncs Of George III.
who ordered that his CONN and that Of Queen
Charlotte should be placed on the stone tAbis
in the center Of the vault and that the cof6ns q
their children and grsndchildren should be
deposited on the shelves a. the sides. Nearly
ali the children Of George III were buried here,
the only exceptions being the Duke Of Gam
bridge. whose grave Is at Kew, Ernest, King Of
Hanover. who Is buried az Hanover, the Queen
Of Wursemburg. Who rests st Stuttgart and che
Duke of sussex and Princess Sophia, who were
buried at ksnsal Green.
OF the queens children, Princess Aliee a
buried at Darmstsdt and Prince Lsopold's
coffin was removed In 1855 from the vsuff and
placed in a sarcophagus in the Wolssy 90
Albert Memorial Chapel Except King George
of Hanover no member Of the royal family bad
been really buried In this vault until lAss we'd
sipce Queen Adelaide, who died In 1sle. There
are seventeen cofhns In the vault the earlisue
being those Of the Princes Alfred and oeAviua
sous OF George III, which were removed hsss
from Westminster Abbey.
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How the Plant 10 Profitasiy iced In Rassia
IN RETURN FOR THE CORN WHICH
- Uncle Sam proposes 70 teach the Russians
how TO eat, 10 is seriously suggested that we
shall adopt few hints from them respecting
the usefulness of the suuAower. There are
regions in the west which might be most profit.
Aoiy utilized for the cultivation of this plant.
which has been found 50 valuable for food pur-
p'ses In the empire Of the car that $50. 900
.efss IN that country are annually planted
win It Two kinds there are chieay-one
Nnieh bears small seeds used for making oil.
WINE the other produces big seeds, which are
Consumed In enormous quantities by the CON-
nioh people in the same way that peanuts are
'~'sn hsfs' except that they are dsvoured raw.
ITS VARIOUS usrs-
.nee hardly another plant in the world
suieh serves so many uses. every part Of it
oeane variable for one purpose or another.
Inc OIL Is 90 nutritious and agreeable in favor
'hss IN hussia II has to q certain extent .upcr-
Seuou All o.her vegetable oils. IL Is obtained
oy passing the seeds beneath mill stone. so as
70 crush the shells. sitting thorn 10 ssn.r,ta
sne Aerneis and finally pressing the latter in
bags OF horsehsir cloth The cakes LEI, s,,.r
tne Oh mas been expressed are excellent fodder
iot eatue: Inc shells are employed for heat
80 S'Nne Otaug made 10 burn them
in. while the stalks have almost yarI.nn. a..
wood. being gathered and dried in stacks m
the helds A ton OF the latter is obtained
from each acre cultivated. They make a yerv
hot and quick fire.
The seed cups are utilized 40 food for sheen.
A big one when ripe will Weld 1000 seeds.
The largest and tinest seed cups are selected in
the autumn and hung by their stalks in a dry
place In the following spsing the seeds are
shaken out OF them and dried in oven. for
planting. AT harvest time the flowers are
gathered as fast as they are ripe and spread
upon the ground to dry. Then the seeds are
beaten out of them with = small stick by whip.
ping each cup. Finally the seeds airs dried IN
the sun or in kilns and are sorted by means of
screens into different sizes.
An acre planted with suuaower. Yields 2 COG
pounds Of seeds. from which 25O pounds OF on
may be obtained. len million quarts of thi,
OIL are produced by Russian mills Who know,
that the time may not yet come when small bow.
In this country will gobble sGntiower seeds a
the circus just as they now consume the festive
and odoriferous goober.
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pursuits, like the porters or the jinrickisha
coolies. show considerable development Of
muscle in the legs and are capable Of quite
protracted exertion. The swarms Of children
to be seen everywhere in the streets, babies
carried upon the backs of larger babies, would
indicate that the Japs are prolific people. but
the large number Of them having sore eyes and
sores on their hsads and bodies tsll Of Tie taiat
Of scrofula that bodss III for the coming gem
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FROM the Detroit xreo frasL
"Bs mine" she cried dramatically, - she
sank on one knee before him. II have long
loved you, and now can resist no longer. I
must know my fate- Sweet creature, say .
word that viii make me the happisst Of women"
II don't want to be married" he answered
coyly. ma says Tn too young and couldn't
ewn eise. Let 60 Of me- don't want to b
kissed"
'sOh, You great big aiaayr r. she said, bang
ing the furniture. II was only rehearsing for
leap year party. wouldn't have yen Il you
we're worth your weight tn gold"
And she bounced 81 In hua.
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q. q Corvette Oneida.
February, ls7a

q. q Corvette Oneida.
February, ls7a
At sunset In q foreign sea
The gallant ship Oneida sailed
Her shadows falling all a-lee
As low the breeze OF evening walled
No breath OF danger stirred the wave,
No warning star shone In the sky:
Why dream Of death and wxtery grave
When peace and calm around Us lief
Her crew Of blue-caps lined the decks
And saw the dusky twilight shades;
Who thinks the ship will he q wreck
Ere all that western splendor fsdess
Down in the ward-room bout the board
Young officers with warm, true hearts,
Yet heroes Of the sea and sword,
Spun yarns Of sights In distant paris.
And wandering thoughts were waited far
To scenes thousand leagues away,
And gay was many q son OF war
With memories OF love that day.
For II was whispered fore and aft
That motherland would next be made,
And many manly iack-tar laughed
As nfe and drum our "sweet Home played
"Heres to old friends" sailor SAID,
"And health to wives and sisters deari
A smile to those cur hearts would wed
While for the lost silent tearN
And glad eyes sparkled at the sound.
And pulses lesped with warmer now
The faithful ship was homeward bound
Joy flushed the cheek with ruddier glow.
Home TO the sailor, oh, how sweet
Home TO the sailor, oh, how fondi
Yet some must part who may not meet
Save In the haven far beyond
And death and danger often dawn
When life is brightest in Its wles,
And witching hopes SO wanton fawn
To lure us with their lurking smileA
What sudden crash appals the ear-
What shout from startled voices hoarse;
"stop! We are sinkingl Do You hear
Good God! She keeps upon her coursei"
The guns are fred into the night,
And strong men clasp their hands in prayer
Ayawning gulf-death-what a sight
No human help to succor there.
Lieutenant Stewart, blanchless. brave,
Touches his cap and coolly says:
captain, our cannon kiss the wavel"
And at his station calmly stays.
'Here on our deck wen meet our DOOM
II Is our duty thus TO diei"
The captain cries and the last boom
OF broadsides is the sole reply.
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with all the prevalence Of military titles,
earned and unsarned, il has always seemed
strange 10 me that that man is known simply as
Mr." Ths speaker was one OF the best-known
veterans in Massachusetts,, and the object Of his
rsmsrks who was drinking q cup Of coffee and
eating sandwich al downtown lunch coun-
TER, was the great-grandson and grandson Of
Presidents OF the United States, the son of q
distinguished statesman who was often mem
toned IN his lifetime in connection with the
same high Office, himself one who had won dis.
tinction in the difficult and important field Of
railroadiug-CharlesF Francis Adams "Hs vas
. captain In the first Massachusetts, cavalry, .
splendid soldier, got his brevet and his full
right 70 the title Of colonel"
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the earthquake, though the usual festivities
were prevented by the calamity. the reverence
for the emperor was shown by the universal dis
play Of the national and imperial colors, even
upon the ruins of houses and in the burnt dis
trict they were planted upon bamboo poles
upon the vacant ground by the patriotic
owners Of the sites of the burned houses
At the review the emperor stood erect and
motionless for long time while an officer read
the awards of merits and dement's for the diff
ferent participants in the military maneuvers
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apathy in regard TO death and incApacity to
resist disease They die in swarms from
measles and like light diseases. just as the
Kanackas do. Physically they are not as well
developed a. the Hawaiiana They are under
sized and fat-chested for the most part.
though some OF the men aged In narticular