The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-03-26
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A REMARKABLE family named DAMN live in
South Lincolnshire, England. The head Of the
house is Thomas Daff1n, and he was 90 years old
in January. He has q son, George Daf1n who
great-grandson, Joseph DAMN, who is 25, and
great-Rreat- grandson. George Dafflu, aged 6.
Thomas Daffln is well and active, and his hope
is TO live until he can see his great great great
grandson.
THE TRACKS OF the great Atlantic liners be-
tween the United States and Grsat Britain are
as accurately made out and followed as IL they
we're built on LAM, the winter track being some
distance south of the summer track because OF
lcebergs. Over these watery roads the ocean
grayhounds travel at the speed Of moderately
tast railway trains, the maximum attained by
the Amsrican liner Paris being about twenty
three miles an hour.
In AUGUSTA, says the Yorkshire Posi-. Lv-
erpool resident proceeding to Bombay took out
with him cat. which he intended to present to
friend in India. Some days after the arrival
OF the steamer in Bombay pussy was missed,
and though she was searched for high and low
she was nowhere to be found. Her owner had
quite given her up for lost WHEN he received in
telllgence from England that the cat had made
her appearance at her old Liverpool home on
Oct. rs, as calm and collected as though q trip
to India and back was quite in the ordinary
course of her life. Tne facts are vouched TO- by
bombay paper. and there is no rea, on Co
doubt their substantial accuracy; but it is not
made Gear whether the cat was slowed away in
the steamer in which she went out to India and
carried back in the ordinary course.
ARCHEoLoGIsTs have, according to London
Nature, observed that In Greek statues the male
eye is strongly arched, while the female eye has
u rather hattened surface; and referring to &C
counts by tie older anatomistS who have af-
hrmed such difference TO exist, they have
Seen in this a fresh proof of the exact ooserva-
ton OF nature by the ancient Greeks The rue
Is not without exceptions for the cornea in tire
Zeus OF Otricoli has quite a fiat form. Herr
Greet recently set himself to inquire whether
such sexual difference actually exists, and
from individual measurement of the radius OF
the cornea in tho horizontal meridian he gets an
average OF Z 80 mm for men and 7.S2 NM for
women tDonders gives SJ6 aud Z 1891 so the
difference is SO small as to DO imperceptible to
the naked eye. Measurement of other dimen-
sions gave but minute differences also. The
author concludes that the Greeks from artistic
motlvesl did not IN this case follow nature.
But one artist ever succeeded in prevailing
upon Kossuth to sit for his portrait. This was
Nine Wilma Parlaghy, Hungarian portrait
painter, who, about seven years ago. gained ad
mission to his household through the kindness
of one Of his uieces, who advised her to uon the
picturesque hungarian costume aud come to
the house some afternoon at tea time. Kossuth
was charmed aud Nine. Parlaghy went again
and again. cac1 time carefully noting toe aged
patriots facial express ons aud working after.
ward from memory. After the fifth visit, how
ever, the artist IN despair exclsimed to the
niece LDdU bQ6 was BLUCk ana could never uniBl
unless given a regular sitting, and would have
to return to Pesth with her artistic reputation
ruined The next day she was surprised by
visit from KossuJh. who exp lined to her that
hs had come to look at the Flower piece he
lad heal she was painting. On being shown
the portrait kossuth at first seemed very indig-
nent, but finally said: well, now that thou
didSt suCc ed so we'll, | suppose must help
thee to finish the canvas. l cannot afford TO
sp Ill the artistic reputation of one Of my fair
countrywomen." The sittings commenced the
following day, and the artist was enabled TO
finish the portrait to her satisfaction.
PANAMA hats are so na ned from the crcum-
stance OF their being shipped from the port Of
Panama. They are manufactured in Ecuador
and the neighboriDg states, says Pears N $
Weekly. The material used is the fiber of the
leaf OF the screw pine, which is related TO the
palms. IL grows only on the slopes of the Au.
deS. The tree is described as having no trunk.
The leaves are on slender stems that spring
from the ground. They are about two feet
long, fan-shaped and four-parted. Each of the
segments is tencleft, so that when the leaf is
folded. as in the bud, there are eighty layers.
The fiber OF the layers ia finely plated, and
each hat consists of a single piece of
work. The plating of the hat is a
slow and tiresome process. Coarse hats may
be finished In two or three days, but the fine
ones take as many months. The WORK is begun
at the crown and finished at the brim. The hat
is made on block, which is placed on the knees,
and has to be constantly pressed with the
breast. About 200, 600 dozens of these hats are
maze oVoFyY year. me pric9 varies according
to the firmness OF the material and the quality
OF the work. They are valued at from 81 to
&2U Panama hats are much priced Tor wear in
tho tropics, because Of their liGhtness and fex
bility They may be rolled up and put into the
pocket without injury. In the rainy season
they are apt to get black, but By washing them
with soap and water, treating them with lime
juice, or similar acid, and exposing them to the
sun, their wilderness is easily jtored.
BARON FAvA at the last Inauguration, was the
IT. 81,
corps is so persistent, the dean nt that time
being the minister Of the little government of
Hayti. Mr.. Preston. IL has not iufrequently
happened in the history OF the diplomatic corps
smallest country in regard to Territory, popula-
ton, wealth aud power has outranked the
greatest empires of the old world This has
been true for many years, according to the
Boston Journal The representative of Great
Britain. owing to more frequent changes in her
ambassadors here, has not been dean OF the
diplomatic corps since the days of Sir Edward
Thornton, who was subsequently promoted.
as it is termed in the diplomatic language of
Europe, to the court OF ST. Petersburg. Sir
Edward Thornton was followed as dean
by the representative OF the smallest and
most insignificant of the independent gov
ernments represented here, the minister
of Hayti, who held the position OF dean for a
great many years; in fact. until his retirement
from Office and bis subsequent death The
diplomatic corps is great social feature in
Washington 1t consists OF a few distinguishes
persons, but for the greater part is composed
OF small men and apprentices, who consider
Washington the starting point of their
diplomatic career. Washington as a city Of
diplomats is a mission of the third class. Even
the getty Italian court has higher rank-for the
reason. perhaps, that the republic of the
United States OF America is regarded as
pleban. But, Insignificant as this body of men
is tAsen as whole, IL is central figure of
Washington society, and on all state occasions
Is made conspicuous by its tinsel aud fummery
One OF the chief occupations of the corps Is TO