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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-06
PERFECT BEAUTY.
What Constitutes 1t and Some of the
Women Who Have Possessed 1t.

Women Who Have Possessed 1t.
st, Louis Dispatch.
That which constitutes beauty in woman
has been discussed ad iDfnitum, and the
results vary greatly. Esthetes say that
1t lies in the harmony of all the parts of
the human body; anthropologsts claim
perfect health as the necessary attribute.
Claude Bernard, who keeps within the
golden mean, has established for each
organ maximum of development. Gren-
allie, French author of the sixteenth
century. has written a large and very
scientific book on female beauty. and en-
dows his ideal of female loneliness with
the following attributes:
Youth. medium stature, medium fullness
OF form, cnestnut-brOwn hair, symmetry
of limb, delicate skin, revealing the blue
veins, rosy complexion, a smooth serene
brow. uniformly arched temples, narrow
eyebrows. which do not meet eloquent
dark-brOwn eyes, a pretty slender nose,
full, rosy cheeks, winsome smile, cherry
red lips, small mouth. small milk-white
teeth, sweet breath, soft agreeable
voice. chin which does not prOtrude and
is graced by dimpie. small. rosy ears,
slender throat Of ivory whiteness; small,
soft. white hands, nicely tapering fingers:
graceful gestures, an easy. dignifed walk;
shining fnger-nails, smooth and we'll
curved; an even, pleasant temperament;
good taste in dress. superficial education:
small, pretty feet and attentive demeanor
toward others.
NJ. Grenalle must have been man of a
very subjective nature. or he would not
have specified chestnut-brOwn hair and
dark brown eyes. for a damsel with red
hair and green eyes can be just as charm
ing to the opposite sex. Furthermore, his
first requirement-yGuth-i by no means
iucontesta bly, necessary. A really Deauti-
full woman. in whose breast burns the
divine spark, never grows old. Nnon do
PEnclos was beautiful at so. and Paula de
Viguer, who lived at Toulouse during the
fourteenth century. retained her beauty to
an advanced age So charming to look
upon was she that she attracted the atten-
ton of every passer-by, and wherever she
appeared large concourse of people fol-
lowed in her wake, until the Toulouse
Parliament passed law prohibiting her
from appearing Oh the streets unveiled.
Julia Recamier. Philippine Welser and
the unfortunate Helene Observation-Disclosures.
who died in 1915, were famous for their
beauty. OF Philippine Welser 1t was said
that her throat was SO white and delicate
and transparent of skin that when she
drank claret wine it could be seen running
down her throat.
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Their on. who was to be married the next
DAY. Ten dollars was the sum which
Greer told the bearers they might expect
on the delivery of the box in Dayton. And
to that place they carried it. They arrived
a little before shutdown. and learned that
no such man as John Greer lived in the
village. They opened the Letter in their
possession addressed 20 that name. and on
scrap of paper inclosed read the words.
IF you can't find the owner keep the box /"
They broke it open with rock, and found
an assortment of tin cans filled with hun
bred pounds of refuse from the Savage
dump. They slept in hayward that
night, and the next day footed it to Car
son. That was one OF Perry's jobs. and
he chuckled as he related the details of it
to a reporter of the Enterprise.
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Frightened by Her Own Wings.
Boston Transcript.

The girl with the biggest wings on all of
her sleeves stood waiting in the hall. She
jun ped little and stepped forward with
shudder. '"Pm always doing that lately.
since | began wearing these big things on
my shoulders" she said half APOLOGIZE
cally and half larghingy. II keep think
ing there's somebody stepping up 10 speak
to me and when look over my shoulder.
SO, and see there's nobody [ feel almost az
If ghost had tapped my elbow"
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a pot of mustard and about the same GUAM
lily of oil. Adding large quantity of
salt and cayenne pepper, he slowly mixed
he mass. While Tom was buttering his
waffles and furtively glancing at the strange
proceeding. Then with one hand showing
he fiery and nauseatiDg mess under Toms
lose across the table, and with Tie other
drawing a six-shonter, BirdSall CURLY
laid: Eat it, Toni"
| Tom put his hand behind him.
| Don't try to pull your gun, Tom" re-
parked Brdsall, calmly and in a low
tolce. leveling his revolver; IF you do. I'll
ll you full Of holes"
~ ou'Ve got the drop on me. George"
said Tom, withdrawing his hand from the
fandle of his pistol
I GU can bet your life l have. and that
I I, play 1t for all it's worth" replied
birlsaH, with look in his eve that meant
lhlithlef. I'll make you either corpse
o. lance before you get ont of your
seal Eat, and he quick about It'll"
But. George!"
Eai! was the only response.
Tom thought it best to comnIv and with
tears in his eyes and vows of vengeance in
his heart. proceeded 10 choke dnwn n.rt
of The abominable mixture
There. that will do, Tom" said Rird-
sail rising from his seat. You nae,in;,
eatady moro of the Goldfish unless Won have
leatued TO like 1t and he left the restau-
RAM, iuIiy expecting his victim to follow
without bloodshed. Tom lett Viroinia
City two days after for Phoebe, ana never
returned 10 the Comstock. vi
".
In 1864 or 1861 cannot recall tho oxoo.
date-a dapper little French Connt on 80 q -
extensive travelling tour. visited Virginia
City with letter of introduction 70 80
superintendent OF the Gould e. Curry.
Blrdsall met MN IN the morning before he
had taken occasion to present his credeno
tia, and, making himself known as the
superintendent of the Ophir, introduced
him 10 Peasly, Perry and two or three
otherOf his companions, whom he renre.
sen tel to be heavy capitalists ard mine
owner, who would take pleasure in max
ing BIS brief sOjourn on the Comstock
Agreeable. The Count was delighted He
was Will bred. intelligent and polite, and
with SINE difficu tv could manage to mako
iimsel understood in English. He placed
himsel without reserve in the hands OF
his nepy found friends and accompanied
them fom one drinkiug-place to another
until Al of them began TO feel the effects
Of thenibalins, the Count included.
The Sollicklng Comstockers forgot the
a" kwail suavity and decorum with which
they nrs greeted the distinguished stranger.
and be1n to treat him with a boisterous
lamiliafty not quite agreeable. AT the
saloon PRS they TESTED coarsely; addressed
nm nm asl ''Frenchy." IN. Grape" and
o9unt EnigglefriiZ" slapped him hilari-
ousiy on the shoulder with their great
nah9s, 9srly crushing him to the floor !;
niIed nf pockets with cigar StumDs !;
stepped la his toes apparently by acc
dent. anq ,ropped slivers of ice down his
PACK. Herring them iamiliarly addressed
as 1eorge, Jack, Tom and Pete by The bar
keepers, aid observing that their CONVEX
satlons retired more to trucks and span
neIs man % slopes and levels, the Count
at last begaa to suspect tn at he was being
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-06

The indications are that the mines OF
the Comstock, from which between
$1,000 900 and $500, GOO, 600 in gold and
silver have been taken during the past
thirty years, are pretty nearly exhausted.
The old levels are being scraped and pro-
jects are occasionally advanced for drain
ing the deluged chambers below the Sutro
tunnel and sinking deeper in search OF
new ore bodies; but no development IN
the lowest working seems TO warrant the
enormous expenditure involved I'D eA-
ploratinn further downward and IL may
be reasonably assumed that the glory Oh
the Comstock, as we'll above as below the
surface, has departed forever. virginia
City and Gold Hill are sharing the fate
of the great mines covered by their Streets.
Many of their buildings are tenantlesS ard
the winds whistle through broken windows
and leaky roofs. but their people SIT good-
naturedv among these evidences OF decay
and are as generous ard warm-hearted as
in the DAYS when every heart was Ilght
with hope and every pocket heavy with
gold.
All that is past is historic. As the Com
stock has had its day and is no longer an
important factor in the financial calcua-
tions Of the world, and as many of those
who assisted in its development and shared
its bounty have passed from life, both the
stage and the actors come TO me now as
things of vanished and completed gene
ration, and myriads of amusing, dramatic
and sanguinary incidents, associated with
some IF the best as well. as the worst of
mankind, are in quiet moments remem-
bered Of that wild life, which, for score
o. years following the discovery OF silver
along the. sides of Mount Davidson. chal-
lenged the attention of the civilized world
10 Virginia City and its people. No such
people, in moral, mental and physical va
riety, were ever before aggregated in a
community of $4,000 souls. During the
period of its greatest affiuence Virginia
City, cliDging with seemingly desperate
clutch TO a hillside at an altitude OF 6000
feet, EN- braced lawyers and physicians OF
eminent capacity, skil!ful artisans and en-
ginPers gamblers versed in every trick OF
their calling, rOuGhs to whose ears the re-
port Of pistol was sweeter than the voice
Of n Iinnet, and a few ministers of the Cos
pei, OF abil ty and purity of character.
Every one deemed himself rich or on the
verge Of a fortune; almost every one gam
bled, either in the stock board or at the
faro table; every ore seemed to have
money and a disposition to spend it in the
purchase # luXurits, without regard to
cost Hence, the best of everything could
be had in Virginia City, for there il could
find market.
In a broad sense there must, perforce,
have been music in The life of such people
with such environments. and it may not
be uninteresting to point to a few of the
early residents of the Comstock who as
sisted in making if. In every instance
their names are sugges ed by some odd
incident or anecdOte associated with them,
and Cannot coGyep iantl" he wif.,held~
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RV1K NAN5 opr#s [1f1511l[K.
ufz "N7swA G7y e,wfRrINrs WE'RE BOOMING.

made the sport OF good-natured party of
respectable roughs. The suspicion yielded
to certainty when Birdsall dropped soilsd
bar napkin into his coat pocket and asked
him to what fire company he belonged in
Paris. The little Frenchman did not lack
courage, and his face flushed with anger.
His companions were delighted at his
wrath but scarcely looked for the nervy
manifestation Of it that followed. Turn
ing 10 BIrdsall, he said, quite calmly:
"Zhere is, perhaps. in your language. of
which / know very little, some epithet,
some words of te-e-r reble reproach, which.
il spoken even to a scoundrel. will compel
him to fight. VIII you kindly do me ze
favor to mention what are these words?"
"Well," replied Birdsall, trying to keep
straight face, "any man OF spirit ought
TO fight if he is called cowardly puppy"
"Zhank you, sair." returned the little
Count, with a polite bow. Then drawing
himself up to his full height. which
brought the top of his head nearly to the
level of Birdsali's chin. he con linued:
'Allow me to say, sair. That apply That
epithet to you!-to you, sair!-to you !!
You are one cowardly poppy, and shall
lenge YOU to meet ME wiz pistol or
rapierv
"W hY. you've got sand, you little frog
eater!" exclaimed Brdsall, with enthu-
siasm. You are as spunky as a cornered
rat. Let DaVe DetteT LOOK aL yOu!
and he lifted the squirming Gaul to the
COULTER of the bar and commended him to
the admiration of his companions.
Incensed at this ign0minous treatment,
the Frenchman Ieaped from the counter
and. sweeping his arm around. exclaimed !:
You are cowairdly peoples. every one,
and | shalenge you all"
Roars of laughter answered him. and
with parting salutatiOn from Perry which
pressed his hat down to the bridge of his
nose, the Count left the saloon and re-
turned TO bis hotel.
When he met the superintendent of the
Gould & Curry in the afternoon he in
sisted upon challenging and killing Bird
sail, but was prevailed upon to let the mat
Ter drop through the assurance that the
offender was generally supposed to be in
sane.
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Perry was for term or two Chief of
Police of Virginia City. He was rather
tolerant Of the misdemeanors Of his
friends, but strict in dealing with the male
factions of all others. The purity Of some
OF the policemen under him was not above
suspicion, and prisoners sometimes COM
planned Of The loss of personal effects while
under arrest.
at is right to search q prisoner for
weapons" explained Perry to one of hi,
policemen, who was accused OF riflng the
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-08-06
Y |.

Peasly's death was dramatic. Afte,
having been shot through the heart while
sitting in a saloon IN Carson City, he stag.
gered to his feet and shot his murderer
dead through an open door.
Birdsall was man of immense vitality,
and carried to the grave with him the
scars of many wounds. One bullet passed
entirely through the body and right lung
coming out at the back. After month OF
two of acute suffering he died of an in
durable malady. AS the end approached
life became heavy burden and he begged
to be relieved OF 1t.
How long can this thing last?" he in.
quired of DR.. Weboer.
"You can't possibly live more than a
week. George" replied the doctor. Your
game is about to close
I'VE are old friends. Doc. Will you
do me favor?"
Certainly, George; what is it ."
''Cut the time short; Pm suffering ter
ribly; p'ison me-"
II can't quite do that. George; but you
shall not suffer much longer. You REQUIRE
sleep. and shall nave it. If YOU are alive
tomorrow morning you won't know it.
Make all your arrangements for the trip
this afternoon. for the stage will leave on
time"
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VII.

L.
DR.. Weber is still living on the Com.
stock, and has host Of friends. He is a
skillful physician, and as full of Quaint and
humorous coaceits as Artemus Ward. His
sporting tendencies are excessive, and he
has made and lost many fortunes during
his long residence on the Pacific Coast.
He INDUCES with indiscriminate relish in
the hazard Of the stock board, faro.taple
and race course. and would bet his last dol
lar on dog fight and take the under dog
with a shade of odds. He Is credited with
the remark that "a man never begins to
gamble like a gentleman until he has lost
a II his money and has his watch up for a
stack of blue chips"
Some years ago he became heavy pur-
chaser OF shares in ComstOck mine. the
name Of which | do not at this moment
recall. The price of the stock began to
fall. As he had pretty substantial bank
account at the time no smiled at the de-
cline, believing himself abundanty able to
check it with The means at his command
whenever he felt disposed TO do so. He
finally concluded to act.
DO you notice the price of that stock 2"
he said, pointing to the one in which he
was so largely interested. and addressing
a crowd of his friends in front of bulle-
tin-ooard. Now Is your time to buy.
Two or three men can't control the stock
market any longer; others have come to
the front. She's off little more this
morning: they're hammering her down;
but I'll stop the break, boys. Now, see
me gig her backw And he walked into a
brokers' office and ordered the purchase of
all The stock men toned that his money in
bank would secure on :, margin. The
stuck was promptly purchased, but the
doctors little prop was altogether too
slight to hold it up, and in a month he was
financial wreck. He has not since at
tempted 10 sustain a falling market alone
He and the late DR.. Bronson were al
ways warm friends. but he sometimes irri-
tated him to fighting mood by publicly
denouncing the profession to which they
both belonged.
I'VE are all frauds, and you know IT,"
he would proclaim in the presence of a de-
lighted crowd. "Physicians have learned
nothing new since the days of Hippo
crates. We look wise, write our prescrip-
IONS in Latin. and kill more than we cure.
In fact, only such of our patients live as
have constitutions strong enough TO over
come the effects Of our medicines"
Then Bronson would rave, and Webber
would walk off as happy as if sitting be-
hind a straight flush. He is among the
few who are sufficiently fond of fun TO
Joke at their own expense.
But enough of the ComStock and its pio-
neers to-day. If acceptable, further refer.
ence to both may De made hereafter.
X. NJ. DAGGETT.
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III

George Birdsall, Andrew Peaslv. Jack
Perry and Peter Larkin constituted rongh
and ready quartet contributing largely To
the boisterous element of life on tile Com
stock early IN the sixties. They had been
New York hremen. and were prominent in
the organize ton and management of the
Volunteer Fire Department of Virginia
City. They were also connected at inter.
walls with the Police Department, and as
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-30
PRINTERS ELECT AND JUBILATE.
William Mcleod to Represent Hudson
County Typos at Chicago.

William Mcleod to Represent Hudson
County Typos at Chicago.
Franklin Hall was crowded with print
ers last night. The Typos were on the
stairs, in the hall, on the sidewalk, in
fact they were everywhere around. The
cause OF all the excite ment was an cleo
ton for delegate to represent Hudson
County Typographlcal Union No, 81 a t
the next International Convention in
Chicago next Juue. There were origl-
nally six candidates in the field, but n
after another they dropped out until
there were only three left: William
Mcleod, of the JERSEY CITY NEWS Job
Department.; William B. Gardiner, of
the Hoboken EUening NeWs: and William
H. Lassell. of the .EUeHiRg Journal.
When the nesting came TO order. it
was evident that the fight would be be-
tween Mcleod and Gardiner. and the
friends of the two delegates hustled for
all they were worth. After considerable
preliminary diminishing the vote was at
length taken. The result was as follows:
Mcleod, II; Gardniier. 20; Lassell, 6. The
election was then made unanimous, and
Mr. GARDINER was elected alternate.
When the hea5 of the battle died ont
the members adjourned to Machinery
Hall" where "polnts of order" and par
liamentary law were shelved. and re-
freshmen IS. songs and Rotations became
the regular order OF business.
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Crinolins DAYS of Yore.

Despite its enemies, or perhaps be-
cause of them, crinoline Dor reigned
absolute mistress; many women. after
having Illuminated against it, accepted
at last as a compromise, starched
skirts or heavy p%etticoats with ruf1es,
more graceful perhaps than horsehair,
but still very clumsy. The essential
thing was to add to the idea of corpu-
lence, to take away slenderness, an d
above all to follow the current of re-
ceived ideas. Some really elegant
women invented a skirt held out
with whale bones, which looked
somewhat like a beehive, all
the fulness spreading itself over
the hips, and the rest falling straight;
Others preferred hoops arranged like
those of a barrel; the most modest
lined their hens with bands of crino-
line, and s~mothered themselves under
five or six stiffiv-starched petticoats OF
checked or corded muslin. What a
weight to carry! Asfor the circles OF
steel which soon appe AIRED. they were
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-03-30

Notice Is hereby given that the account OF the
8 bscribers executors of Henry Mass, deceased
will be audited and stated by the Surrasate OF he
County of Hudson. and re ported for settlement on
Friday the Goth day of May next
kA1HARISA RAVES,
FORMERLY LAS
HARLES
Dated March 2ise, A. D. 1895.
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WALKED FOR A PLAIN CAKE.

The nineteenth annual ball of the Michael ]
Berry Association at the Avenue House last
evening, was conspicuous for the astonishing
number of Reception Committees, and the scar
city of participants in the festivities. Even the
fact that O cake walk would follow the recep-
ton seemed to have no particular effect upon
the friends of the colored organization, for
hardly a hundred couples were on the floor. But
those who had come made good use of theiI
time.
b Peanuts were on the bill of fare, and where
ever O suitable place to stow away the shells
could be found, gatherings formed. Every lady
present was the belle of the evening. Earrings
seemed to predominant as a personal decoration.
1t made no material difference what sort of ear
rings they were, so long as they hung from the
ears, and style was not considered.
The dancing was interesting. A young col
ored gentleman would walk uD to any girl
whom he thought he'd like to hop around with,
and whether she was in company with anyone
else or not, would grab her arm, and walked off
with her.
There was nothing very systematic about the
dancing. So long as a crooked line was followed
around the room, that was all that seemed ne
cessary.
At twelve o'clock the cake walk began. Forty
couples participated, add all promenaded for a
plain cake. During the evening several had
tried to find the cake and take it off, but it coulG
not be found. Miss Minnie Blackman won the
prize.
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