The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-05-14
ABOUT DRUMS.
They Were Instruments of Honor in An.
cient Times.

They Were Instruments of Honor in An.
cient Times.
Drums are pT-ooa bly, an eastern idea
introduced by the crusaders into Eu-
roge. They are frequently mentioned
in the accounts of fhe first crusade
When Edward Ill, Of England and his
queen made their triuD,phal entry into
Calais in 1S4', ''tamt.ours," or drums,
were among the instruments which
were played in their honor Another
Of these was called a ''nacaire," or
1zettle-drum. taken, together with its
name, from the Ara bs. The poet Chau-
Ger also mentions establishment in his
description of the tournament in the
knights Tale"
Pipes trompes nakeres, and claronnes.
That in. the battsille blowen blody Souncs."
The king generally kept a troupe of
these bandsmen, or minstrels, in mis-
employ and we read that Edward IL
ou one occasion gave a sum of sixty
shilings TO Roger the trumpeter, Janino
the nakersr and others for their per-
formances Another minstrel was called
hhe 'cheveretter,' or player on the bag
pipe
King Henry V. had band which dis
roursed sweet music during his expedi-
ton to Har1eur, each member being
recompensed for his services with the
eum of I'D. per diem When the citi-
gems of London were mustered in the
thrtyfirst year OF the reign OF Henry
NIL. we hear that before every stan
dard was appointed one dromslade at
=
dled men at this time possessed a couple
of dr1lmmers
kettledrums as used by cavalry an
pear 10 have been a comparatively nov
CITY in 1885. when Sir James Turner
wrote "rhere is another martial in
styument." he tells us. used with cav
airy, which they call the lsettledrum:
there be two of them which hang be-
fore the drummer's saddle. on both of
which he beats
The dIgnitary known as drum major
was not generally recognized in the
English army till the close of the reign
of Charles |. Corporal punishment up
TO the time of William ! IL was executed
by the provost marshal and his depu-
ties, but afterward the drummer was
sntruste9 with the task
Among the records of the ColdStrearu
guards is an order that the drum ma
Tor be answera bile that no cat has more
than nine tails" In 1861 drum major
OF the parliamentary army received
is sd pay per diem.-All the Year
Round.
Handsome spring costumes OF black
or very dark green proc29e, are made
with princesse redingote back and corSe-
let front with guimpe OF crepe de
Chine showing above. A Breton or
Louave iackrt-piece in q half-circle
shape is added. and sewed on with the
under-arm seams A lovely dress ot
fawn gray brocade shot with pink has
q princesse back, with an Empire belt
from the side seams. made of exquisite
IL fine cut jet passementcrie, which
wtdens in front into = deep corselet that
srches high on the bust Pale rose
elored silk is laid under this open
patterned jet. The shoulder seams are
heightened and the huge shoulder puffs
are of the brocade. The close forearm
portions OF the sleeves are faced with
The pink that shows beautifully through
is jet covering. The aaring bell skirt
is trimmed with 4 fau-plaited ruche
about four inches wide. that Is lined
with pink and caught down ~ intervals
with dangling Jet ornaments N. Y.
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