The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-09

square being an adaptation of the mazourka
quadrille that was SO very populdT some wen zen
the most popular dance IN New YORK Clty. NO
programme is issued that the tWo-step does not
appear on IL Al Walz I'M 1e S6 LeSep was
danced exclusively. The Kaiser gaVotte, COM
posed by a German professor and named for
the Emperor, will also be fashionable dance;
but This is not the same as the gavotte quad
rifle which will appear frequently on the
cards. This is neither round dance nor
unadrllle but is something after he style OF the
minuet Jenkins who described this dance,
wrote: at begins with low Obeisance TO the
Emperor and to the Empress, and also ends
with one, and when The figures are once started
they are continuous, making a graceful maze
of stately dances beWtderlng TO gaze upon.
Now we see the rosette figure, and while we
are admiring the same another as charming
appears-the star While trying 10 decide
which is the most pleasing, the gavotle balance
takes place and everything Is forgotten IN
watching he new movement. The lady dantlly
lifts her SIX irt with the left hand, and casping
the gentleman's hand with her right, held high
over The head, balances No description Will
adequately express how charming certain flg-
ures of the dance are when participated In by
young people who combine a certain grace and
elegance In their bearing. which is very hard
for some 10 acquire" The waltz, the polka,
The schottiscbe and the quadriile are as popular
al this time as they always were.
. BOUT SHIPs-F. c. j., City. 1t Is custom
airy when ship is long overdue and nothing
has been heard OF her for the owners to take
an additional amount of insurance on her 10
guard themselves against loss in case she has
met with disaster and Is never heard OF again.
The rate for insuring is very high aud the In
surlng company takes big risks, making big
profits If the missing vessel sails safely into
port. The bunting which vessels display from
the mizzen-mast on entering port is part OF a
code OF signals used for the purpose OF estab'
fishing her identity. There Is a standard code
OF signals that are used by vessels and under
stood by all sailing masters. The use OF these
is called the language of ships 1t is known as
the International Code of signals. Prior 10
the beginning of the present century
various methods had been employed Tor
communicating intelligence at sea- About
the year 1900 a system of signaling Dy flags
was devised for use in the British marine serv-
ice. Fifty years later at least ten different Sig
nal codes bad been invented, the system known
as Marryars being most generally used. BY
reason Of the confusion arising from the EN-
ployment or so many methods the British Board
of Trade appointed a committee to inquire into
and report upon the subject of a code of sig
nails 10 be used at sea. The report OF this COM
miitee, made year later, was accompanied by
signal code having for its object 40 supply
means of communication between ships of all
nations and languages at sea-" Ii was favcra-
bly, received by The British Government and
has since been adopted by the following ma
ttons for national as well as merchant ships:
England, France, Germany, Russia. Brazil.
Austria, Holland, Spain, Sweden, Norway,
Denmark, Belgium and Portugal. Although
and other nations it Is generally used and
may be said to De practically adopted, and,
from the general favor it meets with, ii is grad
ually becoming the recognized signal language
OF the sea- 1t consists OF eighteen flags, all but
four of which are the same those used in
Mauyats code. Any frst-class book dealer or
shipcnandler can procure you copy OF she
International Code of Signals. There was a
time when English ship-builders painted their
vessels OF a distinctive color, with view that
he vessel of a particular builder might be
recognized at sea- The Query Column knows
OF 30 published list in which ls given the dis
Iinctive color adopted by particular builders or
of the vessels built by such. Alter vessel has
cleared and Is ready TO start on a voyage The
master generality aits for favorable tide be-
fore weighing anchor.
The THREE PARTIES-W. d. j., Jolon.
Monterey County, Cal The Democratic vote
in 1892 was $3.50 916. the Republican 5,l76,-
105 and the Populist ! .041 OPS. In addition
the Prohibition vote was 264.I33 and the
Labor party vote 1.164. The total vote of