The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-30
BAKING PONDER.
SACRED BULL IN VOGUE.
August Belmont Imports Material for
an East Indian Jungle.
From the New York Press.


From the New York Press.
East Indian juugles are about to super
sede japanese boudoirs in select society.
The DEGREES of fashion are promulgated
according to the whims of millionaires,
and as one of them has recently seen fit to
visit the landof elephants and tigers and
become enamored of its charms, tbs likely
that in the near future there will be a
well stocked East Indian menagerie in
every well regulated family.
In addition to the animals there will
also be East Indians. Hand shaking will
become thing of the past. Members Ofthe
-Four Hundred on meeting will salaam, as
II paying their respects to a sacred bull;
and fashion will demand white duck suits
as the proper costumes.
This is what society pictures for itself
IN the future. Thus far there has been
but one man who has been able to keep
up with the progressive procession. AS
not been overstepped. He is the only
one who possesses real East Indian
slaves with white duck uits, an East In
dian menagerie and the admiration of
every other member of society August
Belmont, tinancier sportsman, yachts
man and society leader, is he. The
steamship Elysia, which arrived yester-
dian consignment, which is soon to trans
form his country place at Newport
into miniature East Indian Jungle.
TWO SLAVES AS WELL.
The singular consignment, which is as
unique as IL was unexpected, is in charge
of two men. They call themselves slaves.
Paul Bauie, the younger, is tall and hand
some, with dark skin, black eyes and hair
and fine physique. A black fez, with
considerable gold embroidery. adorned his
head yesterday as he stood on the deck of
the steamship at the Union Stores, Brook
lyn, waiting for the arrival of some one to
take him 10 his destination. He wore
dark coat, white duck trousers and shoes,
and spoke English tiuently Sinbad, the
elder, is short and thick, with long white
hair and whiskers. He does not speak
English but has unbounded faith in his
young companion.
The animals and birds making up the
collection are considered in India to be a
very ordinary lot, but il is the first time
that some of them have ever been seen on
this side of the water The most i'm
portant group in the lot is six sacred cows
and three sacred bulls They came from
Assam, province in the interior of India,
and are about only half the size of the
sacred bull exhibited in Central Park.
Iney resemb BILE sheep In size. OF the cows
Oue IS DIaCR, one req ana the other four of
a grayish white. The sacred bulls are
mouse colored. There are three mouse
deer of reddish color about the size of
rabbits, two spotted deer, a doe and a
buck, the former having a beautiful pair
of antlers, and four mongoose, which look
like ferrets.
AN UNIQUE CONSIGNMENT.
The latter are iron gray in color, with
little brown eyes, and have a particular
antipathy for snakes If bitten by snakes
they eat peculiar root growing In India,
which is claimed to be an antidote for
poison. The rest of the consignment con
sists Of eight blue and white cranes, six
ducks, sixteen pigeons, six Jungle fowl,
eight pheasants, ten cartridges. four
goshawks, three squirrels. two gibbons
ring tailed monkeys said to be sacred)
and two wild eyed gazelles
They will all be shipped to Newport in
a day or two