The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26

ti0ns, terms ana course OF study than this de-
par tment has space to devote to subject that
It has answered at least dozen times in Q
year.
MINUET-J. P. K, Virginia City, New. The
dance called the minuet is pronounced min
uet The minuet is slow and graceful dance
invented probably in Poitou France, about the
| middle OF the seventeenth century. Through.
out the eighteenth century it was very popular
and was the most stately and ceremonlous OF
dances. The music tor this dance Is triple
and slow. The minuet that is sometimes
danced at this time is the dance of old.
AN OFFICERS NEGLEcT-S., Smelling, Cal. II
! a county ASSESSOR is neglectful of his duty any
citizen of the county may take steps to have
him punished. The Penal CoGe says:
In addition to the penalty affixed by express
terms for every neglect OF official duty the part
where IL Is not expressly provided, they may, in
the discretion of the court, be removed from office.
No person is punishable for the omission to per-
form an act where said act has been performed by
another person acting in his behalf and competent
by law 10 perform it
WEIsT-Homo. CITY, Whist in America is
generally played under the American Whist
League code. The law quoted recently in
answer to question from a correspondent
from Livermore was from Hoyle, but
recently recently that law has not been recog-
unless by special agreement. Under the laws
Of whist as adopted by the league of America
Wnen trick has once been turned it cannot
again be seen until the play of that deal is
over. The law is
When trick has been turned and quilted it
must not again be seen until after the hand has
Osen played, violation OF this law subjects the
oIenaers side to the same penalty as in case OF
lead out OF time.
BIGAMY-A. F. e., City This correspondent
wants an answer to the following question:
A woman married some years ago and had chill
oren after she and her husband separated by con-
tract IN writing. She went to foreign country
ana married another, the second husband cying
In the other country without Issue. The woman
returned to the United States where the first nus-
still lived apart Properly whose name should
she Dear-that Of the first second husband
Should not the children bear the name of the
father?
The fact that man and wife agree to sepa-
rate and live apart, and sign paper to that
erect, does not give either, while both live,
me right to marry again. In the case cited
the woman, In marrying another while ner
husband was still alive, committed bigamy
Legally she has no other name than that OF
her husband. The children by the first mar
rage bear the name OF the father.
EYES THAT LIGHT-N. N, City. 1t is not
known who it was that made use of the express
sion, 'Let me light my pipe at your ladyship's
eyes" 1t is recorded that during the cele-
brated Westminster election in 1884 the beau
siui OuOneSs VI OeFousulre eutnusldstlcalJ
espoused the ause of Charles James Fox 60
ing SO far as to purchase the vote of butcher
with kiss. On one of her canva ssing tours,
an Irish dustman paid her a famous compli-
ment by saying, "Let me light my pipe at
your ladyship's eyes," The Duchess was de-
lighted and often said, "After the dustman's
compliment all others seem insipid." The
same idea is conveyed by Ben Jonson in his
play OF "Cynthia's Revels," act V, scene 2:
"Mer.-Your cheeks arr Cupids bath; he
does light all his torches at your eyes and in
structs you how to shoot and wound with
their beams"