Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-25

POINT deSpr1t IS much USED 10r party
dresses. and white Swiss. with lace and
dainty ribbons. also makes a charming
combination for the little live dolls that
it is such joy to dress in dainty finery.
A pretty ceremony varied the monotony
OF the usual launching operations when
Kate the wife Of the
battIeship Shikishima. at Blackwall.
AT the moment Madame kato, by press
ing an electric. button, released the props
holding the ship in position, number of
pigeons were set free from parachute of
red and white material, the Japanese ma
tional colorS.
In the memoir of Mrs. Sutton We are told
that when she married a widower and
found herself in control of nine children
and many servants, she began the habit
Of locking herself into her chamber for an
hour each day. No emergency ever inter-
DO you pray in there?" her husband
once asked. Not always. But l find my
sel her reply We all if we choose
lives in which to find ourselves
Those who believe in the superstition that
pearls are significant of tears will have
their fears corroborated by knowing the
fact that the Empress Eugene. who was
not believer in the superstition, wore
superb necklace of pearls on her wedding
day. The satin of her gown was made to
exactly match the tone of the magnificent
necklace was sold with many other of the
royal Jewels. The pearls were scattered,
for no bidder, would offer sum sufficient
necklaces of two rows each were eventually
disposed of.
Lady Dufferin, in her delightful reminis-
cences. gives some good instances of the
variation of the English language as she
Is spoke by the learned Baboo. whose Eu
ropean education has given him little
knowledge which is dangerous "Your
enormity is the occasional variety of your
variant" The qualification expressed In
the following sentence has something pa
thetic in it: You have been very good to
us. and may Almighty God give you tit for
tat
But even the most adept speakers OF
the English language occasionally make
mistakes; for Dr.; Liddon. in debate in
to a concession made by the opposite side:
1T is proverbially ungracious to look a
gift horse in the face!' And though the
undergraduates roared themselves hoarse
the placid doctor never discovered his
mistaken idiom.
In an entertaining and gossipy paper on
dogs a writer in an English periodical
draws attention to the fact that English
dogs. of useful speces are being displaced
use whatever in the sense that pointers.
settlers. spaniels. terriers. greyhounds. re-
trievers and sheep dogs have been useful
now w who buys the useful dog. The pug.
it is claimed. marks the first evidence of
English taste for the grotesque in dogs.
He has remained favorite for two hun
canine odor and decorative personality.
Landseer. by his Scotch pictures in which
he introduced dogs is CT credited with hay
collie pet. The farmer and the shep-
herd knew his worth before this period.
1t was Landseer, also. who made popular
the Newfoundland dog. by his now well
known picture. "a Member Of the Humane
Society," OF the st. Bernard. the writer
says that it has every claim to admiration
except usefulness. its new home not calling
for any display of the qualities of guide
and carrier through snow. which distin-
guished 1t in its native environment.
That amusing genius, Mr.. Frank Stock
ton, declares in all seriousness that all
brain workers should claim a second Sum
day in the week. His plea is that while
Sunday, with its sermon and religious med
itations, Is a change and holiday for the
manual laborer. it is neither for the men
six days of the week. He suggests that
they shall set aside another day in the
week. when they can go fishing. or work in
the garden. or at their hobby. whatever
that may be. or play golf or tennis
There are few thoughtful men who are
not convinced. like Mr.. Stockton, of the
play to their brains if they would keep
them healthy and sane. 1t is difficult to
find these seasons in our heated strug-
Cling life. and there are various devices
| to obtain them.
One overworked professional man In
New York. 1t Is said, goes to bed for one
| day in each month. His door is barred
against all comsrs. and he sleeps for most
of the twenty-four hours. Many LAWYERS
brokers and merchants escape their work
by crossing the ocean, sometimes return
| ing on the same steamer.
New Year is the national pay day in Chi
ma. All accounts must be squared up at
| that time. and the man who can't raise
| money enough to pay his debts has to go
| into bankruptcy. The laws are such that
| and take what he pleases If there is no
| settlement. To prevent such action fami-
| lies club together and makes all sorts of
! compromises to keep up the business repu-
| tation of the clan. New Year Is grea,
day for the pawnbrokers. Their shops are
| crowded with people who want to redeem
their best clothes before the New Year
| There are crowds. also. who want to pawn
| other things in order to get money to pay
| their debts. Pawnbrokers receive high
| rates of interest. in which they are pro,
i tected by the government.
The Chinese paint the whole country red
one. Red is the color which with them
| denotes good luck and prosperity AID all
| the New Year cards and invitations are on
| paper of that color. Every child gets its
| New Year present wrapped in red paper
| and red Inscriptions are pasted over the
| doors Of the houses.-London Mail.
| An Example.
| From tho Detroit Free Press.
Wife-"They say that conversation is
| merely the art of talking back"