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The Comic Opera Edicts of the King
of COrea.
From Harper's Weekly


The king is always biting the dust in
public. He informs his people that he can
not eat on account of this and he cannot
sleep account of that. His edicts rank
with the best of comic literature. 1 cop
led, when there, some of his daily conf
dences.
1.-The defense of the country is matter
of the utmost Importance. This is true at
all times, but especially so today. Hence
We by a previous edict placed Our Army
and Navy under Our direct command" The
fact that Corea had no navy was purely
incidental.
The following was another: 1.-The welfare
of Our people is Our constant thought We
realize that since last years disturbance
Our people have suffered greatly on ac-
count of lack of peace and order. The dead
suffer much the living, but Our gov
eminent has not done anything to anchor
r.es us so much that the affluence by which
We are surrounded is rather uncomtort-
able"
This seems too good to be confined. to the
Corean archives: January IA, 1S96.-Laws
and rules proceed from the King Three
and thirty years have elapsed since We as
cended to the throne. Treaty relations
must be observed with the nations of the
world, and changes be introduced in poll
tics. We have therefore adopted the new
calendar, introduced a title of the reign.
the top-knot. You should not regard Us
as loving innovations. Wide sleeves and
large hats have become familiar by usage
The top-knots and head-bands, once re-
garded novelties when first introduced
for the sake of convenience. became fash
ionable only because people liked them
But that they, the top-knot and head-band,
stand in the way of activity and health Is
true. Nor Is ii right in this day of ships
and vehicles that We should stick TO the
customs OF the excellent past"
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Tried the SUSPICION Cure,


II would be quite happy if my husband
would not spend so much of his time at his
club said Mrs. Jones, with sigh.
why don't you try the suspicion cure?'
said her intimate friend
What in the name of Susan b. Anthony
is the suspicion cure?" asked Mrs Jones. in
arrayer,ent.
We'll. my husband got in the habit of
spending his evenings at his club and I
worried over it for some time before l hit
upon plan to keep him at home At first
l pleaded with him. telling him how lonely
| was when he was away. but he would
only laugh and promise to be home early
which meant midnight or later. Then I
changed my tactics. Instead of asking him
to remain at home. urged him to go to his
club The way he raised his eyebrows the
first time / suggested 1t showed me / was
the right track, and 1 resolved to keep
II -.
"One night when he came home for din
headache and would remain home for the
evening. l opposed the idea. and pointed
out that an evening at his club would cause
him to forget his headache and do it good
He gave me a hard look but acted on the
suggestion and left for his club. Some
thing told me that he would be back within
an hour so l made an elaborate toilet and
waited for him to return. He came home as
i expected, with the plea that his head was
worse and that he couldn't stand the no;s O
at the club. l condoled with him and jg-
nored his question concerning my labora te
toilet. He hasn't been away for an even
ing since. II Is almost like the old honey
moon. only he appears to have something
on his mind that he is not entirely satisfied
abo.t.'
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Father an unfavorable hour. The Palais
hes Congress was often much gayer /
Fully believed that for any change what
tver would have been a step toward light
hess of spirit.
My Japanese friend. after assuring me
that Progress and Poverty would soon
be a great problem in Japan-always an en-
(erprising people, you see-gave me a pro-
Gram.
lack of il here The range of congresses
Extended from homeopathy to the study of
BID coins: from yegetarianism to fencing:
from the history of religions to the care of
The teeth. Ii was unfortunate, | thought,
That these congresses were reserved To the
belect.
IMPROVEMENT In Labor Glasses.
descended again, resolved this time to
l,nravel the mystery of each section of ex-
htbits. / will note few points that struck
me, so that intruding visitors may be en-
eouraged to persevere. The general idea
running throughout this section, may say.
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huge map of London showing the charac-
ter of the streets with regard TO wealth.
and poverty. and crime, after the research
eE of that great social student. Mr. Charles
Booth, who must not be confused with
General Booth Mr.. Charles Booths work
Is immense, and it is work in the right d.
rection
. followed a group of persons who re-
minded me vaguely of Cooks tourists, and
also brought "reminiscences of some mutual
Improvement society. There was an air of
"earnestness, of ideas" and the yearn-
ing for better things about them that
stamped them certainly as superior Young
men and Women. They descended to the
ba-c:aeDt, and there I found series Of
eGoles-I cannot translate the word by
schools-for they were rather kind of in
tellectual syndicate, run by professors in
the place of directors. Excellent institu-
tions, for the professors are all very COM
peteat men, and they lecture not merely
on abstract subjects. but on the actual ex-
hibits CT the exposition. conducting their
auditors through the labyrinths of the
place. and teaching what to observe aud
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how to admire. If you have no ideas, they
supply them.
1 quote a few words from the prospectus
of this e'cole:
The membership of the association is
adapted to the specialists in science. the
technical expert, the artist, the education
list and to the intelligent public. To the
first of these the Paris assembly offers the
meaas of meeting with fellow workers In
France and from other countries, with IN
formation concerning the congresses and
special exhibits.
To the intelligent public the assembly Of
the important features of the exposition
with economy of time. effort and money
by means of daily lectures and systematic
visits with skilled guidance.
The hypercritical may exert their wits In
determining how many errors of English
and of SyntaX there are in the first two
sentences of this educational document
On the day of my visit Professor Geddes
was lecturing learnedly and interestingly
in the art palace. and Professor Mavor was
discoursfng elsewhere on "Railway, and
MIR. F. W. Niche was expounding the de-
lights of Mature Study These lectures,
though not exclusive, are not gratis 1he
public may subscribe to series for the
ticuar lecture the charge is a couple Of
francs. And thus is Information brought
almost to the masses.
To sum up, the Palais des Congress, not
attractive at the first view, nor interesting
to the casual observer, might easily be-
come, if handled with tact and discretion,
one of the chief centers of interest, and to
the intelligent man the veritable clown
of the show V. GRIBAYEDOFF.
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FILIPINO RESSMAkE RS.

gold combs, some set with diamonds, pearls,
rubies and emeralds.
1t Is whispered that there many Fill
pino jewels in the hands of American SOL
diers. During the first days of the war the
people left their houses in Manila and the
soldiers going through them now and then
picked up diamond comb. a bracelet or an
earring. l have heard it said that one
piece of jewelry was sent to the United
States which was worth $4,000 1t was a
gold comb set with diamonds.
More About Dress.
The Filipino costume is a very pretty one.
1t Is by no means inexpensive. Many of
the gowns worn at the thea.er or at balls
by the better classes would be looked upon
as costly anywhere. They are made of
pima cloth, material woven from the fiber
of the pineapple. 1t is softer than silk and
the strands are as fine as tie hair of your
baby. Some of the best pima costs s25 in
gold yard, and am told it takes woman
three months of constant work to make one
yard of this quality. There is of course a
great deal that is much cheaper some cost
ing not more than a dollar yard. There
are other cloths made of pima and silk, some
made OF hemp and some of other fibers
which have the same gauzy appearance,
but nothing can equal the pima.
have asked some of my. lady friends to
tell me just what the Filipina's costume
consists of. The women of the upper classes
wear. in the first place, a long chemise
cut rather low in the neck and reaching
almost to the feet This chemise is edged
with embroidery at the neck, and it also
has wide strip of embroidery at the bot
tom. 1t is rather full, but it is clasped
tightly about the body at the waist by a
band of stiff cloth. which takes the place of
the corset Very few Of the ladies wear cor
sets, and of the poorer women none. Over
the chemise comes the jacket, which have
already described. This is very short, ex-
tending about half way down to the waist.
About the waist and falling to the feet
there Is skirt Of silk or some other rich
material. with long train. which is shaped
much like a beavers tail. This train is
worn in the house and out. 1t Is worn upon
the streets, the woman usually carrying it
over her arm. raising 1t high enough so
that the beautiful hem Of her chemise can
be seen. In addition to this skirt many of
the women wear wide cloth about the
waist extending q little below the knees.
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A pair of heelless slippers usually COM
pletes the costume.
Only the ladies wear stockings. and that
only on full-dress occasions. Undertaking
is altogether unknown. AS to stockings,
there are about 100000 females In the
Philippine Islands, and 1 venture there is
not one girl I'm a thousand who has ever
had on a stocking or a corset. Many OF the
peasant women do not even wear the che
mise; they have on only the gauze jacket
and skirt, and the jacket is usually so
short that strip of bare brown skin shows
out at the waist between the jacket and
the skirt.
And still the women are very modest in
their way. They think nothing of showing
a shoulder or section of bare brown leg
as high as the knee, but they resent the
slightest attempt at familiarity, and are
as a rule virtuous and good.
The Business Women.
The women do the business of the Philip
pines. They are, in fact, the working and
the moneymaking part of the population.
They have, If anything, more brains than
the men and they are far the better finan-
ciers. No matter if a Filipino be rich or
poor, it is his wife who carries the pocket
book and keeps the accounts She does the
buying for the family. and If the two have
a store she does the selling.
In the markets of the Philippine Islands
nearly all the stalls are kept by women.
also have booths in which they sell shoes.
cloths and all kinds of merchandise. Many
of them take their goods from their houses
to the market every morning and bring
them back at night Business with them Is
largely a matter of bargaining, but the
foreigner is indeed shrewd If he gets the
better of the trade in such cases.
There is one street in Manila which Is
largely given ND to native women who sell
dress goods. They have little stores not
more than six feet square. These are walled
with cases containing the finest OF pima,
just and other native cloths. A counter sep
rates the woman from the street. She has
just room enough in the store for a seat
and is able to reach everything about her
as she sits and deals with her customers.
Lady Peddlers. Too.
There women peddlers everywhere in
the Philippine Islands. You see them sit
ting on the corners of the streets selling to-
bacco, fruit vegetables and notions. Many
of them peddle the betei nut. and some have
rice wrapped UP in banana leaves and cakes
Of various kinds. They do the washing of
the country, carrying the clothes to the
streams and pounding the dirt out by slap
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All About the Girls of Our New
Pacific Islands.
how THEY LOOK, ACT AND DRESS
Some of Them Have Fine Clothes
and Diamonds.
SOME ARE BUSINESS WOMEN
Copyright, 1900, by Frank G. Carpenter.)

Copyright, 1900 by Frank G. Carpenter)
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
MANILA, July 10, 1900.
Come with me to the biggest theater Of
Manila and have look at the girls. 1.-THE
Cross and the Sword is to be produced this
afternoon. 1t is Filipino love story, play
by a native Filipino, ridiculing the friars.
The women all like it, and thousand or
more will be present. We take quilez and
go on the gallop to the doors. We pay $3.50
for our seats In the boxes, and as we enter
find that we are in the midst Of almost an
acre of women and men. There Is a stage
at one end. with great pit in front of it.
About the pit boxes rise one over the other
almost to the ceiling. The seats are all full,
and there are two thousand dark-skinned
men and women, dressed in their best, In
the boxes and pit There are Filipino ladies
of all conditions and ages. on all sides of
us, and we can get a fair idea of Filipino
femininity.
A Filipino Tiger Lily.
Glance for an instant at this girl at my
side. pretend to take notes Of the play as
1 write this description, and as the little
lady cannot read English she does not OBJ
ject What pretty girl she is! If she were
white you would call her a daisy, but as
Sne Is Drown the IldHie tlSSi lily Will III
her much better. She is a plump, petite
little woman, with liquid black eyes, a face
like a doll and skin soft as rich Jersey
cream. She has luxuriant black hair, put
up la Pompadour, in Psyche knot
just back of her crown, held there by
great comb of gold set with diamonds, each
as big as the end of your thumb. Sneak
look out of the tail of your eye tyher little
brown ears, with the big diamond rings in
their lobes and at the same time notice
that gold chain, with the diamond locket
attached, which is wound round her neck.
/ venture you have thought that all Fill
Pine girls are savage, dirty, ragged and
poor. This girl, at least, must be rich, and
house. .s
Look again at that neck! Isn't it pretty!
And how well the black gauzy dress shows
off it's beauty! Her costume consists of a
low-necked jacket, with great bell-like
sleeves, which stand wide out from the
arms and stop at the elbows. She has an
embroidered undergown. which is also cut
low at the neck. and over this long skirt
with a train. About her bare shoulders a
kerchief Is pinned. l say her shoulders
bare for the kerchief and jacket are of the
finest gauze. woven that through the
meshes you can see the plump, dimpled
shoulders and arms.
Land of Beautiful Necks.
This is the case with almost every girl in
the house. l venture you never saw SO
many beautiful arms and necks at one time.
you will rarely see a young woman who is
not straight and well formed. There are
few skinny bodies, and the collar bones sell
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little ahead she buys Il new ring, and later
on she may turn dozen rings into
diamond.
l am told that the women understand the
value of diamonds. They can tell whether
a stone is of the frs: or second grade and
can estimate very closely to lis price.
Some of the largest stores IL Manila arc
jeWe!ry stores, and there are small booth;
at which gold silver ard diamonds are
sold. You VIII see women in black sitting
upon the streets wit, cases OF earrings and
combs before them. Combs are their favor
lite decorations. The women wear many
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Suburban Nerve.
From Puck,

Subbubs (sternly)-"Bridget, didn't 1 tell
you that il any one came to borrow my
lawn mower to say that you didn't know
where ii WASP"
Bridget-"Shure. that's list phwat OF
towld tn gintlemin.
Subbubs-"And what did he say?"
Bridset-"He said he knew, an whit down
in the cillar an got itv'
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Hard to Please.

Wife-"Tell me honestly, John, II should
die, would you marry again.
John desiring to please)-"Marry again!
OF course. I wouldn't. Such an idea would
never enter my mind"
Wife (angriy)-"Oh. you wouldn't? You
don't find marriage pleasant, I suppose?
No doubt you are sorry you married me- -
John (still desiring to please)-"You don't
understand, my dear, was joking, of
course. I meant that would marry
again."
Wife (more angrily)-"You would, Ell :?
You are in a great hurry to get married
again. Perhaps you wish that / was out
Of the way. know you would be glad If
I dted-ught
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where the Profit Came In.
rom the Chicago Post.

{.
Il thought" said the man who wanted
to enjoy his vacation in the mountains,
that you charged only 81 a week for board
and room? Here 1t is In your letter."
Eyes, / KNOW" replied the proprietor of
the hotel, "but you didn't ask about the
outlook. We charge 'leven dollars Q week
extry for that.
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,,,,,, .hout the billiard table was dashed
I IN v,itb mastery grasp of detail, and the
figure Of Diana, sketched at moment
when her eyes were lifted to some object
on the wall was full of a delicate pre-
cision and subtle appreciation OF her good
noInts that showed real genius In the
workman.
Am I to understand" he said presently.
that the young gentlemen old TINS III
the course of this sitting?
His evident skepticism was tribute 70
Teddy. Diana accepted IT as such Yes.
isn't II tremendously clever! Doesn
IT show real genius? He never saw the
room before"
ut unquestionably does show genius
Present me. please"
.'Holbrooh ?''-he stood holding TEDDY
hand the next minute I'm a cordial clasp
'one is always stumbling upon cleWs %
lost friendships I'm this big city. ! once
had a very dear friend named Holoro06.
But he died a great many years ago.
You should hardly have been more than
a year or TWO old when l read OF Ne
vilie's DEATH
! Teddy flushed with pleasure. It was
/ good to meet somebody in this wilder
ness of houses and men who had ever
known his people.
My fathers name was Neville Hoi-
/ brook. And he died when 1 was tRD
years old
And you are living herein New York
city,
Il am existing here. sIr?''
'Alone?'
II they had been alone. he might have
answered differently. He might have
gone into some sort OF explanation toucn-
ing his skeleton" AS IT was there was
no call to crafty this mans passing
curiosity by an exposition OF his private
affairs.
II am entirely alone In this world. sir
Ny mother died when was ten years
old. and 1 have no brothers nor sisters.
Fielding had drawn him aside while
talking. so that this frinedly inQuisirve-
ness had escaped other ears.
The refreshments had also come IN,
and Diana was dispensing them, grs-
ciously assisted by Mrs. DesbroT. Tho
latter was wondering II Diana could fafl
to note the superior repose OF manner
and nobility OF bearing that distinguish
cd Fielding from almost any group OF
men YOU could put him IN.
The former. taking furtive note o.
the two men. was saying to herself that
II Mr. Fielding should really take an
interest IN Teddy Holbrook. and help
him up his ladder. she could almost love
him.
1t was when Billy Barker was saying
goodnight to Teddy. about an hour later.
In front OF the big studio building, that
ne asked; Didn't | see Mr.. Fielding give
you his card?''
His office card. yes. He told me TO
come and see him tomorrow
GO. You are a made man l Al
ways said l could make something OF YOU
Bless you, my child"
And Teddy turned away from him with
ing II had beeni
CTo Be Cont.nuedl
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''Nor opened the typewriter"
"Yes. ] pec.1ed a little this morning. l
know YOU think ! an dreadful stupid
II don't think YOU are stupid at all.
am afraid you arc-indiffcrent. You need
competition. II you would only consent
to-"
She interrupted him fercely: Go into a
class to have every fool I'm Il laughing at
nay crooked logs and my crutches? l
won't! I won't, | won't! There. now.
you've got Il straight out from the Shout
der. You just go on, Teddlngton Hol-
brook. and have your good times with
your new-found friends. Just go on and
climb the ladder you came here to climb.
And when you get to the very topmost
round Of it. If you can find time 10 look
backward and downward, maybe in the
mud al the bottom you'll see one familiar
face You won't need TO trouble yourself
10 stretch out a hand to her. for she
wouldn't take IT 81 you stretched out both.
and went down on your knees into tho
bargain"
iIcr voice had risen 10 a scream. Her
whole frail form shivered under the in
tensltv Of her passion TIolbrook stood
quite stIl before her. resting one hand
lightly on the table. His face had grown
oU,te pale. and a stern. set look had come
into his pleasant eyes. lie was question
ing within himself: How long could ne
stand thise Why should he stand it at
alI2 And then voice seemed suddenly TO
come from the grave. accusing, command
ing binding. lie must stand II.
II was always his policy TO oppose her
violence with his utmost calmness. Tie
waited now until he was quite sure she
had nothing more TO say. Then he drew
his gloves on with slow elaboration. lie
WISHED he knew just how best 20 cope with
this fiery. undisciplined soul At that mo-
ment the image Of n tall. stately girl, Sc
rene OF manner. gentle Of voice. alto
Eether a lovely flower OF the cultivated
species. rose before him, and the con-
trast filled him with hot shame. lie turn
cd away from the girl. who had buried
her head i'm her arms, and went out with
out a word.
When Jane was quite sure he was not
coming back she lifted her wet, swollen
face from the table A despairing look
had come into her black eyes. Hes
growing away from me fast-fast. lie
looked like a lord tonight, while IL
she looked down upon herself. upon her
twisted limbs. her shabby shoes-"good
Lord how can he care for such thing?
But it's his fault-his fault-aud nobody
else's that / am the thing | am. That's
what makes him 50 patient. Oh | know,
/ know
Lorg before Holbrook had reached the
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THE SUNSET-CENTRAL SPECIAL
A New Fast Train from New Orleans
to Denison, Texas.

A fast service was recently snavp,,-
rated by the Southern Pacif.. Compsny
from New Orleans to central and north
ern Texas points No change OF cars be-
tween New Orleans and destination. IA
latial reclining chair cars New Orleans
to Denison via Houston, Hearns. Corsi-
cana and Sherman. This IS the only line
without an omnibus transfer and onIv
one change Of cars to Texas
The Palace Tourist Sleeping Cars oper-
ated through North Carolina South Caro-
Ina and Georgia every Tuesday Thurs
day and Saturday afford the travelling
public the best service and no change @.
cars &c California points
Parties going to Texas or California
VIII consult their best interests by wrftln-
Mr. W. r. Pagan, travelling passenger
agent Southern Pacific Company, No. ~
kimball house, Atlanta. Ga, before
closing arrangements for a western trip.