The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-16
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rose which contains a model of the
state carriage in which she was driven
With the car to Moscow cathedral on
the day of her marriage. The model is
of gold, with rose enamel cushions, sill
yer curtains suspended on gold wires,
and panels upon which the imperial
crown is inlaid with jewels. This year
the czar1ne received from her husband
an ivory egg containing a heart set in
cOIored gems and surrounded by TWEEN
ty-f1ve tiny miniatures Of the members
of the Russian royal family. The dow
ager czarina is also the owner of some
curious eggs. One given to her by her
husband, Alexander Ill, is of ivory and
contains miniature ship of solid gold
standing on sea Of beryl. The work.
manship of this little toy is extremely
intricate, even the tiniest rope being
accurately reproduced.
The Woman's Columbian club. OF
Boise, Idaho, is rejoicing in a gift of
$4,000 from Andrew Carnegie for a
new library building which it's efforts
have secured. In 1894 this club opened
a city library, and it has managed and
largely maintained the library ever
since. Nearly year ago, when its
present quarters had proved quite in
adequate, the club sent g. committee to
Mr.. Carnegie to ask for help. The club
women hope to increase Mr.. Carnegie's
gift by private subscription to the sum
of $4,000, as it is desirable to erect a
building large and complete enough to
meet the demands Of a growing city for
many years to come.
Mrs. Mary B. James, of Minneanolis
has been appointed by the Minnesota
state board of control to supervise the
cooking in state institutions. The
board has engaged a trained expert in
dietary matters, because it hopes to
run It's institutions more economically,
and 1t prefers not to trust the matter to
superintendent, whose usual procedure
is to cut down the expenditure without
considering the comfort or health Of
those most Intimately affected by the
reduction.
Some wonderfully interes ting revela-
lions regarding the position Of women
In ancient Babylonia are made by the
code Of Khammurabi, which was re-
Gently discovered in the valley Of the
Euphrates, and which is one Of the
most remarkable historical monuments
which has ever been recovered from a
buried city. The law of divorce was
interesting in Babylonia. If a man di-
vorced his wife without cause he was
Obliged to pay her alirnony, and to al
low her the custody of her children
and a portion of his estate equal to the
share of son; and the woman, more
over, was free to marry again. A man
was not allowed to divorce a sick wife, |
although he might take a second part |
ner In such case, and the right Of |
divorce was also given to women I'M |
der certain conditions. One curious bit |
of information furnished by these laws |
is that the wine merchants Of the time |
were women. IF riotouS persons as |
semble in the house of a wine mer- |
chant" says the code, and those riot |
Gus persons she seizes not and drives |
to the palace, that wine merchant shall |
be put to death" 1t is estimated that |
these laws, which existed for a consid |
cradle time before being codified by |
Khammurabi, are a thousand years |
older than the Mosaic CODE
Apropos of the opening of the new
home Of the Royal School of Art |
Needlework in London, the Ladies'
Field relates that the white pail which |
covered the coffin of the late Queen
Victoria on her last journey through |
London was embroidered by the pupils |
of this school in twenty-one hours. |
The workers toiled through the night |
without intermission to get the pail |
finished in time, and all who saw it at |
close quarters were struck by the |
beauty of the workmanship. The robes |
VI pun PIC cdI1O 6O1Q WOIA ny hIIlR Eu-
ward at his coronation and other ac-
cessories of the occasion were also |
worked at this school, and an order |
came from India, the home Of beautiful |
embroideries, for a cloth of gold table |
center, to be used at a state banquet on |
coronation day. From all of which 1t |
appears that modern daughters Of the |
needle are not so far behind those of |
other times as might be supposed.
Among the fancies that have been
developed by collectors Of the present |
day is craze for the decorated lids |
OF pots that have once contained pot
ted meats, fish or pomade. Some Of
these things, collected at pains and
considerable cost, are calculated to
excite derision in the minds of those
who have escaped the craze, but
others, such as those showing pastoral
scenes, seaside views, sshipping and
well known buildings, are more inter-
esting. The lids are displayed by
mounting in circular black nodded
frames, which are hung on the wall
and may be decidedly decorative.
AS this Is the time Of the annual
stampede of tourists to the Old World,
the following advice of an experienced
traveller regarding the sojourn in Rome
may be of use: Don't buy tickets of
admission to the Vatican. These little
gray or yellow biglietti are easily OBJ
tanned without charge on application
to the secretary Of state, the office of
the ma1ordomo or the heads of the
English-speaking churches, like San
Silvestro, in Capite. Rogues will con-
stantly offer them to you .for. price
which is proportionate to their notion |
of your gullibility. Don't buy Roman |
antiquities, oggetti antichi, of colored |
glass, marble or bronze medals, sculp- |
lures or paintings, however prehistoric |
they may look. Ninety-nine out of |
hundred were made yesterday by some |
poor artist on the Campo di Flori, and |
nobody but the most knowing connois- |
seur can detect the hundredth. Don't |
miss the most interesting view Of st. |
Peters and the Vatican; 1t Is that seen |
from the terrace of the villa Of the |
knights of Malta, through permission |
obtainable on the spot. Don't forget |
the Lateran in your admiration of St, |
Peters; it is one of the most beauti- |
full churches in Rome.
To understand and appreciate fully |
an Oriental rug it is necessary to know |
something of the significance of the |
colors used and of the political and re- |
ligious history of the country in which |
1t was made. For not only the designs, |
but the tones in which these are WOW |
en-, are symbolic of national or per- |
sonal prejudices. To the Oriental, col |
ors stand for virtues and vices. royal |
insignia or social stigma. Tyrian pur- |
pie, rich and exquisite shade verging |
upon crimson, is almost universally re- |
garded as royal to classic degree. In |
China yellow Is the color of royalty, |
and as such has held supreme sway |
since time immemorial. With this ma
ton red is a sign of truth and virtue, |
and with the Egyptians a symbol of |
fidelity to 1.-THE faith" In China, also, |
white is the garb of sadness and |
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