The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-08
NOT LIKE GIFTS
TO CAIRO BRIDES
Are Queen Vict0ria's Jubilee
Presents at Worlds Fair.
JOHN LIKES THE JAPS
AND JANE SAYS THE JAPANESE
MAiDENS ARE JUST TOO
CUTE FOR ANYTHING"
Special to The Bulletin.

Special TO The Bulletin.
ST. Louis. Oct. THE poor. dear
Old queea, Five million dollars worth
o. presents and not thing she could
use. Not even sofa pillow to lay
her head on: not even pair of com
I Portable carpet-slippers for her tired
| fee,
This was James comment after
looking over Queen Vlcloria's jubilee
presents which axe c;splayed in %
large g.ass eases on the upper floor
Of the hall of congresses. She doubt
less expected to see an array of sugar
spoons. salad forks, clocks, card trays.
linen napkins and other useful things
such as are commonly bestowed upon
the brides OF Cairo. John thought
they might have given her a mani
cure sci or autograph album just 20
make her think OF old times"
Useless Presents.
But here are over four hundred
presents, mostly from the queens sub
jecs5 in her colonies and not one Of
them Of any use except sumptuous
carved ivory chair the gift Of the Ma
harajah of TraEancore This chair IS
valued at S250.000 and yet | doubt il
the queen eyer sat in IT, The other
presents consist largely Of silver and
sandalwood baskets, richly carved and |
many Of them inlaid with ivory. Many 4
OF them are cylindrical in shape |
doubtless containing scrolls Of parch |
ment upon which the queens subjects |
wrote their Fluctuations and good 4
wishes. A particularly costly and /
beautiful casket came from the Sar-
dar Edalji Khurshedii Motif and the
Parsl Community OF Surat. One ma
turally wonders why the Sardar and
tho Parsi Community didn't send an
coat OF a necklace of
pearls or something real swell.
There are Baskets galore from ALA.
labad, the Dewan Of palanpur Assam.
he Maharaja of Orcha. the Rajah OF
Bobbili in Vlzagapantlm, Madras. and
4 whole lot Of Indian Rajas ami
princes. There are also royal saddlrs
and elephant tCsks The Indian rajas
and princes mean: we'll but some one
should have passed the word around
lot to make any more Baskets or mu.
,ic cases. The TWO swarthy British
Ulcers who are guarding .hcse pres
.nts arc the Biggest men | have seen
L the exposition. The Patagonia1
,lants are small boside them. | ask.
d one OF tlem what the jubilee pres.
nts were valuel al. He said thai no
ne Lad undertaken to estimate their
alue and that they were not insured.
also learned that the presents shown
re onl. a tenth part OF what the
Heen received, and that their value {
ad been estimated by American sill. {
ersmiths al FIVE million dollars.
John likes the Japs. {
Johns step was elastic and his face S
GIFTED up with pleasant expectancy :
$ We climbed the hin 70 the japanese !
aVillions and pagodas. John swears i
y the little Jap. He wants 10 sec &
verifying he does and everything he
makes and must admit that these
ttle Yankees Of the East" are by
ar the most interesting people at the :
Up sit,pn. Ii Is hard 70 thini: Of them c
heiling Port ArtAur and pounding y
he ears army out Of is boots. 50 L
emile, rnobtrusiye and mild.manner. t
d are they. Not content with occu. L
wing a large portion OF each exhibit q
alaoe with the products Of their skill L
nd industry ,hey have thrown in this q
xhibit On a.: hill for good measure. a
assins through the great carved 4
GOD gl.es We sat down In q nearby n
"a house 90 rest and TO drink some 4
ormosa ia served by the little jap. v
nose nailens who Jane says. "arc n
Isl toe cutc Tor anything" "
LITTLE EGVp1'f' d.