Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-01-28
QUEER USES FOR CEILINGS.
Men Have Employed Thorn ~ Substt-
tutes for 6avinxs Banks-

Men Have Employed Thsm ~ Subscd-
tutes for ssvinxs Banks-
Some time since 4 Liv erpool gentle
man died, as 1t WAS thought, intestate.
No will could be found, and the ne6t
OF kin had already entered into pos
session when the decorators, In whose
hands the deceased's old house had
been placed for renovation, came
across the long sought-for document,
pasted on the library ceiling, where 1t
had been hidden from view by a layer
Of paper, which had been placed ther'
by the eccentric testato himself.
The celebrated Beau Brummel, duc
ing the first years Of his exile, while
yet his fame as a dandy was pre-
eminent, had the ceiling of his bed.
room covered with mirrors, 80 that
even while at rest he could study ele
gance and assume a graceful pose. For
such a purpose a glass ceiling is, how
ever, not unique, and the notorious
duchess of Cleveland had such anoth
er constructed to crafty her vanity.
For q far different reasop did GER
tain Yorkshire gentleman Of the last
century, mentioned By Mrs. Gaskell in
her Life Of Charlotte Bronte," hare
his ceiling paneled with mirrors. Ar
IDENTITY devoted to the sport of cock
Sighting, he continued to the last to
enjoy his favorite pastime, and even
when on his deathbed his room was
the scene of many an exciting fight,
which, lying on his back, he saw re
6ected In the glass overhead.
Another invalid whose tastes were
certainly more aesthetic was gentle
nan who died lately at Munich. Con
fined for many months to his bed, he
gratif1ed his love for art by having his
ceiling papered and covered with hia
most treasured pictures, which he in
his younger days had acquired. These
were changed from time to time fct
others In his collection, which In theii
turn were contemplated with delight
by the crippled connoisseur as he iay
stretched on his couch Of pain.
During a police case heard a yesl
pack at Tottenham the prosecutrix tolf
the magistrate that she had taken the
prisoner In out OF charity and hac per
United her to remain. This the pris
,ner denied, saying that she paid q
Cd a week. You only paid 2s," re
torted the other, land that is marked
en- the ceiling" This novel idea o
converting a ceiling into a rent bool
evoked a roar of laughter In court
An eccentric Brighton pedagogu
was wont to use the ceiling of hi
schoolroom as a blackboard. 1t wa
covered with q casing of blackene'
and polished wood on which the DOM
ME, by means of long, chalk-pointe
rod, used to draw geometrical figure
and diagrams while discoursing on tn
subtleties of Euclid. This unusual Pre-
ceeding was but the practical appl
cation of quaint theory of his tina
the elevation of the pupils eyes IN
duced sharpness of intellect.
Much annoyed at the barefaced mar
rer in which the photos of his friend
Ind acQuaintances that were scattere
In profusion about his rooms, were al
pyopriated by his many visitors, a ger
hit upon the ingenious device of hay
ing them affixed to the ceilings of hl
fat. Three large rooms are thus dec
rated, and that callers, should the
desire, may obtain clear view of I'll
portraits, opera glasses of special col
struction are supplied.
When in 1893 Mile. Forester gave
dance at her house In Paris the ceilir
Of the ballroom was so constructe
that at given intervals 1t discharge
upon the dancers fine rain OF viii
rose, cherry blossom, jockey club ar
other scents. This pleasing surprii
was likewise prepared for his CUES
=, by wealthy Russian nobleman, VIII
= however, heightened the effect by ha
ing the ceiling eIquisitely painted Wi
the flowers whose essences descend,
upAn those beneath.-London Tit-Bit
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