Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

The whole list.
Will by this time had abandoned his
guns so to speak, and surrendered I'M
conditionally, following his little wife
around and trying to look wise as she
pointed out one article of wearing ap-
parel after another to his unfamiliar gaze.
When next seen they were in the de-
partment Of ethnology, and Will was try
ing to tell Bessie" that he had seen saw
ages exactly like those in the cases, with
perhaps the addition Of a bracelet or q
nosering, which was considered full dress
in Africa. But Bessie did not stop to
listen, though her husband was evidently
cultivated gentleman who had travelled
extensively. She fitted from one thing
to another as lightly as a bird and as
daintily. lowering over the big sapphire
quartz for a moment, and then on to the
specimens of the precious metals and so
on through alhthe rooms.
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Strange sights are considered very fun
ny by some people. Three ladies attracted
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templated the lovely Chinese lady, with
that arch and simpering expression upon
her face, as she stands with one hand
partially extended, as If she had but just
lowered the ample folds of her sleeve and
permitted the full splendor of her beauty
to be revealed. Its softening effects are
not yet visible on the face of the Chi
nese gentleman confronting her. The
ladies were so overcome by the sight OF
these two representatives of oriental
splendor that they became almost hys-
terical, and were obliged to leave the
room before they could gain self-contro
sufficient to suppress their laughter.
By the nearby mummy case stood a
couple who were plainly from region
remote from the centers of wealth and
culture. The man might have been a
preacher in some inland country district
His one venture out In the great world
had probably been a trip to the holy land
He had seen mummies before and knew
all about them. Had seen one partially
"undressed'' as he told his wife, explain
ing to her that the mummy case Cor
responded to our coffin, and showing her
where the mummy had been dug into, -
as he expressed it, to ascertain If it was
genuine. Think what fund of knowledge
he was gathering to carry back to his
wondering congregation.
Strangers address remarks to each other
as they stand before cases containing the
familiar forms of bright-hued birds and
butterflies The pheasants in the case
near the entrance attract great deal of
attention. especially from the ladies, some
of whom look with envious eye upon the
magnificent plumage of the birds. One
woman remarked: Wouldn't those .feath-
ers look gorgeous on winter hat?'
But another woman bravely expressed
her sentiments by an emphatic assertion
that she would never wear as an orna-
ment any part of a bird. not even a
'eather,' much less a wing or a breast or
L head, however beautiful or we'll mount
ed it might be.
In the room where are located the lars
containing the devil fish and similar mon
sters party of three. a man and two
women, wandered about. They were from
the country anu luty ulun I care VINO
knew it. They We're thoroughly enjoying
the novelty of their surroundings. They
paused before the jars containing the
curious looking objects.
What are these?" asked one of the
women.
Them" said the man. looking his con
Tempt for feminine ignorance, "why.
them's insects"
We'll" said she, I'D hate to have one
of them get after me"'
Come here. Mary" called the man in
an exulting tone of voice a little later.
See IL you know what this is pointing
to a cone-shaped bundle of grayish fiber
THAT said Mary, that's nothing but
a wasp's nest. can see plenty of them
at home
"Of course you can" said the man. evil
IDENTIFY delighted to find SO familiar and
homelike an object In such unfamiliar
surroundings. They passed on. eager as
children out for holiday.
Upstairs a party of Ohio people discov-
cred the stone hatchets found near the
Ohio river in their own state. They
swelled with pride. Here was conclusive
evidence that their own state could boast
an ancestry" so to speak. equal to that
of any state In the Union.