The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-19

said: These are not the clothes which l furnished
 And that is not the girl I chose for you,'' said the matchmaker.
 It was then discovered that two we'd dngs were slated for that night in the had been carried in their closed chairs to the wrong rooms
 This was not discovered until tho cers- monies had been performed. and 1t took considerable money to buy the officials to unite the knots and bring the right couples together.
 Five Hundred Dollars for MusIc.
 For certain time after weddings were resumed it was prohibited to use music in connection with them, and during the period of deep mourning ali noisy fes- tivity was punished. A high Chinese scholar of Pelin who played the banjo was fined $500 and given 25 lashes.
 In the city of Wuchang a Greek had been granted the right to open bio graph show for 8 month. He had just begun to exhibit his motion pictures when the imperial deaths occurred The officials said the show must close, and the Greek demanded damages. He was paid S125O in lieu of his loss.
 In this same town of W,lchang, which lies just opposite Hankow, the police were given scissors the day the mourning be- gan and were instructed to cut from the caps of the men every red button they saw; they were ordered also to cut into pieces any red clothing that might be worn. An official of this same region shaved his scalp contrary to law He was at once put into a cangue; that is, a heavy board framework five feet square was fitted around his nook so that 1t hung upon his shoulders, extending 50 far out that he could not touch his head with his hand. After that the police smeared his scalp with pitch and turned him loose on the streets.
 The Sad CoIors Are White and Blue.
 In our country black is the color for mourning. Among the Chinese the deepest grief Is represented by white, and half mourning by blue. Red and gold are the emblems of rejoicing. The day after the death of the Emperor an edict was sent out that the red buttons must be taken off the caps of all men and boys, and that white or blue buttons should take their places. During my stay in Mulkden I had an official acting as my interpreter. He had been wearing a bright yellow satin gown with a black cap on which was red button. On the day of the Emperor's death he appeared in blue buttons and black cotton gown. At tne same time the officials there came out in white sackcloth, and many in gowns of white sheepskin, with the wool on the out side The police put white bands on their sleeves, and all college students dressed likewise.
 Shortly thereafter an edict was sent forth that for three years no furs except the white sheepskins could be worn by the officials. This seriously affected the fur market, sables and other costly furs go- ing down Nike . shot. Today most furs arc a drug on the market, and some of the merchants have been ruined by the Emperor's death. am acquainted with an American who bought sable robe worth $2o00 for $a2o. He got tiger skin for SO and fox skins for almost noth- ing. Nearly all tho officials have winter costumes of silk and satin lined with choice furs. They are buying none now, and the only furs in demand are lamb skins and sheepskins.
 The mourning period has also affected the traders in silks and satins. The of ficial who dared come out in gay clothing during the period of deepest grief, lost his office, and the police punished all such. Four of the government ofdcera