Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-15

The proposal by the British to wear
white in memory of the gallant dead
means the revival of an old custom. Until
five centuries ago white was the accepted
mourning color in Europe. and Anne,
Queen of Charles IL of France, who
in 149S dressed in black on her husbands
death. seems to have been the originator
of what is now the general custom.
An incident OF the German rout comes
from tourist agency where great de-
light is expressed at a recaptured rub
berneck" wagon which was accustomed
throughout the summer to carry Ameri-
can visitors around the city to the Bos,
suburbs and race courses.
Requlsitioned for the transport Of
troops. its driver-a familiar figure in the
Place de rOpera, who was nicknamed
Cent Kios because he is barely five feet
tall-manaCed to avoid capture when the
machine was seized by the Germans near
Compicgne. Since then he has accompa-
MED the French forces disconsolate, but
was overIoyed on Friday to discover that
his beloved wagon had been abandoned
near MeauX. II is still intact, though bat
tered and riddled by bullets.
zone of the most venerable ikons in
Russia, representing a vision of the
Virgin to the Russian Saint Sergius
Radonejsky at the time OF the overthrow
ing Of the Tartar Yoke. has arrived from
Moscow at the headquarters of the
Grand Duke Nicholaevitch at the front
1t was received by the Grand Duke and
his staff and a procession OF clergy.
This ikon has accompanied the Rus
stan armies since the time OF Alexis,
father of petar tho Great"
Territorlals are largely temperance
men, the old service recruit got blind
drunk as a way of celebrating his enlist
ment. Your "terrior" drinks ginger beer
or lemonade and has a sneaking pen
chant for chocolate.
What they ate in 1870 during the siege
OF Paris is of interest at the present juno
ture. Elephant soup took the place OF
turtle, kangaroos and bears were in the
entree division, while stuffed donkey's
head was considered a deicacy. Later
roast wolf and roast cat garnished with
rats were not despised. Altogether q culi-
nary regime more curious than appetiz-
ing.
Indignant advertisements - Wanted
petticoats for all able bodied men" is a
fair eXample-are appearing in the agony
columns Of the English papers. But the
fact Is that recruiting is progressing
wonderfully The news OF the first big
battle greatly stimulated 1t, men focked
10 Scotland Yard 10 enlist, The record
recruiting day, so far was Tuesday. Sep
tember !, when 5000 enlisted. The officers
are much pie ased with the kind of ma
terial that Is coming In,
Lord Portsmouth recently visited the
French Empress Eugene at her home
in Hampshire. He found the illustrious
lady fun of courage and devotion to tho
French cause. In explaining her failure
70 treat her guest as she would have de-
sired, the Empress said
u cannot give you dinner because
most of the men of my kitchen have
gene to war"
CORES pondent In France describes
an Incident at Havre when the L. S. s,
Tennessee lay in the harbor and Brit
ish transport with her decks throngcd
with soldiers passed her. The American
batri-ship dipped the stars and Stripes
ma suddenly the British Tommios broke
into Rule Britannia" Then says the
correspondent the most amazing thing
happened. l heard IT, thrilled, The gal
LIANT American sailors took up the roll
ing chorus, rule Britannia, Britannia