Year: 1878

the chase, the spOlls OF those
oriental Nimrods whose prey is the
King of the forest. No child's
play this but sport for mailed men,
the grand excitement of which,
toughens the nerves for the su-
preme contest where Empires are
lost and won, the weapons used,
are glittering sharp and strong
knives, battle axes and spears, all
speaking OF sanguinary wal, am Of
probable danger and death; and
the trophies are the tusks of the
elephant, the fierce claws and teeth
Of the kingly lion, and the royal
tiger, all tipped with silver and
gold and all attesting the prowess
of the fearless hunters who struck
them down in their native lair.


Rich in golden frebwork are scat
tered around soft housings for the
elephant and the camel, and saddles
for the proud Arabian ooursers
whose native home is the desert
sand. Two cases are filed with
sharp and shining swords, the scab-
bards Of velvet and silver and gold
being marvels of curious workman
ship. On the hilts are jewels of
priceless value, the gifts Of oriental
despots who pay tribute to the
Empress Of India, and who, in
these beautiful offerings, have tes-
tilted their love and reverence for
her son, who will some day he their
ruler and their Lord. Another
case contains robes CT the finest
silk and garments fabricated from
the soft and golden feeces Of Cash
mere, light and airy as the cloudy
robes that envelop the limbs Of the
tabled Gods,-deIicate needlework
deftly wrought by fairy fingers al
most conceals the original structure,
these are indeed fit to be.the royal
robes of Kings. Another case is
filed with quaint and curious fire.
arms odd indeed in their construc-
tion, yet deadly enough no doubt
in the hands of the skilled and daring
marksmen for whom they were
Manufactured. Here and there, in
this wonderful collection, strange
little creatures with eyes Of sap
phire and ruby, and pearl peer out
on you as you pass and seem ready
to leap at you from the golden EN-.
broidery. Almost every day some
where in the Exhibition nay be
seen the Prince of Wales, accom-
panied by his beautiful wife, whose
lovely and gentle face has won the
hearts Of Englishmen everywhere.
Pleased as children they wander
from place to place perfectly free
from impairment intrusion, and
happy in the individual liberty
which is no greater boon to a
peasant than King.


By far the most perfect exhibit
at the present time is to be found
in the British department.; England
took time by the forelock. The
United States is struggling hard
to make up for lost time and will
no doubt make good report. The
attendance ka7 been very good ever
since the opening day, though there
is not single department that
can yet be called finished. During
the week which is past there have
been several individual lilluminations
in honor Of the Exposition, the
most notable being that at the
house and ground Of Madam Roths-
child, which Was exceedingly beau
| tiful. Paris is very full of people;
everything is on the rise the
Grand Hotel put it's dinners up
last week from six francs to eight,
and most of the other hotels are
following suit. Paris is not only
full of people, but it is also full Of
delusions, one of the most re-
markable being the idiosyncrasies
of the French clock. l have yet to
find two, which keep time alike
seven times did. I set my watch
between the church of tie Made
leine and the Portee se saint-Denis,
| and HE~ally missed an important en-
gagement by being fifteen minutes
to slow.


But among the numerous hidden
pitfalls which beset your imperiAed
feet there is nothing that equals
that delightful illusory fiction which
meets you at every turn, ''English
spoken here" it is almost as much
of an enigma as that sublimest OF
all mysteries, the French sausage,