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EBENCH MARRIAGES. MATRIMONY THE GREAT OBJECT TO ALL GIRLS OF FRANCE. Custom* In This Particular Hare Changed Radically—At the Present Time the Per sonal Inclinations of Young Women Are Considered- Miss Anna L. Bicknell is an English lady who has had most unusual oppor tunities for studying French life. For a number of years she was a governess in, the household of Napoleon 111 and re sided in the Tuileries. For The Century Miss Bicknell has written an article on •'French Wives and Mothers.” Miss Bicknell says: The old manage de convenance, which caused so much sorrow and consequent evil in former days, when a girl was taken out of a convent to be shown the man to whom she was about to be mar ried, is now a thing of the past. It must be acknowledged, however, that mar riages are still made up, often too has tily and superficially, by nicely balanced family arrangements and by the inter vention of friends. Nevertheless, attrac tion and repulsion are now taken into consideration, and a girl is no longer forcqd to marry a man whom she posi tively dislikes. I could quote instances in the very highest (historical) aristoc racy where, at the last moment, after the trousseau had been sent in (marked, according to custom, with the united initial letters of the two names elabo rately embroidered) and all the social preparations made, the marriage was broken off because the bride had de clared that she could not ‘‘get accus tomed” to the bridegroom nor endure the idea of seeing his face in her home during her natural life. In one of these instances the family lamentations over the initials of the trousseau were really amusing. Fortunately a substitute was soon found whose name, like that of tho rejected suitor, began with an X, and the complications were thus happily settled. The great object of the French girl’s life is marriage. From the time of her birth her parents have prepared for this event, and in many cases they have con siderably straitened their income and curtailed their enjoyments to make up her dot. Every girl in every class is ex pected to have something. Those who have nothing are exceptions and consti tute a minority of old maids. The girls who from choice do not marry generally become nuns, usually much against the wishes of their parents. The old tales of young women being forced into con vents to improve the position of their brothers are forgotten* in these days, when, while no child can on any pre tense be deprived of a share in the fa ther’s inheritance, monastic vows are not recognized by law. Nuns and spin sters are exceptions; marriage is the rule. When a girl is of age to be introduced into society, her friends and relatives immediately look out for a suitable hus band, whom it is considered highly de sirable to obtain before she has reached the age of 21, that she may not be pro claimed fille majeure when the banns are published. The principal considera tions are equality of birth, of position, of fortune, and in the last particular the scale is usually expected to weigh rather more on the side of the young lady, especially if the young man, in addition to sufficient present advantages, can bring forward a number of relatives not likely to live long. This is called having hopes (desesperances—beaucoup d’esperances). If the young lady with a substantial dot can also show a satisfac tory background of invalid uncles and aunts, then everything is as it should be, and the young people are brought together with every prospect of a favor able conclusion. It happens, however, too often that they do not know each other sufficiently, and that they are per suaded to believe that tho mutual liking is greater than it really is. Sometimes this sort of undefined attraction ripens into a deep and devoted love. When this occurs, there are no more affection ate wives or more faithful widows than Frenchwomen. More frequently, especially in the higher classes, a sort of cool friendliness springs up, where they see but little of each other, and freedom is enjoyed on both sides. The authority of the hus band is less felt than in an English household, jfhere is a sort of under standing that in her home the wife is queen and settles matters as she pleases. But their best and warmest feelings are awakened by all that concerns their children. French parents are perhaps the most affectionate in the world. The interests and welfare of their children are their first consideration, and won derfnl sacrifices of their own pleasure and enjoyment are made in favor of their sons and daughters by the most worldly men and women. These are taken as a matter of course; no on? thinks of doing otherwise or of seeing any merit in such acts. The mothers especially are unequal ed. Nothing will stand in the way of a Frenchwoman where her children’s in terests are concerned. This love is so engrossing that it swallows up every other. They are more mothers than wives, and if called upbn to choose be tween allowing a husband to go alone on a foreign mission or leaving their children they would not hesitate. ‘‘Mes enfants avant tout. ’ ’ More Proof. O’Hoolahan—Countin the two min yesterday, there’s been 13 kilt so far on the noo buildin goin up across the street. O’Callahan (impressively) Thot’s another proof av the unluckiness av the number 13.—Brooklyn Eagle. Oysters after they have been brought away from the sea know by instinct the exact bom: when the tide is rising and approaching their beds, and so of their own accord open their shells to re ceive their food from the sea, as if they were still at home. DINAH-SALIFOU. - • The Ludlcroi, Adventure* of • Negro King In Gay Part*. Dinah-Salifou, formerly king of the Nalous, died a few days ago in the Mili tary hospital of St. Louis, In Senegal. It may be remembered that only two sov ereigns visited the French universal exhi bition of 1880. Dinah-Salifou was one, and the shah of Persia, the luxurious Nasr-ed-din, was the other. They met one day at tho exhibition. The shah looked at his black cousin from head to foot and then turned away in contemptuous silence, • much to the surprise of the poor negro monarch, who felt inclined to call him out The shah, however, compensated for the affront by presenting him with a mag nificent saber, which Dinah-Salifou im mediately suspended to his belt It was the happiest day of his life, as Joseph Prud’homme would have said. But, alas, his happiness did not last long! There be ing some doubt as to the authenticity of tho African potentate, no reception was prepared for his arrival, and lie had to lodge in a small furnished apartment. Every day our negro king, accompanied by his queen, a corpulent lady dressed in savage fashion, went out in an open cab to visit the sights of Banis. Behind the royal couple carnet their suit, which was composed of half a dozen natives, all at tired in what may be described as rags and tatters, and grinning like so many gorillas. His majesty knew nothing of the French language beyond a phrase which he had learned, and which he em ployed on all occasions, from grave to gay, from lively to severe. “Suis tres content” (I am very contented) ..was the universal phrase in question. One evening Dinah- Salifou, together with his wife and at tendants, went to the theater of the Porte St. Martin. Tho king was dressed in a long robe very much like a dressing hat which resembled a wide awake, with a tall crown, rod babouches, and by his side tho saber which the shah had given him. The queen wore a white dress, with a necklace made of colored beads, and a small hat of red and yellow velvet. As regards their suit, they put on for tho oc casion caftans of various colors, greasy and patched up. One of the dignitaries had on a pair of red trousers which evidently be longed at one time to some French soldier. Another was the treasurer of tho king dom, who was considered to be a distin guished personage. His African majesty was a tall, well built man, as black as ebony. Tho queen was also tall and not without a certain grace. But she was not so black as her royal husband. The manager of the thea ter did honor to his royal guests by plac ing them in one of the prominent boxes, from which they were able to sco tho whole audience. “Suis tres content,” said the king, showing his tongue and indicating thereby that ho was thirsty. Beer was brought to them, and as they drank it tho orchestra struck up a “bamboula,” which delighted them beyond measure. Tho per formance passed off all right, save that tho queen fell asleep and set to snoring so loudly that she had to bo removed to a back seat. The king preserved a more dignified attitude. Upright and immobile, with his right hand on his saber, he fol lowed the representation. Now and then he looked at the audience, and a few cries of “Vive Dinah!” were raised, whereon he bowed gracefully and exclaimed,- “Suis tres content!” The news soon spread that Dinah-Salifou and his suit were inside, and in a few minutes tho theater was be sieged by a large crowd curious to sec them. When tho dark monarch appeared at tho door, ho was greeted with all sorts of cries, to which he responded by clap ping his hands. It was some time before tho royal couple and their attendants could bo pushed into cabs, but, alas, such was tho crowd that it was impossible to move on. Tho police were powerless to clear the way, and renewed cries of “Vive Dinah! Vivo les morioauds!” echoed on all sides. Dinah-Salifou seemed at first to be agree ably surprised and shook tho hands of all near him, exclaiming“Suistres content!” but on seeing tho crowd jump on his cab and take other liberties with himself and wife he began to feel uneasy. Suddenly he rose in great wrath and glaring fero ciously at the crowd around him cried out louder than ever, “Suis tres content!” which, of course, only increased tho mer riment of tho spectators. His fury grow ing greu: r, he wanted to draw his saber and charro tho crowd, but unfortunately tho weapon was intended for show only and had no blade. But for that some dis- . aster might have occurred. His misfortunes, however, did not end here. A little’ ragamuffin, more audacious than.the rest, seized hold of his majesty’s crown and made off with it. The king was about to descend from his carriage and pursue tho urchin, but his queen kept him back by tho tail of his caftan. Tho disorder was now complete. A strong force of police, however, soon arrived, and tho crown was restored to its owner. Tho crowd then made way for the royal vehicle, and Dinah, who had recovered from his indignation, saluted them. Tho latter again shouted “Vivo Salifou!” while the black monarch responded with cries of “Suis tres content!” and so ended the royal adventure.—Paris Letter in London Globe. Funds Locked Up In Chancery. The receipts and transfers into the su preme court of judicature (England) dur ing the year ended Feb. 29, 1896, were £15,883,257 Is. Id. This sum, added to the balance in hand on March 1, 1895, makes a grand total of £76,768,417 Bs. sd. After payments out of court to successful claimants and others amounting to £17,- 035,648 14s. lOd. there remained in hand in cash and securities on Feb. 29, 1896, the large balance of £59,732,768 Bs. 7d., exclusive of a large item under the head of “Foreign Currencies.” The proportion of this balance which may be classed as “un claimed” is not stated, but no less than £2,827,822 13s. sd. has been appropriated in the absence of claimants to various ob jects. The consolidated fund is liable in respect of this appropriation in the event of legitimate heirs at any time substan tiating their claims. The number of suit ors’ accounts is 49,924, of which some 5,000 relate to funds unclaimed between 1720 and 1877 Tho funds in the supremo court of judi cature (Ireland) on Sept. 80, 1896, were £5,381,218 4s. Bd. In the chancery divi sion there is a largo sum of unclaimed money, but the exact amount is not stated. More than £250,000, part of such un claimed funds, has been appropriated to ward the cost of building the law courts and law library in Dublin.—Chambers’ Journal. Hl* Loquacious Wife. Van Wither—How cheap things are get ting to be. I see you can buy a talking machine now for $lO. Von Miner —Yes. But I got one for nothing. It was a wedding present from my wife’s parents.—Cincinnati Commer cial Tribune. GLORIES OF VENICE. Among Them That of Dreaming thf D*J» Aaay In a Oordola. It Home In these day is too warm for comfort, if Florence ia an oven perfectly unbearable, there is one spot in Italy which is as near perfection as one can hope to find in this world. Venice, Venice the golden, is in the height of its glory tn these warm, summer days, when one can float about all day and half through the night in a poetic but at the same time admirably comfortable ■ gondola, when the sun deepens the tints of sky and water and gilds the fairy like palaces, when the man dolin and guitar tinkle until dawn under the window of some fair inamorata, when the Lido is a long strip of gold laved by the refreshing sea, and the harshest sound to be beard is the human voice—when, in fact, life in Venice is the apotheosis of tho doloe far nlente. . However, if one be energetic there are other ways of amusing oneself in the Queen City of the Adriatic than by lotus eating. The cases, chantants and other wise, are in full swing, the theaters are open, the social world still lingers, the usual attractions to sightseers are open, and there is the International Art exhibi tion, which quite merits more than one visit. Take, for example, the Japanese exhibits, those delicious landscapes with a blending of colors all their own; fascinat ing, tender little women, and gems of bronzes in which the Japanese have reach ed such perfection, reproducing animals and flowers with the most scrupulous ex actness. There are examples of Japanese art of the end of the eighteenth and be ginning of the nineteenth century, espe cially of the well known artists, Hokosal and Otamaro. In utter contrast are the British painters represented, and especially the Scotch group, while the Russians, and under some aspects the Austrians, have distinguished themselves. Connoisseurs in Italy, who until lately clung to old prejudices, have been obliged to cast them aside and acknowledge the pre-eminence of these schools. In April there were 80,- 000 visitors to the exhibition, about 2,800 a day, and from all sources, sales of cata logues, etc., (22,220 have been gathered in during that month. The municipality of Venice has bought 33 pictures in oils, three statues and one water color for a sum of $20,000. So far the Italian gov ernment has made no purchases, much to the indignation of the Venetians.—Pall Mall Gazette. The African Cook. The Acoras, who are employed right down the whole west coast of Africa, thanks to the valuable education given by the Basel mission, as cooks, carpenters and coopers, cannot resist fishing, let their other avocations be what they may. A friend of mine the other day had a new Accra cook. The man cooked well, and my friend vaunted himself, and was con tent for the first week. At the beginning of the second week the cooking was still good, but somehow or another there was just a suspicion of a smell of fish about the house. The next day the suspicion merged into certainty. The third day the smell was insupportable and the atmosphere un fit to support human life, but obviously healthy for flies. The coek was summoned and asked by her Britannia majesty's representative where the smell came from. He said he could not smell it and he did not know. Fourth day, thorough investigation of the premises revealed the fact that in the back yard there was a large clotbeshorse which had been sent out by my friend’s wife so that he could have his clothes aired. This was literally converted into a screen by strings of fish in the process of drying—i. e., decomposing in the sun. The affair was eliminated from the do mestic circle and cast into the ocean by seasoned natives, and awful torture in this world and the next promised to the cook if ho should ever again embark in the fish trade. The smell gradually faded from the house, but the poor cook, bereft of his beloved pursuit, burst out all over in boils and took to religious mania and drink and so had to be sent back to Accra, where I hope he lives happily, surrounded by his beloved objects.—Miss Kingsley in Na tional Review. Netting the Native*. Here is a good yarn explaining how whalers get native crews: “When a whaler is fitted outfrom home, she takes her officers, boatswains and a few foremast bands and steers for the western islands (Azores). Arrived there, a boat i? lowered and a box of new boots put in it. Tho crew pull ashore into some convenient little bay surrounded by woods, and, landing, they open the box of boots and stand them all along in a row. Then one man begins at one end of the row and pulls all the boots on and off again one after the other. They then board their boats and pull off around the point out of sight, and the natives, who have been watching them from the woods, come down and try the boots on. When tfeje offi cer in charge of the boat thinks they have had time enough to be fitted, he comes back, and the poor ’Gees, being unable to run with the boots on, ore easily captured and carried off whaling. I know th|s to be a fact, for the whalers told me of it themselves.”—“On Many Seas,” by Fred erick Benton Williams. Foul Breath and How to Treat It. Foul breath comes from several causes —viz, digestive disturbances, bad teeth.and certain forms of catarrh. If foul diges tion, it comes from the stomach, and in that case the stomach should be washed out or otherwise sweetened and a mild diet adopted until the stomach clears it self. If from the teeth, it usually cornel from a cavity in which food lodges and decomposes. This is deleterious to health, aside from being disagreeable, and should be remedied by consulting a good dentist. If from catarrh, it is generally the atroplc kind, in which there is usually a good deal of dryness to tho throat The secre tions become morbid and cling to the mu cous membrane, decomposing and form ing a crust, usually In the posterior nares, or vault, of the pharynx. This Is a very troublesome form of catarrh and should lead to a consultation with a specialist A spray of peroxide of hydrogen mixed with water, equal portions, will destroy all odors. An applioation of carbolized vase line has also been found to be of great service.—Home Doctor. Golden SUenee. On one occasion Mr. J. M. Barrie found himself sitting at dinner beside a literary celebrity with whom he was well aoqualnt ed. After the conventional salutation, Mr. Barrio turned to bis companion and asked: “Do you feel like talking?” “No, I do not,” was the prompt reply. “No more do I,” answered Barrie. And It is told of the twain that neither ex changed a word with the other during the whole progress of the'dinner. •mim •• —w ■— ~ *ewum JAPAN'S WOMEN. They Have Been ■ Organising to Secure Ffaeir Bigfate. “The Japanese Indies are really organis ing at last. They are beginning a strong movement to amend the Japanese laws so that a Japanese gentleman that supports another woman besides hi* legal wife oan be arrested. The law* an now one sided —yes, very much one sided. The Japanese husband oan have as many outside wives as he pleases; not regular wives, you un derstand. Japan law lets the husband marry only one wife. Otherwise be Is guilty of bigamy, same as here.” This announcement of woman’s inde pendence in the land of silent wives and maidens that won’t be kissed came recently at the Hotel Ryan from S. Kishi, a young attorney of Tokyo. Mr. Kishi having practiced some time in his 1 own city, resolved to venture forth into western lands to sec how it was possible for lawyers to make an honest living in Europe and America. The study of this intricate problem detained Mr. Kishi six weeks in San Francisco, throe months in Milwaukee and some weeks in Chicago. He has now arrived in St. Paul, where he will enter the law department of the Great Northern railroad and remain several months. Eventually ho will proceed to Europe. “Formerly," continued the smiling, White toothed law pilgrim, “that is to say, up to 25 years ago, a Japanese gentleman could have as many informal wives as be wished.' He was rather proud of them and showed them in public. Now sentiment has so changed that ho keeps them hid away. He would be thought very Immoral to exhibit them la public. Yet he cannot bo punished by law, but this exception in favor of the men Is likely to be done away with. There is a commission now revising our civil code. That code ia based upon the Code Napoleon, not on the English common law. Our commercial code, how ever, is modeled after the commercial code of Germany. “But it Is natural for woman to want lees than man in Japan. Wo consider that she is equal to man in quality, but not in quantity. That is the way wo express it And she is always by nature different Man is strong, rough, brave. Woman is weak, gentle, gracious, timid. She must attend to her homo. Man must go out Into business, Into government, Into war. We do not mix occupations as you do here. For example, the men ride bi cycles In Japan very much more now than before, but the women—never. A woman astride of a bicycle! It would bo too rude, too bold. She should be at home, not showing herself upon the streets. “Her costume? Oh, it is almost always Japanese. Years ago, perhaps ten years, one of our cabinets thought they would help Japan abroad by persuading our peo ple to dress like Europeans. Evon the court ladles began to wear foreign dresses. But tho cabinet went down. The women took back their native costumes. Now a Japanese lady most always wears her an cient costume. We find that your dresses are not convenient, as our women sit about on the floors of our little houses. But the Japanese men are using the Euro pean clothes very generally in our cities— that is, for business in government offices and in the professions. But when the men get home they take off these clothes and put on the good old Japanese robes. Then we are comfortable.”—St. Paul Pio neer Press. “Arranging” a Landscape. The composition of a landscape photo graph requires as much care as any other picture, though beginners in photography usually think that a landscape, being com posed of stationary objects, cannot be ‘Ur ranged” in any special way. This is true, but if the landscape cannot be moved the camera can, and by shifting it a little to the right or left an artistic picture may be made of what would boa most uninter esting scene if the point of view were not well chosen. In a general landscape view the camera should be adjusted so that the horizon line will bo about a third of the way from the top or bottom of the picture. If the hori zon line is nearer the bottom than the top, there should be plenty of clouds in the sky to give variety to the picture. In case there are no clouds in the sky they can be printed Into the picture from a cloud neg ative. The line of the horizon should never run straight across the picture, but must be broken up as much as possible by ob jects which rise above it According to artists' laws, the lines of a picture should either run diagonally or be arranged in a pyramidal form. It the lines run diagonally the tallest objects should be at one side of the pic ture, and if they are to bo in pyramidal form have the tallest point a little to one side of the center of the picture. By mov ing the camera a few feet either way this effect is easily obtained. A picture should never be divided In the center by any prominent object, like a tree, a house, etc. Pictures of this kind are very trying to look at, giving the effect of two pictures on one card.—Harper’s Round Table. Hopelea*. A Mr. X. wished to have a telephone put in his bouse, but his aged mother vig orously protested against it. “Robert,” she said, “If you bring one of those dread ful things In here I’U never close my eyes for fear It may break out and sweep us all into eternity, and us not a bit the wiser." Mr. X. tried to persuade her that It was a most harmless instrument, but she said: “No, no. Look at the thousands—aye, millions—of poor Hindoos it killed last autumn." “Why," exclaimed he, “that wasn’t a telephone, mother I That was a typhoon.” But the timid old lady lowered her spectacles, and, looking at him over the rims thereof, said: “ You need not try to make a fool of me, Robert. I perhaps don’t know very much, but I do know that the typhoon is the emperor of Japan. ” Mr. X. gave it up as a hopeless case.— Strand Magazine. Story of Lee's Surrender. When Hamlin Garland was gathering material for the life of Grant, he spent a day or two In Atlanta, where he met an old Virginia negro who said that he had witnessed Lee’s surrs&der. Garland was Interested and questioned him closely. "You say you were present when Lee surrendered?” “Dat I wuz, sub!” “Did you see Lee give up his sword?" “No, sub, I didn’t! Gin’rul Lee give up he sword? Not himl Dey tried ter take it sum him, but be made a pass at one er two of dem, en dey lef’ off—l tell you!" “And where was Grant all that time?" “Oh, he wui right dar, sub! En he tol’ ’em, be did: ‘Weil, boys, let him keep de weapon. He can’t do much damage, kaee be done whipped anyhow.* ’’—At lanta Constitution. - AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. ‘"WH WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE S&C EXCLUSIVE USE OE THE WORD u CABTOBIA,” AND “PITCHER’S CASTORIA,” AS our trade Mark. f DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of “PITCHER’S CASTORIA,” the same that has borne and does now f on ev€ry bear the facsimile signature of wrapper. This is the original * PITCHER’S CASTORIA, ” which has been used in the homes of the Mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is the kind you have always bought _//#*. on and has the signature of wrap- per. 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