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Palace of the Paris Exposiiinu.
A brilliant novelty for the exposi-
tion in Paris in 1900 emanates from ii.
Zowieski, a wall-known architect of 11..
Russian National Theater. it provide.-
for the erection of a crystal building,
over which Will fall cascades of water
from hundreds of fountains or jets.
The building will be made entirely 02
glass, and will rival in beauty of con-
struction and originality of design th-
famous Crystal Palace of lioudon, Eng-
land. The Paris palace of glass mi.
be shaped somewhat like t;;e minaret-
topped structures that are so int-c}.
admired i-n Oriental cities. it will cov-
er an area of ._six thousand square
yards. On each corner will be crystal
towers, and in the center will rise a
minaret of beautiful and original de-
sign that will be an appropriate cen-
trepiece to the fairy palace.
The interior of the crystal structure
is to be almost as attractive as the ex-
terior, for in this building will be
grouped the most interesting exhibits
of the exposition. . Since it became
known that the managers had accept-
ed the idea for a crystal structure, sug-
gested by M. Zowieski, they have been
overwhelmed with applications from
would-be exhibitors for places in the
glass building, the exhibitors well
knowing what a. center of attraction the
building will be, and appreciating also
the fact that a structure of transparent
material will be flooded with light'in
a manner calculated to show off the
fine points of the exhibits to perfec-
'tion.
The managers appreciate this, too,
and have decided to concentrate in the
crystal building the exhibits that are
of such exquisite delicacy that the
stronger the light the greater their
beauty. Here will be seen the art
gems that require no shadow to con- '
ceal imperfection, the rare paintings,
the curios of the earth and the treas-
ures of the ocean. ,
But it is the outside of the build- ’
ing that will be the greatest wonder by
night and day. Wherever water can
be conveyed by a line of piping that
does not interfere with the interior or
exterior beauty of the building there
water-{will hie. .- Wherever a. jet can be
addedior a fountain made to play with-
:out [destroying the general harmony of
the whole, or overdoing the wonderful
watery eflect, there the jet and the
fountain will be placed. The whole
1 structure of glass will be enveloped in
a veil of liquid beauty. From all sides
the water will spurt up in rows of jets
that spring from the ground-and rise
over the roof in uniform heights, .10
fall back on the building in graceful
showers of spray. These rows of jets
will entirely surround the structure,
so that the visitors, can pass inside
the glass case, and see the rising we.
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ing fountains, whose water bursts from
the roof in graceful showers, mingling
artistically with the jets that rise from
the ground. There will be flowering
devices formed by the bursting waters,
wheels of liquid loveliness, trees of
glittering spray, new and novel pat-
terns traced in sparkling drops on the
glass background of the palace, and
fanciful figures innumerable formed of
dashing, leaping, falling, bursting-
spray, each drop of which obeys the
will of the designer, so as to bound
and fall in conformity with the plan
of the master mind that constructed
the set of pipes and nozzlesthrough
which the water passes on its way to
the air. In the daytime, when the sun
strikes the gushing waters, and paints
them in rainbow colors, making each
drop a crystal gem of . constantly
changing hue, the water palace will be
a sight'that, for loveliness, will be hard
to surpass.
But how can words describe the ap-
pearance of the fairy palace in the
night time, when the structure is il-
luminated by the electric light in all
the most beautiful colors imaginable.
Inside and- out it will be a. blaze of
splendor. Showers of crystal drops
will meet the white, blue, green, red
and yellow light of electricity in every
direction, miniature geysers will burst
from the fountains surrounding the
foundations of the‘building, and cross
and criss-cross the dazzling rays, ap-
pealing to the senses of both sight and
hearing.
The designs will be changed fre-
quently, so that on each day and night
of the week there will be a different ar—
rangement of watery patterns. ‘Or, if
it is desired, the patterns can be chang-
ed at intervals during the day or .
night. This is made possible by the
skill of the designer, who has arranged
his plans for the pipework so that by
shutting off some of the jets and turn-
ing on others, floral formations can be
turned into pillars of water,
wreaths of crystal flood into wavy
twists and turns and flgures.-—Balti-
more American.
Frock-.10: Young Girls.
The new dainty silk cashmere and
thin cotton frocks for girls from four
to sixteen years have velvet ribbon
edging the ruffles on the waist and
skirt similar to those prepared for wo-
men. These frocks also have yokes of
tucked silk and velvet ribbon, and rib-
bon is worn in profusion on children’s
dresses. The belts are made of No. 9
or No. 12 ribbon, with a rosette on
each side, and two ends falling to the
lower edge of the skirt. Since sashes
have returned to favor children wear
them tied in a knot at the back.
Black and fancy ribbons are preferred
to solid colors for children’s frocks.
Square yokes are sometimes finished
with a rosette or donkey-ear bow on
each side, with long ends of the form-
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.Ll HUNG CHANG’S FURS.
A Sable Skin Thai: Surpasses Anything in
Nature.
Li Hung Chang is believed to be the
richest man in the world. This beliei
certainly givespredit from a. glimpse
at one portion of his invested capital
which recently made its appearance in
the city of London. Among other
sources of income, the great Chinese
satrap draws an annual tribute of prec-
ious furs from one of the northern
provinces.
‘Li Hung Chang has immense ware-
houses in Pekin crammed with precious
furs, from top to bottom.
There is an immense demand for rare
furs in China. A nation in which neith-
er men nor women wear jewels, but
which has an exquisite taste for per-
sonal luxuries, finds 2. Substitute for
jewels in costume. An Indian or Afghan
prince will perhaps dress in white cot-
ton, provided this be set off by some
priceless gems on his sword: daggei
and turban. A Chinese mandarin’s sole
jewel may be a. few bits of jade or car-
nelian, but he makes up for this.ir.
summer by the richness of his silks
and in winter by wearing robes of fur:
so splendid that it needs a. certain ed11-
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cation to appreciate the full beauty of
the costume. It has long been known
that the Chinese furriers were the best
in the world. and that except in the
dyeing of sealskins, their treatment of
the fur itself, especially in improving
its tint and luster, was unrivaled. It
was not, however, suspected that they
could improve on the work of nature.
An inspection of some of Li’s furs re-
cently sent to London showed that this
was a task not beyond the art of the
ancient civilization of the far East.
There were three or four robes which
raised a certain excitement of admira-
tion, even among the purely commer-
cial experts of the wholesale fur trade.
One of these robes was constructed
with a special object.
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to the size of the skin of a bear. in
addition to creating a gigantic sable.
this genius also wished that ani-
mal should have fur with tin ‘. .1111 lying
all parallel; whereas in nea’rly ev-m
fur except that of the seal. ulnar the
long hairs are removed the grain and
direction follow the anatomy of the
body, and give an unevenness to the
whole. To effect these objects the art-
ist had cut out the “tit-bits" of sable
skins. and divided these into tiny strips
averaging from an inch to half an inch
in length. These strips were all from
the. same part of the sable’s body, ad
were covered with for of even length,
luster and thickness. They were then
sewn together with minute art, so that
at the back the skin looked like a
patchwork of tiny parallelograms like
the squares on a fritillary flower, aver-
aging from three to four in the square
inch. In front the for was absolutely
uniform, homogeneous and apparently
without seam or joining, the kind of
giant sable skin which might appear
in dreams as the ideal of a. Russian
bride’s trosseau. But Li Hung Chang’s
furriers had produced something bet-
tetr than‘this—a fur robe which can
justly claim to be an improvement on
anything that nature has given us in
the rarest furs of beasts. Sable was
again the material used. In this robe
also the skins were divided, and re-
joined so as to secure uniformity of
tint, fur and setting. But in the robe
so made the artist had inserted at in-
tervals the skin of the sable's shoulder
and forepaw. This, when cut out, laid
flat and sewn together, with a little ad-
dition to the curves, forms an ”009‘-
lus" like a peacock’s eye in sable dam-
ask, for the tint of the robe was uni-
form, and only the difference in the lie
and texture of the fur produced the or-
naments. The result was the creation
of a sable skin, adorned at regular in-
tervals with an. apparently natural or-
nament of peacock’s eyes, such as one
sees in the tail of the white peacock,
indicated by the same alternations of
reflection arid lights as in damask. The
magnificence of this conception needs
no comment.—_—London Spectator.
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A Town Built of Salt.
In Galicia, in Austrian Poland, there
is a remarkable underground 'city
which has a population of over Loot
men, women and children, scores of
whom have never seen the light of day,
It is known as the City of the Salt
Mines. and is situated several hundred
feet below the earth’s surface.
It has its town-hall, theatre, and
assembly-room, as well as a beautiful
.church, decorated with statues, all be-
ing fashioned from the pure crystal-
lized rock-salt. It has well-graded
streets and spacious squares, lighted
with electricity.
There are numerous instances in this
underground city where not a single
individual in three or four successive
generations has ever seen the sun. or
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'wrr .AND HUMOR.
"She is very frigid in her manner,”
remarked Willie Wishington.
“Perhaps,” was the reply, “but she
has a heart of gold.”
“So I have been informed. But I
am tired of trying to cross a conversa-
tional Chilkoot Pass in order to reach
lt."—-Washington Star.
Mandy—I see by this paper, Hiram,
that Jimmy Stone has been a book-
maker.
Hiram—That so? I allus thought
he’d turn out a literary feller; he was
so smart at figgers an’ spellin’.——Louis-
ville Courier-Journal.
Hoax: “Is this your little baby?"
Joax: “Sometimes."
Hoax: “I don’t understand.”
Joax: “Why, when we’re among. my
relatives it's mine; but to my wife‘s
folk it’s never anything but our Mary’s
baby.”
Klondiker—Say, I just struck it rich
again. Found half a dozen nuggets as
big as saddle-rock oysters.
His Partner—There you go again!
'Always aggravatin’ a man by talkin'
about good things to eat—Indianapo-
lis Journal.
“I wish yuh please, Suh,” said an old
darky, “write me a letter ter de man
whut ’lists de sojers e11 ax him ter
gimme a place in de army.”
“All right. Any particular place?"
“No, Suh, 1’cep dat I wants ter be a
Colonel—des lak de res’ er dem!”——A’t-
lanta Constitution.
“How in the world did you get elect-
ed Probate Judge, Slicker?”
“It was easy. I just took the stump,
made war speeches, and said that this
country could whip anything under the
blue dome of heaven. The other fel-
low talked good government and fit-
ness for oflice.”—Detroit Free Press. ,
“Yes,” remarked young Borem, “it
is undoubtedly true that every dog has
his day.”
“Perhaps so” replied Miss Cutting,
glancing at the clock and suppressing
a yawn, “but he doesn’t sit up all night
waiting for it. "—Chicago News.
“I notice the exclusive people of New
York amuse themselves getting up
family trees. ”
“Yes, and their simian forefathers
did the same thing.”—Cleveland Plain-
dealer. ..
People always laugh at the first man
to adopt a new fashion, and at the last
one to follow iL—Atchison (Kan)
Globe.
“Well, what do you think of hot
voice?”
“Well, she has a‘beautiful singing
voice to talk with, but a bad talking
voice to sing with."—Philadelphia
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HU RRAH FOR PRIVATE-JONES.
of His Comrades.
With his bare hands, Private John
M. Jones, of Battery I, regular army.
stant, but it was one of those brief
periods of time that seem an age, and
that often make brave men grow gray.
The event came about in this way:
Lieut. Charles W. Foster, of Battery I,
to take charge of the firing of the sa-
lute from the Marin shore, and with
him were Sergt. M. L. Mitchell and
Privates Davis, Dunigan, Seigle, Mor-
ley, Winters the gunner, and Jones.
The squad loaded one of the big 15-
inch guns with 50 pounds of black pow-
der. The priming wire was driven
down the vent-hole, and the friction
primer put in place. At the signal the
gunner pulled the string. The big gun
was silent. Three times this was re-
peated, and the lieutenant came to the
conclusion that the vent hole had be-
come clogged. He ordered the powdei
charge, which was sewed up in a wool—
en bag, to be withdrawn. This ices
done by screwing a worm, fastened to
a primer staff, into the bag and pull-
ing the bag out. This took the com.-
bined strength of Privates Davis, Dun«
igan, Seigle and Morley, for the charge
had been rammed home hard.
As the bag of powder dropped 13
the ground every man turned pale in
the expectation of being blown into
eternity the next moment. The last
primer had set the woolen bag on fire,
and in an instant the Whole charge
would explode. With one bound Pri-
vate Jones was beside the smolderin:
bag, and with his bare hands he rolled
and smothered the burning wool be-
fore it could ignite the powder, and to
make sure he plastered some damp
earth into the singed edges.
The danger paSsed, the brave fellow
arose, stepped back to his place and
touched his‘cap in salute to his superi-
or oflicerfi His face was white, and
beads of perspiration stood out on hi:
forehead, but not with fear. The
faces of those he had saved were even
whiter, and for a. moment no one
spoke. Then all broke out in thanks
and praise for the noble act that had
saved their lives, officers and privates
alike—San Francisco Call. '
After the Battle.
He—“Then I go—and forever."
She—"Very well! But don't call to-
morrow evening. for I sha’n't be in."
—Life. ' 1
Belle—l had an awful scare the other
day while out for a walk with Will.
Betsy—How?
“Why. W11 met the minister, and Will
asked him to Join us.”—Yonkers
Py an Act of Bravery Ho Saved the Lives '
extinguished a fire in a smoldering bag
that contained fifty pounds of powder 1,
during the time the jubilee salute of
twenty-one guns was being fired at:
Lime Point. It all happened in an in- '
stationed at Lime Point, was detailed
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