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r?EV YORK'S ZOO.
EARLY Bionx AT TIIR CKNIHAL
PARK MKMAdKRIK.
Hilarious Caper of thi Klcplinnt In
n nh The .Icnlmis thlnoreros
Troubles of I tin lllppopnt
mtius Artful Monkeys.
THE stranger who makes an oc
casional vinit to the Mel rc po
lio probably knows mere
(, about the Zoo in Central Park
linn i?o many of the residents of New
York. This is tho season of the .Tear
wben tlio city is filled with visitors
from the .South, West and New Eng
lapJ, and one of the first places they
go to is that particular scctiou of the
park given up to the animals.
But most of tliem ro at 1he hour
when the park is tilled with people,
nil that is cot the time to Fee the col
lection in its most interesting phase.
Early in the morning, before half the
town i awake, is the hour to see the
how. Then is the time when some
thing cnii bo lesrneil shout tlio ex
treme enre tsken of the preat beasts
which seem to need it so Utile. Vet
the most ferocious aud terrible of
them receive the tender attention that
ia lurched by n mother npou a child.
If the man, or womau, or better
vet. the child, will get up in time to
be nt the Zoo about 6 o'clock iu the
morning some odd sights can be feen.
The big houses on the other side of
Fifth avenue, the great palaces of the
Gonld. Astor, Mills, Iuman, Gerry
fatniliis, and further away the vat
pile of masonry in which Cornelius
Yandeihilt lives, will all be shut tight
ns a drum, and everything about them
as quiet as the country churchyard.
But this stilinets only accentuates
the activity and tbo bu.itle about the
anirua's, lliese hot days they are in
their summer quarters, where they can
gel the benefit of the breezes blowing
throngh the park, anil where those
from the equatorial regions are prob-
ELEPHANTS ENJOYINO THEIlt BATH.
ably .reminded of the balmy air of
early morning in the tropics.
It is worth the trip alone to watch
the hilarious capers of the elephants,
who, in their large way, enjoy the
morning immensely. They summer
oat in the largo green just back of tho
winter homes, and about the first
thing their keepers do is to turn a
hose on them. One elephant is
drenched at a time, while the other
look on with impatient envy. The
look of ttolid satisfaction and keen
enjoyment which permeates the coun
tenance of the elephant being sprin
kled would make a fortune for some
painter if he could successfully trans
fer it to canvas.
After his great body has been
thoroughly drenched the keeper yells
y'Next I" nd the other elephant knows
iat his happiness is near at hand.
J'hile the hose ia being turned upon
CATCHING THE BCNAWATB.
liim the firit elephant gracefully dis
poses himself at full length upon the
noft grass preparatory to the most en
joyable part of the morning pro
gramme. A teoond keeper, armed
-with a broom with bristles so stiff that
they would tear the flesh from the
bones of a man, then begins to sweep
the elephant off. When the broom
lets in the neighborhood of the ele
phant's ear the sensation is evidently
a delightful one, as his physiognomy
relaxes until it becomes as near to
broad grin as the elephant is capable
of. .
"That fellow wonld lie here for the
-whole day if I wonld keep on tickling
bis ear with the broom," says the
keeper, and be evidently spoke the
truth. When the bath of the seoond
elephant was concluded the first ele
phant reluotantly got npos his feet
and then looked soberly at bis com
panion, who was then in the enjoy
tnent of the "sweep on."
11 this lima the rhinooeros, who
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has a big stall in the elephant house,
looked oiii sadly upon the happy
scene on the glass. lie is too fierce
to be trusted in the open air, and tie
is kept inside nil the year ronnd. Tho
a onAcrrt'L nEr.
keepers, however, carried the hose
over to his stall and gave him a lib
eriil bath. He probably enjoyed it,
but his lace failed to show it. The
keepers never give him tho luxury of
a "sweep oft," and this slight may
have soured his disposition.
Early morning is also the happy
time for hippopotami. There aru three
ol them in the family Caliph, Mrs.
Mnrjiuy and Eatima. The latter is
the baby ami the two former the
parents. Tho baby now weighs con
siderably more than ton. Their
quarters are divided into three sec
tions, one-half of the whole being
takeu up by a deep tank, the sides of
which are stone. The other half is
divided into two sections, one of which
Caliph occupies, aud the other is used
by Fatinia and her mother. All three
formerly had the same quarters, until
Caliph displayed n disposition to row
withbisintantdaughter, who, although
she is only four years old, ia able to
put up a still fight, and it was feared
that some serious damage would bo
done, particularly as Mrs. Murphv
always sided with the baby against the
paternal authority.
Every morning the great tank is
filled with fresh water, and then
Caliph's gate is thrown open, and he
loses no time in getting beneath the
surface. The mother and daughter
have never taken kindly to this ar
rangement. After Caliph has soaked
himself for an hoar he is driven back
and the other two go into the water.
Later in the day, when tbey have
quieted down, all three are allowed in
the tank together, but at the first signs
of disagreement the keepers separate
then by prodding thorn with iron
poiuted hooks.
All the large animals, like tho lions,
tigers, bears, leopards, hyenas, have
the hose turned on them every morn
ing, and although the keepers say
they like the bath, few of them looked
it, with the exception of the bears. It
was tha greatest kind of sport for the
polar bears in particular, as the hot
weather is not to their liking at all.
Great care is taken with the animals
from the tropical regions to prevent
their catching cold, and for this rea
son those which come under this class
are given only a sprinkling.
The monkey-house is a lively place
in the morning. The dozen! of
monkeys there are all very hungry,
snd when the keeper begins to make
the roundi. with the breakfast there are
twenty tights iu as many seoonds. One
of the monkeys there oaught cold about
six months ago, and whisky was given
him in frequent doses. This monkey,
the keepers aver, tries to impose upon
them by coughing. On two occasions,
they say, ho suooeeded in bis purpose
of making them believe he had a cold,
and consequently was in need of
whisky. This shows that the monkey
is something of a logician. He knew
the whisky was given him for a cer
tain cause, and his mental powers were
quick to settle upon the reason of it.
The keepers say that it will go bard
with this monkey if be should contract
a genuine cold. Perhaps, if the
monkey bad been a tride cleverer, and
bad thought to expose himself in some
way, so that ha wonld oatch oold, he
might have bad tha whisky without
jeopardizing bis reputation for hon
esty. It simetlmes happens that in tha
busy bonrs of the early morning a
oonple of monkeys escape through the
keeper leaving the cage door open a
seoond too long. Such an escape
makes plenty of exoitement. Tha
monkeys always make for the nearest
tree, but their captivity has rendered
them comparatively slow, and the agile
keeper, with a big scoop net on tha
end of a long pole, bis little trouble
in landing them. During the escape
the other monkeys beoome terribly ex
cited, and tha men who bava made a
study of them through long associa
tion say that .there is no doubt but
that tbey are jabbering about tha as
oapa to on another.
Before long New York will bare a
zoo which will more than equal that
of any of the great citios of the world,
particularly those of Berlin and Lon
don. The collection of animals and
birds now compares favorably with
that of any city, but the buildings are
the same as twenty years ago.
It is the intention to select another
site in the park and erect a imw set of
buildings, in which every modern con
venience for the care of all kinds of
animals will be introduced. As they
have become better understood in lata
years, animals which have heretofore)
died in captivity now thrive under the
changed conditions for tboir welfare,
and with proper facilities it is believed
that many which have never snrvivod
the climatic changes here can be niada
to prosper in health.
A (Juccr Freak.
You might not care to own the cari
ous little creature described by tha
Cincinnati Enquirer, but you cer
tainly will be interested to near nil
about the most remarkable animal in
Cl'TE TltE fXMOrB.
the country. It is a little auimal
weighing eight ounces avoirdupois,
with the head and claws of a cat and
the body of a pup. It is supposed to
be halt cat aud half dog, but just
where the cat ends and the dog begins
in the curious anatomy of the little
thing is hard to determine. It was
found four months ago in a Louisville
lumber yard, and at the time could
not have been over four hours old.
William Wormald adopted it, and
took it to his boarding house, where
it was put in with a litter of kittens
and raised by the mother of the little
family without any objections. After
a time it became robust for a thiug of
its size, and demanded more than a
pro rata of milk. This annoyed the
litter of kittens somewhat, and after
three months' nursing, in which the
queer freak got a trifle the best of tho
sucklings, Mr. Wormald put it into
his coat pocket aud brought it to his
father's house, in Dayton, Ky. Here
it was christened "Cute," and a
neighboring motherly cat, bereft of
her kittens, adopted it, aud is still
nursing it.
Bicycles Hurting the Watch Trade.
According to an Eighth street jew
eler, the craze for bicycle riding has
greatly impaired the watch business.
His theory seems plausible enough.
"Iho decrease iu the sale of watches
has boon vory noticeable," he re
marked the other day, "and I tiace it
to the bicyole. For instance, when a
boy became fifteen or sixteen years
old in former yosrs it was the custom
for his parents to present him with a
watch often a costly affair which
usually lasted him the better part of
his life. But it is different now. The
boy clamors for a bicycle, and be gen
erally gota it, although it does not last
as long, and usually costs more than a
watch. The same trait I have noticed
in people of older years. When they
get enough money on hand to bay a
watch, the bicycle fever strikes them,
and then they go out and invest in a
wheel."- Philadelphia Record.
A Charmed Hie.
Tho three-year-old son ol Prince Al
exander, of Solms, appears to bear a
charmed life. While a train was going
at full speed near Mollersdorf, in Aus
tria, a gust of wind blew open a car
riage door and the royal youngster
fell out. When the train was stopped
the sturdy little fellow was seen calm
ly toddling after it, unhurt, save for a
few slight braises and scratches.
The Baffled Bicycle Fiend.
Bicyolist "Watch me frighten that
dog."
But it was an iron" dog. Judge
V ALL FABRICS.
CREPONS AttR STILL- T1IK Till. NO
FOK AUTl'SJJf WKAK,
Other fttyllsh'Clown Materials-Most
Dress Ooods l'resent a Hough
Appearance Hats for
Mttle Folks.
WHAT a cranky old dame
Fashion is I Three
months ago she said that
not an iucb of crcpon
wonld be worn by the smart set this
winter and that a crepon gown would
mark its possessor as being hopelessly
behind the style, and here comes
Fashion's outrider with the informa
tion that crepon will be "quite the
Miing" for autumn gowns! Tha fact
of the matter is, crepon is a pretty
fabric, even if it is unserviceable. It
catches and holds the dust in a most
lamentable manner, and it pulls so
that it has to be "sheared" nt every
wearing, but if you are careful to
keep it clipped closely the pulled
threads dou't hurt, they simply add
another crinkle. Black goat's hair
crepon is one of the very uewest de
signs and the crinkle is deeper than
ever. Crepon wilb Dresden stripes in
color is one of the new fancies, and
another has a shadowy device of fig
ures over it. Alternate stripes of
crepon snd velvet is another odd
fancy, and it is right smart looking.
The boil retted goods will be here in
full force for autumn and early winter
wear. The favored fashion is a bright
ground of smooth surface with the
tiny curled knots of darker color
thrown up on the right side. In these
there seems to be a return to "pat-
ritETTY HATS
terns" also. Indeed, it looks as
though we were to have a revival of
the Watteau figures, for everything
leemsto have a touch of "design" in
it. Yon can't go astray if yon have a
gown with these boucle effects.
Nearly all fabrics for gowns present
a rough appearance. Heavily corded
materials will be quite the go again
this winter. Ono of the newest do
signs shows the cords separated by a
silk thread, Tho effect is very ele
gant. Matelasse euects are in vogue
again, the design being wrought in
colors, but always contrasting with
the ground. Tho illuminated diago
nals will bo as much iu favor us ever
this winter. Mohairs promise to hold
their sway well into the wiuter also.
Plaid in the clan colors are going to
be very popular. If you've got any
Scotch iu you and waut to bruit that
fact abroad, have ft plaid waist or a
plaid dowu and then toll everybody
you meet that you are wearing your
Natioual tartau. It bolps to distin
guish you. But, unfortunately, some
of the plaids are simply hideous.
A NEW OTCMNCJ COSTUME.
In London this is called tho "Zit
Zit" bicyoling skirt. This one is of
navy serge. Tho back fullness is set
into treble box plaits from the waist,
and is devoid of placket holes, the
skirt, which is plainly horastiahed,
fastening with buttons at the front
scams, which seams at the foot are cut
up several inches, showing a deep kilt
ing of serge. And this kilting pro
ceeds from uudsrkuiokert that are of
skeleton make, the upper portions be
ing cut away, save for uarrow contin
uations of kilting. It ia tho moBt
NKW CYOLINO COSTUME.
clever and ingenious plan imaginable.
Tba front of tha skirt is silk lined,
but to prevent it from blowing about
the oorners ore sewn lightly to the
kilting beneath, and all is neat and
orderly,. Ingenuity has also been busy
with regard to tha box plaits at the
back. By means of a siring run
through rings ou tha inside of the
skirt the plaits are kept flat to tha
dress for bicyoling purposes, but may
ba loosened and extended when one is
walking. .
souiTHUta raw nxckwxab.
Soma Ingenious dressmaker baa de.
signed a sort of necklace collar that
Is a boon to scrawny women. It sets I
low on the neck, exactly over the col-
lar bone, and is a circle of velvet
JSt
snipped here and there to insure set
to the shoulders. Bolow the velvet
a soft frill of delicate lace is set, and
a little puffed yoke of the same may
cover the throat above it to the neck
band ; or tha collar or necklace may
be connected with the top of the bod
ice and the throat band by a series ol
straps of velvet, each planned to come
just where thinness needs relief, and,
if needs be, puffs or gauzo may fill in
between the straps. A variation with
the same effect, and very pretty for a
girl whose youth excuses her slim-
FOft GinLI.
ness, is made by a collar of close set
roses, worn instead of the velvet cir
cle, the gauze used matching the roses
and theoonnectingstrapa being of satin
ribbon.
MErrr ham pon little omti.
In hats the little folks' fashions are
as distinctive and full of personality
as their elders', and the double-oof-ninn
illustration herewith presented
admirably displays two of the most
popular and prevailing styles. One
is a rush-plaited hat in pale groen and
white, with a standing rnohe of green
tnllc, finished at the side by a tall
cluster of white marabout feathers. A
black ribbou velvet fiuisbes in two
rosettes near the front, and two ros
ettes of the same nestle under the
brim just behind the ears. The brim
is liued with delicately gatherod white
tulle, and altogether makes a charm
ing ebapeau du visit for a young
girl.
The other illustration is, perhaps,
the hat of tho season among juveniles,
and might be christened tho "Mar
guerite, so closely does it resemble a
Urge daisy. Wheu seen from the back
the rouudod crown of deep yollow
straw forms a calyx, from which the
fluffy frills or potuls spring. These
frills fotni a oharming setting to any
face, and, as tbey are stirred by the
least wind or movoment they act as a
sort of fan in producing a breeze and
keoping off troublesome flies. To lot
You into the secret, an old hat witn a
ragged or narrow brim can easily be
converted into a ".Marguerite hy re
moving all but one or two plaits of
straw, to which the muslin frills should
be attached, one a little more forward
than the Jthcr. Then, with the addi
tion of a bow. rosette or snrav of wild
flowers, the bat is complete.
DASQl'E WAIST TO BE REVIVED.
The basque waist is to be revived,
and there are various arrangements
of tabs and points that bava scarcely
oeen adapted, thus far in any desir
able shape. Home of the skirts bava
long pooket-lid-shaped sections set in
with the belt. This is thought by
sjma to be a forerunner of an over
skirt idea. These basque sections do
not interfere with the very short bas
que effect of the bodice. A handsome
skirt made on this plan is of heavy
wool fubrio. Over tba hips on either
side are fitted sections of velvet, with
one at the back quite full and plaited.
A wool bodice, in the ordinary pointed
shape, is worn with tbii, and very
large sleeves of velvet, with velvet vest
and collar.
a WOnD AS TO. COIFFURES.
A revival of the peasant mode of
hair dretsing, in vogue fifteen or
twenty years since, is now worn by
the ultra girl. Youug women who
have not heavy beads of hair eke it
out with a bow of ribbon, but the
prettiest ooiffure is that of roauy tint
braids pinned closely to tha bead. Its
shape should be varied to suit tho
contour of tha beud. This style of
coiffure is only suitable for mornings.
Tba hair should be arranged on tha
crown of tba head for dress oocaeions.
Maryland baa an assessed val nation
offm.807,670.
Beautiful American Who li a Prince
The Princess de Chlraay, formerly
Miss Ward, of Detroit, ia pronounced
one of tha most striking women in
btirope. Hue is still in her twenties.
r-MNCESS DB CatMAV.
beautiful in feature, superb in color
ing, of queenly inches, of dashing
manners and daring esprit. An eye
witness of her triumph at the court
of Brussels said a few days ago when
a picture of the Triccess in court
dress appeared in a French magazine:
It oouldu t do her justice. Hhe is
the most superb woman on earth. Im
agine a creature perfect euongh to
wear a blue velvet powu and feathers
a foot high in her hair and be abso
lutely dazzling !" t
the Princess was educated in
Europe, and there learned five lan-
guges and how to spend money royal
ly. It is no unusual sight to see her
at court and other high social funo
tions surrounded by a mob of diplo
mats and princelings of different Na
tionalities addressing each in his
mother tongue aud flinging off witti
oisms in French, German, Spanish or
Italian, as the occasion demands.
Since the union of this distinguished
Belgian family with the Ward family
the old Prince de Chimay, who was
Minister of Foreign Affairs at tba
Belgian Court, has died, ami his es
tates have become tha inheritance of
the husband of the Princess. There
has never been any money in the fam
ily, and their chateau in the province
of Hainaut, near Mons, has been re
itored by the American money to tbo
extent ol 300,000. Prinoe de Chimay
is a good looking typical Belgian, de
voted to tho life of a country gentle
man. He is said to have no ambitions
beyond a good day's sport and a good
iinner. The pair have two children,
t little girl and an heir a year and a
holf old.
The Mntul ol Trinidad.
The little island of Trinidad, con
cerning the ownership of which Brazil
and England show an inclination to
quarrel, doei not, judged from its pic
ture, seem worth the fuss. It it small,
isolated, unproductive and does not
'LA1MED BY GREAT BniTAlS AND DRAZtu.
ven attract the eye, boiu? aggrei
tively rooky aud barren. It has long
been claimod by Brazil, the claim of
England boing recent and unexpected
by the Brazilians, who never supposed
tlioir possessory right would be ques
tioned. A Noteworthy Incident.
According to advices received by
the steamship Warriinoo, the first re
oeption of tho now Japanese envoy at
the Chinese court was distinguished
by a departure from conventional
preoedont which excites much com
ment. The Emperor holds audienoas
on a platform, to which he aaoondj by
a flight of steps intended for his ex
clusive use. When credontials have
hitherto been presented, they have
been taken to him by sido stairoases.
Minister Haysshi, however, had been
admonished by his Ooveroaisn. t? le
ftist npon every mark of respect. H
therefore, expressed a desire that his
credentials should be conveyed to tha
Emperor by the steps reserved for tha
latter, and after somo hesitation his
request was granted, to the surprint
of bis Europern and American col
leagues. The audience took plaoe ou
July 7, and after appropriate addresses
were delivered the envoy's dooumenta
were received by Prinoa Kung, Presi
dent of the Tsung LI Yamen, and car
ried up the central steps to the throne.
The Japanese envoy made a speech,
in which he expressed tba hope that
hereafter the amicable intercourse of
tha two empires might become mora
and mora intimate.
The reply was brief and to this af
feot : "The war is ended and peace re
established, I am happy to reoeiva
y6u. Two oonntries teparated only
by a narrow strip of water should al
ways maintain terms of friendship."
New York Pott.
(ilailfttone't Marvelous Vitality.
An Ainerioan wbo recently ohatted
with Mr. Oladstone at Hawarden say
tha Grand Old Man's voioa and hear
ing show no signs of age. His faoe is
that of an old man, but if a listener
shuts his ayei ba would feel as if ba
wera being addressed by a man in tba
prima of life, Oladstona'a marvelous'
vitality finds its most effective expos
ion in his voioe. New York Tribuu.
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