A LOOK AT HALIFAX. TOINT9 OF IXTKRKST ADOUT NOVA SCOTIA'S METUOPOL19. Hallgnnlnn Manners nnrt Customs Most Hngtlah of All the Brit ish American Possessions Soldiers and Civilians. ALIFAX, nt once tbe head quarter of tbe British troupe in North America and tba principal naval station ?and summer rendezvous for their North Atlantic squadron, in unqnes- tionably more English, says the Wash ington Star, than any other British American possession. Built npon a succession of bills and npon a focky foi admitting only of limited excava tion without blasting, the town occu pies a peninsula four and a half miles long with a breadth varying from a hall to two and more miles; is bound ed on the west by the Northwest. Arm, a beautiful stretch of sheltered water, and bordered on the cast by the harbor, which, accessible at all lessons, is a mile wide abreast the city proper. MoNab's Island, with its numerous batteries of modern ordnance, whence tbe boom of a heavy gun tells the mis sion of tbe white tents of tbe praotioe camp, forms the harbor's advance guard and flanks the regular channel on the right of entrance, while occa sioning the division known as the . Eastern passage. On all sides one sees the impress of martial preparation, past and present, and appreciates the difficulty of attack -Against the cross-fire of the well placed forts, and realizes the com- VIEW OF parative ease of a successful repulse j while remarking the contrasting mis sion of tbe forty churches, whose epires rise forth in peaceful protest. The citadel, from whose signal staff tbe welcome news of inbound mails is pread, commands the city and tbe harbor at its feet, and is interesting on account of what it might be rather than what it is, because it shelters a portion of tbe sixteen hundred im perial troops forming tbe present gar rison, and f5r the wide view from its ramparts. There is little haste and no hurry ; time always with the busiest tor a civil direotion if not further courtesy. The fitting softness of the twilight as pect gives way for a daytime monot ony of mouse colored, weather-worn, soot-stained structures of wood, unre deemed by the more pretentious buildings of the business seotion or -the sad-faced freestone and the oooa eional brick front of the residential parts. Against this the Haligonian fills his .glass bonnd vestibule with the warm, rioh coloring of the geranium, his windows with blooming plants, and every available ledge with further tokens of his flower loving nature; 'while right in the heart of the oity lie a gardens, a single reservation of re than seventeen acres of woll contrast of the vivid marigold, tbe magenta phlox and the scarlet gerani um in mixed profusion are unable to ofiset the skilful landscape gardening and the rioh green of tbe moss like grass. Bnt it is in tbe park, Point Pleasant Park, tbe sonthermost part of the peninsula, that .the Haligonian r CITADEIi KSTEAXCB. i glories, and rightly should he, A nat ( oral reservation of evergreen of many I - - 1 l i! . 3 . in. i ores, vuij no moumea uy skiiiui en gineering and well made roads that one forgets the artifioe that brings him ever and anou into tree arobed by ways or npon some charming vista of the distant sea, the arm or tbe tail fieoked harbor. One wanders amid its peaceful, balsam scented paths only to tumble npon the hidden walls of Forts Ogilvie and Cambridge or to find one's self at tbe foot of the heavy ma sonry of Martello tower ; the ground glow with bunoh berries and golden rod, the scattered maples vying in their autumn glory with tbe bright re lief of the eoarlet berried mountain ah, wh'le here and there a robin red breast bops in peaceful aseuranoe and peek away at the debris of a recent pionio. The oity poatoffloe, a fine atone building, even with its quaint,, queer "nelliog, heterogeneous museum, it tit less attractive than the market wo r n who squat about its base on Sat i : lays, and, oblivions of the weather, r r-i oat their country prodnoe. To n i hi" n .' LjfMi At um come in ontof the wet and avail them selves of the market bulldiug meant the payment of modest toll, against which tradition promptly set its fase. Here the dainties of the sea lie out in POIMt PLRASART PARK. all their glistening freshness and va riety; and here, also, the Indian wo men sell their sweet grass baskets and their bark canoes ; while farther on the darkies the descendants of Ja maican maroons and Ameriotn refugee slaves offer you berries and herbs.tbe product of nature's bounty rather than the colored man's nnwonted thrift What we miss in pavements for the sidowalks are usually gravel we find balanced by the general excellence of the macadamized roadways, with their borden of fine shade trees, and by the prevailing reotangular arrangement of the streets, whiob, but for the consec utive numbering of houses without re gard to interblock distinction, leaves nothing to be desired incase of searoh. To Americans -for so we are styled to the exclusion of the Canadian the Bret thing that strikes no, after we have pushed our timepieces an hour ahead, is the military phase of Halifax in the soldiers we meet at every turn, in numbers, so we are told, to man HALIFAX. every battery about the harbor. If not the relief squad, then, porbaps, a single orderly bearing an o!ucial-look-ing blne-cltd missive. Down tbe street he comes, a strapping fellow, afl ime in tbe soirlot tunio of tbe "king's" infantry, pipe-alayed, gloved and belt ed, his small, round, visorless cap just saved by his right ear and tbe tight ened chinstrap, while in his hand he twirls a small-boys' oaie tipped with something akin to tin. He is amusing in his stolid seriousaess and contrast juvenile trimmings, but signifioantly solid in hia vigorous personality and the stoady crnnoa-crunoh of those heavy, ugly boots that mar his feet His sailor brother is not so attracti -e, nor has bo the same trim alertness t tbe American man-of-war's man. The only regular approach to dress parade is garrison cbapel. At 11 o'clock ou Sunday, headod by the Teg mental baud, whiob also furnishes the devotional mubio, the Protestant de tails of infantry and artillery are pa raded to the garrison chapel ; and for an hour tbe prescribed period tbe visitor hears the Church of England service, prayers for tbe Queen, listens to a sermon toned for tbe rank and tile whose heavy scabbards and clumsy boots shift restlessly as the time limit wanes, while upwardly and out wardly rigid and intent, and then re spondc to the collection with a bit of Unole Sam's silver. The servioe over, the details form on the green without, and, after a few sharp orders and as many quick, snappy movements, the men march off at a rapid paoe for their quarters and the "roast beef of Old England." With a population of 42.030, Hali fax boasts a militia of 1300, and, too, their parade to chapel is an interesting sight Bow after row they filled the old round Church of St George's, in all the finery of their well-kept trap pings, with here and there a gray head his breast aglow with hard-earned honors; making the rafters ring with their "Onward, Christian Soldiers," and then subsiding to listen to a well directed lesson and to hear the possi bilities of annexation described in the pleasant word of a "perennial honey moon of prosperity." 1 Without distinction, street cars and 'buses are "trams" confusion being avoided only by the soaroity of either. A line of single traoka doublet upon itself like a figure six, and runs with a fifteen-minute frequency and a wait ing willingness for passengers a square away ; a praotioe whiob, with the in stallation of a trolley system and mod era speed established possibilities after six years' deliberationmay fig ure seriously in the future mortality of unhastening Halifax. At onoe we pale-faoed Americans are struck by tbe fine coloring of the na tives, and especially by the glorious natural glow of the fair-skinned wo men with their heads of luxuriant hair, whioh even tbe common olumsy method of dressing oan mar only in part. If we wonder bow the numerous schools are filled, tbe eight smiling urchins, their pockets aburst with wild fruit, that pass us in tow of two towering polioemen snd a colored jan itor, answer us and tell the eonse quenoes of compnlsory education. To the inquiring, let him know that the fisheries and lumber, principally spruce," form the ohief sources of wealth and the staple artiolet of trade with the West Imlsos the most im portant market for the Nova Suotian t and tell him, too, that native -.oft coal is the cheapest fuel, but that the gold deposits, undoubtedly rich, are, as yet, but poorly worked, thanks to the man agement of unprincipled speculators; and to him who notices, let him laugh at the postman's rig so oddly sug gestive of the martial toggery of many years ago ; let him wonder why the Haligonian turns to the loft a prac tice, in driving, that keeps his neigh bor's near hubs in full view ; let him rejoice in the unaccustomed presence of that civil, white-capped English maid, with her modest voice, who ushers him past the dingy outer door and into the contrasting brightness of the cheerful, homelike, drawing room with its unfailing tea service and ever welcome cup ; let him know that the young woman who bids him wait till her brother has changed his "flan nels" refers only to tennis dress ; let him marvel why our paper money is received at par while our silver is taken only at a discount; and let him ponder over our anglo-maniacs who are more anglicized than tbe English themselves ; but for us, let us revel in the happy restfulness, the indifference to dress, the easy reach of the woods and the ever-obanging sea, and tbe presenoe of that cool, salt-laden tonic air, just warm enough for exhilarat ing enjoyment ami the appreciation of much that is delioious in the native ouisine. Lincoln and tho Peach. A ycung lady sends to the Tribune a little anecdote of .'Abraham Lincoln. She says that a good many years ago, when her father was a small boy, her grandfather brought Abraham Lincoln home one night to supper. He was then a poor young man practicing law in Woodford County, Illinois. "It was a cold, stormy night, and grandma hurried around getting sup per. To have something nice she opened a jar of preserved peaches. Lincoln spent a long time over his peach, and finally left it on the plate. "Grandma noticed this, and as soon as he and grandpa had gone into an other room she went to look at the disb. Then Bbe saw that instead of a peach she had given the visitor the lit tle muslin sack which contained the peach kernels and the spice. She hastened into the other room and be gan an apology, but Mr. Lincoln said : That was all right, Mrs. Perry. My mother used tbe same thing, and it was so good that I wanted to get all the juue out of it"' Chicago Tr bune. Orang Ontanj With Hlh Forehead. In the Zoological Gardens in Phila delphia is one of the few real orang outangs whioh have been brought to this country, and in his way he is wonder. Those who have seen him, say tbe Inquirer, in presenting his picture, will recognize in the cut the peonliar attitude in which he places himself when showing off for the bene fit of visitors and when he swings his body sideways before the front of his cage. The orang-outang, or manlike ape, has a close resemblance to that of a man in the general form of the bones, musoles, nerves and brain. They are the third in size of the anthropoid species of apes, and come from tbe low, marshy forest tracts of Borneo And northern parts of Sumatra. Their muscular strength is very groat, and a powerful man would be roughly handled in an encounter. The native name of orang-outang moans head man, or chief of tbe woods. This animal, Chief Utan, appears to be about six to eight Tears old, and is now three-fourths grown. If he should live to reach his full size he will be twioe his present age. He was cap tured four years ago in Borneo. He has many peouliar characteris tics, ono of whioh is his apparent aTO , yV ft 75 THS BIHTA WONDER. superstition that if he swings straw in tbe right manner some one will bring him something to eat. If too go ont to the Zoo anywhere near feeding-time you will see Chief Utan waving a straw right and left with the most solemn faoe he can pnt on. He will keep this up for an hour, and when his keeper brings him some food that is tbe last of the straw until nearing the next feeding-time. Ac cording to tbe artist be has high forehead and wears bis hair pompa dour. A Korel Attraction. , Brnssels is to have a novel attrac tion in the form of a monument to be aristioally lighted with eleotrio lights. The monumeut in question is that ereoted to the memory of the late Burgomaster of the oity, M. Anspaob, in the Place de Brouokere. There is m figure of the Archangel St. Miohael, with an uplifted sword, overcoming a dragon. Tho nimbus of the saint is to be one sheet of eleotrioity, and small incandescent lamps will mark out the figures of the saint and. the dragon. -London Newt, - - WINTER STYLES. WHAT WOMEW WILL WEAB IN .COLD WKATHKR. Jaunty Kton Jackets Are the Favor ite With fashion's Followers Latest In Ladles' and Blisses' Waists. THE jaunty style of the natty English jacket in tbe double column illustration is readily c. apparent, and makes it a fa vorite with fashionable ladies of good figure. It is here represented in as trakhan that olosoly imitates Persian lamb, and the large revers, deep collar and melon sleeves stamp it thoroughly up to date. . The jaoket ends just below the waist line in pret tily rounded outline, . the double breasted fronts closing with two large pearl buttons on tbe left side. The seamless back fits smoothly, under arm gores presenting a shapely ad justment at the sides. The fashionable melon sleeves are shaped in six seo tion, each upper seotion with rounded edge, narrowing at the top to fit smoothly into the arm's eye, and at LADIES' ETON JACKET. the bottom to fit closely below the el bows to the wrists. The mode is com fortable, aad very generally becom ing, and can be developed in seal pluab, velvet cloth or fur of any vari ety. It will be found useful in re modeling an old fashioned fur ooat or cape and contrasting sections can be introduced for enlargement, or whole sleeves if necessary. Tbe quantity of 41-inch wide ma terial required to make this jaoket for a lady having a 82-inoh bust measure is 2 yards; for a 30-inch size, 2f yards ; for a 40-inch size, 3 yards ; for a 42-iucb size, 3 yards. O&OVU-FtTTIJfO) WAIST, Bios striped cotton gros-do-Londres make the plain, glove-fitting waiBt in tbe second large illustration. It clones in center front with small round buttons, and buttonholes, and oan be worn with a straight, full or gored skirt, making a neat and comfortable house or work dress. ' Double bust darts, under arm and side back gores, with a onrved oenter back seam, adjust the waist perfeotly. A whole or seam less back is provided in the pattern, A TLA1N GLOVE whioh can be used for the material alone, over a joined baok, and side baok gores of lining. Tbe neck is finished with a standing collar that fits closely. The stylish bishop sleeves are gathered top and bottom into olose-fitting ouffa at tbe wrists ; they are arranged over coat-shaped linings, whioh oan be omitted if so pre ferred. Tbe lower edge of waist is finished with a bias piping or corded faoing, and a belt can be worn if de, sired. Plain waists in this style are desirable for heavy woolens, tweed, serge or eheviot, or to display hand- nma liaaun vi a -i In.in J .1 . t . n 1... other fashionable garniture. For work ares-os or nonae gowns waauaoie ran- viflfl artt 11-11 -.1 1 w nlinmn , erinirham oals, flannelette, eto., whioh oan be maae up with or without a lining, ao cording to th sewon. Narrow laot or embroidery can be used to edge the, oollar and cuffs. The quantity of 44-lnch wide mater ial required to make this waist for a lady having a 82-inch bust measure in 8 yards; for a 88-inoh size, 8 yards for a 42-inoh size, 8 yards, for a 40 inch size, 8 yards. HISSES' WAIST. Blue serge made this stylish and ser viceable waist to matoh the skirt. An accurately fitted body lining is the foundation over whioh the full fronts and seamless baok are arranged. The centre front displays tbe fashionable double box-plait that with the fullness on each side falls at the'Waist line in French pouch or blouse fashion. The back fits smoothly across tbe shoul ders, the fullness being drawn to the centre by small plains at Ibe waist line. Tbe neatly shaped sailor collar is fash ionably broad on the shoulders, the fronts separating over the box-plait, whioh conceals th- closing in centre front The neck is provided with crush collar arranged over close-fitting foundation, Paquin'pointsof bluo velvet decorating the front The sailor collar is decorated with three rows of narrow ribbon velvet that cross at the corners, and a crush belt of vel vet is worn at the waist Fall gigot sleeves are arranged over comfortable two-pieced linings. Useful school misses' waist. lresos of serge, cheviot, tweed, eta., in plain or mixed varieties, can be neatly trimmod with braid, or gimp, in this style, while for better wear the - FITTING WAI8T. oollar can be made from velvet, silk or other contrasting fabric, and rendered as dressy as desired by tbe addition of laoe, insertion or other garniture. The quantity of 41-inoh wide ma terial required to make this waist for a mias of ten years is 2f yards for oue of fourteen years, 2 yards J for one of sixteen, 2 yards. TO BWaHTSN THBS WIXTEB DBSSS. When the wiuter dress begins to grow shabby and warm looking, and you wish to brighten it, try what oan be done with laoe and ribbon. There is nothing more stylish juBt now than those deep pointed Venetian laoe col lars. They oan be had in large or smaller sizes as desired, and they are beooming to all Applique trimming of laoe is also very sty lit h, an I a dainty eollaroould bo mads from this. 1 DESCENDED FB.0M A C00E. Facts About Coiyit linden?!, Ann trla's Hew rrime minister. Ttnllnn (took and rich with the wealth of a famous act ress is the new Prime Minister of Aus tria, Count Badenyi, conoerning OOtnri BADEHJTI, ACSTMA'g KEW FI1KKIKR. whoso charaoter and personality less is known even in Austria itself, except ing in conrt circles and in Galioia, than any other statesman in Europe. Exceedingly bald, with well-dotned craninm, high cheek bones, a tnus taohe of fierce dimensions and of med ium bnt strongly knit stature, he bears little iraoe in his appearanoe of that by no means so remote ancestor who aocompanied tbe- bride of one of the last Kings of Poland to Warsaw in tbe menial capaoity of cook. Count Badenyi's nobility, in spite of his aristooratio bearing, is of reoent creation, as his father was created a count just two years before his birth. Tbe title was at the time but an empty honor, as the newly created peer bad no fortune with whioh to maintain it in a fitting manner, and when his two sons were born it looked as if they would be compelled to work for their living. Fortunately their mother's brother, a Count Mier, had married the famous German aotress, Anna Wierer, who took a great fancy to her two nephews, and, being childless, be queathed to them at her death her en tire fortune, amounting to several million dollars. How to Hake a Wind Harp.' . Aeolus, tbe god of the winds, claimed the wind harp as his own, but sinoe he never obtained a patent on his instru ment there is no law against1 appro priating his invention. Its construc tion is very simple, and with a little eare an instrument can be prodnoed whose musio is far more sweet than the door harps now so common. To make a wind harp procure a box made of thin, well-seasoned wood Eine preferred about four inches igh and six inches wide. Cut a oir- THB WIND HARP oular hole in the top and sandpaper the rough edges. This is your sound ing board. Across eaoh end of the box and on top fasten a slat of oak or some other very hard wood, a quarter of an inch thicU and one inch wide. In one of these slats drive seven flat beaded taoks equidistant from each other, and in the other slat fix the same number of twisting screws, such as are used in banjos. .. From these stretch your strings, which should be all the same size and of catgut. The "G" guitar string will be fonnd the best for this purpose. Now tune all tbe strings in unison, and tbe harp is completed. It is, however, well to add a reflector to throw out the found. This it easily accomplished by placing a thin board above the box, support ing it on sticks fitting into rest, which are glued in tbe corner of the box. The reflector also an'wera as a shield to'prevent injury to the harp. Place the harp in a current of air, as upon tbe sill of a half-open window. The sound produced by the wind pass ing over the strings as it rises and falls is of a drowsy, lulling charaoter and extremely melodious. Tea Tons of Dlsinouds. - During tbe last quarter century tea tons of diamonds, selling for more than $300,000,000 uncut end 8800, 000,000 after cutting, have been added to tbe world's wealth an amount more than twioe as great as the value of diamonds known to exist before. This vast value is in the most con centrated, portable and ornamental form, and more convertible than any thing, exoept gold and silver. Its ac cumulation has built up oities like Kimberly, and maintained important industries in Amsterdam and other centres. --Jewelers' Review. Unearthed an Ancleut Soman Home. Near the Colosseum and the Batha of Titus, at Borne, in the Via Delle Sette Sale, twenty-six feet .below the surface, an entire Boman house- has been unearthed, with blaok and white mosaio floors and polychrome deoora tions on the walls, like those in the house of Livia, on the Palatine. It seems to have been tbe residenoe of the proafeotua urbis. Near the Forum 1 n - m-tw .4 KatVia 1t.a ha.n Aim- oovered at depth of sixteen feet, with passages paved with large blocks of basalt like tboio ia the Via Baor New York Sua, ' ! r I , ' -st
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