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About The west shore. (Portland, Or.) 1875-1891 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1880)
October, 18S0. THE WEST SHORE. OUTLANDISH DRESS IN ENGLAND. It ii not turpriaing that ft Urge crowd ihould have oolleoted, that ladiea were ahookod tod polioemen aoandalized, by the appoaranoe lately in the Strand near the Vaudeville theater, at midnight, of a yonng man dressed in a suit of bod-chintz of varioui colon. A hind-crowned hat oompleted the coatume of thit fautaatio in dividual, whose eye-browa were painted black, while the lower part of the face wa daubed with red, and who carried an umbrella in one band and a rifle in the other, in addition to a word and piatol in hit waiat belt. The young man waa arrested, and when charged the follow ing morning at How atreot with "disorderly conduct," his dofence waa that he hail made a bet of lire pounds with a friend, aoemingly as brainless as himself, that he would walk from the Criterion to the Gaiety theater in any cos tume which liis friend might preaorilie without being molested by the police. Mr. Vaughan sternly reprohendod the inopportune maiquer ader, and ordored hi in to find one surety in 20 for hia good behavior for aix months. Sociologioally, the olfenae of this silly youth waa a dual one. llo had not only caused an ob struction in a puhlio thoroughfare, but he had committed that which, in Kugland, ia deemed a very ttagitioua offense. He bad appeared in an unaccustomed garb. On the other hand, he might, with perfect immunity, at high noon as well as at midnight, in Kogont street or in the Strand, at an aristooratio garden party or in tho presence of royalty itself, appoar in a costumo somewhat like the following: A wooden cap with an eagle'a feather and silver aigrotto in the form of ft thistle; boy 'a jacket ornamented with many buttons; a snort petticoat, fantasti cally chequered in "various oolora;" bare lega; plaid worsted hoae with a knifo and fork at one garter and spoon at the other; and hanging before bim at hia waiat a goatskin pouch decor ated with taaaela or tails of blaok horae-hair. At hia aide he might have worn a broadsword, and in hia belt a dagger and pistol. That ia the Highland dress. When it waa assumed by George IV, at Edinburgh, in 1820, the "garb of old gaul" exoited much merriment, which rose to nproarioua hilarity when Sir William Curtis, the banker, who waa as fat and as vain aa the King himsolf, appeared in similarly prepoetcr nut attire. Nobody laughs at the Highland dreaa nowadays. It ii worn indiscriminately by ollloera in the Highland regimenta, by gillioa, by allluent Knulish tradesmen who have hired shootinga or lishinga in Scotland, and by the children of oouooited rich people. It ia an un couth and barharona garh, hut we have grown accustomed to it. Pali Mall Gazette. A Nekiko I'KOTiiiTioK. It has just come to light that several years ago the Iowa legisla ture passed hill incorporating the Iowa Minis ters' Mutual Protective Association, and pro viding that what person soever, without regard to aite, sex, rank, color or previous condition of " . I Ir t t- A J -1 II servitude, inciuaing inuiane not laxou, annum nreaent anv clcrsvman. of whatever denomina tion, Catholio or Protestant, be he settled as liantor of a church or employed in any ceiieoity by any religious, educational, publishing or missionary iiiiuvumuu i mwfvwwuu, wi wwtj lying around loose looking for ft ohnroh, or bushwhacking through the country aa a star evangelist, a so-called pair of embroidered slip pen, whereof one slipper should be ft number three, C last, embroidered in green and yellow and with ft high, slim heel, and the other, it al leged mate, should be number fourteen, I) last, embroider! in mi ana mue, wnn no neei whatever, should be deemed guilty of an as sault with intent to commit bodily injury, and should be punished by fin or Imprisonment, or both, one-hall the nne to go to vis oom plain ot.-A'. r.MaiL A AanoaiilTT. To purchase wood by meas ure. Its beet-producing qualities are in proper tioa to ita weight, if seasoned. When in Paris, our wood was furnished by the pound. ST. BERNARD DOGS. We present herowith an engraving of the St, Bernard dog, These famous animals have been introduced into thia country, and bred with aa much care as other thoroughbred a took, and with such success that their values arc not unlike thoae of thoroughbred cattle. The dog Don, shown in the engraving, la a flue peoimen of a noble raoe. He ia four years old. He poascsaoa the oharactoristio white marking of the breed, woll-delined the white muzzle and poll streak, tho cowl or monk's hood, the neck-band, white breast pieoo, with white foot and tip of tail. He has also double dew- claws, and weighs ICS Ilia, or over when in good Hush. He won the first prize of the Westmin ster Kennel Club, at New York, in 18711 ; the apeoial at Philadelphia, and first and special at uoaton, mo same year. A Rkmakkam.kCahk. Scarcely losaaatoiiieh ing than Dr. Tanner's recent feat of fasting, re marks the N. Y. Kerning Mail, is the condi tion of a young lady, dauuhtor of the Mavor of Grambke, a village near llremon, who ia laid to have been last asleep ever since the seoond week in January with the exception of ft few THE DIVER'S FUN WITH THE FISHES. Our young readers must ask their parents to explain to them how men go down to the bot tom of the sea in diving-belle or with divert' ooetume and atay there for houra without own ing to the surface. When our young frlenda understand thia they will appreciate the follow, ing wbioh we find in an Kaatern newspaper: Fishes are as playful as birds, and some speolee may be tamed aa readily aa any other peU. Divers in diving-bells have had some ourious ex perience! with them, A prolonged stay In out plaoe gave a diver an opportunity to teat this intelligence further, and to oliearve the trustful familiarity of thia variety of marine life. He waa oontmually surrounded at hia work by school of gropera, averaging ft ft In length. An accident Ii aving identified one of tlism, he noticed that it was a daily visitor. After the first ouriosity, the eropers appar ently settled into the belief that the novel mon ater waa harmless and olumsy, but useful In as sisting them to their food. The speolee feed on Crustacea and marine worms, which shelter under rocks, mosses and sunken object! at the ca bottom. In raising anything out of the ooe a dozen of l n a t. - . W 2 . .1 I I. ST. BERNARD DOG, "DON," OF THE CRANMOOIl KENNEL, NEW JERSEY. hours of semi-wakefulnesa at intervals of from I sii to eight weeks. An interesting account of her extraordinary state la published in the Hanover Courirr. it apinara that she lies, plunged iu a profound slumber and entirely un conscious of all that goes on around her. night and day, recliuiug on her left aide, warmly cov ered up and with a light gauze spread over her head. Nourishment, chiefly In a liquid form, is daily administered to her, which she swallows without awaking for ft seoond. She is a pretty, slender girl, of a pallid complexion, but she does not lose in weight during her tranoes of frmn forty to sixty days, and when awake ex hibits ft cheerful disposition and an eager de sire to perform auch email household tasks aa her strength enables her to fulfil. Her father is a well-to-do man, who has oouaulted several eminent medical man in the hope of discover ing some remedy for hia daughter'! abnormal condition, which entails serious Inoonvenienoe and oonatant anxiety upon the other members of hia family, but all efforts hitherto mails to keep the uuiucky girl awake have resulted In total failure. Hioiit or Tin AukoftA Bokkalm. Drs. De La Rue and Muller determine the bight at wbioh the aurora borealia has its greateet bril liancy at about S8 miles at ft bight of 81 miles the light la pale and faint, and at 124 miles above the earth ' surface do sleotria dun barge can take place to produce the phenomenon. theee fish would thrust their heads Into the hol low for their food before the diver e hand waa removed, They would follow bim about, eye ing hia inotioue, dashing In advance) or around in spurt, and evidently with likiug for their new-found friend, Pleesed with inch an un expected familiarity, the man would bring them fond aud fowl tiiem from hia band aa one feeda ft (look of ehiokena, The reeemblanoe ia their familiarity and some of their way to poultry was, In fact, very striking. Aa little obiok will eometimea seise ft large crumb and scurry off, followed by the Dock, so ft Ash would sometimes match morsel and fly, followed by the school, If he dropped It or stopped to en joy hia tidbit, hia mate would be upon bim. Sometimes two would get the same morsel and there would be ft tnal of strength, sooom paoied with mnch Hash and glitter and shining eualea. But no matter bow called off, their in terest and ouriosity remained with the diver. They would return, pushing their Boast about bim oareeeingly in ftppeftrauos II Dot intent, sod bob into the treasures of worm and shell -bah his labor exposed. Lamia who do their owa work will dad that, ia addition to long apron pair of eelieo sleeves with ft robber eora in the top le a dispenser of happiness. Ons sea slip them on over sun's tad dm drsss ileevss, get tea sad even wash the tea dishes without injuring lbs dress.
