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
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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
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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.