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About The Maupin times. (Maupin, Or.) 1914-1930 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1916)
WOMEN'S AND STORY PAGE I ill " "rp AFTER one bai seen the beau tiful old city of Prague with its countless point of Inter est, one wonders why it Is that so few of our European tourist turn their itepi In that direc tion, writes Edna Machotka Chapln in the Los Angeles Times. Surely no other city has a more fascinating his tory or more quaint and beautiful mon uments of the middle ages. The his tory of Bohemia Is comparatively un familiar to most English and Ameri can travelers, and In consequence one of tlie most magnificent of the old Eu ropean cities is often passed by for those which are better known and bet ter advertised. But the traveler who does pay a visit to the "hundred-towered Prague" will find himself well repaid for bis trouble and will come away with some unforgettable mind pictures and Impressions. The new section of the city, the "Neustadt," presents a brilliant and ever-varied street picture. Not only the feminine half of humanity contrib utes to the life and color, for the streets are full of soldiers and army officers In their striking uniforms. In fact one Is not so much impressed In European cities by the gay dresses of the women as by that of the men, for the officers are ever present and truly wonderful to behold In their faultlessly fitting and gorgeously col ored regalia. And the several stu dent factions bave bIbo each their dif ferent ribbons or caps. Crooked Streets of Old Town. . The shops are very attractive and have as pleasing an array of wares and as well displayed as it would be possible to find anywhere. The three principal streets, Wenzeleplatz, Gaben and Ferdinand, are wide and beautiful, and one is the more lm pressed by them on account of the neighboring streets of the "Altstadt," or old town, which are truly a mar vel of narrowness and crookedness. (The unwary traveler will often wan der up some much-twisted way only 4 i - i lit" I4OT" City Hall from to And It end In a solid wall of bouBes from which there Is apparently no exit In a dark corner will be a low archway leading to a narrow passage underneath the houses from whence one enters onto another street. A stranger quickly loses his bearings, and one cannot help thinking, as one follows the sharp turnings of the dark and high-walled streets, what lovely places they must have made for rough and unlawful deeds In the days when Prague was a center for the most no ble as well as the most Ignoble of Eu rope's bold spirits. Here In the old town one finds also the "Carollinlum," the oldest university on the conti nent, founded by Karl IV in 1348, and somber enough with Its high and gloomy walls. From the Wenxelsplats one follows the Ferdinand Btrasse down to Maldau river, which flows through the middle of the city. Never shall I forget the view which burst upon me as I came abruptly onto the wide and beautiful quay. At my feet flowed the wide Btream, bordered on the other side by low-hanging trees gorgeous In their autumn foliage. White buildings shone through the open spaces, mills and factories using the river power for their machines. Behind clustered the roofs and spires of the "Kleln-Selte," the oldest portion of the city, and above It all, a picture never to be for gotten, rose a high hill crowned by the great clustering buildings of the Hradschln and the noble towers of the St. Vitus cathedral rlelng against the rosy evening sky. The Hradschln Is the ancient palace of the Bohemian kings, begun by Karl IV In the early part of the fourteenth century and later renovated by Maria Theresa. No more magnificent site for palace could possibly be found, and I stood for many minutes spellbound by the lovely picture. Wonderful Old Bridge. I crossed the river on the Karls bruecke, the oldest of the seven bridges which span the Moldau, and the most beautiful. It also was built by Karl IV, and Is a monument to medieval architecture. At intervals across the bridge are placed huge statues of saints and ancient kings, and there is also a beautiful gilded statue of the crucifixion. Candles burned before the saints and wreaths of flowers, offerings of devout wor hlpers, were at their feet. The moBt famous of these statues Is that of St. John of Nepomuk, to whose shrine come thousands of pilgrims every year. Arriving on the other side of the Moldau one Is carried back Into the middle ages. The sidewalks are barely wide enough to allow a single person to pass, and the high walls of old palaces, with heavy Iron doors and gargoyles grinning from the cor nices, rise on every side. Here In the middle of the quarter, surrounded on every side by buildings ancient and modern, Is a gem of seventeenth century architecture the Wallensteln palace. The outside walls are plain and uninviting, and one would not believe that they Inclose such hand some rooms. I walked unchallenged through the doorway and Into a big square court. Here a rosy-cheeked German woman answered my sum mons and consented to show me the rooms which are open to the public. View From Hradtchln. The way to Hradschln led through a tangle of narrow, twisted streets, and Anally up a long flight of stone stairs, which I climbed heroically with out, but I am sure there semed to be twice that many. But I felt more than repaid for my trouble when I reached the top and turned to look at the beautiful view spread out be low at the river, and, beyond, the spires of Prague'B 105 churches. The blue haze of the late afternoon shroud ed the horizon, and the yellows and reds of the autumn-clad trees along the river made a brilliant spot of col or In the foreground. The quaint tower on the farther side of the Karls bruecke lay directly beneath me, to the right the handsome new Bohemian i across the ELbc National theater, and behind the build ings and towers of "Altstadt" and "Jo sephstadt" clustered In picturesque confusion. The buildings of the palace on Hradschln are mostly empty now or reserved for the use of the palace guard, and there are comparatively few of the 440 rooms which are open to the public. My guide led the way Into an Immense saal, the "Tourney Hall," where tournaments on horse back used to be held and which Is snid to be the largest hall in Europe. We then entered the throne room, a large, high hall with a collection of Prague student flags over the door way. The council chamber, on the sec ond floor, was one of the moat Inter eating rooms In the palace. Cathedral Is Magnificent. After seeing several other rooms of minor Interest, I left the palace build ings and went down a narrow street to the entrance to the cathedral. It Is a beautiful structure In the purest French Gothto style, with five grace ful towers. It was begun In 1344 by Karl IV, and even now, after six cen turies, It Is still unfinished. The In side is magnificent, and nearly every Btone bears a history. Probably the most celebrated of Its contents 1b the beautiful silver coffin of St. John of Nepomuk, weighing about four thou sand two hundred pounds, and with a large canopy held by four life-sited silver angel figures glveu by Maria Theresa. The legend goes that John of Nepomuk was the father-confessor of Johanna, wife of Wenzel IV. Wen sel was jealous and suspicious of his beautiful wife, and so he tried to force John of Nepomuk to reveal to him what she bad told In the confessional This the priest refused to do, and even after long Imprisonment and martyr dom remained true to his vows. Fin ally Wenzel In a rage had the priest's tongue torn out and bis body was thrown into the Moldau. Later It was rescued, and the story says that although the rest of the saint's re mains are now SBhes, the tongue re mains as fresh as It was In life. , J J d - S DIARY OF A LITTLE prwceI Recently Found In French Archives After Lad's Attack of Indigestion Fsnelon Dictated Fable. The diary of a schoolboy at the close of the seventeenth century, and that boy a prince, no less than the due de Bourgoyne, grandson of Louis XIV, has recently been found in the French archives. This prince bad as bis tutor the great Abbe Fenelon, who wrote many fables and stories for his small pupil. Jules le Maltre has published some fragments from the prince's diary, which have been translated for Everyman. Under a date in January, 1690, "following Indigestion from eat ing too much pastry with cream," the little prince writes: 'To correct me for my greed, Mgr. l'Abbe de Fenelon dictated to me this morning a fable called 'A Voyage in the Island of Delight.' It is a story of traveler who having fared too well In a marvelous island, becomes dis gusted finally and returns to a sober life. I shall do the same but not un til I bave spent a long time In this island, where I should love to go. I read over again the description with delight 'There are the mountains of com pote, rocks of sugar candy and caramel, and rivers of sirup, so that the Inhab itants lick all the roads and suck their fingers after dipping them In the rivers. There are great trees from which fall cakes that the wind carries Into the mouths of travelers whenever they open them. Farther off there are mines of ham, sausages and peppery ragouts, and streams of onion sauce. The dew of the morning Is white wine." And to this the little prince has added, "Ah, Monsieur l'Abbe, your tale justifies my Indigestion!" VERY CONVENIENT LUNCH BOX Ordinary Pasteboard Cracker Box May Be Utilized by Making Few Additional Creases. Have you ever started for school or a picnic and bad nothing in which to carry your lunch? I bave found bow to make a simple lunch box which Is very convenient, says a writer In McCall'a Magazine. Take an or dinary pasteboard cracker box and, by making some additional creases and cuts, transform It into a recepta cle of a shape to fit a man's pocket, and in which sandwiches may be con veniently packed. If you will study the diagram you will easily understand Just bow to make it. First crease end flaps on both sides In center, as shown by lines; crease part 2 in center, horizontally, and silt flaps on crease of part 3 (diagram A). Then silt flaps on crease between parts 3 and 4, also make slits in part 1 about three-eighths of an inch apart, Lunch Box Complete (A). as Indicated by short perpendicular lines. Lastly crease part 4 at line running through the figure (diagram A). Use a penknife to make creases and cuts needed, but take care not to cut too deeply tor a crease. Bend at crease between parts 1 and 2, and at lines running through the figures 2 and 4, to form right angles; at the same time fold In the ends to in sert the narrow tongues on part 2 through the slits made in part 1, and slip the extensions on part S under the edge of part 1, to hold in position as shown in diagram B. The crease between parts 2 and 3 and that on A 3 A nfl i ITT Details of Lunoh Box (B). the rounded flap of part 4 are not used in the newly-shaped box. The box, when completed, is a very convenient shape for carrying a light lunch. No Wonder. Little Bobby wanted a birthday party, to which his mother consented, provided he asked his little friend Peter. The boys bad had trouble, but, rather than not have a party, Bobby promised his mother to Invite Peter. On the evening of the party, when all the small guests had arrived except Peter, the mother became aus picious and sought her son. "Bobby," she said, "did you InvtU Peter to your party tonight?" "Of course I did, mother." "And did he say he would come?" "No," explained Bobby. "I Invited him to come all right, but I dared blm to." Drowned Hit Voice, Teacher Tommy, I asked yo to spell "candy" why don't you do RT Hie Sister Please, miss, his mouth's watering so he can't talk. E HEAD OF THE HOUSE Some Thoughts Concerning That Tims' of Tribulation Known as "Mov ing Day." On moving day take a little tip from mother and: Don't expect to find everything In its usual place until the van arrives. Some teamsters are superstitious about moving a gas range with a meal cooking on top of It. Don't kick If you can't find the low er half of your favorite suit Prob ably mother Is wearing It. Don't object If mother rolls you out of bed In the morning by pulling the sheet from under you. She has doubt less packed all the tablecloths. Don't raise a row if your watch Is missing. The baby has to bave some thing to keep blm quiet. Don't complain If you find your box of choice cigars nearly empty. The Iceman bad to be tipped yesterday for helping to move the furniture so mother could take up the rugs. It's a safe gamble that the grocery boy will get the rest of them today. Don't be too fussy about what you have for breakfast Tomorrow you may bave to eat what you leave to day. Don't be surprised If you find the house locked when you bring an un expected friend home to dinner after telling mother you will eat down town yourself. You will find the family at the restaurant around the corner. Don't wonder why mother Is a trifle irritable when you return at midnight from a pleasant evening at the club, and find her still on the Job, doing things she had asked you to do. Some things get on a woman's nerves. Don't be annoyed If there Is no answer to your telephone call In the middle of the afternoon. The phone isn't out of order. The children are In school and mother is out doing the errands you promised to attend to and forgot. Don't grumble It the dinner looks rather picked-uppish after you bave said you didn't know whether you would come home to It or not. Inde cision has wrecked greater things than dinners. Detroit Free Press. Transmitting Light by Wire. Deputy Consul General Carl E. Loop of London reports that Dr. Archibald M. Low, a consulting engineer, claims to have discovered a novel method for transmitting light by wire, the contrivance including a transmit ter, a receiver, and a connecting wire, with the transmitter a screen divided into a large number of selenium cells whose electrical resistance varies ac cording to the light striking It. A synchronously running roller Is passed over the screen and Includes a number of alternating conductors and Insulators, a motor driving the rollers at high sped. The Invention 1b referred to by the Inventor as a kineOmatographio ap plication of common electrical prin ciples, and while It has been tested to the equivalent of four miles, the in ventor sees no reason why It should not be effective for greater dis tances. Taking Up Italian. Now that German is being ousted from the curriculum of some of Eng land's secondary schools, possibly Italian may be Inserted In its place. Such an alteration would have been cordially welcomed by Gladstone. "A favorite topic with Mr. Gladstone, writes the present bead master of Eton, "was the preference In English education of German to Italian. He used to deplore It, saying that when he read Dante he felt that he was In the hands of a master, but that the Germans had produced no flrBt-rate literature. Sometimes his Interlocu tor would object that Goethe was a first-rate writer. The rejoinder was 'Certainly not Goethe created a world without any conception of duty.' Sometimes a discussion would arise on this point, but I never heard that it reached any conclusion." Pall Mall Gazette. Before New Orleans Battle. One hundred years ago the British naval forces were beginning to ren dezvous In the Gulf of Mexico, prepar atory to the campaign before New Or leans. Soon the calm waters of the gulf were to be the scene of a great gathering of men-of-war flying the British flag. All the vessels of Ad miral Cockburn's fleet, recently en gaged In the Chesapeake bay opera tions, were on their way to the gulf, together with other warships, trans ports and schooners, to the number of 60 vessels. At the bead of the fleet was the big warship Tonnant, carrying the flag of Admiral Cock- burn. On board the transports were 7,000 soldiers, who were to take part In the expedition against the southern city, and who were now In high good humor at the prospect of escaping the hardships of a winter campaign In the North. Safeguarding Wounds. In the course of a letter urging the Immediate adoption of compulsory an tityphoid Inoculation In the British army, Sir Almrotb E. Wright says that the British army and navy and the French military hospitals have at ready been supplied with 180,000 doses of an "antisepsis" vaccine, which It is believed will be of great value Id protecting the wounded from Infec tion. When a wound heals by first Intention, that Is. without suppuratiol (the formation of pusl. Its seriousness Is, as a rule, much diminished. Appar ently the antisepsis vaccine tends U promote this result APT REPLY OF STAGE DRIVER Deolare Himself to Be Most Abused Person In Oregon and Companion Agrses With Him. Senator Harry Lane of Oregon, though born In that state, comes of southern ancestry, who emigrated to the far West many years ago from Carolina. His career has been varied at one time a doctor, then later on superintendent for the state Insane asylum, then into the senate. ' Lane's grandfather, who was one of the most prominent men In Oregon In the old days, was also a senator, and held that position at the break ing out of the Civil war. Naturally, this senator, whose name was Jo 'Lane, felt kindly toward the land of "his birth', and these sentiments found frequent expression on the floor. So much so, Indeed, that when he reached home he began to realize that he was beginning to lose his great popular lty, while many already regarded him as an out-and-out rebel. One day he took a seat In a stage alongside of the driver, who did not know the Identity of his companion, In the course of the conversation Lane remarked that he thought he was the most abused man In the state. 'Well, I don't know about that,1 Chuckled the driver as be flecked a fly deftly from the nigh horse's flank, but I do know that if you are any worse abused than that rascal Jo Lane, heaven help you." Washing ton Star. WAS GLAD TO HEAR IT. The Proprietor If you can't keep your work up we shall have to look tor another man. The Bookkeeper You'd better look for two while you're at it. There's more than enough work for three here. Various Graces for Various Places. "Of course," said the young husband who Is trying to be humble and take instructions. "I'll admit that my ball room and reception manners are pret ty broad-gauge and fortissimo." "They are," she commented, se verely. "But let me tell you one thing." "What's that?" 'Tour Vere de Vere ways at the ball park would queer our hopes of ever winning a game if the home team knew about 'em." Struggle to Hide the Truth. "What makes you Insist on always dancing with that girl? Tou know you dance badly." "That's true," replied the deter mined youth. "I think a lot of that girl. If I dance with her Instead of letting her sit down and watch me at a distance, maybe I can keep her from seeing what a fearful dancer I really am." Politic Economy. j "Of course," said Meandering Mike, "de great t'lng In taxation is to take de money away from a neonle wldout lettln' 'em realize dey're partln' wld' It" "Yes," replied Plodding Pete. "But youse can't expect a perfectly digni fied an' respectable government to slip up on de publlo wit a sand-bag or a bottle o' knock-out drops." Critically Considered. "I am glad that you favor serving only soft drinks In the ball park." "Yes," replied the man from a rough town. "A soft drink bottle seems bet ter constructed. It goes stralgbter and lands harder when you toss it at an umpire." Exacting Standards, "I m afraid Bliggtns hasn't a powerful sense of humor." "Oh, yes he has. The only trouble Is that when Bliggtns makes a Joke he isn't satisfied to get a laugh. He thinks It's a failure If It doesn't hurt somebody's feelings." In Harmony. "Do Mr. Bliggtns and his wife have any disagreements about the extraor dinary hats she wears?" "No." replied Miss Cayenne; "they seem in cheerful accord. He's glad he doesn't have to wear 'em and she's glad she doesn't have to pay for 'em." Polite Fiction. "Must you be going so soon, Mr. Blinks r "We would esteem It a favor." "Respectfully yours." "Strictly fresh eggs." Dry Goods. "Do yoo sell dry goods here?" "No. sir; this Is a grocery." "Sorry! I wanted to get some dried apples." Boston Evening Transcript, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE it Dlbbs' Idea of Good Tims, to Get Up Early and Go Fishing, Angen Hie Friend Beansky. "There Is nothing I enjoy more, said Dlbbs, "than getting up early In the morning and going fishing. The morn ing air Is fresh and sweet and it is pleasant to visit the spot where the water Is calm and deep and limpid." But," interjected Beansky, "very few of us have time to go fishing these strenuous days." "Sunday. I go on- Sunday. I look forward all week to going fishing on Sunday. I am up before daylight and away, full of eagerness and impa tience." "What!" howled Beansky. "Sunday! Get up early Sunday morning! There are lots of things I'd rather do than get up early on Sunday morning, and one of them is to He in bed. I look forward all week to not getting up on Sunday morning. That's the one day on which I wouldn't got up early on any account "I think it is an outrage when that fiend of a neighbor of mine wakes me up at nine o'clock on Sunday morning. No man should be allowed to go around and wake the loud echoes on Sunday morning wben all decent people should be In bed. "And getting up before dayllghtl You don't mean to tell me you do thatl You must have the most tolerant peo ple on earth in your neighborhood. Our neighborhood wouldn't stand for that for a minute. Coming in at daylight Is all right, but going forth at that hour would never do. "I never woke a man up at daybreak In my life except once and that was after he had kept me awake until one o'clock with his infernal piano . the night before. At daylight I called him up on the 'phone and told him that I had Just called him up to tell him that his neighbors were still awake after his abominable bedlam of three hours before. "And to get up at daybreak on Sun day, when you are not supposed to get up at all, with only the desire to catch a few fish for an excuse! Your idea of fun is certainly on the bias. It Isn't fun to get up In the morning. Any day In the week you can have that kind ol Joy. Six days in the week! I should think you could get along without it on the seventh. People like you are the cause of most of the trouble In the world. I wouldn't have such a dis position for anything." Chicago News Where He Fell Down. Harvey E. Carman, private secrt tary to Representative Rucker, was once a newspaper man, but got dis couraged early in his career. "I worried along as a reporter for a week," says Mr. Garman. "I didn't get anything very startling into the col umns of my paper, It's true, but at the end of the first week I thought my fortune was made. One of my friends told me of the Intended elopement ol a girl of a prominent family. She was going to marry a man much below hei In social position. It was an event that would set the town by the ears, and 1 told my city editor I had a sensation to spring on a set date. After th date had passed he aeked me about It. "'Oh, It's all off, now,' I answered 'The story is dead.' '"What's the matter?' he asked 'What was it about?' "I told him of the projected eloDe taent and added: 'But there's nothing in It now. The girl's father showed up with a shotgun and spoiled the story.' "After the city editor had finished commenting on my 'news sense,' " Mr Garman Bald. "I determined to forsake Journalism for politics." Baltimore Mews. Two Expeditions Saw Eclipse. So far as is now known only two of the many expeditions that had bean organized to observe the eclipse of the sun on August 21 reached their destl nations. These were the observers from the Royal observatory. Green wlch, consisting of Messrs. Jones and Davidson, who were stationed at Minsk, Russia, and the expedition sent out by the Joint permanent eclipse committee of the Royal society and the Royal Astronomical society, consisting or Fathers Cortie and O'Connor and Messrs. Atkinson and Gibbs, who took up their station at Hernoesand, Swe den. Both parties had perfect weather, a clear sky and secured fine nhotnin-anhs of the corona and chromosphere. The weenwlch party paid special attention to the ultra-violet spectrum of the chromosphere, and Father Cortie's party restricted Itself to the yellow and red regions of the spectrum. So It Is hoped that a wide chromospherie spectrum will bave oeen obtained. Tungsten In the United States. The tungsten resource nf thn TTni. ted States are probably considerably larger than have been generally rea lized. Many new denoslts hava Ym discovered In various parts of the western states, according to the Uni ted States Geological should prices advance, it is probable mat me output could soon be In creased much above the record year or ism, wnen 1,821 tons were market ed. Most of these new discoveries are not sufficiently developed to show how mrgo an output can De expected from them; but it la probable that some will prove to be of considerable ex tent, and one or two new large pro ducers would make a noticeable dif ference in the American market Sim ilar discoveries may a'so be expected In other parts of the world. INFLUENCE OF DRESS FELT BY BOTH SEXES, ACCORD) I NO TO OBSERVERS. , One Woman Asserts the Possession of a New Hat Is Better for Her Than Any Medicine Beauty as Business Asset, "Whenever I feel run down I always buy a new hat," said a woman not long ago with a laugh. "It 1b better remedy than doctors and drugs, and is usually less expensive. In the case of women who are con tinually "In the blues" this habit might bave drastic results, but there Is no doubt that the clothes we wear have a very strong Influence over our spirits. Even a woman who does not care much for dress is conscious of a little Inward glow of satisfaction in the knowledge that she is well and suit ably attired. She holds herself bet ter and with more confidence under the stimulation of a pretty gown or hat "Clothes make the man," so we are told. It Is hardly realized how much they are responsible for the making or marring of a woman. Shabby clothes that have seen much wear and tear and much attention from the needle and the brush are very comfortable to wear once In a while. When it becomes necessary to don them day after day, with no hope of their renewal, they slowly and In sidiously begin to tell on the spirits of their wearer. They give a feeling of shabblness, and the confidence -and right to a place in the world Is partly lost. This is especially detrimental to the business woman, for she la taken very much at her own value In the world of commerce. It Is not necessarily a very expen sive business to possess nice clothes. A good tailored costume, though dear er at the start, Is an economy, for it wears and keeps its cut to the end. By merely renewing collar and cuffs occasionally and varying the blouse with which It is worn, the costume al ways remains fresh, and gives its wearer the air of being well dressed. It is not always the most expensive and elaborate toilet that makes for this much-desired effect It is a vexed question whether oeauty or clothes Improve a woman most. Beauty is a very valuable asset in life to a woman, but seen in an un suitable setting it loses much of Its charm, and will often be eclipsed by the less attractive looks of a woman who chooses her clothes well and knows how to wear them. It Is gen erally understood from a certain type of novel and play that beauty shines anywhere, under any conditions. Cer tainly, nothing can actually take away the contour of the face, the faultless ness of the complexion or the beauty of the figure, but all these may be overlooked in some cases. The figure may be hidden behind an ugly dress, the complexion may be ruined by the color scheme, and the contour of the face lost under an unsuitable hat. Famous Old People. "Many famous Englishmen and nnt a few distinguished Americans live to a good old age, but France holds the modern record for centenarians of re nown," said a professional man. "The 1915 list of celebrities above the age of sixty, compiled for the New York World almanac, has at the top Francois Fertiault. the French nnpt. who was one hundred years old on his last birthday. About twenty veara ago the great French chemist Chev reul died at the age of one hundred and iour, and there have been one or two Frenchmen of distinction in recent years who reached the centenary mark. "Next to Fertiault Is Sir Charles Tupper, the Canadian, who Is ninety four. Ex-Senator Henry G. Davis. West Virginia, aged ninety-one, ap pears in tne list Of the Southerners who have attained advanced age chronicled by the World almanac ia John L. Williams, father of John Skel- ton winiams. Early Use of Pilot Balloons. A note In the Monthly Weather Re view calls attention to the fact that the famous exploring expedition sent out by the French government under La Perouse in 1785 carried a few small balloons, some of paper and some of goldbeaters' skin, for use in studying the winds In the upper atmosphere, and that the Instructions prepared for the expedition by the Academy of Scl ences pointed out the special im portance of using these balloons In the trade wind region in order to as certain at what altitude the direction of the wind changes in that region. Thus the recent soundings of the trade wlndB carried out under the di rection of Professor Hergesell appear to have been anticipated by more than century. Scientific American. Boots That Were Trousers. As leather is in such demand for military purposes, it is fortunate that present-day boots are made on a more economical plan than those In vogue at the time of the Peninsular war and for many years after. Hessians, which were then the fashion, absorbed what would now be considered an unneces sary amount of leather. These boots, according to G. A. Sala, were "worn over tight-fitting pantaloons, the up peaking front almost touching the knee, and bearing a silk tassel the back part sloped to the calf, being full below, and with a high beeL Such was the correct form of footgear till the Introduction ot trousers." Pall Mall Gazette.