Show LANT LANTERNS EnNS IN GERMANY they wr war ltd as symbols symbol of bank tho the distinctions of rank which exist in european countries give rise to many troubles which though they may been ficeli rather amusing as well mg aa trivial to us are arc in reality quite serious to tho persons concerned lit in thoin them in ili stuttgart years ago says an exchange thero existed a curious custom which la is not yut yet entirely en abolished abolish oil and in fa fact e t still 1 1 flourishes ot es quite quilo vigorously in fit some homo awl parts if of 0 germany esob T this h i s a w i t tho 0 aiso i of 0 lanterns of different carleth g and sizes by which at night tile rank of 0 tho the party could be easily dis ais alio I 1 llio it lanterns were carried by thol tho servants who bo were bent to escort their mistresses distresses mi stresses home hoino from places of 0 atil annigie lise ment and they mado tho aquaro in fit front c of f tile ruyal opera where most of 0 tho the entertainments were then given 1 quite picturesque with their lights bobbing up una and down in every direction tho the differences between these 1 lanterns interns were slight but they had to ho strictly observed or trouble arose tho order older ot of rank as sot set forth in tho the rank list wits was something from which thoy they could never swerve somo had lantonio lan tonii of 0 tin somo some ot of brass somo some had wac wa aix c libb lights ts and ana others tallow oven even tile tho number of aig lights glita was ft as prescribed tor for each separate class or rank an amusing aniu hin story is told by hick lander of 0 two stuttgart women whose lifelong life long friendship was wag nearly destroyed hy by tile mistake of 0 ono one ot of the husbands who bought at an auction a lantern wb i could only bo be used with propriety L people of tho next higher rank tho servant polished tho the offe noling lan lantern terii and took it with her tile tho ver very y next night when hen she bho went to meet her nit aress at the close of 0 an operatic entertainment it was sonio some time before tile other woman whose sense of tho proprieties of 0 life had bad been outraged and who thought her old friend was endeavoring deavo deavor ring lug to lay claim to it a rank above tile tho ono one in which they both belonged could bo be appo appeased aged even after tile tho ox explanation tile tho subject of tho the lantern wits was always a soro sore ono one between them |