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Show L ifci VASES OF ANCIENT-TIMES- . hensive study of Its china, this piece was Identified by the late Mrs. Nealey Interesting Discovery Recently Made ot Georgetown. In searching some old in the Roman Forum. Virginia records she was able to idenVictor Emmanuel vslted the King tify the fruit bowl as belonging to the Forum the other day to Inspect tho set of Dolly Madison rhlna that waa vases recently discovered concealed destroyed when the British burned the In the foundation atone of the famous White House in 1814. equestrian statue of Emperor Doml-tiaThe matter of preserving the presiThis bowl now graces the sideboard Widespread Interest has been shown This dlscoverey la considered in the undertaking which Mrs. Roose- dential china has been seriously con- of tho private dining room at the to be the greatest made In recent velt hat started of collecting, as far as sidered by several of the presidents White House, but when another cabi- years. Among the visitors present it is possible, and preserving at the wives Mrs. Harrison, who was per- net is added for the eshibltlon of the were Beth Low of New White House specimen pieces of H haps more Interested in American Presidential ware it la Intended to give York, and Prof. White of Harvard unithe china which has been used by the history and in preserving the things the piece the place of honor. Its versity, to each of whom the king of historical value in the White House shapely bowl Is held by a standard, Presidents of the United States. poke in the most cordial manner. That which makes Mrs. Roosevelt's than any of her predecessors, felt the on the upright shaft of which are the Tha Importance of the discovery In undertaking harder than it otherwise necessity of placing some safeguard figures of the Three Graces, aud In its the Forum lies in the fact that on would be la the fact that there has account of It the Ideas previously held never been a curator at the White as to the age of Roman pottery will House whose duty It waa to look after have to be entirely revised. Among its furniture and furnishings. Consefive terra cotta vases found In the quently, very many things of value foundation atone of the Domltiaa have been broken, lost, or simply disstatue were three of the primitive appeared. black kind known as bucohero,' with Of course. In the early days of our the modeling and engraved lines history as a nation, life at the Presl- usual on pottery of that character. All dents bouae waa far simpler than it five vases were of a type hitherto is now and far lesa plate and china regarded as of extreme antiquity. were needed. Besides this. It ia altoDock Had Exciting Voyage. gether probable that for many years each President bought with his cwn A remarkable voyage has been money part of. If nut all, the better by a huge floating dock grade of china that was used during which left Wallsend-on-Tynin Sephis administration, and that when he tember, and rcarhed Durban a abort left the executive mansion he took his time ago. The dock waa towed by china with him. two Dutch tugs, but terrible weather Another thing that reduced the Preswaa encountered, and the towing rope idential china was the custom, which of one of the tuga broke. Thb slater prevailed until a very short time ago, tug made a brave struggle to get tho for the new mistress of the White dock to port, but waa finally obliged House at the beginning of each adminto release her hold, and then ensued istration to discard much of her prea moat exciting chase on the part ot decessor's furnishings and wares, the the two tuga after the floatfng dock, articles thus discarded being sold at which waa captured after it had driftpublic auction. Naturally, quantities ed eighty miles. Finally, with the of the china must have left the White help of two tuga sent out by tho Natal House in this manner. government, the anek was brought There Is prnhsbly more Washington home. It la estimated that tho two Where the Presidential China is Shown In tha White House. china of Indisputable authenticity in Dutch tugs responsible for the dock shout she tried bowl reason them. measthis For existence to day than china which can and standard It outlrety covered a distance of nearly 8,000 be iilentifleu aa having been used by to unravel tho history of the oldest ures fully two feet in height. miles, and some 24,000 tons of coni Its decorations are in blue and gold, were all the other early presidents com- furniture in the executive mansion, consumed by the dock and tuga of first side a wide band of gold, then a nar- on tho bined. This U doubtless due to the and wanted to place on each voyage. fact that both George and Martha ft a small label that would Identify rower curved rlra of the blue, followed a dewide In and It. band ware of email described the by Washington explain gold dots, A 8oldier of the Negus. She also designed an elaborate cabioutlined with threads of blue and gold tail in their wills. Tho State and Navy Departments Miss Mary l.ee, daughter of Robert net, that she planned to have built In Mcdalllors of gold decorate the botadditional reports of have received tom of walls bowl state now of the the and same room, the E. Lee, the dining possesses a greater quandesign tity of this ware than any oilier per- where all of the presidential china is carried out on Its standard. son tn the country. Her collection In- would have been placed. Mrs. HarriAt this time some of tho china of cludes many pieces of the Cincinnati son did not succeed In putting her eight administrations Is still In use and Van Braam sets, a quantity of the plan into execution, but she did suc- at tho White House, besides a numFrench gold rimmed white china set, ceed In restoring many of the ber of pieces unidentified. historical associations was some blue and white earthenware and Two cabinets have been secured to a number of unclassified pieces. display the specimens of the china of Mrs. Kennon's collection of Washthe eight administrations. They have ington china contains many other dark walnut frames with glass doors and sides. Were they entirely of things besides china. She has some fine plate, several sconces and canglass with glass shelving the .hlna delabra, some of the furniture and picwould show to far greater advantage, tures that were at Mount Vernon durbut aa It Is they have awakened the Interest of hundreds of sightseers who ing Washington's lifetime, and the old brass andirons which stood in the dally throng the public part of the wide mouthed fireplace of the room White House. In which he died. The Ladles Mount They stand In the east ground floor hall of tha manalou, one on Its north bringing back to Mount Vernon a Just at the ertranro of what la known number of Interesting pieces of tbs aa the picture gallery of the house. Washington ware, among which la a Jackson Fruit Dish and Candelabra. Hanging on the walla near them are big punch bowl. Til Candelabra were presented to Presithe paintings of Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. dent Jackson by the Tammany Society The National Museum has a large of New York. They now belong tn his Harrison, Mrs. Hayes, the second Mrs. collection of Washington china which aranddniighter, Mr. Emily Wilcox of Tyler, and Mrs. Polk. Washington. the government bought of the Lewis On the upper ehelf of the cabinet heirs. It Includes many pieces of carded pieces of china and plate, and on the north aide of the hall are blue earthenware, others of the gold while she was Its mistress none of the specimens of the latest additions to and whltp china set, besides a hand- old furnishings of the house of even the Presidential ware the Roosevelt some Nelderweller bowl, and a very allowed to be sold or thrown into stor- set It Is beautiful china In both texold and quaint plate containing an age. ture and design. It Is Wedgwood, One day In rummaging through the and each piece bean a simple Coloancient Chinese battle scene In Its center. garret of the White House, she found nial device In gold, with the observe One of Menelik'e Bodyguards. Aside from these collections some the three pieces of a high and classi- of the Great Seal of the United States of the presidential china will of tourae cal fruit bowl which was evidently of enameled In color ns the decorative Commissioner Robert P. Skinner's feature. The display Includes a large visit to Emperor Menellk of Abys'Inner platter, a dinner and breakfast sinia, and with thorn a set of photoplae, an exquisite round dish for graph! illustrating his reception. One chilled oysters, snd a coffee and tea of these photographs la reproduced here. New York Sun. cup In their saucers. Mrs. McKinley r elected hut little Koreas Transparent Paper. of the , china while she was mistress Were It not for Virlr laziness, the Executive Mansion, but the cabinets urlmle three of her plates, two with people of the Korean Peninsula might vreen and gold borders, and one bav-n- g have become a wealthy ' nation, for a deep wild rose design outllnirg their land la one of unbounded ,t. There are also two tea cups and natural resources. Centuries ago, era saucers matching them. they became as indolent ns they are Like President Arthur, Mrs. Clevethey had an art of making a land selected a 1 irce numher of plates wonderful sort of paper. Thousands to ripply the White House table, and of tons of It were shipped annually of thne there sre displayed In the Into China, and as there was no other cabinets specimens of wl at arp known country to produce It, the Industry as the Cleveland red. green, gold and died when the Korean grew tired of porcelain plates. Besides these there getting what was coming to him. Grass paper It was called. The arc a cup and saucer decorated with roehuds and a gravy bowl bordered leaves wero not used for writing purn red. poses, but were steeped in oil until Six plates nf whnt was cnlled the they became transparent, like win"ypsy set and two dainty cups rcpr-aen- t dow glass. Then they were used as the Arthur selection In the cabi-icts- . window pane. lining less brittle Mrs. HirrNou was nothing If than glass, they lasted longer man nit patrinte. and this-- , was shewn even any panes ever Invented, and the Industrious Chinamen who imported n the di'rnrnH'ips of H'o dW'os which the grass learned how to flake a leaf alio designed for tho Wli'te House. Tho margin of each dish of tho set Into a beautifully transparent sniface, lesi-the American golden rod and not half as thick as It was In the beIndian rum. woI ss the cost nf ginning. arms of the United States. 8he also Matches at 25 Cents a Box. tu. I a quantity ot cut glas. snd first really efficient luclfer Tho two or three pieces or It are Included in tho cabinets with the dishes of her match ain't be put to the credit of Mr. John Walker of Stockton-on-Tees- , 'election. The Grant china la whlto French who In 1827 placed them on the marwarn with a pMo yc!l"w border, end ket unutr the name of congrevea, each piece 0f tho original ret hears In compliment to Sir William the Inventor of the war rocket, he mat of arms Ir Us border and Chambers Journal. These n W'Jd flower In Its centnr. says fit this set a long fish platter, a large matches were sold for a shilling a open wi rtc frnit dish, a smell compote, box, which contained, besides a few a breakfast plate, a tea plate, and dozen of the matches, a little piece of small butter plates are shown In the folded sandpaper, through which each splint of wood had to be drawn beOf the Lincoln china, with Its red- fore It could be made to lnflak. An dish purple border and dainty seal of original tin box, stamped with tho the United States, there is compara-- t royal arms and hearing the word Congreve Is preserved as a curiosWhite House Relics. veiy little left In the White House. The Dolly Madison Frnit Bowl, two d.vno.n? dr's nf Sevres presented by President Mrs. Roosevelt has put Into the ity In one of the Ixtndon museums. Loubet of France, and ome historic silverware. c ihlrels a large fish platter, a tall Oldest Tree In tha World. be found In private homes throughout great agu, but which at that time f.- nit dirh. one of three remaining the country, nml from one or all of j could not be It Is said that the, oldeut tree In tho len- - v.vit plirhe-- s and two piaey. Cart, , these sources Mrs. Roosevelt hopes to the oldest employe of the house, This compi-.-Tethe collection as It world Is ho tree at Adnuradhapura, obtain Specimens for the cabinets ri raemberod seeing it in the stie din now but as the way ciuens to Ceylon, which was plar.W close to a which she has recently placed In the ing room during the Lincoln adminissecure mere of the historic ware ofor Buddhist shrine in 215 1) C., nnd Is White IIou.-:e- . It will be difficult to tration. It probably, at Ih.nt line, rahin'-'wi!l be and it Is tlv therefore 2,148 yrars old. Legend has secure specimens nf all the providenIt that this tree spr-nfrom a birtnch dicJoint-of Ihcol was laid asido ';i o" di j,f ( he tial ware, but it !. that those i:i the gamt m l fo::'i.ti"n. While llotte to mah.q the roHec-l- m which revered II self by miraculous r who own china will he glad to from the sacred free under ioi l.i.l rg dish from Through Col. William II. Crcnk. who lend It to the WMto Houm for the L'-- s been comirri'-v. If U th which of each of tin? clerics! 11. e Buddha, tho purporo of exhibiting It there. force of the White Uvjsc for forty idcnls. New Yoik Sun. yean and who has mads a compre- ipcollections n. tsnrc&tz caExx&Knxavr) (Special Correcpondence.) Several year ago the writer waa a student of the Academia de la Bellas Aries, la Seville, Spain. The studio was In a large room in the upper part of the museum, which contains a number of magnificent paintings by Murillo and other celebrated Spanish painter. Alas! the sight of these old masterpiece did not appear to inspire any of the students whose work for the most part was very commonplace. One disadvantage the students suffered was the frequent recurrence of holy days, when the school would be closed. It was very provoking on arriving in the. morning to find the door barred because it was some saint's day, and on these occasions the students would generally express their regard for that particular aaint in scarcely flattering terms. But if the school were closed, there was the broad, sunny campo" which surrounded the city, and shouldering our painting traps, we wculd gaily tally forth to pass the day in sketching, perhaps an old boat drawn up on the muddy banks of the Guadalqu'.ver. or a group of date palms beside a little atream, or some old ruin with a mass of prickly pear in the foreground, resting fesr a while at midday in a dingy country tavern, where we would lunch on fish fried In oil and afterward Indulge In several qopaa of mansanllla. a light wine peculiar to southern Spain and which will not bear exportation; then at dusk return through the narrow, winding streets of Seville, lined with quaint open shoBP lighted with torches or small bronze lamps. In form very like the ancient ones found at Pompeii. In the evening after dinner, apparently every man in Seville goes to a cafe, where he will sit for about an hour over one small cup of coffee, meanwhile consuming countless cigarettes. The theaters are always crowded; the performance Is divided usually Into thro or four acta or fuccion s, and one may purchase a ticket for a single act only or for as many as one chooses. It Is not an expensive form of amusement, for a butsra." corresponding to an orchestra chair, costs but 10 cents for each act Many of the Spanish comedies and light operas are very amusing, and the music lively though not especially classical. ' Peaceful cnict Is not to be found In Seville at night - Every- half hour tnr wiTof fright watchmen) bawl out in stentorian tones the time and the state of the weather. They always begin their call with Ave Marla purlsslma, the final a" being pre longed to the extrat of their lung capacity. They carry lanterns and a long pike and halberd, probably also, concealed, a more effective modern weapon, for they ere much feared by nocturnal evil doers. At daybreak the street vendors of milk and begin their piercing cries, cheating your already tired brain from a short morning nap. Of course the greatest amusement for a Sevillano is a hull tight These horrible butcheries take place nl:"iv?t every Sunday from Easter until vember. Turing the cool winter wcztbrr the hulls are not. considered sufficiently bravos to put up a gud fight Everyone goes who ran possibly scrape up the money, little children and fair senrrltas being as enthusiastic over this bloody sport as are the men. I recall one especially fine Lull fight, the opening one of the season, on an Easter Sunday afternoon, nt which were present Prince Henry of Prussia, with a number of his naval officers and of course all the high life of Seville, the ladles wearing their best mantillas, for on - -- veg-table- a ville. an elderly cousin of mine was the consular agent of the United States at that place. It waa amus Ing to set the different types of our countrymen who would come to the consulate and what thlr various need would be. Those who wished to buy tickets for a bull fight, go to the opera on Sunday night or visit some places, were frequently turned over to my guidance, an my cousin wan a most strict old gentleman and did not wish to be in any way a party to such scandalous doings.' Once a singer In an Italian opera company then performing In Be- ville came to the consulate. She was an American girl, aud stated that she wanted some peanuts, and could not make anyone understand, so I accompanied her to a shop where she could purchase the peanuts. She then slated that she wanted to buy a skull, aud would 1 not take her to the cemetery where she might get one. It is necessary to explain here that in Spain graves are rented only for a term of years, usually five. After that, unless the bones are the grave la removed and thrown in a heap in the ul A Street Vendor, corner of the cemetery. Accordingly we took a carriage to this dismal r soon proplace, and the cured for her a fine death's head. In winter Seville either freezes or bakes you. In the narrow streets seldom reached by the sunshine, men 'hurry along,, .their. Jong hack .cloaks grave-digge- wrapped closely around them, even muffling their faces to the eyes In Its folds, all who can do so seeklrig the open plazas, where they smoke and doze away the day in the cheery warmth of the sun, returning at dusk to their chilly homes, where the women, bundled in shawls, ait hovering over a little brssero, in which smolders a handful of charcoal. ON THE OLD MISSISSIPPI. Writer Sadly Laments the Changes Wrought by Time. It is enough to make all the old Mississippi river men who have passed away and gone to their reward stir !n the tomb could they know that Hungarians are to he substituted for nec.roes as roustaKHits on the river, says the Ft. lxvjs Tills shatters the last tradition. We cannot Imagine these silent, taciturn little men of Central Europe making the moonlight nights vocal with their minstrelsy on the lower deck, or scrambling with each other for nickels thrown by sportive passengers. Nor shall we believe that the majte dare unwind that panorama of picturesque profanity at bis long, warer-lng- , undulating line of roustabouts as they move from deck to shore with the cargo. The darky roustabout hears these objurgations with a joyous and appreciative ear, and welcomes a burst of originality In it by rolling the whites of bis eyes expressively at hia fellows, or, if It la particularly moving, by a laud Yah, yah, yah, that Is reward enough for the objurgator. What will the Hungarian care for the expletive wit that stirs the responsive negro heart so deeply? He will not understand it, and If he did his perception of the humor of swearing Is not of the open and ready nature of that of the sons of Ham. Ho would get mad about It. Everything Is charging on the river. The passengers are cot the same, tho boats are smaller, the table fare la sadly scant, and luxury has long since departed. Giobc-Dcmocra- L Washington's Father. My father, Augustine, has been described as a good planter and a man of energy. I apprehend that he was of a serious tendency, for Lawrence, ray brother, once gave me to understand that most of the few hooka at Wakefield were religious; but whether this was so or not I do not know. The Cathedral, these occasions they discard the un- Like some of the rest of us, my fathbecoming French hats and return to er had a high and quick temper, the ancient form of headdress, the which, aa he used to say, he had to picturesque mantilla. I had with dif- keep muzzled. I remember bring terrified at set ing him in a storm of ficulty procured a box for four American ladies to witness the light. At the anger because the clergyman who first rush that the hui! made at one was to have baptized my sinter Milof the poor bllndf'iideil horses, two dred was too much in liquor to percf tlio ladies provip,tatrly fled, hav- form the ceremony. From S. Weir The Youth of Washing-toing seen all they wished of a hull Mitchc-llIn the Century. The other I wo remained fight through the tnlire p"f. runner wi:h Thorn Is no sorer k'kti of an blanched cheeks an! ryes v hen lipfrom the averted at or people give closed lea! iiive-.-.ewn.v to irtn the lives ring. . r of'-Sab-s" nf I !v'"l in FeKneels de purine the tin - !:' e to-da- s c Con-gisv- e, Suii-ric-i- dc-11- j i c mii-trp3- g - j sc ndi'ii-il.-tr'tb-- u 1 po-ve- hoc-i-u- |
