| Show LEISURE mm interesting storks to lobig ti inter dunings Eun ings A monta oristo at paris london brilliant novelists and drama ciata tiata would find a aub eject worthy of study and tion in the of the duke of mondell Mon delG an opulent member of the important russian colony in paris the duke leada a life which ro to a certain extent that of one of roman or oriental potentates described by picturesque bit lie lives in H splendid hotel in the avenue ilois ue boulogne with bis mother princess who waa eister of prince and a member of the household of the czar before her lawsuit her nephew count one of emperor Ale court alar chals the duke of Mon delfi is reputed to have a year which he to spend in a magnificent manner he never goes to bed until docs appear and he generally gela up at 3 in the afternoon after a meal and extended at full length on a sumptuous divan he receives hia friends and visitors his mother the princess present at the alereo on these occasions the duke wears either a superb dressing gown in ivory colored plush lined with satin the hue of the peach and garnished with silver braiding and ornamented with jewels or an ample jacket of heliotrope velvet braided with gold and clasped together with ducal coro bets studded brilliant while conversing with lit visitors the host it is said toys with precious atones and diamonds of rare value but unpolished and uncut in the intervals af conversation a band of neapolitan singers marblo the melodious airs of sunny italy and these by musicians who make the ducal halls ring with their native wild and diabolical stra iua after each musical performance the leader of the band approaches the divan kisses the hand of the noble master of the bouse and received rec eiven his orders for the next of demoniac music later in the evening the duke repairs to a splendid cafe on the boulevard where be dines with his friends and listens once more to the toddlers tidd lers to whom he di tributes bountiful largesse in the shape of of louis while hia guests quaal liberal bumpers of epa champagne in lis honor far men who own horses medical never wash a horse with cold water when he is heated feed your horse three times daily but never overfeed water before feeding but not while the horse h hot from work use the whip very little and never when the horse shies or stumbles never leave a horse standing unhitched it is the way to make them imi awaya do not storm and fret be quiet and kind and the horse trill be BO too in most cases give the layso a largo stall and a good bed at it is important that be lie dowalo rest do not expect your borso to be equally good at everything the horse like the man must be adapted to his work near the close of a journey let the borso walk if covered with sweat rub oft with a rag to present too sudden cooling collar galls and bruises are bene fitted by washing with salt water wash shoulders daily when using the horse brine is good also foi adliff joints allow any one to tickle or tease your horse in the stable the animal only feels the torment and does not understand the joko never beat the horse when in the stable as nothing so soon makes him permanently manent ly vicious keep a hordes bedding dry and clean underneath as well as on top hia anding in hot fermenting manure cayiea thrush aae the curry comb lightly when aeed roughly it is a source of great pain brushing and rubbing are the proper means to secure a glossy coat let the heels be brushed out every night dirt if allowed to cake in causes sore keels when a hone comes in from a journey the first thing is to walk liim around until ho is cool the next thing is to rub him dry this dirt dust and sweat and allows kiino to recover and the ap to return also have his legs well rubbed by the hand aoth an 0 o soon removes a strain let your boree stand loose if aible without being tied up io a manger pain and nearine sj from u confined position induce bad habits |
