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Show - Lady Ctirszoris JVcdelty. ELEPHANT PARADE IN CALCUT1A. Lady Curxon, vicereine of India, now glories In tho possession ot a herd of elephants, tho gift of the Maharajah ot Dhurbunga, and elephant parties divert India's most awell society pip-eons. pip-eons. Nobody, strangely enough, had ever thought of elepbant parties before be-fore True, Europeans went tiger hunt-' Ing on elephant, a sport which has' been authoritatively authoritative-ly described aa very exhilarating to long as the man hunt tho tiger. Hut to saunter about the streets or through the green fields In a howdsh, la a novelty nov-elty and the young American woman who represents the queen of England there Is entitled to the credit ot It. Ot course, all Calcutta Is agog. Such gorgeoutnrss as Is shown In the trappings of tho elephants makes even Ue Hindoo, accustomed to the magnificence ot their oriental poten-Utes, poten-Utes, gtte In wonder. The howdah In which Lady Curxon rides Is ot solid silver, and the sun umbrella abovo It it of whit silk embroidered with pearls. Her mollth wears tho royal livery ot crimson and gold and prods his snlmal with a solid silver spike. |