Life — May 16, 1901 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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RED, WHITE AND BLUE Brides must on their wedding day Have for luck, the old folks say, Something od and something new Something borrowed, something biue. So, when fatr Marguerite was led Down the rose-strewn atsle to wed, She had followed to the end The rule that luck should her attend. Borrowed blushes on her face, ‘That the hue of k Bridal trousseau very new, The groom was old and she was blue Baltimore World. we sho Ma. Lovis Voisson, who has been of beneftt to the French Government by making # Burmese-Freach grammar, and who Is well kuown In America through his many years as adelphia, tells most delightful story of how he and the King of Burmah became good chums The President of the French Repubile ordered him to Burman on a diptomatic mission, Mr. Volason knew the Burmese language protably better than any other man not hative born. He knew not only the high caste tovgue, but the provincial dialects. He knew the customs of the Burmese common folk and of the royal palace, It was to the advantage of Franc @ should be persona grata at the Burmese court. He strongly destred to make ® good impression at his Presentation. He knew King Thelaw was a merry monarch ; i xR : & good fellow when once you pleased him, but rather tenacious of the etiquette of the ceremony due bim from a foreigner. Mr. Votsson, wishing to do the proper thing, and to do It according to the highest etiquette of the court, got one of the oMctals of the palace to show him how to dress according to the native way of presentation ; the conventional dress sult was impossible during that scorching season, yet the white Hoen unoMctal sult, that closely resembied pajamas, would be frowned upon. The oMicial gladly undertook the task, for Mr. Volsson Was a most likable man. Hoth entered {nto the scheme with glee. The costume consisted of sards and yards of white stik wound around the body, clothing It perfectly, keeping It cool, and giving really graceful lines. The silk was bought, the day of the presentation of the French representative came, and Mr, Votason’s servant, having heen Instructed by the offictal, wound the yards of slik around his master's body. Unfortunately, he did not know how to give the last Onal knot that kept the whole tn place. He thought he did, how. f,and Mr. Volsson was taken tothe palace wearing bis unique costume. All went well unttl he was before the King. Then the knot loosened itself, Mr, Volsson had been Introduced ; the King was making bis speech of welcome—and Mr. Volsson knew that In another five minutes he would be disrobed. Even bad there been a pin on the fluor he could not, without f breach of the court etiquette, bave stooped to plck it up. His knees shook, and the trembling of his body did not assist in keeping the silk in place. He felt the Inside swath. tngs slip, slip, slip. He counted the seconds as he Istene:! to the sonorous tones of King Thebaw’s voice welcoming |m to Burmab. His brow dampened ; he almost gave way to the desire to atiriek aloud, and felt like a nan with a tarantula craw liog up his ieg and aw pistol pointed at his face. He found srim endurance and silence his only hope. The look of agous in his face was noticed by the King. He sald, * The heat has overcome you,” and Suisbed ihe ceremony Mr. Votsson backed carefully out, taking every step as if he were treading on the proverbial eggsbells. Outside the throne room the silken swathings gave way entirely. ‘The next day Mr. Votsson told the entire story to tbe King, and it so tckted Thebaw’s sense of humor that the French representative found favor thereafter in his eyes above all other foreigners.—Philadelphia Post. “How's this? demanded the magistrate, “ You have your husband arrested for assault, and yet you refuse to testify against bim."* “Well, your Honor," sald Mra, McGlone, whose heart had softened, “1 aln’t shure ‘twas him done It.” “But you told me he punched you tn the eye."* “Thrue for ye. Some wan did punch me tn th’ olye, bat 1 ain’t shure who, fur me back wor turned at the toime.” —Philadelphia Pres. Wry not name the Woman's Hotel “At the Sign of the Rib —New York Evening Sua. Inter. ns Buslding, Chancery Lane, EUROPEAN AGENTS—Messrs. Brentano, 37 Avenue del'Opera, Paria, Established 1823. 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