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Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3878, 3 June 1881, Page 4

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t *. >~^Pi*W,-April2o.j Used »•&»•;-Mfb(^havera gold, or a . gold and i silver.standard.. England js not » hV6ar ofvthe bimetal scheme, but ; .fl^^untriea which hawa large silver a»d xneta! carrency natxnaily are. Thup, , the Uaifctd Btates, cannot desire anything $\ jjettff-ithaa' to have an easy market for .\tibiidiß»aiaj««f<their silver, and tho briaft- ; toeWk «f*oM iti exoharige. Englan^ u^^esit^a W-toetal ?t..d.^H not exactly prevent the measure from "\/. '..■•' 23?*JDifriiaf wliiefc respects itselfleaves ftTeoMtuii wadeiro without a plan of the StogSri There are evttn toys Suggestive -~A;wm> ■* >••*-?#' Ae;spat of war. * i£rii« A« 187* exht^itip* oar aeqaain. t»«o*,»ith, Tpnii was confined to some .^iiftSWZW-Cl««1t« of "Mussulman-Jews,?' wood from the Mouqt of Olives, - perfemes .hem Constantinople, and dates - from Morocco. -The Bey tent a collection of rtW^-IWW^ *«***«» also exhibited some" precious Btonei—carred; •ttthert; and sifts/^ The casino was > pttromsed by'amatears of tom-tom music, iSinialealttfeM. ' " 'The racing seasdti, which now continues display of toile^H^wndKt^Tfefl.' The ronning of the c howM hat heen excellent on the whole, andWpttirCmgood condition:«it ii too .early" lor, the horses to become fagged. rt;Th# betting has taken enormous' pro* alt that is necessary ia to 'strike a.poltf into the ground, .affix a r} pjblpt Uiereon, mark quotations and odds; ji f%>tit jroblferously, as if on 'Change, the . W|nmng;Worses; porohase a ticket on ; fTeryikind;,of.»yßt«wa imaginable,; have a ' protected female to act as clerk or cashier, r apd the* nait—till the race be over for settfog. Occasionally , some of' these T genfcry ," fold up their tents, like the 1 Aimiia.jßdiis'quipUy steal away;" others Appear to realise^ the Irishman's standard of being s ;hbneflt~ <r when well .watched," • as io-die 'laki of strdepntakes, a few of the holders of tjeketr remain alongside the aomidiieolshier till the rae'a be finished. Qnitea.rage.baß set in for five o'clock teas, »dd which bid fair to supersede matinees i they often commence at two . ©'clocks Several are devoted to conversation on chiffons and gpssip in general. Others deal seriously with literature, - flanked byv sandwiches, caviar, sweet . biscuits, chocolate, and Malaga. The :'osj;^iß|tdiin)eiitirto^obtain, as a rule, is aenpof 'tea../"-, , * Goojl'Friday had even some pleassntries. The extreneupoHticians and Communists seised the occasion "to protest against religion in general* and fas'ing in particu* lar, .hence their, banquets, where tripe, ' feat-ji^d from Munich,', too, ■Xof|'' which ,was not: patriotic—figured. Oi^t^M.tip*, the guests, as usual, conic Bq. b^wf, and When it was proposed vtor tpast reeonoiliattotrand Ihe next merry "■eeting, ibe s chartered quantity of^witie bad-been found to have been alt consmhed. Each jiuest wore a red favor at button hole of coat. The women were lesa BumeTDaßthan tnnai, and the children f next' to nbsent, 'so "fhere were some redeemfbiJeature». Outside these eccentncitiei th» day was observed with befitj'tmg', sol^ttUy. The churches were "crowded with worshippers, and visitors to jate.tbe.^tpaabs," beautifully prepared in Imitation ,of r the: .Holy Sepulebre.- On EaaterSuday morning, Notre Dane was, .at. nnti^i crowded by men, to partake of the fiaerament. <On this occasion the nave ' -fl£- tie^jOatkedrsl( k set apart for ■ale communicant*. ; "'^asterV ;p're|eiits itself joyoußly; 1 the sugar-lwkftrs shops are full of eggs: - indeed* nearly every, tradesman seems for ~r ; |k#-oKasionr7to be more or less an egg- -, ( after,bia. fashion.. There are a neat '.many things in an egg, from a col-lection-of ;toys to a It'ee toilette ; a river ' of diamonds, bracelets,,-> rings, collars. It is ocoaii^a»lly'^jfi^dta* bo X> full o f *»• dawning, and a farewm-irom letting love. The Sorija Easter flower is the large ox-eye s^ Htattains jn the south of France, eirormbus oircumfesence, and resembles • cherry s or. apple tiee when .in fulliblossom, so numerous are the flowetSt and Which Actually'hide the leaves. The flower became fashionable? from-the reign of Louis SW.i the Due de Nowlles. the moniAh's ifavorite, gave a stfpper at the Trianon in honor of His Majesty; the latter on ■ entering the ball room/ was agreeably surprised to perceive,*" Long Hve King Xionis, the Well-BelovedT in large daises. 'Jskf gmiin bread &ir. offers aperies of mmv attfactions to yonng folks; not iWa«ria the aateolthat special cake^aod ayexicnt, hut also in all the glories of the FWSmy gttf class of amusements: the "Xreftssir.x a v hideout-looking, 'Macklaefd 4.bs>, But* oat att^other-celebrities : lie is jU» Jbe met with, not • only ia Ringer. bread* but ob sugar preparations, pipe keeda,. £c. BeUkes the placer of the ofdiMry^rta hmA. i ipm+. so indignant patnon can s.trike> hiß) to their hearts eontMt Jh* «bowß k«ve nothiag positlfipT;. |ew f to iadiise the youngest man from the oowtry to " walk up," but the visitornott*» kss enteri. The "tempgtiftijof 81. Aaiboßv " is always popular. Jteontaing two strikiiig characters—the «i»oospig and the devil; the latter, wben off the stage, covers his red dress iiirfssST$ <lfw >ev? :tht folds of tl» tail t» voneealed. Ther« \» m. - J s«jrfa«^t|»r"C,pti^ sb#Jloo^* h ; latter cannot escape; ui ß fi rßt o f -ii :. ■heet iron, and attachtdbj bars to turn. isg table. The spectator does not Moead Mrt is whirWl ronna in .an imitation. ea>^ Of r#jh»'i4hWspectator has to piovide' hjsM«lf with ihe illasion of lemg i n lpMß>'.' ;s\.,A .- -;<'' - ■: .' '• !■-