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BULL-FIGHTING AND BULL-FIGHTERS.

THE MATADOR OF TO-DAY.

The Bourbon dynasty,just arrived. from France, disliked bullights, and the Court let the game fall into the hands of "the rabble, " The rabble, which in the course of that century was to become "the S, de Madariaga writes in the people," took upthe courtly game and made of it the masterpiece of | London Cherrer of May 23 as colour, movement, and emotion

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which it is today. Save the Once, they say, a famous forerepicador, a type perhaps evolved old caballero, en was asked how it was that be from the bad chosen a profession so much plaza," all the other features of exposed to the dangerous bores present-day bullfighting are the of wild bulls. More dangerous invention of the people. So, the banderillas or darts, the muleta are the horns of hunger, or red rag, the estoque or sword answered. The story dates from and the many ways of using i a simpler age. Nowadays, suc- All the phases of the fight are cess in bull-fighting is the quick-planned with a view to its denone est way to fortune and fame in ment, the killing of the bull by Spain. Joselito, killed last San- the matador, according to strict day by a bull in Talavera de rules which make the opera- la Reina, leaves eight million tion truly perilous. It is in in eight order to prepare the ball for this pesetas made

difficult moment by gradually years of professional life.

weakening its strength and car He was twenty-five, graceful, recting the oddities or awkward slander; strong, the master of his tendencies which it may chance craft, the idol of the nation to have, that these devices have Whenever he went specist been aro'ved. But, though part measures had to be taken by the of almost scientific technique, thes authorities in order to banalise obey a strong esthetic and im- popular enthusiasm. Portraits pulsive instinct which demands and images of

young that every movement in the arena hero were seen in practically should be both dangerous, and every southern horse, and legends graceful Tous excellence in the and stories circulated all over ther can only be atrained by country about his tastes, sayings, barmonious blending of tech- exploits and love affairs. Henique, courage and grace. had one rival, Juan Belmonte. And between the two the country was divided. One, had to be either Gallissa (from Josolito a other nickname, Gallito) or Bel- montiata

There was no middle

terri

the

THE FIRST BULL-FIGHTER..

THE GRAVES IN. FRANCE.

A TOUCHING INCIDENT.

la the course of the debate in the House of Commons on an amendment to allow the relatives of those who had fallen at the front in put up their own mugi- ments instead of every grave basing a similar headstone, Mr. J. H. Thomas, the Labour leader. related pathetic inciden. Ee said that they hail ne right in tha: House to ignore not only the wishes of those who had lost loved ones, but they had no right to disregard the people who had made the greatest of all sacrifices. He refused to believe that the officers who had died would have desired any different treatment than to lie side by side with those who had made equal sacrifice with themselves. Continuing he said:-

"I visited France many limes soon after the death of that

brilliant Fague man the son of my right hon, friend (Mr. Asquith) He was to have been a colleague of mine in the contest at Derby. By the fortuns of war I myself visited his grave. Near it was the grave of his cousin. young Ter-! nant. As I stood by that grave 1 thought: Here between-them was a humble soldier, and I thought of the equality that was responsible for that circumstance. I thought of the circumstances that brought a statesman's son dominant and a peer's son and a humble

SHIRT STUDS MADE OUT OF

HIS OWN BOXES.”

The evolution of bullighting is ruled by that of the three, elements which compose it: la the origin of its popular epoch, courage Was

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feature, together with a spon- British soldier all together, all tageous and primitive beauty, with a similar tombstone, all self-ignorant and somewha: indicated in the same way, and I barbaric. In this period (towards | was so struck with it that I put the close of the eighteenth the name of the private soldier

eatury) the art finally takes the it was Simons-in may notebook, form which it has kept to tinday.and I brought home from the Eran the elaborate dress worn

All this abundantly show that bullighting is still follof vitality 2.5 8 national institution. It deserves this name if only because of its illustrious pedigree. If we are to believe, that somewhat elusive old lady, Tradition, the first Spaniard who "ran"bulla was no less spareon than Ruy present-day toreras are those CAR ર કરસન Diaz de Bivar, better known by of the time, 5 the name which his Moarishby comparing them with the elotbes which a painted in enemies gave him: El Cid. Abis popular scenes. They are the tim MORG indefatigable and ubiquitous national hero lived clothes which were worn by the

towards the second half of the eleventh century, it follow

When I went to Derby I told my

A

grave a leaf from a humble lower.

constituents of this insideat, and it was reported in the Prema few days later I received from Leicester a letter, something like this I lost my only bos in the founders of modero ballfighting, war. I am blind, and his mother is the great Romeros (father zod | deal. I was told by some that be three sons). The Romero dynasty is buried near Raymond Asquith. 43 heads the list of a series and I wondered whether you of heroes of the atens, such could tell me that the grave wis the legendary Pepe Hillo. Cos- well kept" I looked into my

that bull-fighting is one of the institutions most frmly rooted in the past. There are, however, considerable differences between the kind of bull-fighting which illares, and that famous Tato notebook. and found that thel

the Cid knew and that which has caused the death of Joselito, The most important of them is perhaps that the Cid fought on horseback and with lants, while present-day toreras fight

who wore a set of shirt stude made out of his own bones..

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BEVILLE AND CORDOBA.

Gradually, however, knowledge

name of that had was the name I hat par down there. I wrote bark to Lis father, and waid that not! only could I tell him that the grave was wil kept, but that I had picked a leaf from the grave, and seat it to him. I lease! to guess the reply I members received. (Cheers.) You may call it sentiment if you like: bat it is a beautiful sentiment."

on foot and with a sword. An-accumulated, and grace, becom Ferber, hardly less important. dif- ing aware of itself, evolved rhetoric. Segille be- ference is that the Cidran" his towards bollas a mere exercise of strength came the centre of school or and horsemanshiphile the art style of bullfighting founded ou

No praise, be contioned, could of the torero, though no doubt ability and ornament. Cordoba

faithful to thebe too high for the way in which requiring a certain amount of remained

'school inspired in the Graves Commission had per- physical force, is mainly depend-old

His hon. and ent on courage, ability, and grace. sobriety, simplicity and truth. formed their duty. Rather than the precursor of the Since then the arena" seldom noble friend had said that he was

3 pair.. or rival in favour of a limitation in thel torero, the C1 WAS thus the lacked forerunner of the picador, who stars each representing one of cost of the graves. Had there schools, moro or been any limitation in the from his horas withstands the the two

men had onrush of the bull with his lanos less modified by personal styl-sacrifice that these in order to make less formid- These rivalries Lagartijo against made? The House had no right:

Guercita against to give any ground for the able the task of the matador. Frascuelo. There is a middle or transitory Espartero, Machaquito against suspicion that the poor wage}} Itype

the Bombita, and, till to-day, Joselito being deprived of the opporla of ball-fighting,

ait of honouring their sons courtly "corrida, which attained against Belmonte added not a

the rich its greatest splendour under little to the best and passion of which

people had [3 be Philip IV. The ball was still run an already passionate spectacle. It would

mistake. on borseback by noble courtiers Joselito was an exponent of the for the House to divide on this who rode into the arena mounting Sevillan school. Belmonte, though question. (Cheers.) These men beautiful steeds, and wearing also a Semilan, represents

the did fighting in the common The unkind cause, and they were buried as "colours" and "mottoes" as in a Cordoban style. tournament. The all-important critics of Joselito accused him of they desired. (Cheera.) element of grace had already hiding under graceful movements

Mr. Asquith, who had shown excess of caution." He was made its appearance, but the en

signa of emotion during Mr. gane still remained an stisto-wall known for his wonderful Thomas's speech, warmly shook cratic zory kod lacked the knowledge of bulls and their vigour and the dramatic emotion ways. As soon as he saw the hands with him on leaving the

House immediately afterwards. which it acquired when it became bull which was to take his life he

The amendment was withdrawn really.popular.

warned his colleagues to be care fal, "for he is a vicious animal.in deference to the apposition Yet despite his knowledge and shown in the House to any bisprudence," he died in the distinction being made between Ring-the first great matador to the various graves in Prance or

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