I * 1 -V T T 1 T4-IT / - \
POOR EUGENIE'S ' PEARLS.
\ Vanderuilt Nedtlacfr of Royal History
That Cost $130,0001
TROUBLES OF TAILORS' PIPES
Axiom Allont llmv 1/ovoly Woman
Stoops to Folly In DrlnkliiK An
Invention for " .Sly Mps"
Seductive
Nuw YOIIK , Jan. 7. [ Correspondence
of tliu Hii : : . ] There was a new opera
nuil n now necklace for fashionable DUO-
pie to sco this week. The opera was
"Merlin , " and it was well enough in Its
way .something wondrous the nritics
cabl but concurrent with Its first repro-
Fontation the necklace competed for the
admiration of tliu audience , and won the
most extended regard , too. The tri
umphant article was the famous string
of pearls that had once belonged to the
Fmprcss1 Kugcnic , and been worn by her
'ti the days of the French monarchy.
liven in thosn times of royal glitter
' .n I'aris , this jeweled thing shone
to brightly as to ihixy.li ; beholden ) accus-
toined to lavish adornment. It consisted
of ! Mii oriental pearls' , set in .1 golden
chain , and it \vis : valued then at about
$130,001) ) . Nanolunn's widow put it into
i sate deposit vault in I'aris , on her re-
ircmcnt lo Chiscllmr.st , and there It lay
mill the recent sain of bur useless cllcets.
tVillhun K. Vmdcrhilt : and his wife wore
in the Frcueli capital , and they purchased
it , at iMM.OOO. 'I hey bought other things
from the Kugenio collection , mostly house
hold embellishment ? , and these will be
disclosed til next week's reopening of
tbi ! Fifth avenue residence. Hut Airs.
Willie Vanderbilt ) ) iit on the necklace
for the opera , ll was worn across the
top of her bead , thence down the back
of her eoill'ure to her neck , which it on-
lircled , willi enough of length loft to
lang down on her bosom. She is a beauty ,
if YOU remember , and a leader in the set
which is o often accused of imitating
the Kngli.ih aristocracy. Not u singer
on the stage , and hardly n dansi'tiso ,
commanded so many glasses as did .Mrs.
A'anderbilt and her neeklaee.
VANI > KIIIIIT ! VACAItllW.
There could hardly be a family with
more diversity in it than the Vatiderbilts
possess. While William K. is an ardent
devotee of fashion , Cornelius is inclined
to religion and philanthropy , and George-
is a veritable recluse studious , thought
ful and visionary. To George has fallen
the charge of his father's mausoleum ,
and he spends a considerable portion ot
lii time in that sacred duty. Twice a
week of late be has made the trip to the
cemetery , a bleak ride over on Statcn
.Island , and examined the locked register ,
by means of which the detectives
record , their hourly visits. The
widow of William 11. Vaiuterbilt has so
licitously in mind the thott of Alexan
der T. Stewart's remains , and she urged
upon George the utmost precaution
against a similar outrage. 1 he private
guardsmen are therefore maintained al
thi ) tomb , and will bo for several years.
Another desire of airs. Vanderbilt.
strangely , is that hu inscription on the
compartment holding her husband's dust
shall not be known by other than the
family. This is a mere whim , of course ,
but George sedulously respects it , and
no eyes save those of a Vanderbilt can
ga/.o on the tablet. Even the detectives
do not have entrance to the structure.
JIHIIITY MAN-MIIlINiilS. :
There is a tareo , "My Milliner's Hill. "
demoting a wife's despair over a debt
which , unknown to her husband , she had
contracted for line apparel. The same
oort of experience is common among our
fashionable , women since nipii-drcssniak-
crs came into vogue. The seductive
tailor for femininity promises his cus
tomers all the time they want in which tc
pay. Does he do so ? Oh , no. lie waits
until they have gotten all they want.
Then In ; puts them in a state of terror
.such as I am not cruel c.iough to wish
that any man may over Miller.
lie writes a little note .say
ing that bo unexpectedly linds
himself in need of money. Ho is sorry.
but he must have the amount of her bill
at once. Sakes alive ! please imagine
that little bombshell falling in your house
when you thought you had two years to
raise the money and have not told your
husband or , perhaps , have fibbed to him
about how much yon had spent for
dollies ! What does she do ? Why what
one of a thousand things is there that a
weak woman can do ? 1 say a weak
woman because only a weak woman
would let anybody play with her , and
tempt her , ana cries and pleads ,
and ho , very magnanimously comprises
for a promise of half down
and half as soon as she can raise it. And
HMO goes home da/ed , and almost willing
to jump from the Brooklyn bridge if she
can do .so quietly and sotttle that tailor's
bill by doing it. If she spends many days
in thinking over it another reaches her
a linn ami business like note , saying that
the tailor is reluctant to present the bill
to her husband , but must do so unless
.she spares him the unpleasant task by re
mitting , etc.
"Oh , 1'vo read ot other eccentricities of
men dressmakers , particularly a silly
Morv about one who tempts my sex into
his place by means of a sideboard for
free champagne , an'exqnlhito luncheon
and fancy drinks. That's tine liddlu-
. -ticks. I'll wager a carload of cham
pagne that there Is no such tailor , or that
if there is , he doesn't sell a jacket by
giving away intoxicants. Women who
want to drink in those days can do so anywhere -
where and without attracting attention.
Hut this other business method there is
no mistake about so lar as .some of the
men who are doing M ) much tor the gen
tler sex are concerned , and I've heard of
ho much of it that I never sco walking
coat of cloth without wondering whether
the wearer has got her note de
manding Instant pay.aud whether Mm is
meditating suicide. I've no doubt I'm a
bit of a crank upon the subject , and in
juMico lo a number of highly respectable
men who think they are doing a nobto
thing by crowding woman out of her
principal Held of employment , and n
highly soiontillo thing by sitting cross-
legged when they sow. What they think
If gained in woman's estimation by
smoking the strongest kind of pipes while
they arc at work 1 don't know , but it is a
fact that , when 1 penetrated the top story
ot one of Ihesn cstabl ! hmcnts , I saw a
door open and three or four men at work
on tables making dresses , and every one
bad In hi * mouth oh , phew ! 1 stick to
my dressmaker in skirts , if you please.
i > Ki'\u7intK OK SOPIIITV'H qrii.s' : : .
Society feels like a child that has come
to thu city with its mother and got lost.
This sense of helpless bewilderment is allen
on account of Mrs. William Astor , who
bas departed for Kuropu to bo absent at
lua-,1 six mouths. Mrs. William Astor is
thu matron of more swell entertainments
than any other three ladies in town. The
patriarchs and thu junior patriarchs and
the high'tibby-bob-royids will hardly
know how to act without thu condescen
sion of her presence. Mr. and Mrs. Astor
called it ) La Drctagno. They occupied
tliu "chambro du luxe. " This is a
gorgeous , and for a boat , vast affair , and
is in reality a suite of apartments rattier
than a state-room. There is none of your
upper and lower berth plebiiuiism about
it. Thu sleeping places are large , genuine
buds of the moat substantial and elegant
design. They are not suspended from
tljo eellinguhher , ; , nor are they swung on
axles. The long-headed , much traveled
managers of the line have learned that
tin re , < > no rojal ro.id or by-way that cir-
FALCONER'S JANUARY SALE !
Of Linens and Housekeeping Goods. |
Our annual January Sales of Linens and Housekeeping goods , are eagerly waited for by our customers , and we pledge
pur word that at this sale , beginning Monday , none will be disappointed. Our stock of Bleached and Cream Damask
is very large , The patterns are very carefully selected , and we offer better value in these goods than we have ever
done. In Towels we will show a stock , at prices that will surprise all. The lot of Fine Damask Towels at 35c , and the
TTnnlr T'n-nrolc ' . . . . . .
1P.l
: n.t. < in rloaevrtro a-nanin.l mmit.inn n.R hfiniP" VfiTV
BLEACHED DAMASK.
no pieces ( M Inch ISIcnc-livd ItiiiniiKU , xplciuliil qiialltlos and clc-
pant putU-m-s al r r c ; ivoi-ili 7'n- .
ii I plcocs ( -lncli i IClcnolicd Dnnmsh , very heavy ; a splciullil an
sorlincaf ol'iiaKcrno ; al 7. > < ; worth f)0 < * .
SPECIAL.
lOpIeecs 7i2-ineh Itleaelivd I > auia K Ilial uc have never been
able lo * .ell at any of'onr xpeelal sales al ! e than SI. Our prieeJn < f
this once ! N t 7H" worth $ l.i25.
CHE AM DAMASK.
< IO pleees extra quality Cream Damiitk , soil ItnNlicd and extra
heavy. The assortment ofpalteriiM in this lot In very largo ami the
priee is 7ffe. this lot htm never heen ofl'ered at I CHS than ijilOO.
TOWELS. TOWELS. TOWELS.
SPECIAL. SPECIAL.
At 12 ! c.
a < ) O < Iov.cn all linen IlaeU Tvcls , extra quality , soft llnishct ! , at
112eeach } ; worth I Jc.
At
dov.eii extra qiialilj * blca lied Ilnck Towels , Knotted and
plain fringes ; also IlainasU and Momlc Towels , all al ! 2r.c. These are
the best U5e Towels ever shown by us.
At 35c.
At this price wcoirera big line ol'hlcachcd nainask Towels with
fancy borders , Knotted fringe , elegant quality ; Towels that we have
been selling at IVoin/iOc / to 1 ; on .Holiday the priee will be : { . " > .
cumvcnts the rolling billows. Mr. Astor
will fuul just as sad while he ga/.es at lii.s
gilded bed posts as will thu occupant of
the upper berth for'ard , or even
tlio bumble communist in the
steerage. A libation of molten gold
would not appease a fretful Neptune ,
but an offering of the stamped coin will
secure the kindly ollices of old brandy ,
new lemons , aud other things congenial
to a tired stomach , and having heard
about these fact ? , Mr. Aslor provided
himself accordingly.
TIIK
is divided into two main rooms ; one a
sleeping room and the other a parlor.
In these if the vessel were kept tied up
to the dock , the traveler could bo con
tent and comfortable for a week or two.
On the raging mam the richly uphols
tered chairs will lose their charms.
Mr. Astor is getting within sight
of old age and lie discussed with exceed
ing tborougness all the possibilities of
sickness at sea and the means for preventing
venting it. Some of thu xchcmcs for
avoiding it did not recommend them
selves with much force , but one in par
ticular pleased him mightily , and led to
Ins taking into the chambrc de luxe two
or three baskets of very dry champagne.
A miniature drugstore followed , in which
the principal materials were bromide of
potassium and hydrochlurato of cocaine.
These wore accompanied by physicians'
prescriptions for their uso. As the
time for departure drew near
he applied various substances
compounded into vulgar looking pills to
bis system in order to get the liver into
prime condition. And still it was not
without dread that ho awoke on the day
of sailing. Taking the advice of an ex
perienced friend ho ate a hearty meal be
fore going to the steamer , but the viands
of this repast were prepared with the ut
most care to eliminate all grease and fat
from them. Then , having done all that
science and superstition could suggest ,
except one thing , hu stepped across the
gang plank and surrendered to
the untamed mercies of the
waves. The one exception was
a suggestion that ho wear next the cuticle
of the abdomen a sheet of ordinary writ
ing paper. Many people ( Irmly believe
in this preventive , but Mr. Astor
shook bis bead dubiou > ly and refused to
try it. Hu was also told by a friend who
accompanied him to thu duck of the
steamer , that a very sure preventive waste
to avoid going below , to icmain on deck
and look at the hoi'l/.on , the /.euith , or
any other point except the rigging or
bulwarks of thn steamer. Mr. Astor
thought this a cruel joke , but buing as
sured of Its earnestness , drew , his chin
into his collar and said " "
, "br-r-r-r-o-o-oo !
aud went bnlow.
V'IMAIK : DIIAM DUINKKHS ,
1 wouldn't believe It. That any man
should suppose that women , in order to
get sly nips of alcohol , would take the
lluid concealed in mock fruit , surpassed
all the folly I had over encountered.
Why , thn simple upshot of sued a de
vice would be that grapes and thu like ,
real and unreal , would become suspicions
and couldn't bu eaten with propriety at
all. Hut 1 have investigated. India rub
ber small fruit is an actuality , it was
patented November ' 17,188. * ! . The num
ber of the patent is'lWO , 101 , and 1 have a
copy of tlio specllicatlons on tile In tliu
patent oilleo. "Tho general nature of
my invention , " says 'tho misguided
inventor , "is a capsule formed of
thin India rubber , or equivalent ma
terial , tilled with spirits or other liquid ,
imitating the appuarencu of grapes , cur
rants , aud similar globular small fruit. "
He explains how his mode of carrying
out his invention is to make a very thin
iheet of India rubber and fold the same
over the noizlo of n syringe , or force-
pump , supplied with the liquor which the
capsules are intended to contain , Thu
liquid is then forced into tliu rubber disc ,
which distends into a globular form.
When sulllcient has been injected ,
ih mouth of what is now thu
filled capsule is permanently closed
by means of a line and very
strong cord , tied around the same im
mediately in front of the nozzle of the
syringe , or foreo-puinp. ami thu surplus
of rubber is cut oil. "Tho smooth glisten
Ing capsule presents q highly
indeed a. luscious appearance,1' he adds ,
"closely resembling that of a grape , cur
rant , cherry , or other like fruit. The
manner ot using the capsule is obvious.
They are taken into the month , and wiion
sullieinntly in compressed therein the
thin rubber will burst , the liberated
liquid buing swallowed and the
rubber skin ejected all similar to the eat
ing of an ordinary grape. " The ludicrous
attempt is buing made iust now
in Is'cw York to introduce the
rubber grape , and society maids
and matrons , who are supposed
to bo of modest and retiring disposition ,
lind in their mails alluring circulars sui
ting forth the advantage ot sccrcttippling
in public. .Sample boxes have been
placed where they would do the most
good or evil , and the manufacturers say
in their circular : "Wo have already ru-
ceivcd abundant testimony as to appro
bation of this novel and tasty methou of
putting in ) selected wines ami liquors , as
they can be most conveniently and pleas
antly utili/.ed on all such occasions or
moments when refreshments are not
proper nor a necessity. Travelers not
fatigued or exhausted from journeying
wjll find a ready means for a refreshing
stimulant whenever needed , without ob
servation , even in the most critical sur
roundings. "
TIIK HUI1IIEH Nil'
seems to nave been found an improve
ment upon thu old plan of retreating
into a corner of a parlor car and fishing
a llask out ot a gripsack. Supplied with
a box of whisky grapes , the most rcspccl-
abie-appcaring matron in a carload of
Good Templars can get comfortably full
in her scat , ami peacably go to sleep
without attracting attention or losing
her reputation. The circular continues :
"Persons who are apt to become faint in
prolonged and crowded assmnblagcs will
lind a ready restoration. " This evidently
means that , while men go out of the the
aters between acts , the women , provided
with four or live pony brandies , can
worry through a live act tragedy without
disturbing the neighbors or acquiring an
undeserved reputation for being dissi
pated. "For orators , actors and sing-
urs , " says the circular , "they are invalu
able , owing to the unobserved manner
in which they can bo utilized to over
come fatigue from exertion. " The di
rections for use are minute and particu
lar : "When putting the grams into thu
mouth , press the lips tightly together ,
bend the head forward slightly ,
then crush the grape between
the teeth , or insert a pin or toothpick -
pick between the lips and penetrate the
grapo. After swallowing the contents
eject the skin. When a fair devotee in
church is seen to bow her head upon the
back of thu pew-in front of her , and ro-
sumu iui erect position and a placid ,
happy expression , it would not bo safe to
assume that slut had buen seeking peace
of mind in a inircly religious way. Shu
may have derived spiritual consolation
from a rubber grapo. No , no ; theio'sno
million in it for the inventor ,
CI.AKA ltiu.i : : .
A Doi ; Fond of ICnllrnnd
( Jreat Harrington ( Mass. ) Letter to The
lloston ( ilobo : An intelligent dog called
Railroad Mae , because of his fondness for
riding on cars , is owned by Mrs. Wo | .
cott , of Kails Village , Conn. The dog
came to this village Saturday , and re
mained over Sunday with Conductor
Spencer , returning homo on Monday.
To-day the dog went up the Hoiisatonut
road again , and tie has earned
a wide notoriety as a railroad
traveler. Until recently his join-
imys have been confined to the Ilousa-
toniu and Connecticut Western railroads ,
but ho lately , it is said , got on Iliu New
Kngland rpa-l at llawluyvillo. C'onn. , and
gutting on the locomotive took a pleasure
trip to lioatnn , where ho remained a
while , and then returned by the HostoiuV'
Albany and llou-atoiiio routes ,
Whoa a pup ho was owned by Engineer
Uu = > ell , who allowed the dog to run on
thu engine , and In tins way the animal
acquired his fondness for railroad travel.
The dog wears a lloi'.satonio and Connec
ticut \yv.itcrn railioad button , with a
postal ticket as a badge of introduction
wherever ho goes The dog was
he-re again 10-day , arriving at 1
TOWELS. TOWELS ,
lOOtlo/.iMi TurUMiToncU al ia o ; worlli Kljf.
1OO < loy.cii line Uncli Towrl at ITio ; north
l'J5 do/.en Iliiok ToxvvK al i20c ; orlli i25 >
CRASH. CRASH.
T\vlllcIRii < 4 < iia fanli , > iillal le for roller ton el * ' , at I ! ; worth
GLASS TOWELING.
IS-ineh lasH To\veltn al Sjevorlh ; lie.
Cilnss't'ouelhitf , belter quality , at IOU > ; u-orlh lije.
luss Touelht ; ; nl lUJe ; xvorlh ir e.
COTTON DIAPER.
1 case 18-inch rot ( on IMnpcr , IO yards in piece , al 57H- piece.
1 ens3 ! 2O > lncli Cotton IHajior , IO yards in piece , at uT c a piece.
I can : J'2-lnch Cotton Miaper , IO yards in piece , at 73c a piece.
LINEN SHEETING.
1C-1 Linen Slicethitf at ! 7ic ; worth 81.1O.
IO-I I.ineii Slicellny at ! > ! 2c ; worth $1.25.
1O-I Mncn .Sheeting at $1.1iivorth ; $ l.r o.
BED SPREADS.
;
1 ease 1O-4 Cfoeliet Ued Spreads at S7jc ; worlh $8.
1 ease 11-1 Itlar.sellleK S5cd Speads at $1 ; worth SI.J55.
1 ease -"l'5Itu-sciUes EIiMl Spreads at $3 ; worlh fiti. < ( r .
p. in. and roturninp at 'JiO : : p. in. On
the train ho apneaii to know tlio whistle
of tlifl'erent trains , anil has his preference
union the ruilrohil men , but they all
treat and feed hhji well. The dog has
setter blood , with tiio marks of a shep
herd , and has a larjjo'oirclo of acquaint
ances from Hriiljruiiorl to 1'ittsliuld.
DON CARLOS' ' MIMIC COURT.
A New York Girl's ' Dinner With Him at
tlio Vienna Palace ,
LIFE IN THE CITY OF CANALS.
.
a IK ; Spanish Pretender's Ambition.
Appcnncd by the Comto de Cbniu-
buril'8 Ijogucy Nolilo Fami
lies Ilccomliu ; Extinct.
Tourists coming to Venice , writes a
correspondent of the Nuw York World ,
simply to do the sights and to drift about
the saloons in gondolas have very little
idea how much charming society tlicro
is here. Wo came to rest and improve
our minds artistically. Wo have cer
tainly succeeded in doing the latter , but
there is scarcely an evening when we are
not asked out to sonic sort of an enter
tainment.
I fear , however , that the average New
Yorker would vote these simple little
festivities slow. The men rarely dress
unless for dinners , and the women wear
gowns high at the neck. Tea and cake ,
with occasionally a faint snriukling of
marsala , aru considered a most riotous
form of refreshment , but the people aru
what makes Venice charming. AM
nations are represented. There is no
Venetian society , but very little
of it is native. Nearly all the
patrician families aru extinct. A
friend of mine , who married a noble
man hero twenty-live years ago , told mo
that at tliu same timu lifted ! of her friends
were married ; not one of Ilium has had a
child. A curse seems to rest upon Venice
During the last seventy years 10(1 ( of the old
families have died out. There are
not more than a doxun of them left , most
of whom are poor and nearly all of the
members old. I only know one young
Venetian , Count AlolsoMocenigo , tlio de
scendant of six Doges , but Jvvlioso family
is far from well oil' . He is In the navy ,
and a very charming follow , so that 1
sincerely wish ho eould.follow the o\nm-
plo of some of his luckier compatriots
and Hud a rich American wife !
Among the most prosperous puoplo Is
the Countess Marcello ; who is lady-m-
waiting to thu queen , and who has done
so much for tlm poor women by reviving
tlio old lace inanufucttiro near nero a
Hurano. There is another attractive
woman , the Countess 1'isani , a clever ,
brilliant and beautiful creature who lives
when in town at the I'alax./.o Harbaro , 1
went to a dinner there lately , given for
the twenty-lirst birthday of a young
American. It was n , most fairy-liko
scenu. The great halls were lillcd
with trues aud plants , and colored
lights softly illuminated thu old portraits
by Titian , of her Dogal ancestors , There
is a charming tittle widow here , the
Countess Mocengo ( no relation to Count
Aloisu ) . She was born a Princess Win-
dischgrat/ Austria , and .is related to
half the reigning families of Kuropu.
Several years ago shu fell in loyo with
Count Moeenigo , who was consumptive ,
and insisted upon marrying him , con
trary to the withes ot bur family. Ho
died soon afterwards , and although she
goes out a great deal , shu Is still devoted
to his memory , and spends most of her
time in good works , and will not hear of
marrying again ,
TIIK i.NUI.ISII : SI'KAKINU fOLONV ,
Of course there is a small colony of
Knglish and Americans. It scums impos
sible to lind a place whuru our intrepid
race has not some representatives. Sir
Henry Layard , of Nineveh fames , has a
beautiful palace on the ( jrand canal ,
which is filled with pictures and curio.-- ! |
tics that he collected while uiubiu&udor
at Madrid and Constantinople. He isono
of the , lucky collectors who always mini-
ages to lind the gc.at ) bargains. He
ami Lady Layard are very hospitable
and entertain extensively. Our country
woman , Mrs. Arthur HrousOn , of NoVv
Y.orkkeop.sopon house. One incuts celeb
rities ot every description there. Drowning
the poet , and his son , "I'un. " Hrowning ,
the artist , are among her most frequent
guests. Everybody likes Mrs. Hronson ,
for she is so clever and kind and makes
one feel so thoroughly at homo. At these
polyglot entertainments card-playing is a
favorite pastime , and it is amusing to
scu the breathless interest with which
four or live dollars are lost or won ! Most
of the women , Knglish as well as conti
nental , smoke , anu they are vcrv much
surprised if you tell them that in America
it lias not yet become a universal custom.
Ono of the leaders of society is Princess
Metternicb , of Austria , a very good-look
ing woman of fortj' . She is singularly
fascinating , both in manner and appear-
unco , and with her inevitable cigarette in
her moiitb.makesa very fetching picture.
Prince Mottornich looks much older than
bis wife. Of course , there are always
many artists in Venice , but they prefer
coming in thu spring when the weather
is moro conducive to outdoor work , for
at this season it is apt to be raining , but
there are still several here now. Ralph
Curtis , ot Hostou , who lives with his
father and mother in a beautiful appart-
ment. is an enthusiast in his profession ,
and Paul Tilton , son of the famous Til-
ton , now in Homo but originally from
America , paints charmingly.
There are various specimens of semi-
royally in Venice. The princess of Mou-
tonegro , whoso husband , thu last reigning
prince , was murdered before her eyes
several years ago aud his nephew who
now governs there in his stead , lives in a
dingy olu palace on a side canal. Her
daughter , Princess Olga , is a pleasant ,
intelligent girl of twenty-live. She tells
me that shu is very homesick for Monte
negro , whore they spend their summers.
1 should think she might bu , tor their
house is rather a pathetic eight. The fur
niture is shabby and the general aspect
poor , but the princely brown of Montene
gro does its best to cover deficiencies by
being profusely scattered about , and only
makes thu contrast more striking. It is a
melancholy fact that these poor women
are treqiiuntly obliged to pawn they jew
els to keep from starving. The handso
mest man in Venice is IVince Salavador
llurbide , of ( Mexico. He is an excellent
specimen of the southern lypu , with dark
eyes and regular features. His wife is a
Hungarian. His cousin , Prince AgoMina
iturbide , whose mother was Miss ( Jreun ,
of ( ieorgetown , has often buen in Amer
ica ,
wur.in : DON CAHI.OS IIKHJNS.
Decidedly thu most interesting charac
ter here is Don Carlos , the Spanish pre
tender. He is very tall , broad-shouldered ,
strikingly handsome man , with black
eyes , which he uses to perfection when
talking with the fair sex , Hu has not
much depth of character and may not
bo clover , but his manners aru charming
and his Denial ways conquer all who are
thrown in close contact with him , He
has lived four years in the Loredan pal
ace , which bo has arranged delightfully.
1 wns at a dinner there lately and was
very much intcresto-l in all I saw. Ho
has his miniature court , hUgcutlcmcn.in-
waiting , who accompanied'him every-
where. Ono addresses him as "Monsig-
nor , " the ladies curtsey low when eonmi' '
into his presence , and of course all
Maud until he allows them to sit.
At dinner wo ate oil' silver nlatus.
thu servants wore the royal
liveries of Spain and the royal crown
decorated every available corner. He
has one drawing-room , or rather trophy
room , which is very curious. The walls
are hung with Carbst banners used dur
ing the latu rebellion in Spain. The
chandelier is made ot swords and bullets ,
while revolvers , saddles and tabres are
scattered about in reckless profusion.
Everything thuru has some association
for Don Carlos.and his voicu grows grayo
and low when he tells of tliu buttles in
which hu used or woru thu various tro
phies one sues. Ho showed us. too. his
orders and decorations. Thu
many mot
iuteresting was thu "Order-of the Golden
HOSIERY.
Special I'riccs Made to Close Out
Odd Lots.
Boys and Misses * Ho
siery.
s' Scotch AH.ml ll'onl JIouc ,
double knees , all sixes , at ' , tHv. Xonc
of thin lot linn ercr linn ojje.rctl tit
lent titan < > Oc. a nair.
iU/.sfr.s' / J'ancii .Frcnei .Jtlbbrtl
< 'a."hmerfl Jlose , at llCn' . H'orth
from .We. tn ( life *
Misses' /i' f///.s/ / / ( . ' ( ( .x/Mimr Hour ,
all nlzcx fi-oni it to A' } , at : i. > < ' . II or/ft /
from .Vi5e ? to Tt > < ; .
Xa dies' Cashmere Hose
ton dozen Jinllcx' CftnIniH'i'fl I low.
all .s'/.tt'.v / , .s'oi'iro.'orx. / . at UOo. , ii-ortli
Ltnlli : * ' Jlcai'ill'onl lloxi' in black
< ( nd rotor * , at iti'ii' . , tt'in'tli , " ( ) ' .
i Caflinii'rc Host' ,
lii'ct anil toe , all slxai , black
ami color * . .IH- ! , worth TTn- .
Men's Half Hose ,
Jfcacill'onl lintlloxc , no
xrains , at 30o. , irortli ! { < > .
Menu' Cniitcl'it Jldlp Half llosc at
/ir. jV ! vi' sold at IMS Hunt : { . " } < .
J1fi' s Solid Colored Ci
JlalfJloscat iifltv , worth ! J5 : .
Mcnx' Scotch Mixed U'ool Half
J low at ! J5c. , wort It 05i * .
Mans' Hitoliah ItiMtrd CrciMi.rrtl
( Sa.-ili mere Half llouc at 50 * : . , icorth
' Solid Colored Kitfftisli Canl
ITalf Hoacat < ltir. , toorlli r
- Embroideries.
On dlondaii u'cnial > cni > r < ; tal i 'ices
on all the embroideries iec hare in
Htoclf , and tec malic xnch special ; > / -
ci-s that me c.vncct to close out. all ire
hare in two dai/s. U'e do thin to maUc
room for the choic < nt line of embroi
deries that hasercr hceiltronaht ( to
this citi/ . which ice will often on
Wednesday mornina ,
Fleece , " ; which has descended to him
from Charles V. Onu cannot lie ) ) ) look
ing with some awe upon this man , who
has the blood of sixty kings in his veins.
However democratic ) our tendencies may
lie , one cannot avoid a sort of veneration
for any ono who embodies so many his
toric associations.
Opening out of this room is ono of
quite a different character a little Turk
ish boudoir , lined with divans , and
lighted only by a dim red lamp above , a
perfect place lor lover's
a tete-a-tete.
Don Carol's private apartment is very at
tractive. It consists of a little entresol ,
with a study , bedroom and dressing
room. His bedroom is Ining in damask
silk , walls , ceiling and turniluro all
matching. The color suits his dark com
plexion admirably. He is particularly
proud of his large , square bath tub , with
a shower bath above it , which
he shows off with much satis
faction for the entertainment of his
guests , lie is very fond of talking about
his various campaigns and points on
with pride pictures with which the walls
are lined , illustrating his dilferent en
gagements. Since inheriting the Comto
lo Chambord's fortune he seems more
contented not to have been successful.
His wife , the Duchess of Madrid , who i.s a
very ambitious woman , has concentrated
her hopes on their son Don Jaime. 1 am
sorry to say that Don Carlos is not a
model husband. The duchess rarely
comes here. His love for the fair sex is
such that he cannot concentrate his af
fection on ono example of it.
There is another side to this Venetian
picture , and that is the extreme misery
of the lower classes. Three seasons of
cholera and thu consequent scarcity of
travellers has left them in a starving con
dition. My gondolier , Vittorio. who i.s a
strikingly handsome fellow , tells me the
most mournful tales of thu poverty here.
The gondoliers think that they are doing
well if they can make forty cents a day ,
and on that amount whole families have
to be supported ! The most Iryinir thing
for them is when their gondolas begin to
grow shabby. They rarely have money
enough to repair them , and as no one
will hire a dilapidated boat their doom is
sealed and starvation stares them in the
face ! An American cannot help thanking
heaven that , although wo aru prosaic ,
money-making nation , al least wo live in
a country whuro every onu has a chance
of earning his daily bread !
Tin : Ancient Kniplro ol" Onnihodln.
From "A Scientific Mission to Cam
bodia , ' ' M. Manrel , in 1'opular Science
Monthly for January : Thu countries now
known as Clioehin-rlilna , Annani. Cam
bodia , Laos and Siam , and probably thu
whole of Indo-Chinese peninsula , went
occupied primitively by a dark colored
race , remnants of which aru still found
in the mountains , on whom their con
querors , all having the MIIIIO feeling
towards them , have imposed the names
which in their several languages means
savages. At a period in thu past w'jluh '
probably answered to the beginning of
the Christian era , two conquering peoples
ples took possession of the richer purls
of thu country and drove thcsu tribes back
into the mountains. They established the
kingdom of Thiampa in the south , nud
that of Cambodia in thu cental region.
Cambodia , now small in extent and
weak , was formerly a powerful umjilro ,
and held under Us allegianuu , eitliu-
directly or as tributary status , ir.oro than
half ot thu Idaho-Chini'.FO Peninsula. Its
splendor Is attastcd by it.'i numerous
monuments of grand dimensions and
beautiful architecture. Vet this Khmer
people , which has loft such admirable
traces of its power and civilization , is an
enigma to the world. Wu Know very
little ot its origin , and hardly more of the
period of its power. Its liixlory. as wo
have it , prevents various phases of strug
gle ami alliance will ) itKnoiyhhors.Cluna ,
Slam , Thlampa , ami Tonqiiin. It is sup
posed to Imvo attained its highest state
of splendor in the arts in thu eleventh
century. At thu beginning of the eigh-
tci-nth oniuurv it divided Thiampa with
Annani and J'onquin. From that timu
on it KitU'ored a suecc.ssion of losses of
territory till , ? n | St'j. ' : Norodom , its king ,
placed it under tlie inwU'cloralu of
Franco.
The Lftttst Style of Evening Dress Among
Youthful Pnrisiennes.
ROBBING THE PASTOFITS MODES
Sntln n ( Jront l < 'norlteVelvet Ku
HrelyTnboooU 1'Aiiler's n In
VIV. Day The I'roitor Cnpcr
In Kane.v Pati ! " .
1'MUS , Dec. SI. [ Correspondence of
the HKII.J This year young ladles ami
girls wear gauze drcssw worked with
gold or silver. Thu elVeel by gas light is
very pretty. These gauze dresses are
made quite straight and worn over a silk
skirt of the same color , ( iauzo , tulle or
light crcpous are the favorilo miilerlnla
with young ladies. A very pretty eostumo
seen at a fashionable dn-s.-'makor's was ol
pine-apple colored satin. On the loll nldo
was a straight band of Itillo covered wltli
Hocks of silk velvet. A gauze skirt worked
with silver threads was thrown over the
dress , but In such a way as not to hldo
this band. The corsage was of pink fixtlti
trimmed with tho. same Hocks of silk
velvet. A bow of pluu tulle and Itowcfti
should adorn the hair , when this eoMumo
is put on. Hose colored dri's.-e ? are also
worn a great deal by young ladle * Whlhi
and cream tints are quite out of fashion *
Hlue Is eon very little , whether dark 01
light.
I'iNic is TIII : it.UiK.
A very pretty costume would be a pink
tulle skirt and an emerald green velvet
cor-age ; ; but it must bu very simple. The
over-skirtsliould be very full and jauntily
looped up hero and there , showing a pink
satin underskirt. Thu corsage. > hotihl
fasten in the back , be very tight , fitting
and without trimming of any .kind.
For ladies , satin is a great favorite and
velvet is literally laid on the shelf. The
truth is that a velvet dress is very uncom
fortable. It is very heavy and sticks to
everything it touches. Satin , on the con
trary , is lighter , slips about like a eat ,
bangs in graceful folds and changes color
like a smooth summer lake.
For evening or afternoon receptions
pliihliesof soft tints palu ro. > e , ver\ light
liliiu , and lavender aru much used , ami
make charming dresses. The corsage
and train are ot plush , while th" skirt la
heavy silk or satin trimmed with rich
embroideries of silver or gold silk. Ono
side of the train is artistically caught up
by a cord made of goldthread and bonds.
Attcrnooit costumes aru also made of
plushes , but of dark tint and of FrencU
silk. The plush skirt is trimmed with a.
narrow llounee of silk.
TIII : rmis.toK is OK ri.rsn ,
with a small silk vest of the same eolor ,
and under the corsage on thu skirl are !
two paniur.s lined with sjlk anil
caught up in the style of Louis XIV.
This costume is very simple and yet very
.stylisii. The richest fashions ot the pasb
are in vogue to-day. Louis XVI dresses
are now all the rage.
To give your readers some idea of what
our best dress-makers can produce ami *
what our linest ladies aru wearing , I will
describu onu of the stunning toilets that ,
everybody was admiring at the dross re
hearsal of 1'atrio. The skirt was wluto
French silk with a very long train. The
breadths weio not joined but were irft
open so as to show a strip of while satin
that was broad at the bottom and ran up
to a point at the waist. This satin strip
was set elF with narrow gold embroidery
and brown soutache. The bottom of tliu
skirt was trimmed with sable. The cor
sage , which was V-shaped both before
and behind , and also made of white
French silk in plaits , the plaits crossing
in trout as in a corsage a la vierge. lie-
tween the nlaits , was embroidery lilt/ /
that of the skirt. The sleeves wore
SIMl'l.V A I.OOSi : I'IKl'K OK SILK
reaching to the wrist , and fastened to the
corsage by diamond crescents. The fair
lady's hair was adorned with a diadem of
brilliants.
1'ho ball dress you now see at evening
parties take .you to fairyland. Some are
ot royal white satin worked with multi
colored arabesques of beads and tiny gold
sequins which glitter under the gas light
like spangles. Others , with a satin or
silk under-sKirt. are made of tuJle em
broidered with littlecut-glass.sequins and
with gold. Kvening wraps are in bro
cades , velvet , plushes , etc. , and are
trimmed with costly furs or lace.
The sealskin jacket is all the go for the
daytime. It is handsome , comfortable ,
and being expensive , becomes quite an
aristouratie garment. Any pleai-ant ,
morning you can see our pretty Parisian *
walking out to the Hois , snorting tailor-
made cfresses , sealskin jackets and small
English velvet or fur caps. Their debcalo
little hands are hidden in tiny mull's. A
bird pheasant , sea-gull or ( love IK
wound gracefully about the mull' with ltn
sweut head tucked under its wing. This
is much more stylish than the fur mull's
worn by everybody.
At the theater one of the newest things
in a neat opera-glass case made out of
ancient stnil's , out of the stole or
MANiri.i : OK bOMB Ol.l ) 1'IMT.Kr
who passed away ages ago. The still'bro
cade forms thu case , and from this the as
a bottom , there rises a bag made of pln her
or satin , which holds all the various trink
ets that u fashionable lady carries with
her her powder-box , candies , smelling-
bottle , pocket-mirrorlacu handkerchiefs ,
the rouge for thu lips and the inseparable
fan. Thn opora-glaHS-caHu-bag is a charm
ing invention. It reminds you a little of
"
our grandmother's retieule , but it is very
useful and very stylish on account of Ihu
beautiful material employed in tlio
making. Hut , any way , dou I wo always
go hack into the past to liml our newest
fashions ?
Fans are brting given a great deal this
year as holiday presents. Hut , before
njl'ering a lady a tan , you should try and
discover what use she Intends to mai < i < of
it. If it is for thu ball-room ,
TIIK KAN Mlori.l ) Hi ; ( IK WHITI ! I'M JIBH ,
mounted on light colored tortoise shell.
For uvunlng parties , whuro there Is no
dancing , thu tints of thu plumes .should
be ro.-.uor blue. White and grey marabou
feathers would bit appropriate for tlui
theater , anil at dinner parties ancient
styles aru much used. Hut thu fan of the
season is thu "Uona Sol , " iiiailu of trails-
parent crapu fastened lo very long ribs of
light or brown lorloi.so-slmil an < l.unnUed |
with gold or silver diint. Tliu monogram
Is worked on one of the ntiuks in pearls
or diamonds.
I have just mentioned fans. The new
kinds aru inninuurablu. The "I'arabi i" , "
nmdu of ( 'hlnu.se crupe ho.snrinklcd w'th
gold and silver dust , will divide the hon
ors nf the season with tlio " 1'ompjulo'ir
1'alin,1' formed of marabou feathers of all
colors tied with a largo witin bow. An
other beautiful fan is thu "Arch-duehc Vet
ot line while ostrich featla-r.- inounti-d on
torloiso-fjii'II with ihc monogram ni'M
or diamonds , Ju i HN.Ui
,
* /V'
A. L. ( IHAIilv , WILL SI'liLNi S ,
TKNX. , writes : After n trial of Ur. J II.
M < 'l.ean'.s'far Wino Lung Hulni. I libd it
to bu the best remedy 1 IKIMI i-ecn foi H
troubles of the air passages and vi' ' ! < I
have used Ur. ,1 11. McLean's Vok-i' i < <
Oil Liniment for year ? , and will not '
without it in my house.
Little IIDJS of liireo and four wear t'iM '
hair ill loiiu iDOMseml- , and lo\e lo ; > % l > > i / ;
Inirnvor thccm * and a straight bane ; i'iu -
the Imi'hc.id.