Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-10-04
BxPEEsEs OF
MADAME JOS :pHINE BONA.
PA TIE,
Prcsent emt.r.gs ofthe CAMS.

Though Madame Napoleon disposes,
al present of Thousands of iours d'ors DIS
she did formerly of I'vrss and shilliugs,
she IS, by her gambling, several millions
OF lrres in debt. Lately a, Brussels, she
lost in SIX DAYS, at cards and dice. fifty
Thousand louis d'ors, paid for her by the
minister of the national treasury, Marbois.
According to the periodical print" Les
Nouvelles la Man" of Vendemaire,
year - or OSt. 1908, Madame Napo-
leon never puts on any plain gown twice,
and she changes her dress four OF six
times every day. In the summer, she
makes use of four dozen OF silk stock.
ings. and three dszsn of giaves and shoes !;
and in he winter she uses three dozen
| OF the best Eoglsh cotton stockings, and
two dozen of French silk stockings every
| seek. she never wears any washed
Stockings nor puts on twice the same
pair OF gloves and shoes: All her che
misses are of the finest Cambria. with bnr-
ders OF lace that cost zen Ions d'ors each
NIX dozen oil chemiscs with lace are made
tor her every month. Every three months
she changes her diamonds and Jewels, or
has them newly set according to the pre-.
va;sn' fashion. Four times in the year
her plate, china, furniture, tapestry, hang.
ing, carpets, sc. are charged according
to the SEASONS. She has ordered as her
regular establishment, two new CARRIAGES
and twelve different horses every month :;
and oil The thirty six horses in her pri, ate
stable, her master of the horse haa a
power TO dispose ef twelve every three de.
csdes, 20 be replaced by twelve Others of
fashionable color. Twelve times in the
year, all persons, belonging 10 her house
hold receive new announcements or live
RES. Her own wardrobe IS divided every
thirty days, between her maids of honor.
Msdame Napoleon mas four different es.
tabii'hed wardr obes, ii, tferent diamonds. SIC
tor tr'velIing for the huiletcs, for ST..
Cloud and Ms'ma.son /; aac, though she
cannot reside bat in one pace the same
itne,In the Jhulllerics as veil as al St.
Loud and Ma!maison, four changes of
furniture sc are always ordered for the
same period. AT st. Cloud she has a, the
expense ~ thousands of louis d'ors, I'M.
proved he bathing cabinet Of The late un-
fortunate queen. BY touching certain
springs. she can command what pc, fumes
her csprIce demands TO mix with the wa
ter; the reservoir always Containing, fos.
fifty louis d'@gs, the finest odors and best
pe'fumed waters BY handling other
springs, she commands the appearance OF
drawings, or other pictures, elegant or vo-
!up;uous gay or iibertine, as her fancy
desires. w hen she wi, hes 10 leave the bath
q, the sig al Of a bell she is, BY q mechan.
ical invention lifted, without moving her-
sell from the bathing machine mo an G.
ieEant, moderately warm, and perfnrned
bed where she Is dried IN two minutes :;
and from which she is again lihed
and lad down upon a splendid elastic so.
ia, moved without her stirring, by another
piece OF mechanism. into al adjoining ca
blnet tor her toilet, OF winch the furniture
and decorstions cost 100000 Tyres For
the imProvt nents only Of her luxurious,
though less expensive bathing cabinet, at
the Ihulleries and at MalmaIson, the
French republic has "a i 1000, 900 llvres.
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From tie Nepras,Le Cy,ro,,;cL