The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1852-04-01
THE QUEENS CORSET.

! the cUrSet WoEu w tuo yoes~sS' SS~" -
q Spain saved her life from the treacherous
poignard Of the assassin. We append ~ >
matter Of interest TO them, the 1ollowing
) account Of its invention and the subsequent
effect had upon its sale by this incident:
As we said, the Queens corset saved hss
life, the poignard slipping against the
Isrnooth wha!ebone and eutering the side
with difficulty and in different place from
that aimed at by lhe criminal. The pro.
verb saws It is an Ill wind which blows no.
body any good. In this instance the cor
Sc, maker will have all the profit Of the
l,raeical event The wtalstope corset is
40 fable. Ii has been recently invented
BY Madame Martin, now lsince The 2nd
of February,) established on the Bounvard
{ les I,alienes but before that inhabfing
small apartment in one Of the most obscure
streets in the city. She has worked sil
! her Efe as a corset maker, earning Juss
enoush to keep body and soul together, snd
that is all. Bot by the most wonderful
good management she has raised large
family Of children and given them a! good
trades. Al last few months ago the IN
|sDiratinn of the whalebone corset came 70
lher. After many an unsuccessful trial.
she at last made one to her ideal snd car
red i, as a present 10 young Countess
who sways the fashionable world. The
Countess was SO enchanted by the deicacy
sup|eness,and ingenuity Of the article that
she willingly undertook its patronage, and
as frs, step TO its success, advised Ma.
dame Martin, to send printed account or
II to each Of the courts Of Europe. This
was done. and the Queen Of Spain was
Madame Martins first royal customer
! Immediately after the news of the attempt
10 assassi nate Isabella. appeared the histe-
. ry of the corset, and Madame Martins lit
lie establishment was imnedistefy 20 oyer-
run with fair customers. that she was oblig-
, ed to take large and fashionable shop, and
her fortune is as good as made. ] have
!! been fortunate enough to see one OF these
wonderful corsets, and it is really curiosi-
-lty. The way in which il is made is OF
course a secret, and to me it seems the
rlost profound mystery. The only visible
thing is rhalebole, but SO transparent, 90
!, exceedingly delicate that You are almost
J afraid 10 touch il, and vet It is 10 flexible
: Mat you NAV roll or double il up in any
way without making the slightest imPres-
sion upon it. The differen, parts are join
ed together with, apparently some sort Of
; cement the color Of the bone, but either by
the shaving down or by some chemical pro-
cess, the whalebone is almost as white %
. milk. The only thing which will prevent
these corsets from becoming common, 10
: their high price, none being made for les.
. l;han hundred francs.
/. 4 SCENE IN CoURT.--We have been fire.
quentIy entertained by the recital Of .
I, short dialogue which took place between
The Judge of the Second District and an
old LAWYER, both Of whom are somewhat
remarkable for certain eccentric pecuiiari-
Lies. Judge Grant was in the habit OF de-
cidng demurrers and motions OF various
kinds from en- inspection OF the papers
without hearing argument from the coun-
sci. On certain occasion Mr.. Whicher
called up a case and commenced present.
ing il to the Court from the papers which
he held in bis hand, whereupon tho Judge
remarked that the case had been disposed
{ of. Mr. Whcher paid no attention to the
remark, but proceeded with the argument
, of his case. Again the Judge spoke deci-
: IdedIy-
.nr. Whicher, the Court has already de-
: eided that case.'
Whieher still kept on.
Judge Grant, 0oud and excited.) MIR.
Whicher! do YOU hear? the Court will not
listen to yoa.'
Still Mr.. Whicher proceeded.
i Judge Grant, (mad as blazes.) sMr.
Whicher! do YOU know who am2'
Mr.. Whicher, {very blandlyl 'Ibelieve
/ do'
Judge Grant.-sWho am | sir?'
Mr.. Whicher.--sJames Grant, Judge Of
the Second Judicial District Of Iowa.
/ Judge Gran,.-sRight, right, SIR
MIR. Whicher.-'Well, sir, now do yoq
know who ami'
| Judge Grsnt.-sYes, sir; YOU are Sfe-
phen Whicher, District Attorney OF the
United States for the State of Iowa.
MIR. Whicher.--sYoa are right, sir; !
perceive we are mutually acquainted
Judge Grant, (short and sharp.) Clerk,
enter up fine oil ten dollars against Mr..
Whicher.'
Mr.. Whicher, (calm as Summers
morn) sAnd very profitable acquaint-
ance TO me, perceive il is, sir.
iKeokuk Wing.
On the 10000 guns which Kossuth has
purchased at So each, the Journal Of Com.
merce remarks:
4 "Wi,hout stopping to enquire what quail
,y OF muskets they must be, to be sold at
such price, we would give the price Of
one. 10 know how he intends to introduce
them into Hungary. lfrhe had 10000
good men to carry them, and the means Of
Transportation for the men, and the means
Iof defence against Austrian cruisers
while on the passage, we could imagine
way by which these nuske,s might Posss-