Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-01-27
TRIpLETT. M,FADIN & CO.,

IRlPLETT, M'FADlN & CO.,
'what sum does s madame cOnsecrate to the
purchaser
Il will look at them,' ooldly scanning the clerk
Through her glass.
Here are our finest qualities in red, blue and
orange. These are ten thousand francs. Here
are some at some at three and five thousand
The English woman examines them with in
difference.
You have otherg?'
Yes, madame; but madame, perhaps, has not
yet decided TO take shawl?'
oh, very decided
The clerk disappears, and quickly returns
with shawls of an inferior price.
These says, he, displaying them with great
care and solemnity, at the same time giving an
almost imperceptible but significant glance at his
fellow clerks, these have not yet been display
ed. They were brought by couriers directly
from Lahore
! 'Ah! understand These suit me better
What is the price of this one?'
Sever thousand francs.'
She puts it on, looks at herself in the glass,
returns it, simply remarking,
Il do not like it!'
Half an hour passes in similar rruitless es-
says.
we have nothing more, madame says the
clerk, looking at the head OF ihe establish
ment.
Madame is difficult, as all persons of true
taste remarks the chief, as he advances to-
ward her, with all the graces of the shop con-
jcentrated in his manner. 4 have still one shawl
(which has never been shown. No one has
found it to their taste; it is very bizarre, and
this very morning proposed to give it to my
wife. We have had it since 1905. 1t belonged
to the Empress Josephine
Let me see it, sir
'Go and fetch it, orders the chief to his clerk.
| 1T is at my house.
4 should be glad 10 see it, remarks the wO-
man.
1T cost sixty thousand francs in Turkey, ma
dame
Indeedn
1T is one of the seven shawls sent by Selim,
before his catastrophe, to the Emperor Napo-
leon. The Empress Josephine, a Creole, as my
lady knows, and very capricious, exchanged il
for one brought here by the Turkish ambassa-
dor, and purchased by my predecessor. have
never found price for it, for in France our
women are not rich enough. It's not SO in Eng
land. Here it is, madame
The chief opens with little key square ce-
dar box, the simple form of which makes pr o.
lOiliu IlpICSSlOH uPOH lIIO lduy' IIOIn lllls OOA
neatly folded up in black satin, he produces
shawl worth about fifteen hundred francs, vel.
low as gold, with black designs, of most extra.
ordinary uginess and oddity.
Splendid y czcia;is tie !ad Il! Is .ay ye.y
ideal of a shawl
All! The Emperor Napoleon admired il
greatly
1T is very beautiful fine, sweetp exclaim,
the woman, as the chief artrully and grace
fully assists her to try it on. Have you ano
ther?'
Il have one very fine TRANQUILITY replies thu
chief. 1T came to me from Russian princess
the princess Narzikoif, who left it in payment
for furnishings for her house. If madame wish
es to see it, she will find it marvel of beauty
1t is entirely new-has not been unpacked.-
There is not its equal in Paris
y wish much to examine it,
1t is produced with even more mystery than
the other, and the two shawls, worth three thou,
sand francs, are sold for sx thousand. The
chief quietly selects another from his stock oI
old ones, to play anew the role of the Seim
shawl in the cedar box, and patiently awaits the
next English amateur of Shawls.