Washington sentinel. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1855, 1853-11-03
Masbinqton gentinsl.
Correspondence OF the New York Sunday Times.
European Chit Chat.

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of London meeting, at which the Earl of Aber-
deem is to be abused to any extent and me-
mortal to the queen got up, praying her to dis
miss him from Office. His imbecility is indeed
very apparent and contemplate. Who can
succeed him, as prime minister? Every one
points to Palmerston, by far the most incon-
sistant, but also the most clever, politician of
the present day.
The present price Of bread in London is ex-
actly double what it was this time last year
that is, it was three halfpence per pound, and
is threepence, equal to your six cents. In
Paris, by order of the emperor, bread is sold
at the old price, but this involves sacrifice
(for the bakers) of ZOO day. When food
gets cheaper, the bakers will be allowed to
make up what they lose now, by laying on a
small advance in price.
James Matheson, the rich East India mer-
chant, who was made baronet by Lord John
Russell, is to be made peer, it is said, as Lord
Stornoway. He owns Stornoway castle, in the
Scottish island of Lews. He is now NJ p for
Ross and Cromarty. His father was half pay
Scotch officer, and the future peer has raised q
colossal fortune by industry and enterprise.
The Earl of Elgin, it is said, will be made
marquis, and sent back to Canada as head of a
new confederated government of all the British
earldom is just two hundred years old, having
been conferred in 1868. He is forty-two years
old, and has been in Canada since 1916.
The Earl OF Carlisle, (who visited the United
States when he was Lord Morpeth,) has gone
to Persia from Turkey, and will return to Eng.
land before Christmas. If he were only to
write an account of his travels, how entertain
ing it would be, for he writes well, and has had
great opportunities, from his wealth and rank,
Of seeing persons and things inaccessible to the
majority Of tourists. He is author, among
other things, of a play (enacted) called "The
Last Of the Greeks"
Australia is becoming SO great country,
from the discovery of mineral wealth and in.
crease of population, that England meditates
the recall of the present governor, and the di.
vision of New South Wales into four separate
governments, each with its head and official
staff. At this moment, Australia is the only
British colony not an expense to the mother
country. 1t has its own separate and indie
pendent legislature, and, no doubt, will pro-
claim its independence some fine day before
long.
Near Epernay, in France, has lately sprung
up an immense mandatory Of champagne,
from the rhubarb plant The "Heidsick"
champagne, so run on in America, is totally
Ill
Though the Russian soldiers, (oficers as well
as men, are the worst paid in Europe, the
maintenance Of the Russian army absorbs
more than half the actual revenue of the en-
pire.
The Due d'Aumale has purchased Orleans
House, Twickenham, on the banks of the
Thames, where Louis Philippe resided in his
first exile. The Due and his family are resid.
ing there now.
Don Miguels wife has presented him with a
son, who has been baptised, very tremendously,
as heir to the crown Of Portugal-which there is
small chance of his ever wearing. N'importe!
what.a fine inheritance is hope!
The rousseau of the future empress of Aus.
tria is being got up, regardless of expense y
by Madame Beauvais, of Paris. The dress in
which the princess will be married is of white
drap dargent, founced with silver blonde, each
founce headed with bows of narrow striped
silver, the ends left long--straight and plain
corsage-short seeves-embroidere train
silver worked in with deep train of orange
blossoms and lilly of the valley; this train to
be a fAntigone, or classic-lace veil, pendent
from diadem Of jewels-orange blossom
wreath full over the temples.
For new female fashions small checks are in
favor. For evening dresses, the rich brocades
For winter cloaks, the Talmas will be nowhere
and the Evangeline the rage-made of velvet
or rich silk, the top or collar of ribbon. A new
mantelette will be only as low as the waist be-
hind, but reaching to the knees in front 1t is
to fit tightly over the bosom, and have a small
hood, lined with silk OF a bright color and
richly braided. Bonnets will remain small,
but fitting much closer to the side of the face
lace and flowers to be the only trimmings, rice
ribbons cashiered One broad ribbon, called
the Marguerite" is to be of bright colors, de-
scending through the bandeaux Of lace and
flowers in spiral twist, as low as the fall of
the shoulders or the fall of the bosom. The
effect is charming. Flowers will be unver.
sally worn-small weeds and wild flowers being
preferred. They will even come in as heads of
tounces. Old iewery will be much worn.
Pocket handkerchiefs with embroidered frilling
(instead of lace which is voted vulgar now) at
the edges. Embroidery on female articles of
linen (handkerchiefs and chemisettes, for ex.
ample-not to 60 further) TO be in colors, and
not large patterns.
The publishing season is about commencing,
but the announcements OF new books do not
hold out much promise ofvalue or variety.
John Ruskin's third and concluding volume
of "The Stones Of Venice" will appear in a
lew QayS. IL VIII SHOW tue ldii VI Nculliuu
architecture. Mr. Ruskin is undoubtedly a
clever man, despite the extravagance of his
leading opinion that Turner was the greatest
painter the world ever saw. When Turner
died without leaving him a fat legacy, Rus
kin's opinion of his genius underwent great
change. ...
Bently announces a book Of travels, in two
volumes, by Alfred Bum, to be called "Old
England and Young England" also two more
volumes of Memorials and Correspondence OF
Sir Charles James Fox" from the incapable
editorship Of Lord John Russell; Guizots
Cromwell and the Commonwealth, from the
Execution of Charles /. to the Death of Crom.
well'-l649 to 1868; "Life and Letters of Lord
Metcalfe !" formerly governor general Of India,
Jamaica, and Canada; Life of the Rajah, Sir
James Brooke, in three volumes; History the
French Bourbons, from the Restoration in 1915
to the Revolution in ls30--(this will be q reli-
able work, as Eyre Grove, the author, is the
man best versed in modern history;l the Let.
ters Of the Poet Gray, edited BY the Rev. John
Milford, who conducts the Gentleman's Maga.