The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-09-08
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The young man appeared, and was not loser.
The gift OF pleasing belonged TO his person as
much as 10 his style, and he had made such rapid
progress under water that il was easy 10 complete
his conquest on land.
Thus Nine. D. caught a husband whou:
wishing it, and in spite of the VOW which she had
taken never to marry. Holding the line. she has
been caught by the fish. ....-
Gossip about the Empress of France
A correspondent of the Pittsburg Commercial
Journal, al paris, give the following account oi
The French Empress:
The young Empress, whether justly or not, is
generally considered to have Sc. the fashion for
this rage for novelty, and it is certain that she
surrounds herself with the richest and most ian
tastic adornmenis of every kind
Descended on her fathers side from one Of The
noblest families in SPAN. she comes also on her
mothers, from the lowest of the low. Her moth.
er, In her youth, was a cantinacre, and followed
the army, in that capacity, through all the vcissi-
.udes of the PeninsuIar war. Being OF remarka.
BILE beauty, she was OF course great avorite with
the soldiers, and at length attracted the attention
OF AZ old officer of very high rank, The Count
Montio, who also Duke OF Leba, and poss.
essor of lnnumerabe other titles and distinctions.
So enamored was The Count of his new conquest,
that he married her, and at length left her rich
and noble widow.
One of her daughters married the Duke OF Alba
the other has become Empress Of the French. But
in the neighborhood of Seville, the Countess's re.
lations are very numerous, and are as completely
at The bottom Of the social ladder, as her two
daughters at its top.
That young and very handsome woman, pla-
ced in position which enables her to CRAFTY eve.
ry fancy, should attach good deal OF Importance
to outward ornament that she should set off her
beauty with the most elegant dresses and the most
etherlal laced, and the costlies Jewels is all very
natural, and accordingly, in half the streets of
Paris, great guided letters let into the windows OF
the most important shops, informs the psssers thai
{" Her Imperial Majesty, the Empress Eugene -
honors the fortune establishment with her custom
here for silks, there for aces here again for CASH
meres, for flowers, for boots, for jewelry, and so
But besides her love for pretty things where
with TO embrace the charms Of her own beautiicl
person. she, has the most costly and exquisite
squipages, the mos: wonderful Arabian horses
and ponies. (one favoriie little turn out she drives
herser the most miraculous furniture, and Sc.
ries of boudoirs, all fitted up like so many fairy
palaces.
One of them is called {" The Charm of Evening"
fitted up with hangings of amber satin, over which
is suspended draperies Of the finest lace. (Which
Of course has cost an enormous sum of itself J
another IS hung with crimson damask, with giIded
cornices, and every bewitching trfe that could be
brought together third, called I" DAVIS Delight
Oc Bonheur Ju Turo) Is hung with the richest
possible blue silk, between pannell'Egs OF solid
silver, which precious material, partly chased,
partly FURNISHED, and carved with the most con.
summate art, replaced the usual wood work in
every part OF the room, wainscnt, co1nice, mantel.
piece, window-irames, and doors, being all OF
this metal but though the apartment is rich
as the boudoir Of some Oriental tale, it is ugly,
heavy, and exceedingly unbecoming to the CON-
plexion.