Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-07
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In the latest register Of f eneh loves and con
ijuEal disasters, il IS stated thst the youthful
bride 0f q well-knowa bankers son-ia-laT, who
had elopei with the receiver general Of Tours,
hss returned from her little journey perfectly
disgustsd with the experiment and perfsctly re-
stored to her sense Of duty and affection for her
husband by tee singular wit displayed by the
latter, which showed al once his superiority ever
the man for whom she had deserted him:
At the moment Of elopamant the gay Lotha-
rio wrote a lins to tire Injured husband, giving
notice Of The destnation the fugitives were about
20 seek, aut Offering to bsstow any uparaeion of
honor which the huseand might choose to Do
maud; Whlheupon the latter Immediately dis
patched an envelope containing ten bank notes
! of q thousand francs each, with a short, pithy
/ letter, saying That. as he knew by sed expert
ence tee eKtTavaga1t habits of his fair travelling
I companion, he was atrsid lest for want ef funds
be might be induced Co turn bsek-aud Begging
/ his acceptanee Of the sum mentioned 20 meet
s me little portion Of the expenses be had en-
I tailed upon himself by association with such a
I terrible spendthufs as the fair lady he ba
chosen The laugh is wholly on the side Of the
husband, while the poor victorious lover sueaks
about crest-falen, having lost place, ptefermsnt,
honor and reputation"
One Of the examiners cf the Ststistical S0ci-
ETY. Of London came to house in Msne5one ia
which there was one remarkable room. Ii Yas
occupied, not by one family. but by Ave A
separate family ste, drank and slept IN each Of
the four corners OF this room; a iifh IN the cen
ter. How cau you exist 2" said The visitor to
poor woman wfom he had found in the room,
(the other inmates beine absent on their several
svacGticns;) "holg csn you possibly exist -
On, indeed, yonr honor" she replied, "gve did
very vel, uatd the gentleman in the middle
took iodger7
At Baron Rothebads' feta at Ferrieres, It is
said (sm0ng other waggeties) that q parfos
carefully Strained to u-'eT one particular phrase
was let loOse somewhere directly in range of the
Enpera's towing pieces the imperisl nagks-
man fred and hit and the loyal bird gave ont
bis last sPasm Of life in the devoted cry of VIre
Z pEmPsfsur ?"
Her Msiesty having commanded that the
nuDtials oi his royal hghness the Prince Of
Wsles and the Princess Alexandria Of Denmark
shall be celebrst With great nagrifoence, pro
p1rGtions have been commenced by the em-
Ployees Of the Lord Chem5eIain's department
at Windsor castle with that view
i" 4 numberofextra hands have been engaged. /
and the work il the state de1ertmanfs ani
other parts of tho cssle Is making rapid pre-
grsss under the suPerintendencs Of Mr.. w Sea /
brock, her maiesy's Inspector, assisted By
dassers. Miles, Bsnay & Co. The ase spait
ments are being furnished with he superb
bsngings which We're used during the visit Of
the Emperor and Empress of the Foeneh in
1855, and the ZuceaTelh room is undergoing
complete change Tho whole Of the furniture,
picture frames, moul3ings sigd he panel frames
are being richly reguilf, while the wa Is wors
being bUng with cosby Italian silk, six feet in
width, bearing the initisls Y r > encreled {
with q wreath and ornamental with a crown (
the ak being similar TO that used il Tire hang
ings Of the Kings council chamber, better
known IS tha Queens drawing rOom This 4
room contains several beautiful landscapes By {
ZuccaTeIi, three Of them berg scripture piees, i
one representing Jacob watering his flock,
While the other tFo, which are very large, aud
occupy the whole Of the west wall, represent
Isaae's meeting and the Finding Of Mosos.'
Il is expected that this viii bo used as draw
ing room BY the King Of Hanover, while other I
portions OF the State apartments viii be eppr0- (
p.ia.ed to the use of the Crown Prucc and ,
Princess Of Prussia In OlbeT parts Of the cas- /
he suites of apartments are being fitted up with /
much care and taste, especially those which viii /
be occupied by their royal higi,nesses the Pfin- /
cess snd Pfnce Christian Of Denmark and osheT /
members Of the same royal family, who viii be /
present ct the celebration Of The royal we'd /
ding
The ballet Of che "Fss MsudIte" was lately +
produce with considerable spiendor st the Court
theaier, Compiagne, the chief danseuses heing /
the Countess S,eph anie Teseher and Madame Do 4
Toledo, and Che premier dauseur She Prince de 1
Mstlernich, who also acted as stage manage
Amongst the 6gursntes were two daughters of 4
the English ambassador.
The etiquette observed On lady being pres I
entsi st the British Queens drawing room is rs /
follows:
.'Oa getting on OF the carriage, everything /
10 tie shape Of cloak, or scarf or even Of lace
must be left behind; the train folded carefully I
over the left arm, end tbe WesTer cutters the /
long gallery a5 ST. James, whore she waits
until her turn comes for presentations she then T
proceeds I'd the pfessnee chamber which is sn-
tered By two DOORS she goes in By that indiea-
ted % her, and, on hudiag herself in th9 pres 4
es,ce chamber lets down her train, which Is in
stantly spread out by The lords ia waiting wit1 |
their WGnds, so that the lady walks easily for /
ward to the QSeen. Tbs card On which the I
lady's name is inscribed is then handed to an /
other Lord liz waiting, Who reads the name aloud l
to the Quesn. Wien she arrives jus. before /
her majesty, she eourtesi5s very low, so low as
almost but not quite, 20 knasgbefore The QTeen !
who, if the lady presented b q peeress OF q (
peers daughter, kisses her forehead; If merely 1
q commoner, holds ont her hands to be KISSED /
By the lady presented, who, having dons So I
rises and making another courtesy to any mem l
Der of tbs royal family present, then passss on,
keeping her face toward tho Queen, and back /
ing out 70 tn9 door app0luted lOr bAose 30 go CUT
Of the presence chsmber.n
The worshipful company Of merchant tailoTs 1
Of the frsternity OF ST. John the Baptist, Of ths /
city of London, recently rendered 20 ths Prince /
of Wales for Lis acceptance the honorary free +
dom of thas ancient and loyal Company, OF /
which bis reverend and deeply lemenied father, I
the late Pdnce Consot Was en- illuatFi0ua mem /
Der. His Royal Highsess, 10 reply, said he had /
great qualification at receiving the dom Of I
the songanv, and expressed his sense Of the F.
aattering terms in which The honor was coa-
fsrred
The English papers aEs someThat exercised 7
in resard % the question how man may change
his name Some say only by royal licanss
others that they esquire q Fight to nav nsme
by usage. Fnen the question cdmes up What
name shail The party On probation use s he
uses bis nswly-eh9ssn name he viii % told that
j has not acquired it BY usage # be uses hls
cid nams lie viii never be in position 20 os-
clare That be has established the required usage
at 81
One case in poin, Is assfaeiing some a5ssa- I
ton ia Eugland. A man named Baggey wishes