Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-05-13

Her Majesty looks better in a simple toilet than any
otber al ough tue reshuess OF her beauty has depart
"a Her beck aud shoulders are so well formed that
ay ,xtrlv nee OF ornament appssrs inelegant. Her
dress at ths corcest Of SAY blus silk the body OF
ths skirt being trimmed with narrow A,unce of the
same nature.
Above tie Hounce for moro than half yard, were
pus of uls which at short intervals hung sprays
Of acanhus blossoms of pale pink. The corsage Was
trmmed in u similar na1ner. Her head dress was heavy
with these flowers.
She wore a very striking oInament-a striug Of dia
monds OF several yards in length, forming four Of
neck ace Teach diamond being large small 6lbert)
thc first row eireng The throat while the fourth hung
down ncaly 10 the waist Notwithstanding this dFz-
ziug decoration it remarked that the dress did not
suit her Msjesty as well her simple dress Of ule and
lace.
SINGULAR TASTE.
The Monde H,ustrs gives the fOlloHing explanation
OF sit GUAR piece OF sculpture the priI cipal
tanee OF a new house in the Boulevard Maesherbes.-
t representa- two females in iqle costume youpg
the other aged, supporting kind OF cntauehe, ~
frame, holosed cut to form a niche, M ~h:c7 gu a
calpured CUSHION lies large rough stone, discoored
by iiue. This stone is relic Of TIE Bisslle. When
90 Parisians the l4h July, 1889, took by assault
that ancient fortress they found prisoners
fined in t, lowest dungeons 0ne OF those unfortunate
men vas Count de Wythe, who had pa sed Fix years
there through an accusation of having furnished notes
LAco6Le OF MtLtIeh lOr hs NoiA OchCiai
Confessions OF the Countess Dubary." When Palloy,
the contractor for the demolition Of the prison.
moving the foundations, tbs Countess de Wythe re-
que ted TO let hsr have that stone of the durg on
ahch negrtss 70 the head of the Wretched couch
on which her husband had passed so many miserable
bOuS Toe request granted, and the stone for
Wardd 20 the Countess who ten resided Ia the envi-
rOI OF AVOn and il has since been kept by the
Counts family a memorial Of their fathers suffer
ugs. Some years since the Counts daughter married
L. L.. N..ua alla kwsetr
ing tic stone with her. Her husband, having built a
house the Boulevard Haesherbes has had the stone
Ilced the at her desire. The two female
6guTes who seem to watch this relic Of tie Bastlle
present portraits Of the Countess de Wythe and her
daughter the Countess do R.
THKDASI II ARMY.
The London Times correspondence from Alsen far
n'shes the following interesting description:
The Danes, we are TOLD are fne in build and frame.
Most OF them tall salwart youths with ~hie faces
rudy cheeks, iieh hIxen hair the complexion Of wo
men combined with more than manly power OF endur.
ance. TIE Tigor of the climate 10 make no in
preston on them. We bad storms all ths way
from SchlesWig-iuces ant srOS storms ever since We
reached S0nderborg Out ia the county the snoN lies
the roads in heavy drfs but the toll through
n day and nigh tn stand on it, lie IN it. il it
their own element. They all cheerful goodhumCr
ed lord of & aad msreh to the tune Of Their favor
lie air. Den taDpre Land SOlddt" Their clio hing IL
subs antiay good aud ad Tirzby suited 10 the cmab
TheF OyeTeoat' ccme up TO their very ears, and
fall down 10 their ankles Denmark has no rife reg-
ments nothing 10 correspond with the BerSdgleri OF
Isly or the ZlraVes of France Bat all their oot sol
ders said be good shOt with the rife, though
their cavalry IS not numerous
"THE sMIus."
John Smith-pliin John Smiths not very high
sounding; does suggest aristocraoy is the
name OF any erO IN de-aTay novels, aud yet is good
sttor AID honest Transfer 90 other languages Il
seems 20 climb he ladder OF responsibility. Thus 10
Lain it is Johannes Smithus the Italian smOoLhes il
OF into Giovanni Smith; she Spanish render it Juan
Snitaus; tue Dutehmsn adopts it Hans Scmidt, the
French AIttens out into Jean Smeets and the Ru-
san sueezss aud blrks rul, a Smi owsk When John
nith gets into the trade Caatoo, he becomes
JabOn Saimmit il he chambers about Mount Hecla the
I;elandeTs say no is Jaime Smi-heon; if he trades
among the TuscAror4s be becoms Ton Ola Suittia in
Poland be IL knOEn As Ivan Schmituweiski should he
sander among the Welsh mountains they talk OF Jlhon
Schmidd; when he goes TO Mexico he is booked as
Jvnu RSmitti; il OF classic turn, he fingers among
Creek ruins he tu'ns 70 lou SmiktoH; and in Turkey
he is utterly disguised as Voc Ssef.
QUICK TRAVELLING
A London paper says that a pneumatic tube snow
Ia operation between railroad station and the post Of
nee, and that for more than ear, without single
break accident, the mails have been conveyed he
tween the tao points a. the rate OF thirty miles an hour
- only siudll De-
eging he government TO allow them lines
passengers aud other traffic through all prts of tie
city. The same papr gives an estimate, showing that
by this method of iceOmotion speed Of sx miles
a minute may, very reasonably, be CHAINED.
FAMOUS TRAvELER DEAD.
ACOther adventurous traveller has lost bi, life in ex-
poiiug the Wilds Of Africa DR. Henry Steadner who
Dad been for two years past in ETHIOPIA has recently
died there in an obscure village He was attended in
~ Inv Raron Ia Hovglip -.
eler. Dr. STE dner had jus completed his researches
the country extending from The Red Sea to the 6Irem
ly Of the East.tn Seudan aud about to start On
another expedition, when be Vas taken III. The Baron
alter rendering the last duty 10 hs friend, resumed his
xploaioDs accompanied by hree European ladies and
a troop OF ore hundred aud twenty uegsoes. Nothing
has been heard of them since the 10Th Of May.
Row TO TAKE OIL
The medical men Of Paris II commended the following
way OF admkpisteAg castor oil 10 child en Tue qulg-
tty oil oil prescribed is poured into small earthen pan
over moderate fire, egg broken into h aud stirred
sp TO form something like what cooks call filter
ed eggs Whtn it is done tile salt or sugar or few
drops OF orange water currant jelly should be
added. Ths SICK child will eat it eagerly and never
discover the irsui.
TOO MANY FINGERS
lady pianist has lately appeared in Holland, who
joys the singular advantage, TO one In her profess
sion, Of bavng Fix fingers each hand-the supps-
mentary finger adjoining the little finger aud resembling
the thumb OF ther hand. She is of xcelent family
and this peculiarly is hereditary, OF her ancestors
whose portrai painted b. Rubens, exhibiting the
dgtal formation. She plays the piano with great
brilhanoy, making much Of the supplementary
finger. Her elk fingered gloves manufactured
Pessly for the lady by Paris gaHtier, and che Seems
her proud than Otherwise Of her peculiar sup fully
All The members of the emiy who thus have ogeis
are equally favored az 20 toes
QUEER HOAX.
very odd case of petty MALICE in will making was
that OF man who, not having penny in the world
left WILL in which he otqIeahed to his friends and
quAintanees large estes 10 various parts of England
money 10 the ads. RIGGS, jewels aad plate Hs in
dOcement the prospect OF the delight of hs friends
first lsauiBg about the rich possessions which were
- DC theirs aud then the bitter disappointment at fn6
Jog how they had been hoaxed