The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-25
Daily News.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 25, 1866.
Foreign Gossip.


Foreign Gossip.
Fslse eyo-lashes aro tho latest tribute Of art to
beauty in Paris. Tho Empress has countenanced
them.
A recent number of tho London ANtenTum con-
tains an advertisement Tor sub-cditor for coun-
try journal. Ho must bo cgJdti'n shorthand
reporter good descriptive writer, and willing to
mako himself ''grneraly usoful" For all these
gifts the advertiser offers to pay $3.50 per week =!
JENKISs, in his last Paris letter, gives "map'
of tho Emp rur's diuner. Hero it is:
Spring soup, with quelles of fowl; meal soup,
with Italian paste; riss lies In russo; turbot with
Dutch sauce; ham stewcd with vegetables; lamb
outlets; spggram of chicory; Fat fowls In Peri
gueux; crrlinttes of game II Ia Montaigrencc;
harnc of salmon, rnmnladc sauce; ittlo gallatincs
a Ia Parisiennc; duckIngs from Rouen; young
chickens; asparagus; green peas Ia Francais"
Plombieres biscuits; lshinnss of coffee; orange
jelly; strawberry proiteroles.
Paris lettcr-writer thus describes tho latest
style Of kid glnves-thc Josephine: "lt must be
good, because its make is po 'uar that it could
not be put on it inferior in quality. There is M
seam down tnat part of the hand beginning with
the tip of tho little finger and ending below the
wrist; the palm and back cut i'll one, and the
thumb has free motion, not being tShtrnel in
with circular seam, which 80 often splits. Then
there is diamond shaped patch between tho
fingers, and altogether the Josephine fits as an
upper skin ought to fit.
A letter from Brazilian officer describes some
of the beauties nf soldering i'll South America
"Amphihious creatures abound. In my own tent
1have already killed fuur snakes. Every morning
find myself accompanied by n bohy-Guard OF ff-
teen or twenty mnnslrous tOads, which have Qul-
city spent the night under tho corners OF the hides
that serve me bed. Enormous alligators
promenade regularly from Lake to lake every
night In Maj jors tent, the other day, ono was
killed that measured about six feet in length; !;
and an unfortunate Brazilian soldier was uneN-
pectedy taken of his legs by one of these horrible
Cra tr1rnp and ruIi intn tl,a lol
AMONG tho gifts to tho Princess MARY on her
wedding day were exquisite timepiece in china
and gold with candlestic >s Of the same design,
from the Duke of Cambridge and staff From
the Earl and Counress Of Derby gilt inkstand,
bottlng ca-e, enveop case, almanac, paper
knife, pen tray aud caudlrsticks, each studded
with green malac stones; from the Dowager
Lady Lchheld, very handsome parasol Of
guipure lace, the handle of ivory and gold thickly
studded with turquoise and garnets; from Lord
Colvle, oasket of gold, with elegantly painted
panels in china; from the Visconnt and Wis
countess Cnstlernse, superb breakfast service
of Dudley, beautiful carved crystal cup and
cover, mounted in gold and richly cut, and a
double salts bottle in gold, set with pearls, eme
raids and rubies. The present of the Duchess of
Hamilton one Of the most elegant and costly
1t consisted of fan, the sides of which were Of
pure gold, pierced arabesque, and enriched with
diamonds, rubies and emeralds, the meshes OF
mother r.ot-pearl, inlaid with gold wreaths of fow
ere, and the crown and monogram carved in re-
lief on centre. The fan itself is Of Brussels point
and net lace manufactured expressly for the oc-
cssion.
They rather out-do us in England in regard to
matrimonial advertisements, judging from the fol-
lowing:
Ada Emily Jenny, just nineteen, fair blue eyes,
and handsome, would like to be married as early
as possible.
Rosebud, who is seventeen and pretty, having
rich golnen hair. wishes to marry tall young
man, about twepty-iour years of age.
Violet wants to be married to q tall man. She
is tall AMI very good looking
Lalla Ruokh would uearly like to be married
She moves in 6rstclass society, and has f5OO O
year. She is eighteen, tall, and strikingly hand.
some.
Some Of the applicants put the matter rather
upon the ground of duty and destiny:
Mary g., who has good looks, but,does not wish
to speak of them, wants to be married. She has
read her Bible, and knows that marriage is the
destiny aud honor Of woman. She is twenty
three.
Catherine E. B., who has dark brown hair, and
soft brown eyes, with pretty features and nice
figure, wishes to fulfill her woman's mission and
marry. she will have money.