Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-03-31

5OIueIQl0S new To- Galkr ABOUT, 1OT L0e
celebrated Countess Castigiione, Louis
Napoleons former mistress, has once
more made her appearance, having been
absent from among them now for two
seasons. This lady, whose toilets were
always remarkable, appeared in more
eccentric costume than ever at the'splen-
did ball given by the President of the
Senate and Madame Troplong. 1t was
her whim to simulate a savage, with a
plume of feathers ON her head In imita-
ton of squaw. She is a remarkably
beautiful woman, but these vagaries
proved too much for even the Partisan
bellies, who are ever thirsting after orig
inality in costume.
AT the late grand fancy ball at the
Tuileries, the Count de Nieuwerkerke
appeared and danced as Pontius PLATE.
The Count de Choiseul-w whose mother,
the Duchess of Praslin, was murdered
by his father, the Duke dressed as old
Time, capered after the well known
Countess de Castiglione, and of course
failed to overtake her. But more con-
spicuous than ali was the young Mar
chioness of Gallifet as the archangel
Gabriel. She wore a short, GOLDEN
broidered petticoat of white cashmere,
with glittering gold scale-armor, fitting
tight to the shape. Above her long,
flowing, golden hair blazed diamond
star, which literally seemed to hang
unsupported in the air. Her wings
arched over her head and reached to be-
meath her knees. As she danced, she
brandished the sword of the archangel
in her hand, and altogether, perhaps,
made the master of the rout look as
thoughtful as he is said to have looked.
"A London letter relates the follow
ing gossip concerning the royal family
and patient John Bulls liberality
toward them:
Parliament has voted Els, 900 year
for Prince Alfred, and &c. 600 Il year for
Princess Helen, and 100000 dover
Prince Alfred is the adopted heir to the
dukedom of SAKE Coburg, and some
think If he becomes foreign sovereign
he will rellnquish his English pension,
If he does so he will do what no other
member of his illustrious family has
done. The revenue of SAKE Coburg is
small, but his uncle, the reigning duke,
has large private fortune, and it is
supposed he will beoueath it to his
nephew. As Prince Cristian has no
money at all, the Queen will make her
daughter an additional allowance ont of
her private purse. This her majesty
can well afford. Her private fortune is
immense not less than two millions
sterling. The prince consort was very
saving, and, moreover, she had some
large legacies left her. One gentleman
bequeathed her e500, 600, and left his
famlly-that is. his nephews and nieces
in poverty. The queen accepted the
legacy"
"A recent London letter relates the
following gossip concerning the ZOolog-
ical gardens ard their occupants, show
ing the danger to which the least care
lessness may expose:
''Not long ago a man too tipsy to be
cautions was poking up with stick the
cobra di clpeHo in one of the cages in
the serpent room at the Geological gar
dens; the serpent darted and touched
the man, who died IN exactly 10 min
utes. The wound was on his nose, and
was such as might have been made by
the touch of a needle. The snake was
killed-why / know not and Mr..
Frank auckland, the naturalist who
had charge of the gardens, was dissect-
ing his body. Whilst doing so he felt
a strange sensation coming over him
and went out of doors and talked
to workman near by, asking
him to drag him to a chemist shop, and
beat him to death rather than let him
fall to sleep. They did pummel him
mercilessly and drag him to an apoth-
ecary shop, where he gasped out Am
moniar They piled him with ammonia
and water, and he. recovered. He does
not know how the poison was commu-
nicated, but thinks he might have
cleaned fiuger nail with knife he
had used in dissection. It is a curious
problem for optimists to consider why
such a magazine of destruction as the
cobra exists. Is it q sewer to drain off
the poison of whole tribe of other an
imals who are thereby rendered harm
less? 1t Is the favorite snake with the
eastern snake-charmers. i3
'1In two compartments, one above
the other, OF q caravan at Mauder's me-
nagerie, now exhibiting ct Liverpool, a
leopard and hyena were recently confn-
ed--the former in the lower and the
latter in the upper compartment. Du-
ring the night of Thursday last, the
hyena tore up the floor Of its cage, SO as
to be able to get his head through. 1t
would then appear that the leopard be-
meath seized it by the throat, and ter
rifle struggle ensued The noise alarm
ed the Waterman. and Mr.. Manders and
others came to the spot. 1t was then
found that the leopard had pulled the
hyena through the floor, and so tena-
cious was its hold that, although Mr..
Manders freely used heavily loaded
riding whip on its head and shoulders,
the hyena was quite dead when at las;
the leopard was driven off"
The following, from a recent Paris
letter, is pretty good evidence thai
fashion and virtue are not synonymous,
and ''getting no better very FAST" as 8
Teuton once observed:
"a species of entertainment, intended
as substitute for the ordinary balls, is
creeping into fashion in Paris. 1t con
sists of u sort of promenade concert, an
assembly of well dressed ladies and
gentlemen, who are supposed to find
sufficient amusement in meeting one an.
other and listening, if they think pro,
per, to tho strains of Strauss band. All
innovation introduced last year by
Princes Metternich is to repeated this
year by the Countess Walewski. The
ladies are required to appear in masks
and dominoes, the gentlemen being un.
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