, 1866-10-28
FOB THE LADIES.


.ba:the Empress '4seut to him, rs m act Of
iayor, to keep in his room SO
opg as his Illness should last, Us she had
sept 1t in hers at the moment Of the histh OF
The Prince Imperial, jewel which IS as.
suredly ths most pleclops o. the A. eF6Tn ',,f0i q
work Of Froment Mcurice, in which i seen
shtcd Of the swaddling clothes Of Jesus
Christ, BIT OF the Virgins veil, q strip Of ST.
John the Baptlst's winding sheet, and In the
middle, suspended IN the manner Of pendu-
lu1n, Charlenangne's talisnlan- By the
nagisttates Of Aix-la -Chapelte to the first
the dimensions ofa crown
pitcc and formed Of an d3ui<l Rlariaa, wikhln
which is seen. crossed, two fragments Of the
true cross. This rare medley Of powerful
relicts L reinforced by asplinter Of TUG bone
Of Charlemagne's own right arm-" Never
the1ess Death was too powerful for the Eul-
press famous reltquaEy-
4 young woman in Paris having honor.
atly 1aseed two examinations ID MIXED |
ter of Public Instruction to 20 through a |
course OF medicine at AlEfeEs, as her nedi- |
cal attendance might be Ut great service to |
the Arab population, and through her the |
boon Of medical science might penetrate the |
tent and ha1em Of the Arab. where no male |
doctor would ever DO Permitted. Lately
another Indy has passed her e1aualna:lon Us
midwife, and has obtained permission to
offer herself Us candidate for examination
at Paris for the degree Of Doctor Of
Medicine.
CHANGES OF FASHION.
It Is bc~iidcFing, and almost Ridiculous,
says the London qufe,s, ''to note the change
which lushion has Of late wrought In the ap-
pearance Of French ladies' During tho past
rix weeks there has been a collapse all the
peur to hare suddenly shrunk, and, to out
ward appearance, have grown both thinner
and shorter. This Is all owing to the decrease
i'll With ofboth crinollne mud ptttlcoats, aud
the decrease In length Of all outdoor dresses;
tor it is IN uudisputcd tact that 1 trained
height OF the figure. Still, with nll' their
graceful folds and sseepin. lines, No Bensible
woman will regret the disappearance OF the
absufdly long lrnius and sweeping dresses
which hare been worn during. the past Two
years In the streets. for they proved 10 cx-
cesdrnEiy iuconvenient and nncleauly. The
new fashion il infinitely more reasonable, for
II leaves the trains for urawiny-rounls, and
insists on short petticoats IN the streets aud
promeuades."
HUNDRED nAn1Es IN L srAnt.E.
An English paper says: IAN old stable
with one hundred little babes ncstliug IN the
horsc-trouehs, is something OF a novelty,
locality of e. nion street, borough road, Lon
don. Tile work has been sntncw hat recently
undertaken by the Rev. George Arlington,
who, at hts own expense, secured M old
stableto torin nursery, and fitted it up for
taking care Of the babes Of women Obliged
to 60 to char or work away from home.
The bay cribs remain and serve Al cradles.'
4 DANGEROUS DISEASE.
The Hartford Comm Tines gives the fol-
\ lowing description Of tvfsi:le seourEe
which is attacking some Of the Inhabitants
| Of that town: Tbs ceoleEa fever has about
l tfr1v S,f
| and, Us the thermometer indicates the nearer
! approach Of winter, D new epidemic starts
| up, which promises to reach all CLASSICS OF
the community before Christmas and New
icar- 1t commenced in good earnest this
xeek. There IS nothing fatal about 1t
afflicted; yet . disease will sometimes
| assume a troublesome phase when ,es st
expected: This epidemic Is strled By TIC
doctors {ol Divinity rage fer n,atriMony ];
fee five dollars, OF ten dollars. or more, ac-
cosdinE to the condition OF the patient, with
a prospect Of further outlay ir case Of cn1er-
geucy. The first synptotns ,.7e palpitation1
then coptortion OF the f4r;H. muscles into a
sweet smile and tnsl Oft 4ood to the head
then congestion Of the Train and an Itching
for scribllins episttcs delightfully."- confused
with adjeetives; then nnseaaonabte hours
and sleeplcss nights; and then various things
too numerous to mention, and, finally, Wis.
lors of embroidery and the cradle season."
FASHIONS AT FOREIGN WATERING PLAcEs
[Dtc7pc cotreei ioudence of the New York World.
Ladies' dresses. have this year taken .
style al the watering placea which finda eeu
eral farot, md which VIII be adopted as tlit
walking dtcss fur the winter No hoops, ex
cept tive, or three at the edge Of the petit
coat, md short dresses, composcd Of twt
skirts. both very scant at~the waist, and en
iarEing towards the bottom. One Of til,
best dressed ladies uf the brilliant circle q
4 visitors here this SPaf IA tr,n nf ttt
Wouen-Mrs. L-s-r, formerly of Virginia
but for many Years resident Of Paris. He
morning dresses arc extremely simple. 4
gray matcria'. looptd over petticoats OF tn,
leshorn ronnd hat. with low crox,
AID rather wide hrina. For nfter
| noon, 4 brown costume composed of tw,
skirts the Under one, laid ii folds arount
the edge, of plain hiik, tho upper one Il
brown silk, with a narrow black line Ia II
upper skirt, the sleeves being Of plain silk
like the plated under-skirt. Black lat wit
white plume. Another costume worn b
Mrs. L.; Is Sui much adn1lred-a red {por
lcaul silk skirt, with harrow black Gouncr
black silk tunic, loopcd at intervals, viii
the silk cut in leaves, and trimmed with re-
silk cord tasque to 1natch. A1rs. L-s-r
the lady Of whom former Consul In Part
used to say, Whenever ae heard her toilett
admired, Don't talk TO Inc vi Mrs. L.
those rarc people from whom you eau ~
great chunks OF good Sense. no matter ho,
you lid her"
FEW TEA LEAVES.
From o gossiping article on Tca, ia th
| London fer.ctc, VIC make somc selections:
. That fta should have been attributed
the Elrsln queen, Is not to b. wondered q
considering that, while II Ia laxury Of u
, to'ftssion and support ef cI a,a;ds. But v
+ take 1t TINT the yvaclcus lady who supple
. 60 many contemporary poetastcrs With Edc,
! in connection With the fight Of the universe
taaIntafned toe fire Of her disposition nh
her complexion on something trii
: stronger than even the best Bohca, in tik
. manner as her royal inther had done. Pastie
and ale for breakfast, With suyared cake
= ind tplced wines At various hours OF tho day
j lcT.ni strong potations Of sack and sac
\ poescts, were more the sort of thing In til
middle Of the sixteenth century.
Cobbett proved, In matter conclusive t
his mind, that the use Of ten entailvd yer
unnecessary waste OF time aud money,
frrm the Fema3e Spectator for 17IJ, where
. writer declared that n. t<a ta5Ie '5co,t mo,
to support than would maintain tro chldre
at nuTzr," though eight years nfler that dat
tbe country rector with London wife state
that less than pound lasted them twelv.
month, rs they seldom offered 1t but 10 u
bett Of sonipdap.
1ur PoErRT OF THE THING.
= In conclusion We give u translation Of PAL
:, Of lyric ode on ten which Ia painted on a
! most all the tc1pots Of the empire. The nj
. tlor was famous ~ a lyrist, but his vcrsc
: 1 show better acquaintance with the cook
: than with the poets art:
= 'Ou slow fire set tripod. Fiji It wit
+ clear SNOW water. Boil 1t rs long as 1t wou1
, , be needed 10 turn fish white and cray tis
!. red. Throw It upon the leaves Of choice h
!, (such, for Instance, "a the tea Of the well
I I Of the Dragons, the purcst Pekoe, from th
= leaf.buds Of three-3e 3eaz- old plants, which y
I one ever sees In Europe and 1etit remain q
;, \ long as the yapof rises In 4 cloud. at you
e esse drink the pure liquor, whleh viii div
: away the dvc caa.es of trouble"
More poctical Is the legend which tells tt
r | origin Of the tea'plaut- 4 drowsy hermit
4ner long wzestlings, cut of bis traltorou
= tRem tR1 q sR1de sfRRd cast them On the groand, Fro.
ks eyesids ensae, aoas TsG'e ei.S ,eaTes; snaps
u | sleep This was IN the thIsfN- -Warang Q
= the shrub Was what row Is tea- Ell
DRESS IL VIENNA.
!, How we'll people Of every class dress
4 Vienna, writes correspondent from tn
a city, has often struck me, and think It vi
4 strike every observer who comes hither fro
n another great city. and 1t Is not merely t
~ air OF the Viennesc women, which, l a
Il | ready to grant, would set OF a less caref
~ toilet, but their dress is really good, "
;r made, well pnt on. and extremely clea
~ This last quality Is prominent featu
q Of the V1cnnese. haze been snrpris
ii sometimes to find SO Qsany persons, Gf : ella
r. which, it might be supposed, had ntt!e 6
ea | ira money for fu1urics, assembled 1t a bat
is that, eyc1y room being occupied. an hour
Fl more must pass before they could oe sat
~ led Teere IS certain strle-the Austria
~ call It "schie"-about the women oi Viz
" ~ ns, seen certainly. nowhere else: 4 CO..
q, bination Of details produces this-fou
IL equally In the damse1 who series you behi
r. tic counter and the young lady sho c
~, boast the most Brilliant lineage. Her VA
nd nes ~ IA ~ th;s q I, :. t-sa,-ai7aa ~ ~
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