, 1866-12-02
FOE THB LADIES'

mi uner. knitiing vigorously, the other h9ld-
ipr book. The a.st insists On Hraet1eaa
dulles lmp1ores The BIRDS nos 70 .aa TUE
thht she must read Schiller, etc. various
p1ays and coacaits succeed and then comes
The supper, which Wc took sittlnf, Aau
which opeued With soup aud finished ,et. Tnh
leo cream and ffni:s. Atthls supper ns1aa and
NoYwcslans, unlike ourselves aud the Eng
lisb, In their hours Of happiness sing aloud:
Sweet sentiments and hearty toasts passed
round the latter were responded to ~ al l.
risipE and striking thsi5 sf;!g g'aasea tese1he1
conducted In Lutheran style, at church, With
the exception Of q NorwrEiau custom, Ei
In Norway the bridegroom first enters the
church with some brother or deat friend who
places him 1or the ceremony; then follows
who places her By the side OF the bridegroom
The serui-cizcle Of the altar was adorned With
flowers intcrspetscd with lighted candles.
The bride and bridegroom 81: during the dis
eousse just In front Of the altas their imme-
stneIeie s.a1e ssaa of TIE tie % shanee Two embrod
cred cushions, gifts Of friends, ara PLACED on
the first step Of the altar for the bride and !
bridegroom to kncel upon while they arc !
pronounced man and wife. The priest Is
dressed in black eoTn md cap; ousIs IT,
bridegroom e1change rings while kneelins, |
receive the blessing, and, rise-mazried.
MADAME noyAFARrK.
One Of the most Interesting ladies' and |
BonapaIte, the sister -ip. law Of the 1rst IN |
pcror Napoleon. The Madame Is now quite |
sdvanced in years, but remarkably actise IN |
body and mind. She resides in Baltimore, |
streets, and is strongly attached to her home.
Nevertheless, her memory lores to roam over
the changing scenes Of the last half century !
in which she wat not merely :" iookss-'a
In Venice" but IN actor. For over thirty
years she resided abroad, and mored in ths
circles Of Europe. She Was closely &C. |
quaintcd with Madamc de Stael, Tom Moore,
Byron. and the leading politicians aud states
men Of that u pestad: sus wa psqp.aana'lS ps Ia,
Austria from Its incfpfencT to Its close, aud
she predicted the results With almost pro-
phctfc accuracy. She knows, better than
any woman living, the motives for Louis Ma
Is still in the French army aud, as he Is the
idol Of her heart, she looks upon him as
destined some day to be the hope Of the
Empire, the pride Of the crown Madame
| Bonarartc IL now engaged In writing her
memoirs. Valuable as these recollect1ons Of
woman's life vii! be, VIC will accept them
| with sadress, for they will not be given to
| the world till her remarkable career shall
have been closed In DEATH
NEW STILES OF HAIR DRESSING.
| The "Emrircr style Of hair dressing is be-
! coming quite popular, notwithstanding that
| no time Of year could be n1are uniavotab.c
| than this for it. 1t is suitable only for SINH
| mer, but eyes became accustomed 10 It then,
! and 50 1t continues, notwithstanding Its evil
| dent unsuitablentss ior this season. The
haiz-dEes=efs t'do" it very elabogntely and
| witl, an astonishing degree Of intticacy, and
call eacl, style hy eomc special name; hut the
| Empire proper Is simple tnough-any ia!y
| hnir across the head At about the middle,
| and rolling The back into lopsc coil at q
I rather high angle Of the hcad-the trout is
also divided crosswfsc into two parts, each
rolled over a bandea1l Of silk OF yclrtt, which
] mny or may not be studded with steel or jet
| stars
In the drawing nom, on q lady dressed Il
Ia Enptrt-thst is, in shozr-waisted dress
/ without shadow OF crinoEfnc-this style
looks very weli-~if the lady Is fine looking !;
but on the street with modernarpointnlenls
and q poor excuse for a clapeaa, 1t 1ooka
anything but fit or becoming.
Hair Aa nataset Is frequently to b. seen on
the Trc n.euades, and looks fresh aH.l breezy
on young m!ases-but In bad taste On mat
Tous, as do all undue aGectations Of juycnil-
itF. Sometimes the hair is curled for this
style, but "fteneE cz;tnped on shc IviNs' pat
ent r1rs, Invcptcd for the puropsc, and which
We spoke Of In former Numbers of the Rou-
tloir. It IS held 1.om falling alont the face
BY 4 piece Of bright co1orel ribbon brin.
tied around the frunt Of the head. This has
a charming et{cct when the wearer il in e1c-
CANT dirhd1RF, but Is not often iuduleed in,
as ut that stage my LADY has her hair in
cIimpeEs, which, when made In go1dor sill
vcr wire, look recherche, II rot dressy.-Doa-
doir.
TIE ErRsScrss DAoNAR's .R.cn nownr.
| A 1affn i'm Fl,
!Noniteur, Eays: "The Princess Dagnar, the
bride Of the Grand Duke Alexander, re-
ce!vcs rich dowry, not from, her Mther. ss
Is usual in ordinary families, but from her
husband ard her tathez.in-law, Alexander
II. n article three Of the treaty signed On
the 5th October. the Grand Duke assures to
his chusort: i. A sum Of 20 600 silver rou-
bles ms n,or9t1Qotc OF wedding present 2.
! 4 sum Of 1oo, ,o0 silver roub9cs siyen By thc
Emperor. The capital Of the aboEc Isl. .l5O
silver roubles is Ia he inrcsted ID the Rus
ssan funds, ana the interest to be paid to the
Princess. 8. An annual allowance Of s., ,0l0
roublcs as piu money. The maintenance OF
the new Gland Duchess household will, be.
sides, be supported by the 1npcrial treasury
Should the Princess become widow,
her jointure is fixed. at ST, coo roubles a
year, with residence suitable to her rank,
and her court to he continued at tic Charge
Of tho State. Should, however, she then
quit RussiS, the sum would be reduced By
onc half. Tue jointasc would likewise cease
n case Of second marriage. Even in that
eventuaa,ty, The princess would maintain pos
session OF whatever property she may have
acquired personally aud inde elepdcntly OF her
husband. as we'll rs the morqtny,3e and the
Interest of the 1DO. 600 roub1es presented by
dispose By will Of the 'no,neag..be in the erea,
Of there existing no children by her tirst
husband. By note delivered before the
signing OF the contract, and which
a u annexed to that document, the
steps to obtain from the Parliament ol
Copenhagen sum Of $1,000 rix dollars
{ahont Is. Cd. each) for the dowry and trous.
seau Of the princess. That was the f1rm
adopted on tue marriage Of the Princess
subscription being raised IN Denmark 10
purchase wedding present for the Princess
DaE1nar hae already reached sum Of SS, 900
finncs. Ouc-half will be devoted to the BUR.
chase Gf an ebony bookcase, ornamented
with Danish works. With the remainder
will be executed rieh album, containing
views Of the most rernaFklble landscapes ID
Denmark"
| scRAPs.
lherc arc several ways rcsoFtea to in Ber.
lin by the workers in wool for using M liz
ends. The usual one Is making comforts ;
but the women there, working for tile mar
kcts Of the world, have great quantities of
ends lcit. "scru7s'' has, Doubtless, but q
E1ccEate amount, and We would suggest the
them: M,rk ont In single lines Of wool Maj
tese Grasses, diamonds, ls>nr De liz, aud other
devices, These f0rms only need crossing to
complete The work. They may be done iu
self cc?ors, or In coiors shaded or contrasted,
or even filed IN With the ends without any re-
fcreEcc to the color AZ all. The ground Is then
| hlled in With llack or white, or dark beowu.
as preferred. II done upon the "sail.
road' canvas no grounding will be re-
anl5sa: ana the we,k a,iass can be applied to
Tie patterns and thelr arrangements can be
Varied to any extent. Another way OF using
them i to knot them together proniscuo,ls
y any length, and crochet them into strips
ahout sl5 inches; wide for q countcrpane.
Each "Trip Is joined together with black
T4ey look very pretty boupd at tie edge
with quilted merino, any color, the width Of
the strips. The German women use them up
as follows; They knot them all together,
faded. WiEd into ball with either con
tinuous black length Of wool, or else wind
them up. double, then knit them IN strips
any width, from thirty t. seventy stitches,
garter stitch knitting,) and any length at
make good wool'cn rug q eutlt. All The
knots arc Kept to one side oi the work. OF
| course. Il you want It to look pretty fine
RI With eo1orea flannel and bind 1t With black
What IT COSTS TO DANCE.
The approximate cost only can be ciyeu.
q the price Of tickets differ very materially.
But take route OF slx balls to Season, aud
thoss Of the htghezt--such as the Charity,
the Orphans, and the Seventh Regiment-the
cost for tickets merely may be put down at a
hundred dollars couple
The cost Of afcss for gentlemen would be