, 1866-12-30
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
Conee vutn@ Society, tho FnshIo1s,
Manners and MnsE1mpny.

Manners and hIas11mpny. II
TIE xoC1H NOT COOP PIN CUSHION.
The danger Of making \ pin repository Of
the mouth has just hera exempl!hcd at
Penzaucc. 4 Mrs. EawlinE vas cugaaed in
a garden a4nxipg out SONS clothes, and,
with a Ticx - ssTe time, SIC placed . uum-
Der Of pins (not clothes rins} In her motsth.
Being startled By an urgent request to 70
into the house 70 her child, she t7Ened round
very suddenly, and, while so doing, seven
teen ptns slipret down her throat most Of
them lodging IN aer gul1ct. The rnor wo~
man suffered fea.tul pain. 4 neiEhbor, re-
sorted to the old fashioned, and, in this c1Ec,
cf1cacfuus, method Of persistentiy shpping
the patients back In the course
Of a couple Of hours, fourteen pins were
pain tnd irritation Of the throat, no har
was done.
SOME pIA.toSn5. -
At the Russian ball. ei>en in honor nf the
Princess Daguaarfs wedding, the French An
baskador's wife wore tro5aded orange and
Russian sable. The trcss ras profuscly or
uanCpted NTH dfo,nonds- But the Grand
Duchess Marin dc Leucltenbe1K was tbt Lady
who, In that splendidly y-AtttTc5 nssemblage,
ouishone Ill Others with diamonds, for she
wus literally covered With tkern- Her dress
was whits, and the trout OF the skirt was
trimmed with three rows Of magnificent
b'11liants; GrteFue or brilliaEts replaced
tie berthe usually worn round the bodice, sna
a houquet Of diamonds was fastened to the
bouquet WAS 50 large that 1t concealed her
shoulders
LADIES F1SEp FOR roAculSc.
The i0usnuls OF Namur state that the Mr.
chiontss de Ao1!na and the DucAsss del
1'lfar OEGriO de los Rios bare heen zach tIued
thirty francs, NJ the correctional tribunal Of
that town, and had their fouling pieces con
tiscated. tor shooting without a lice1se in
the COMMUNE OF Dave
MA1hsAoSr A. 4 NATTER O. AoSE1-:
In Gcnca there are regular marriage bro
kers, who have memorandum books flied
with the names Of the marrla.cable girls Of
the different classes, With notes Of their
figures, pe'sounl attractions, fortunes aud
e,scumstarces. These brokers go about en-
deavorirs to make arrangements In the
same on-hand, mercantile manner which
they would bring to bear upon q cuisines
transaction and when they succeed, they
ges commission Of two or three per cent
upon the portion, with such extra bonuses
Marriage at Genoa Is thus often simply mat
| ter Of business calculation, generally settled
| By the parents or relations, who draw up
the contract before the parties hare seen one
| another; and It Ia only when cverything else
il arranged, and q few days previous to the
| Is introduced to his partner for life. Should
he find fault with her manners or appearance,
he may annul the contract, On condition OF
delraying the brokerage, aud asy other ex-
| penses Incurred.
FRENCH COOKERY
One OF the amusing portions OF Monsieur
dc Girardin's new Journal Ia Lat'7e, Il the
he head Of ~ Monde Gast,oaomique,' =
which dinner Is often taken. Or said to be
taken, from the bill OF fare OF sornc notorious
6a's .fo1Ht, . day or two previously. And
thus the other day, all tho gouF1,esx Of Paris
might know Whut II. Theirs gnve his friends
tor dinner! aud it thcJ are so minded, snl
Lave good cook. they may initiate Or out
do them. 1hi1,s II; feidae J4't<sae: Sad.
| muttcp.) Ee!s With sauce vx7te {sharp saucc.l
Ssuails 6ortItfs with bacnn ruund them
-Iaccdroni au L'armesan- Iimaale de I'oirrs
LIVE lIEIG1rr.
A few days since, a 1nuIatto woman and
her babe we're shipped fsum Troy, Ohio, BY
an express compa1yr, Is ordinary freight
She Was ken lnto tho nttlce of the compa~
ny. her weight averaged, bill Of ln.iag
made our, and tue usual label f'r packages
the train started she WAS placedio charge OF
the messenger, and arrived at her place ot
destination in eafetE.
PRESENT TO THE PRINCESS nAoMAR-
4 subscription has been started IN Den
mark, 10 present the Princess Darmaz with
j souvenir Of her native country, consisting
Or sIlenoid ebony bookcase, richly Inlatd
with silver md n,other-ofpearl, and Contain
ing the choicest works Of all the great Dan
ish authors Another part Of the present
will be beautiful album, with pictures Of
the finest views and landscapes In Denmark.
RICH cocPLE.
] Ihe London correspondent Of Ssuadtrs'
4yt1e4'tlftr saJs: "The betrothal il just de-
e!arcd Of Perhaps ONT very Wealthiest mar
look upon as alrendy wcddet to h4r good
works.. In the marriage of Earl Beauchamp .
With Miss Duudas-C Christopher Hamilton.
Sisbett, each patTonFsnie Is understood to
imply fortune. Lord Reauchaup auc.
eeeded last year, BY the death Of his brother,
to forty Thousand rear. But his bride
will ultimately succeed to m income o
more than sixty thousand yenr, TO say
nothing Of an immense and increasing
amount of ready money"
The Paris correspondent Of the London
Queen says OF the style OF ornaments In
vogue: Insects IS ornaments, strange to
say, are SIN IN great demand Reetles are
ind the snail blue tiles orc made In iako
head-uresses ofthe most coquettlsh style
| They are made Of enamel, ana 80 exactly lt
they initiate nature that they frrq quently
look as though theF would take wing. But.
terhies arc copied far less happily, for they
look heavy, and lack the trans parent, gauzJ
| appearance the living ones possess, conse
qEently enameiled butterflies are not popu
lar; but those initiated in silver aud gold tila
gree work. and studded with precious stones
are On the Contrary, much sought nlter.''
LADY BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
The Facplty Of Paris has Just conferred tbt
degree Of " Bacheliere es.Scieuccs" On
! young lady named Mile. Marie Braseettt, II
France there are several feminine Bachelors
Of Letters, but Mile. Brsssetti is only the sec
ond woman WHO has succeeded In passing
a. examination In sciences before the Faculty
The first ohtaiued her diploma about twt
years ago.
POLITICAL FASHIONS.
The New York 1s,n<1 says: An odd stor,
comes rom silni:sorgorod, province o
society In that province who call thcmselvea
Slhitists. They are the e1poneuts Of ver,
he5etical ideas upon many social and politl
cal matters, and particularly he.e.Ical .
world By despotie form Of Govern
meut:, Vnlfke most political soeie
ties, the female members have a peculia
style Of dress, short hair, round bats aut
blue fpectac1es being it's chief distinguishing
| chafacte1isttcs. OF course this lre. dist;nc
tion Was al re,y we'll, and in some SOFT use
sul to the fEussaan police, but there came Il
BIZ rage among ladies Who are not Siailist
!. tor initiating the costume Of the iattsr, ant
70 circular chapeaH, crops and eeruleao bar
: l naclea became common to the crows
. and offensive TO the authorities. s.
the Governor, General Osaref has in
tespoe d, aud told the offending lis oae
: that they must not do 1t anJ more. If the,
persist they will be escorted to the BQreau
. il they will not stop then they are to b
threatened with all sorts of dreadful things
aud II they still are obdu.ate-weu, iulsgi
uatfou tsfis to realize the dread resource
Now, certain English papers think this des
pot!sm absurd 1he General Is right. H
or his Imperial master, no matter which
, shows his good taste. That the geutte Sc
should wear round hats is not 20 bad, hu
that they should shear their tsesses il out
: rageous, and that they should din the
. sparkling glauces with blue bllnkets Ia hear
I breaking. So proceed, General, with you
d1ty. Tou ART paruyon Of good taste, an
il you let the dear creatures dfshEure then
5 selves any longer you ought to be senr
Siberia for the whole term Of your uatu1:
!, I lNe.n
MsCELLATRoCs,
: at celebration Of marriage, 1arg
: number Of young ladies' were present, u
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