The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-14


Nine. Frigard the day she denied hav-'
ing stifed Nine. de Mertens, and the
incest possible toilets sat for trial, too.
on the same occasion. Black satin
under black silk looped overskirts was
the thing.
Madame Frigard and her friend
Madame de Mertens were very differ
entwomen altogether. The latterwas
empress Of the den,i a lovely,
fair luxurant beauty externally. She
was of good family, though she left the
paths Cd, duty early, made small for
turle' and placed her ill-acquired
money in the funds. Madame Frigard
is the daughter of a phycian and moth
er of a small family. AS she rose at
the close Of the sitting to leave the
dock, irony and bitter sarcasm were
| depicted in the defiant scowl she dart
ed at the crowd of females whose eyes
were bent on her as if to study her
features. SnY Yesterday, when all was
over, she sent for the Chief Justice,
and his surprise can be pictured when,
without preparations, she made the fol-
| lowing disclosure: Il did kill Mad
anne de Eerteus, but all your scientific
physicians have incurred public
shame, did not stihe my victim; |
poisoned her when she was asleep on
the grass with prussic acid. A drop
on her nostrils suf6ced; she inhaled it
and died" n IL n f5fssS
I will only add thata handful of
Hong grass was found clenched in the
victims jeweled hand when the au-
thorities came to the spot. She must
have caught at it in the agony of her
last sleep. = tft.
This fearful avowaI Of Madame
Frigard' s is the topic of discourse in
all circles.
/ Society, in at last breaking up. has
thus terrible drama to discuss by
the seaside
The Empress and Emperor have
left the Austrian Court, and are e,,
route for the Lille celebration in the
north of France Some of the toilets
Eugene has carried away with her are
half summer, half autumn styles.
Among the latter we have embroidery
on silk butter-cups, and nasturtlum
are the most approved patterns for
dark silks. 1t is all done by hand.
Princess Mathilde and the Queen of
Portugal have bought velvet brOcade
applications on silk for the coming in
termediate season. The latter has a
gray poult, with red velvet carnations;
the flowers are large at the bottom of
widths, and decrease as they rise to-
wards the waist.
Under ,petticoats are still made all
colors, with Breton work or plisse
founces, bands or garlands. Seaside
or watering place cloaks are made
mostly of red cashmere, embroidered
with Turkish designs, palms and mag
nolias.
Crosscut trimmings and satin roul-
eaux are sold ready made in all trim
ming shops.
Irvine costumes for hunting and
fishing are made fawn or dark blue.
Deep lace founces are much worn
on straight jackets e.
The new deaths head robe, Ihope.
will not take, 1t is an English
idea, the first having been ordered at
Lyons by avBritish lord who must
have had tremendous fit of spleen on
him. 1t is black ground worked
over with white skulls in silver thread,
and the bottom is bordered with big
dropping tearsl i thought the worst
thing of this kind was the gentleman's
neck scarf pin-a skull, with small
electric eyes, which turn round and
roll and brighten every lady to death
every time she looks the wearer of one
in the face-for, however hard one
may try. there is no looking man in
the fee without noticing his necktie
too. Garlands of, tears may sound
we'll, but look vastly miserable. The
English lord offered ten thousand
frances for the first made. ..-........,