The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-07-24
eOssIp FOR THE LADIES.
Social, Fashionable, Matrimonial and
OtheFwIse-

readable gossip on this subject
'tAmerican Princesses are not so rare
as is generally supposed. Quite num-
Der of the fair daughters of Uncle Sam
wear "that sweet aspect" which Shakes
peare tells us Is princely characteris-
tic. The eldest son of the great Murat
married on the Both of July, 1926, while
residing in this country, Ihe beautiful
Caroline Dudley, grand-niece o.
George Washington. Her husband
died In lsI7, but the Princess Mnrat is
\ still living. The wife of the living
| Prince Lucieu Murat-the head of his
| house-was Caroline Georginia Frazer,
! an American lady, who was born on
the 18Th of April, 1910, and married the
| Prince on the lOIh OF August 1851
| during his residence in this country.
The sons and daughters OF the Prince
| and Princess MurHt, with one eXcep-
ton, were all born in this country.
The Murats pay great attention to such
of their American relatives and ac-
| ouaintauceS as visit them In PartS.
| Then there is the Princess de Noer. who
| four years ago was plain Miss Mary
| Esther Leo, daughter OF David Lee,
wealthy citizen of New York. On the
Sd OF November, 1854, she married
Prince Frederick of Schleswlg- Hol-
stein Sonderburg- who,
three days after the wedding. was ere.
ated Prince de Noer, by the Emperor of
| Austria. Less than II year afterwards,
| on the I'd of July, 1855, the Prince de
Noer died while on voyage OF pleasure
at Beyrut, Syria. I'll
"T6e widowed Princess resides, we
believe, in Vienna. By her marriage
she became the aunt of that Prince
| Christian of SchleSwig- Holsteln, who
recently welded the Princess Helena
Queen Victoria's third daughter. An
/ 1,fs1 NnRIn n
| becoming Princess, Is that of the
Princess Salm-Salm. Her husband,
Prince Felix Salm Salm, was a rather
| wild and adventurous member OF the
| great Austrian house of Salm-Salm,
who came to this country at the out
! break OF the rebellion, offered his SER
vices to the Federal Government, and
rose to the rank OF Brigadier General.
| He married Agnes LeClerq, the daugh-
ter of a Colonel LeClerq, of our yOlun-
| teer service. It is this Princess Salm-
| Salm who lately made such strenuous
efforts to save the life of Maximilian,
the Prince, after the close of our civil
war, having Joined the Mexican Impe-
| rial army. Her acts in this connection
| will entitle her to the gratitude OF
! Francis Joseph, and both she and her
| husband will doubtless take a high po-
sition upon their arrival in Vienna,
among the titled members of the Aus
| trian court circles. We say nothing OF
the venerable Madame Bonaparte, of
Baltimore, who, If she had her rights,
would be styled Princess. AS for Ouch
esses, and COunteSses, and Baronesses,
there are any number OF American wo-
men who have attained, through mar
riage, these minor noble titles.
HOW LADIES SHOULD DEFEND THEM
SELVES.
A woman writes through the press to
| u har N
protect themselves from the attacks of
rufians, as she considers that our laws
and society make very inadequate pro-
visions for their protection. II women
| do not possess revolvers and cannot
| get them, she advises every woman 10
carry about them box OF ground red
pepper and throw handful into the
| face and eyes OF any one who may seem
| disposed to make an attack. We have
little faith that the arming of women
would make them any freer from insult
and outrage than they are nowi but OF
| the two methods of defence mentioned
we should say the pepper would be de-
Cidedly the most ehectual. This meth
of defence reminds us of like one
used by we'll known police officer in
our city some years since. He scarcely
ever looked to his revolver or bludgeon
| for protection. He always carried con-
NenlenLlY at his pOEkeL
| tity of SniLH. The free use OF this in the
face and eyes of the prisoner al
ways etfectually squelched any attempt
OF violence on his part. And while
this weapon achieved all necessary
purposes, it did not peril the life or
| limb of the prisoner, and thus saved
the officer from much OF the censure
that is visited upon policemen, whether
deserved or not. ..
A SEASIDE EXPERIENCE.
Miles o'Reilly is at one of the sea-
coast watering places, and relates lit
tie of his experience in these terms:
This morning L had a bath with a
young Nereid, who swan like duck,
and is the luckiest of ducks in every
way-even though she would not let
me finish a song which she challenged
me TO write. The way of 1t was this
but first let me give the only two exist
ing stanzas OF my great projected poem,
which is to be entitled
"AFrER THE HATH"
Her skin is fresh, and cold and pink,
But warm anu red the lips press,
And all her beauty seems 10 shrink
Compacter in her cllnging dress;
While O'eF her shoulders To her hip,
- O'er swelling bust aud lar adown,
In trailing gold the tresses drip,
Which iorm at night her braided crown.
No more her ey es in languor swim,
And every pulse, and every limb
Is thrilling into radiant life:
| Her cheek hath caught a ruddier stain,
And her small feet tn sand that SINK,
Are mArble-white, with many u vein
Down TO the Rlmond-natls OF pink.
1.-THE LADY OF CHECRERs."
Among the habitues of the Psris eG}es
concerts are some singular characters.
The observed OF all observers is a rather
pretty young woman, who, for a year
past, has spent every afternoon and
evening at the Alhambra, where she
I drinks a number of glasses Of beer,
smokes some cigG1 cites, and plays
checkers with the genuine ardor OF an
admirer OF the game. The walters and
the customers of the place treat her
with great respect. Her history is quite
romantic. Several years ago she was
poor actress, travelling with one of the
| provincial companies. One day the
son of a wealthy old Marquis saw her
and fell in love with her. Being a very
honorable young man, he told his pa
rents he would marry her. The Mar
| quIs and his wife were in dIsmay.
- What! A relative OF the Montmo-
rency family--the scion of one of the
Oldest houses In France-should marry
such a womani Impossiblel!" The
father OF the young man, to reassure
| his wife, said Il was flame that would
| mass and besides, the Young man was