The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-03-19
FOREIGN ITEMS.

The collection OF leaden and China toy
soldiers owned by the King Of Prussia is said
to have cost upward of ten thousand dollars. 1t
fills two large rooms in the royal palace OF Ba-
belsburg.
The independence Beige is the most pro-
fitable paper on the European Continent. Its
principal stoekholder is young girl Of seven
teen, who, besides, owns in her own right, an
estate worth over one million francs.
Tho favorite color Of ex-Queen Isabella 10
light brown. She thinks that dresses of that
color are most suitab!e to her complexion, and
she has ordered all the rooms which she will
occupy in her new palace to be hung with pa
per Of that color.
The little Crown Prince OF Belgium has
left kind of villa touching do ,ument-in
which he bequsaths his toys to his sisters and
some Of his playmates. The Royal family was
deeply affected when it was read by the King o
few days after the burial of the Prince.
An extraordinary project has been broaoh-
cd in England for the relief of mariners who
are far from Ravens or anchorages Of any
kind, or who are lowering about the entranoea
Of channels, unable to make passage. It 10
gravely proposed to construct artificial refu-
ges-maritne statlons--huils surmounted by
masts with conspicuous lights and. colors, fur
$nished with provisions, telegraphs communica-
ting with the land, postofices, tool-houses,
water tanks, GOAL sheds and materials for re-
fitting. asd a c5
AN English court has had to decide what
.,velocipedeis. "A gentleman crossed toll bridge
mounted upon BICYCLE and was stopped
at the dollhouse. The collector examined the
machine and then pored over his list Of rates
but could not find anything relating to such
a vehicle. At last he decided that it must be
q wheelbarrow, and compelled. the rider to pay
twopence toH. The latter was indignant, and
brought suit against the toll collector. We
cannot give, the result Of the trial, as the
magistrates required time to consider the mo-
mentous question. "a
AT the approach OF the Gcumenical Coun-
Gil the following ecclesiastical details will not
be devoid OF interest The Roman 0atholio
Church counts Ia patriarchates, III archiepis-
oopal sees and 905 epsc opal. II from this
total be deducted 229 prelates in parlsbus.
there remain 1872 arohbishops aud 657 bishops
of the Latin rite and and 6S respectively OF
the Oriental. This latter comprises Arme-
mans, Greco Romans, Greco o-Ruthenians, Syro-
Maronites, Syrians1 and Syro-Ch ldeans. at
this moment only 9S2 sees arc occupied. The
regulation number Of cardinals is 20, and at
this moment there are II hats non-distrihuted.
Out Of the SO who at present FORM the Sacred
College 9 are cardinal bishops, 45 cardinal
priests and 8 cardinal deaeons. The eldest of
the former is Cardinal Marius Mattel, OF the
second Philippe de Angels and of the third
AntonelIi. The youngest is Prince Lucien
Bonaparte, born in 1928. Among the princes
Of the Church still living Ia we're created by
Gregory XVI. 4
The concerts at the Tuileries are known to
set the fashions foro the whole year, not Of
dress, but OF department.. Parisian ladies
walk very much on their toes, with the waist
elevated behind and sinking in front. The
Empress, with whom originates the fash ion.
exooutes II dhafminsiy hseas 'Sf tho saeiis
boots being very high, and the soles extremely
thin. this tournure becomes easy enough, ana
anbe acquired without much practice. A
high authority announces. that, in the new
STYLE, "the hair Of the yisage is to he bold. no
longer wearing that expression of. smpering
timidity which suited with the lonRcn down
the back. The chin is projected forward, and
the forehead thrown back, while the eyes are
kept wide OPEN. hard, and round as possible;
the lips are in general pale coral ooloring is
quite gone out Of fashion---and the expression
Of the mouth to be that Of weariness and scorn.
In consequence Of the raising Of the colffnre,
tAe ears, 30 long neglected, have become an
object Of attentions. and may now be seen tint
ed with pink or white. MS may be required
They are brought forward. or forced backward,
according to The urgency Of the case, and 1t is
astonishing to find what expression may be
given to the countenapce By dintI OF little
management. Blue eyes and fair halr are atiil
considered Indispensable to reputation for
beauty, and black. eyes and raven hair are
scarcely tolerated.; those who are unfortunate
enough to possess them being compelled to
use every kind OF strategem in the way Of pos-
der, paint and dust, to conceal their disgrace.
The elbows must be rather squared, not round
ed, and brought forward as much as possible,
in order to make the chest look hollow, and
add to the consnmptiye look bestowed by the
pale lips and flushed cheeks impaired by the
absence Of all ooloring IN the one case. and the
exaggeration Of it's spplication in the other.
Let no young lady dareto appear in fashion
able society unless she adheres with the
utmost strictness to these rules"
The Rothsohilds are said to be dissatia-
AoU WALL buo AA0unkciucu1 OS tu0H EALAb nCuH0
since the death OF old Baron James. His two
sons are men OF little ability. and they ara said
to have made se yeral ruinous speculations.
Nearly ell Of the old employees Of the firm have
been discharged since Baron James death.
Some strange discoveries have been made in
reg ard 70 the charities Of the old Baron. He
frequently subscribed for benevolent purposes
large sums. with the understanding shat ne
should be called upon to pay only q part OF che
same. he often comapiained of the exorbitant
sums he had to pay for clerk hire iHe
took but two or three daily papers, and
tho man who regd the news OF the day
to him Svery naofaing had to subscribe for as
many, and bring them along to Rothsehitds
house. He newer wors watohes, rings, or any
ether kind Of jswelry. Asthe dinnsr.tabls he
drank cheap wine and ho often sooldsd his
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