The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-04-03

THE LAST OF THE STATE CONCERTS
at the Tuileries was the most brilliant Of the
series. 1t was enhanced by the presence
Of the Empress, who appeared more lovely
after her indisposition. She looked like q
flower embedded in leaves. Her robe was
composed Of dark green tulle covered with
bouquets of diamond roses. Her hair,
worn high, fell in short, graceful curls on
her shoulders. At the end of each curl
| was diamond drop; and interspersed
| through her hair, some oak leaves and eme-
raids. Her necklace was diamonds strung
or~green velvet. A new practice has been
introduced during the week at ball given
| by one of our leading DANES Of the fash
| ionable world. The supper-room is laid
out in small tables, and each lady guest in
vites to her table those whom she pleases,
| when the doors are thrown open. Tout
nouueau, tout beau.
NEW CLUB -
Els in course Of formation with capital
| of 100,O00f. in shares of 500f. each. The
peculiar feature in the idea is that ladies
will be. admissible la.yeAt-la women ase
obtaining their rights.
THE OMNIBUsES OF PARIS ~
run over total line of 265 miles in
length. The longest course is FIVE and the
shortest two and a quarter miles. Upwards
of 55,000,000 of people travel on the out
side OF the buses during the year at q
charge of three sous. The company, which
is q monopoly, desires to raise this tariff
by one sou, which would increase its reve-
nue. by 2,750,000f. The sovereign peo-
Pile" will not hear of this, and likely it
will not be done. Napoleon the First used
to say he feared more the Cossacks of the
Faubourgs than of the Don. He was about
right.
.. THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS
paid long visit to her ex-Majesty Of Spain
at her new Bssilewski palace. The meet
ing was cordial, but the visits are less fire.
quent than formerly. Isabella Segunda
applied, through Marfori, to the Provisional
Government of Spain for such Of her per-
sonal effects as she had not time to pack up
in her hurry of departure. To avoid ex.
pense, the articles were directed to be sent
By the goods train. In hard times one
must be economical. The articles were duly
forwarded with an official inventory. In
her ex-Maj jesty's bedroom there were found
three teeth of Saint Rite, six jupons, three
night-caps, a chignon, a tame rabbit (stutf-
ed), being present from Sister Patrocinio,
and eighty-three hair-rings. In another
chamber were collected pair of gentle
mems riding boota, pair of hunting
breeches, three bottles Of an essence for
removing spots from the face, and dia-
tribe in Latin for expelling "domestic in
sects." The Kings chamber yielded q
pot of cold cream, a flute, and three
portraits of friends. His ex-Majesty had
the finest photographic gallery in the
world--limited to the portraits of the deni-
monde throughout the universe. Tho chief
of the police added some further articles
found in the bedroom of donna Isabelle de
Bourbon namely, q skeleton crinoline, o
box of pastiles, a Gordon Of the Order of
Marie Louise, novel by that warm author
Paul de Kock-The Man NTH the Three
Pantaloons Havana dog s.; thirty six
hair-rings--the hair of different shades
three scapulars, aud q mouse trap! A
revolution is the true Asmodeus, and ena-
bles us to get peep into "Royal Interi-
ors." .r..
There is a rage just now for artistic pipes.
On the authority of Hamlet,
"Imperious Caesar, dead, and turn'd to clay,
Might stop hole TO keep the wind away"
So, by means Of photo-sculpture very cor
rect models in meerschaum can be obtained
from 6f. up to 3,0O0f. Of every dead or
living celebrity-saints and sinners. La
MARITIME is cheek by "bourl" with the
Grand Duchess of Gerolstein Rcths-
child beside Belisarius, who, with extended
hat, begs an obolus; Voltaire grins between
Pho Nino and st. Michael overtime wing
Satan; Napoleon the Third is on friendly
terms with Bismarck, and Garibaldi seems
to be reconciling Victor Emmanuel and
Mazzini. No wonder on advanced mar
chand de pipes calls his shop ga sculpture
gallery" Glory, fortune, and beauty, he
philosophically observes, are only smoke.
we know to be the food of love; but it
promises to be turned to account as cura-
tive agent. In the military hospitals of
Algeria the regimental bands " discourse ="
in the grounds, and the effect has been
most salutary on the state of the inValids.
The sick become convalescent, and the con-
valescent well. The experiment is to be
extended to some of the civil hospitals. st
the worst, the incurable can
"-make a swan like end
Fading in music"
.r..s A MYSTERIOUS MURDER
has been committed at st. Denis, a village
outside of Paris. A young printer sepa-
rated from his wife few years after their
marriage. The latter went to reside with o
married man in neighboring town. Some
time afterwards this man, with his wife and
the " separated" returned to st. Denis and
pitched their tents. The printer was re-
conciled to his wife, and during the week
invited some comrades to celebrate the re-
union over champagne dinner. After the
guests departed, fight ensued, and the
printer was carried to bed senseless and
stabbed in fourteen places. Next day his
wife and her female friend put ali "their
wardrobe glories on +" to enjoy themselves
in Paris. It was observed to them that they
ought not to leave the wounded man alone.
It was no matter. When they returned at
O'Clock the poor printer was dead. A
pan of charcoal was found at the foot of his
bed. As the invalid could not arrange the
apparatus for self-destruction, Justice sus-
pected the two women did it, and had them
arrested. -.. ... -....5
MENUS.
called on friend of mine during the
week whose only careis how to pass day.
He is "right good fellow "a standing
dish at every ball and dinner party, and
we'll up in things past, present, and to come,
here and everywhere. He himself gives
the cream of good dinners, and every guest