Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1870-06-15
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS
Foreign Items.

A FRENCH paper says the promised nov
elites for seaside and travelling costume
will make young ladies look like school
boys out for holiday.
NAPOLEON, while visiting a carriage man
utactory in Paris, the other day, was ap
preached by workman, a native of Cor
slca, who remarkeds with familiarit,
enough, that they were cousins, since
Bonaparte married one of his ancesstresse
IN the last century. My cousin" said tht
Emperor, 81 am incogTito be you equally
! So"
NJ. MocoUERIs, the son-in-law of Eugene
Pelletan, had son born on the day of the
pleblscitum, and, in registering the birth al
the marie, gave ''No1a" as the child's name
The clerk refused to accept it. well
but, argued III. Mocqueris, eff choose tt
call him 'Oui' you would not object" NJ
Mocqueris was compelled, however, tc
! put up with a name from the calendar o.
saints.
AN old act of Parliament declares that
''every preacher in his sermons shall ex
hort, move, stir, and provoke people to be
liberal, and bountifully to extend theil
good and charitable dispositions from time
to time toward the comfort of the impo-
tent, and the setting and keeping to con-
tInual work of sturdy vagabonds and val
liant beggars.
BEFORE the Paris election wine shop
advertised 'santi-plebiscitory wine;" those
who would vote 'sno" would be allowed
credit, but the '.yes" electors must pay on
delivery. A dressmaker announced '.oui"
and mon" toilets; and the Marseillaise ar
gned bad for the Emperor, because his
name furnished the e'tno''-FN-ap-O -leo-N. +"
But his Christian name supplied the better
coincidence of a ''yes"-s'L-OUI-s."
The shape of the whiskers which the off,
clals OF the Grand Duchy of Hesse are per-
m1tted to year is strictly regulated by the
government. Moustaches and full beard
are considered as tabooed, and special
permit of the Grand Duke is required be.
fore an official of that great country dare
wear them. A few days ago the govern
ment organ contained the notice that His
Royal Highness had most graciously ac-
corded the privilege of wearing a full beard
to prosecuting attorney in Maintz, named
Falker.
The LATE PRINCE DEMIDoFF was some
years since paying court to an actress who
was the fashion among the bloods of the
day, and 1t was his custom on entering the
room to fall on his knees before that adored
beauty. In those days long neck scarfs
and superb breast-pins were the fashion.
The Prince had of course invariably the
superbest of superb. The reigning
favorite never omitted playfully taking the
pin out of the scarf and placing it in her
pin-cushion, to the great amusement of
the Prince. The pin-eushion soon became
literally studded with jewels of priceless
value One day the servant entered the
room with terror-stricken face, madame,
the Prince. ''Well, replied the actress,
'1et him come in" ':But but, but ma
dame, said the poor girl. ''But what ?"
exclaimed her mistress ''Oh, madame !
the Prince wears a short neck-cloth. y
''Tell him, then," rejoined the beauty,
'that [ am not at home Tt is needless
to say that ii future the Prince never had
the courage to call without long cravat
and extravagant breast-pin.