Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-26

SALE OF THE EMPRESS EuaENIE's PERSON
All EFFECTS. -. Paris correspondence London
News. In passing by the new galleries Of the
Louvre, facing the quay, heard the tinkle Of
bell, and the voice of crler inviting the pub
lie to come and buy what remained to be sold
of the Empress Eugcnics personal effects
Accepting the invitation, | entered the little
court standing in the midst of the Imperial
stables. Another bcll:rlngcr was at the door
of the mancge where NJ. Buchon used to give
cupcd by old clothcs-scllers of both sexes,
curiosity dealers, Il few friends Of the fallen
dynasty, whose faces had often seen grouped
around the throne of the Sale dcs EtatS, some
dirty Students a reporter OF the Gaulols, at
tr,ctcd, like myself by the noise of the bell
aud sprinkling Of those antlquatcd gentlemen
in whit. CATERS who pass their lives in hover
ing about the book stands on the parapct Of
the Quay Noltairr, and crossing and rccrosslng
the l'unt dcs Arts. The auctioneer was 4 self
sufficient sort of commonplace bourgeois lie
did his best to be jocu,ar ut the expense OF
fallen greatness Each article, he seemed to
Think was worth it's weight in gold, if only as
Il relic The dresses. accS, slaws, anu man
Ties had been disposed of on previous day ;
and it was now the turn of the underclothing
and ''intimatc house linen to bc liquidatcd.-
Pillow. cases of fine cambric-so fine that one
wonders how they supported elaborate cmbro-
dcrcS and deep real lace borders-wcrc hotly
contested for by ''pctrc dame of the Rue
dies Victories and party Of buyers
belonging, | should say. to the Quar-
tier Frcla The little lady carried off dozen.
1t poses" one, she cried, titterlng as she
spoke, to press the pillow on which an lmpe-
ral head rcposcd The ,cyphcr f. happened
To stand for her name, which she volunteered
to tell one of the old friends Of the fallen dy-
nasty was Iiulalic. As for the crown under it,
INA lui, she was Just as worthy to wear it rs
any one else The old friend was not 10th to
cultivate the acquaintance of the sparkling fair
one lie aSScntcd to this proposition, and
volunteered to hold Il piilowcase, which the
artouccr had allowed her to take. The tow
cng was endless, Bundle after bundle Of
fine Saxouy damlsk napkins, all with the +,
the crown the eagle, the busy CarloviEgian
bee, and il prof,lsion of luarcl wrcaths, were
handed round the vautcl room to be examn-
cd by bidders and then disposed of: Some
breakfast table napcry, the present of king,
now Emperor Wians first feudatory, was
bought by one of the former habltues OF the
Sacdcs Etats He got it cheap. One of the
old gentlemen, who happened to be deaf was
furious when he found that he might have had
the lot at l3Of | Ito not know why the brok-
crs and students were 50 jocosc when an inside
garment was held up by two dainty little
Sleeves and the public asked to examine it, as
4 fair spccmrn of the large bale from which it
WAS drawn at hazard American modcsty can
not bring itself to name this garment any more
han il can to speak Of shirt. IF Paul de
Cass,cnac we're as good as his ott-repcatcd
oath, he would have run his sword-canc
through the profanc auctloneer's Snowman
who held the article in question up to be scott
cd ut by the males and admired by the women.
There were vegnoirs and dressing gowns, clearly
furnished byCapon, the famousladies outitterln in
the Rue de Ia Paix, and all wonderfully elegant
but dusty and somewhat blue-mouldcd. The
stockings of thread silk, and Shetland wool
were of gossauer lightncss. An lnfinlty OF
bath and toilet sp6nges were knocked down at
hundred francs. They were all Of the best
quality. The little lady said she would have
been the purchaser if the auctionccr had guar
antccd that he was selling her something which
had actually passed through the Empresss
hands. AS for the boots and slippers, they JUS
tilted the eulogiums passed by MM Franc and
Lockrey in their report on Partisan shoemakers.
Then there were, the ladies thought, delicious
things in the way of pctticoats, flannel bustles.
robes dc chambre, Sorties dc balm, and woolen
wraps. Some baby's robes, which, according to
the salesman 'slcgend belonged to the Prince Inn
prial's layette, were bought by a Russian lady
\ snutfy purchaser near me shook her head in-
crcluously at those belongings of Imperial in
fancy. They were sumptuously gotten up she
admitted, but nothing would convince her that
they did not belong to some distressed bour
gcuiSe's layctte, and were not paImed oft by
the auctonccr to enhance their price as having
been worn by the Prince, ut whose birth seven
teen years ago, official France went into the
most excessive demonstrations of delight that
ever hailed the advent of L royal child on our
planet
ELiYpr.-IsmailP Pacha the khcdive of Egypt
is \ Rcformcr Think of town elections and
Female Boarding Schools in the land Of the
Pharohs and the Ptolcmics By a recent cdlct
the Khedivc has granted the right to elect
their own municipal officers to all the towns and
villages of Egypt. Every andholdcr is given
the right to vote for the town council, which
council is to appcrtion the quota of taxation
allotted to their district. These councils are to
elect members of the annual Parliament which
meets every spring in Cairo.
This entcrprising prince has extended his
telegraph as far rs kharton at the junction OF
the Blue and White Niles, l200 miles from
the Mediterranean. The rail now reaches to
the town of Rhoda: on the banks OF the Nile,
POO miles above Carlo, anu tue conttaIlS aie
already made with John Fonlu, the great Eng,
ish engineer to run 4 narrow Enage road all
the way to Sondan. resting at kharton;,
The Khedivc has also sent Sir Samuel
Baker, at the head OF two regiments sol Of l, Egyp-
tan troops, and thousands Of camels and mules,
into the interior of.the African continent on
mission of conquest and exploration =,
But the greatest innovation introduced. by
this enlightened monarch is his ~ oung la
dies Seminary, to which the leading peyS
and pachas are ordered to send their daugh-
tcrs, whether they like it or not. The Young
ladies arc 10 be taught without the veil, five
hundred to graduate each ys"r.-R'c1"'""d
Enq"ucr.
ENcKE's GREAT COMET is now on its way
towards the perihelion, which it will reach IN
january next. Il This comet will be telcseopc-
ally visible some months previously hut IL Is
,,o.inl inf tO those whose