Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1874-12-26
~ " " SATURDAY. DECEMBER 26, 1874. NO. lS.

thlS Clsliay oI as N'@"isf Na"''i f''-N"
hsr with as fine steamship as could be bulls
en- ,he Cl,de, with fall complement Of sailois
under cop,rar, for tea years service and with
salaries paid in adgsncs ioT Ihe foil term one
dozen n,ilk-whiie Arabian horses. aui this az
ioAe. l.oOO pounds of esrauels, confce'ion
fos which the bride is said 10 have . pro-
nouucea liking Bu,
Ills cRowNISG GIFT
was a necklace that deserves to rank among
the enumerated wonders Of the world Six
teen yesrs ago, soon after lialia's birth, be be-
gao TO collect the dismonds Of whichi.is con-
posed. Whenever or wherever be beard Of
marvellous stone he..wss. on hand in person or
hy agent and secured it. Re had all Europe.
Asia and Africa ransacsed in behalf Of tho
proposed necklare. aud at one time actually
made overtures for the celebrated PIT diamond.
which cost thc Duke Of Orleans, according %
history, S675.OOO, and which Napoleon atcre
time wore an his sword hilt lie was bsficd
in this Giteu,r., however, much TO bis disar-
pointment but after ten years Of unremittns
hunting AZ last got together thirty Of the
largest and purest diamonds in the world, no
one Of which was much inferior 10 the PIT
Gem. Taxing these 10 Amsterdam, he SUM-
rioned the best ta,cn: ia that city, famous for
is diamond cutters, aud stated what he desired
which was tba; each Of the thirty stones
should have a fantastic face cut upon it
Amsterdam al frs, said that the task was nore
tan hercusan-thai it wes impossihl,. But
when Catral stated tie siupendous sum 10
was willing 1, pay fr The fulfillmer, Of his
wishes, Amsterdam reconsideFed and consented
10 DO its best. Il Gii iis'bcst for five years.
day aud uighi, aud the result was that a week
before the wedding. the diamonds, cut, carved,
So, on golden string, aud al ready to em-
brace the snowy neck Of the bride. were placed
in the hands Of the iptiaut Cthnl hap
perei % he pre'ert when Maa first uts
shown the necklace, couple of days before
she was married. Size wore black silk at
tho time snd her a,>or, after throwing ihs
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color Of the dress, over her bead, stepped back
few PAGES % notice the effect, Having
gazed at the flashing ucoklace for a minute or
So, he suddenly broke into a loud laugh, and
cried out, mvrnly, Ny dear. on my life you'd
40 fr tie head lgl, Of locomotive" This
necklace cos, Dl SouzA Cabral. stones cutting
and carving. SlI6.0O0.9sO ss C.hral showed
me the receipt. yesterday, so that am able 10
state tie exac, figures.
BEwHpEEiS0 TOILETS.
You must not expect from me any dcscrp-
ton Of the ornate and bcwilderug tieis worn
al the uclding-no not even Of the brides
rare rainen. am Indebted 10 o lady guest
f,r the information tha, her dress was Of point
lace, founcrd, or rather sarlabded, 20 tie waisi
with strings II teed pearls with ,he vollnin-
ous train edged with fiasrce Of gold thickly
sci With diamonds. Her neck was circicd by
her fathers wonderful offering, besides which
there were diamonds banded on her lair sni
10 bracelets on her wrists She was certainly
tie no t blazing beauty ever g'z.l upDn.
There was one feature Of tie wedding ar
rangemeLts which struck nc might Lciisr
have been ouii'e entirely, or at least very
materially modified, but which, nevertheless.
IN tie mock it made Of expense, was quite in
keeping with 80 me other features alluie
b the provision made for ths hackmon WHO
drove the .ueris 10 and from the festivities
o. the velvet lawn jnst outside Sic Cabral
mansion, dozen OF moro SevTcs vases wers
set--corre-ponling set i1 size aud shape % an
American peach ba-ket-each one of which
was heapcd to the bnm with the gold coin oi
the country. The driver, as they dropped
their lo,ls had their attention called % tho
currency 10 tie vases, anl were cordially ia-
yited = help themselves.
ENHIcHiEG HACK DRIVER.
IS often as the yscs were empiiel they
were promptly repleaished by servants detail
e for that cole purpo.c one of iho backnen
responded 80 heartily to the invitation that
when the time came for him % drive back 70
town he WAS forced 70 request bis two paaseD-
gers - favor bin by taking . seat 90 the box
Il explained not without blu-he. and siam
nierins, that tbe inside Of Bis coach ~as occu-
pied BY the gold pieces be had accumulated
during the evening AID tbai be would not
have taken - m,ny bad i, uot been fyr tho
thought o. sick wife a, home. Having lis
tened o. him, Bis load before mounting tho
bx. returned % the house and related the in
cidput u Catral. who was 70 touched az the
mention Of the SICK wife that, on sudden i'm
pulse, be proposed subscription or her benefit,
The response va. general. and 10 a ehofi timo
the snug sum Of so 900 was raised anong tho
guests, T. which Cabra added his own check
fr so 900 mJre, saying that he dil not wish
any heart 70 be sad on that jlyful occasion
When the $4,000 were handed 10 tie hack
man, cordial i0r your aiing wife, NY
m,n," as Cabral put it. be burst into tears
declaring thas there never was such a man in
tie world as Da Spuzs Clbrd
s--
They tell rather queer story about the
doctors 10 a certain Texas town who an wen.