, 1874-12-09

gfs was tt!uner BOT Of $50 plerea, Of nrItd gold
Ench n, piece eoas1 the monogram Of cabrat md
Ihooekmorto. ~ diamonds. Tho cost Of tLis
B. .9oo, 900 II goi3. i, addition. Nine. Uabrnl
point lace 3G5 morning, afternoon, mid ovon-
Ing coetnnos. one for cach aoonl division Of
Lftlcato Of dopogt issued by tho Bank or Eu-
being tic objective point Of tho
bridal tonr~-ior Ei,oOo,ooo. Does this iaet
Ten sootn tlIo very ap93theosis .o Of prod;
Tic father did for his darling, and thon it
tales subordinate position. lIo gayo her tito
deeds OF d magnificent town aud conntry-houso
in oil tho loading ca1t9ts of tho world md the
arc thoroaahly fMrniehcd, and ta each
-as Il tondur reminder To blnlla Of hor 1naldun.
hood-tliere ID au apartment that exactly cur
In furniture ard adorumnnts to horoWn |
room, at her fathers houhe. Not containing !
himself With this dlsp1ay Of his bounty, Cabral |
presented hor with Us sne steamship rs coulA |
bo built On tho 0iydo, with full complement OF
nnbsn ,,1aer contract for ten ycars horvtec, and
with aalares Ga, II adyance for the full term;
sB n joke 600 ron1,da Of caraneIs. confcc- +!
tion for winch slla hrtlo iB aaiti to havo pro.
found liking. Bit bis crowning gift was q ucc:-
luce tint daaorycs to rank among tho emu
lneratsl =
WONDERS or THE WORLD.
Stxtnen yoars nao noon nfter Malfns birth, he
bugan to- COLLECT thu diamonds Of whioh II lB com
posed. Whatosor or whorovor ho heard of
marvellous stone, ho was on hand, in person or
Asla, and Africa ranuaokod in behalf Of tbs pro-
posed necklace. and ae tho tinle actually tnado
oyorturas for tho celebrated Pitt itnmund which
cort tho Duko OF Orleans, acooErlnE to History,
so7g9oo an En1ol' Nnpoloon at oac Il time e.; wore
tempt, howesor, mucl, to his d'sanpointnont.
But, utter tonyenrs OF unremlttng hunting. heat
Inst got together thirty Of tho largest and pnrest
diamonds IN tho world, no ono Of Which wns much
dam, lo summoned tile best talent in that city.
famous for itB damond-outtcrs, nnd suited wfnt
hc deairua--whieh waB that zach ono OF tho
thirty stones should have fantastic faco
tnslk !Yas more than horcnlean,-that it was i'm
possible. But when Cabral statcd tho atnpen-
huuh SIM, he was willing to pay for tho fulfill
mant Of hia wishea, Amsterdam raconslslcrou,
five years. day aud night. mud tho result was that
a weok before tho wedding, the diamonds. cat,
carved, Hos OH golden string, and Ill ready to
embrace Tho snoTy. neck OF tho bride. were
placed in tho hands Of the jub'Iant Cabral.
first was shown tho necklace, couple OF
days ho,oro she was married. Sic yoro black
silk At tho simo and her father, after throw
ing tho brlillautB. that coutrGetod 80 6trongly
with tho cotor OF tho dress, over lor hond,
stopped bnck fow pacos to notice the effect.
Having Sazcd at the flashing necklace for q
minute or 30 iae suddenly broke into d loud 1auEh
and oricd out morrily, ''hIy dcE, on my life
you'd do for tho
nEAn-L1aur OF LOCOMOTIVE"
This nockiaoe coat Do soMza Cabral, stones, cut.
ting, and carving, s11G,000.9 .930.83. Oabral
showed mo tho receipts yesterday, 80 that am
ab!e to atato tho exact figures. And yet this
thnt 'iho would wiliingly havo paid what ho
did twice over rather than hnyo missed his
aim, or been unable to give his darling tho
wedding prescnt ho designed for her while yot
in hts unbonndod expenditure Of 'nlouoy to OBJ
tain his onas aud in his absorbing 1oyo for his
daugbtcr. .-....
Of tho ornuto and bow1lderiag toilets worn at tho
wedding-no. not oven Of tho BRIDES raro raj
mont. I do not understand such matters, and,
yonturinR to discourse concerning them, likely
enough 7 should call laca gimp. and peasant
| waists po1onalses. Lot mo brlenY state that. so
far aa cguld Judge, Tie g1ens ho!1ess Tas mar- r.
debted to q lady guest for the information thnt
| her dress was Of point lace, founcod, or rather
| gnrlaut1cd. to tho waist With strings Of seed
pearls, with tho volunnous train edged with a
tilagree OF gold tllichly set with diamonds. Her
neck WIS circied by her fnthor's wonderful Offer
| ing, besides which there wore diamonds bnnled
on her hair aud III bracelets Oh lor wrlats. bho
| was certainly
| TIE MOST BLAZING hEAuTY
| I ever gazed upnn.
There was ono feature OF tho wcddlug arrange
| naonts which struck mo might better havo beon
omitted entirely, Il: leust very materially mod.
| ifcd, but which, nevertheless, in tho mock y L
made Of expense, waa quite 10 keeplnG Mlta az
ly hospltablc provision made Tor the hactmen
| WHO drove the guests to and from tho fcssisites.
| On tho vovct lawn just outside the Cabral ifnn-
| sion, q dozen or mora exquisite savEca vases
a{H nFtHH
American peach basket each ono Of whlcl, was
| hoaped to tho brim with tho gold con OF thu
country. Tho drivers rs they dropped t!ioir
loads Ind thoir attention caltod to the currency
themselves al libitum. As often as the vasss
| were omPtled they wera promptly rop'oniaheu by
servants detailed for that solo purpose One Of
the haolsmcn responded 80 heartily 80 tic inylta-
| ton that, wien tho time came for HIM to drive
back to town. he was forced to requoat his two
| PASSENGERS to favor him by taking scat Gu tho
| box. Ho explained, not Without busacH aud
ssatnmerins, that the inside OF his coach "as oc,
cnpied by tha gold pieces ho bud accumulated
during the evening and that he would M not 70 hare
Of u eioI wife nj homo. IIaving listened to him.
his load, bafore mounting the box, rot1lrnea
to the housc aad related ttlo incident to Oabral.
! who was 10 touched ut the mention Of the sicll
wilo thai on sudden impulso.. ho proposed 3
subscription for hor benefit. Tie response was
| general, md in . short time tho snug sum Of
:1D, ,010 was raiacd amoas The guests, to which
Calsal added hla oWn check Tor S2o.ooo moro;
OH TINT joyful occneion. When tho 800, ,0OD wero
handed TO to tile hacllman.
"a CORDIAL FOR YOUR A11ING WIFE,
my man. as Cabral put 1t, lie busat into tears,
in tho world III Do Souza Cabral. And he was
right.
ten you long lotter. A Thousand aud onr things
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