Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-10
EMPRESS EUGREIE'S LACES.
Her MatchIess Court Dress for
sale in New York.
What the Most Beautiful Woman I'm
Europe had 70 Abandon In her Flight
to ChiseIhurst

that German and his wife, who lived
in Thirteenth street, one door from
Fifth Avenue, were selling fine laces to
families on Murray Hill greatly below
the market value. He was further told
that the mans name was Joseph
Hoorix, and that he and his wife ar
rived from Brussels in the fall
| of 1873, under the assumed
name of Cendrier, bringing about
$4,000 worth Of laces which they
landed as passengers baggage Search
ing the records in the Custom House,
Capt. Bracket ascertained that Hoorix
arrived here IN the steamer Scotia, on
October 4, 1873. He then saw Hoorix
at his residence, and the latter IN
formed him that he had reshipped the
iaces to Brussels; cOnsigning them to
Paul Periere. The German was told
that the American Consul in Brussels
would be communicated with by cable,
and that the truthfulness or falsity of
his story about Periere would be man
ifest here within twenty-four hours.
Thereupon HooTix corrected himself,
saying that he had given the goods to
Leon De Louinois, of S24 Walnut st.,
Philadelphia, to sell. This converse
ton was on Tuesday last. Capt.
Bracket started for Philadelphia IN
the earliest train, and learning there
that DeLounois had gone to Washing
ton, the Captain followed in pursuit.
RANsACKING WASHINGTON.
A search warrant was obtained from
Judge Dawson, of Washington, and
with it Capt. Bracket, with the United
States Marshal, visited sos Fourteenth
street, where De LounOis was supposed
to be. 1t was ascertained that he had
moved. But while Capt. Bracket was
conversing with the inmates of the
house, De Lounois passed on the oppo-
site side of the street, and was pointed
out to the officers. They accosted him
by name, and accompanied him TO I014
Eleventh street, where an Intellectual
search was made for the goods. De
LOunois said that he had received the
laces from Hoorix, but he refused to
tell what he had done with them. He
was taken with his wife before Judge
Dawson, who committed them as &C
cessories after the act of smuggling.
De Lounois subsequently confessed
that the laces were in the possession of
J. Goldenstein & Co., jewellers and
commission brokers, at Tenth and D
streets. He said that he had intrusted
the laces to them to see whether they
could find purchasers, and that the firm
had advanced him several hundred dol
lars on them. He added that they were
the property of his father,.a lace man.
ufacturer in Brussels, and that he had
sent them to New York for a market.
SEIZED IN NEW YORK.
Thereat Capt. Bracket hurried to
New York and seized the laces. He was
accompanied to this city by Mr.. Gold
stein, who has an interest IN them to |
the amount of his loan.
A Sun reporter happened to be in the |
Seizure room IN the Custom House on |
Saturday, when the inventory of the |
laces was taken. They were IN a box |
small enough to be carried under the |
arm. There are nineteen pieces Of /
lace. The chief article is a dress made
entirely Of Point d'Alencon lace. 1t |
weighs less than half a pound, and is
appraised atSlO,0OO gold, foreign value.
The dress is a marvel of beauty. HOorix
says that it was made for the Empress
Eugene.
His story is that itrequired ten women
seven years to make it. They worked
on it In Brussels, the room in which /
they wove the dress being kept damp /
all the time. Theirpay was very small. |
The dress was sent to the Empress Eu- |
genie In Paris, but was never worn by
her. reachedIher at the outbreak of |
the Franco German war, and
NAPoLEoN'S FALL
and Eugenie's flight to England left |
her no opportunity to purchase it. 1t
was sent back to Brussels after the war,
and subsequently it fell into the hands
Of doorix. He took it to London, and
sought to sell it to the ladies of the
court. He tried to dispose Of it in
several places in this city, but could
find no one who would pay the price.
His object In sending it to Philadelphia
was to learn whether some Cabinet
officers or Senator's wife would take it
of his hands.
The dress is made with low corsage
and short sleeves, and is fit to be worn
only at royal receptions. The next ar
ticle Of note in the collection is shawl
of Brussels lace in colors, with silk
border. This delicate piece Of apparel
is appraised at 81, 900 gold, without the
duties added. There are two other
shawls, both of point lace, and valued
at 500 each. gold. T. ere is also a
handkerchief worth 500, three sets of
collars and cuffs, worth 5000, three 9TH
er collars, a Brussels black lace bow,
and several pieces of lace in strips.
The goods have been appraised at
$4,000. WhSp the duty of 6Oper cent
gold is added they Will be
worth over $4,000 in currency.
When HOorix arrived IN the
Scotia, in 1873, he had the laces passed
free of duty as personal effects by one
of the custom-house inspectors. He
had sold about $4,000 worth of the
laces to ladies IN this city before Capt.
Bracket got on his track.