, 1875-01-17
4 Blind Girl with Implicit
Faith in sour Lady. s
Of Lourdes.''
The Trousseau Of a Daughter Of th6
49, -. Grand VHier Of Turkey.
irerican Scandals In Parls--.1 Fa-
!. nous London cnop-llouse.
Romantic Case in the British Di-
yorce Court.


Bssmarck's Appearance a. lie
Confronted His Enemies.
>s~ PARIS
RL1ED GIRL WITH GEEAT FAITH. -.
Not long ago (eaya the P&ris correspondent OF
tn New York 1i77es) the Captain OF opo Of our
rreat ocean steamships found. just after pass-
fnr Sandy hook, that he hal = young blind s;irl
among his passengers Her whole appearance
showed him tnat there was SOHO mystery in the
case, aud he esked her now she caino to DO
tte.r, IN the steerAge, alone. Tho young lady
told him her etorv- She WAS Mics Kane, from
New England. I believe. who had, unfortunately,
lost her eyesigbt. Bsing Catholic, she had
hesrd Of the wonderful cures performed through
tho agency OF 4" Our Lady of Lourdea," and for
many long. weary, ha1f-lopsful. he1f-despalring
months, ehe had been trying to raise the means
for making tho trip. At length >she could not
bear to wait any longer, and, unbelnown
to her parents, she had clipped AWAY
to New York, wtere ehe had arrived
with 900. She had taken the cheapest
ttse1ase farc, and felt asscred that God would
help her on to the Grot1o Of Lourdes, and that
9so s ;o o n e des tho ss
more restored TO sight. The sailors heart was
tonched by this simple story, and had la been on
shore he would PROBABLY hare given his purse to
tho girl On the spot Her faith was sublime
Her religious fervor loft no shadow Of suspicion
truih1nlness Of her Intentions. The weather.
beaten &silor brushed his fingers several timss
acroes his eyes a. he repeated the story in his
owp rude1y eloquent way. aad every one vas in
torested. Tanre was q French surgeon on beard,
who ssrTe1 l., he Federal srcy curing the War,
4ad he ani t:s wife went at once to look after
tho girl. BY paying the supplement they got
her conf orable room in the second cabin, aud
On landin< brought her on with them to Paris
When lezi4sg tho city the rurgeo1 went to tho
Embassy 4: solicit sympathy for Miss Kane. He
happened to ISL upon some liodly hearts who
we're there at the moment and they freely took
the case in md. One went to SEQ some MEM
bern Of the raris clergy another opened sub
scrIption. putting himself down At the head for
ahxndso.ne sam. This Vas only week ago.
Mics Kane viii 60 to Loa1dss and remain there
- long AZ the pIeases, and thcn she will 60 conf
fort2lly home with an American family. But
meantime the gentemen interested in her have
sent her - the best ocuhst in Paris, who does
pot exeluda al hope, and it is just possible that
with his t1iaipg aid Notrc-Dame de Loufdss
nsy effect cure in the ca6e Of an Americae
Enl who showed herself 80 strong in the faith
AH1NARKAR1E WARDROBE
Lacy Il Hooper writes to tho Philadelphia
Press from Par1s: III have recently had the
pleasure of inspecting portion OF very re-
1narkab1e wardrobe, it being the trousseau OF tho
eldest daughter OF the TuIkieh GRIND Fizier. It
Appears that the daughters OF Eastern Princes
End noblea are now Tar advanced On the road to
emancipation and civilization. The daughters Of
the Khedire OF Egypt, for instance, are I an
tctd very accomplished young laden, speaking
several 1anguagea. and particularly French,
with great elegance aud huency, and, Us
l wrote in former letter, their papa recently
prde1ed for them number OF superb dresses
from the celebrated Maison Lafesiere, which il
second to no other dtessmaking establishment
in Paris save that Of Worth. Tho young Turk
1sh 1sdies. Also, ere beginning, hear, to drive
nut in open carriages and have thrown aside the
heavy zhrouding Yssh1nAk in favor OF the alight-
sst possible shield in the shape Of fashionable
.Ye;1s Of white tn1le- The Turkish bride in
question j. onlJ is years OF age.
For the weddlng-day three dresses have been
prepared The one which she il to wear during
tbe ca1emony ia OF the richest climsou relvet- It
IL made with m immensely long train, over
which falls T. broad cash OF crimson satin, the
e1,ds decorated with pattern in stamped velvet,
STITCHED down and cut out SO IS TO show the satin
underneath. and bordared with point applique
laca. Coquilles bf the satin and lace run up tho
hides OF the font breadth. Over this Is to be
worn half fitting, long. sleeveless jacket Of the
embroidered and cut-ont velvet over satia, the
1otk upon which must have been something tsr,
rifs to execute. This jacket is bordered all
round With point applique lace. The second
Wedding dress Ia Of white silk, thu long skirt
terminating behind in three wide douaces, aud
severed in front with q tabler Of white silk. cut
but In 1 lattice Pa:to1n. tho material OF
t1oide1y Of white jet beads. This tablier is
'sdeed Ill round with narrow blonde iaco.
Ja5t below the oorsage behind is fan-Bhaped
Arrangement Of beaded silk to match the tabher 4
nd differing but little in shape and size from
high IN the neck, cut su1plico IN front, and with
As!f tight slesFes, which are trimmed with bands
Of the beaded ailk 1attice-work running up the
hkak bf the arm. The tablier and its appendages
eca:37sed of blue eilk in three shades. At the
h:cl tho skirt terminates with three vide
douccea, the lowest ono Of tho darkest shade
ot b:ae the second the next lgbtest, and the top
-'an of the palebt ahade. TITO two last dresses
50 decidedly European in style, while the first.
Ia its massive aud elaborate richness, mas IS
1tnldngly Oriental 4 dress for indoor wear was
nado Of Hatered silk In white stripes OF scarlet
md s1ay. The jacket Was loose. and under it !
" worn 4 cioso-fttfng vest and tunlc OF
% white 1oss silk, and edged with vido
Ehits silk fringe. A superb jscket for outdoor
wear was composed OF palo blue silk, Lined /
throughout With yellow satin it WAS embroider- !
ID nj orer NTH flowers in shaded 5ello" doss
MI, md Vas bordered Ill round with bhnd of t
pals yellow silk, cut in wares around the upper
sdga and held down by = broad silk braid The
aIse5ea o. this Jacket were OF white tulle, en-
hrotda1ed with yellow foas~silk flowers Like those
% the garment itself. and were edged with ?
a:nd Of yellow silk. These aleeves are intended
to display the .rsarer,s arms, no undermaist be-
lag worn With tho Jacket. Another outdoor gar
1snt WA Ct violet and gold embroidery On .
groundwork Of white satin, Which disappeared
I1nost entirely under the noedlework. For ons
q hs youngest daughters Of the Sultan, chld
syears Of age, there hAd teen prepared gorge
ors toilet, consisting OF short go1ed dress of
poppg. .colored velvet, worked up the front WITH |
u elaborate embroidery in pase.gold-colo1ed SUE
and gold thread. This garment was to be worn |
nrcr / short hounced skir1 Of r:c1 poppy-calored !
sk, and it had eilk sleeFes matching the under
fhrt The costume MAS to be completed BY
cap at red valvet embroidered TO match tho
des4"
AMERICAN WOMEN II PARIS
The fane writer says: 4 dismal scandal has
recently shocked the American colony in Par1E, |
Icing the arrest of = wealthy American lady