The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-01-28

OF pOlnJ lace 900 uOTuIHS, aGeTuOOu,
and evening costumes, one for each So
ciaI division of every day in the year !;
and, to crown all, certificate Of deposit
issued by the Bank of England
land being the objective point of the
bridal tour-for 100000. Does this
lastitem seem the very apotheosis of pro
digality? It does SO until you hear
what the father did for his darling, and
then it takes a subordinate position.
He gave her title deeds for magnificent
town and country house in all the lead
ing capitals of the world and the more
famous watering places. These many
mansions are thoroughly furnished, and
in each-as a tender reminder to Malta
of her maidenhood-the is an apart
ment that exactly corresponds in furni-
trre and adornments to her own room
at her fathers house. Not contenting
himself with this display of his bounty.
CabraI presented her with as fine a
steamship as could be built on the Clyde,
with full compliment of sailors under
contract for ten years service, and with
salaries paid in advance for the full
term; one dozen milk-white Arabian
horses, and-this as joke, 900 pounds
of caramels, CONNECTION for which the
bride is said to have profound liking.
But his browning gift was necklace
that deserves to rank among the mum
Grated.
WONDERS OF THE WORLD.
Sixteen years ago, soon after Malta
birth, he began to collect the diamonds
Of which it is composed. Whenever Or
wherever he heard of a marvellous
stone, he was on hand, in person or by
agent, and secured it. He had all
Europe, Asia, and Africa ransacked in
behalf of the proposed necklace, and at
the time actually made overtures for the
celebrated Pitt diamond, which cost the
duke Of Orleans, according to history,
1875, 900, and which Napoleon at one
time wore on his sword-hilt He was
bafhed in his attempt, however, much to
his disappointment. But, after ten
years of unremitting hunting, he at last
got together thirty of the largest and
purest diamonds in the world, no one of
which was much inferior to the Pitt
Gem. Taking these to Amsterdam, he
summoned the best talent in that city,
famous for its diamond-cutters, and
stated what he desired-which was that
each one of the thirty stones should
have fantastic faces cut upon it. Amst-
erdan at first said that the task was
more than herculean-that it was i'm
possible. But when Cabral stated the
the ,stupendous sum he was willing to
pay for the fulfllment of his wishes,
Amsterdam reconsidered, and consented
to do it's best. It did it's best for five
years, day and night, and the result was
that week before the wedding, the
diamonds, cut, carved, set on golden
string, and all ready to embrace the
snowy neck Of the bride, were placed
in the hands of the jubilant Cabral. [
happened to be present when Malta
first was shown the necklace, a couple
of days before she was married. She
wore black silk at the time, and her
father, after throwing the brilliants,
that contrasted SO strongly with the col
OF of the dress, over her head, stepped
back a few PAGES to notice the effect.
Having gazed at the flashing necklace
for minute OF so he suddenly broke
into loud laugh and cried out merrily.
''My dear, on my life you'd do for the
headlight of q locomotive. This neck
lace cost De Souza Cabral, stones, cut
ting and carving, $116,000,96OS7 Cab
raj showed me receipts yesterday, SO
that [ am able to state the exact figures.
And yet this doting father, in naming
the cost to me, added that he would
willingly have paid what he did twice
over rather than have missed his aim,
or been unable to give his darling the
wedding present he designed for her
while yet she was in her cradle. There
you have the man in his unbounded ex-
penditure of money to obtain his ends,
and IN his absorbing love for his daught-
er.
You must not expect from me any de-
scription of the ornate and bewildering
toilets worn at the wedding-no, not
even of the brides rare raiment. [ do
not understand such matters, and, vent
uring to discourse concerning them,
likely enough I should call lace gimp,
and peasant-waists polonaises. Let nc
briefly state that, so far as I could Judge,
the great heiress was married in clothes
BETTING her position. [ am indebted