The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-07-08
EUGENIE's LACES.
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TO Quarrel over
The millionaire dry goods merchant,
MIR. A. 7. Stewart, called at the New
York custom house, Tuesday, to view
and Informally appraise the wonderful
| laces seized a short time since by
Special Treasury Agent Bracket. They
were spread out on the counter of the
Seizure Bureau, and Assistant Collector
| Lydecker, Mr.. Phelps, of the ninth
division Col. Triecbel and others were
present. The laces of the empress have
not been described in too extravagant
terms. There we're three white sbawls,
three sets of collars and cuffs, and one
blue and colored embroidered shawl,
pieces of lace hOuncing, handkerchief,
two collsrs and various other pieces Of
the most exdnisite workmanship.
Mr.. Stewart said he had never In ali
his life seen such superb specimens OF
lace-workings. As to the value of each
piece it must be judged as a work of
art, on which the value is set according
to the wealth of the eoveter, or the
fashion of the time. There was one
aounce valued at $4,000, or $4,000
francs in gold, and if person could
view the fairy woof, the delicate film OF
its embroidery, no surprise would be
expressed at the sum named. Human
to produce these marvellous results in
mimic flowers and arabasques, buds
and branches of gossamer texture, and
no one can compute the eyesights ruined
and the lives wasted in producing this
one wonderful piece of lace which now
lies under ban in the seizure depart
ment of the custom house. Meissonnier,
with his canvas 6x6 in size, produced
pictures in which light, color, breadth
and action all were harmonized and
blended in such a wonderful manner
that kings quarrelled for possession of
his works. So now it is supposed that
the queens of society will vie with each
other for the possession of these fairy
abrics of foreign fashioning.
81 DON'T think you were born to re-
form the world" said a married Boston
lady to the new pastor, who was inclined
to praise her beauty rather too warmly.
EIOpement extraordinary.
A romantic elopement, the Dundee
Advertiser states, has Just occurred in
WigtOnshire. In snug little cottage
in the country lived the widow of an
Indian merchant and two daughters
the widow forty two, and the daughters
respectively eighteen and twenty. The
whole three being pretty and well-tO-dO,
they had numerous admirers and more
than once rumor announced that first
the widow and then each of the daugh-
ters were on the point of marriage.
Amongst the more intimate friends of
the family were Mr.. B, wealthy
neighboring farmer, and his wife, who,
with their eldest son, were frequent
visitors and it was on all hands agreed
that the son was TO wed Miss l., the
widows daughter, and ''set up for him.
self" on near holding. But the other
morning it became known that the
father was missing-had been gone for a
week so was Miss L., she had been
gone for aweek too. When Mrs. L--aUd
Mrs. B-Eent mutually TO unfold heir
griefs and surmises to each other, the
horrible truth flashed upon them that
husband and daughter had gone of
together-the father-in-iaw that was to
be with his sons intended bride. Sub
sequent inquiries showed this surmise
to be true, and the whole story of de-
ception became apparent. It was found
that preparations for the flight had been
going on for at least month. Mr..
B-had during that time been realizing
as much money as he could-reducing
his stock and stackyard to the lowest
possible limits and it is surmised by
the family that on the day of his de-
parture he must have had in his pos
session from 91, 800 to 60, 600. The
partner of his flight had not been idle
either. Under the plea of being brides
maid to a friend in Glasgow, she had
persuaded her mother and sister to as
sist her in getting up number of new
dresses and as she secretly appropri-
ated all the family jewelry and spare
cash on the day of her departure-some
long outstanding sums had just recently
come in-she has thereby inflicted a
double wound by her sudden disap
pearance. It has been aseertained since
that the young lady was met at Dunn
fries station by Mr.. B; and their
Joint luggage having been there retick-
eted and relabelled Liverpool, they
went straight to that port. Berths hav-
ing been taken previously in one of the
Cunard steamers, the pair were steam
ing towards New York before their
friends in Wigtonshire were well aware
of their flight.