The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-06-02

necklace, and at the time actually made
overtures for the celebrated Pitt diamond,
which cost the Duke of Orleans, accord
ing to history, se15,OO and which NapO-
leon at one time wore on his sword-hilt.
He was baified 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.outters, and stated what he de-
sired-which was that each one of the
thirty stones should have fantastic face
cut upon it. Amsterdam at first said that
the task was more than herculean,-that
it was impossible. But when Cabral sta
ted the stupendous sum he was willing to
pay for the fulfillment of bis wishes, Am
sterdam reconsidered, and consented to
do its best 1t did its best for five years,
day and night, and the result was that q
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 pres
ent when Malta first was shown the neck
lace, q couple of days before she was mar
ried. She wore black silk at the time,
and her father, after throwing the bril-
liants, that eontrasted so strongly with
the color of the dress, over her head, step
ped back few PAGES to notice the effect
Having gazed at the flashing necklace for
minute or so he suddenly broke into a
loud laugh and cried out merrily, "My
dear, on my life you'd do for the
HEADLIGHT OF A LOCOMOTIVE"
This necklace cost De Souza Cabral,
stones, cutting, and carving, $ll6,OOO,-
9sO.ss. CabraI showed me the receipts
yesterday, so that 1 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 expendi-
ture of money to obtain his ends, and in
his absorbing love for his daughter.
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 I'M
derstand such matters, and, venturing to
discourse concerning them, likely enough
1 should call lace gimp, and peasant
waists polonaises Let me briefly state
that, so far as 1 could judge, the great
heiress was married in clothes beftting her
position. am indebted to a lady guest
for the information that her dress was OF
point lace, fiounced, or rather garlanded,
to the waist with strings of seed pearls,
with the voluminous train edged with
filagree of gold thickly set with diamonds.
Her neck was circled by her fathers Won
derful offering, besides which there were
diamonds banded on her hair and in brace
lets on her wrists. She was certainly
THE MOST BLAZING BEAUTY
ever gazed upon.
There was one feature of the wedding
arrangements which struck me might bet
ter have been omitted entirely, or at least
very materially modified, but which,
nevertheless, in the mock it made of ex-
pense, was quite in keeping with all the
other features. 1 allude to the pheno-
menally hospitable provision made for the
hackmen who drove the guests to and
from the festivities On the velvet lawn
Just outside the Cabral mansion, dozen
or more exquisite Sevres vases were SET
corresponding in size and shape to an
American peach basket,-each one Of
which was heaped to the brim with the
gold coin of the country. The drivers as
the dropped their loads had their atten-
ton called to the currency in the vases,
and were cordially invited to help them
selves ad libitum. As often as the vases
were emptied they were promptly replen-
ished by servants detailed for that sole
purpose. One of the hackmen responded
so heartily to the invitation that, when
the time came for him to drive back to
town, he was forced to request his two
passengers to favor him by taking seat
on the box He explained, not without
bushes and stammering, that the inside of
his coach was occupied by the gold pieces
he had accumulated during the evening;
and that he would not have taken so
many had it not been for the thought of
{. sick wife at home. Having listened to
him, his load, before mounting the box,
returned to the house and related the in
eident to Cabral, who was so touched at
the mention of the sick wife that, on sud
den impulse, he proposed a subscription
for bar benefit Tho resnonsa was oana.