Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-20

fLAlS W OMEN.-hmoDg plain women OF
| exalted rank VINO have been wanting in beauty
are Margaret Of Sweden, Matilda, Empress Of
Germany, and Christiana of Sweden. Fulvia,
wife of Auhony, had few personal charms; nor
had Tereulla, wife of Cicero, if one may trust
to tie maj hriy Of historians; but most of these
have ';uni some admirers among hiographers.
Neither Ano Of Cloves nor Catharinc OF Ara
goh were good looking, still Tor awhile they
sW.ycd h. tickle heart OF their Bueb-ard nus
baud. Qlceu Anne Was dOwIy, gracecss
woman III hrr bes; days Cromwels vile was
| plain
When Queen Anne of Bohemia came to
| Enganl bride, there was a pageant at
Chcapslde OF castle with two towers, from
both of wch ran fountains Of wiue and we
are told that the beautiful girls who blew gold
leat IN the faces of the k!rg and gu en caused
the plain bride to look pa'ner; yet she made
ner way IN the good grace OF king and people
IL France the gay and piea>ure-lnvIng plain
woinrn nave gained many laurels MadaWe
dc o:aal Is meuInraDle instance, though ~
one was more conscious Of her personal defects
Even her nam" Was power IN Itself.
ihc great Napoleon coDdc>ceuded to be so
jealous Of her lLhucnce that 10 persuasion
81 ud induce him TO allow her 10 return to
France Alaicmolsec de Lcspinalsse, one OF
the most fascinating wumen OF her day. who
tx rc.sei marvellous Influence on those arouud
her, was marked with smallpox. Madam"
GcutItIn Was plain woman. Madame Eplna
WAS neither beautiful Dor clever but tst at
tractiye. Madame de MalIly was the pIalues'
woman OF tie court.
Maria i u n>ki, daughtr o. Stanlslaus,
king .: PuIau, vile OF Louss Nv. Was gooi,
bat undressing: ami that lGu.0u- PaiatIn
Pine -, second wife o; Philip, Duke OF AMI u,
brother If Lou y ", and mother vi the Duke
OF Orleans, iHc rrgcut durlUg l. us y Ill
nOriiy-a y m.n who exercised Ill 'rc s%aJ
t3an auy uthrr ul her time-was course o. TEA
ture. aud 50 uugaluy that her sarge hands
pa->d into prCycrb She was Of mtscun
habits, ciing!ug to the customs Vi G2rmany,
aud wore short, close wig ike MA" :.
Ll>Zrs PLAYING -U4e lady OF rank, az
wLn>, h,usc he was Spending the evccing,
c,muit,cd the cx'rclna indscrrtinn OF asking
hin t play, vi l.'ion Of all III OF etiquette
amot,9 gr AT Du,icaI artists H. had been
enci an;lGg heI gusts with his lvuc music 10
the earlier par ii the evcnlhg, and HahJu-t N"
, in from supp rwhen she pr"t'rrcd heGsTcqlast.
"Ma;ani", al nAuge tres pcu was his answer.
VI .atp, | hive eaten wy lttle,) aut Win this
lmrilc1tlon OF having played OUT the worth
OF his supper, he left the house His contra
, dc Dry clements Only prove him to be what
h. is II tn pann-haIi demon, half angel. |!
hi MOOD h.pprn, TO be a Clio my one, his
tin.rr4 f. obou; a. if he rad a dcuon;ac imp
AT hc rad of each one. His playing becomes
.uo5, in.raa in its VIII passionate power,
aui nc Io>k> iurt' v"ly at hs audience with j
ullicol- rXpr S-oo oi delight and triumph,
k,, :.
dam3D SIDE At other tiucs h. will play
vi h the deepest pa'hos, touching tn: keys 80
car Ssingiy, 81 t.ud ry. SO weepirgy, that
I've seen mtr listed wl:h III! tears ruHDit Z
down heir checks All yet when he rises
from The piano MT sound l. heard. de l.
to, grca! to b. appan.eI. He does net need
! il. lie IcIely va k qll"tty away trom tn.
Instrument, waltiug uuul s1mc our I. covers
brca, or self y, rs.ion enough to speak aud
ttrn perhaps the fir: brrak 10 the sllcCcc wll
he iorL deep Ir.wa sigh ani How grand :
sppken III az ugdertoue OF awe.-ScrtGner.
TIE OCToGENAR1AN EMPEROR The seven.
ty-uiuth birthday OF the :rman Emperor has
been celebrated with move than u>u. pomp.
IN ,ihwtt;> standing he Huui riui strength tt
; lis constitution, he cannot see many Ill r. brit
days E.td Marshal Won Wrangcl mas express
Ell !, 81 that his Maj '-ty may be spared
Through irng years YET 10 cpm2 10 uli VIgor
, ! n llt,.. That can hardly BE-, although the
Emperor Is still stronger than many Wcn OF
hal; his age. Although he went through the
campaign ot $50 aud ISL he sceus to have
sustained u :tjury None the less must the
most robust traue feel the weight Of nearly
e'g tyyraI>.
Eycn # he Emperor hal already closed is
career. h:wcver, il would BE- one Of The most
W nd4rtuI .. this emu. Hi> nam" Will De
remembered forever IL the history ot Germ ny
in coun~c;iou with he events winch ra,s j her
abova The iear II France, aod thus enabled ,er
t. bee me :.aiiua instead Of a buud1 OF zeal
GUS States His memory may, perhaps, II
tim s0iuc iau! r,uticctlou al the terrible hu.
INITIATION which, Tell on Prussia win the bait g
Of jena. He may r. member the very day -
that pruSSl1D SrdiL, AMI the panic lnto which
! Il cast hl> c>uotr,m.n. The lu ure ruler 1T
H ruauv w:l- itl during chat season Of dis
grac". and he has live t. tax" part 10 all the
succ s-Ivc stages Of retaliation.
BRAZ!Ls ARLDlTY.-As an Illustration Of
tn * RENE dryu - Dt tn: soil duru- the dry
season 10 Bazl, ii is stated that In June a
the vegetation ceases he seeds bclrg theu
ripe, II yearly 30. loJu!y he leaves begin to
'urn yellow aud ia!l of; In August au extent
of many thousands Of .quarc leagues presents
he aspect OF an Eur, pean Winter, out with
oui snow, 'Gr trees being completely stripped
Of their "avt> the plants that 1--we grown 10
apuudauca in III wilderness drying up and
S~rvins as a kind Of has for the sustenancc 81
manner Us herds O. cattle. THIS is pcrioI
;.losl favor :ulr to! tn. pccparAi n oi the coffee
that gryw> upon he mouutalos. Tn beans
arc ricSc,; and laid upon the grouud, which
absorb It, and being surrounded by al atuIos-
ph re possessing the same des-lcating proper
ties, the colt e dries rapidly without moIdlng.
SLEEP FOR CHILDREN there is 40 danger
tlat cn!id!er can sleep too much. The Old
prnverb, who sleeps, eats, is illustrated 10
t,-e children sho sleep most " k u Chi
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