Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-12-07
Alefau0rla Oazette
FRIDAY EVENING, DECR. :.
CIeOpatraS costume.

Cleopatra = costume.
A pointed crown of gold giit!crcd on Wcra
table in private parlor 0f the Coleman House.
into which a reporter vas ushercd on sending:
up his card to Rose Eytinge. 1t served TO re
call the purpose of his visit, which had grown
somewhat dim and iudIstlnct under the greet
ing glance of the new Ceopatra's flashing dark
eyes.
Good evening, madam" sail the reporter,
about to seat hmseli-he is somcwhatshoT <'sA
ed-on some needeWork- -Cleopatra'S needle
work, which the lady had cvidccty aIt asl1a
when she arose to receive her visitor.
"Good cven-not there, please. Take this
seat" said the hostess, with one majestic sweep
of the arm removing the reporter troEl bis IL,
secure position, half standing. half sitting, ard
with the other catchog up the Ee1aced dan-
ger, which had an eye, softly BRIGHT and Was
| threaded.
There was q pauSo-comp0surc on the part
Of the lady, light perspiraliof and speech,esS
gratitude as concerned the reporter.
'Can serve you in aoy way? - qu9Ied Cleo
patra, calmly.
The reporter was about to remark that if !
life of gratitude for what she had already avert
ed, if devotion, undyiog, dccp-but the pointcc
crown recalled him.
Il read in paper, he rcEark@tr 'inat
when dressmaker, int1uscd with making your
costumes for Cleopatra went - sec Ptcous :
painting, to which she Was referred !or su.E~S.
tons, she came away saying that Tic ";i"!r
| matter might be mCrc properly IcitIrtN = y
ieweler | have been sent to ask
1t might have been faucy, bat Tie reporter
| thought that at this moment the laiyS lac
was corvuscd With laughter lie raasG'i.
Pray contiIue,' said Cleopatra, yen h''
| been sent to a:k-?'
"Why?"
"Wby2"
"Why; yes, III n.
"I infer" said the ac;rlss, "tHlt ycu are 10:
| familiar with Picou's pao.iug CT Cleopatra.
The reporter confessed lis ignorance, ;n.'
creepy, uncomfortable itclag caGH over i:'';i
as the thought entered hiS mitd th2! rrr"dI$
he had trodden on dangerous ground.
! "Wha s-tilc--cos!umc? nc p>ao"scd 10
say "IVhy should .j;.sclcr have been men
tioned in connection w;h the matter? Oh
what-does--it-coGsst? ~ he bIurtcl cut, get
ting warm. ,
Cleopatra rose to her ful! height, and thr
words came from her Iica viii! uoi"sias"h'r
clearuesss:
Tie reporter b!uslusy withirew.--N L.
| Herald.
| P1NcuING TIE PooR MANS PoCKCTBn0l<.
It is most remarkable phenomenon that til"
fools aud rascals 10 Congress who are retained
10 the Interest OF the silver mine owners to have
silver remonetzad should Go able to persuade
any intelligent ma1 that such change Is III
| the interest Of the poor man. Ia the money
market silver is worth 90 cents 10 gold while the
precnback is worth 81! ccpts in gold. As soon
as the silver bill becomes q law the working.
mans dollar will be the cheap one-that is, he
will receive dollar which in tho purchase OF
-four or meat will be worth 5 cents less than the
Uresent dollar. The advocates OF an honest cur
rency desire to make the grecnback worth 100
cens 10 gold, while the silver men wabt to r.
duce it 10 par with the silver dollar. The
Door man is perhaps not able to sec the uiier
ence 10 ordioary purchases, because he does noi
know what influences the provision market W
or down. But those who c3mc from foreign
lands aDd Eace occasion to send money home
can see it. Tc send home pound sterling 10"
requires about s5l5 10 greenbacks. while IN
silver it would cost $40. Ao1 il the green
back men succeed tie price Of gold would 10,
crease until it would require 50 or - cents Hloia
in greenbacks 10 pay for pcuod 10 gold lhc
gold piece does not change in value, and tEr
workngman who is paid 10 grce1oackS gets nc
more pay but the value Of the grceuback Is
| leSSeOeQ aQQ tue COSl VI llFluS ID uI't"9Su'
Every step away from gold, either by infaIlng
the paper currency or by remonctzlng silver, Ii
robbing the workiDgmad.-UAHJ0rd (CoAh J
| C0rdnt
ANNA LOUISA CARY's ROMANCE. "A cor
respondent of the Chicago lutcr Ocean says
Anna Louisa Cary has had her romance, the
story of which he tells as follows:
Years ago she had two dear friends. one 4
schoolmato, girl Of rare beauty the other q
boyish com panion. who had grown up with heE
and regarded her with the warsncst sentiments
Through the kindness OF Miss Cary these t~o
friends were brought ia co1tact, ADD IN spite OF
themselves an attachment sprung up, "hich,
sorely as it tried the great singer, resulted H.
nally 10 their marriage. iliss Cary sank al! re-
sentiment, alI feeling, ard attended the we'd
ding and from that time OF became the sl=tciiy
Frield aud counsellor OF both. They have need.
ed her assistance on pressing occasions, aud she
has given It generously AID freely; but hers Is
= DOT a nature 10 adore save once, and that once
has come and gone. She transferred The ait9c'
tons which she had layiahcd 80 her childhood
friend to her art, end, while tho latter lost
. loving wife, the world gained thereby one O.
the greatest songstresscs OF modern times.
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