The daily gazette., 1877-11-02
GREEN VELVET AND BLUE
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Sometimes things did not go on smooth
ly at Malmaisoh, when any of the Bona
parte family visited j osep hine, for a most
cordial hatred seems to have existed be-
tween her and ths ladies of the imperial
amily, partaking somewhat of female
rivalry and jealousy. ~ 4at..
One evening In particular---when the
beautiful Pauline was to be formally pre-
sented TO Josephine, on her marriage
with the Prince Borghese---m must be noted
in the annals of Malmaison., Pauline,
clever, witty and most lovely, had accep-
ted the hand OF the Borghese, almost q
fool in intellect, solely on account of his
money and his title. Sacrificing her
heart to her ambition, she determined to
make the first use of her new honors by
eudeavoring to humiliate poor Josephine,
and in order to carry out this admirable
resolution, announced her intention of
after her marriage. Days were passed In
preparing the splendid toilet which was
TO crush her sister-in-law.
AT length the memorable evening ar
rived. Josephine, fully aware of the in
tention OF Pauline, took her own mea-
sures accordingly. She arranged herself
for this trying ordeal, of graceful agi nst
beautiful woman, with consumm ate
tact and perfect knowledge of that pc
display her faultless shape, which she has
almost immortalized. She wore white
| muslin dress, edged and trimmed with a
| narrow border Of gold; the short sleeves,
which displayed finely-turned arm, were
looped up at the shoulder by large
canoes, an enameled serpent encircled
her throat, on her head was a kind OF
diadem formed of canoes and enamel
confining her hair somewhat in the style
| ri hsa nHn fa of n
presses.
| She looked so extremely graceful and
classical in this attire that when Napole-
on entered the saloon he was delighted
and saluted her with kiss on the should.
era somewhat bourgeois caress, by the
way. The evening wore on, and yet the
princess did not arrive. Napoleon, hav.
ing renamed beyong his usual time, re
tired at last to his cabinet. Shortly after.
ward the princess made her appearance
looking transcendently lovely. But or
this occasions she had not trusted to the
charms of unadorned beauty, as she Ii
terally was resplendent with Jewels.
Her dress, composed of green velvet
| was embroidered in the front with masses
of diamonds; her arms, her neck, hel
head were also encircled with splendiC
Jewels. AS she advanced across tn,
room toward Josephine, who, as the wifi,
tOl Iuo II lEoI NuuSulJ ulu nOJ rlS0 uuIll Sut
approached, Pauline gazed around full
OF pride and gratified vanity, conscious
of the effect created by her beauty, he
youth and dazzling splendor.
The salutations were cold between tn,
rival ladies'. Pauline seated herself, ant
to break the stiffness of the receipt on be
gan conversing in low voice with Mad
anne Junot, who was placed near her.
"Well, Louise, how do look to-nigh
What do you think Of the Borghese jew
els 2"
"Think why they are wonderful-ac
tually ebiouissants," returned Matan
Junot.
"But do you really, now-flatter
apart-think this dress becomes me 2"
"Vain Pauline! why, you knew per
fectly before asking me that question
you never looked better in your who'll
hfe.'
"Well, it is not exactly vanity tina
makes me ask you so parti cularly," re
piled Pauline, "but it is because wan
to astonish Madame Bonaparte, and yol
know l have spared no pains to mortifl
her by this display of my new jewels
Yet how elegantly she looks IN tha
simple India muSli n dress, with those ca
noes, too, like Grecian statute; she doe
understand to perfection the style tina
suits her. That white dress contrasts 81
wei, too, with the blue satin of the furni
ture-it is perfect. Good heavensi wha
shall do?" she suddenly exclaimed, il
an agonized whisper; and turned quit,
pale,
"What is it7-what can be the matter?'
asked Madame Junot, quite alarmed.
80, Louise, why did you not tell mel
How cruel not to remind me? To let mt
| come here in this room dressed in green
/ h..f ft1rn ifur 10
| o, this is too much! l shall never for.
give you! How dreadful j must looh
| by the side of Josephine! This is more
than can bear. must go away al
| once.
| Pauline was conquered. Elegance had
won the day even against beauty. She
took hasty farewell OF Josephine, and
hurried out of the room, consoling her
self little in her retreat by display ng
her 10 wels before the whole establish
ment assembled to do her honor. She
passed down the alley formed by the
household, preceded by lighted torches
and followed by her husband, whom she
early taught to aspire no higher than to
| the honor of being her cham 0erlain; and
| thus ended in absolute failure this not
able wedding visit of the Princess Pau
line Borghese.
Inc country papers In South Carolina
| are, with one consent, demanding the re-
establishment of the whipping-post. The
argument is that larceny, highway rof-
berry, and burglary have become SO COM
mon In all parts of the State that no
mans property is safe. The chickens in
the coop, and corn in the field, the very
clothes that man pulls off at night in
the expectation of putting them on again
in the morning, became alike the prey of
| the midnight prowlers and the cry
comes up from all quarters :-"Give us
what Virginia and Delaware already
have-the whipping-post." 1t is popu-
| lar theory in South Carolina that it is Ut
terly impossible for negro to he honest,
aud the whipping-post if introduced, will
be- used exclusively as an instrument for
intimidating aud Furnishing the blacks
| 1t is easy to forecast tue results of such
an experiment in State where the color
and race lines are 80 sharply drawn. fhe
whippiug-post would open the way for a
| merciless system of repression and cruel
| ty. To its credit he 1t said that the
Charleston News and Courier does rol
advocate 80 extreme measure. 1t in
sists that the same ends can BIZ better ac
complished by other meabs, which will
| not be open to the same objections. II
urges that labor is more distasteful to the