The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-07-10

Here the furniture ]. in the style IL Loui.
XVI, the woodwork black aud geld, the
coverings of sca-grecn satin With lowered
ornaments in white. There are tvo hooks
in the r0om, the only ones besides The work
81 devotion already mentioned to be sen in
the house-Doris "Don Quixote," and
The Holy Bible" illustrated by the same
hand. Tine iancies il would be graceful
thing 10 buy all three in on the part Of .
friend, aud send them On To the new estab.
lishn,ent in the Champs Eiysees-ihey
would not take up much room.
But stay, We were nearly leaving the
.sl"ss without looking at a very fine oil
painting Of modern date, ii excellent work
man~hip and u"st irrepoachable "morsl."
II illustrates l..fontaine's fine fable Of THE
Ant and tie Grasshopper," only the inn
provilent insect Is represented by 4 woman
standing. all too scaniily clad ior warmth
and comfort, though not for beauty ii effect,
in the open air. You know the touching
little story-the thoughtless grasshoPper
chirped through the glorious Summertime
without thinking of the bad season to come;
the lunches bu, prudent ant expended al
her energy in laying BY for n rainy day.
Then came the fall Of the leaf and the Bit
ing blast, and the singer, who had done
nothing but see life. found herself under the
necessity Of irving to bo- row = grain or ,~o
TO sustain il from her friends store. "Yon
shall have it back in due time, interest aud
sIl---tci d"~issal!'' "And pray what was
you doing with yourself in the warm wealth
ery" asked the capitalist. ooh, vas sing
ing, you know; singing all the time. !"
We'll, then, nov 60 and dance," Signifi-
cant that such an apologize should have
commended itself to the notice Of this house.
But these f-igne,i histories lose half their
point in the attempt to apply them to the
circumstances Of our human loft you
hadn't been gra-shopper you might have
retired on your furniture" you fancy YOU
hear her say.
Another flight Of stairs and we are at the
door of the boudoir, just passed through an
snte-chau'ber which, from its position on
the threshold 81 lady's hover, contains the
most extraordinary piece of furniture in
the Palace-a huge stand ii dumt-b~Ils Of
vario,is sizes, the largest Of item hardly 10
be lifted by any one but an athlete. Is il
\ delicate attention On the part Of Omphale
to stupid Hercules, Who on vet afternoon,
may Ia supposed Ia prefer turn with these
, instruments on the landing to the choice
literature down stairs? The boudOir j.
tspestrie,l in dark gray; and with this, and
it, too solid furniture If black wood, inlail
with ivory, Is not at all pleasing in style
In fact, not to say il disreSl~ctfuliy, GER
tain hcaviness Is the note Of the noble own
er's taste. The dressing room adjoining the
bou.loir, for instance, has toilet service,
in solid silver. that nigh, serve for the ablu-
iion Of giant II Is explained in great
part, tn doubt, by her English origin-lighi-
ness, either in character or commodities,
being with that nation synonym io- the
want Of strength they abhor. There are
innumerabie knick-knacks in this AMI the
rom beyond filled with siore
of needle cases, paper knives, pin cushions,
ink stands, boxes that might hold waters,
and boxes that certainly could hold nothing
at all-made in both the precious metals,
with free nse Of every device known to
Partisan ingenuity for increasing their cest,
IL not their beauty, with precious stones.
In one of the many miniature frames We
have y photograph OF = thoroughly COM
mOnniace person Whose essential vulgarity
Of aspect Is enhanced by her Tudor costume,
and particularly by a ruff which forms n
sort Of sec"nd frame for the hard, fierce
face. II Is probably . memorial III the
time when the noble owner, thinking there
was no limit tn the indulgence Of the Paris
ians. tried to charm them on the stage
only to find that she had for once reckoned
without her host by being
kiSse,i I'D. For the rest, rs these two inkets
are to be sold, they have now M great in
terc.t for any but the givers: and, to Judge
by the peculiar smile With which some Of
them are regarded, there must be few Of
these among the visitors Of to-day.
There is nothing left to do but to retrace
our STEPS. Before leaving, though, ve may
take . glance at the stables and coach
house, with the coupe and the three other
carriage, and the hon-es Dandy, Arnold,
Pimlice, Rainbow and Queen. 80 we'll known
to every frequentr Of the Bus~. These, a.
the English stable helps in charge tell ~,
are not To be .old-Madame is taking them
to the new home. ''Our new stables in the
Avenue Mariehy," says one Of the honest
fellows proudly. rs though it we're somehow
rise in life and his happiness we're identi-
fled with the prosperity of the house. The
hammer cloths hear the device Of horses
head, inclosed il four half .mOons, each Of
which also iorms the letter &, with this be-
meath them: 'Parcere SUBJECTS ct oebellare
snperbos." at is Madame's MOTOR" grins
the hoy.
NEW ORLEANS.
The Mills Of the Gods Begin To