The Portland daily press., 1878-10-11
Men and Women

ouu rtJotCeS III Lne unr0mantlc name OF Cub
bins She is described as being of the most
charming type of Celtic beauty, and is said to
quite surpass all her rivals in altrsctiveness
| Let men trem5le to win the hand of woman,
unless they win with il the utmost passion of
her heart. Else it may be their miserable for
tune, when some mightier touch than their
own may have awakened all her sensitilites,
to be reproached even for the calm content the
marble image OF happiness, which will have
imposed upon her as the warm reality -Haw
thorne.
Neither American courts or postmasters sane
tion the opening by husbands of letters ad-
dressed to their wives, but it is otherwise in
England, where the divorce case between Lord
and Lady Desart grew out of his opening her
London love letters, while her mother-in-law
was opening others addressed to the lady in
Switzerland. 1t does not often happen TO
lady to have her letters intercepted at both ends
by husbands rage in London and a mother
in-law's hate amid the Alps.
Doctor Sehliemann has telegraphed from
Ithaca to Athens; "We have made great dis
covery. On the plateau which extends toward
the western shore Of the southeast part OF the
island we have found in digging, ninety houses
of cyclopsan construction, belonging to the
Homeric city of Ithaca. Impossible to express
here the methodical result CT our excavations.
The winter rains have washed into the sea all
the ancient treasure for the island All the
lovers of antique souvenirs will hasten to visit
the city of Homer"
Thomas Evans, the gardener ct ST. Helena
during Napoleon's confinement has just died
on the island at the patriarchal age of 30 years.
he entered the English army at the age of 10
years and was actively engaged In the PENN
sular war, losing an eye at the battle of Tou-
louise. After Waterloo his regiment formed
the guard which accompanied the French EN-
peror on the Bellerophon to St. Helena, and
be was employed for several years as gardener
at the Lopgwood House. To his dying day
the veteran gossiped about Napoleon aud the
great ware, and his last request was that he
should be buried with military honors
The young ladies of Pemigewasset, New
Hampshire, eager to raise money for library,
have invented new kind Of entertainment,
which will doubtless become popular. 1t isa
sian drill A company of charming young
ladies n Marie Stuart ruffs and powdered hair
90 through all the evolutions and motions of a
military company, using their bright fans in
the most effective manner To these are added
many tactics of their own devisng, including
''hutters," all in perfect time, and to music.
There are the "angry iuttsr,' the "haughty
futter," the 'modest futter." and the "co-
guettsh futter," ending up with a grand
march. Each young lady wears, instead Of a
comb, small Japanese fan in her hair-an eI-
osedingly pretty and becoming head-dress.
A Partisan milliner announces "huntresss
costume" in velvet and satin. Boots reaching
nearly 10 the knee, with small tassels; genu-
inc trousers of satin such as would delight DIR.
Mary Walker, aud real coat of satin, with
fancy cuffs, close fitting at the waist, where
there ars four buttons, worn over long black
velvet waistcoat, which it shows at the breast
aud below the waist-these, with a small and
gentlemanly tie at the throat, and high hat,
almost of the sugar-loaf form, with a band of
velvet and flowers, make up the costume. 1t Ia
worth mentioning that the "Scottwoman" is
one of the styles in travelling suits most
affected, though it is rivalled in popularity bg
the "tartan Of the Forty-second Clan"
Thus looked Bismarck during his recen.
speech on Socialism; "As he raised his eyes for
hs sss ba TINE hs bqsh
face wore an angry look that boded evil to
those who should cross him during the days
proceedings. Judging from his appearance as
he subsequently stood up whilst speaking, it
seemed that he has added stone to his weight
since last June, and that his health is still far
from what his friends must wish 1t to be. His
delivery is more broken and spasmodic than
ever; he struggles obviously with some difficult
ty of breathing, and is obliged to pause from
time to time (even in the middle of SENTENCED
apparently to gather strength or control his
temper, His hands are hardly at rest for
moment-either they are twisting huge lead
pencil, brushing at his cuffs or clutching at the
shining breast-buttons of his dark cuirassier
tunic. But his gray eyes are as bright and
fierce as of yore, and his voice at moments of
paramount excitement, rings out as deiantly
and menacingly as ever. Altogether he is the
most remarkable Incorporation imaginable Of
conscious power and restrained passion, ani il
is not to be wondered at that weaker natures
positively cover before him when he is one of
his reckless and desperate moods"
There are three heirs to Cyprus-Lomo de
Lusignan, serene highness, prince royal Of
Cyprus, Jerusalem and Armenia, who lives in
there; and his nephews. Guy de Lusgnan
prince royal of Cyprus, Jerusalem and Arme-
mia, man Of gentle and distinguished bearing,
who lives in q modest mansion in the Avenue
D'Eylau, Paris, and Is preparing his son to en-
ter the French navy; and Korene Mar Bey,
prince of Lusignan, archbishop of Beshiktash.
Constantinople. The last named represented
Armenia at Berlin during the conference. He
was rather above the average height and very
fine-looking, with loog black hair, clear high
forehead, large deep eyes, thick black beard
and very fascinating smile. His voice was
melodious, and his hands and feet betrayed
his aristocratc origin. He had a mild,
modest, rather melancholy bearing. He wore a
loose dress Of blue-black or dark moire, with
wide sleeves, the hood OF which, drawn over
his head, lett only his beard, his mouth, aud
his eyes visible, concealug his long hair and
forehead. He wore a star of diamonds repre-
sentipg the episcopal arms, surmouatei by a
royal crown These three men are the descen-
dants of the Lusignsns, who bought Cyprus
from Richard the Lin Heart. and reigned
there some three centuries, and they claim the
''rights which neither the unjust spolation
of the Republic of Venice nor even the Ottoman
conquest has despoiled them of. They have
united in memorandum to Lord Salisbury,
accepting the new state of thiogs, hut with aa
express reservation of their rights, to be
claimed at the proper time. Lord Salisbury, 1t
need hardly be said has not yet acknowledged
the document. The prince residing at st. Pc
tersburg has made declaration to the effect
that on the 10th of April, 1921, his fathers
treasure, to wit, 4,SOO,OOO ducats (ot Holland).
49,, ,O09 doublooDs (of SPAIN. 40 600 mahmou-
dies, 2o0, 900 toupies, 3, 1863, ,4S2 Spanish dollars
600 900 silver rouoles (of Rassia), was seized By
| Turkey. He proposes to bring an action
| against the Porte for this sum, with interest
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