, 1879-01-19

Everything fits easily, comfortably, anu natural
~ There Is positively no wear out fo t3at Poole M
tailor. Every stitch is scwed BY hand. Til
cloths are OF the best and most lasting quality
| a Frcnchman's clothes, they say, are rcall!
| hideous. Wide, Tapping coat-lappels. and ele
| piant-eared trowsers; large shirt sleeves, open
| ing over the hand like funnel; exaggerated
designs in cloth textures; cotored linen ant
! caddish hats make up the ensemble. The
American taste, also, over these oracles, Il
much too pronounced. Coats padded On the
shoulders, cccentricities in cut Of garments
general Jim Fiskiness, are an otrense so rare il
cxhalcs to heaven. So runs the tale. The coli
Fcrsat'on taking place while the gentlemen
were In evening dress. l observed that these
fooc dress suits consisted Of rather wide
trowsers, falling loose and straight as bolster
case; long-tailed, loug-wasted ''steel-pen II
coat. very dccollette Taistcoat, not deeper than
my middle finger where it buttons, single
breasted, though the outtou-holes are so close
together, there are four buttons; waistcoat
trimmed all round with two rows OF the nar-
rowest possible black silk braid, which looks
Ike butt0lt-llole-worked cdginr. The wide
expanse Of hirt-bosom must be without a
wrinkle. No watch chain, save an old-fasll-
single small sbirt-bosom stud, a tiny gem, but
rare, is considered chic. For this evening suit
fooie Charges $50. The gentlemen tell me it
would cost Sl1o in New York.
WHAT ROYALTY COSTS SPAIN.
Aud'7d CoTresnondence 4St,r IorI Herald
Let us, IN examining iuto the causes of this
discomfort, see what Spanish rulers do with
Spanish mone;. Spain is poor. She only nays
traction OF the interest On her debt. She has
had wars 10 Cuba, wars among the Carlists, can
tohal 'hsurrcctlons,-all serious drain upon
the Treasury. It was financial trouble that led
TO the French Revolution, and when the Treas
urg is empty discomfort is sure to follow, I
nave been studying the financial estimates, rs
printed In the official gazette and presented to
the Cortes. Take FIRST the Royal House. Spain
has King who was born in 1857. She pays him
S1,40o,00oa year, or, Sundays excepted, nearly
$4,5o0 day. Alfonso costs every two weeks
more than Mr.. Hayes in year. soain also ms
the services Of the Princess Of Austrias, a yo1nr
widow lady born in 1861. She lives with the
King, presides over his household. and is, /
hear. an estimablc person, given to charity and
visiting hospitals. Spain pays this Princess
SlUU,0o0 year, or twice us much as you
annually paid Gen. Grant when President.
Spain also enjoys the services OF Dona Maria del
Pillar Bescnguela. This maiden was borp in
1S0l, and is the Kings sister. She lives mostly
in Paris, goes 70 church, and reads pious books.
Spain pays her $4,000 year. which no Con
gress would ever dream OF giving to Chcf,Jus-
tiee Waite: Spain tlas two other Princcsscs,
DQHk% *IAA4d w III III JAa1la 1[Q Eulallc Fra0-
clsca Dc Asls. These maidens are respectively
u and Il. They live in Paris to comfort an ex-
lied mother and dress their dolls. I have no
doubt they are model children, and will one dag
be the best OF Princesses. Spain pays them each
S30, COO year. wonder what Congress would
say if we proposed to pay Gen. Sherman as
Muchs The cxiied mother, known in history as
Isabella H., lives in Paris on the Rue Roi de
Rome. Spain pays for her services $15,UU0
year. She is so ooor that the other day she put
up her jewels ct auction, and do got know bow
many millions of francs they brought her.
The Queen has q sister, wife OF the Duke OF
Montpcns:cr, mother Of poor Mercedes. Her
husband, the Duke, is one Of the richest men
in Europe, and So Spain pays his wife the beg
carly salary Of $50: COZ q year. Green Isabella
has q husband who does not live on the Rue Roi
de Rolnc, but on the Champs Elysees. l used
to sec him pottcring about under the trees Ut
the avenue, dapper little man, that was wont
to fancy teacher of dance music until learned
that he was IN iliustrlous Prince aud King Con-
sort Of Spain. Spain pays him coo year.
Not long since the grandmother OF the King,
palace OH the Champs Eivsees, was gathered to
her fathers, aud now is Al peace in the Escurial
While this esti1nabe Princess Hved-and she
lived to an advanced age-Spain valued her
services at $4,000 year. Il You ask me what
special services these Primes and Princcsscs
hare rendered to Spain that out OF her impoyer-
ishcd treasury le Should pay them annually
1900, coo, am afraid can give you no better
answer than the barber IN Bcaumarcllais' Is Fina-
ro.'' ,rho when he was asked what the noble
Lord had done to enjoy so many blessings, could
only respond, 'tFonS vo:ss etes dune ia teae Le
Hatre" (they have taken the trouble to be born).