The Osceola times., 1880-05-15
WOMAN'S WAYS.
Old spanish Point Lace--Tho Astor Dia-
monds--About Women.
MRS. JOHN JACOB AsToR's DIAMONDS.

MRS. JOHN JACOB AsToR's DIAMONDS.
A correspondent of the 81. LOUIS
Globs- Democrat thus describes Mrs. John
Jacob Astor, attired in a million dollars'
worth of diamonds, at the reception al
the White House by President and Mrs,
Uayes; "Soon after eight the Diplo-
matte Corps were marshaled IN by cecre-
tary Eyarts, and Mrs. Evarts and Lazy
Thornton then stood in line next 10 Mi1'
HAYES. and assisted her in receiving the
guests, who did not cease TO arrive until
after ten o'clock. At that hour the
rooms were filed, and the coup daa
was striking and magnificent. Ihe most
noticeable lady in the room, IN fact the
chief figure of the evening. was MIS-.
John Jacob Astor, OF New York, who
has been here for the past week as the
guest of Secretary Eyarts' family. Eyes
were blinded and tongues hushed at
sight OF her, for the lady Of Manhattan
was a Golconda, SinDad or Aladdln's
cave in the way of diamonds. A neck
lace Of immense solitaires was fastened
10 a band OF black velvet about her neck,
five strands of large black pearls were
clasped with diamonds, a diamond
chain fastened over the right shoulder,
crossed the Corsage, and ended with a
clustered spray; long earrings were set
with great diamonds. and more of them
twinkled in her hair. The effect was
dazzling. Eyes were rlyetcd on her'
and with each breath and motion these
matchless gems shot forth great tashes
of light. Gentlemen admired with OPEN
eyed awe. the ladies raved or were en-
vlously critical and everywhere could
be heard comments and questions. ller
face and her toilet of white satin covered
with a webwork OF old Venetian polnte,
were lost sight of in the glory of the
Jewels. At ten the President offered his
arm to Mrs. Astor, and passed to the
supper room
OLD SPANISH POINT LACE.
The real Spanish point work-raised
and hat-closely resembles Venetian
point. The impulse to this sumptuous
lace work seems to have been 2iven at
first thought by the Moorish embroider-
les, for which the Spanish Arabs occupy
ing the kingdoms Of Valencia, Murcia
and Andalusia during the middle ages
were famous, and then through the
school of embroidery established bV
Philip II. in the convent of the Escurial
toward the end of the sixteenth century,
and fourishing afer the expulsion OF
the MoriscoS in 1910, where exquisite
needlework was wrought under the di-
rection of FRAY Lorenzo iii MonseTrate
and Diego Rutimer, after the designs OF
Tibaldi and other great painters. The
influence Of this school explains the SUI
perlurity Of design in point Aces Of Span
lsh origin. The scrollwork OF ornament
ed ilcur de lis, acauthus leaves and con-
Meeting stalks shows far more graceful
and easier lines than may be observed
in Venetian point. This work was re-
s,iic,cd to Il few nunneries, and practiced
there almost exclusively for the adorn-
ment of the innumerablc churches,
saints and priests, but very little used tor
proiane dress, as contemporary portraits
show. Admirable specimens Of this
gorgeous point are preserved in the Ca
thedrIl OF Toledo, where complete set
Of vestments and altar fronts richly EN-
brOidered and trimmed with lace, exists
for every one of the principal teasts OF
the year.
ABOUT WOMEN.
Mrs. STOWE thinks colored women are
born cooks.
VAssAR College has three japanese Ia
dies among its students.
TrNG-A-LING is the name Of a Chinese
girl in SAN Francisco. She is doubles, 4
belle.
ALMOST Sl5,O00,000 for philanthropic
objects has been spent By Baroness Bur
dett-LOuuts.
WITHOUT saying which one does the
hugeiug, Miss Mulock says that bear and
forbear are the two great bears OF matri.
mony.
ADELINA PATTI ordered dozen
drawing-room panels in Paris, represent
ing hcr fair self in dozen Of her prin-
cipal parts
MEs. STOREY, the wife Of the editor of
the Chicago Times, is said to be one OF
the most accomplished amateur artists
in that city.
OK account Of the hard times in Eng
land, Queen Nictoria's wages are kept
down to the haId-pan figures of $1,000 a
day without board.
Two daughters of Long Island farm
er ran away because he kept the house
too warm; they came home again because
the world was too cold.
The average wife can lay her hands
on about 1000 receipts for cookery; and
the same average family reyerently
clings to the same dishes known for
three generations past