New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-08

Yesterday a large steamer WAS Seen 10 30
on GOODWIN SANDS AMI atirrw ri sink with all hants
HE REL n OF FASHION AND SCANDAL.
MArGLfD IN MAEAB0CT FtArHEKS-IiIE LAT ACT
Is HE DE CI-SEY MFAIE-dME kArLLAS
srcc. s. Il; FORE uiE TRGBUNAL-MAE~HAL MAG
MAHo>S rtsrMOSY
FroM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNE.I
PAgrs Dee IS-A now mode tor bridal dresses
has been naugurat.d by MIL dc PourtAles at her
religions marriage 1t is 20 trim the wedding robe
with marabout icnthcrs. A long neck appears quite
swan-hkc when surrounded by mara3on
collar which IN the case ol Mile. 10 Pourtaes was
continued down he front and round the sAlrt ana
train where it widcned out to perhaps tho depth oi
a foot The effect wa, admirable. 1t was light. pure
and extremely picturcsau.. Tho BRIDE who has
SLENDER swaying figure appeared at Il distance an
ethereal being arising like Venus from mass OF
sea loam BIT none but the daughters of million
aires can afford At their bridas dresses cop
led after the goddess Of Cyprus
Mime. Kaua has played her cards with great adj
dress and turned tn good account the rashness OF
NJ Laisant aud the wanton rcckIessness of llcnn
Rochefort. She won tho admiration of tho Parlia-
mentary Commission appointed to inquire INTO the
War Oiil.r scaudas, by her presence OF mind,
plausiDLty. dcxtcrlty III eyadIng questions she
did not want t. answer, AMI Singing irony
when she felt herself attacked. Her dress
was "A brown satin costume oi dark shade
trimmed with scalskin, plush bonnet ana
broad strings to match. and deep crimson
velvet flowers black veil of tnlle with round
velvet dots scattered over il was drawn down over
her face the strong lines of winch 1t softcned.
Mime. Kaua has halr of BIvlran beauty. IL Is
extremely long, thick and silky. In some OF her
photographs she ~ represented twisting 1t win Dot
tI,..,, fl.., -.ttat
The other day coil of it fell down from
under her bonnet. She appeared UNCONSCIOUS
that it had fallen. The Baroness was in
terrogatrd Oh many subjects which in no wise
concerned General d, CIssry's honor. What brought
her 40 often TO Berlin. she asked. She replied
that a glance at tho map OF Europe would explain.
Berlin was on the road from PARIS, where her chill
drrn were to ST. Petersburg, where she had taken
up her abode But it WAS not pleasant mailing
place, for which reason she merely passed.
through it. Why did she take up her
abode in Rus,iaf Because she was fond
of Russian society. 1t was alnIaDle
and free from the prejudice 80 stron! III France
against woman in her painful sltuauon-h e.
without "A husband and still legally tied To one.
As To the origin of her fortune, tho Baroness repre-
scented that she came of very wealthy family sac
married Colonel Yung AGAINST her fathers will,
and therefore did not receive tho dowry she ex-
pectcd But later 1t was pad quietly into her own
hands 50 that II should be free from mari al control
Colonel Llnglois, VINO Is well acquainted with her
family history here lost patience and observed that
her answers did nos accord with cert lin letters
brought ont at the YuIg WO strne trial. winch WAS
the beginning of the Klulla-Cs'ey aiflir. The
Baroness at once saw what sort of man sne had to
deal WITH and the ellt't ms Questions were hlel
TO produce. 50 ii, firmly declined tp ne lnterro-
gated except IL REGULAR manor by the CHAIRMAN
# the conmittco Sho hoped, she with mock
gentenoss aldod that in refusing 10 reply
TO Colonel LLnslols. all. not wanting III tho