Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1882-11-10


overtures for the celebrated Pitt dia-
mond, which cost the Duke Of Orleans,
according to history, $675. 200, and
which Napoleon at one time wore on his
sword hilt. He was baifled in this at
tempt, however, much 10 his disappoint-
ment, but after ten years Of unremitting
hunting he at last got together thirty Of
the largest and purest diamonds in the
world, no one of which was much in
ferior to the Pitt gem. Taking these to
Amsterdam, he summoned the best talent
in that city, famous for its diamond cut
ters, and stated what he desired-which
was that each of thirty stones should have
a fantastic face cut upon it, Amster-
dam at first said that the task more than
herculean-that it was impossible. But
when Cabral stated the stupendous sum
be was willing to pay for the ful6llment
OF his wishes, Amsterdam rcconsidered
and consented to do its best. II did its
best for five years, day and night, and
the result was that week before tho
wedding the diamonds cut, carved, set
on golden string, and all ready to en-
brace the snowy neck Of the bride, we're
placed in the hands Of tho jubilant
Cabral. | happened to be present when
Malta first was shown the necklace, q
couple of days before she was married.
She wore q black silk at the time, and
her father. after throwing the brillianis.
that contrasted so strongly with the color
of the dress, over her head, stepped
back few PAGES to notice the effect.
Having gazed at the flashing necklace
for minute or SO he suddenly broke
into loud laugh and cried out mer.
rily, "My dear, on my life you'd do for
the headlight of locomotive" This
necklace cost Dc Souza $118, 000. $780,
SS. Cabral showed me the receipts
yesterday, SO that am able to give ex-
act figures And yet this doting father,
in naming the cost to me. added that be
would willingly have paid what he dill
twice over rather than have missed bis
aim, or been unable to give bis darling
the wedding present he designed for her
while yet she was in her cradle. There
you have the man in his unbounded ex-
penditure Of money to obtain his ends,
and in his absorbing love for his daugh-
ter.
You must not expect from me any de-
scription Of the ornate and bewidoring
toilets worn at the wedding-no, not
even of the brides rare rainment. do
not understand such matters, and, ven
turing TO discourse concerning thsm,
likely enough | should call lace gimp,
and peasant waists polonaises. Let me
briefly state that, so far as could Judge,
the great heiress was married in clothes
BETTING her position. I am indebted 10
a lady guest for the information that her
dress was of point lace. aounced, or
rather garlanded, to the waist with
strings of seed pearls, with the volumi-
nous train edged with iilagree Of gold
thickly set with diamonds. Her neck
was circlcd by her fathers wonderful
Offering, besides which there were
diamonds banded on her hair and In
bracelets on her wrists. She was GER
tainly the most blazing beauty | eV
gazed upon.
There was one feature of tho wedding
arrangements which struck me might
better have been omitted entirely, or at
least very materially modified, but which,
nevertheless, in the mock it made Of OK
pcnsc, was quite in keeping with all tho
other features. | allude to the phe-
nomenally hospitablo provision made for
the hackmen who drove the guests TO
and from the festivities On the velvet
lawn just outside the Cabral mansion, o
dozen or more exquisite Sevres vases
we're set-corrcsponding in size and
shape to an American peach basket
each ono Of which was heaped 10 the
brim with the gold coin Of the country.
The drivers as they dropped their loads
had their attention called to the cur
rency in the vases, and were cordially
invited TO help themselves aJ ibitum.
AS often AZ the vases were emptied they
were promptly replenishod by servants
detailed for that sole purpose. One Of
the hackmen responded so heartily to
tuc infilabiOH buht Wuch bhc sttuo UNIV
for him 10 drive back to town he was
forced to request his two passengers to
favor him by taking a scat on the box.
lie explained, not without bushes and
stanmering. that the inside Of his coach
was occupied by the gold pieces he bad
accumulated during the evening, and
that he would not have taken so many
had it not been for the thought Of sick
wife at home. Having listened TO him,
his load, before mounting tho box, re-
turned TO the house and related the in
cident to Cabral, who was so touched At
the mention Of the sick wife that, on
sudden impulse, he proposed subscrip-
ton her benefit. The response was
general, and in short time the snug
sum of $4,000 was raised among the
guests, 10 which Cabral added his own
check for gao, 900 more, saying that he
did not wish any heart 10 be sad on that
joyful occasion When the $4,000
were handed 10 the hickman, ~ cordial
for your ailing wife, my man, as Cabral
put it he burst into tears, declaring that
there never was such man in the world
as De Souza Cabral And he was right
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