New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-09


House of valois in Italy ItalanIzed French society
One now hears that jewelry in England is Egyptian
lied Furniture was In this country, eighty years
ago. In a visit to the Garde Meuble Exhibition
at the Palais do PIndustrc one ~ stiuck with tpe
Egyptianism of the furniture IN the rooms devoted
20 the Consulate and First Empire. Palms
sphinxes, pyramids and ObeltskS enter largely INTO
decorative motives. The shawl was brought TO the
bellies Of the Directory and First Empire through
Egypt. As Josephine lwhO. rs the most n1nentlal
woman of ihat period became leader of society
had supple and elegant figure and sl0plng
shoulders, the shawl became her. One that Bona
parte took back with HIM from Cairo was 10 be
used AZ q table cover Josephine, on chilly even
ing in the country, throw 10 1Ound her shoulders
Everyone admired the effect of ITS drapery. 30
the cashmere shawl became to every Partisan
ClegdRte an indispensable article of the toilette. III
is now quite out OF fashion. The Queen OF England
alone places expensive Indian shawls 10 the
cOrbelles de marriage OF brides in whom she takes an
interest. English ladies, it appears have now a
fancy tor an Egyptian style of jewelry. The Battle
Of Waterloo. by setting Bucher on an euIiDence, IN
spired London shOemakers with the idea oil making
the short. convenient buskin laced up the front
which is worn by the Prllssian soldiers. me late
Emperor of the French married Spanish lady,
who fanced she resembled Velasquczs portrait OF
the Condessa de Haro Farthngale hoops were
therefore imposed on European and On American
ladies, " no never slow to adopt courtly mode.
| often think that the ridiculous muillng mp the
in0oydbie dandies of the Directory Is ID be traced
to an uncomfortable feeling i'll the neck which was
occasoned by the frequent spectacle under the
Reign of Terror of the gulOine aud its sharp cold
knife The conquest of Gaul and the importation
into Italy of Gallo slaves, who had FURNISHED
auburn hair, brought the Roman danes to sprinkle
gold dust on their tTesseS. he Crlmean war I'D
Grated English gentlemen from the tyranny OF the
razor. The French Revolution brought III sober
style of male attire. Tie Tiers Fiat, or bonGe0Se,
which were destined to become tho governing class,
like the RelOrmers in the time Of the Nalos IN
sober black in which CUlOrs the men OF tue CauCa-
sian race-uness when they are Obliged 10 wear
unforms-haye dressed ever since Tho Crusades
had i'm medate effect OH architecture. and the
world owes to them those hierC glyphlcs which con-
stiute heraldic signs.
Another assize court mystery comes on the heels
of the Chaton affair. a boy corpse IN Inummlhed
condition has been discovered in trunk, in which
It was hidden last wear. The supposed assassin is
the chds mother. most painful death Is sur
missed from the horribly contracted state of the
nerves and muscles of the face. The unnatural
parent, who Is woman of vicious lie, arknowl-
edges that she concealed her sons death, and that
she beat him just beOre he died she may have
killed him inadvertently. What her reasons were
for hiding the body she declines inst yet to tell
Tne medical faculty are exercised at the mummlned
state OF the dead body To me the explanation lies
in the picnic acid in which it WAS stepped and the
camphorated rags in which It was packed IN The
trunk. The legs were twisted like the wings OF a
fowl trussed for the spit. Zelle Robert is the name
Of the mother. She left the trunk in the care OF
green grocer two months ago. when she received
notice to quit hotel where she mad been living at
le eros Gallon and never returned to claim It,
The baG smell that it emitted led to the discovery
of the dead body.
band of Hebrew emigrants from Russia have
arrived in Paris They travelled from BrOdy on
the Danube to the Rhine on shank's mare" and
were such "a fearful looking horde arriI ing that
the jewish Relief Committee, VINO invited them TO
Paris, have instructed their brethren on the Lower
Danube not to send them anv more. From SIas-
burg the rest OF the journey was made IN third
class carriages. Lodgings, "a rejection, plus franc
a day each until situations are obtained, were pro-
vIded for the emgrans by their brethren here They
are housed at Montmartre in the new streets vhch
have inst been created there by the COmpagne
lmmobliere. As the ground floors and shops alone
are finished the en- Crants are allowed TO occupy
them. The indigenous population appear TO have
presentlment that the newc corners are their future
enemies when am afraid they will prove TO be.
compassionate feeling, and with much curiosity.
The women and children are dressed in staring
coors and the former addicted to staring
jewelry. They wear many gold uinkets that |
refuse to believe in their poverty. y more filthy
human drove 1t is moi possible to conceive. But
there IL among them so Little msere physique that
they must have had good time generally III
Russia. The outer squalor is horrible. though not
even skin deep. The men are so powerfully built.
the children so lively, active and full OF vitality,
and the young women so handsome. that doubt
not they have thrycn at tho expense of the people
who have lattery risen against them. Already the
children, although ignorant of French run about
selling tinsel articles They too iearfuy sharp
TO be Interesting. Ono in each chile the germs
of BOurse-rIgger or a uSurer. Cent per-Cent II
stamped their young faces. Heaven preserve
tho Gentiles hereafter from their claws. | cannot
help wishing they had remained in RusSla--OI
cmlerated to the Holy Land.