The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1883-12-22

| the Plazzo Vecchio. Five arches are sun
| ported by massive columns in which the
Spanish and Italian Renaissance is wonder
fully we'll represented by combination of
silk and linen handkerchiefs Of every color
i-frescoing in bas-relief for the walls and
ffnting for the columns. A fountain plays
in the centre over beautiful tropical plants,
and at one side page parts the elegant
drapery to permit a Court lady to pass
through. Just within the store is Chinese
pagoda and Moorish temple made up
| entirely Of handkerchiefs. Something sur
Christmas. I am told that the man who
displays such genius in the decorative arl
gets a salary of 5000 aFyear.
Society is in a perfect whirl of excite
ment just now. The slaves who move at
her bidding are giving and attending we'd
dings, dinings, balls and teas. Fashion
rules that teas are the proper thing, aud so
everybody must give them and everybody
must attend them, even the portly danes
who prefer the rich, toothsome terrapin and
wine suppers. There is everything to be
said in favor of teas. They afford oppor-
tunity for conversation, are given at rea-
sonable hours, are protest against extrav-
agance of different kinds and against liquor
drinking. Altogether they are an informal
inexpensive, remunerative form of enter
tainment. Very frequently d6butants make
their initial appearance in society at teas,
and thus learn by degrees to brave the Or
deal of large ball. For once fashion is
sensible. Let her decree be obeyed!
Quite number of young ladies of the
creme de Ia creme VIII make their hrst
appearance on the taps tins season; among
mem, mem, MISS Melgs, MISS onoWden ana MISS
made for large fancy tea party to take
plsce December Il. But more of that anon.
COL SnoWden and number of other
plumea Knlghts Q. the hepu6llcan party,
"ent W W washington anu USED all tne eio-
quence at ine1r command N nendeayor,ngto to
pelsuaae PEI thaa I1e hepnplean Naslonal Commit
zee zee ena1 fnlladeipnlaT was me pace Where
De held. Coi. onoWoen mace spread
eagie speecil, ana expatlated upon the de-
l,,2hos aid elegance q tne old QUAKER CITY
lne spaelousness OF tIe ACADEMY OF MUSIC IS:
anu its advantages as ga assembly nall, the
comfort OF the numerous hotels and the
sp!enulu s u1 telegraPhle communlca.ions. ~ He
sald the central feature OF the Republican
p,a.losM na,, Moula pe sne pfoIee'lon OF Ameri- m
conventlon should be held IN great city
shal ina had ! peen bullt up largely by the IN 2,
nuence y OF tnat system. Iut, more tnan all,
!. snoulu come mere because the parry was
Dorn hefe' ana IN its plrthpiace would get
new impulse Whlch Would L, nave mighty
ehecI on the campaign. Inc commltfee
G9uia e,}ii nor ne lnauced, however, TO CONSIDER
.1illlduelplia at an, ana apsolutely lnsuIeea
tne East oy giving the PRIZE re TO the west;
anu anu more, h py glVng u 10 gnleago. iou
nas Ie suig .ne ll,saepllIa uelegtloi Iil !,
.a. os.ni4 lt no.ne uissus.eu anu Waathy' my,
1s 1ay sn1y, -. ZIG W. oui''n.isaee M Was JUS. CUP
.nas .uneu a,o.d ~ .ie 's9ss. western cna1faa
a ma5 81 uaou.eu, n9n.eln clsy was se1Gcaeu
ano, no nos.ol1 We. G...e nouiu nsate
iIo Ion s,sg m;a au soei ea1hs .,.hs peen possl
oie. alu - G5cao, lorsoo.Ii, NUS. na,e q
nnlonopoly OF hepuollcan conventlonss
puuI.aefel sau ~ th h.rg wnoin KaHm I Very we'll
fea al fns sc iha Wsst "e nna a ,,1 % ,.
ta1 ieo. ~ loI .lle aye! no soon WI
ei1s aaH, -. = +,t ano @ - So nos .a no
lot tho w Wst ,a atia s.su oaSa aa
frnntS nv - = be tn.s - te tIe
ao,,+h ,,o,, ,,.,t - - ~ WI ~ I " -
AZ Shahasyaare s1 savs I Evers ~ da, Mi ha,o
a,s S u s,ie ouu.n o y poG st ~ tiaYe .has
nv nv car carns aIn,o and lot tho nnnortnl .n1n
n;tv Of baar;na ,ng fr;a,,d nro,v WI aIoopeut ~,
h;s faunrita Ihsr, A11S'Aae- = ~" VA
caoa was nrasan+ad =, Tnde,n FaI1,.
conrt Of The dne rtar Soss;o,,s :, fo,n 5a.,s
aoo 1gh;cb nal,ad fnrth ssna5 saai os s1,.,
nsthv s;nnIu hacansa +se aoc,sad y xnos ss -.
Young, BRIGHT. pretty little % woman with
that greatast IF faminine cbarms-, low
aant,e swoet voice She uoa % ;ndictea i4", f"r
k;nan1, e,'d aotnoi,, o hod Ta9 tn hnshd ipf
r. saa,ns che I ,narr;ad two % uoars mo .,,o ond
y sbort 1uh;la aftarward ,er hns,,ora "n Inas a..
comInitted tn nr;snn for theft Than co','e ""e
s1nne, formar Iouar ' uhn s conrted ed 'i1e har
Cho fr;o5 r. tnr, - 5o,f 90 ~ -; 4is
him she could not marry him, as she had a
husband in the penitentiary. Nothing
daunied by that answer, the lover continued
to plead his case.sald that as her husband
was IN close confinement he was lost to her
ana she was .ree; stu she held out firm IN
her resolve. AT last the lover told her that
nthars :" vnnch , d fes y IIa p, 18Th f aeu hs
sad she consantod and r,arr;nd VII, II h;n, m"J Mt Ut
a oreat wbile aftar that tha non;ta,+ias,,
man got release and the lady found her
self with two husbands. No. 2 dristed off
to sea about that time. and his uncle prose-
cuted the wife. not to have her punished.
but to establish the illegality of the mar
rage, which had been contracted against
his wishes. Ihe evidence against the &C.
cused was SO strong that by the advice of
her lawye. she plead guilty and threw her.
self on the mercy OF the court. She made
neoitentiarv. but she imnrassed tha Jndue
with her honesty and innocence and much