The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-05-21
LONDON GOSSIP
my FLANEUR.)
Special for tho Daily Bullctin.)

and Count YdrdeSsus le mdrche,
having paid marked attention to the
prettiest girl in Moscow, her father,
by profession dyer, asked him if
his intentions were honorable or
otherwise. AS the young noble
mans reply was evasive the worthy
dyer naturally concluded they were
otherwise, and requested him to be-
stow his attentions elsewhere. The
young gallant kept out of the way
for some t ne, but at last passion
got the better of prudence, and he
Recommended his flirtations with the
dyer's pretty daughter during the
absence of her worthy sire. The
inevitable occurred. Papa surprised
the lovers, and without much ado
collared the budding warrior, doused
him in the first handy vat of dye,
and then reasoned with him pos
teriori. When the Count got home
he discovered that neither cold wa.
ter nor hot, neither spirits of wine
nor benzine, neither soap nor silver
sand, would remove his new COM
plexion-a heavenly azure. The
Governor General Of Moscow was
informed of the tragedy, summoned
the dyer to his presence, and ordered
him to remove the stain at once, but
the delinquent proudly answered
that the azure was his own invention,
and q fast colour, which neither he
nor anybody else could wash out.
He admitted, however, that it could
be changed to black, and he would
do it gratis. The young Count nearly
lost his senses. Every chemist in
Moscow tried his skill, but without
avail. At last the heroine of this
story wormed out the secret from
her father. The Counts complexion
is restored to its pristine pink, and
she is a Countess.
AT a recent fancy dress ball at
Hull a lady appeared with incan-
descent electric lamps artistically
arranged about her person. The
spectacle was one OF striking brillian-
CIV; and, as battery or accumulation
could not possibly have been con-
cealed in the dress, the wonder was
how the result could have been OBJ
tanned. The explanation is that the
electricity was supplied from bich-
romate battery concealed in the case
of a hand-organ, which was carried
about by gentleman in attendance
upon the lady; wires running from
the hand-organ supplying the current
to the lamps. Talking of novelties
in the way of fancy dresses, would
invite attention to the annexed par
ticulars, derived from Sydney jour-
nal, of the costume worn at trades
mans ball at Newcastle IN. 5. W.
bv the wife of Mr.. j. NJ. Sweet of
the local Morning Herald. The lady
represented "The Press :"-'Several
pages of the paper named were prin-
ted in colours on beautiful white
satin. Every column was in differ
ent colour, and each was brought out
rs distinctly as if printed on paper i'll
the ordinary issue. The body was
represented with flags OF the various
Australian colonies-all in their pro-
per colours, whilst blocks of different
trades and professions were ingen-
iously worked in blank spaces. The
head-dress was that of Minerva, with
the words ssThe Press" in bold relief,
printed in thirteen different colours.
The costume was admired by all pre-
sent" May not one sum up the
matter by saying that it was s''ee'Iy
pretty3
A propos of the late visit vi OF
Louise Michel to the shores " p'i ;.
tidious Albion good story is goins
the rounds. 1t runs as follows -
A well-know city gentleman who,
though past his prime, still prides
himself on his gallantry, having Oc-
casion to visit Paris last week, was
attracted by the sight of a stylishly
dressed and evidently foreign lady
waiting for the mail at Charing
Cross. Noting her bewilderment at
the hustle around, he offered his
services to the fair incOgnita,
helped to dispose of her impedimenta
and find her carriage. He renewed
his attentions on board the steam
boat; and at Boulogne placed her in
a carriage for the South, and took
his leave MS tenderly as he dared.
While leaving the station a tap on
the shoulder arrested him. He re-
ceiyed Il nnlitc but neremntnrY in