New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-01


face with fa;rlosks. blue, bright eyes, and sweet
| little mouth which showed when it smiled In the
sweetest eayest manner, the most beautiful peariy
teethn
An Berlin was like one great boys school, fuI OF
! droll delight and wild enthusiasm. - .ha
How many millions 81 fee I joyfully
| shouted in frenzy-and expressed IN moanings "
the lps of Berliners In those days hi, a.
was the per1nauent watchword, and Sontag t tho
UNIVERSAL Iaiying cry. Where two met In the
street they called out to each other these wofns
ho,ses the cole con yersation was about her. Inc
| fish and vegetable wives upon the oensualno aa
Market scarcely Thought any NOR Q, nno Ea IN
| and onions but rayed abont the ltaiienerIn IN
Aeiern. tIe cabbies on their boxes spelled OUT III
rapture in the newspapers the endless sopne'S Az
| dressed to the gottche Jette. I'D ,h. rricas
The laurel trees stood leaiess, anu Tio
| of noseeays rose. so many wreaths and bouquets
were night after night showered upon oaS nf the
Eon;sstadt 'Theatre there was perfect hight ior
| tickets aud at night in the crush many .ali a Vi
dress-coat many iady's shoe ana thIse ~ sasn
hair were lost Bat whosoeyer had NOT Iet se1n
the Italienernn was looked upon az not up 70 'o
mark. and was regarded with compassionate nam
Her Voice WAS nethc, full nor strong but pure as
bell transparent as q pearl, with ring OF suvo,
sonorous especially in the medium lv vS .nS ~
flexible every sound distinctly arficplateu, any
seductive sweetness Aud how sweet we're ri her
guavers, like the clear warbling OF tne ~ - tha
again rang out her peennary onlsaes ss accurate
as tiny iute-clock. Incomparaby' y, 81.
she sang mesa and soto poce And al tI.s Saro
4 forth with such playful ease, and without enoi.,
| from her pretty little mouth. which never saw
distorted las afterward saw m the uglos' MI
Cataani's, when she sang. thai the iiseen.a ~
with tie grea3et pleasure give himself up W
ment.
| The Bauer spent much time in Paris where's ne
| saw many interesting people and among then inc
| pretty-ugly" Duchesse de BeIrl, the mother VI
| Henry V. This fascinating lady squinted, had
yellow com pexion and frightfully thin neck-out
| all Paris knew that her foot was the most beaut-
| fui in France aud the little member was reVer-
entiaily spoken OF of as "le pied de Madame"
Madame knew how to put her very pretty en-
derella foot IN the most favorable light She In
vented the short dresses which showed NOT Only ING
foot. but even than the ankle ana no Que un-
derstood how TO wear this hazardous fashion ~
gracefully as did Madame. Besides. her shoes and
nterlaced silk stockings were pe.ieSe % e al
llneness and neataess. r Mneh OVERWHELMINGLY is
glided along like a fairy chld.-the pedestrians re-
NAMED standing IN long lows ana iooksa WI en-. aus 20
hers made one almost forget, her upper person i
have stood myself more than once IN the Iuuelles
garden, and looked admringy at TINS "ohoerih
"S Sie MED de Madame" was the title, the catch
word of a charming little story which went from
mouth to mouth in Paris at that time. 80, ,,.o.
Madame, who, perhaps not without ground, was
regarded as somew hat eccentric, had made wager
with her roya fathern law, that IN some KIM r o.
disguise sfle COuld drive ttcoyftt
of Paris in public omnibds: ,,..
she selected the short print robe aud tho whlto
headdress of the Paris qIfse AMI lhus nttred' ie
customary large handbook on her arm she Appeared
at the Place de Ia Concorde, TO wat Tor the bus
she was followed. however, by her gehtIeih"ui-"-
waiting likewise disguised. ,u
The omnibus stops, tine conductor drops the small
iron ladder. saying in his usual indIneTent tOhe
Entrez. mademosee," without vast ny another
look at the plain grlsete. Then his wandering eyes
catch the most charming of all feet III rose-eolored
sk-stocking. and the prettiest black satin shoe
with neat cross-rib bons. just when IT appears on
the first step of the ladder and imnedIatey ne
cries ont enthusiastically "Ahl 10 pied de
Madamew pulls on his bonnet. and makes his
deepest bow TO the fair-footed g-ssfts.
The Duchess dc Berri had lost her wager eYeu
before she had entered an omnibus vi course sue
did not continue her drive. But she Was no niue
proud of the victory achieved over an omnibus con-
ductDr By her prodigy OF q foot.
In the saloons of the legtimist DIXIE or Laroche,
IN Paris. on the occasion OF
solemn gatherings of the partsans of the hOy.
Henri ", there is exhibited 10 this day strange
sacred relic. a wonderfully small shoe OF taded
white satin, upon which arc visible some drops OF
blood. IL was the shoe winch hP'ed az AaaaMe
wore at the opera on the evening of the l4th OF
February, 1920. hen her husband was murdered
by the dagger of Louyel.
Karoline Bauers book in so far as ITS pictures Of
society are corroborated by other chIonielers of
her time has a value for the historian of man
ners and national character. The fair
Lima had a sense Of humor; she had
also q good deal Of twaddlIng sentImentality of
the worst German type and in her old age, at least
she was very ready TO relate risky anecdotes. Of
these gifts and capacities her book redolent; il
IS hardly volume TO be recommended for the
reading Of the young person TO whose cheek IT Is
not desirable TO briRg a blush.
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