Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-12
EY.EMPREsS EUGENE.
As SEEN SHOPPING At A LONDON
HABERDASHERS
Olive zLoEan's Pen-Picturo Of Beauty
Crowned by Sorrow-The Crowd
Cape at a Woman Whom Eu-
rope Once worshiped.
london Cor. Philadelphia Times.

was walking rapidly down the central
aisle Of the shop myself bent on the ac9ui-
stion OF curtain materials for the decoration
OF my own lodgment, when my eyes fell
upon the imposing form and the striking
features OF the empress. At fr-t | thought
| must be mistaken, for who would dream
that a sovsreiSn-even an eKf-would SO
lose Of the divinity that doth hedge q king
as to sit down at an upholstsrer's counter
and hold converse with ons Of ths salesnsni
But there could he no mistake. IL was she.
These are indeed days of social upheavai4
She was dressed in deepest morning, the
widows garb. The long, Weeping "fall" OF
Grape depending from her bonnst was some
what lacking In freshness, Just rs
It Is with pleLeian wiiows after q
Few wearings III this m Disty misty
I climate f Great Britain Her cashmere
I cloak, trimmed with craps. was drawn in at
the waist behind tue better 10 atorn .
figure which Is still symmetrical, and the
beautiful. taper-fingered Lands were encased
in black gloves which lifted without a single
wrinkle. Nor was this celebrated lady de-
void Of some sent!ance Of courtly sur
rounding Three ladies accompanied her
and by their deferentiai manner plainly
showed how far above themselves they held
the historic parsonage with whom they had
the honor to be associated. In London, dur
ing the course Of a long residence. one sees
50 many potentats', reigning or having
reigned, so many Serene Highnssses land
also SUCH hunters OF disturbed onrs) -,
many princelings Of this sort and that. 10
many high placed AMI "well-born" indi-
Vidnais' etc, ami 50 On, that one king or
queen In exile more or less IS not matter to
wax eloquent about But Eugene buying
curtains In ina lar from aristocratic To-
CAVITY, the i"toenham court road! At q
shop, Zoo, whose very handspring OF exist
ence Is ITS cheapness, combined with beauty!
mat should hve TO chronicle the "Em-
press Oh the French wearing bonnet with
"cocxied Grape vel on IT! l, who have
many time and oft beheld upon that
shapely head an imperial crown half a foot
in height, the circlet OF kingiy power, en-
riched with gems OF purest ray serene, dia-
monds unaccountable surrounding the peer
less Regent" rubiss galore, emeralds, pearls
and every sort OF stony splendor. That upon
her back, where once hung the velvet i'm
perial court robe lined with ermine. l should
i've 10 view ~ guinea cashmere and Grape
mantle, the very fellow-dare lbreathe it,
OF my own! Verify we have fallen upon
times OF social change bow to a sovereign
seated upon an imperial throne In a historic
palace; decade or SO passes and l brush
against that sovereign whom find accom-
modated with cane-seated chair like any
other customer at the big upholstery shop in
the Tottenham court road. In good sooth
democracy Is KING!
10 all who saw Eugene In those long past
days. when her golden hair and her masuive
silk dresses and her crinolines and her
"fresh butter colored gloves were matters
of interesting gossip, the personal beauty Of
this famous parsonage will always remain
an ineradicable impression. And in this
face OF later years L found the other day the
very beauty Of the bygone time, subdued
gently by age and sorrow. The golden locks
are very silvery now, the witching
eyes no longer sparkle as erst they
did, the form has lost its line OF per- |
feet beauty; but to my eyes the |
former LONELINESS is by no means eradicsted |
and painter who before sought to show the |
world how beautiful was the spouse Of the |
third Napoleon may well find in the Inca
ments of the dethronsd Eugene that Mater |
Dolorosa whose sorrows have awakened uni |
versal sympathy. the inspiration which he
would require to portray a saint Anxious |
to know what impression she made upon |
those who now saw hsr for tho first tims I |
asked my companion, a bright anu beauu
full girl, what she thought of her. The |
answer was surprise. Pleasant looking. |
but not handsome at all" "What! Not |
handsomel Eugenie not hands"me!" "No, |
not handsome at all, she reiterated posi-
lively, nut very pleasant looking
IN very Is" minutes VIC wore deprived
OF tne opportunity 10 iurtner observe these
mucn- P'c'u,ea features ior tne customers In
the snop Hsa oeen one py one siyly informed
oy the assiduous manager OF the place that
yonher was 'ne Emf press Eugene Inc per-
n,e'eh' s'A, my "sah 70 'eA Tue empire
urn "nich way sne would tnere sne encoun-
.erea the inauisl''ve races OF co-shopper' at
'he snolH Inc cur. aih department. became
suudehiy ni'aiea' 10 'he depetion oil every
o'ner' Inc par 7ohase ora"ihg-room su To-
ohis '"eh'S guiheas, the cottage dining
room sui'e, price a'''o' 'hiS "agnihcen'
i"an"sony eHes' Vi drawers 10 Dc MAJ as
rare chahce at three pound ten
AL All lost 'neir hagheuc charm.
was curtains OF hothihs' ana In tne midst OF
'he'e que', "eii-ored, staring inqnir-
ers aier curtains stood tne imposing Inquire
~ this uhcro"hed majesty 'ciad IN shriv-
eieu crap's' woo" bonnet her coronetl,
''a'','i'hs 'ne emu oi poit oi geranium-coi-
!, curtain uaiiia'A "''h remark 10