The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-07
%B0ULANGER'S FAMILY.
HIS SUFFERING WIFE AND PRETTY
DA UGHTELss DEPICTED.

Two years ago at a performance of
michael S%trogoff" much interest was
shown by some of the audience in a party
that occupied one of the boxes, q y II
Paris letter to the New Orleans PieayuAe.
There were two girls-one q blonde, gay,
with a look OF sauciness that sat her
very well; the other had dark brown
hair, deep dark eyes, a pale face and was
evidently the senior in age.
Both were dressed alike, and as simply
as possible, in black tailor-made gowns,
relieved, however, by white collars and
cuffs, while to complete the costume they
wore soft felt hats that were rather mas
culine. In the front sat General Bou-
LANCER, and these two girls were his
daughters, blonde-haired Marcelle and
dark-eyed Helene.
Behind them, back i'll the shadow of the
box, was seen a woman's face; a pale face
framed in with dark hair. Her figure
was somewhat stout, and there were cir
cles aroun the eyes, circles such as are
not caused by the pleasures of society nor
the joys of married life. No one paid her
any attention; the public had only eyes
for the General and his radian MarcelIe.
He was very popular in those days, so
every one strained their necks to get q
sight of him. But there were those of us
in the house who could not help watching
the patient woman's face in the shadow,
she seemed such a dark cloud on the radi-
ancy n gayety of the Others. At the
moment when the scene of flial love was
being played, when Strogoff, to defend
pool old Marie, forgetS his role of blind
ness Il Seizes her arm, suddenly Helene
| turned Il met her mothers eyes with
alteration and absolute generation, and
Nine. Bouiauger returned the glance
with one nf inf1nitQ fQndpTnpcE
1t was plain to everybody that there
was an affinity and commun-
ion between those two that they thought,
prayed and suffered alike, and yet 1t was
evident neither mother nor daughter was
admired in that theatre. Indeed, one
heard excavations in which ever women
joined. saying no wonder the General did
not find his home happy and sought dis
traction elsewhere.
The French hold that a wife should
help her husband and be his faithful ally,
and the public that night judged this
woman severely. 1T is very sad" they
said, but it is not his fault if he is not
happy at home, poor man, Ind then, as he
is a Frenchman, what can you expect?'
and so on.
Persons whispered, too, how down in
Tunis there had been hot words, and that
during the time the General was there
madame had ~obstinately refused to stay
with him, or to hold receptions or give
dinners that were incumbent OIL her, so
the General had been obliged to take a
hotel; of how when the duel with Flo
quet took place, Nine. Boulanger had de-
clined to see the General before the en-
counler, or to nurse him afterward, and
of how on the occasion of the marriage
of her daughter Marcelle, whose dot was
SO literally provided by Count" Dillon,
the good or evil genius of the family. the
mother was not present at the ceremony.
XThA,, o,trnd nh She aofAd fbirS r1nnr1o
shrugged their shoulders and pleaded ig-
norance. but now the world has found out
how this long-Suffering woman has been
misjudged. The process of the high court
has shown up all her husbands doings
with these cheres petiteS so distinctly that
praise instead of the blame which has
hitherto been so literally showered upon
her.
Now we understand the ~refusals of the
wife TO mix her life with that with which
she had nothing in common and who put
her dignity above her ambition. Now we
knoW the reasons for their separation and
her silence when the capital cried her hus-
bands name SO loudly, and it was well
for the mother that II daughter so thor
oughly understood n felt with her,
though poor little Helene was never any
more popular han her mother.
ooh, she is her mother over again" So
ciety would say with a sneeF, and lively
Marcelle, who perhaps knew and realized
everything, remained the spoilt darling.
Surahs and Mohairs.
The favor which surahs have been
finding of late has been very gratifying
to domestic manufacturers, as they are
now very well able to compete with inn
ported goods, SO that whateverfavor these
goods enjoy mostly benefits our home in
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possible only through the Improvement
in methods of dyeing and the great pro-
gress which American silk dyerS have
made, and which enables them to assist
manufacturers in their efforts to retain
the home market, so that these goods can
now be produced here in all possible
colors. The range of colors which it is
possible to obtain in silks is almost in
Unite, and all shades and gradations of
tints car be produced without difficulty.
There are SO many, however, that tickle
fashion is unable to exhaust them, and
always finds a wide field from which to
choose. Although the number of what
are called fashionable colors is limited
each season, nearly all shades find al
herents II dealers can not limit thelr
selections to those few, so that man
ufacturers have to be always pre-
pared to meet any demand. The
colors which have been more or less
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are expected to meet with equal favor
next spring are reseda, mignonette,
sage, moss, olive. perruche, hunters
green, gold. beige, ecru, leather. gold
brown, maroon. rose, old rose, rosewood,
sienna, boreal, terra Gotta. garnet, Car
dinal, ponceau, m~andarine, yellow, leg
horn, coral. lilac, Nile, purple, Sevres,
heron, gray, ~geay-blue, silver gobelin and
sapphire.
Mohairs nave been enjoying the lead in
the demand for this fall and are expected
to. retain their present favor for next
spring. Lustre goods are favorites and
are supposed to remain so. The importa-
ton orders which have already been
placed for spring. while of themselves
fairly important, are not sufficiently 80 to
indicate that buyers here have already
made up their minds as to what will hit
best, but Henriettas and cachemires are
not supposed to lose favor with the pub
lie In mohairs, as in others, the black,
which is the prevailing color this fall, is
replaced by gray II light shades. In
colors no decided preferences have SO far
been shown. Heliotrope is perhaps the
only color which has so far shown signs
of some future favor; mauve is also we'll
on the list, but it is rather too early for
color prophets who want to lay claim to
infallibility. In fancies ~side-bands will
have few patrons, while the best chances
ire for embroidered robes, panels and
fronts. Suitings will, however. not be
neglected.
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