Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-26
from his bsfowered carriage, looked on

from MS DenoWereu carriage, looReu Uu
and applauded.
In marked contrast to these daintily
feminine and '.fixy" apartments is the
Spartan-like bedrooms of the MaFquise
LAMA. Who would suppose that she
would choose to keep her room like
soldiers barfacks2 But she does. Not
piece OF drapery not ribbon. bow, not
knick knack, not brio-a, brao. The
only picture on the wall isn't picture
at all-its certificate awarded At the
last Bench Show to 8 beast of u Chinese
dog that hns disposition which in its
villainous noamiability exceeds even its
hideous appearances. This certificate,
which sets forth in involved phrases ths
actual fact that her dog is the ugliest in
the universe, Madame Ia Marqutse has
carefully framed and hung upon the
wall. In the middle Of the room ~ q
big round table, covered with pens, papers,
ink, magazines, proof shest3 and piles o.
vivid rose pink paper, upon which Nine.
lama writes al Her manuscripts. ihs
snoin has tho air OF regular sanotum
| mach mora than lovely wumaa'5 bon
dois.
rhe most conspicuous thing 10 /. is
mrat disreputabe old stnffsd artn chair,
With the "allflin." NIX ns fraotic and
iairly gucceasiu elfOfGs 10 escape from
| bondage. One Ep3n time somebody
spG geslcd this prouriety OF that Old cheif
being rec lyred, bat Mnle. Lauza vatosd
| The mot on with stch prompt yiRor thl5
| an firmly Gjrv na9d lhe had picked thu
| hOle IN ia ieat3af and pulled ont Ito in
| teatinsS to rr.ka Il mprs ;iioroughiy liter
ary lie and proiesa,pnai-ionsite.
Tine thu 4; however, ia tna 70 NJ cfl'G
oat "But yet womag!' Thar IL her
toiiat.tsbla, Anl perhaps, Eftec ell, it 10
more truly Indicative Of it, owner than
the ''sbop pyf tabl9 aud oaItr, for Mine.
Lanzs is a very woman, Tficuanseahty
fenIiaine i'll Sill her characteristics. here
arc ''thisty pieces OF silver" upon tnis
drassing table, and each pisoo IL prattiar
than tho otner rhare'3 fascinating
little tray. fenced in with 3 silver rail,
ing, for hair sins, though Nine. LAMA
doesn't wear any, and 80 devn.as it 80 hat
pms. for which also she hasno n3s unless
she pins hsr bonnet to her Bcatp her
hnit's 40 Ehort--and of hatpins in conse-
quBnce she has a round dozen, wish heads
Of silver, gold aud jewels. Ihen there's
another tray with two little twigs stand
ing vi on 1t, and on thaa5 she lays her
powder puff, whiob is very unilla in
shapa, being about 10 inches lugg, hal
puff and half hRpdla, the Latter hqipg Of
txlnisi.sly chased silver, ending in 0
cofonai. There are little boxea for ma,
powders; there are long, pointed bottles
Of cut glass with shoppers Of silver or
unets; there 10 the d4arast little pocket
mirror OF silver that shuts up is scaroel,
bigger than dollar, AMI Jet cost S6D
Lnure's little silvsr. handled dustar 70
MI these pretty things o dnster Of tineb
whiln mlrabout feathara which cost Ed
: md there's q sweet little silver jar fnii Q
Incense, nm Apostle spoon of silver am
gold 10 shovel il mp, AID n wnaderia
little Genser in which TO burn the incense
J Across tbs room is o busineaS.like dee
from which, a'i4sa very unUusiness liz
7 parinms Of nlinRla2 violet and Paal
d'E5pggne. These arc Nine. Labz-
favorita ior1, and hugo bottles of then
stand or hcr toilet tables, sRchets Of thet
: line her Cduboards aud closets, .hsi
fragrance ciags to all her books, aal
:nents, ribhcns and other fem nine fri
perieq Rnd even her tooHb poHter, Whict
, by the way, sbs appiies With sllvel
! handled tnutb brush, 's scented with th
\ same delicious perfume, which sound
7 mnch more fetching in ita foreign nam
! than in ,ts somewhat startling translate
ots.akia ofa SpRpiurd" or even "Spanis
!, leather
= This in the day ot perfumes. Il Is n
q uncommon thing 10 hear one say, on toI
p ing up a Jwar, book bit of emhroit
2 cry, "Oal This REFUNDS ne OK MI
9 -Four Hundred. II smells jIsJ iika her,
Every wompn af gooi tasts, IL she q
K etford 1t, likes 70 suggest tloEors a.
y fragrapco. | put in the saving proGiaif
y Of aGorlirg it, hsclusa to haaiwaya del
= cat; ~ susgeltiv3 al vjoletl, rosas, orart
v blossoms, the delicious syrip2a, the SO
sweetness OF the lilac, coatb pref
penny.