Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-02
At One Time One of the Most beautiful
Women In Europe.


/ do not think that the present generation
Of young royal ladies can present as exquisite
typcs OF loveliness as did that now passing
away Twenty five years ago the empress
Of Austria, for instance was simply dazzling
She would have been noted for her beauty
had she been a barmaid or q ballet girl The
slender, graceful 6gure, the finely nodded
features the large, brillian6 dark eyes, tho
beautifully formed head crowned WITH
wealth of black silken tresses. nil went to
make up an ensemble Of physical perfection.
saw her once ut that period, when 1 was
staying at the ArehdEke Charles hotel at
Vienna The radiant Elizabeth came there
wIth her imperial husband TO call upon the
Countess Of Flanders the sister "a law Of the
king Of the Belglans. She paSssi in front Of
large window opening upon the balcony.
and on that balcony was stationed party Of
Americans, one Of which was myself, all
eager 70 catch glimpse OF tho famous royal
beauty. With true queeBly courtesy she
paused for moment Cd beho!ding the
group, and stood there FOR brief bat ap-
preciable space OF time, as If 70 say: "Yuu
wanted 10 see me-here lamP Then, with
a stately INCLINATION Of her beautiful bead.
she turned away aud rejoined her husband,
leaving every one OF the spectators ia raPt-
ures with her iovelipess. She was attired ia
a costume Of Transparent muslin and Vaicn-
cisnnes lace. with broad sssh IN violet tiiL
thiekly embroidered with steel srangles.
From beneath her compact little turbao bat
there feil ut the back OF Der bead q mas Il
plack, glossy braided tress.-s, coslsd round
and round and confined in a bet Of pCrpls
Filk. A simple dress enough for an empress
20 wear while pasfnga cali on . princes,
but its very Siu1pL city only servtd % e1bancs
the splcTidor Of IL wsar~r's beauty or ls;s
years the empress viii never consent TO ~
for Der Photograph, ard diaI4kfs extremely
70 be gazed az Ia public. sase tokens Of the
waning Of her once rusplendeut charms
she was tie oue beauty q her family
none % Der three sisters. the qu.es8 u
Naples, the princess Of Tbgru and Tszls
and the duchess d'AIeecon, bang ia any
way remarkable for their good looks. In
deed, tns Last named princes VS. positively
plain Ii good deal Of regret has been felt ia
Austrian society that Tie enp<ror bad not
selected Princess Helen. now Princess o,
Thurn and TaIis, as she Is very brilliant
conTetsationalizt ard IL fotsd % nnrxic and
society; whereas tne empress dis1kss even TO
Show herself az the opera and Tosjly carea
for nothing excep. riding and hunting She
Is growing rather Cd % ia6n!gs in thls
last sIsnsernsEt. being over Sl EEt she pre-
series many cf Eez eharias, AID s>Tac1Aliy
the stayeliDess C. her figure AID tas iurEri-
suce Of her long, thtck tres%e2 Al fk.s oourt
concert given Il YfsnEa in boaer Of this en-
pcror Of Germany, 90 created profound
sen<ation ~ ksr ooisure She -ors Der hair
falling srsoozhDed ~ tie bach. b io.1g raazsrs
over her SHOULDERS ard stpdsed -fee starr q
GlztnenSs held n rlass ~ sis=ter. oozSAAsd
vfrex THIS HBcr~nics oosfgTe,r 4 va
called. was greatly admired, 10 49, ts.s IN
stately vesrsr. The suprezs q All 70 -
tee q0e~nitat rcyal lady "a Eareps 70 10
bold Il IS <sgrt 70 eco b~r a. eezrs 30
seststssa, pAsssz.g down tie iacs & hairs
who are 20 u ssrysduesd. ara turning =. ths
ED with = grad sxs<v 81 her pzAi trssz.
sEoss fos6s are never etarranzsc ~ "a
se.ios, 80 sdro.tiy = !. executed --Ps-1s Cor.
s. LOUIS Po<-e DEz@irtL