Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-28


hat, the cockade was transferred to the latter.
An unwritten law, however. prevails with regard
TO those whose servants are entitled to wear
cockade, and the lord chamberlain can re-
fEse access to any court function in the case of
persons VINO persist III decking out~their peo-
pie with badges to watch thew have no right
The only persons who have authority to use il
IN England are comm issioned officers OF the
army and navy. officers of the royal household
government officials above a certain rank.
privy councillors lord ientenants and deputy
heutenants of counties. These and no OF ers
may use the privilege. There are three forms
OF cockades First, the large. black, glazed
rosette OF the SIZE OF very large dahiia,
where the petals are large. plain and pro-
nounced. This Is only used by ROYALTY, priyy
councillors and the royal household. The two
other cockades are smaller and of quite diff
1erent make and are used by the civil and mil
itary and naval officers of the government re-
spectively.
STORY OF Ill LUCK.
MY. Jules Simon, the famous French states
man, who has repeatedly held the Office Of
prime minister and who was recently extra
ordinary ambassador of the French republic to
Berlin, is popularity believed to be '.jettatore"
or to possess the evil eye. He is said to be a
bird OF Ill omen wherever he appears. When
he belonged to the Internationally some
twenty years ago and held the No. 666, which
Is the number of the Apocalyptic beast. his
colleagues remarked this admission to their
body foreshadowed period of persecution.
Some years later, as minister of public instruc-
tion under NJ. Theirs, he is said to have been
the cause OF misfortune to the ministry, which
resigned. Them in 1876, the coup d'etat'' of
the 10th OF May took place, when MIR. jules
Slmon was himself prime minister. 1t il re-
markable at any rate that every society to
which he belongs and every newspaper in
which he writes has come to grief sooner or
hIrQcfad fhn ~
Paris newspapers and their readers have gone
over to opposition journals. 1t is a story of ill
luck Wherever Mr.. jules Simon is concerned
The other day for the first time in his life he
went to Berlin and almost Immediately Bis
marck, who for thirty years had been the
master of Germany, fell into disgrace in con-
sequence or the ''jettatura" Of Mr.. Jules Simon.
AN AMERICAN PRESIDING LADY.
The presence of Mr. Ribot at the French
foreign office is the second time since the
foundation of the third republic that an Ameri-
can lady has assumed the delicate social duties
of mistress at the Quai dOrsay palace. The
wife OF the new minister of foreign affairs is a
native Of Chicago and has all the grace tact
and good looks of the well-bred American
woman. During the exhibition Of 1878, when
Mr.. William Washington was minister of
foreign affairs, 1t was also an American lady
VINO ala the honors at the numerous brilliant
sources given during the summer of that year.
On one occasion, at ball given to the late
Duke dAosta. brother of the King of italy,
Nine. Waddington led the cotillion with an
elegant young New Yorker, prominent men,
Der OF the select -Four Hundred" Here we
have new manifestation of the push of Young
America" remarked French diplomat
on this occasion; 'the Yankee ladies
are not only captivating our eligible
young men, but are teaching us how to dance. ~
Stall another surprise of this sort-an American
rig 10 s.xh
frahce--is In store for this country. When Mr.
Clemenceau becomes prime minister-and the
event has been nearly realized more than once
aiready-a Connecticut woman will, with the
single exception of Nine. Carnot. be the highest
ofhclal lady III the land. Transatlantic Delles
might take hint from the matrimonial con-
duct of Mines. Ribot, Washington and Clemen-
ceau and instead of wedding impecunious
nobles cast in their lot with rising French
politicians. The social distinction is not less
brilliant. And then these international union,
which have become IL almost reproach to
american womanhood, will prove credit to
two great nations
PRIESTLY EPICUREs.
1t is a remarkable but perfectly true fact that
the epicures of the entire world are almos,
altogether indebted to the French clergy for
the numerous luxuries they so dearly love to
enjoy. Two inn keepers established at Mont
d. Michel are at daggers drawn to this day re-
speeding the right sort of omele.te to be put
before hungry traveller who comes their wav,
One is Redel, who holds ont for the old Gallo
''omelette aux fines herbes." while his worthy
rival in culinary masterpieces asserts that the
only omelette fit to be eaten is one made from
receipt the secret OF which has been trans
United through ages by the antique religious
order OF the place. Such rivalry is an honor to
either party, for it is very difficult to decide
which Of them deserves to be crowned rs victor.
The monks and cures OF France have done as
much for their country in the preparation OF
savory delicacies as the most renowned
''chefs." One of the largest oyster parks was
started by Able Bonnetard. whose system of
artificial cultivation is SO successful that of the
great number OF oysters distributed through
out France every year as much as one-quarter
Is produced by the abbe's oyster park Canon
Agen was the discovereI of the terrincs of
Nerac. The rillettes of Tours are the work of a
monk of thermometers The renowned liaueurs.
Chartreuse, TrappistIne, Benedictine and
others, betray their monastic origin in their
names, and the strangest part of their produc-
ton is that they should be the work of the
most severe and ascetic of all religious bodies.
Even the immortal glory of having discovered
champagne is attributed to monk and to the
foregoing may be added the innumerabIe deli
cacies In bonbons, confectionery and the like
which owe their origin entirely to nuns in the
french converts. LOUIS Fl. MOORE.