New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-25

shaped palette. and give design for each shape.
The cupds are painted in pnki,h flesh color, outlined
with sepia and the ribbon may be either pink or
Jlnc also outlined with brown. The peacock border
has very rich effect IL carefully done: II is best TO
take a peacock's feather and copy 1t exactly The
rose crimson, with the red petals dropping from H.
\ curious story is related Of one OF the most bea
tfl and prominent members Of the Russian aristoc
racy who is as well known at Paris as in St. Peters
burg where she occupies the honorary ohce OF LADY
n-waiting to the Czarina Her numerous friends and
acquaintance aware OF the fact that eighteen
months ago she LOST her only child. lovely boy Of
four years while spending the autumn at one Of the
most romantic sea side resorts the coast Of Brittany
but few OF them have any knowledge OF the ccum
stances under which the little fellow met with his
death.
The Princess Is a superb swimmer and daily SHE
remained for honrs in the water, taking especial de
light i'm 80 doing when the was rough and the big
green waves tumbled her about, causing her 10 look
with her long golden hair unbound her shoulders
like a mermaid OF IA nike from some Old German
legend often she would take her little
hoy with her and although he was very much
frightened poor little fellow, u look from her
,liiced to make him plunge into the restless water
with a resoute expression his fair face although
tears of terror gstened IN his big blue eyes. one
morning toward the end of october the young Princess
aecoupanied by two or three gentlemen and her little
hov aupearcd on the beach TO take her bath. The
tide was running HIGH and the waves rose black and
frohy upon the sands. surely you're not going TO
take the baby with You to-day ~ grOWed an old Usher
man. who with his hands in his pockets and telescope
stnck under his arm sitting on an overturned boat
watching the stormy sky. Yes, indeed. am
launched the great lady. " lie H. man, and must
learn 10 be pucly." Needless of the warnings poured
forth by the indignant Breton, She lifted the child In
her arms and walked into the surf. a small crowd
of women, wearing the picturesque wmte cap Oh tllo
pri,tanv peo,ant had gathered at the foot Of the clus
10 enjoy the sight presented by the elegant oreishes
in their bright coored bathing suits. dispor'ng them
selves in the water. They Thought that the Princess
would plunge the baby once or twice and then take
him out: but a cry of dsmay arose as they saw her
Mace him on her shoulders ana SWIM DOluy on rss
and falling with the big unduatng rollers, topped "!t
white foam, which seemed about 10 eiguil her' no"
and then between their greensh walls. Inc poy'
rvid with fear was clning desperately 10 heF hech
when suddenly the onookcrs noticed that the ude'
hicb was beginning to recede, was drawing her
rondly away from the shore The Princess al'o
tet the imminent danger ana screahheu "o""
Same men ran toward the overturned DOat' ui"sseu
,ndIv down the beach and with dlhculty suceecueu
in launching it on the now iumui'uous' 800 '"s
ont 20 fine Princess as they did so. to hold on ana
.h, they were coming She appeared, however 10
hye lost all her presence Of mind ana tried 10 shc
off the boy who was almost throluns hor III '''
frantic efforts TO maintain his hold feariui expires
sion OF rage and fury swept over her beaui ieauics
and crashing her precious burden by the arm, she
wreuched him from her and hurled him away from
her Then, without look behind her, she swan
toward the boat which had meanwhile come qm'e
close TO her. one minute more and she might nave
saved the poor little one, who had sunk Ike s,ohe
and whose dsfgured little corpse was washed ashore
two days later.
The Princess left for ST. Petersburg Immediately after
the funeral unable to bear the horror which the whole