Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1891-08-07
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At the marriage of Princess Louise, grand
daughter of Queen Victoria, to Prince Aribert
of Germany, last week, the bridal gown is
thus described: The train, very much gored,
hangs in very graceful folds, and is rounded
at the back into the shape that some milli-
ners call the "spoon'' and others the sabot.
The whole of the dress is bordered with
orange blossoms. The lace in front falls
over this ruche of orange blossoms. The
bodice is trimmed with lace like that on the
skirt. The bodice buttons upon and girdle
of orange blossoms hides the junction, falling
in long ends over the back one slightly long
er than the other-a little touch that shows
true art. The sleeves are very new, being
made of the lace, lined with silk muslin only
and allowing the arms to be seen through.
The U. S. Government experimenters to
produce rain by explosions Of dynamite in
the skies, have gone to Kansas to try it. They
have sixty balloons, each ten feet in diameter
and filled with oxygen and hydrogen gas, one
hundred kites five feet high, whose tails are
to be loaded with dynamite. and a score OF
two of great wooden mortars, from which
dynamite can be exploded. A dry desert is
to be selected, and a line, as of battle, two
miles long, will be formed. The balloons, to
which wires are to be attached, will be sent
up, and by electric spark the gases will be
combined with a terrific explosion. The NOR
tars will below for about three days. The
experiment will probably cost $4,000.
OF the 1913 men who bore the title of Gener-
al in the Confederate army only $50 survive
Of that number those in Virginia are Lt-Gen.
Jubal A. Early; Major Generals D. II. Maury,
Harry Ileth, j. l.. Kemper, Fitzhugh Lee,
w. II. F. Lee, T. l.. Rosser, VIM. Malone, g.
W. Gusts Lee and W. B. Taliaterro, and Brig
adler Generals JOS r. Anderson, r. l.. T.
Beale, NJ. d. Corse, Eppa Hunton, J. D. In
boden, T. M. Logan. T. 7. Munford r. L.
Page. W. II. Payne, D. A. Wesiger, Roger
A. Pryor, Daniel Rousell, James A. Walker,
G. c. Wharton and W. r. Terry. The only
full General surviving is e. p L. Beauregard
of New Orleans.
At the chapel of Union Theological Semi
nary at Hampden-Sidney on the evening OF
the 18th ult., Miss Ruth Smith, daughter of
Rev. DR.. B. NJ Smith of the Seminary, was
married to Rev. Alex. Jeffrey McKelaway of
Charlotte county. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. J. W. Rosebro of Petersburg
a brother-in-law of the bride. The brides
maids wore costumes draped in Greek fashion.
Rev. E. IL. Slower acted as best man. Little
Frank Rosebro acted as page, Miss Morrison
of Rockbridge Baths, was maid of honor
The bride wore white silk embroidered chiffon
en- tram, tulle veil confined with wreath OF
orange blossoms, diamond ornaments.
Samuel j. Rockenbach Of Lynchburg, VIII
graduated ''with starr at the v NJ. l. at
Lexington two years ago, has been appointed
by President Harrison I'd Lieutenant in the
U. S. Cavalry. There were 400 applicants
under the new law providing for u appoint
ments from civil life. Of these, q were Sc
lected for examination and the u men APP
pointed were the twelve who passed the best
examinations.
Senator Barbour was at the War Depart
ment Saturday to see why it was that none of
the several well-qualifed Virginia appli-
cants. graduates of the v NJ l., for second
lieutenancies in the U. S. A., to be taken from
civil life, had been asked to appear before
the examining board. The Secretary of War
was absent, and he could get no satisfactory
information.
The face of "Liberty" ON the silver dollar
is that of Miss Anna W. Williams a school
teacher in Philadelphia. At the time it was
made she was Principal of the girls school
at the House of Refuge, and the Director of
the mint at Philadelphia was struck by her
classic features. He got her consent, but with
much difficulty, to have her photograph taken
for the purpose.
The instinct Of a mule saved the lives of
Robert MONTGOMERY and two other prospec-
tors who have just returned from the Death
Valley, Cal. They had wandered 600 miles,
and were dying with thirst when mule
broke away and started on dead run for the
foot hills. The party followed and found an
abundance Of good water on the west side of
the valley.
Poor Lily Langtry is going the usual road!
Her latest lover, Abingdon Baird coarse
but millionaire Scotchman, has just badly
beaten her in London, backing both her eyes.
and disfguring her so badly that the neigh
bors who ran in found her with the blood
streaming down her face On a threat of a
suit the brute paid her e25 900.
In Forepaugh'S circus at Rock Island, ILL.,,
Tuesday, while feeding the lions bit of meat
fell short and dropped ON the ground. A
young lion leaped out of the cage for it and
the audience Of 5000 people got panicked.
Women shrieked and crowded out, men broke
down the benches, and many people were in
jured.
Probably the largest price ever paid for
theater box was that given to Mr. Harris,
manager of the Covent Garden, London, OH
Wednesday night when it was occupied by
the Emperor and Empress of Germany and
the Prince and Princess of Wales of Great
Britain. He charged 80 Enthusiastically
close to 81, 800.
Judge Claiborne, of st. Louis, says that
when he first saw Gen. j. E. b. Stuart who
was at that time a lieutenant fresh from
West Point, he regarded him as the handsom-
est young man in America. 1t may have been
this extraordinary personal beauty that later
IN life made Stuart the idol of the Confeder
ate Army.
Walter Fearn of New Orleans, who has been
placed at the head of the foreign affairs de-