Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1892-10-26

Of those who are permitted to write In
in it, but it reflects their temperament
as we'll, like a diary, in which are en-
tered the events of a space OF ones
life.
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The popularity OF massage has led a
Frenchman to devise little arrange
ment which enables one to dispense
with the services of a professional oper-
ator. The invention resembles In form
an ordinary rolling pin, aud consists
simply of an axis Of iron and roller OF
lockwood with corrugated surface. The
one desiring massage treatment obtains
it bv grasping the handles and pushing
the apparatus over the portions OF his
anatomy in need of such treatment,
varying the pressure as desired. 1t is
described as great success and much to
be preferred to the traditional massage
administered by the rolling-pin of the
angry housewife.
The horse show, which will open No
vember IA, promises to be and even
more important eventin the fashionable
world of New York than it was last
year. It Will really mark the begin
ming of the winter season of 1925, and
ali society plans in regard to the leaving
of country houses and of occupying city
ones are now arranged relative to horse
show week. Following the show, which
will close on Saturday night, November
10, Will come Thanksgiving Days foot
ball match the next week, sand the
opening teas, receptions and dances OF
the season. a costume ball is now
talked of about New Years, to be, OF
course, under the management OF Ward
McAlllster, who has remained almost In
secluslon, for him, during the last sum-
mer.
Tuxedo has not had 80 lively an au-
tumn season before since it's origin.
Coaching has much to do with this, and
as seats have been engaged long in ad-
vance, the interest is likely to continue
until the middle of November. The
clubhouse is always full from Saturday
until Monday, and the presence of the
Hungarian band inspires dancing nearly
every night. There will be dinner
dance at the clubhouse on October 20,
to follow dinners at six Of the large
houses of the place. The annual SUB
scription ball of the governors of the
club will be given on Friday evening,
October %.
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A few months ago there died in Paris
famous fanatic, VI de Thiac, called
clover OF the Queen" lover of Marie
Antoinette, whose grace caused the
beating Of hearts and the crossing OF
swords. NJ. de Thiac's home was filled
with souvenirs of the martyred Queen.
There were patch boxes from the Yer
sailles Palace, milk bowls from Trianon,
Jewel caskets from the Tuilleries, letter
cases, bonbonnieres, sachets, seals, fans,
perfume bottles, and even the black
ribbons from the Queens widows cap.
The thimble she used while IN prison;
the comb that kept her hair in order;
her prayer book-everything that re-
lated to Marie AntOinette, from the sat
in slippers of the Dauhoine to the
torn shoe of the poor prisoner IN the
Conciergerie. A cabinet contained the
treasures of the collection. A minia-
ture, signed Sicarni, shows the Queen
IN pastoral costume, white dress and
hair, without powder, as III the happy
days of Trianon. Another miniature
represents Nine. Royale as a child, and
still another shows us the Dauphln IN
his cradle, and the Duchess de Polignac
hiding her face behind the curtains. M.
de Thiac possessed also a water color
signed marie Antoinette," crystal
bottle carried by the Queen IN
the temple, and Trianon chairs
in rose Pekin strewn with flow
ers. Perhaps the most wonder
full object in the collection is o fan
offered by the town OF. Dieppe to Her
Majesty, on the occasion of the Dau-
phin's birth. This fan is chef d'Huyre,
and represents Porus before Alexander;
it was designed by Vieri, the celebrated
painter, to whose brush we owe the
'Marchande d'Amours." Empress
Eugene once offered NJ. de Thiac 20, 900
francs for this fan, but he refused to give
up the beautiful objet Dart. NJ. de
Thiac lived alone and cared nothing for
people. His heart was with his treas
ures, and he requested that no one fol-
low him to the grave, because no one
followed the van that carried the de-
capitated Queen to the Monceau plain. :"
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That gifted but unappreclated genius,
Oscar Wilde, who lately shook the dust
Of England from his feet and went to
France to live, turned up at an art show
in the new gallery in London q few days
ago, where it was sarcastically observed
that she was heard speaking English
quite fuently."
The engagement of Miss Maud,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre Lor-
rilard, to Thomas Suffer Taller,
was announced at Tuxedo Wednes-
day.