The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-18
trope silk. trimmed with cascades OF Flanders

trope silk, trimmed with cascades OF Flanders
lace. dressing gown Ia made OF white
corded wolfe. with cords OF white silk precisely
like the garb Of Capuchn monk. One Of the
afternoon dresses is made in bronze green
velvet. with deep empire belt OF rich gold
passomentorie. All the petticoats nre In deli
cate shades OF blue pink and white silk, and
exquistely trimmed with flounces Of black lace
or futinzs OF white silk chiffon. Many Of the
shoes and stockings for Princess Marie's
trousscau have boon ordered from Paris to
match the various evening gowns with which
they are to be worn: but palmer and more
serviceable chaussurcs have been supplied by
London house. or these the strongest boots
are OF calf with thick soles and pointed toes.
The kid and patent feathers are OF lighter
make. All the boots are brogusd-that is to
say. ornam ented with pattern carried out In
punched-out little holes. The patent leather
riding boots are cut straight ut tho top. and all
boots and shoes have pointed narrow tpes.
Walking shoes Of black and brown leather are
made with four straps across the instep. The
Princess chose only the plainsst OF evening
shoes. The only embroidery appears on set
OF black and bronze slippers which have
the toes finely worked in steel beads and
are finished Off by a bow and small steel orna-
ment. On the other shoes tiny star SHAPED
| buckle Is the only decoration. Some black
| satin shoes show a new and very pretty style
OF finish. consisting Of liliputiap rosetts OF
pale pink satin in the centre. with tiny shells
| OF black satin. piped with pale pink. green.
blue. and yellow at each side. This runs
| across the front binding. and is scarcely more
than half an inch in depth.
| 1t is pretty we'll known that the late Duke Of
| Marlborough was an enthusiastic lover OF or.
chids. Like Joseph Chamberlain Of Birming-
| ham he spent good doal OF money upon his
pet hobby. but. unlike the commoner. the
Duke bought most OF his best plants himself.
having the necessary knowledge to enable
him to do SO with advantage. The Duke was
Q constant attendant ut Protheroe Il Morris's.
| the big orchid auction mart In Cheapside. and
regular freouenters OF the place had great re-
spect for his judgment He rarely gave a
fancy price for anything. preferrinR As rule to
buy odd lots OF shriveed up things containing
some unnamed varieties These would be
tenderly nursed back to life In the great hot
| houses at Blenheim. and they not infrequently
turned out to be splendid investments Next
| week the famous Benhem collection Is to be
sold at auction. The sale will be almost the
| biggest thing OF Its kind ever known. 30 great
is tho interest taken in 1t and so numerous
will be the gathering Of professional and
amateur buyers that special trains will be run
each day from London. Tho collection In
cludes no fewer than % 1000 established plants
| and O phenomenal proportion OF rare and
beautiful specimens. The sale is without re-
serve. but there will be sufficient competition
to insure big prices for the better things.
Judging by the following summary OF the
present years bull-ring record In Spain. the
national sport is certainly not falling In popu-
larity. The number OF flrst-class bull fights
in important cities has been 2e3. tho bulls
killed being 1904. There have also been 307
fights OF young bulls. in which 1.407 were
| slaughtered. Two men ricadors were killed.
| OF the espadas and banderillos sixteen were
more or less seriously wounded. In each
| course from six to eight bulls are done to
death. but recently In Madrid. in fight which
extended two days. eighteen were finished Of
Many Of the enthusiasts Judge the merit Of
the fight by tho number OF the horses slain.
On some days fourteen or even moro are gorsd
to death by the long horns Of the Spanish
bulls. The bull ring in Madrid holds $1,000
spectators. who are still apparently delighted
with the spectacle In which blood flows plenti-
fully and aged or unsound horses are dlsem.
| bowelled on the sandy arena
The Erenino Neus gently observed yester-
day: Tho forthcoming marriage Of Lord
Terence Blackwood to Miss Florence Davis Of
New York. though in no sense marriage for
convenience. will be useful to the house OF
Duferin from a money point Of Wow. Never
| V0Ty rlCIl. lOTu DuuoElu udd AlWAyb 1911 IL Ills
duty to devote the last farthing Of his diplo-
matic salary and allowances to the purposes
for which they were granted. those OF cepre-
sentation. and though the offices which he has
held have been very lucrative. such as the
Viceroyalty Of India and Canada. and the am
bassadorships at Constantinopls. Bt, Peters-
burg and Rome. he has saved moth
ing. He is grand seigneur in his
ways. and though hs receives 10000
q year with allowances as Ambassador to
France. It is not likely that he can put BY any
OF this. He has an estate In Ireland, but. as In
the case OF most OF the great landowners OF
that island he is land poor. Lord Dufferin's
experience is not exceptional in the British
diplomatic ssrvics. Lord Augustus LOTUS
WAS a bankrupt. Earl Granville and Earl
Lytton left their families In very strait nod
circumstances. The rich dowry Of Miss Flor
snce Davis will not under such circum stances
come amiss to Lord Backwood."
The Teutonic. which sailed from Queens
town on Thursday. carried passenger who
pald we'll fer the privilege Of crossing on that
particular shin. His name Is Pza. and lie
missed tho mail train at Dublin on Thursday
morning. He paid $3.50 for . special train.
and travelled tho $50 miles in the unprece-
dented time Of three hours and twenty min
utes Tho Teutonc was slowly steaming out
OF tho harbor whom he reached Queenstown.
Piza hirod a fast tug at the wharf and overlook
tho big liner. which stopped for him just be-
fore reaching Roche's Point His fellow pas.
senRers received him with cheers.
The distress in London growing out OF the
enforced idleness OF many thousands 10 hav.
ing ono sautary effect In the shape OF q reac-
ton against the tyranny OF organized labor.
A manifesto issued this week By the
Free Labor Association Is being received
with many expressions Of sympathy among
the unemployed The document sets
forth that there are in London alone 1OO.-
600 men. with 100000 women and children
dependent upon them. out Of employment at
tho present time. It chiefly due to the con-
tinued strikes In all trades during the last
three years. which have driven tons OF ship
ping into the hands oil tho foreigner. displaced
10000 mon. cost the workmen Of London
s952.OOO in wages alone. and proved the great
est curse that ever visited London. The mani