The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-02
UJTUER LND IONDFR.
Weekly Chat Regarding People IN
General.

GfntThls
Fmneror William Is one Of the very few
soverelgns now reigning upon whose lie
no attempt has yet been made. Al least
seven or eight attempts Of this kind nave
been made against the life Of lis grand
mother, queen Victoria
The Russians SIN retain their old bar
barrie love of splendor and when the
Empress shows herself sire is a vision
OF unmatched gOrgeousness. She Is one Oh
the few mOnarchs of Europe who SUI
make a practice Of wearing crown on
great occasions
Mad King Ohio, OF Bavaria, is steadily
growing worse. and now rarely enjoys
anv lucid intervals. His forty-fifth birth
dav occurred recently. and his family en-
deavored to offer him congratulations and
gifts. but the unfortunate mailman flew
into perfect fury when he saw them
approach.
The Shah has an unfortunate affection
for Great Britain. He is always writing
the Queen, offering to visit Her Majesty.
who is thought, however. to have had
enough OF him last time. He not only
drinks bottle of brandy a day. but IS
alSO an ol1hll fdhNlf oihN - a hiiAhA "a
violent and irresponsible habits.
The children Of Mrs. George Gould are
rocked in silver cradle. a gft from
their great grandfather upon the birth
of their first child.
Mrs Madeline Ninton Dahlgren has in
the dlning-rOOm Of her house in Wash
inglon the mirror used by Bolly Madison
in the White House. and afterwards Ia
her own home as long as she lived.
AZ the last drawing room Of Queen Vic
toria there was a carnival Of jewels. one
reckless woman. the Warehouses Of
Tweeddale, was arrayed I'm a wide skirt.
whose many seams were outlined with
diamonds and emeralds. The Duchess Of
DevOnshire was a blaze of gems and so
was the Duchess Of Buccleueh. a quaint
and beautiful fancy was the placing OF a
diamond in the heart Of a rose worn in
the hair, or on the bodice. There 1t nes-
tied like great dew drop, provided it
was not lost In the crush. Necklaces I'm
prOfusion were worn, and such was the
passion for display that these were often
supplemented by a band OF velvet stud
ded with stars. Birds. butterflies and
flowers Of Jewels were quite common, and
the wells were kept in place by long ear
rings formed into pins, but with the pen
dants free TO fash out kaleidoscope pris-
matte colors. The turquoise was repre-
scented whenever II would harmonic with
the color Of the gown Emeralds were
much worn, and the present supremacy
of mauve or heliotrope had brought the
amethyst out In force.
Asod.fl L. .x,-., tit. IL. tn.
salons says a writer in the New York
Tribune) than any other capital in Eu-
rope. Indeed, every box at the opera may
be regarded as constituting a salon. only
the lower classes In the galleries listen
10 what Is going on on the stage. the
occupants of the lOges being occupied in
receiving visits. exchanging the latest gos-
sip and in flirting. And even after the
opera is over everybody who is anybody
assemblies in the foyer 10 wait for the
carriages. and the time, instead OF seem
Ing long, as IL really IS. appears very
short. Several of the great ladies %
Madrid have Of late begun 10 have a fixed
day I'm the week for being at home. But
the custom has not been generally fol-
lowed, since. practically, the doors Of
q salon Of a MadrIlene are never closed
from I'm the afternoon until midnight
during the six months or the year that
constitute the Madrid season. AS in the
aristOcratie society OF Vienna, everybody
in the great world in Madrid knows
everybody else. and. no matter what their
political opinions Monarchists, Carlists
and even Republicans-all are on terms OF
such intimate intercourse and goOd-fel-
lowship that they m.ngle and even
"tutoyer" or thou" one another. Con-
n Qaparal belief fiara a nn
ciety In the world where Their, Is so much
freedom, ease and well-hred fsans facon'
as In that OF Madrid. The fosmality, the
hauteur and pride for which tie Spaniards
are SO noted only come TO L;ht In their
intercourse with perfect STRANGERS or when
they have been stroked the wrong way.