The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-30

| the public enjoys better than planning
how the vanderbilts shall dispose Of
| their money.
Ouida's latest novel promises to be
startling even for her. Mr.. Gladstone
will figure as A villain in the plot, and
she purposes to make him as black as
any she has ever painted.
Opera on grand scale is now antici-
pated with enthusiasm by New Workers
for next winter. The list of thirty-five
box holders is published, and elaborate
plans are under discussion; so the empti-
ness Of the past season has not been
without it's fruits.
For the benefit of those who expect to
catch their first London season this year,
and who would like to rattle off few
titles with at least n reasonable assn mp
/ ton of familiarity, we reprint the follow
| ing handy volume" dictionary:
Lord Cholmondeley's name is always
pronounced, except by vulgar people.
CHUNKY" Abergavenny is pronounced
on the spot as it is spelt. But IL any
human being 'in society" spoke OF Lord
/ Abergavenny otherwise than as Lord
"Aberghenny" he would be stared at as
only an English grande dame born in
the purple" can stare. Again, the Duke
Of Rutlands place. Belvoir, must be
called "Beever," Lord Spencer's house
not Althorp, but "Ollthorp." Marjori-
banks is "Marchbanks," st. John is
"Slngeon," Beauchamp is "Beecham,"
SaumareZ is "Summery," st. Clair Is
Sinclair" Lord Derby is DARBY Lord
Hotham is "Hutthum." CLAIMS. also.
where Duncan is supposed TO have been
murdered by the amiable Macbeth fam
ily must only he pronounced "Glahms,'
and as this is the title of the heir appa-
rent to the Strathmore peerage IL is inn
/ portant to know the exact infection.
Lady Willoughby d Eresby, whose son,
Lord Aveland, is, through her. ore OF
the hereditary grand chamberlains Of
England has also an awkv ard name.
, Lady Durrsby" is the accepted pronun-
citation. although l have heard fairly de-
cent people call her de Resby." The
Baroness Burdett-Cout name is also
/ queerIy pronounced by the million whom
she has in her large benevolence so
greatly helped. Thy call her Burdett,
with the accent on the last syllable,
whereas the family pronunciation is Bur-
dett. Everybody knows that Berkeley is
never. to "ears polite" pronounced other
wise than "Barkly." that Leveson-Gower
is called "Levson-Gore." that Feather
stonhaugh is PROFESSIONALLY" that Bohun
is Boone" and Mohun was Moon"
II is also worthy of note that st. Maur
is always pronounced Seymour"
The Empress of Austria, who has
been constantly travelling through
Europe during the last few years seek
ing a solace of diversion for her mental
anguish, especially since the death or
suicide of her son. Archduke Rudolph,
arrived on the Lake Of Como, in Italy,
at the end Of last month. She landed at
Beiaglo from the steamer Unione, and
.Ia- ha Of QHN
Parker at the Grand Hotel in that
place. Thanks to her incognito, she was
not recognized, and she walked to the
! hotel while the landaus of the latter
were conveying the six persons of her
suite including the lady in waiting and
a young professor of Greek, a native Of
Corfu, where the Empress had lived re-
Gently.
After changing her dress and making
brief toilet Empress Elizabeth started
out to see the place. She entered the
store Of a man who kept articles made
Of olive wood, and bought some Of them.
She entered in conversation with the
store-keeper, asking him in the pure
Italian language, which she speaks per-
fectly well. how it was that in this viii
lage so little frequented by foreign tour
lists there was in all stores such dis
I play Of fancy articles of every kind.
The man answered that all this was
done on account Of the Empress Of Aus
tria, who had just arrived.
"Ahw exclaimed Elizabeth; but who
said that the Empress Of Austria IS at
. BellagiO?
THAT was said by the newspapers.
, Did you not see the carriages? In the
first Of them was the Empress"
, Elizabeth smiled and left. saying, al
, ways in Italian: "She may be the EN-
. press, but it is not justice that these
good people should put themselves to
} any Inconvenience for her sake. for she
is no more and no less than any other
) lady"
The store-keeper was much surprised
at that. and he offered a thousand ex-
l cuses to the Empress when she returned
2 an hour later to his store. by which time
he had learned who she was.
} Elizabeth is quitely dressed in black
} wearing also dark bonnet, and without
a single feminine ornament. Despite hei
? 50 years she has preserved her beauti'
| full figure. Her nervousness is evident
but does not reveal the grave sickness
from which she is suffering, especially
during the night from insomnia. she
came TO the Lake of Como In 1854 on hei
wedding trip with the Emperor She was
. IN all the beauty Of her nineteen years
. and at the height of her happiness. What
| a change since then. She had made
vow TO return 10 Como before dying
This sad word is often upon her lips
| now She does not look i'll, though she Il
pale: her eyes are still brilliant and vi
vacious, and il is easy TO understand tina
, she was considered, at time, the hand
soonest sovereign in Europe. The En-
press goes to bed late, and sometimes Il
! I'D for q walk at A. NJ. in the garder
, OF the villa which she occupies at Bel
lagio.
A London letter speaks OF Miss Frances
, de Grasse Evans as one OF the debutante
presented a the recent "drawing-room.
! She is the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank H. Evans, who by virtue or ne
, mothers nationality unites both Amerl
; can and English blood Mrs. Evans wa
. Miss Marie de Grasse Stevens, OF New
1 York. She married Mr.. Frank II. Evans
I OF London and Kent, who is the LIBERIA
I member for Southampton, and just nov
1 very much 10 the fore, as he is warn
S personal friend OF Mr. Gladstone, unde
5 whom and the late John Bright. his poll
Y teal education was formed. Mrs. Evan
/. Is one of the most popular or Anglo
American hostesses. and "Tubbendens,
8 her beautiful country home In Kent is on
e | Of the most delightful or old Englis
\ | houses in which TO pass a happy holida
B, week. Mrs Evans drawing-room gov
= was decidedly effective. 1t was made O
1 one OF the new spring silks, shot whit
= and apricot ground, powdered over wit
= | tinv bouquets Of roses in bright sol
= mink The train was OF cream cut We