The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-03-14

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Austin Dobson.
III three of the States New York, Now Jersey
and Missouri, there have been attempts made
within the last few months to pass bills
against tho wearing of big and high hats at
the theaters. All were unsuccessful. There
would have been lots Of fun il the law had
passed. to sec civil authorities try to enforce it.
All the details of how big hat would be too
big, and how high feathers could be without
being unlawfully So would have to be decided,
and woman would have fretted and fumed and
whimpered at dictations concerning her mil
linery, naturally, for men don't know anything
about womens' hats. And after all, women are
being moro considerate every year in this re-
gard, and the bare heads are numerous even at
the matinee-when the girls dress up for the
walk afterwards. aud the hats are most i'm
portant parts of the costumes. Very few women
are unable to understand that the big hat at
the theator is nuisance and very few like to
make nuisances of themselves, but no true
woman would allow mere men to limit her hat
brims restrict her use Of ribbons and feath-
ers in her adornment.
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Perhaps after the descriptions of the Gould
wedding, with all the details of the thousands
of roses, lilies and orchids decorating the walls.
the splendor of the jewels, the extravaganza
even in tho cake-boxes and all the other eI-
pensive characteristics. we are inclined TO fancy
that ours is the great age of extravagance, and
that there has never been other like unto ii.
1t is comforting to find in en- account of a we'd
ding reception of 147I that IN other ages there
was lavish display and desire to outshine all
others. So, perhaps, 1T is not our century, but
human nature that is prone to extravagance
whenever 1t has the funds.
"The number of guests. between relations,
preates and ambassadors was so great that the
Duke of Ferrara was obliged in order to pro-
vide them with lodgings, to billet them on
private families, to whom he sent the necessary
tapestries, silken covers and Flanders sheets,
but the mattresses and holsters they were
obliged to hire from the Jews, who kept bank
in Ferrara, and they often had to be contented
with old goods. As long as the stranger mobiles
remained in Ferrara, tho Court sent them all
they required for dinner and supper, and not
only this. but also enough to give over to the
poor or anybody they chose For example, to
the Cardinal of Roverella, who had suite of 30
people, were sent every morning $50 pounds Of
meat. and the rest in proportion.
The great dinner Of all was given on the 4th
OF July, tbe day after the arrival of the bride)
Among the many dishes that appeared there
were served at one course, on large, square
silver trays, 80 gilt peacocks, with fire issuing
from their mouths. As for the cooks, only, at
the Villa of Belfiore, where the bride remained
a few honrs before coming into the city, there
were So. In the Court Kitchen the cooks of the
Duke Ambrosio of Prussia and Gerardo of
Arena had AZ cooks under them, besides q
Lorenzo, who cooked only surgeons; Mastro
Bernardino. who gilt the peacocks, and Mastro
MARITIME, who provided the iron frames to hold
them up. A company comes from Venice in
order to make all kinds of sweetmeats."-
Westminster Reriew.
The wedding gift from the Marquise de Cas-
tellane to Miss Gould was necklace fashioned
from 300 pearls many Of which were from the
jewel-box of Catherine de Medici, fastened with
an emerald and diamond clasp. The emerald
was enormous one. set round with 30 dia-
monds, making decoration altogether weigh
ing about a half pound, and valued at $1l9 900.
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When it is asserted that man is superior to
woman in inventive genius, she replies; =" He
has to be; he has no hairpins."
So
hairpin will prove valuable in clearing out
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out big. strong wire hairpin and bend the end
over into narrow crook small enough to slip
easily in and out Of the holes Of the waste
pipe. Then fish for the distractions and pull
them forth, continuing until the passage is
entirely cleared out. 1t is a simple matter to
keep this upper part of the pipe free. though it
is not an overly dainty job, and it saves
plumber's bills