The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-01-17
IN NEW YORK.
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, THE
BROWNIES

And the Scarlet Letter-Tbe Corsican
Conqueror and Josephine Revived
in Magazines and Art Stores-The
NnpoIeonic cBang-Napoleonic Dress
The Josephine Gown-Penny Dread
fuI-Senator Brice's Patron Saint
Governor Mckinley i'm 1t The
Brownies Return, Very Latest Fad
-"Scariet Letter" Dramatized-The
Gets "Tusch."
Special Correspondence News-Democrat.
NEW YORK, Jan. H.
The Napoleon Bonaparte fad is at its height
in New York. The leading magazines Of the
country started the craze with their Napoleon
sketches and memoirs, and now everything is
NapOleOuiC. Every art store in New York dis
plays paintings, etChings and engravings of
Napoleon and miniatures of Josephine in their
show windows, and CuriO dealers have resur-
reCted all sorts of relics of Napoleon and the
First Empire. One would think that Napo-
Icons time was divided equally between sit
ting for his portrait and fighting battles.
There is Napoleon as Lieutenant, at the age
of sixteen; NapoleOn's passage of the bridge at
Lodi; The treaty at LeOben; Napoleon before
his expedition into Egypt; Napoleon's trium-
phal progress through France; Napoleon cross
ing the Alps; Napoleon at the battle of Ma
rengo; Napoleon the night before the battle at
Austerlitz; Bonaparte at BOulOgne; Napoleon
going back to France from Moscow; Napoleon
taking leave of his officers at Fontainebleu;
Napoleon meeting his soldiess on his return
from Elba; Napoleon at the battle Of Waterloo;
NapOleon's final resignation; Napoleon in
Exile.
Then are numerous miniatures of Napoleon
and scores of josephine. An engraving from
the famous painting by David representing
Napoleon at Versailles in the act of crowning
Josephine is favorite subject.
Fashionable young men are beginning to
affect
THE NAPOLEON BANG,
which is decided improvement over the
parted-in-the-middle plastered down.over.the-
ears style, that makes men look like sheep.
An approved cut of the hair is the Napo-
leonic front and football back, a most startling
combination.
NAPoLEONIC OUTFIT.
have been watching for the great coat and
cooked hat of the Emperor, and yesterday was
rewarded by seeing young man on Fifth
Avenue, with typical Napoeonic outfit
He wore the traditional grey cloak, buttOned
up to the chin and three cornered hat, and at
traCted the coveted attention Of pedestrians.
The mustache, which has been sinking into
disfayOr for some time, is totally tabOOed, dur
ing the present craze for the smooth, clean
shavcn face.
THE JOSEPHINE GOWN.
Women are reviving the Josephine gown
at home and at teas, which is very becoming
to the willOwy, graceful woman.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the poetess of passion,
always wears an Empire gown.
She was one Ofthe receiving praty at tea
last week and was very becOmingly attired in
Josephine gown of pale blue crepcand served
very strong punch in a very aesthetic manner.
THE PENNY DREADFUL.
BY the way this tea was given by two young
ladies, literary prOteges Of Ella Wheeler Will
cox.
They are both clever writers on a New York
paper but deviated from the purely literary
path by writing startling story for the Fire
side Companion, under fantastic monde
plume.
They called the venture the penny Dread |
ful" to their friends and said if the story was
accepted they would go abroad on the pro- |
Ceeds.
The penny Dreadful" was accepted and |
the tea was a farewell given the day before |
their departure for Paris.
SENATOR BRICE's PATRON SAINT.
II may be of finterest to Senator Brice's con-
to know that he is a great admircr of |
Bonaparte; indeed, Napoleon is his patron |
saint.
AS far back as when he pratiCed law in Ohio |
a fine engraving Of Napoleon hung on the |
wall over his desk. Mrs. Brice has a valuable /
Of miniatures of Josephine, which /
she has been aCCumulating for ten years.
Every curio dealer in New York who secures
a miniature of Josephine sends for her and she |
it often puzzled to know the antique from the
imitation.
REVIVAL or FRENCH ROMANCE.
A,.4Lo, ,koso &c +I,;s Na,olao,ic ora,o ;s |
The revival of the George Sand and Madam De
Stehl, and French novels of the romantic and
classic school. This IS most wholesome and re-
freshing after the realistic novels Of Zola and
other writers of the same school, the uncanny
of vice and human weakness.
GOVERNOR NfHINLEY IN IT.
If this present Napoeonic fad continues,
lur own Governor Mckinley will surely be
he next nominee for President.
But alas for the Presidential aspirants Of
S96! New YOrk's fad is as tickle as an April |
hower and by the time the next great Re.
publican Convention convenes, Napoleon will
Je in exile.
THE BROWNIES RETURN.
Another prevailing fad is the Brownies"
which has been revived by the dramatiza-
ion of the Palmer, Cox, Brownie stories into
very bright and attractive opera called the
Brownies" This is having long and sue |
essful run at the l4th street theatre.
Jewellers have catered to the popular taste
nd display Brownie pins Of all designs which
vent with ready sale.
There are also Brownie pictures, dolls, brio
.brac and souvenir spoons, which were pOpu'
lr Christmas gifts.
THE SCARLET LETTER.
Through the courtesy of Mr. Wade Chance
Tho by the way is NV official assistant mana |
er of Carnegie's l. IL and their superb new