The Saint Paul globe., 1898-06-07
SHE HATES AMERICANS.


husband fought under Gen. Mcclellan, MADE
the most vixenly attack upon the United
States in its relation to Spain. The hostile
speech was delivered recently at Seville. and
contained expressions not only insulting TO
the American people and unworthy of one
whose husband had fought under the Amer
lean flag, but beneath the level OF woman
hood. The countess is described as masculine
in appearance and manner. She Is bitter
toward the United States because OF her OIL
cfal rank as infanta Of Spain-a title which
she holds through her father, Duke OF Mont
pensier. the youngest son of King Louis
Philippe Of France. At present the countess
Is the guest of her eldest daughter, queen of
Portugal. and is regarded as one OF our
countrys bitterest enemies In Portugal.
President Faure won't even allow the hand
some eagles on the Elysee palace door-knobs
and plates to remain, but has ordered them
to be changed.
The Empress of Japan takes her meals with
her husband, honor accorded to no pre-
vious empress. The emperor is SAID to be
opposed to the feminine fashion Of stained
teeth and shaved eyebrows, and In favor OF
enlarging the rights of women. The empress
is earnest friend of women's hospitals.
In her castle Patti has phonograph into
which she frequently warbles and then occa-
sionally lends the cylinders to her friends at
a distance thatoth may listen to her me'o-
dious strains
The Empress of Austria, at one time the
most beautiful woman in Europe, is described
as pitifully thin and worn, prenaturely
aged and no longer taking any interest even
in outdoor sports, of which she was formerly
passionately fond.
At the spring exhibition at Grosvenor gal
lery Of the most noticeable pictures Is
said to be portrait of Emma Eames by her
artist husband ,,dJulian Story. The beautiful
prima donna Is represented as the Countess
in the Marriage of Figaro" her handsome
face Is little lifted, and her lips are just
parted in the act Of singing, while half IN
shadow at a spinnet sits a man who is IN
the act of accompanying the fair cancatrice.
The old theory that pearls were "congealed d
dewdrcps pierced by sunshine was main
tained by naturalists as late as 1854. An old
Venetian medal of that date bears an open
oyster shell receiving q drop of dew. with
the motto: "By the divine dew"
The Countess Of Aberdeen Is an advoc ate
of the typewriter. and many Of her notes
and letters are written by this means. TfeJ
lock exceeding attractive, however. for u e
note paper is Of the best IRISH linen. At the
A. with a crown above, all In a pretty
shade of blue. Government House, Otta-
wa" also in blue. is stamped at the upper
herself 'Tshbel Aberdeen in blue ink. and
a postscript is apt to follow. written with
a pen. Upon the envelope Aberdeen g
always written in the lower left-hand cor
ner.-Chicago Herald.
A French woman recently bought gown,
made Of chicken SKINS almost LOCO pieces Of
| the tanned skin being used for the skirt a d
bodice. Ruffles at the bottom of the skirt,
puffs on the shoulders and fichu around the
| neck were all CT the delicate material. VIII n
the work of making the dress proper was
| finished, 1t was sent to the studio Of Edward
| GilIet one of the most skilled fan painters
in France, who painted upon the precious
garment exquisite punches Of pink and red
roses and rocco decoration extending from
| the belt down the front.
DR.. Lesser's advice to Red Cross nurses
| about to leave for Key West may well be
| needed by women at home. The physician
| maintained that the wearing of tight clothes
| irritated and roughened the skin. thereby
| adding a little to persons susceptibility to
| disease A smooth, unbroken skin, he aver
red, was great safeguard against germs.
| Woolen underwear, too, was denounced as
| absorbing noxious substances too readily.
| Preventatives, also, in the shape Of medicine
| taken to ward off disease, were not favored
| by the physician. The best safeguards were
regular and light meals plenty Of baths and
a proper amount Of sleep. The precaution
of boiling water was advocated. even for
| L.xb .fy, L.,
fected districts.
| Mrs. Susan Glen, of Washington, is the
first matron to be appointed as mother of the
regiment" to go to the front. She is the
| widow Of soldier and will go with her
| son, who is a member of the First regiment
Of the District of Columbia volunteers. She
| Is member of the Womans Patriotic Indus
| trial Relief league. which is now organizing
! a corps of women to go with the various reg
| iments to launder. mend and darn for the
| soldiers. No woman under thirty-fve will
| be permitted to go with a regiment as ma.
tron. and the widows and mothers of vol
unteers are preferred. Mrs. Glen's outfit will
! consist of black alpaca and black silk skirts
blue and black silk shirt waists, rubbe,
cloak, broad-soled walking shoes, one rubber
| pillow one rubber blanket a fedora hat
shawl, belt and bag. She will also take 8
quantity of CASTLE and laundry soaps, vase
line, mustard combs, pins, needles, pencils
letter paper postage stamps, darning cotton
scissors and other accessories of the worl
basket The league to which Mrs. Glen be-
longs is now making small bags fitted witt
the useful articles, which will be distributed
among the soldiers.
| They Have a Grievances.