The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-12
THINGS
ABoUT PERSONS MORE OR LESS PROM
INENT IN THE WORLD.

Dresses on the s~tnEe-Skirt Dancing.
A recently published article concerning the
late Empress Elizabeth OF Austria tells some
interesting stories OF her life which are quite
at variance with the customary descriptions OF
her habits. 1t appears that tho sorrow which
made hor life eccentric In so many partic-
ulars was due In tho FIRST place to disap-
pointment in her domestic life. from which
she never wholly recovered. The only
' real reconciliation that took place between
her and tho Emperor lasted for only a
very short time. 1t was soon after her mar
riage. according to this writer, that she learned
to her enduring misery that the devotion OF q
husband and the freedom OF n monarch's life
were not always consistent. In spite OF the
Emperor's respectful treatment OF and his
considerate esteem for her. the two are said to
have been practically separated from a date q
few years after tho marriage which was cele-
brated with so unusual O display OF youthful
affection. The most curious fact stated about
tho Empress is that she possessed no taste for
music, art or literature. She is said TO have
been fond OF solitude, and during the days
when her life seemed to be happiest
there wero no better hours for her than
those she spent alone. After her es-
arrangement the tendencies Of the family
to which shc belonRed-the Wittelsbach-be-
gan to show themselves. and she seemed to
take pleasure only in being alone. Some years
after their original arrangement the Empress
and her husband were reconciled through
the skill of one OF the Hungarian dlplomatlsts.
The union of Austria and Hungary had been
accomplished. and Dedk. the Hungarian states
man. is said to have told the Emperor that so
long os his empire was at peace his family
should also be. The same suggestion had
been made to Elizabeth. A brief period fol-
lowed during which the Emperor and
his wife seemed to he really united.
But this reconciliation did not continue
long. The wife was soon again on her tray
els, wandering from one OF her palaces 10
another. The Archduchess Marie Valerie. her
Youngest child, was born u year later. She was
the most beloved OF the Empress's daughters.
and toward her the Empress was never lacking
in the best qualities OF a mother. Her conduct
The youngest girl was frequently known as
Tho Child OF the Reconciliation" She was
m Nther. and was the first to go to. him at
Schoenbruun after the Empress's death.
At last the reaction has come. and straight
haired women who never submitted to the
process Of having their hair undulated to in
crease their charms will find themselves once
more in the fashion. The rebellion against the
crimping which has been popular for several
years will probably be enduring. The news
from London is that wigs have suddenly grown
fashionable. as the result OF the excessive use
OF the cFimpinE IRON on women heaus ~. .
cent years. The fashion Of having the hair
crimped from the roots right down to
the ends made its appearance first about
ten years ago, and Immediately became
popular. 1t was becoming to most men.a and
for once women who possessed beautifully
waving and curly hair we're eQualled by arti-
fetal devices. Once u woman had submitted
herself to the process. and then looked into the
glass, she was a victim of the habit. The in
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