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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-19

The cables from France announce a
NEST extraordinary scene in the Paris
theatres.
Tho word Empire" was mentioned
upon tho stage and the audience rose
TO it's feet with a bound yelling and clap
ping hands. When the ex-Empress Eu-
genie heard OF 1t she exclaimed:
ooh, my sOn!'
The Lady Of France. as she has been
called. saw before her dimmcd eyes
picture of what might have been.
SoO,ch nobility. the fame aud fortunes
or mlsfotuncs OF the Stuarts, the TO-
mantle ancestry of an oXiled family gain
ing honOrs and position In Spain, the
rush 10 the dizzy heights Of the first
throne Of Continental Europe "a period az
dazzling prosperity and influence, and
then disaster, flight and exile. oercavcd
of husband ana son as well rs OF all
claims 20 position: these I'm brief are the
life facts OF the Empress Eugene.
Were ever the vicissitudes Of fortune
more exemplided than in the story Of
the ex-Empress Eugene. wife Of NarO-
leon H. and mother of tho hapless scion
of the Napoleon who lost his life at the
hands Of an African savageY
in the blood Of the ex-empress We're
mingled those of the Scotch and Spanish
races. She was the daughter Of Donna
Maria Manucla Kirkpatrick Of close
burn. Countess Dowager OF Monijos
Eugenio's grandfather was the Eu-lisl
consul az Malaga. and her mothers mar
rage 10 the Count De MonujO, au officer
i'm the Spanish army. connected her with
the house of the Duke De Foyas, repre-
sentative of the ancient admirais Of Cas-
tile and those OF highest rank, including
Il. L. ks..f
From a. Spanish standpoint, therefore,
her origin was OF the highest.
on the death of the Count DE Montto
Eugeuie's mother was left with a fortune
adequate 10 The maintenance of her high
position and her Oldest daughter mar
ried To- Duke OF Alya and BcrwicE. THIS
noble was the Nncal descendant of Tie
Duke of Berwick natural son o. James
IL. of England by Miss Churchill. sister
of the first Duke OF MARLBOROUGH
For Eugene. however. stil higher
destiny was reserved. I'm 1851 Che Countess
of Teba. as she was callel lcc1mp
her mother ON a heightened visit 81 Paris.
where thc entertainments Of The Countess
de Montiio We're Of tho h.e0e- ,har-
actcr made possible by her great wealth.
and the beauty OF Eugene no less than
her mental gifts added greatly 20 the
aAlidtilNtNf~N bA tiif hbuhiIh 0Ii'Il
Eugene had been educated I'm England
and the greatest care had been taken to
endow her with all the gifts that could
enrich her mind
Among the visitors 10 the salon Of
the Countess De Montijo Was the Prince
Frederick Napoleon who had secured the
front place I'm the republic after series
of adventures, and whose career was
closely watched by those who saw in him
a wary intriguer.
History has pronounced that these sus-
pici0us were verified. Scarcely had the
famous. or infamous. coup d'etat OF 1Ng
secured to Napoleon Ill. the imperial
power than he looked around for part-
ner for his throne. His choice fen ON
the Pinccss Garcia Wasa of sweden. but
the northern powers. and especially Nich-
olas j. Of Russia. interp0sed a veto on
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-19

their complexion and chat exotic look
one soon associates with tine Australian
girf Tine Australian giri would not
however approve ot being called ul-
English and exotic u is her dearest
ambition % be considered Eugish-which
f.. perhaps. why she does not show 70
such advantage iu DBL conventional setting
as does tho American girl who dares to
stand out from her real setting and Doe
her real American 7c'f 7hc Australian
girl would Dee % more definite Intellectual
and social fact if she bad the same c1ur-
age and 20 true respect for nor claims 20
consideration as AN Australian pure ana
simple Though decidedly adaptive and
clever iu making the most OF her MAJ
terials she cannot compare with the
American girl in sturdy originality and
the capacity TO- shine under difficult SOC
Cial clrcums tauces.
Thus the Australian girl appears 90
best advantage in bier particular environ
ment-most so tho Girl ~ tho iu d..
Here She seems "a natural product OF The
peculiar features which make Australia
unlike 400 other countries. DO is The Bush
Girl who represents emphaiio1IIF the
Australian type. and in her Bush home
She g. more or less the same alWa} s.-
Philadelphia Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-19

~ the hair 81 some dead relative: and
this gruc-ome memcnto was considered
the only proper ornament FOR woman
to wear who had reached the age OF
cap and wig" On top of the wig Il
white NET cap WIS mounted and decor
atcd with taste ribbons and strings
that fastened guder the chin.
The wcarer vainiy imagined that she
had defel tho ravagcs of time br cone
ctallng Che few gray hairs that her eye
alone had discovered under hideous
mass of false hair Very dressy old
ladies' wore bright pink ribbons in their
caps. but this was conFidered frivolous.
Indeed. none but daring Souls ventured
10 defy the fashion and show their love
or fntrc by dOuniug gay colors I'm this
way.
Dentistry was not enc art and pro
fes-ion before the middle of the century
a- it o. to-day. Teeth We're allowed 70
decay at au early age for want of proper
attention. and when false teeth We're
puL IN the mouth they were clumsy
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a stranger came one Hsa' 80 "s@o'-' $
tent
Saying Behold one ou'clsl ana 'N
dread,
Again "1ose life the Boo" OF power Is
Who n.cs and hath not where TO lay
his heads
1 come 70 thee for shelter and for food.
TO Yussouf calico through al our tribes,
The Good
..This tar. ifs mine" said Yussouf but
mo mora
Than M IN 'l'' is Gods. come i'm. and be at
1000.
Freely sbalt fhou par,ake OF am my
AsTcS His who bniIdon over these
o,,, ..,.. lIis ..l,.,i,.,.' r,.f ,.r ,.i.,f and
d.,
And ,-boso d,.-- ,.l,o o,.or 70. hoard
-
Nay
So Yussouf entertained his guest that
night
And. waking him ere day said: Here
is gold.
My swifiest horse is saddled for thy
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-19
THE AUSTRALIAN GIRL.
She is Root-Type by Herself aud a
Very Charming one.

She is root-type by herself. the Aus
,ralian girl. and since / make bold at
the outset 10 say that she Is or mine
own land and mine own people, may ne
forgiven for also stating trahhly thdl
The tyne has for me an especial dttrdc-
ION ssvs am Australian writer. 10 is not
nat the Australian girl is c.eNeier' or
nrctticr. or physically or mehtdii4 Nu
pcrlOr 10 girls OF Otner countries II u
ot that She differs I'm marked degree
from her cousins in Great Bruan-i is
hardly 70 be expected that she should
but She differs enough % show that she
is Australian. and not English, that she
has an individuality or her own anu
that her virtues and her faults are
those of the OnshOOt. and not or the
stem. Like ncr natal land, she mas no
immensely distinctive characteristics.
la temperament she has not the spleh-
did luNuriauCe Of some daughters OF tie
south. nor the heroic hardihOod OF chill
dren of the North. In ply she can
not be called robust. she Is almost al
WAYS slender. not 20 say thin, and her
thlnness might easily become angularity.
her fragile bloom sallowness | have
heard her described IN anthetical terms,
as 'Weedy specimen-all nerves ana
indigestion-an example OF the bad effect
Of drinking tea with meat and, again,
as "a lausuorOus trOpic ii0wer-al grace
aud charm. Neither % the descriptions
expresses her The first was given by
a doctor. old and grabbed: the second by
a poet. young and susceptible
i could not help thinking Of the
"tropic flower" smile as / looked down
the saloon table on board steamer In
Melbourne harbOr, where a number OF
young Australian women were seated.
They had come 20 greet or send on.
friends. or because they knew the cap
tain ed officers and "A dinner on boat
offered pleasing variety 10 their cAl-
nary amuseMents. Having got toget-cr.
and outnumbeying the rnairons. they did
somehow give the suggestion OF an anil
mated border OF un-English flowers.
The blossom effect might have been
partly due TO their petal-like muslin fril-
leries and gay summer hats, but was
more so TO tho dollhouse cslieacy OF
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-19

Her hat was Of smooth material with
v.iy hlsn crown. 40 was trimmed wltn
little frins OF narrow ribbon which ran
from the center OF the crown 90 the edge
Ol The hrim.
The young woman 20 whom she talked
wore "a tailor made suit OF mouse color
sui,ing which was lined throughout with
bright green taneta.
she carried a mum OF dark velvet and
wore a collarette of the same material
The cOilarette covered only the shoulders
and extended below the waist in front
somcthing ikc "a hchu. The collar was
.. and curved.
The hat was OF chenille with trimmings
of wings and ro-cttcs OF ribbon.
40 proves Ibis wear match inc costume
and undressed kid is very much the
vogue Tor street wear.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-19

things that altered the expression Of the
face and by no means added 20 the
beauty or the juvenile appearance Of the
Wearer.
Almost every person in the FIRST decade
Of the century suffered from an epidemic
of smallpox that swept over the country
% disease which was not al that time
under control as 10 is to-day To c0nsc-
uuencc the youthful freshness OF the
complexion was destroyed very early in
life and sometimes the features We're
distorted so as t0 change a beauty into
a. crone before she had reached the
"thirties."
For these and other reasons 70 must he
conceded that our grandm0thers We're
much older-looking women at the age
of sd than are their oscendants.-New
York World.
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4 Cleycr Wnman,s Work.

A reception mana geress Is the latcs,
addition TO tho forces Of the swell Lon
don hotels. She must be "a woman of
refinement and charming manner able
TO converse 0denty IN four 0r i've lam
guaros. 10 be at the disposal OF foreign
lady guests. ~ attend 10 all their wants,
20 advise upon every subject. from cab
fares 70 court etiquette. and 70 go with
them whenever her services are needed.
She has proved a valuable innovation
10 the hotels that employ her.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-19
PRETTY GRANDMOTHER.
Fresh Looking and Have Many Of the
lively Interests Of Young PeOplc.

Women Of the present day are much
younger IN appearance than their grand
mothers were az the same age.
In the beginning Of the century 70 was
the fashion for an women on reaching
40 10 put wig over their Own htf
This hideous covering was bound 90 the
vet. pinned with a small brooch over the
parting OF the hair, which device vas
fondly supposed 70 the wearer 70 con-
ceal the fact that she wore wig. The
brooch was set with pearls that Enclosed
a bit Of glass under which was msrssi
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-19

this marriage and he was forced to look
elsewhere.
The French council was soon after nou-
fed that the choice OF the emperor mad
fallen on the daughter Of the Countess
De Montiio, and this time the council
undertook 10 express some dissatisfaction
at raising the daughter Of a spanih no.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-19

time who dealt freely with the character
of the young empress and this kind of
talk continued up TO the time Of her
flight from Paris on the fam of the em-
pire It was not only I'm France but IN
England ln the following year. 1854,
when the French and English alliance
against Rus iI was con illuminated and
Queen Victoria visited France. there were
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-19

scented the Parisians OF the coming en-
press and her mother taking possession
OF tho palace OF the Eiysee. in the briet
interval between the public announce
ment OF the engagement and the mar
rage which took place January ~ ls'3'
al NOtre Dame.
There we're not wanting many at the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-19

Mr. Norman has engaged fifty English
chorus girls 10 participate in the proc
duction Of Olympia in New York
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-15

ANUEL ROBLES, the little ID
N N year-old Filipino mascot OF the
MI oregon soldiers, has set foot upon
vi American soil and announces his
- - intention of taking up perma-
nent residence here. He arrived
on the transports and marched up EAdrhet ~
street yesterday morning garbed IN sol sol
dier's uniform. and bearing a heaVy ARMY
carbine over his youthful shoulder
ManueFs opportunity to accompany tne
troops is something he may boast OF "hen
he discusses the martial events aoout 70
become historical in the land he mas just
deserted. That the little fellow ala hoe
cease to exist when he presented hiinselI
at the American line on certain morn
ing about four months ago, bearing d pls
flag of truce, instead of being received
with open arms by the Oregon boys anu
installed their mascot, is due to a some
thing in his appearance that touched the
soldiers and made them confident that III
usage by his own people drove MIN u oeeN
shelter under their tents
While with the army at Mania. MANUEL
became true friend of the sold1ers. ne
told them the significance of the enemy
b1Igle calls. which assisted them IN ascer-
tanning the maneuverings OF the ndlFe
army. He was tried and found 1althIul
on many occasions, and soon became the
net of the camp. He is very 1ntelllgent
and is picking up the English language
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-15

life. Hardly had the different COM
panies been assigned their quarters
when the visitors began to flock in and
pay their respects to officers and prt
Yates alike. Lunch was the first vari-
alton in the days camp life and
it was eaten in the regiments
mess quarters. The hospitable re
ception of San Francisco had put
the men in good spirits and a gen
eral freedom of action was allowed to
all. Late in the afternoon the camp
took on the appearance of the old days.
with soldiers gathered in groups on the
sands, crowds of visitors blocking the
approaches to the tents
Much concern was felt by the officers
of the regiment on account OF the
weather A heavy, gusty wind tore
holes in the sand and made 1t extreme
ly disagreeable for a first day in camp
A thick fog rolled in from the straits
at the same time and the canvas cos
TUNED soldiers just returned from the
tropics sought warmth in heavy mill
tary top-coats. The threatening ele-
ments, however, could not dampen
their soldier enthusiasm over the pros
pect of a two weeks stay in San Fran
cisco. Ihey SnlVereQ anu lnSy SliOoh,
but all seemed happy.
At 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon gen.
eral assembly of the regiment in the
west end of the parade grounds was or
dered by Colonel Summers for the
purpose of presenting Governor Geer to
the regiment. The men were summoned
by the blast of q trumpet, formed into
companies and marched unarmed to
the place of concentration.
Governor Geer, attended by his staff,
took his stand in the front Of the regi-
ment close to Colonel Summers. The
commanding officer, after a few words
of cordial thanks to the people of San
Francisco for the glowing reception ac-
corded his fighters, introduced the Gov
ernor.
ION account of the extreme unpleas-
antness of the weather." said the Gov
ernor, II will not keep you here long.
All wish to say to each and every one
of you boys of Oregon is God bless
you We have had most royal recep-
ton at the hands of California, but
| there is one unpleasant feature that
mars your return. 1t is that you are
| to be mustered out on the soil of Cali
! fornia and not in Oregon.
IT and my staff came down especially
to receive you, thinking that you would
remain here but a day or two and ther
return to your native State. I was sur
prised to learn that it was the desire OF
the regiment to be mustered out in Sar
| Francisco, and I did all to secure the
| fulfllment of your wishes. / thank the
people of California for all they have
done for you, but this reception would
only be a shadow compared to that
which Oregon will give you If you re-
turn as regiment. From the valleys
and the mountains the people of youl
State, upon which you have conferred
great renown, will flock together to
welcome her warrior sons.
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ing put on ten extra cars on the Jack
son and Powell street lines of the Mar
ket-street Railway and gave the use
of ten more free of all charge, in addi-
ton to furnishing 100 free tickets for
the soldier boys. Five hundred free
tickets were supplied by the Califor-
nia-street line and a like number by
the Presidio and Ferries, making more
than enough for all needs. The COM
mittee in charge of the reception, in
addition to these favors, expresses its
thanks to Manager Vining, J. B.. Stet-
son and George w. Newhall for the
manner in which their roads handled
the crowds during the day.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-15

put flowers in their belts and on their
guns, and yelled friendly greetings. de-
spite all the policemen could do. And
the soldiers smiled and shook hands
and looked leased-which was all very
unsoldierlike, but very natural under
the circumstances.
On Golden Gate and Van Ness ave
nues, away from the business portion
OF town, the best of all receptions
awaited the boys, and must have given
pain to the dandy troopers and stolid
artillerists of the escort left out of the
calculation. The girls fairly swarmed
on the sun Drowned volunteers at
every stop. There We're snacks that
sounded like sweet music, little giggles
and hasty scampers as the patriotic
dears-some of them, it must be told,
old enough to do all their kissing at
homemade osculatory saIlies and
hasty retreats.
While these pleasant passages on the
journey were being recorded Major
General Shafter and his staff, who had
ridden from Black Point, took up their
stand on Van Ness avenue at Bush
street. With the commanding general
of the department were Colonel W. H.
Forwood, Lieutenant Colonel ]. B.
Babcock, Lieutenant Colonel J. NJ. Mar
shall, Lieutenant Colonel NJ. P. Maus,
Major R. H. Noble, Major S. w. Groes-
beck, Major H. Gallagher, Major
George F. Downey, Major D. F. Ray,
Major II. L. Rees and Captain Frank
Green. Brigadier General Warfeld. n.
G. c., in civilian clothes, was also at
the stand.
The avenue, as it always does, pre-
sented a beautiful appearance. Por-
tions of all the downtown crowds had
moved up to join everybody and his or
her friends in their windows, on the
steps and sidewalks and in their trees.
The decorations were beautiful and
profuse. Pacific street was elboWing
the south of Market on the common
ground of patriotism and doing its best
to go it one better in the way of out
burst Each rivaled the other in its
shoutings as the head of the line came
in view and they kept at it till the last
man had disappeared over the hill.
1t was 10 o'clock before the strains of
when Johnny Comes Marching
Home" floated over the housetops. Cen
eral Shafter took a tug at bis belt and
Strengthened up aIter the style
In which he used to ride the Texas
plains and prepared to cast his prac-
ticed eye over the column. In few
moments the carriages containing Gov
ernor Geer and his party drove up in
front of the commanding general, who
saluted bareheaded, the Oregon execu-
tive barring his head in return.
The carriages of the gubernatorial
party took up positions on Bush street
above the avenue just as the head OF
the Oregon regiment reached the stand
There was an added burst of cheering
to that he and his men had been given
on the way when Colonel Summers sa-
luted and rode on.
Company after company, with arms
at port, the men of Oregon passed the
reviewing officer, who was loudly
cheered as he saluted the colors. Or
and on they passed and with them theil
escort, until the last rattle of artillery
wagons was lost in the distance, the
first step in the public reception of the
Oregonians ending where the Preside
began.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-15
TIE COLONEL
TALKS
OF VOLUNTEERS.

responding to Mr.. Dohrmann's
address of welcome to the Ore
y gon Volunteers at Mechanics
L L Pavilion last night, Colonel
2 Summers said:
: 81 wish l could command words
to express my qualification and
= fittingly reply to the beautiful
4 words of welcome which I'VE have
v just listened to. We appreciate
the kindly feeling of the people
of San Francisco that prompted
: this grand reception TO the Oregon
Volunteers. When we came here
= before cur departure for the Phil
ippines We received a royal well
" come. When we departed for the
seat of war you gave us splendid
n sendoff. and now that we have
returned you give us a grand well
n come back to our country.
''One thing is certain, and that
: is that the same feeling inspires
II the volunteers from all the States
= who are fighting the battles of
their country in the Philippines.
: The boys from Washington, from
Montana, from Kansas and Ne
that Old Glory has been placed in
: certain place and they are de-
termined that it shall remain
Z there. 1t is the prettiest thing on
all the islands, and we do not in
tend that it shall be removed.
n Again l thank you for this
grand welcome you have given US.
~ we can never forget the people of
San Francisco and our more than
pleasant stay in this city"
a ss "a Nm VA sH - Va "a "a m @
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-15
A DAY THAT
SKATER
REMEMBERS.

FAJOR GENERAL SHAFT
IL ii ER in his address TO the
: IVl Oregon volunteers at the Pa
AfA vilion last night said:
7 'As the representative of the army
and the Government and as the
commander of the Department of
!, the Pacific l welcome you home.
J Soldiers, you have suffered much,
z as all soldiers who have seen service
have suffered. But you have borne
= your burdens manfully and acqult-
. ted yourselves with credit 10 your
n State and to your country. Ihe
o country is lucky that it can call 10
r it's defense such men as compose
y the volunteers who went TO the
= front in the late war.
u "And now | hope to make 1t as
"A pleasant as possible for you during
the few weeks you will be with us.
The quartermaster has been or
. dered to advance you two months
N pay tomorrow, and l hope you Will
:. use it with moderation: put ac-
cording to reports from Mania you
: cannot be moderate; you don I
know when to stop.
y 'This has been a very memor-
n able day for me. At O'CLOCK IN
= the afternoon on July IA. just a year
81 ago. under a tree in front OF San
= tiago the Spanish general an
n nounced that he was ready to sur
y render everything in his posses
N sion. And to-day 1 have the honor
of welcoming the first of the vol
n unteers to return from the Philip
D pines. and 1 welcome you most
4 cordially"
= - ~ "a - " "a ~ "a p -
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-15

courtesy of the management beer was
served the soldier boys free of charge.
When the lad" curtain dropped for the
first time during the evening the real fun
began. First a wild cheer went up for
everything in general and this was fol-
lowed by particular manifestations for
individuals. A large American flag slow
ly unfurling above the stage was an cleo
tric spark to civilian as well as blue-coat.
The soldiers rose in a body, cheering, ap-
plauding and yelling with lusty voices
until they satisfied their patriotic ardor.
To vary the order of entertainment
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-15

in nocturnal solitude guarded the regi-
ment camp last night. Every other Ore
gon soldier was at a theater, the doors
of all of which were thrown wide open to
them and they made the best of it.
Lord and Lady Algy' at the Columbia
drew the officers in large numbers Gov
ernor Geer and staff occupied the pros
cenium boxes on either side of the stage.
Colonel Summers and other officers of the
regiment were in the loges. In the body
of the theater small groups of soldiers
were seated some acting as escorts,
others alone and unattended.
The Orpheum proved the central attrac-
ton to the rank and file. Through the