Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-03-22

which was ruby as large as a rs
,cent piece. Thus gorgeously arrayed
he danced while lmelight cast varied
hued beams on him.
! Another extravaganza recently re-
ported was a gorgeous motor car,
which contains boudoir Its interior
was band painted. When riding in this
/ the marquis was accustomed to wear
a magnificent coat of imperial Russian
sable, which was worth thousands Of
pounds, and his motorman W as dressed
like an Indian prince.
He wore strange costumes about his
home and his servants we're put into
uniforms that matched their masters.
For example, his evening suits were
ordinarily of blue or pink.
Then came the crash. The marquis
had spent in the six years $4,000 900.
OF this amount he had borrowed ST.
100000 His creditors descended upon
him, he was declared a bankrupt, and
orders for the sale OF his personal eff.
tests were issued.
Court bailiffs took possession of
Anglesey castle and searched 1t for
jewels. They were astounded at
what they found The first days sale
Melted the creditors $4,000. The sec
ond days sale realized $77.430-a
total of Sl62, i30--for jewels that cost
the marquis many times that amount.
One pair OF matchiess cabochon sap.
qhires of unusual size, mounted as
sleeve links, sold for only s6,9OO--anj
they cost The marquis 100000.
His wardrobe was sold with his
Jewels. There were 900 lots of wear
ing apparel including more than 100
overcoats, goo pairs of slippers. and
2o' walking sticks, many of them with
handles incrusted with jewels.
Though the sale had no precedent,
the only things to drag in the bidding
We're the waistcoats. These were
found too loud even for stage work.
Some of them were covered with
spangles, with contrasts of color that
we're binding. One of blue peacock
with iridescent feathers brought SOS,
but the remaining 240 in all realized
only $S75.
Another costume that stunned bid.
ders was the marquis white suede
evening oress which be wore in public
with a black silk shirt and black col.
lar
Gloves. stocks, and handkerchiefs
went for more than their retail value
A new smoking jacket of Persian
lamb was also coveted by many.
The highest aIount paid for any
single article was $500 for the mar
quis famous ovelcoat of brown sable
1t is ornamented with twenty tails
and ten sable heads, ana is said to
have cost more than $4,000. In the
oyercoat collection there were speci
mems for every possible weather and
temperature. from the tropics to mid.
winter in St. Petersburg.
A silver gray moleskin coat with rae
coon collar brought $500 and two mel
ion coats with mink and Persian lin
ings brought 5000 each. Greatly ad-
mired by women was a smoking suit OF
silver gray silk with trousers Of robin
egg blue, On the white silk facings
We're embroidered sprays of forgetme-
nots and wood violets.
Shoes, few of which showed any
trace Of wear, brought high prices.
Those that an ordinary mortal corId
wear averaged Sc pair Golden slip
pers and high heeled fancy dress shoes
were bought by theatrical costumers.
The pajamas and night shirts were
dreams of oriental splenjor. Some of
the latter ran as high as s72, while
many pairs of pajamas We're eagerly
bid in at S42 The marquis twelve
evening dress black silk shirts found
purchasers at $22.
The marquis had invented sew lal
evening costumes" to take the place
Of the ordinary black and white, which
was abhorrent TO his esthetic taste.
One of these was Of pink and another
Of blue silk. The noblemans dress
ing gowns were Of gold byocade. The
magnifcence Of his bedroom was APP
preached by that of no royal persanags
N Europe, for it was draped in mauve
velvet, with hanging figures of solid
silver. lis ornaments were of filigree
and gold. and its tables crowded with
bottles of the most costly perfumes.
His hondoir' was of green and gold.
He had three Wallets and "coiffeur, "
all Of whom earned their high salaries.
for II was no unusual thing for this
modern Beau Brummel to spend a
whole morning working out" some
special scheme Of color by dint of com
5.Dlng The effects Of neckties. trousers,
waistcoats, and "spats" discarding
one by one such as failed to harmon.
ize."
Already the unsatisfed creditors are
nocking to Monte Carlo In hope of Sc.
curing something from the sale of HIS
remaining personal effects They re
ceiveI Is cen on the dollar original
" AID they are likely TO get little
more.