ODDS AND ENDS.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume X, Issue 572, 28 August 1880, Page 1 (Supplement)

ODDS AND ENDS.

CURIOUS; BECEPTIOK r .a-T ? iTHE CKIXESK , r: -.EMBASSY. .. The amba«sadors. t fr6m/the flowery land to i 'Erah6e;agave; - a't.<receptiori. lately, in ; ]?aris,: ■which. ■ ipossessed , the charm of novelty at [ leasjfc.- -.ln-the. ; early part:of the-evening a was ; -of which eighteen-dis-tinguished: guests 'partook; the bill of fare .was. .thorpughly celestial.. Swallows nests, sea slugs, eggs cooked in -liine, chicken with .were aim-pSgs¥We l ßtiioacies 'provided. 1 The guests each; other ' : in : - disTri'ay,, I'm t 't.heir' famed ' politeness pre- ': froni • : iniking any sign/ and r •with'their: disposed.; of-the unin- ' :viting edibles as though they were really ; i appreciated. ; After this repast.followed the r .repeption, l which was. largely :attended,7but .the proceedings at, this portion of the, enter- ! tainment were .even less._ satisfactory ..to the : 'majority than . those '. precedingfor,., in" ... accordance with ; the usage of politb society .in', the East, the' sexes were divided, ; the gentlemen being received in one' room by the ambassador, and entertained'with music, while the ladies were handed over to his wife in ariother suite of apartments.- As -might: be ; expected' when. ■- a'! number, ; - of; feminine - individuals are, together;, subjects jfor conversation are-by no?means difficult tp discover, and. a . merry- buzz .was kept np ; .but' the gallant Frenchmen, 'finding there' was ,np,, .chancer.,pf. ..s.eeing.fthe Jadiest that.evening, .and not sufficiently ''relishing eaclx ; other's ?ecic\ty' r to, devpte'/the"nigiit entirely., "to. j ' upon . masculine --topics', speedily r^junH; §xc.u s,es fo> f withdrawing, and' the'rooms : w'ere : soSn|eniptied: :;i: ■ ■'i ..... TOK isMPitKss OK XusTitiA.'' ?. •-' This "lady, recently tielebratediher - silvern-wedding,-Tiisn said" :tb have -a, slight;; vyouthful figure, and an altogether juvenile ; appearance-•- V S he r was ; ; observed ; waj king .in Hyde Park during her late visit to England,, by a lady and-two gentlemen.:., So quiet and.,unolitrusive,. was. her, appearance, dressed'in a grey ulster and" 'felt' hat,, that very few ariy idea that she was.the' daring.hp'rseXomaii; pf' whose feats' everyone has heard. '' ' - f '" ? ; jtooM. 'v The elderly ladies whose scanty, locks, have, ~been -par,tly r .c.oncealed ,l>y means ; ,pf .millinery ..head-dresses, were.in. a .terrible flutter when the order' wa§ issued that .plumes mnstVljeThe dis^dyan- : ' tage J -'impoSiiig/' Style is ! r that'.'the 'feathers'can bnlv' ; be >vorn in tH4 aihd'as l no oilier head'-covering'can% it is rather a'diffi'culfc -ma'tter for 'ladites (t6' whoin sparing their-. capillary to affix; p-tfee nbdding;vplumes:;withi ; aiiy/degree j;of; 'security. • = Wl "r;;-.a I ■ .-w| ; ::,:, T - 7:avbudin«S{ln; the,j A sensible/youngJladyi who:determined to ■save her.fricndßr,th:e?disc'omfort of--attending her| wedding-in thelmornirig,;and.-idling.about Cthcj iSMfc, of ;.the day with no wray. of amusing 7 themselves: or-each other, is,Lady-Margaret, Jfoler,who Jately married ; the Countess, ;of ; Lovelace's son. Tho, wedding took . nine in tlie ' eyeningi , The, guests assembled; in the ehurcli in full dres?, the ladies -lyith- . out bonuets, and : afterwanlß repaired to tlie :; tlie'bride's mother (thd Countess? of Norbury); where supper w'aß-served ; 'ah : d a' ball'given; iThis laudable examplg" is ■so great an improvement 011 the old ■' wav" of> ; managing such: affairs that tit is ; .likely'to be radopted.e : geii,erally;; already thel idea has; found; -imitators,, in /ifashionabloi : ,circles in i Etigland. iU - Another. ; inupvation,in ,weddings - is that of Sir William Gregory 's, wio recently , married MissT'ersee • the lady wore, iustead of the'' orthodox white costume and Jong veil. r a travelling dress of, gi-ey,' and triinmed 'with fur, aiid hat aud adortiments of' the 1 same. J«dy Gregory was presented to Her ' Majesty v. - ''AiyF.T/TN'A I ; r;V.TTI.-

On eacli occasionfof this Jfainous "sihger's: appearance ' building is croVded'by j fadhibn^bles ! eager to- ' hear the 'Unrivalled voice of the diminutive war bier. ■' When recently 'she played 5 in the ; 1 BarbeiVbf ! SeVilleV Patti AV.as : prettily 'dressedin satiu "skirt,, itrimmed with'!three black: lace; flounces, black! : velvet jacket , adorned rwi th, gold braid , and .buttons; and a,. lace . mantel]a; on her . head, j , iTj[nlike her, sister,, Adelina's figure,is slight and graceful,.so that;she,is eminently suited for.portraj'iug 'characters." ' . Applause loud' and r frecpient rajyar^e'd^heir-'eml^xoui^,'' and' la J Patti ' the perforinarice* ! a bouquet 7 waS presented to her "of so gigan.tic-a' size'that two-'men were required' to 'hbld it; r - ! The gift pamd ; froih the ;meiribers : of .'a Parisian club, ahd_ the >ribbon encircling- it had the donors'" names inscribed ; in letters of gold. > : . , i : ■',> •<' ; MISS £LIZ.4a!ETH. THOMPSOKi Mrs. Call' -won so 'mucbj praise an'd ;; admiration,:has been'-at swoKk on another picture' having; almost, the maine :style of/subject, I entitled ' Rorke's Drift,' and it was expected that the Academy; which was opened in April, would find-, .the worl^ T iippn .its-: walls. ; A • French i painter,. .DerNcuyilie; chose the same. - subject for his brush,- and art critics were on 1 ■ pictures. 'Biittyr'si it" wasi"''bonj^'dtufed,' : wpiild possess most interest,..'froni" the-fact of the figures and faces of .the men-therein depicted 1 having a more English appearance'than l her lival's.- ■; - ;v. ;!- r v.:T MISS .MAYNARI). . This .beautiful, young' <lady, of;- whom I made _ mention lately;., as - creating such a ■ sensation as a - debutant#.is.-'experiencing fthel fate of Mrs. ; Langtry last year, I, mean in being, mobbed, by, curious folk, eager to see the beautiful heiress. ', Mrs>. Lanstry is completely forgotten for the. new favourite/ and her. ' star; paled ' considerably; y Additibnal interest is' attached to the reigning beauty from the reports' circulated' that she' is to ' 'marry Prince"Leopold ; but the rumour is affirmed ou one side, and denied on + he other; till one is in>a state;-of uncertainty; ■ The reported alliance is said to be looked .upon with favourable eyes by the majority of folk, whose sympathies are invariably .on the.Bide of marriages of affeotipn, as instance the approval' the ; wedding . of. Princess Louke to the;Marfj.uis.of Lo'rne met with. ■ ' THE' PURE AJfl) «UOfl[>;SS OF C'ONNAUGIIT. It is expected Prince Authur and his wife ' will pay a visit to. Ireland;' and spend some weeks sight seeing. It vis alao said that he. will become Lord Lieutenant of the nation,, but this is considered unlikely,

........ PRIisCESS LOUISE. . ; During the recent sleigh accident the : Princess lost a jewel valued at 20,000d0L ; on 'the loss ..being, discovered twenty or •thirty .people busied themselves in searching for it in the snow, but their efforts were not . rewarded with success, arid it is conjectured the :miasing gem had been trodden into the soft substance. ; j • - BAXIj AT MAJiLBOROCOH HOUSE. A most brilliant entertainment was that given by the Prince.and Princess rof Wales. •• -.-Dancing. commenced; at 11 and. was kept up : till ;4. Her iloyal Highness wore a striking beautiful postume of the new shade of .purple called heliotrope, satin, covered with .silver-spangled, tulle, .and dotted with red roses. Princess Beatrice, who so seldom appears, in public, was much admired in a. dress of white satin- the' rival' beauties, Miss ." Maynard Vaffd- Mrs! .liangtry, were : amongst the - guests,;. a,n.d; wore., respectively •white silk trimmed; with . daisies, v and' ivory, satin-adorned with silver. . . . . OF THE ELDEST. jsblSf OF " ' -THE CROAVN PEINCE .oj l PRUSSIA..This alliance, which is looked upon with f&voueyes in and has been arranged by .the parents of-the young Prince, , i's/riot at all in accordance with., the wishes of •rtiie 'Emperor and Empress'of Getmariyy who 'had other vifews 1 for their 1 grandson,. with regard-to a matrimonial alliance; Queen •Vietdria?. as well asrthe Crown: Princess (his .mother), had:? made up their minds some years back- that as soon as Prince William attairied.his majority he should espouse the : n-iice of, the,; latter lady's. ; pet : sister Helena. .Like.a. dutiful; .son, .the. young niari, who;has been brought aip in strict obedience to ®?presse(l' his willingness ■to fall in with of'his grandmother .(Yictoria) and _ his" mother. This event has still further >videried the breach-between the .Crown Princess and her royal parents-in-law/ 'who consider studied disregard of their desires.-, is*-not-altogether -sunshine .in. '•places,? from the glimpses one gets now and then < behind o the scenes ; and the lot. of •princes arid -princesses with regari to.matri- ' ihpnial affairs is far. from enviable, jsince they ■ are not. allow.ecl to follow their, own fancy in rtlie choice of a, partner, but must submit to : ri-lm choice of; their riiinisterial, advisers and •parents, who, bearing political objects in view, practically say, you must accept Prince ■ Wis drTnncess that as vour spouse; he or : she is riot at all amiable of calculated to ! make you happy; but for policv's sate the riikfjeh is a desirable orie; ; ' Town and Country Journal. ? ,