CONTINENTAL GOSSIP

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1430, 13 December 1886, Page 2

CONTINENTAL GOSSIP

(moM OUl* FtK'.S COKBESPONDBNX ) tin the moruiiiij; of -VI. Chuvnu 1 i -.’ idn d a birth clay, he was prea nt. 1 > h h copy <if >h« number of the Gazette JRnyale, pub'ish*d m the day he ■«»« b‘>r i i, ;-i t-nt!)ji', 1736. O ram j nt "k na t'w •ut > • i;ig af • «.h ii a d no t,” th > 'it ’ c Figaro <■-m ,id <i> - ret* rs tha' to ■d Z ■ on w clth of t;o euf winch i o iiioed by 'h* life f ’h’s »'ing'e m*n ib.jy tmm 'ntumn ' ’ that n 'he day * V. Chovi e-ul’s'd th, tin ut w s v-> t-ri'inr ■ m.i’SOO'i to the R mi p> ! <•:« at Ver-ftU Damn . and Rob we e b cure pr - I ‘'uvincial lawyers. Marat wai preparing to e_.ter a g: v-s order, Ney was eoing out a scanty existence as a copyiat, Bonaparte had just received bis ennami*— slon as second lieutenant of bombardiers of Austria, In the Regiment da la Fere. Frederick the Great of Prussia had died only a few days (An ;ust 17. 1786] before Obevreul was born Joseph II was Emperor of Germany, Catherine II Empress “f Russia, Qustavm lllKtngof Sweden, The bare enumeration of these names tells how completely Franco and Europe have boon transformed. Daring his o»ntu"V of life, M. Ohevreal has seen thre-» Kings of j F-’anoe, one King of the French, two | Emperors, aad three Republics, 65 Marshalls. 66 Minis era of Jowoe, 75 ■ Ministers of Marine 34 Ministers of War, and 92 Mi nsters of the Interior—nr one j for abon every 13 oonths of his life. The Kmg and Q ieen of Greece and their children have arrived at the Hotel Bristol Pins from Ooppnh<g*n on their wav to Athens, travelling incognito . The august travellers are visiting -.11 tie places , of interest of the French Oap'tal, A sad ca"e oi miscarriage of justice has come to light. A man namei Sanssier . was sentenced to fifteen years’ hard labor f.r an assault on a girl na ed Piohoo, a'ld was snot to *ew Oa’edonia. The girl ha ing anhsiquantly admit ed having brought a false charge against him, an order was a-nt ont for his discharge. On* fortunately it arrived f oo ’-ate, for the poor fellow was d»-ad when it arrived. The news of his death has been of* fiolally commuolc ted to Ms fumdy The twins of Locana, a vi lege in 'the district of Tirea, in the province of nnis, who sometime ago lay dying in a b'Oth in tha Prater, about fifteen days since set sail from Hamburg for New York, where they have to fulfil a three months’ engagement with Barnma. They owe their -eonvory entirely to Professor Virchow, of Berlin, who a coup'e of years ago. when they fell ill In that city, made them Ms special study, and accord ’n - to whose prescriptions f bey wore treated *his time. The twin whohed fallen a pray to leth'-r y . brought on hy a fit of anger remained un- , conscious for twan'y-fmr hours, and . daring that time was Inoosairly washed ! with hot vinegar. Whi nvi abty returned | bo'h boys were exceedingly weak tor raaoy 1 days, and 'heir recovery was not o mple’e 1 until >hree weeks Int -r. when they set out ’ for Pe th. There they attracted large I crowds until the day of their departure . for America. They we e then in excellency h-a th. although ihev never walk, bat spend their days In a recumbent pasi- ‘ Mod

“ Fmn Froii,” the inte'esMng end charming comedy by Meilkai and Ha’e' y, fhak has again re-appearsd on tae 'lymnase nlpy bills, for a ii'-le wuile, 'a ia every way, from tbs feminine point of '■dew, worthy of ibe drat of Paris for toilets ' premiere at the Cl mnase la, in that line, greatly locked forward t > by the ladies, who wonder what the ecoen rloity of fashion In th» new piece will be. Indeed, a kind of costume steeple hi*e «s organised, in which the lady artistes ■■•11 ride hard to win, In this case it is dlffimlt to say wee* ctrr’ts the day, or rather evening; and between the two leading artistes one fain mist admit t'-»t it is a dead heat. Jane Hading (FtonFron) exhibits six dresses, of wh'oh fire are certainly models of richness at d taste, somewhat of the Sarah Bernhard style ; while Marie Magmar (U Baronne)— la belle Marie Magnier, as she is generally called, and merits the appellation—appears in fonr acts only, and each time produces a wonderful sensation by the siltra chic of her superb attire. She used to be the moat perfect figure for showing ofi scenes on the stage, and. despite a slight beginning of enbonpoint is still the glory of the coutvrieres »ud modistes who set to work right willingly to oreati for' her some’hlne hi heito unseen or unheard of in the amals of stage millinery. Kosa B r uok (Louise) w h o Impersonates sensible sis r er of the bird-like Frou Fr<u is equally reasonable in her dress, and in four acts moat snoo ssfuMy appears in costumes that are »o their elwgant simplicity, perhaps, quite as attractive as the dresses donned by the other two stars. That however is a question of taste. hut everybody agrees that the styles for fepi nine toilette never were mort graceful or prettier than they are this season

An attempt to re-i itrodu m the huge poke bonnet that was in vogue some years ago has entirely failed, and small capotes, wide brimmed hats, and thivo’nresque colored hats divide the a. jf-ages of the I’ariaian belles Velvet w>-l be ex emdvely worn, b oh f >r evening Iress and for re eption toilettes. The shades Introduced for the former a>-e a s dt delicate stone color, the rich red k 'own as rnby, a vivid m and a new shade of ohandron wHi ve r y warm blowing rfl otions. Sapphire blue is the most popular shade of velv-tf outdo-«r e-ear. Fur will be extensively used for trimming this season, silver fox, sable and astrakhan, both| in black and grev, being the moat popular. Short.tightfitting jackets, both in cloth and in velvet, will be extensively worn by voonc ladies. -The long loose paletot will stil be popular as a ball or opera wrap.