1 It 14 f THE LATEST CURTAINS. Dreams in Silks, Tapestries and Laces for the Homes Artists Now Decorate Satin Bed-Quilts Harmony and Colors Fan cies lor the Fair. Little by little the housefurnishing busi ness has drifted from spring to fall, says the Philadelphia Upholsterer. The time was when hausefurnishings began with. May 1, bnt nearly all of this is now changed. 'Peo ple who ten years ago refurnished their homes in May now pnll down and pack away everything desirable and liable to the depredatory moth, and not nntil the fall do they attempt redecorating. Still, we find that importers continue to bring orer new things for the spring trade. Here are some of them: A new curtain is called the Benares, a A Novel Parlor Ornament. light weight, white cotton curtain on the general character of the snow flake, bat iresh and dainty with a neat mesh on the muslin order, and cross strines of ribbon like tints, edged with a little tinsel. Printed tapestries in reproduction of the famous pieces in the Palais de Madrid, an tique looking fac similes of the XVI cen tury color and work, large enough to cover a whole wall in an average dining room, irom ceiling to floor, illustrating scenes from the "Foundation of Rome." A silk curtain is shown with a peculiar design representing a rope portiere over drapery, and a lace curtain is shown with a black net and while embroidery.the appear ance of which at the window is spectral, the embroidery being shown, but the black net being quite invisible. A chic, od i effect in chamber, vestibule and sash curtains, is what you might call a Trench puffed muslin. It looks like China silk. In musliu curtains, by the way, the hem stitch for the coming season will be considerably narr-wer; the styles change in these goods as they d. ., handkerchiefs. A few years ago the variety to be had in lace curtains was very limited. Now it is inexhaustible. You can buy a Brussels cur tain for 5150 or pay 5150 and get a2fotting ham, wmch 6 feet away looks every thread of Brussels; but the imitation is like the paste jewel to the diamond a ane hand made Brussels always has its value. Muslin curtains -are shown now with tinseled de signs worked into them. The tendency in all curtain work is to quieter style. There is less looping. But It one is to furnish a room in any of the French periods, the drapery cannot be too excessive. Everyone is going decorative mad, and aitists are now decorating satin bed quilts elaborately. "When I hear 'Lohengrin or the 'Wag nerian music in general," says a very fastidious young gentleman, "I want to see big columns, heavy arches, plenty of red and blue in the mural colorings and huge chandeliers. Now, if 'Esmerelda' is the play, the furnishings of the house that I sit in should be quiet I have been actually on nettles at some receptions, where the room furnishings are so quiet and simple, and delicate in colors, so dream-like, and entirely out of sympathy with the long haired, spectacled individual at the piano, who would insist upon pounding 'Tarn O'Sbanter." Such surroundings seemed only fit for Offenbach or Lecoq music When I surnish a room I almost invariably learn its object, and if possible see its future occu pants, for anyone with a grain of soul will know that a bedroom lor a heavy type'of brunette womanhood should be dealt with in aumerent way to tne sanctum of some ethereal, pink-tinted, big-eyed, petite blonde beauty. "I can shut my eyes," continued this poetic young gentleman, "and can hear a waltz, and it seems as though everything should be rose pinks, and pale blues and lichen greens or the soft shades of spring time; Just as the music of 'St. Patrick's Day in the Morning' suggests creeu, and plenty of it, and as the 'Star Spangled Banner' arouses red, white and blue in your mind, and church 'music seems all purple and white. I do not know how to account for it; some people, you know" musingly "think that Tom must be fjt and Fred thin, Kate to be sharp of tongue and Maud purring. If I Where Beauty's Bead Bests. were a girl and wanted to sing 'Annie Lau rie,' I would dress in blue and gray, and I would feel in harmony wi.ii the song. It's the same in home decoration; the surround ings have much to do in shaping one's char acter and disposition. Bring up a child in tne streets and it will have street w.iy. Bring it up with the Mirronndings of a quiet home" and its i tanners will be shaped accordingly. Phy sicians will tell you that red excites the Miud, and that a patient in a madhouse is almost invariably surrounded with blue tonc, blue carpets, blue wallpaper, every-. thing blue. They mollify and quiet him through his optic nerve's. Of course, I would not suggest that house decoration should lorm part of one's health diet. It's like oatmeal breakfasts. The principle isH an riui, uui it is a iu-ie inonoiounu", ana ihe average person would no: lie content with followiuga blue-room treatment throngh life; but let me understand the. decorative tastes of a person and I can tell you to a certain extent his character." w The jeweler to Her Majesty Fashion pats hsSA. i!VV E5" a row of precious stones about a gold th'rrble and sends the purchaser a bill for 80. I nerd not tell you that there can be nothing more awkward, more lacking in grace and ease, more utterly devoid of what we call comfort, than a fashionable dinner party, says Clara Belle. One of the prime factors of discomfort is the straight-backed, armless chairs. The diner romain is a genuine novelty. It cannot fail to become intensely popular, for it does away with several of the disagreeable features of the ordinary occasion. The first reformation is the banishment of the chairs referred to and the substitution of a cross between a bar ber's chair and a chaise longne. You may either sit bolt upright or lean gracefully back until your body comes to a comfortable slope. The arms of the chair are furnished with stands large enough to hold a plate and a wine glass. The second abolition is that ot knives. The use of a knife at table is a flat barbarism anyway, and it should have oeen stopped long ago. At the dluer romain nothing is serTed which may not be eaten with a fork, or drunk from a cup or a glass. The spoon, another intensely vulgar im plement, also goes the wav of all savage tools of the table. Originally it was a bit of a skull bone. It has lasted altogether too long. The third disappearance is that of the man waiter, whose bulk made him a nuisance to everybody, and the introduction of trained boys ot 10 to 16 slender, agile messengers who slip in and out, bring and carry away, kneel, rise, bend forward or backward with a grace that is charming. Such are the main changes effected by the introduction of the diner romain. Anglomania has started the rage for lr"L HAKES THB -WHOLE monograms, arms and heraldic devices on window curtains. A woman of means will send a lace cur tain to a competent establishment where it can be "done up." properly, says the Phila delphia Upholsterer. This is the way it is done there: The washers of nice lace form a class of labor quite by themselves, and few people have an idea of the amount of labor involved in the cleansing operation, and of the skill and knowledge required. The labor, of course, comes in chiefly in drying, for the washing is bnt a simple thing in comparison. A table is cushioned and covered closely with a spotless cloth, and on this the lace is stretched with an intricate care that is amazing. Through every mesh a pin is placed to hold it. in place, and the whole pattern is thus pricked out till every leaf and sprig is firmly fastened, so that it cannot shrivel or contract, a whole day being sometimes used up in preparing a single yard of the lace so that when dry it is lifted all soft and perfect and unimpared in the design. Bronze peddlers have got their stuffs so cheap now that they permit the servants to do over their kitchen chairs in Louis XVI tints; indeed, the price of gold islow enough to give us all white and gold coal bins. In the fashionable prayer books and hymnals the most exquisite taste has been lavished. The binding H shown in a variety of leathers, velvet, shell, ivory and silver and nof only is excellent plate used but 18-karat gold as well, prices ranging from $1 25 to $100 each, and from 2 to 5200 a set. The day of the doll-faced shallowpate has j.assed away. A merely pretty-woman can not hold her own beside the interesting woman, the woman who fascinates, says Edith Sessions Tupper in the New York World. Who attracts the cleverest men at a social function? If ot the beautiful woman or the dancing woman, bnt the woman who can talk, charm, interest and fascinate. Let us not undervalue the worth of beauty. A fascinating woman may have beanty; she must have brains. Beauty is a powerful adjunct to the empire of mind, but beauty witbout wit, cleverness and magnetism no longer rnles. The woman who fascinates what is she? a study. Above all must she pique curiosity, rouse a man's interest, puzzle and allure his thought. A woman who can reveal just enough of her real self to make a man long to know her better can fascinate. Allow yourself to be read and understood at once and you will never fascinate. Man is by nature a discoverer. An inch of gold braid on the bottom of a white evening dress is exceedingly pretty though not economical. Fourteen dollars for the simplest gold key ring! And all the girls have them, with some such quotation as this inscribed: "A man's tongue is the key to his heart," or "In changing keys there is safety," "The Key of fate is in our hands," "Turn the key upon my love," "A key corifines, a key re Itases," "A golden key unlocks every door save that of happiness." Strung on these pretty gold bands are the bracelet key, the key to the forever-and-ever box and the key to milady's satchel, trunk, club locker and front door. Everything decorative in the Oriental line has dropped in price, says the Phila delphia Upholsterer. All of us have got some little bit or Japanese embroidery that Uncle Joe sent us or was handed down by somebody's grandfather, and which for years we have prized as a curio to be some day worked into a Screen or something of that kind. We regret, however, to see these same things shown by importers at prices that kill all romance. An embroidered panel which eight years ago cost a Broad way dealer $45 at wholesale is to-day selling for' $4 50. Even Japanese dolls that 10 years ago were SI apiece can be bought now for 10 cents. Bamboo portieres, which only a short time ago retailed at 815, are now shown at 55. The other day we saw a case of Turkisn embroideries opened, and some of tbo most beautiful doylies, tidies and lamp or bric-a-brac mats were thrown out, in sizes eight and nine inches square, at 81 50 a dozen 15 cents apiece goods which a few years ago would have brought $1 50 or 51 each. v A small turquoise blue silk crape hand kerchief, with an embroidered border ot daisies, is utilized for the plastron shown below, says Harpers' Bazar, The founda tion is two strips of pale bine ribbon two inches and a half wide, each half a yard long; the two are sewed together in a point at one end for the front, and Bibbon Collar With Tlastron. near the other end are folded to half the width and hooked together at the back, with a bow to cover the fastening. The handker chief is draped as illustrated, with one cor ner on the ribbon point, one corner fastened on either eide on the ribbon, and the fourth pleated in at the middle. A large silver butterfly, that can stand up on its hind legs, has an oval opening in the top of each outspread wing which will re ceive a miniature. Every now and then we hear of a man who has died from arsenical poisoning, brought about by inhaling the green venom of the wall paper," says the Philadelphia Uphol sterer. All this is sheer idiocy. Every HOME LOOK RICH. dyer of any consequence in this country who is at work on upholstery goods denies emphatically that they use arsenic or have used it for years past Ever since the in troduction of aniline dyes arkenic has been regarded as too expensive. There are plenty of cheaper greens, and the most beautiful shades are now made from coal tar colors or anilines. A man any way up in the busi ness wonld pooh-pooh this arsenic idea, for the competition nowadays does not let dyers indulge in this luxury. v The most aristocratic perfume in use is that made from orchids. The Boston woman has her clearly defined ideas and knows perfectly well what she is about, says the Budget. She is "up" in science, and a typical illustration of her attitude toward life is shown in this authentic A Debutante. anecdote. A lady came to a Back Bay hotel to look at rooms. She was duly shown, and finally made her choice, and while lingering in the anartnient asked the official waiting on her if he would give her a piece of the carpet He acceded to this novel request She then asked fbr a piece of the wall paper. "Will you tell me, madam," he asked, "why you wish these?" "Certainly," she replied; "I intend taking thetn to an expert and have them examined to see if there are any microbes in them." This is truly Bos tonese. TOM. MARSHALL'S IXPERIE1ICE. He says the Hardened Criminal Never Loses His Temper or His Nerve. Chicago Mall. 3 On the train the other day I met Tom Marshall, the great criminal lawyer of Pittsburg, than whom there is no abler man before the American bar in his line of pro fessional work. In the course of a long conversation concerning criminal jurispru dence and the practice of 'criminal law the eminent Pittsburger related several interest ing experiences of his which are well worth preserving: "The thoroughbred criminal," said Mr. Marshall, "never loses his temper or his coolness under any circumstances. It doesn't pay to get excited, and he knows it. Of course, it by no means follows that because a prisoner is calm and collected under try. ing circumstances he is a hardened or dan erous criminal. In fact, the coolest, nerv. ieit piece of work X ever saw in the whole course of my professional practice was done by a client of mine who, I feel confident, ni iuoeeat of the charge against him.. IMF'- THE TITLED WOOERS Get a Broadside From the Leading Women of the Capital City. FOREIGNERS SEED CREDENTIALS. The Ladies, Including a 'Cuban Beanty, Eopm American Husbands. SOME ALLIANCES THAT ARE HAFPI rCOBBESr02fDIirCI OF THE DISf-ATCB.l Washihoton, Jan. 24. All Washing ton is still talking of the gorgeous wedding of Florence Audenreid to Count Forest Di vonne. It was gorgeous in the extreme, and the bride's wedding gown cost a fortune. It was of cloth of silver, and its train was 12 feet long. Tt was wonderfully embroidered and the wedding veil was the finest of Dnchesse lace, and this was pinned to the bride's dark hair by a diamond fleur de lis. The bride wore at her corsage a magnificent spray of diamonds which the Count gave her, and she was, all told, more gorgeously clad than Sheba's Queen in her glory. The groom was quite as gorgeous as she He wore a coat embroidered with gold lace, There were jeweled orders on his breast, and his costume was that which he wears at court All Washington bowed down in honor to the couple, and all the diplomats of the capital were present Secretary Blaine brought the bride into St Matthew's Church on his arm, and he led her up to the front of the church where he handed her over to the groom. The French Minister was the Count's best man, and two of the Count's noble brothers came over from Europe to attend the wedding. The Fresents In Keeping. The presents were numerous and valuable in the extreme. There were pounds upon pounds of solid silver The Count's brother gave the bride a sapphire bracelet, and there were diamonds and jewels and plate of all description. The bride looked beautiful, and she is exceedingly rich. She is about of medium height, has dimpled cheeks, dark eyes and a most corpulent bank ac count. She will make a striking addition to the rich American girls who have mar ried nobles, and her marriage brings again to the front the subject of international mar riages. Should our American girls marrv dukes? The World's Fair of 1893 will flood the country with fortune hunters, lhave dis cussed the situation with the leading ladies of the capital this week and 1 find them up in arms. Mrs. Proctor, the wife of the Sec retary of War, said: "Doubtless there are very many instances of love matches of per sons of different nationalities that might be quoted as examples of life-long happiness. Yet in every marriage there is much to test the devotion even when the Individuals have been surrounded through life by the same customs and domestic influences, and where marked differences exist, one could scarcely expect perfect harmony." A Very Risky Lottery. Mrs. Dolph considers all marriages to be at best a lottery, and when contracted with foreigners a very great risk, that no parents should be willing for their daughters to incur. "As to titles," responded the Sen ator's wife, "no woman who sells herself for such a price can expect true wedded happi- 5 ness. I think it is high time that a stop be put to the growing habit among Americans, and mothers should guard their children from temptation in this respect "Probably more marriages are made be tween foreigners and families of officers of the navy than any other branches, owing to the opportunity offered for Intercourse with representative residents at foreign ports, where squadron officers find charming solace for their leisure hours, in the society of bright young American girls. It seems to be the general impression that Miss Nellie Grant's married life has proyed anything bnt a happy one. Yet Mrs. Grant never loses an opportunity of speaking of her daughter's perfect content and pleasant do mestic life in her English home." No Bounds to Trne Love. Mrs. Miller, wife of thej Attorney General, said: "It is far safer and happier to wed one whose education and associations have been in the same sphere. One can seldom be sure of the preconceived views and habits of a stranger to our customs, and it is a seri ous risk to enter the matrimonial state with out a thorough investigation into a man's credentials. Even if all seemed satisfactory I do not think I would care for a child ot mine to leave her borne as the bride of a duke or of any other titled aristocrat Still, true love is the all-important point and it has no national bounds." Mrs. Blanchard, wife of the Representa tive from Louisiana, is a typical Southern woman of enlarged views. She writes me: "Many American girls have married for eigners, and few to their happiness. The great majority have married to their sorrow. Most emphatically I do not think it advisa ble for our girls to seek or wish for foreign alliances. Toolnany are dazzled and im posed upon by the seeking adventurers who parade a seedy title in the hope of alluring beauty and wealth. Others who marry among the nobility or wed foreigners of position and who find congeniality, enter into a sphere of life where the conditions are so different from what they are accus tomed to, that the change cannot be alto gether conducive to contentment The Mercenary Lordllngs. "The chances that the match is made from mercenary motives on th husband's part in the Case of a foreign union are far greater than when the man is an American. To be sure, Miss Mary Endicott made a happy match when she swore allegiance in love and honor to the Hpn. Joseph Chamberlain, She met with a warm welcome on the other side, and she has won universal admiration. Yet we can hardly consider the English as strangers, since so many of our oldest fam ilies claim them as progenitors, and the old Puritan stock from which the Efidicotts de scended claim to have, stepped upon New England soil from the deck of the May flower." Mrs. Menocal, wile of Engineer Mcnocal. V. S. A., at present in charge of the JTieara- guan Canal project, is a Cuban by birth, though from her 21 years of wedded life in the United States she has become a stanch American, and a true supporter of our na tional customs. I asked her for an ex pression ot her views in regard to foreign marriages, and she replied: The Wife In a'Freo Land. "It makes my heart ache to see a young girl led to the altar by a foreigner. No matter how trne and deep the love may be, I realize how much there will be in her new and untried lite to test that love, and how little the young bride knows of the' widely diverse views her husband holds in relation to the solemn responsibilities of his position as her future helpmeet in all that relates to her domestic happiness. Had I never married in this country, I probably would never have understood the superiority of the woman's position as wife in a free land, but since I have known and enjoyed the privilege, I am more and more opposed to American girls wedding for mere rank or title. "In other lands a wife does not win that unity of interest with her husband that a man educated in the more liberal influences of our own country naturally accords her, and a woman must sadly learn that to retain her husband's affections, she must never demand more of his confidence and interest in her occupations than he, chooses to give. I am truly gladthat I have no daughter to run the risk which so many of our girls are every day being led into, and I should never give countenance to such a proposal for one with whom I had any influence to the contrary," , A Good Word for Germany. Mrs. Senator Manderson does not think that the mere fact that a man's being a foreigner, must necessarily be productive of UU WUUMWW uu.vu. AJB VU1V lusbauuo with which I Am familiar," she continued, "is that of a bright New York girl who some years since married a German count.andl have never known a happier or more con genial couple. Yet doubtless the Germans as a nation are much more domestic in their tastes than even the English, andthere is much poetry and practical beanty in family life among the Germans. This is especially ,tbe case with the higher classes of society who, having traveled much and enlarged their views, have gradually engrafted upon their own national tree many enlightened ideas of our republic. "But I must confess that I do not approve of our girls marrying Frenchmen, for surely there will be little or no wedded happiness among a people who so poorly understand domestic joy. An -Englishman may not with propriety be termed a foreigner, and yet I would not care to have anyone in whom I am personally interested, become the wife of a scion of nobility, for the sim ple reason that no Englishman ever truly appreciates the higher qualities of bis wife. Two Shining Examples. "To be sure there are many cases on record to the contrary, but there are excep tions to every rule. For instance, there is Madam Guzman, wife of the Nlcaraguau Minister. She was by birth a Pbiladelphlan, and it was in that city oUrotherly love that Dr. Guzman wooed and won her. I do not believe that there is a happier or more domestic couple in Washington. Minister and Madam Romero are also an example of congenial happiness, though their union has not been blessed with children. Madam Romero was a Mils Allen, oft Philadelphia, and her uncle, the late Mr. Ackley, was, for many years before his death, president of the surface roads. Married early in life, she soon afterward accompanied her hus band to the City .of Mexico, where they lived until Mr. Romero was, some ten years since, appointed Minister to the United States, and to-day there is no more charm ing social center than the handsome Mexi can Legation presided over by its lovely hostess." Mrs. Senator Spooner said: "Judging from the accounts I read, I should not cast my vote for foreign alliances. In case of neglect or abuse she' has no redress and no adequate protection as in this country. I believe that, as a rule, American women fully 'appreciate American manhood, and realize that nowhere in the wide world are women treated with finer chivalry than by the men of our country." American Belles Who Married WelL Notwithstanding the expressions of these ladies a number of our Washington girls who have married nobles have done well. Take, for instance, the union some years since, of the beautiful Mary Campbell and Mr. Oswald Charlton, at one time a member of the British Legation at Washington. Miss Campbell is a sister of Captain Charles Campbell, whose marriage to Miss Elana Porter was a recent event of such wide spread interest, and her union has for some 12 or 14 years continued a most cogenial one. ' Mr. Charlton was heir to a handsome entailed estate in England, which not long after his marriage fell into his possession. Since then the happy couple, with their trio of boys and their little daughter, have speni the seasons between London and their fine estate situated at the foot of the Cheviot Hills. Another example is that of the daughter of a prominent naval officer. Miss Sophie Radford, and Mr. DeMeisner, at one time attache of the Russian legation, who at pres ent resides at the court of St Petersburg, where Mr. DeMeisner holds a Incrative po sition in the retinue of the Czar. Their only son, Sacha, was recently appointed a cadet at the National Military Academy. Mrs. DeMeisner has, since she Went abroad, published several charming little novels, the first of which, entitled "The Terrace of Mon Desier," won for the authoress consid erable fame, both at home and abroad. Other Happy Romances. Everyone will remember the event of ihe marriage of Miss Beale and Count Bakhme tiff, of Russia, which was a true-love match, and has proved one of the most thoroughly congenial of unions. Then I recall yet an other happy marriage in which a Russian officer won the heart and hand of the daugh ter ofan Admiral. The case was that of Miss ii.ate Selfridge and Captain Etolin, of tne Imperial Navy. The couple first met at a foreign port during a brief detention of the captain's vessel, and after a rapid courtship the young officer sailed away with many vows of constancy, and never met his sweet heart again for 12 long years. During that period a brisk correspondence was kept up between the two, when suddenly the lover found an opening for visiting America, and lost no more time than was necessary to take a steamer and reach the goal of his long-cherished desire. The marriage was quietly celebrated, and the couple returned to make their future home in Finland, Captain Etolin's native land, where they were welcomed by his parents with all the national show and romance customary upon such occasions. Their arrival was the oc casion of general rejoicing among the peas antry, who assembled in large numbers at the landing arranged in picturesque holiday attire, and escorted the bride to her new home over a pathway strewn with flowers tor their reception. A description of the fes tivities which followed is like a tale from fairyland, and, in fact, there seem to have been fully as many happy weddings is un happy one. Mes. Geundt, Je. His Wife Should Be Satisfied. Detroit Free Press. 1 He was standing in a doorway on Jeffer son avenue and presently he halted a pedes trian with a wave of his hand and beckoned him to approach, and said: "How do I look?" "Why, you present a pretty shabby ap pearance, if you want an honest answer," replied the surprised citizen. "That's good. Shabby refers to my dress. How's my facial appearance?" "Pinched and hungry." "That's excellent Do I look like a man who had monev?" "No." "Would you class me as hard up and friendless?" "I certainly would." "ThanK you. To sum up, you would set me down as a victim of uniortunate circum stance, who couldn't get out of this town too fast?" "That's about it." "Thanks. Here is a letter I have written to my wife, asking lor money to get nome. She's a suspicious woman, and she won't take my word for it Please write at the bottom: " 'Attest: It's a durned sight worse than he says it is.' And sign your name." The citizen complied, and the letter was at once taken to the pestoffice. BANdUET FOR THE BD3D3. A Very Pretty Christmas Custom Practiced by the Norwegians. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. When deep snow covers the earth and crusts of ice seam highways and byways so that the little birds in the air know not where to turn for a grain of corn anywhere in field and meadow, man's compassion saves them The Birds' Feast. from starvation. In every household throughout Norway, be it rich or poor, a large bundle of grain with full, heavy ears is tied to the top of the "starbur" (granary), found on every Norwegian farm, the pecu liar construction of which our illustration shows. Hither the birds come flocking, oelebratfncr the Christmas-tlda srnnnd ihtk jjbospitabla bMchfjtjldeagrib, v V SECRETS OF A LIFE. Talleyrand's Memoirs "Will Let in a . Flood of Historic Light UPON THE TIMES OF NA?0LE0N. Women Will Find in Them a Strange Tale of Marital Infelicity. THE NOTES OP MADAME DE 'EE11USAT rWRTOTW FOB THE DISPATCH. The publication of the long delayed memoirs rand diaries of Talleyrand will probably throw a new light upon! and arouse a fresh interest in the life of the great Napoleon, who for years was glorified as the "hero of France," reviled as'the "terror of Europe," and esteemed by the wide world as 'the greatest soldier of modern times." In his will, Talleyrand gave orders that his "memoirs" should not be published for 30 years. This indicates that he must have left revelations in black and white concerning his cotemporaries that would hardly do credit to their fame and stories of French history that were kept "hushed up" through defer ence to friends and families who would have suffered by their disclosure. Talleyrand, in cburcb, society and State, was distinguished for his shrewd sagacity and marvelous tact. No one, it is said, was more thoronghly versed in the art of diplomacy, or more1 skillful in managing men. He won his way to rank and wealth by his talents as a time-server and his genius for deceit His acuteness in the game oil politics, his mastery of line?3e, his prompt ness to secure an advantage, or to dilly dally when activity was not desirable, made him one of the most famous men of bis time. He seems to Have Had No Conscience to deter him from wrongdoing. The Golden Rule and the Ten Commandments had no more place fn his code and creed than they have in American politics to-day, according to Ingalls. He was educated as a priest, and attained to high dignities in the church. His immorality was a disgrace to his calling, but did not prevent his secur ing the honors and revenues of its high and holy offices. So openly Immoral was his life, and so glaring his abuse of his office as bishop, that he was excommunicated by the Pope, but he afterward managed to have the ban removed. . As Minister of Foreign Affairs he was of great use to Napoleon. His firmness and moderation, as set against the thirst for glory and the. arbitrary despotism of the successful general, were needful checks in negotiating treaties of peace, and in pre serving the interests of France. Napoleon gave him credit for bis talent for diplomacy, but always regarded him with distrust and suspicion. On his side, Talleyrand had the measure of the mind and the vanity of the "child of destiny." Both men seemed to read each other. The conceit, selfishness and towering ambition of Napoleon were so plainly shown that Talleyrand found flattery a most able. assistant in the management of matters, when the cool sense and fine finesse of the diplomatic minister were met by the haughtiness of despotic power. Could Manage His Tongue. Talleyrand himself was one of the silent men, whose policy was that of a tnrncoat or a Judas. Like some of the politicians of to-day, he knew how to keep his mouth shut .But with all his tact and powers of decep tion he did not impose on Napoleon, whose own lack of moral principle led him to doubt the honesty of all men. He assumed that the leading motive of mankind was self-interest He had no faith in sincerity. His measure of the superiority of a man was his ability to lie, and he was fond of telling that in his youth "an uncle had pre dicted that he would govern the world be cause he was an habitual liar." The ability to flatter acceptably and to lie cleverly were to his mind the virtues or a statesman. He was always credulous of evil, and malicious gossip always found in him a ready listener. Talleyrand, with all his quick insight, complained that this "devil of a man deceives one on all points." How he deceived the people of France, how he gave them glory instead of liberty, how he counted thousands of precious lives as nothing beside ambition, is well known by history. Talleyrand's memoirs, even if they were devoted to his praises and filled with stories of his greatness, could not alter the name and fame he has made for himself. The Diary Is Faithful. But it is likely that, while the famous Minister of Foreign Affairs seldom if ever opened bis mind, or showed his hand in public in those days, he has yet given full vent to his opinions and emotions in his diaries, as was the fashion in courts, where it was as much as life and place were worth for people to air their views on men and affairs. The famous diary of Pepys, pub lished a century or two after it was written, is held in highest value as presenting a picture of the times of Charles IX Written without the slightest idea of publicity, it depicts the events and portrays the char acters of the pepple of his time with a trnth to nature ana sincerity ot detail that make it one of the most interesting volumes of English history. Thatthe memoirsof Talleyrand bearhardly upon the dynasty of Napoleon is to be in ferred from the 'fact that instead of being withheld from publication for SO years, as he-by will directed, they were suppressed for over 20 more by the influence of Napoleon III. and the powerfll families that composed his court. It will be interesting to compare these long locked-up notes with the "me moirs" of Madame De Remusat, whose hus band was one of Talleyrand's friends, if he had any, and who shows how the "Bishop of Autun" was in league with ' the Revolutionists, while at the same time he was secretly favor ing the monarchy, and how while ostensibly supporting the sovereignty of Napoleon he was quietly engaged in endeavoring to se cure his downfall and the restoration of the Bourbons. Always With the Winners. His aim was ever to worship the rising sun and thus take fare of number one. But even the most "skillful of liars and knaves occasionally come to Grief as did Talley rand, when he was proscribed in France, driven out of England, and sought in Amer ica a new field of operations. His character seems to have preceded lilin, for Washing ton declined to receive him. By adroit in trigue, however, be soon managed to get back to his native country, where by the in fluence of Madam de Stael, it is said, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, an office which he held successively under the Directory, Napoleon and Louis XVHX, and in which he made himself a name sec ond only to that of Napoleon himself. The latter, while cordially despising him, yet made use of his talents and rewarded him with a principality. He finally fell into disfavor with his despotic master, and was deposed from office. With the-craft and cunning of his kind, he then gave him self up to secret conspiracies against Na poleon, even going so far, it is said, as to plan his assassination. For this treachery he was rewarded-with his old office, but did not long retain it nis Marriage a Failure. "Vice gets more in this vicious world than piety," but with all his riches and rewards, with all his power over kings and courtiers, ' with all his capacity for cunning and man aging men, with all his sagacious foresight in seeing how "the cat was going to jump" in political affairs, he yet at last sank Into obscurity and disgrace. Even in the zenith of, his fame he must have been a most un happy man, for even though without a heart be had pride, that, though bolstered by assumed indifference, confd not hava been insensible to the stings and arrows that were the penalty of his marriage. While in the diplomatic enjoyment of forcing the dignitaries of Europe. In church and State, to eat humble pie and to submit o the dicuUoajpf ahmr wha wnteMplated.JjuQ41y fine ifteiaea. , making all Europe his empire and its rulers his obedient servants, Talleyrand had a queen at home who ruled him by her beautv, her temper anil her exactions, and mortified .him continually by her ignorance, her blunders' and her tantrums. ( His marriage was a failure in more ways than one. It cat him off from resuming the Roman purple of the church, and destroyed all prospect of his securing the "red hat" It almost destroyed all intercourse with his relatives, who could not be induced to as sociate with his wife. It exposed him to the coutempt and ridicule of society. The knowledge that his domestic infelicity had been forced upon him must have added noignaner to his exasperation and planted bitterness in his soul. Women Kalsed the Bampus. As the story goes, a Madam Grand, who was remarkable for her beauty, became an inmate ef his bouse as bis mistress. She also did the honors ot his table and his salon to the ambassadors from the courts of Europe and distinguished foreigners whose presence in Paris was for the purpose of adjusting treaties and arranging differences due to the conquests of Napoleon. These diplomats, while wonaering at the taste and tact of a man in allowing such a woman to occupy a place so prominent, and of submitting to the annoyance of her silliness, yet accepted the situation quietly, rather than raise a rumpus that might endanger their diplomatic schemes. But the wives of these foreign ministers refused to submit to any such breach of social etiquette, or to give sanction by their presence to any such exhibition of unblushing effrontery. Mrs. General Eaton, as related, ruled An drew Jackson as completely as he ruled the Democratic party. Jackson swore "by the eternal" he would make the wives ot his Cabinet officers and otherwomen in society recognize "his little friend Peg," but ha found that "when a woman won't she won't" Their husbands in consequence had to re sign their Cabinet offices, and Mr. Calhotln's fiolitical aspirations were blasted. Napo eou, on hearing of the social turmoil, did not attempt to coerce the ladies of the Diplo matic Corps. No Way Ont of It He simply told Talleyrand he must marry Madam Grand, and gave him 24 hours to make up his mind. To 'her tears the great man rsolied by saying: "I see only one way of managing this. Let Talley rand marry you and all can be arranged; vou must bear his name, or vou cannot an f pear in his house." Talleyrand, beset on ail sides, was compelled to yield. He hated a disturbance. As the woman knew some of his secrets, he was, as Madam de Remu sat observes, afraid to irritate her. He did not desire a rupture with Napoleon, so in two days he was married, and the difficulties with the diplomatic corps were adjusted and smoothed over. There was no doubt plenty of gossip over her blunders, her foolish sayings and her displays of temper, but the profound silence with which they were received by Talley rand checked any display of amusement when he was present However, in public he defended her with the remark: "A clever woman often compromises her hus band; a stupid woman only compromises herself." Beanty After Marriage. Beauty, which proves so alluring tq men before marriage, loses its power afterward. A wifemay be beautiful as a poet's dream, but after marriage beauty becomes second ary. She must show enough good sense to sustain the husband's choice as creditable. Madam Talleyrand was one of the noted beauties of her'time, but she "had a disagree able voice, a fiery temper, her manners were bad and she was so intolerably stupid that she never by chance even said the right thing. " Altogether it was a miserable mar riage for both of them. Women take much interest in the domes tio lives of great men and women. Histo rians mainly confine themselves to public life and events. But wben women pursue this study they want a knowledge of the sort of man he is at home. Hence memoirs, biographies and reminiscences are always more interesting than the dry details of a history filled with a dull list of political moves and battles, murders and sndden deaths. Talleyrand's "Memoirs," although rather late in the day, will be welcomed as a contribution to the history ot his time that may clear up some mysteries and dispose of some of the "prodigious lies" told in his time. What interests the world to know is the measure of a man without his stilts. These set him above his fellows, but they do not alter his stature. Bessie Bramble. A W0MAIPS POIIIICAI. FORESIGHT. She Wins Two Wagers From Her Sweet heart on an Election. MllwanKee Evening Wisconsin. The friends of a very bright West Side young lady tell with a good-deal of enjoy ment a campaign story inwhich she figures. Before the Democratic convention the young lady, whose cleverness enabled her to scan the political horizon with the glance of a statesman, made a wager with a young man of her acquaintance that G. W. Peck would be the nominee for Governor. Then, think ing that she was taking an unfair advantage of him, because she considered it glaringly apparent that she would win, she attempted to square things by making another bet that he would be elected. KThe voung man was a Democrat but he took the second bet for the purpose of "hedging." Their surprise was mutual on the morning of November 5 when the young man found tnat instead ot "hedging he had doubled up his bet. He promptly paid both wagers, and the young lady, still bent upon squaring things, presented to him, as a souvenir of the occasion, a copy of "Peck's Boss Book." On the fly-leaf she wrote the following witty inscription: '"The Earl of Beaconsfield used literature to rise in pol itics; let us pray in German only that George W. Peck may use politics to rise in literature." CAUGHT OH THE ENGINE. Singular Capture of a large Eagle on the Burlington Kallroad. While a Chicago, Burlington and Quincy freight train as coming from Burlington here yesterday, says a Galesburg, III., dis patch to the St Louis Globe-Democrat, the engineer noticed an eagle sitting on- the track feasting on a rabbit The eagle arose when the engine drew near, but the locomo tive was, running so rapidly that the big bird could n6t clear it. -One of the wings flapped into the wedge-shaped space formed by the headlight bracket and the ex tension at the front end ot the boiler, and was held there as In a vise. The fireman went forward and released the wing and carried the eagle into the cab, where it showed fiht and made things lively for the engineer.who finally cornered it and brought it here alive. It is now the property of R. W. Colvllle, Master Mechanic of the Chi- capo. Bnrlincrton and fJnlmT. And is in nn. Disturbed at Dinner. A MUCH ABUSED FOOD Oatmeal Has a Good Many Enemies That It Ought Hot to Have. POOR C00KIXG IS EESP0SSIBLB,. It Faints Boses on tbo Cheeks of Scotland's and Ireland's Hai&j. S01IE EECIPES 1 ELXICE SEEENA WSITTEl TOB TUX DESPATCH.! As a matter of some concern to the busi ness world it has lately been; announced that some five of the largest manufacturers of oatmeal in the United States have formed a combine, called in commercial parlance, the Oatmeal Trust Such combinations, it is commonly believed, are primarily formed with the object of raising the market price of their produce, or possibly, we should say, ot regulating and controlling the output so that the consumer shall pay what the trust chooses to demand. When this fact became knonrn but the other day it was, as a bit of news, com mented on by newspapers, and extracts front some of them at the time appeared in The Dispatch. A writer in one of these ex. changes seems to have hailed the news with the most pronounced expression ot satisfac tion, and he hopes that the trust may send the price of oatmeal so high that no one will ever again be obliged to eat the "wretched stuff" for'breakfast This gen tleman, one would conclude, bad some per sonal cause of complaint, and I havo well grounded suspicion that his sentiments were approved by legion. Br. Johnson's Sarcasm. Of course, we are all familiar1 with Dr. Johnson's not very amiable attitude toward the Scotch, and it is well known how, on every opportunity, he stepped out of his way to ridicule them. According to Bos well he has associated together the two terms "oats" and "Scotchmen" in such a variety of instances as to make them both peculiarly conspicuous. In his dictionary he defined oats as "a grain which, in Eng land, is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the peonie." It was Lord Elibank that, according" to Walter Scott, made the happy retort, "xes,"said he, "and where else will you see such horses and such men?" It has been the boast of the thoroughbred Scotch and Irish that the men of their re spective countries, whose food is largelj made up of oatmeal, are the strongest ir. body and the clearest in mind; that is, thai they are physically and organically healthy. Carlyle, when he first met Macauley, said he was sure "the mon has been raised oc oatmeal." It is equally certain that it ii the almost unanimous observation of trav elers that the women among the oatmeal eaters of both those countries have beauti ful, well-rounded lorms and fine, healthful, rosy complexions. The complexion of the young Irish peasant girl is something to be talked of. The laudation of Dean Swift ot of Tom Moore might be suspected of bavin; been influenced by partiality and national pride.butvery lately Mr. Edgar L. Wakeman and Mr. Frank G. Carpenter, unprejudiced travelers, have adverted to the same circum stance. Evidence of the Physicians. Thus oatmeal, as a primary article of diet is recommended by very eminent physician to those of their female patients who ar. especially desirous of having or retainini fresh and fine looks as well as of having) healthful and vigorous physique. Othe. physicians recommend it on purely scicn tific principles, and with no ulterior objec than that of conserving health. To the family in which economy and gooc food the question of money and of money't worth are the main things to be consid ered, the subject is to be presented in more practical view. In the matter of i liking or taste for certain food, our training our prejudices and our preferences are cer tainly very important factors. Thus we set how even here in America a native of thi Orkneys or of the Highlands retains hh liking for his porridge, and the Irishmai for his meal and potatoes. As to oatmea. with lis, it is not much wonder that the tasti for it and its usage should be so slow in iti progress. And, unfortunately, many havi a perfect and legitimate right to designatt it "wretched stun;" But may we ask whosi lault is It? Needs Lots of Cooking. Of farinaceous foods we may take it or the best scientific authority none is mon healthful than oatmeal. Dr. Smith, in hi treatise on foods, regards oatmeal as i stronger and better food than wbeaten flour He advises long cooking, which is necessan to break the starch cells. The longer it i cooked the more easily it is assimilated Oatmeal should be steamed for three or fou hours, or, in the words of Mr. John McCann the manufacturer of the famous Irish oat meal, known as the McCann brand, "i should boil until rt stops fluff fluffing." J rule to observe in cooking it is four meas ures of water or milk to one of meal, salt ti taste, and as little stirring as possible. Oatmeal made into a beverage coinmonl called "oatmeal drink" is wuolesoiue ant refreshing. It is the substitute for wate: among many mill hands and among such a. are exposed to great bodily labor or to un due heat It is simply made, and is regard ed as a safe drink for man, woman or chile during the warm weather. A tablespoonfti of meal is steeped in a glass of water, and i a flavor is desired a few drops of lemon, juio may be added. The following recipes I hop will afford a change for those who are tone of oatmeal : OATMEAL OEMS. Mix a pint of well-cooked oatmeal with I pint of sweet milk. Btirinthe beaten yelks of two eggs, a tea spoonful bt salt and a tablespoon! ul of meJ tei butter. Add flour enough to bind the oatmeal, ant then whip in the beaten whites. Heat the gem pans, pour in the mixture ant bake quick. OAT CAKES. Oat cakes, or bannocks, so commonly used lr Scotland, are made simply from water ant meat The paste Is rolled very thin and bakei lor about five minutes In a slow oven. The Scotch meal is considered the best foi table use. It is cooked in less time than othei brands from the fact that the oats are kilt dried. This is a necessity on account of thi moist climate, which would render the mea moldy. TRIED OATMEAL. Cut oatmeal musn into slices,dredge with flow and try brown fn drippings. OATMEAL CUSTABD. Soak a small capful of oatmeal, and mix wltt a quart of milk and five well-beaten eggs. Flavor to taste, and add a little salt Steam lor two hours, and serve cold witt cream and sugar. OATMEAL PUDTJINO. To a quart of boiling milk add a pint of oat meal. Let soak over night and next day, when ready to make the padding, sttr in two well beaten eggs, season with salt and steam for twe hours. Serve with cream and sugar, or with battel and salt Eltjoe Seeeka. tf Boyal Tasks for the New Tear. 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