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' Duchess Maria. Josepha.
" or idolized her and the imperious Em-
-of that putrescent Court.
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A Hoasofaos THE Hapssunes.
How the Fairest of Austl ia’s “’omen Did
Penance in a Dungeon.
The house of‘I-Iapsburg seems to be
as peculiarly unfortunate now as it
was once successful in those intrigues
whereby the Counts of Hapsburg be-
came the Dukes and later the Emper~
ors of Austria.
It was by murder, treason, treach-
ery and perfidy of every known kind.
that the Dukes of Austria took on the
title of kings, and finally became the
inheritors and ; the representatives of
the Roman Empire. And in this rec-
ord the women of the Hapsburg fam-
ily played a romantic part and not un-
frequently that of a Jezebel or a Messa-
lina. We need not go further back
than the time of Maria Theresa. Her
character as a. Queen-Empress is well
known, but her character as a mother
is not, yet it'was indicated from the
following cruel incident. Her daugh-
ters were as unfortunate as they were
fair, and that they were fair to the
point' of enchantment goes without
saYing. Burke has left on record in
immortal words the impressions which
one glance at the divine face of Maria
Antoinette left upon his mind. But
more fair and more beautiful still was
Maria Antoinette’s sister, the Arch
The Emper-
press-Queen herself who had little
time or inclination for lavishi’ng car-
esses upon the six fair daughters which
she had borne to Francis of Lorraine,
regarded Maria J05epha with a sweet
and peculiar indulgence. At sixteen
this ill-fated princess was a girl of
ravishing beauty, with hair of golden
auburn, with the face of a Psyche,
with a sinewy form, a peculiar, even
angelic sweetness of disposition and
exquisite manners. Just as she had
turned her sixteenth year the Emperor
Francis died, and while she was en-
gaged to Ferdinand II. of Naples.-
The engagement was one that
brought pride and joy to Maria-Ther-
esa’s heart. It was an alliance which
extended the influence of the Haps—
burgs in that southerly direction
which has been the perpetual dream of
the house. The marriage treaty was
signed and the betrothal of this be—
witchi‘ng bride took place August 8,
1767. The Court of the Hapsburgs put
aside the mourning that it had as-
sumed because of the Emperor’s death.
The Empress herself was radiant with
smiles. Fetes and balls and a series
of the most brilliant entertainments
followed in rapid succession, in which
the Empress widow herself freely par-
ticipated. But suddenly the Arch-
festivities. Day by day that face, the
duchess in whose honor all these fetes
were held began to grow sad. and mel-
ancholy. She was the one person who
shrank from the gayety of the court
beauty of which had formerly lighted
up the court became more gloomy and
depressed. . From the air of sadness it
Finally MarlacTher‘esE seemed " to
take offense at her daughter's despon-
dency. She did not press the Arch-
duchess to her heart nor look into
her oncefair but now lifeless eyes the
sweet andflkindly smile of a mother.
But, on, the.contrary, the royal mother
ordered ,3 the Archduchess to repair
alone to the vault in. which her dead
father lay, and there kneeling by his
coffin to pray for the repose of his
soul. The Archduchess regarded this
as the last and most dreadful blow.
She entrea'ted her" mother to save her
such an ordeal. Maria-Theresa, how-
ever, w‘as. little moved’Jo, pity,,_and as
little used to brook opposition in any-
thing; and least of. allawoul'd she.tol-
crate it, in fa matter where, she ap-
peared to have a mysterious personal
interest. She, therefore, refused to
listen to her daughter’s pleading and
insisted upen. her orders being obeyed
to the letter. The Archduchess was
not ignorant of the motive which ac-
tuated” her mother but she dared not
disobey.
“I am going down to my tomb,”
whispered the Archduchess in the ear
of one of her maids of honor, as she
proceeded to carry out the injunction
laid upon her. The Archduchess now
descended unattended and alone into
the vault, where shortly before the re-
mains of one of the princesses of the
House of Hapsburg, Maria Josephine,
wife of the King of Saxony, had been
interred beside that of FranCis of
Lorraine. The Queen of,.Saxony had
died of smallpox. To send the Arch-
duchess to pray in such a place was
:virtually to pass sentence of death up-
on her. Accordingly upon the day fol.
lowing the Archduchess herself took
ill of smallpox. Maria-Theresa order-
ed masses to be celebrated man the
churches of: Vienna for the recovery of
the Archduchess. But as the coffin
that. containedthe remains of the
“Queen of Saxony had been pried par-
tially open there was no chance for
Josepha to escape the catching and
terrible disease. She died upon the
very day fixed for herself and King
Ferdinand to leave Vienna for Naples.
There was weeping at the Court of
Vienna in consequence but the eyes of
the empress-queen were dry. No
motherly instinct of grief overcame
the fierce fires of jealousy that blazed
in her queenly heart. Maria-Theresa
never gave the slightest proof .of re-
morse, and after the court of the Haps-
burgs had solemnly gone into mourn-
ing for the young Penelope whom the
head of the House of Hapsburg had
placed in the path of death, Maria-
Theresa secured the Neapolitan al-
liance for her next daughter, the ,Arch‘
duchess Caroline. Not a breath of sus-
picion was aroused. Not a murmur of
protest arose. Notone cringing cour-
tier dared to give utterance to the
stifled feelings which he ._ entertained.
.; ~'.B.ut;one sad and stricken soul. sigh-
ed a'n’d sobbed‘ in the secrecy of her
chamber amid all the sins and revelry
One break-
ing heart was ready to burst. It was
that of the faithful maid of honor into
whose ear the Archduchess had whis-
pered. “I am going down to my tbmb.”
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How It Is. Arranged. - i
"01' course you don’t buy poetry by .,
the yard?” he said to the editor of the
magazine.
“Certainly not," replied the editor. 2
"Quality has more to do with the price
than quantity.” ‘
“Well, would you mind telling me
just how you decide it?" ‘
“Not at all,” answered the editor
cheerfully. “We have a corps of read-
ers, you know, and it passes through
the hands of all of them. If the mean-
ing of the poem is apparent to all we
reject it. If one of them is unable to
make out what the poet is driving at,
itis accepted conditionally, and will be
used some time within the next ten or
twelve years if we have room. If it
prove. a puzzle to two, of the readers we
put it on the hooks to be used at the
earliest opportunity, and to be paid for
at slightly increased price. If all the
readers, give it up, we illustrate it; and
if no one about the shop, including my-
self, can make even a. guess at its
meaning, we pay triple rates for it, and
invite the poet to become a regular
contributor.” '
An Excezzent Plan
A woman who is building a tiny
house, which, however, is the crystal-
lization of her ingenuity and ideas of
convenience picked up here, there, and
everywhere, has in the china closet
opening from her dining-room two
deep drawers inserted under the bot-
tom shelf. The drawers are each of
them fourteen inches deep and are
lined throughout with tin. In one of
them bread is to be kept and in the
other cake. They fit snugly, the cake
drawer locking. Everybody knows that
the tin bread and cake boxes bought at
the shops and kept on the floors of
closets are very welt while new, but the
careless maids opening and shutting
them many times a day soon hang
them into a shape which prevents their
tight closing. Wheat-hat condition is
reached, they are about as useless as
an open shelf'for the purpose for which
they are designed, that of keeping out
the heat and damp air, and also mice,
if such infest the place. Housekeepers
whose china closets have“been in ex-
istence for years will find it an easy
matter to have such drawers added.
Ill-taken for a New Inventor.
Recently two gentlemen, driving in a
wagonette, were smoking, when a.
”spark falling from one of their'cigars
set fire to some straw at the bottom'of
the carriage.
_ The flames soon drove them from
their seats, and while they were extin-
guishing the fires a countryman, who
had for some time been following them
on horseback, alighted to assist them.
“I have been watching the smoke for
seine time,” said he. '
', “Why, then, did you not give us no-
tice?“ asked the astonished travellers.
L“Well," responded the man, “there
are so many new-fangled notions now-
adays, I thought you were going by
steam."
What Old People Should Eat.
Adietetic teacher advises elderly
people to: abstain from the use of stim-
ulating feeds. The need is indicated
‘byfl’natural inclination on the part of
persons after, they have passed theage
'of‘ fifty-five to return to the simple
foods of their childhood. Bread and
milk, for example, is usually an es-
teemed diet by old people, and i‘tflis 2}}
excellent One. shot-he? airthority talk.
ing on longevity advises the free use
of milk, but protestsvigorously against
too much bread, which to a person af-
ter sixty should be called the “staff of
death" instead of that “of life."
Dainty Outing Suits.
Pink, cream, tan, blue, cream, and
come pique suits in tailor style, are
made with a. seven—gored or circular-
shaped skirt, which, notwithstanding
their familiar form, are completed by a.
pleated Norfolk waist. With these are
w‘orn very handsome belts, with trim.
mings and buckles of solid silver or
gold filigree] Again, there are suits
with short Eton jacket, and a blouse
vest of delicately embroidered and
tucked French muslin, or there is a
very smart cutaway, with a braid-
trimmed vest, or one of mull over tint-
ed silk, pink being a favorite color.
A certain admiral, upon coming on
board a ship, was met by an old class-
.mate with the salutation, “Hello, old
fellow, how are you?” Observing that
the admiral had carefully combed his
back hair forward up and over, to cov-
erthe bald topzofhis 'head, added:
“Well, that’s the first time I ever saw
afterguard doing foretop duty!"
‘
‘ neck—Washington Star.
H E E V ENIN a cazr. T TE
‘
"“ CHINESE BABIES." "‘” i
From the Day 0 f Birth They Are Dress I
in Coat and Trousers.
Babies are made much of all the:
world over, but in China especially.
they are surrounded with a host of-
mysterious superstitions and prac-
tices. ‘
They are very comical to look at,
these' children of the Celestials; from
the day they are born they are put into
a little coat and trousers, with a were
cap to keep the head warm, and little:
shoes on their feet. In facr, they are
the exact counterpart of their parents
in miniature. .
A child is not-bathed till the third
day; it is not considered lucky to do
so before. When this has been done
charms,~ consisting of lucky cash
(smallest coin) and small silver toys,
are attached by red cord to the child's
wrists and worn for many months.
This is to keep away all evil spirits.
Red strips of paper, with certain
characters written on them, are also:
nailed up outside the door of baby‘s
room, to ward off all evil influences.
These strips are kept up until after
.the eleventh day, and it is usual for
no stranger to enter until they have
been removed.
' The'child generally leaves the room
‘ t the end of the month, and on that
Iday the.head is shaved forthe first ‘
' time. .
Very often a. small patch is left at
the crown of the head and the hair
plaited into a stiff little queue, which
stands out straight from the head
through a little hole in the cap.
If it is a little girl, her head is often
not shaved, but her hair plaited into
two plaits above her ears. Red cord
is plaitcd in with the hair as a charm
for spirits cannot face red—hence ba-
by’s red clothes.—Ladies’ Pictorial.
. Natural Envy.
“It makes me indignant,”‘said one
Madrid citizen, “every time I think
of that free silver'discussion in the
United States” ,
“But it didn’t affect you in any
way,” replied another.
“I know it. But think of a coun-
try’s being rich enough to worry over
what particular kind of money it shall
Cheap Ministers.
Aunt Derby—I do declare, the folks
in this congregation ought to‘ be
ashamed cf themselves.
Aunt Hannah-f—Yes, indeed. I’m as
economizin’ “as- anybody in some
things, but 'I don’t think churches
ought to go around shoppin’ to get
cheap mihisteréieNew York World.
, Unuppreclated.
"Our nation," the orator rehearsed
befort the mirror, “went forth with
bread in one hand‘and the sword in
the: o'thc’r”—' ' ' _
“Isn’t that just like a man?" his wife
interrupted 'him to ask; "a Woman
Would have taken a breadknife."—-In-
' “-0.—
BLACK.’ BETTY IN CLOVER. ' l
Edwin Booth’s Courtesy and/Kindness to
an Old Servant. _
A little incident will sometimes show
the character of a man more clearly
than a great act. Mr. Laurence Hub“
ton tells a story of Edwin Booth that
reveals the kindly heart of the man
whom the world knew as a famous
actor. ‘
Mr. Hutton called upon Mr.‘ Booth
one afternoon at the Albemarle Hotel,
in New York, and found him in an
easy chair, with a pipe in his mouth.’
The long chat which ensued was not
undisturbed. Mr- Booth was in great
request, and beforelong a waiter en-
tered and put a card into his hand.
“Tell the lady that Mr. Booth is
engaged,” was the quiet answer, and
an influential leader in New York so
ciety went away disappointed.
A few minutes later a second caller
—a man honorably known throughout
the country—turned away without
seeing Mr. Booth. Yet another card
was sent down with the statement
that “Mr. Booth was engaged-,"and a
gentleman and his Wife, whom few
people would have refused to receive,
became convinced that the actor was
an exception to the rule; but at last
came a name that met with a different
fate.
“Show the lady up,” said the now
' interested actor, and Mr. Hutton put
on his overcoat to leave the room.
He was not allowed to depart. The '
lady was a friend of his, and would
be glad to see him, he was assured.
Thereupon he waited, curious to’dis-
cover the identity of the person who
could obtain an audience with the
man who had been too tired to see
the daughter of one of the most ,dis-
tinguished men of science in the coun»
try, or a Judge of the Supreme Court
of the United States, or a bishop and
his wife. ' '
The door opened, and in walked
Black Betty, the old negro servant
who had nursed Mr. Booth’s daughter
when she was a baby, had taken the
most tender care ofhis wife when she
was slowly dying, and had been a. life«
long friend to them all.
She kissed “Massa Edwin’s" hand.
shook hands cordially with Mr. Hut-
ton, and let herself be placed in the
most comfortable rocking chair. Then
she began to talk familiarly about her
own affairs , and Mr.‘ Bobth’s. She
could not afford to go to the theatre
“no mo’," she said, but she wanted
her husband to see “Massa Edwin
play.” Could she have a pass for two
for that. night? .
He. matethe pass .at once, and put
it into her hand. She read it and re-
turned it with a shake, of her head.
“They was only triggers,” she said.
“The do’k‘eeper wouldn’t let nopnig-
gers into the orchestra seats; ,3 pass
to the gallery was good enough for
them.” . . _ j ' .
A second paper she received silently.
but with another and still more de-
dianapolis Journal. .~ -. .. 1- Tag a‘.
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Hardships ofa'l‘oiler. 7
Allyn Wraggé——Wot is it? A dollar
bill? That’s "the easiest money ever
you got, an’ Ill bet on it. The wind
blew it'right to yet feet. .
, Tuifold Knutt—Easy‘i Didn't I have
to git down an’ pick, it up, b’gosh?—-
New Yerk World. .
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Tin-— PERSONAL NOTES.
“Ii-m _. t... ‘ _ ..-.
‘MlSS Lillian "small, though’not' yet
21 years‘old, holds the post of govern-
ment marine observer on a promontory
of Cape Cod. Her duty is to watch
the passing ships through a telescope
and take notes of their flags and
names. The information thus gained
has to be telegraphed every half hour
to the Chamber of Commerce in Bos-
ton. ‘Miss Small began her work as
her. father’s assistant. '
Miss .Helen Gould was asked to join
the Daughterstof the Revolution, be-
ing eligible on her mother’s side. She
declined on the ground that she was
already connected with a vast num-
ber of clubs and guilds. She said:
“I must try to show my patriotism in
some other way.” One of her other
ways has been distributing 50,000 cop-
ies of our national hymn, “America,"
among school children, each copy en-
graved with a picture of the author of
the song, Dr. Samuel F. Smith.
Miss Clara J. Fisher is said to be
the first woman ever chosen to act as
an arbitrator in a labor dispute in
this country by a regularly constituted
state board of arbitration. Miss Fish-
er was’ employed as overseer for nine
years with the B. H. Spaulding Com.
pany at Milford, Mass. Two years
ago she left them, but when a strike
broke out recently over the question
what number of yards of straw served
should constitute the unit of payment,
Miss Fisher was chosen by her for-
mer fellow employes as their repre-
sentative. Together with a man cho-
sen by the state board to represent
.the Spaulding company, she visited
similar mills in the neighborhood, and
in two weeks the report was ready,
which furnished the basis of a satis-
factory agreement. ,
Two flags mark the grave of Miss
Dorothea Dix in the Mt. Auburn~ceme~
tery near Boston. A writer in the
Boston Transcript recalls that at the
close of the civil war,‘when all through
its four years she had faithfully serv-
ed as superintendent of women nurses,
Miss Dix accepted from the Govern-
ment “3. stand of arms of the United
States colors.” When Mr. Stanton
asked her how it would be most agree-
able to her 'to‘ have her services oili-
cially recognized, by a great public
meeting or a vote of money from Con-
expressed a desire for “the"flag of my
country,” thinking no notice would Dé‘
taken of therequest; but a beautiful"
pair of thenational colors were spee-
ially 'made for? her. She bequeathed,
them tofHar‘vard College and they
gress, she declined to have either, and ,
sided shake of her head. Glan‘cing
over her shoulder, Mr. _Hutton read:
“Pass my friend," 'Betty‘ ”Blank," 'and
party to my box this év'éning‘. ’Edwin
Boot And Betty occupied ‘tliéjbbx.
——Harper’s Magazine." _ _? . g 7
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’ A STORY. ABOUT THE QUEEN.
law She Saved 5» Dcliquent Husband
- from Disgracing Bil Family. -1.
‘ 'About twenty years ago a 'certain
Royal Highness, a near relative of her
Majesty. Who. was married to, deer-
ene Highness. came to the” Queen'and
told her that her lord and m'aSt'ér-‘h'ad
actually eloped.‘ At the moment 'no- .
body save the discarded wife knew
of the state of affairs. When the
Queen. heard the news she remarked,
“This is a scandal which in twenty- '
four hours will be talked of all over
Europe. If you Vvill tell me the ex-
act place where‘your husband has
gone, I will follow him and t'ry to
bring him back.” The Princess knew
precisely where her husband was lo-
cated. The Queen found the renegade
Prince at a country inn. She asked
for the Prince under his assumed
name, and in ten minutes had explain~
ed to him the situation and the posi-
tion in which he was placing the
Court of England, and the Queen then
spoke of 'the feelings of his " wife.
Who was at home in a state wellnigh
bordering on frenzy. His Highness
promised to return at once , to his
spouse. It was here the difficulty
arose. How was “the other person”
to be disposed of? The Queen offered
to pay £1,000 down. from her own
purse, and she did. Thus His High-
ness was restored to the arms of his
disconsolate wife. They lived happily
afterward, and the world has been. of
opinion that they were the most ideal
couple that existed, while the sons
and daughters of the marriage hold
high places in society—Whitehall Re-
view. .
A Substitute for Rice.
There is a Chinese of Japanese sub-
stitute for rice as a salutatory to a
newly married couple which was used
at a recent wedding with most excel-
lent eflfect. The oriental articles con-
sist of tiny little circular bits of paper.
perhaps two thicknesses in each, and
all of different colors. The little cir-
cles have body enough to make them
reach their destination most effective-
ly when thrown, and at the same time
they seem to resist the powers of gray.
ltation. Wherever they lodgethere '
they stay. A grain of rice will lodge
for a while in the hair, in a veil or in
a. hat, but the moment it has a chance
it makes its way to the ground. Not
do With the thin little bits of paper.
Where they lodge there they remain,
until they are picked ofl one by one.
They are pretty andlbecoming in a lux-
uriant head of darkvhair, but the tat-
tood effect of the different bright (301- ~
us give the bride does not fill her '
with joy when it is observed by strané
now hang in Memorial Hall.
' {era—New York Times.
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