Show GIFT OF CHINESE EMPRESS miss carl portrait painter has an interesting jewel presented by ann miss katherane Kather lne carl the portrait painter has an interesting jewel pre dented to her by the empress qt china which reveal ann even aiala her cares ot otate as a remarkable nehu W alba it was while miss carl was 1 ving at the palace for the purpose ot painting the empress portrait that the incident occurred on one occasion when miss carl appeared before her the empress was not satisfied with the unrelieved gray of the painters gown sending tor flowers from the garden she tried them against the gray gown but as they were all pink or red in coq ui u w w hey finally she drew from her own hair the floral decoration which she herself wore uia was of jasmine blossoms worn in the chinee fashion with the leaves all removed and a long pin thrust through rows of blossoms which were packed tightly together on the pin the head 0 the pin has a branch of coral with a setting of two large pearls when the empress had tried this flower strung an miss 1 s hair anu gown gl teas pleased with U W tolu U pd thrusting it into miss carls hair she said keep this pin ft ben the flowers have faded as a souvenir of me and to remind you also that it is the duty of all of us to look u well as we can at all times and especially that it la apty of women |