Show effects of late empress empress bring at auction london members of En glands oldest anti and highest families stood with almost tearful eyes when tho the once priceless effects of the late empress eugenie of franco france were ivere sold under tho the hammer at ridiculously small prices but still beyond theli their impoverished purses the goods s sold old were arinel principally lier her late maje dresses slippers gowns bowns laces and furs most of tile the stuff ana bought by dealers I 1 although some of the former empress em servants and followers were able to buy small articles the lots lota brought about which would hardly have for foe one of tile the court gowns worn it if the royal festivities in the days of splendor A lot of rare lace brought 1115 anti and a fur stole A beautiful rug into which was woven the royal cipher with the arms of spain and france Fri ince given to tile the empress on her wed wedding ding day by the carpet makers of seville was bought by a frenchman and will be presented to n F french museum mus etim it Is supposed to have been on this rug that tile the emperor 1 Inper or napoleon III and empress knelt when they received tile the bil blessing issing after their marriage |