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Show FEMIMIHti LOVELINESS. The Ilrsnllfnt litnprMS of Anltlls A llratlilin Hello la I'srli. At a recent dinner at which several diplomats wcro present tho over-fertile subject of beautiful women come np, and ns usual evoked many comments, com-ments, criticisms, and memories of past beauties as compared with tho holies of tho present day, says a writer iu tho New York Tribune. "Who Is tho most beautiful woman yon have ever seen?" was askod of tho minister to , who has grown gray in tho service nnd had lived In every largo tonn in Europe. "Unquestionably tho empress of Austria," ho replied, without a moment's mo-ment's hesitation. "Of course I speak of tho limo when she was younger and hnpplor than sho Is now. I remember well tho first tlmo I snw her. Wo svere all assembled In n largo salon of the palnoo svlion some heavy velvet portieres por-tieres were Middonly drawn bnck and oho nppenrod, surrounded by her ladles. It svns llko a vcrltablo fairy scene. 1 supposo I was young nnd foolish an 1 Impressionable, but what a vision of loveliness 1 thought hcrl She was dressod In violet, with something some-thing glistening nil over it, nnd I took It all in at a glanco her regal figure nnd carriage, her magnificent eyes and the superb coronet of hair which she wore plaited ns ono sees even nosv In her pictures. She spoke most graciously to me, a youngster, nnd It svas then and there thnt I becamo her slns-e nnd shnll bo till t diet" "Well," said ono of his llntcners, "I never saw the empress of Austria, but I have n plcturo in my mind thnt I would nut llko to low. My beauty was n llrnrjllnu who had lived In I'oris most of her life. Hhossns loo perfect in looks to require nny svlts, I suppose, for I limit roufesa Mio wns rather stupid; but it suited her stylo to ho apathetic and IndliTctcnU Ono evening even-ing my angel vain smoking a cigarette and a spurk fell on her light muslin gown. Mho only sold: 'Look, tnon ami, my drer Ison flro; pray put me out,' mid I renlly felt grateful to her for not jumping up nnd ectcamliifr as most wninn would, thus shattering my Ideal of the absolute calm and rcst- fiiltii, nf bur tr i nnl bpuiiK-" 4 |