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Show ' Eugenie in Her Glory . . , ... J From an article by Clara Morrla In tho Hook lovers' Magazine we clip the following description of the Kmpross Eugenie, the "Kmpross of Sorrows," as Miss Morrla quotes It from one who was connected wllh tho American legation leg-ation when Kugenle waa In tbe height of her glory and who was permitted to escort hnr tn bor carriuge on tbe occasion: "Hhe was greatly addicted to wearing wear-ing all the varying tones of lavender: but ono shndo of niauvo a pinkish mauve she seemed passionately fond of. Bho wore It that day. The sun waa shining brilliantly; the air soem-ed soem-ed full of that suppressed excitement, peculiar to Paris. Tbe empress' gown was of a transparent stuff women call 'organdie' a white ground with a wonderfully natural looking (lower on It. Thon thla thin flowered stuff was worn over an under slip of mauve silk there seemed to be yards and yards of It; It billowed all about bar and fairly filled the open Inndau. "Her alondor little feet rested on a cushion, and they were gloaming In mauve silk snd narrow-strapped, open ssnilsla of black satin. From tha vague, rosy purple muss of drapery tho clear lines of hnr stately body pise; round waist, superb shoulders, queenly head, the palo blonde hair crowned with a iKinnet oomposed entirely en-tirely of violets, a great bunch of violets vio-lets tion her breast: and over all a tcnt-llko sun shade of mauvo satin, flounced all over with white lace, lined with while silk; while cunningly between be-tween ninuve-oiitsldo and whlto-lusida was stretched a pink silk Inner lining, so that when the sunlight struck fairly fair-ly upon tho parasol an evanescent pearly-pink tint fell upon the fair face beneath it. And when tho groat opoa landnu rolled swiftly toward the Hols, It was as If tho carriage waa full, tilled with tho plumy extravagance of tho lilac's bloom tho poignant per-funis per-funis of violets massed beneath tho loosely petnled opulence of the purpled pur-pled Hour de luco! From tbla tremendous tre-mendous mass of perfumed bloom her lovely face smiled forth, as though tha prodigality of aprlng had boon por- aoultled In her. |
