New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-18

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and if the ipdscretions of bis friends may be re-
lied npop. his new drama, The Money Qaes-
ton" Will not be unworthy of his former plays:
Il il whispered that the censOrs-ior The blessed
institution Of censorship is In full activity under me
glorious Second Emplre-hsye pronounced against
the sharp sarcasm Of several sentences, Out lhaI
;be Emptror has declared himself IN favor of the
author The public, however, are much amused by
this piece of humbug-as they call II, rather un-
politely-and laugh al this scene tore the curtain.
The publishers outriyal one another IN magnificent
offers for the manuscripts one OF them has bought
the right OF printing the Question d'Argent for
$500. and half the profits after the expenses are
covered. Another asked simply the brilllan; young
writer 10 determine for himself his remuneration,
bu. the agreement with the former WAS alreidy
signed. Ifanew Gibbon should rise in France. be
would. Ike the illustriOus EDgIshmaD, experience
great difficulty in finding that rsrd aris an lnteiil,
gent ard eDterprsing publisher but the author OF
the "Dame aux Cameilas the original ITarN'a)
has OF course better chance and stronger claims.
II is true that Alexandra junior has not always
been so successful. ! saw, the other day, ON the
outside of d mystical pamphlet, published several
years ago, a book advertised, bearing the title
1.-The Benefits Of Christianity; by Alexandra Du'
"mas's son and Henri Delange." The work has
never appeared, and the aspiring moralst has gone,
in his novels at least, in an opposite direction,
though he still works conversions One OF those
unhappy creatures who have, as Victor Hugo says,
flowers On their head and their feet in the mud,
has lately written TO the historian OF Marguerite
Gauihier that she wanted TO change her miserable
life for a better one having been inspired with hon
est resolutions BY one OF his rOmsnces. AT the
same time she sent him manuscript full, 1t Is as
serted not only of elevated sentiments written IN
a very pure STYLE but also Of decent and chsstc
pictures.
1t il wonderful indeed that the Crebillon junior
and Able Provost of the nineteenth century should
have operated such miracle. His case is perhaps
identical with that of the celebrated Dominican
monk and preacher Lacordaire, TO whom it was one
day announced that his sermon had just induced
Protestant lady TO become Catholic, and who de-
clared, with gOod-humored simplicity, that it was
the more astonishing, since he had preached on
"politics." How grateful Louis NapoeOa would
be if sermon on "religOn could convert p0llt-
zeal sinners
The "Traviata reminds me that lie Trou-
we're" the French translation of Nerdi's Z" TrOva-
tore, has met with certain success at the lmpe-
rial OpeTa-House al Paris. Madame Lauters made
her debut in the part of LeOnOra and was very
well received by the public. That occasion has
given birth 10 a new method for approaching the
talent of all actress which We beg to be allowed to
set as an example 10 other countries. One Ofthese
speculating tradesInen who discount the future OF
lair singer, rich cabinet-maker, offered, before
tle representation, to Madame Lauters, to supply
her en- attendant with handsome suite of furniture.
She accepted gratefully, expressing wish to have
her sittng-room fitted up in rosewood. Our man
ufacturer, however, found that too expensive, aud
being but imperfectly acquainted with his young
customers voice, he refused TO 90 beyond simple
mahogany. But when he beheld with all Paris,
her beautiful personal appearance on the stage,
when be heard her expressive singing, he was
charmed by the enchanting lights and shades, the
delicate touches Of each note. Madame Lauters
was behind the curtain, receiving the homage of
the manager and a crowd of enthusiastic admirers,
when the cabinet-maker approached her and pro-
Dounced, bowling very low, the magic words,
" Madame, it shall be rosewood" Envy pretends
that the fair LeOnora preferred this compliment TO
the most hgh-sOundlng sentences by which her lit
erary and artistica cOurtiers endeavOred TO atter
her vanity. 1t will be new expression in the the
atrcal slang and many debutante will pretend TO
sing rosewood" although her voice may scarcely
be worth mahogany"
But Madame Lauters has already been eclipsed
by new star, and the Persian Embassador, Fe-
rCukh. Khan, with his white diamonds and black
beard is decidedly the lion Of the day. The new
Embassy reminds the Parisians of the ENJOYS of
Siam, who produced such lively sensation at the
court of Louis XIV; and the poet Merry, initiating
the great Montesquieu, has already begun TO pub
lish iettres Persanes. We are, no Sever, bound to
confess that the imaginary Rica of the pubcist of
the last century is somewhat more witty than the
Mira of our days. However that may be, the
dazzling foreigner has been obliged to wear Euro
pean costume, on account Of the curiosity which
his Oriental dress excited; for the ParsIans OF
our DAYS still deserve what MOntesqueu wrote in
1913: 1.-The inhabitants of Paris are extrayagantly
"inausitive. When l arrived Git is Rica who
"speaks) was looked upon as if | had fallen from
Heaven. Men, women, children, all wanted to
"see me- When ! went out, every body looked
"out of the window. When / walked in the TUT
"leries, saw directly circle around me- Even
"the ladies formed rainbow, shaded with thou
"sand colors. When was in the theater, l saw
"a hundred glasses directed toward my face.
Never was a man seen so much seen as |.
81 found Dy picture everywhere; saw myself
" multiplied in every shop-on every mantepiece.
people actually feared not to have seen me
"enOugh."
In fact, the picture of Feroukh-Khan is every
where TO be seen on the Boulevards, near that OF
the lamented Archbishop of Paris. new Rlca
would in our days find many social vices which are
in want of the scOurge of satire. The most preya-
lent, however, is gambling in all its forms. The
evil has taken so dangerous proportions that the
Minister OF the Interior, NJ. Baut, has written
an official letter to the presidents of the different
clubs at Pars, threatening TO interfere II there were
no stop put to that hdeous practice. Its said that
young men frequently lOse from So, 600 10 S2O,-
600 in the course Of one evenings the consequences
may easily be imagined. But the circles trequented
by the arlstCcracy are not alone Injected 10y that
moral epidemic. In a letter of conyocaton, ad-
dressed by the committee to all the members OF
commercial club remark the following passage:
THE Importance OF the meeting to which we IN
"yite you, will force us to suspend playing at
"cards during its duration, but We will endeayor
40 shorten il as much as possible" This candor
reminds US ofthe lady, whom her spiritual adviser
lec'uIed with powerful eoquence on her dsordered