New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-01


an. c.. &c tho atmosphere on any part OF tne per-
.3 ,,ss 70 be hkened 70 that Of wet
~, c,ovan stiff; when the thaw came, IL
~ W. ,he sane blanket, only limp. 10
n full the infuenzas Of such
se'e'oP -. managers draw crowds 70 their IL
al tbeaters at this season by attractive new
w Ts,h;on and the carnival, with ate hours and
"o!eoshea dresses and private and public balls CO.
rc,ste With the theaters and opera.houses
And. AZ though the balls ordinarily IN vogue were
,ot enough new weekly entertainment OF that
sort has been invented, or rather an oid one 'naI
A.a fallen OF late years, into desuctude, mas ocen
rev;ved NJ the Porte ST. Martin This ball is gwen
on sunday, as that of the Grand Opera on Saturday
niolt II differs from the latter in that the pr1ces
Of admission are less, and the heat, dust ana ihde-
eency rather greater, If that be posnose. IL Is
much frequented, and can be eonhdent!y recoui-
mended 70 ingenious youth from abroad VINO are
ae.irous of observing French "society." As
mannfactory of coughs, colds, consumption and
3esth liza rnsurpassed advantages are cheertully
testified by the physicians OF Pars The 1estlyi-
t;es of the carnival result in as much profit 10
gentlemen of the medical profession AS to the cos
tuners and restaurant keepers. ] could not but
laugh-otherwse might have cried or scowled-
over charitable comparison between these iestivi.
hes and the holiday practices Of the English, which
/ read in this morning number OF the URircTS The
editorials of this utramOntane journal noted for
their singular combination OF acuteness and stupidity
IL begins the article in question by remarkng, with
m ill-eonceaed air of malicious satisfaction, that
the usual Christmas rejOcings Of the English were
checked and saddened this year by the recent news
Of reverses from India. He then goes on to inform
bis readers that the usual Christmas rejoiclngs OF
the wealthy English consist in gross eatlng--oi me
poorer English, in drinking. He concludes that inc
difference between such eluttOnous, crapulent 90,
servaDce of the English, and the admirable, tastful
rsyety with which the French celebrate holy tides,
j. entirely owing to the Protestant religion OF the
tormer-a cold, gloomy religion he tells us III the
next sentence, which, he tells US in the next sem
tence after that is entirely neglected by these same
English. He excerpts from the sweeping charge OF
rrelgion few of the higher classes, some anatIcal
ladies' and the audience Of Mr.. Sturgeon.
An anecdote of that same ecclesiastical gymnast,
Spurpeon, is another instance TO laugh or cry over
according as your mood is. tell it as it was told
10 me yesterday by an English gentleman who
vOuches for its being characteristic and believes 1t
10 be true. "And shall / show YOU" cried the
pulpit historian after an ornamental description OF
the facihS dcsccnSuS and gloomy one Of the place
at the end of the route, "shall | show you how to
90 TO hell" So saying, he jumped astrlde the
baiustrade of the pulpit STAIRS and slid like tee-
gram TO the newell post. Coming 10 his feet again.
and waiting moment for the full effect of his Illus
tration TO he absorbed by his auditors and specta-
tors, he next symbolized the difficulty OF the straight
and narrow path to heaven by slowly remOuntlng
TO the desk with fictitious strains and contortOns.
But this is wandering far from Paris. The cold
spell early in the month frozc the smooth river
and lake in the Bots de- BOuOgne, whittier many
strangers and q few French went to skate and
thousands of Psrsisns went TO enjoy the rare spec
tace The best part of il TO see here and there
a woman gliding gracefully among the swiit-moylnS
throng of black and gray trowsers-legs. The most
attractive part OF it, however, was par OF these
latter belonging TO his Imperial Majesty. Napoleon
l.. III, cir mis- nd ppf
in plain skating passably well. If he had been seen
dancing out from the palace on one Of the many
telegraph wires which, starting from the Tuerles,
as from the center of the web extend their net
work over all France the phenomenon could not have
been more talked about. That the Empress &C.
companied him has been authoritativey denied. AZ
said, her Majesty was suffering from the grippe,
No that the Tuieres ball was adjourned for several
nights, and was but briefly favored by her presenc
when il finally took place.
i'll dwell so long on Influenza and skates IN hlgh
places it is partly for the comiOrtngly suggested
eQuabzing self-comparlsons OF wheezhg ana shdihe
mortals in the humber social classes, and partly be-
cause the two have been for the week as much the
themes of town talk and newspaper paragraphnS
the life and death of Rachel
The great actress, whose death by the way wa
announced in Paris some hours before 1t occurred
was buried in the Jewish quarter of the cemetery
Pere la Chaise last Monday. The funeral honor
course OF the most eminent dramatic authors, critics
and actors Of Paris, followed her to the grave The
crowd impelled half by curiosity half by respect
that pressed into the cemetery, was so great that the
presence of body of troops seemed necessary to
prevent involuntary disturbance. AT the grave,
several briefeulogies pronounced, one by jules
JanD, who took occasion TO mlngc Win iaudatioh
of the dead generous tribute of pralse and regret TO
q great poet living, but buried III "Xile-to Veto.
Hugo. There was courage us well rs generosity III
This and il should not be forgotten tho similar ccur
age and generosity, which is characteristic OF Janln
has been frequently displayed by hun since lc4c
The faults and Inconsistencies that may be dlscov
cred in his weekly critical ieuiletons of the past
twenty years should not be permitted to overshadow
eueh qualities i'll the man.
Poor Rachel! They say that she had PRESENT.
ment Of her approaching death and Of her Lives
One d0y last month, distinguished stranger pre-
sented himself al her door, aud askedtob be admitted
10 her. After some conversation, he begged for
her autograph. She smiled snd wrote: Dams hut
foers d ,c ie COmmCRcerdi erc ndngtc par les rcrs
Il par les biOgrdphcS-In week from now i shall
begin TO be deyoured by the worms and the
biOgrsphers. The body il is said was embalmod,
but nothing can save her from the biographers some
of whom by what they have already published, ap
prove the Justice with which the poor actress ranked
them by the side OF, but after the worms Others,
The Janin respecting the dead and their readers and
themselves, have written admirable articles on
Rachel Is an artist, passing the faults OF the
woman with an allusl0D, qualifying gen.
erous euOgy only by Just criticism.
writer OF this latter class writes thus severely
but Justly of the former I'VE leave TO those who
call themselves her friends, and who return this
friendship by posEumOus insult the task, the Ia
mentable task, of yelling her glory with the
SHADOW oi her iaillngs. They viii have informed
" every one by lndlscreet revelations that Rachel