The New York herald., 1866-12-25

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rcs uyself fssl certsin that the Aasrsn coart or
sbs Enpssor's savsraens viii not take step other
way aad VIII - nix itself the afhiSa Of convsnton
Without iss consent Bsust Rrssestsnt docs not
and imss1 s1fcienty Ven ssttle6 n his ssat 70 tread
che qussloa hs would IKE: he Usefors viii ieavs q
slons Ths 1nperor's mother = now the PupsS
sssonssa ally ard nrmsss iand IN Austria bat she Aas
lost very nueh Of hse inausnoe over Francis Jsssph
siDOe ths events ef the pas. nix mosths have
ssnhrmsA The folly Of hsr aAyics. The Pope
nssa look for no support nom Aas,ss. not
vi1AsAandisg that she events whaoh ars asvroach-
NJ thsIr culnnason ~ Rome~rs surs 70 hs anxiousy
vaaehed BY vass crowds Of mpushizsn in ths Empire.
Dus Seshns more than smpathy nssd b sxpsCssd Ths
SAss h, that al the ideas soiuys of Asans thas
~ Watching ths dsvespnsns Of their eva inssA
ssssions bent sowad wss,sm coass u France -
nAsiaad looking for thsArsssl Of their bs,sssd NAE
Mammalian 10 the ous snedscs Of csaFeratioa, 4As
shsme Of al political cirChs and tho subject q III
AasliA win Be hailed with 70 y and Il 30 chooses tsplay
losreet game and possssse uthe e ~
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- httle arrangement ms do between hnnssr and Ma
Dolecn prior % his (dax'sA departure for Mexico
What shall say Of the masked bah which tosk place
% g. Casharinc's Feast the 2sth Of November Sun-
aay, Of ccursei ecursor Of Whist expect
= de fnvoliiy, passion for every amusomsns ana
ssy Z he ret1rnor aos Tashion,S Or sr wssks car
ntval Tho particnlar ball speak Of the bee Of many
ysa n vsssos :. On e. same a.sss vas hsa nag
cossidsing him, herself sufficiently prepared %
e ana s worst socssy q s Il With nnsny sn
ssssss consequences for four 1--WE hours and enjoy
sSbsAys high hfc with low, had but 70 purchass
tsc2ss Of admission don mask, II lady and Whits
lesvs4 r.. gentleman, and "ee In " for CEsnosns
Bssere eleven O'Clock eight hundred persons were I'm
Ne rssn, the ladies' except such as were In hs gale
y1es q spectators masked while gentlemen 70 prevont
80 great freedom Obliged appear without This
arrangement facilitated tho progress Of many an In
v1e ~ society cazt aside ell restraint and under cover
II black white domuoce expressed hnsband lover
: soSjsc. usually not 'i ssssensd :.sepsn % sSs
e9peagsIona. Some ladies' not 80 particular a. to
q others sSs hss as y
- Their incognise. walked about Me roon the inper
Hs.aoation o. lace, muslin and crepe establishment.
Wnh many Of the former, ladies whose reputation
eake AIbrechf, Commandcr-ln olief Of the army,
ysesnaded the whole evening; the Empsrors brother
anG ono OF bis cousins, Wilhelm, also followed
che same example, and thus byoke tho Ice Of
Festsan which the mngng Of these ladies' with others
- eserent mould might occasion. Under these cir
Ostanees 10 that the whole AFFAIR would have been
s
sacs Of censiousness which Is 10 bssrun every night
next january; Was but riAing experience Of what
ueD f0low-a sort Of nip 70 whet the peoples appe-
ess 70 raise their imaelnaons and prepare them for
sAoaxnivaL' must add that there dancing tll
tuo o'clock A. H., when tho respectable portion Of the
company bad retired The evening till thai hour vas
peat IN prcmenading about the room ealing Ices
ouG N dark corners mystifyina strangers But In
ehe small hours OF the morning whom al restraint bad
oesn cast aside and dancing had eommencsd scene of
what can BE- fairly called Wild srg.ss ssgan, and
onee1 nll fo0r A. M
Thisin :hs Empsroris palace.