The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-27
FekEIGN rrEMs.

Mile Hedwig Rssbe, the German actress, who
will visit the United States within the next tw
months, II beautiful blonde, with large blue
eJ and lopg golden riugleis. She IS the pet
sctTess Of the Russian c, urt, and the cars
opd son was at one time so desperately in love
with her that he insisted upon marrying her, a
p-'ie"t which his parents we're hardly able to
tlwart.
Aaoame Rattazzi has in press a new novel,
which viii create great sensation inasmuch a.
II IS nothing less than clever but exceedingly
malicious satire on her mortal enemy, the Elm
press EugeDie Eugene once called Madame
RstszzI IAN Old coquette.' and the ex princess OF
Solmus is now gong 20 pay her back, principal
and compound interest. The title OF the novel will
be 4" he Empress Rihi." Bib is the name 81
Engtnie's favorite Bologna dog.
Louis Ulbach writes, IN one % his latest feuie.
tons IN the Figsuo that one day, whea he found
he Countess Gniccioli. Lord Byron's mistress IN
a very talbstve mood, he asked her what in the
world could have Induced her 70 marry the eccen
tric old Marquis de Boissy. "My 81 cd" she re.
piled, struggling her shoulders, did he not tell
me that he hated all Englishmen, save Lord
Ryr'B. whom he admired? How could / help
lik ng him."
LE-d Bicughsm's funeral at Cannes was a very
shs bhy affair. The coffin YVES Of plaiu deal, Gov
cred with black cloth, and tackled on with plain
black nails and there was no ornament or inscri1.
ton upon il. When the coffin, which was carried
N a "musiy old heafse, dragged by two sorry
horses" was pushed into the vault. 1t was done
so cumsily thst portion Of the black cloth
torn Of. The ceremony was disgraceful. con~d
erinP the eminence of the noblemsn whose obse-
qUies we're celebrated.
Lalsnde. the French astronomer. hates all pre-
JUDGES ard affects 20 consider that the two worst
prejudces which it behooves him specially TO at
tack the belief in God and The fear of spiders
On first making ones acquaintance, he asks these
two questions: First, "DO yon believe in Godg
Second, " Are you afraid of spiders" adding
" neither believe IN God, nor fear spiders; :" ami
At the same time drawing from his pocket gold
box filed with these insects, and swallowing one
of them to show the sincerity of his svOwal.
Mr.. Spencer, an Englishman, has constructed
an apparatus by the aid Of which II Is sad he has
accomplished the feat of raising himself from the
ground eve and performing horizontal 4 GIT o' Q
Hundred and eighty feet. The apparatus con-
sists Of pair Of wings Of rather small sIzs, ar
ranged so that they can be worked by the arms /;
ard large fsn-shaped tail Of a very light con
structiOn connected with the body by basket
work so that II stands at an angle Of about three
degrees with the horizontal. Mr. spencer does
not profess to fly in toe ordinary sense of the
tenn. He uses his apparatus by taking q short,
quick run, this run being continued until, by pres
sure of the air against the under surface OF the
tail, he is raised from the ground. He then, nv
nsing the wings, maintains the momentum which
he has acquired rs long as possible. and is thu
enabled 70 skim along at a short distance above
the ground.
The naval practice squadrnn recently visiting