The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-03

while decided mat the Oortes alone win settle which
Is the most advisable form OF government
Wnhe all Paris Is wondering whether or not the
Emperor and Empress OF Austria are 10 visit Com
plegne during the imperial hunting season. whetner
the Prince and Princess OF Wales viii accept the
EInperors hospitality also, Others are no less nguis
tive respecting what the ex-Queen OF spain ielt on
opening the Pope's letter begging her not 10 ask ior
any hospitality from him, as 1t would grieve him TO
refuse and ne was utterly unable to comply. But
these are not the only Jonrneylngs that create cur
osity; the Czarine OF Russia mas cnangeu her ihno
and means 10 winter at Pisa or Florence
There has been, too succession OF contradictory
reports about Adelina Patti and her engagement at
ST. Petersburg II said To be broken on, and the
hGbuses of the italian opera already revealing
in vista OF Pattism; but the papers OF today main
tain that The diva never INTENDED not 70 30 north
| able to break an engagement is now as absurd as
| the idea OF the Emperor asking to turn
President again. She has now sung eleven times at
the Italian opera and the manager avails himself OF
this information to add little bit for himself by CIV
ing figures to show what gold she has drawn to his
house The result OF her eleven performances is
l4 g42 francs. Perichole and Patti are the present
evening attractions, not forgetting Hervis Cheferie
ing the winter to be turned into dancing hail. The
horses stables TO be b0udOirS and the ttings up
splendid; splendid they need be to draw Parisans
out further than the Madeleine; but everything ever
done with velvet, gilt and nowers is to
be outvied by this new assembly room. The
ings all round will form lounges and boxes.
one more change In the decorative line Is that OF
Napoleon l. statue formerly in the centre OF Place
which Is the continuation OF the avenue des Champs
Elysees only many miles of. and straight N the
from the triumphal arch to the naked eye is ike
dark spot on the horizon. Some learned c0mbina
ton has been proposed by an optician, who is also
an engineer and architect, Monsieur Drevet, by
means OF which this statne never seed TO advantage
anywhere, Is to be clearly distinguished from the
Tueries and appear to be under the vault OF the
arch. 1t happens that the Esd oath ofevery May
the sun sets exactly in the centre OF his arch when
Napoleon Is TO be Int up by nature and Gods orb.
and forms thus an apOfheOse. This Is Imperialism.
Debates still continue on the incompatiblity Of
mustaches and justice young lawyers demand why
If tine best arguments do not proceed from officers
in the army who are never contradcted or opposed,
and who all cultivate mustacncs. They object 20 the
discipline OF whiskers. They are ready TO give few
pairs over for one thickly covered Overlip and JUS
tce is considered not only ndisccrning but stupidity
blind. She is implored to take or the bandage and
The next facetious item is the proposed canoniza-
ton of Princess Elizabeth Qouls Xvs sister by the
write these lines. She is powdered in pink satin
costume and much be-ribbOned. Can such an idea
as the canonization OF the woman thus perpetu-
higher rank OF can0ns for the saints revere, for
the martyrs OF the true fath2 This is the confusion
admit that Princess Elizabeth suffered much, was q
martyr, and this Overzeal does an injury to her
memory 1t is well to have Marie Antoinette clothes,
but Marie AntOnette saints carrying the fashions
too high.
Another thing which is to be soemnizcd is the
the finest OF lives In France, finer than the sun
OF Austerlitz, finer than the day OF Tolbac; but any
journalist commenting on 1t In any way being
threatened with all the rg0r OF the law, conclude,
recommending all who do not approve Of the I'd OF
December. to strive to be enlightened and not con-
use 1t with the 18th Brumaire.
Last Moments Of ROssini.
We fGdigndnD add some particulars concerning
the last moments OF this great c0mpOser:-His ILL
ness for the two days before his death was slow
agony, and he suffered q real martyrdOm. His body
literally on fire, 30 greatly did the Inflammation
consume him. From time to time he moaned out,
~ burn; ice ice and this readily given him AZ
final soace. He sometimes took the hand Of his
wife, who nvver left his slde and covered IL with
kisses. Together with the name OF Nine. ROssini,
which he was almost always uttering that which he
most frequently pronounced was Jean, an old at
tendant who had shown great dev0tedneSs to his
master. Moreover, some friends never ceased sue
ceeding each other in waiting on him-namely, MN.
vaucOrbeil, Mch0tte Peruzzi, Ivanhof 8. Tambu-
RIM and Dr. Fortuna. Mme Rossini, revising her
first decision, had allowed the Able OF ST. ROch to
have access to the dying man, who confessed to
him. On Friday, ut two, the Cure OF Passy admin
istered extreme Junction. and half an hour after the
patient lost consciousness. lab0rious breathing
alone indicated that lie remained. At ten at night
he uttered his wife's name, aud that was the last
word he spoke. At eleven he was thought TO be
dead. and light was passed close to hts eyes, but
the upper lids opened little after midnight he ex-
pired.