The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-06


Mercsdante took Wagner's part with some heat.
RossDi at last cut him short with, "Come and
dine with me tomorrow" Mercsdante went, Of
course and was served with fab sauce but no fish.
Rossni explained that sauce was sufficient for one
who thought there could be music without melody
The Court of Queens Bench has pronounced
Judgment in the snit brought by nun against her
cOnveptpsl superiors and sisters. The court
swsrds the plsintif damages in the sum of Eve
hundred pounds sterling.
Upward OF fifty Thousand sets OF the superb
series of photographs representing Adena Patti
Caux, in her leading roles with the letter.press
printed in gold have been sold by the Partisan
publishers. A set Of these photographs costs
thirty francs.
Prince Christian. the husband Of Queen victo-
rs's daughter Helena, who wss largely Ia debt
when he married the princess must be making
money in England. he having recently bought an
estate in Hostein for the sum of one hundred add
sixty thousand thalers.
The Prince of Asturias has entered the eighth
class of Sisnislas College, Ia Paris. If he had
been cOmmoner's son he would have certainly
been rejected, inasmuch as he reads and writes
even bis own language very imperfectly.
The Naples and Florence Observer Of January
% says: Mr.. George w. Childs, whose arrival ia
Naples we noticed last week has marked his visit
to Rome by the same magnificent hospitality for
which he is distinguished elsewhere. He has
recently given two dilners at which Longfellow,
the American poet. and many personal friends,
aud several distinguished American artists we're
present. The resources of the Hotel de l'Europe
were taxed 20 their utmost. The decorations
consisted largely of flowers. which covered the
sides of the staireases from the ground floor Of the
hotel TO the third story, where the dinner was
served. The dining room, which was one mass of
flowers and blaze of light. was arranged In the
most tasteful manner. The cost of one entertain
meDt for twenty seven persons was not less than
450Of., and of this amount l500f. were spent on
the flowers"
A duke of Orleans now exists for the first time
since 1912. His msmma is the countess Of Paris,
- af--eal H.
the 9th of February. The young duke is great
grandson of Louis Philippe, by both father and
mother.
The Australian Meat Importing Company re.
Gently gave public dinner in Londen to working
men and their families. by way of advertising the
Quality of the meat imported. They had mutton
pies, beefsteak pies, stewed beef, ssusages and
pOtted meats. With the exception that some Of
the dishes were little salt. the meats differed bat
little from those killed IN England.
The English papers announce the death of Robt.
Kelley, who has been pronounced by dramatic
critics of the best actors of the present CEN
tury-perheps the most natural actor that ever
trOd tie stage. Kelley was born in 1913, and.
after acting for some time in the provinces, in
1878 he made his fret appearance on the London
stage, where he soon became an immense favor
lite, being inimitable in low farces. In 1874, sc-
c0mpanied by Mrs. Kelley, he visited this country
where both he aud bis wife achieved great sue
cess and reaped rich pecuniary harvest. On his
return to England he took the Lyceum Theater,
which he managed for several years, and retired
from the stage about ten years ago. He was
co'emporaneoas with Liston, John Reeve, Harley,
Blackstone, Wright, Rogers, Robson and other
famous actors, but he initiated none of them, his
humor being entirely original and bis stage edu-
cation his own unsided work.
The gossips in Partisan court circles say that
Napoleon the Third has not been reading tbs
newspapers for some time past. and that, while
he formerly spent several hours daily ia nerusing
most Of the Paris papers and some foreign jour
bn nj uan hn ria af
and that onv for few minutes. is the even
ing Patrie. The empress, although she IL always
engaged in some kind of political intrigue, reads
only The Petit MoDiteur and the Petit Journal.
Prince Napoleon, hoGever. is great reader Of
DC newspapers, and perusing a journal it is his
habit TO mark such passages as seem psrticu-
larry striking 10 him with lead pencil, and to
add notes to them. In consequence Of this habit
OF the princes the newspaper nIes at the Palsis
Royal aud at Prangins, which ore very carefully
preserved, are said TO DE quite curiosity.
The Duke de PeTsigny was not, as Rochef0rte
asserts in la LanterDe, newspaper
carrier, but the clerk of man who owned
large number of Partisan newspaper routes. Per-
sgny's employer is still alive. He is one of the
leading stockholders in the Compagnie des An
ntnces.
Porter c. Bliss, inst out Of the clutches OF
Lopez, the Paraguayan tyrant, says that he
lopez is a duplicate of the most cruel and
sensual of she emperOrs of ancient Rome. This
man, about the year 1852. was sent on mission
10 Paris by his father, where he became enam-
oTed OF French woman, the wife OF a surgeon.
She WAS person of great beauty and imposing
appearance, but. unhappily, frs having left her
husbapd and become q femme de UiHe. When
Lopez left Paris this woman folio we'd him, not
long after, and became his mistress in Paraguay.
There che had fix OF seven children, the Oldest
boy Of fourteen, who is noted for being particu-
larry fat. He has proved himself some hing of a
soldier. however, as he now holds the rank of
aptain in his fathers army, having risen from
n
biDe cid not become mistress of the situation, as
often happens IN such cases. Her influence over
BIN was not great, although she was able to be Of
some service 10 Bliss and Masterman during their
imprisonment. She still retains many wOmAnly in
siiDcts, but seems 10 have been able to make
little impression upon the savage aud despotic
Lopez. He himself is a man both beAsty aud
cruel. IL is said that he is volup,usry Of the
worst sort, aud that the young girls of auy beauty
n bis dominion subjected to his passions.
is Mormon aud Turk combined.
The prince Of Wales has been made Mason.
\ was done in Stockholm, the grid-iro1 business.
The pre- ent grand master OF the English Masons
5 Lord Zetland, who has held the Off ,e twenty
i've years; and the lodges are contributing TO q
uDd for the presentation of Testimonial to him
or his long service. Ii is to weigh 1850 ounces.
I IS supposed that Wales will become affiliated to
he English order, and will rise to the position
leld hy several of his princely predecessors. 1t
icing understood that the present grand master
lesIes retirement. The position of grand MASTER
y the constitution of the craft can ouly be held
y prince Of the blood royal q member of
lobt house or by man of " letters" Il may be
TO state that Wem i'll was initiated
D 1880; Frederick, prince OF Wales was Initiated
b 1851 Henry Frederick, the duke of Cumber.
and was elected grand master 10 ISL; the prince
II Wales. George w was initiated 10 1857, and
sas elected gr8nd master in 1890: the duke of
orb and the duke of Clarence (lsts William Ivl
Sere initiated with their brother. The duke Of
Kent (ber msjesty's father was initiated In $780,
nd Prince NHllsm Of Gloucester and the duke
i Cumberland (lsie king of Hsnover) were ini-
lated in 1875 and 1916. fbe duke Of sussex was
inflated 10 1888, and was elected grand m tster in
olS, on the prince regent resguing his Office aud
,ecgmDg grand patron. The plate presented 20
be duke OF Sussex on bis retiring from the grand
nssierEhip wac returned 20 the grand lodge asa
.ut by the duchess Of Inverness in 1888. The
ueen has given her active patronage 70 several
I the Masonic charities.
Fashion Is rigorous mistress at all times. Bat
he present epoch does not make more excruciat-
Is demands than The last century did. Madame
e Genlis. 10 her memoirs thus describes the