The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-24
FOREIGN PERSONAL AND OTHER
GOSSIP.


/ The French emperor and empress. accompanied
{bv the prince imperial, have visited Madame lsa-
IbeIla at her Paris residence. They were received
lat the foot Of the staircase by the ex-queen, her
consort and the prince OF Asturias. In ascend
ing to the apartments the king gave his arm TO the
empress, the emperor his to the queen, and the
two princes followed hand in hand. The visit
lasted nearly an hour. On Withdrawing, the en-
peror and empress were conducted by the queen
and king to the bottom OF the staircase. When
about halfway down, the emperor stopped and
prayed the queen to come no farther; she insist
led, and even accompanied them to the doors OF
the carriage. AS they were about to step 10, the
empress, as II by a sudden impulse, kissed the
queen, saying, "Adios. mi gue,'idd amiga J" An
hour afterwards the queen, king and prince OF
Asturias returned the visit at the Taileries..
Marshal Neil is about to abolish the position OF
vivandiere in the French army, on the ground OF
economy. The vivandiere Is woman, often
young and pretty, attached to each French bat
TALON to 90 various feminine chores" to act as
a sort of sutleress, and TO be friend, counselor,
surgeon and nurse TO the men. French VIVIAN
dieres have often become celebrated. One called
" Double Breton" killed Russian captain and
captured six Prussians at Eylau, taking them
bodily before Napoleon. She was badly wound
ed at Waterloo. Therese Vourdon was In action
in fifteen or twenty battles. Several OF these
viyandieres received the cross of the Legion Of
Honor The vivandiere figures still more In French
romance and poetry. The literary profession will
miss her sadly when she is gone
The Germans are shocked at the discovery they
have lately made. that their idolized crown prin-
cess Victoria of Prussia, does not write German
correctly, although she seems to take the veliest
interest in German literature, and Is said TO have
written work in the German language on female
employment. Her mother, Queen Victoria, speaks
German very fuenty, but with strong English
accent. ALI her letters to her relatives In Ger
many are written IN German.
Il is said that RossiDi's widow has been offered
nQetlumOua
husband.
Sgnor Mario is singing at St. Petersburg.
Madam Luccas is still prevented by illness from
appearing there.
the score Of a new ballet entitled "The Walpurgh
Night"-the same subject that has already been
treated by Mendelssohn.
The young American lady who studied snato-
my at the University of Vienna has abandoned her
purpose to become physcnn, wealthy young
Hungarian having asked her to marry him.
The Cork Herald publishes the particulars of an
extraordinary tragedy at sea. Londoner
named Rogers, one OF q crew OF Dutch vessel
which arrived 10 the harbor on the 2lst December
from South America, attempted while the vessel
was at sea to Obtain possession of her by murder
ing all his shipmates. He pushed two men into
the sea and inflicted uries several Others and
did actually become master of the ship for three
DAYS but on the fourth one Of his shipmates killed
him while he was asleep.
RacheIs brother, Raphael Felix, a Paris theat-
rical manager, has failed for s0.000f. He says
that the failure of George Sands drama "Cadio"
ruined him.
John b. Coughs father was an English "Penin::
sular soldier" and his mother the village school
teacher Of Sandgste. England, where J. 3. was
born in August, 1917
Yeddo has become the permanent residence OF
the Mikado.
The Tycoon has retired to his private posses
sons with all his people who wished following
him, but those willing to take employment in the
new government were retained.
The removal Of the people Of the Tycoon from
Yeddo commenced December Is, and some 1900
were to be sent to the Tycoons new province
Shimidizee. The ship King Philip was chartered,
and made one trip for the province, carrying 1850
The 1npopularity of the Empress Eugenie is so
great in Paris that plays, which are knownlto be
written by one of her literary and dramatic favor.
ties, are always sure to be Kissed. Edmond About
says that he has never recovered all OF his
former popularity since IL became known
that the empress had taken him under her special
protection. Some Of Eugenie's friends publish
their plays under assumed names, and 1t is note
worthy fact thaqfor several years, not single eel
ebrated author has dedicated work to the en-
press. Even Octave Feuillet treats her majesty
very coldly since he obtained the lucrative posi-
ton as librarian Of Fontainebeau.
Ainsworth, the author of Jack Shepherd, has
received q royal pension Of $500 annually, on the
Recommendation OF Mr.. Disraeli.
Forty.seven American families in Paris are on
the list of those who regularly invited to all
gala parties at the Tuleries.
At fire which recently took place in the apart.
nents Of Madame Troplong, the wife OF the presi-
dent of the French Senate, two pictures were de-
sroyed. These pictures. it is affirmed, belonged
not TO her, or her husband, but to the national
collection in the Louvre, and had been lent to her
by the director OF that establishment. IL - added
that nearly forty others from the same collection
also adorn her walls, and there are thirty more in
a fashionable club called the Cercle Imperial. IL
is stated that some years ago certain Murilio was
not to be found in the Louvre; but that, owing to
the persevering inquiries OF an American, VINO
wished to inspect II, the picture was traced 10 the
nursery of the Prince Imperial where IL had been
placed by order of the Empress.
One may see in front Of q hotel Ia the Bowery,
New York, the statue of man in rags, leaning
disconsolately against q stump; hopeless despair
and doeged indifference visible 10 every Inca.
ment. Inquire what it means. and you Will learn
that many years ago poor German emigrant
stood in that guise on that spot, gazing IN misery
into an eating house opposite. be had left the
Faderlapd full Of youth and hope. and found ms
adopted country Indifferent and inhosptaole, and
in sight Of food, contemplated seh-oesuueuou ..
the dread alternative 10 theft or starvation. a
gentleman observed his unhappy air and accostec
him in his native tongue. Having learned his his
tory and admired his frankness, be gave him 1000
and commended him to friendly house as porter
By thrift and industry the poor German boy De
came successfully partner and sole proprietor
On the site of his memorable encounter with th'
good Samaritan be erected the hotel, ana MS owl
statue upon II. He became one OF inc largest III
porters, and millionaire.
Princess Mathilde has the model farm fever
and has commenced operations with her PARK an
some hormess cows.
A copfectioner at Bristol, England. has made
monster prize Christmas cake, which contains tw'
gold wedding rings. one gold keeper ring. on
gold locket, one gold brooch set with turqaoi
stones, two silver ihmbles, and twenty.four piece
Of silver. - .
A French paper gives the following, which i
not very new, but always good An old ma
OF sixty in the prisoners dock was sentenced .
twenty years hard labor. Oh, thank you, des
Judge thank you. don't hope to live so long,
William Alexander Louis Stephen Haui,to
Douglas, duke Of Hamilton. marquis OF Hamilton
marquis Of Douglas, marquis OF Clydesdale, ea
of Angus, earl Of Arrsn, earl Of Lansrk, bsro
Hamilton, baron of Aven, Polment ManchausluT
and lnnerdsle. baron of Abernethy and Jedbur
Forest, duke of Brandon and baron Dutton. age
twenty three, has been gettin drunk In Paris an
beating people over the head with loaded can
for which exploits the police recently took him
charge,