The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-12
FOREIGN PERSONAL AND OTTER
GOSSIP.

letter from Rome bes the following In
compliance with usage which dates from very
remote period, the pupils Of the celebrated Col
lege of the Propaganda gave an interesting sit
ting Of the polyglot academy just before tho
Epiphany. This intellectual exhibition is most
curious. To hear thirty-two different languages,
or idoms, spoken by young men belonging to
nearly all the nations Of Europe, and great many
of those Of Asia, Africa, America and Oceanica.
is not an ordinary enjoyment. The event occurs
only in the Eternal City, and is repeated but once
| q year-always at the same period Of the yesr.'
The young and enormously wealthy Marquis OK
Butte, who has gone over TO the Roman Catholics,
Is described as q mildfaced lad Of gentle regu Z
lar features, with bis hair parted in the middle.
rather over his forehead, and looking good deal
like girl in boys clothes. At school he es-
chewed masculine sports, preferring keeping bees
and readiDg-often books on Roman Catholicism
His mother was of that religion; an actress mar
ried to an old peer who had no children by his
6rst wife, and was not expected 70 have any by
his second. The income of the marquis who has
Just turned twenty one, is 81 SOC, 900 gold.
Victor Emanuel, king Of Italy, Is short of cash.
The checks be gives his mistress are cut down
pne.tenths, and he borrows pocket money from
u aids. 1t Is said that he lives peasant fare
and as for his quarters at Florence. the Pitt Pal
ace is understood to be most shsbbily flushed.
Che chairs and tables were rickety ana dingy
enough under the old grand ducal regime, but
they have now become even more faded
Carpets embroidered with the arms Of Leopold
of Tuscany have been allowed to remain, but
eognizance Of the dethroned prince. In the royal
dining room at Florence. two years ago, the table
was covered by a-seedy red cloth ; the chairs,
which should have been decorated with morocco,
had only imitation American leather cushions,
and the window curtains were of coarse white
muslin. not too clean. When Victor Emanuel
was asked in 1867 whether he intended TO visit the
Paris exhibition, he replied that he should be most
happy, if his brother sovereigns would subscribe
to purchase for him q third class return ticket.
A Paris lettersays OF the prince imperial: The
greatest care is taken with him he rides horse-
back daily, he is sent TO st. Cloud every evening
: for air and exercise. yet be looks like a shoe
makers consumptive apprentice. The throne
, presented q sad appearance the day the French
parliament was opened with this wan, pallid lad
and Prince Napoleon, whom disease has wasted
away to his bones. The emperor and empress.
alone seemed unstained by time but In March he
will enter upon his sixty-second year, and the en-
press, in August, will celebrate her forty. third
birth day."
At the tbeaser of the Foles Dramatiqnes, at
Paris, comic operetta boufie, entitled " Chill
perie," is enjoying famous run. One OF the best
vocal and dramatic scenes in the piece Is that in
which Spanish princess arrives with her carpet
bag, followed by magnificent major domo who
accompanies her mo- esty on the castanettes, and
then proceeds to apply warming pan 10 the
bed destined for the royal couple at the inn. This
eiver:iDg, II not instructive performance, has been
recently honored with visit from Queen Isabella
and her suite.
when the English post Office wishes 70 detect q
pO5tmtu upon WnOm suspicious Oh 0lsuOuoHLy
have fallen, the authorities send for letter with
q marked coin. The French officials lately sus-
pected telegraph clerk of selling secrets TO the
Bourse; and to test him they transmitted through
his station piece of "false news'-that Hobart |
Pasha had sunk the Enosls. In few minutes |
they found it circulated the Dourse, and traced
il 10 the traitor. l..
Marquis de Monster, who died in Paris on Sat-
urday, was fity.four years old. In 1866 he b. -
came Napoleon's prime minister which postic..
he retained until last December, when he was /
chosen senator. He belonged 10 the war party in
France, and was active in attempting to prevent
the contamination of the German Union 30 that
the tidings Of his retirement was received with
favor by the German governments.
Tue grand duke OF Baden, who recently madd
q trip through Southern France, was treated with
studied GOODNESS by the French authorities Wild
had received instructions TO that effect from the
minister Of the interior.
When CiadiDi, the Italian general. recently
arrived in Madrid, Gen. Prim received him OF tai
railroad depot, and the two men, who werS
friends In years gone by, embraced and kissed
each other repeatedly.
DIR. johnson was once denouncin9 Scotland, i'd
inhabitants and institutions. A native Of tht
"land Of cakes " expostuated: "You shoul
remember" said he, " that God made ScoSlsud.t
"Yes," replied johnson, "but he made II III
ScotchmeD. he made he'll too, sir ~
Francis Joseph still refuses the light Of his IND
perisl and royal countenance to bis cousin thl
Archduke Henry, who outraged all prophecies bj
marrying pretty actress. The marriage Is I
happy one, nevertheless.
The present grand yzler Is one Of the most ma
jestic looking Turks in Constantinople, bat be,
lieved to be man Of little ability He has bul
one wife, but keeps at his own palace an Eugs1
mistress, whose beauty Is said 70 be 70 great thst
when che visits the women Of the sultan's hareq
none Of them can be compared with her.
Business has been slack in London. Tho tradaA
depending on fashion have suffered pecunsriys~F
There Is still no court. The queen far away fran"
the capital In her island home, the prince of Was
at the pyramids, or thereabouts aud the next sc1N
on distant voyage, London Is worse oil than n
she were republic. A president would at lesdf
spend something. The queens palaces are empyS
People who look back remember how partss|
used TO be given. three or four times a week, III
the queen and prince consort, how the besf
tbeatsrs were visited, and every thing new 10 al
encouraged. All this Is like a dream in these
days, and the poor West End tradesman Is bitter
at heart.-ILondon Letter.
The widow Of Baron james Rothschid who 81
an enthusiastic bluestockng, intends to bequesthI
large portion OF her vast fortune 10 literary men
During her husbands lifetime abe often quarrelet
with him about the ASSURANCE which she wsnist|
him to render TO poor authors. The baron cared
very little for literary merit and often Dragged a
his not having read any of the books whe4
created great sensation In Paris for the az
twenty years.
Tony Denier's benefit tonight at the Academyd