The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-01

rry delsgtrss Compared 20 the Others, they sppear
very much % do Ianr, ieather-strpped awkward
birds n be met with Al forests by the aide Of those
audi . i .ers I to Spit their throat ~ The n Sasens
they do not here wear their wonted look OF easy gee
and merrmeut 1t may seem strange, but II 10 true,
mat every one at these iasn.onaoie gambling ses
than when ~ home; and thus " undoubtedly oWsng
TO the prevailing vice. Even those who do not play
are Interested IN those who do. | have watched
many face seated quietly before the musicians out
slde but wearing seriousness more than natural
and indicating clearly anxiety as to others not fur
away the ATTRACTION to the gambling table here Is
almost rresistADle to all, and the young and mex
perlenced are for The most part drawn unto iis
Ike nies by toe caudle; many therefore, are the
purses and hearts broken, and many are the ankle
regons-an abode over which Dante's words would
not be amiss- L0sctGte O0H sperurzd DOT cn'ed-
tydfe.
The mania for getting rich--and what Ia more to
be coveted than TO get rich IN twlnklinaf pr paf
pOuf; the turn OF card, and you are a nabOb-s
largely The In all the fashionable centres
and capitals Of the Continent. The French Emperor
started PARIS with his ascension 10 the throne,
rest q Europe. 4. Paris sais iss. winter
especially, many fortunes changed hands on
s Eysn sas aDa the sssd
in ' Representative erotchet in their head
That fortunes are 70 be attained BY some dazzling
are still cherished; and here daily witness the
modest OF the thrOng casting their pttances of
silver III Tile al-OeVOuruB m8ekCrOm OF the "AO-
ministraIon des Batas de hcmburg"-of the pockets
oil Homburg aud other places, that Ia TO say. Only
q day or two since l was talking to young and
pretty actress the Varieties theatre at Paris
jOurnirg here en- congo Moved by desire 70 pro-
mote talent asked II she would not be better
spending her holiday at home cultivatinQ her INTEL
lect by good, solid reading such as history. phi
l0s0phy aud geography, seeing that she
had acknowledged TO possess an artistic am
bltiOn, and as without cultivation she could never
hope to set the Seine on fire. She Immediately re-
plied Look at Schneider she Ia only daughter OF
the people-'une fle du Deupte'--and can't write
her own name. Yet she Is q grdRde artiSte. l am
reading novels. must make conQuests--a Jaut que
Je fdsse des o0nG,tees. am much LOO tat and take
the waters to get thin."
Politics are discarded Just here. Moreover, Count
Bismarck has gone Mto his peculiar retirement from
AFFAIRS and Is now undoubtedly, enjoying the plea
sure Of the sesson-perhaps, also, the troubles be-
setting the man of the Tuileries. But Bsmarck's
work begins to bear fruits In my travels SO far on
intercourse with the people, l ind that things
are getting uniformed IN Prussian sense
and way to an amazing extent. There
Is really no OppOsltlon to the closest
connection with Prussia or to It's direct government
In any OF these southern sections except on the part
Of the Catholic Church party and few followers OF
the semLindependent courts. For the rest, all be-
worked Even the burdens imposed for che main
tenance OF mis- large army aud ornaments In view
Of war with France, tis constant draining OF the
stalwart population by the cOnscrtDt system-the
nelds and crops being left in great part to female
care-are not grumbled at The only criticisms or
objections In this respect that have reached my ears
were from foreigner
Our Minister at Paris liz stiD here enjoying che
healthy 1 passed him just now gong TO sake
his daily mineral bath.