, 1870-07-17
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Shakespeare.
Beer is getting rapidly introduced in
Spain, along with o,het achievements Of civili-
xation. olly they do not swig it down il, the
form that il 60 popular here, aud cali fos
:" Elm or fscfi glass. but they pour it into
bowl, mir it With lau,onade, and fill it with a |
ladle into wine glasses, ~ We do punch.
-1hs ex-Queeu Of Spain, Isabella. is said to |
be again IN condition abe has been IN several
tinaee before, md the birth Of another Young
Bourbon ia expected.
Don Francis Of Assist, the e1-huaband Of
the ex-Queen Of Spain. is now leading the life
Of bachelor IN Paris, having reatod only three
ROOMS in I house on the Rue Eeuries dAsssis-
Alter making ! trip through Germany tbis
summer, he intends 70 settle down in style in
Fatis, fot which his pension Of thirsy-sight
thousand dolars annually affords him amply
the mesns.
AT laden. an ancient lady, who dresses
.nd a''t - A. % appear youthful. ente4s the
70 place thia tnuia on the figure that represents
my age" .lmpaetieie, maiame, politely
slI nuyntsegN.''
The hussi,ns take extraordinary steps to
ins1il = love for the Car IN lha he,rts of thsir
Polish subjects At Ill the theatres in poian].
on The TERMINATION OF the ordinary usrfur7u-
ance, the Police close the doors and per1ni, no
one to leave. Ihe curtain rises. and large
portrait of the Emperor alexander is ,I.cSs-
cred. The AetnrH dressed in black, and the
zctresses clothed in white. make becoming
obtieance to the et1gy OF His Majesty. The
orchestra plays the kussian national hynn,
and the eH1lre audience takes up the chorus.
The Folice keep their eyes and eass open TO
discover those persons who ahstain from sing
ing. At the termination Of the chart the doors
are opened and the audience is permitted 10
dep,Et.
The ladies' in Belgium seem to be taking
The place Of gentlemen, i We interpret the
tollo"1ng announcement from Sethsn, in that
free md, let us say, easy land There will
be gwen bonnet to the latly who cAn drink
the greAiest quantity Of beer in given time.
This jea lanotrnt is to take p1Ace during the
| coming great la,r, and the notice bears the
signing authority os tho Bourgmea,re and Sec
| retaue.
! will one be allowed to write whatever
| one likes on the new post cards." A trick.
| recently rlANcd by = tailor in Paris on cu5-
toner, who. though Fich. petsisted in not pay
| ing his - little aeconnt, suggesta this query.
The creditor, tired OF writing And calling Tor his
money took TO writing on the outside Of his
letters. 'At least. you might pay me SO much
| = month: you owe me s, 3,00uf,~ Dc. As Ill let
ters paes through the hands Of porter in
Pans, the whoae honre soon knew Of the tail
or's upaid bill, and for very shAme'a sake tue
debtor was obliged to settle it.
IA story il told OF ! rxrisian lady who pre-
ae,res her beauty BY plaeteriug strawberries
over her face every night and washing them
on IL the morning. The fair creature has foz
some time Esst been annoyed b. tEoub,.some
beauty ship bad risen, and ins,stsd on forcing
his way into her bedroom to deruan1 instant
| pay ment. But fools rush in where angels feal
to tread. He had no sooner got into the room
than lis fair creditor cried out, MY dext Mr.
Dun, Why could you be 10 lmpsudent ~ to sp.
Look 1t my poor face" The creditor gave a
shrek. dartea out OF the room. md las noi
I SINCE been hehEI Of.
The Director Of French provincial the
atse has dispensed With the claqae. tho hired
Aprlauders 70 Necessary IN a Frenci. theatre
most ingenious pieco Of mechanism. he ha.
constructed mechanical claq,A under tho
floor VI the par4uet; there ars four ncts oi
hammers, nhtch initiate the t:oi=e made by tflt
c1nes Of gentlemen, and At 'ti~|ao'ea there an
pairs OF edstanrtts, that n.'r:e an exac
imitation Of the elapping Of harris. ~i1ea they
etrlke together by means OF \ prginG. Tht
arFa1atus II ret Il. motion bs cord terminal
| luE IL the uaite 0f the manager. aud the
n"ise enters tile hali by means VI openings I'M.
manager eau arrlsul the piece very conven-
ientls. and casTy the xu.lIeuce along.
AT recent convention of vegetarians in
the city uf Berlin, new rules Of diet wsre
adopted for the Ist. ct the members OF tile
liletent societies Of Ttgetar1ans throughout
Eurnpe. All tla different societies adopted
the title Of "Society for Natural Mode Of
Living, d1opr1ng the title Of yegesatsans,
which was not deemed expressive enough, ~
their bill Of fare not ouly prescribed ali kind.
: oE meat, but also MI Intoxicating drinks ol
stimulants, either cold or warm, such ~ vine
beer, coffee or tea, well ~ the Use Of to
bacco. In conclusion u banquet wAs given
whose I'LL OF fa1e was III strict accordance
with the rules, no meat Icing served, aud n
koarts being drank in raspberry lemonade.
! MI n& 0fh
h,gs at tie theatre, and 1ecentty l.e was At tLt
Politiama- In a box adjoining the royal log
Eia, were some la1ics, WHO had \ fancy for til,
near atmosphere Of the King, Ard possib1
sovereign smile. One Of tlsna, 10 far furget
ting the rlorsietics Of the r'laee, and the re
spect due to royalty, from Lslli1nl tho fortress
Of her fan, began to let d. suilea, fauiIia
Glauces, and tinAlly Mor1s Ut sweet aud viii
some tone: 1hM ROYALTY is gallant enough, I
III the world knows, but never MAS royalty ang
, whore subjected in public 10 10 outrageous 4
attack. The Kings face became red, purple
and black with rage, and tho order wAd give,
for The box to he cleared. But the oflicer va
4 rot able to execute tho order without seen
, wh'ab attracted the atsention Of the Who'll
! theatre; for who over knew resQtute lady uo
disposed to stand up boldly for har real or sur
poead 1ights' This one Left the field with
. lofty air stamping her protest with enphxsi
upon the floor, aud ieatnK upon tie vail viii
!. be. t1ut tau. The boz has kiuce been bough
Il By on1er OF the King.
: "A libertine elupes With the wife ot pni
merchant. 4 person might suppose that
/ duel would be the consequences, or at 1oast
l1w suit. but nothing Of the kind OCCURS. Til
husband only writes the foloxint, letter to tA
sedueer: .sSI--1 have tried 10 lid myself 0
NY wife already for some time. l mutt con
Tess was atr1id OF her. A mad dog bit her
I week ago, aud was waiting resigna3ly for Ii
s probable result. lou will uo~ stand by lel
aud help her to live through the agonies of th
! ! impending attack Of the dire malal5. Ns
, God bless you" Half IN hour after the #
> ceipt Of tie above letter, the seduces OF IL
. elored wife elopea frum his u.Amotata
A French pe8saut named Sufiu, who llz
: never been out Of bis nstive viusge. hAs il
: vented machine for spinning hemp, b
3 means Of shich great saving OF labor Ia as
: ccnrlshed.
I in Isuhaia the telegraph is now chisd
9 worked by women. nd tLey have proved .
Efficient tbs: tho Minister Of the Interior h1
q laid before tho Imperial Council / Bcbe:n
C for their further employment in tho publ
e | service.
: When Marshal :'a!Jsnhs WIS rortngue4
l Ambassador at Rome, Cardinal Antonel
q made come inquiries about the state of afr.it
: in Portugal. saLlanha, frankly replied
q Emjnenee, it is not TO datter you aud mi
t lut AN the Antonelii OF my Kingdom, al
. when an abecnt everything goes wrong
It ~ French gentleman stepping at hot.
= in Chantiily. received hill for III francs. Il
r e1lostulatcd with the landlord On tie amour
d and complained that NOT only had the tab
y been lady serted, but tbst lis bed hMl bee
II full Of bugs. Excuse me. said the landlord,
v had forgotten that item, allow me- to corres
10 the bill. The account WAS corrected aud r
ID tuned to the 1odgc1. with this item annexet
Al FunatEes de At-2 francs
e. "A French dwarf, s. ycA1s old. with beal
= which reaches to his feet, but being bald, Il
Is having but one ann, proposes to marty Al
d young Gi5l Of about q, who il pretty aud goo
: tempered. The consideration Is. that u
% dwarf Possesses fortune OF abons e4o0, ,0G
II The following scena occurred the 9th
,e day before the Police Commissioner OF 4
II Eleventh District Of Paris. 4 l4borer male
IS complaint that one OF his friends had been {
n psr.mour Of hls wife for more THAI three yea
,e What" said the Commissioner, ''you h
j." known i foE thrte years, and have not made
P. complaint before: "wsli, rou see" -
j, bad no eanse to oompisiu' but % now ihsa he y
IL wrongly toward ne" Hos do you mean
I'd "Wel. be commences to beat my wife no
ou too, and that Was the only pleasure he h2d1'
me. Ny patience has come to an end"
"A most singular viii has jus. been open
T. in Venice. 4 rich old bachelor has tequeash
his entire fo.tune to distant relasise, : re
sEnSg SRRS 70 I'D Il T. Il sa ass.st - .ssoos 81 sa
~ ~ far there il nothing singular about it, But
~, ~ happened that the testator had been andoW
ia Uy uAsale VIII 4eS1u1 Auulp oA 4uh -
~ and clump foot Sow be puts the conditi
~. tAat ehe must mat1y : man endoTed VI
1' simiIar ornaments II she w1ahes to touch I
estate. The rightful heirs are cousesting L
,,n validity Of tho viii, ea}ing that no sane M
y" could put srch condition. ~
Nh "A paragraph recently went the rounds
tbe nreas to the effect that the popular con-
papeE Figaro had printed an inaecens epis,
ire IN invisible ink 90 thst it need not shock 4
modsst5sof any re.der unless be should t3l
= tbepaips to mike it legible By means Of
let h.t.isou, II nov turns cut to have beer
cruel !" SELL, for after al the readinz-roor
and pa1sors Nhere Figaro WAS to bs foun
had been turned into 1aundres, 1nd al t
"pruicnt prudes IN the country had iron
themselves iutoa fever hest Of yirtnoua iadigr