, 1870-09-11
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

= prize to the rolitici,n who can show thAt,
his opinion.
The Duke OF Buccleucl, and oueensberry
recently wrote from Dalkeitt to order soms
wire fencing, signing his letter, AZ is custom
kry with peers, with his title, Buccleuch Il
QueeusbeE1y." The manufacturer, in happy
ignorance that hia correspondent was i peef.
OF, rcrhars. with malicious intent tn cast nd
icule upon Hia Grsce, addressed him, in re-
plv, as "Messrs. Buccleuch X Queensbe.ry,
ba1keith."
-AIcst Of the Roman correspondents of
American journals are women. generally ar
lists residing there. One OF them writes that
any irdiscreet r"po1ts about unfrienlly feel
ings existing among American artists in N,me
do not apply to the women or the tribe.
Quite the contrary, there is an elyeinm. She
says: We are perfectly free from al blsk-
eHngs and jeafousics, are excellent frlenls
and ready to help each other generously II
the first pick and choice Of news. There i.
true professional courtesy, woman1y gont
feeling and inteTcourse-in word, yeTita''ls
esprit du corps existing in Rome among all
the American women engaged in artistic pur-
cults, whether OF pen, pencil, brush, OF
chscl.'
One Of the London weekly comic papers
supplies an instance OF the propensity Of
children to q fullo* sni:." 1t has picture Of
little boy and ! little ei.l Is playing At father
ard mother. The girl, as the mother, with
doll in her arms to represent a tahy. a.!s- the
boz, WHO pzcteut's to be the fathcr iu.: come
drunk, q Ow much 'Av re adj" Tie hog re-
plies. "A po: AMI pint Whe,enpon the
girl says - Then, now. you must knock me
down, and kick me. and I'll 'o'1er out. murder !!
T1ice !" The poor outc7sts could find amuse-
ment even out Of the ghastly example set by
their drunken parents,
A few days SIEGE. lortune-teller was
standing IN front Of the st. Joseph'a market.
Rue Montmartre. Paris, and was doing good
business with the cooks. While lie was deal
Ing the cards which we've to reveal destiny. =
man came up and asked for ie grand leu. The
fortune-telle. promised him, for twelve sous.
hcnors. fortune, long life, good health. 4
faithful, loving, good-natured wife. He asked
the fortune-teller: - Can't xcu tell your own
fortunes" 'tOh! never read my own for
tune" The customer said: Then III tell
you. In less than five minutes you ars going
to pack up your cards and come with me; to-
night you'll sleep in Jail. I am policeman"
1t is said that the Empress Eusenie never
blushed heforea public assembly but once, It
was our ne visit to tho Isle OF Wight, whith-
er she went to meet the Queen. Tne royal
psir. attended by company OF distinguished
ladies and gentlemen. went one morning to
an institution OF learning (which had been es-
tablished for the poor By her most gracious
Majesty, and in which she took great inserestN,
of the scholars. In course Of tho e4-
eFcises, an urchin, seated upon one OF
the nearest benches, most izrsTor-
emily burst into tears. at which the royal Wis
itor, calling the youthful afflicted to her, de-
manded to know the reason Of eucl1 an un.
daubing his eyes with tle dirt from one haai
and clutehing slate in the other. which he
held np before the eyes Of the mistress. ray
ing. ~ Please, marin, AIRY Ls1kin writ ''eil'
on my elate with mil, and can't rub 1t
out Over such g1sh, Of juvenile profanity
heartily. nut the gentle Empress Of the
French riously bluahed and '.sloped.'
| a London correspondent writes that nos
long before the decease Of Charles Dickens,
he wrote to Miss Glyn, who was about to give
a course Of readings in London. previous
to her departure for Australia, begging her
acceptance Of f100. Mss Glyn, thoneh high
i eratltiett at Mr. Dickens generosity, did not
| ut once comply with his request to tell him
when and where ehe would t,ayo the money
paid: prot fably tho delay was from motives
Of dcliracr, aud Mrs Gly1l did not care to seem
TOO eseer to lccomc the recipient Of such
courtly bounty. Since the death OF Mr.. Dick
cr.s, Al,ss Glyn sent this note to his family.
p1erun'1nE, ~ matter of cnn1se. that they
| mlAt make afavorabe Response. Nothing OF
the kind. .tits Glyn had not complied with
NE. Dickens request. and informed him when
and where she should receive ths money, and
Ibis toa1l only be construed into refusal to
ac:cpt bis generosity.
-Wlat. in fact, il A tavorite) actress or
!1ancer-1 jt7aD't a IN notfr. whom all male
I laiis IL running alberto do with her
etulIets eay rhs received Gully a dozen per
| 'a:: 4 eurerabunds2ce Of such things be-
I. nes wcatisome. Their similarity Of form
| retdess them monotonous decoration Tor
! al artmont-, aud sle does not want hr1
! b,udoir to look like bouquet-=l.op. None Of
| tl,eu will keep. Eccau.e the flowers are
"5ttuhft;" that il. the short stalks with
wh,cl, they arc cus arc heightened l,y attach
mtnt to falsc stcmt Of rush. Putting them,
Il crcfore, ii,tto jar ef water, to preserve
their freshness v...:lG he like putting yous
wooden leg into hut fcotbath to euro you.
cold. Madame, consequently, all such ladies'
arc - Madame whether married (which rare
ly haprensl or uot-Sladame selects Que CT
two Which Tor their donofe) she prefers 70 tho
rest. aud tile others lecotue the perluisite Of
l,er femme .ie chamtrr, who may POSSIBLY
| hand one to her boz ami. who may, perhaps,
present i. to the counter Of tho crt1a.ris' ur
winc-stlop, Which lie louors with lis patronage.
! Tie residue t'.'l their why, for small coz
sitera1fnn, to vendors stationed at the corners
OF streets ard under Eascwass along the
to,1evards. Sucl, is the litc-hi,tor Of many
| 4 bouquet, the last purchaser probably HtttinE
OH II greater value tl,an tie tirst recipient.
| Our Scotch brethren. it appears, have
much trouble in cu,biuE the sluttonous pro-
ltl.sities OF their ruolic fnnct!onarics. At 4
rest nj n,f etlng OF tic Drechiu Toan Council.
among other accounts presented for payment
WAS one by Mr.. Dal1autync, all lEnkceper at
lrtchin, for .'dnner and refreshments to
the magistrates and council at Trinity Muir
market, where they sat az justices. This led
f0 eomc Giecutsiou, for It contained an item
for eleven bottles Of wliskey, which lad boen
consumed l'y the worthy magistrates during
TIE three days Of the market. \ certain Mr
Smith mcekly demonstrated, rensrling
that sit WAS utterly inconsistent with the
consume 70 much drink" upon which the
treasurer observed that vii the council ware
to aine they must do 70 accos1iug 10 tie
Il. ages Of society,"" and nai.ie Shiress tnuh-
bed M.- Smith in most indignant terms. at
might be-" said the bailie; and perhaps there
WAS more whisky drunk than might appear
tcetotallcrs: hut there WAS nothing except
what was really necessary aud usual IN
tie society in Which they Ill moved" The
lrovost characterized sfr. Smiths objec-
tions as thoroughly reasonable. He
wlirkey, hut he forgot that sometimes
country gentlemen, having al interest III the
COUNCILS proceedings. came iu about them,
ard disputes were sometimes rettlei thero
Which would not otherwise be settled. IA lie
(tl.e I'rovost). for one, would not be put
down by aur such principle" a1lHling to poor
Mr. Smiths teetoialling pEores,ritscz. Still
Dir. Smith urged that there had been too
nEch drink, and moved that 10 future no
wEi-ley Or wlissey punch should be allowed.
So5ocy, hpwevar, seconded the motion. Al !.
the pre>io11= question was inored aud agreed
to hy the coune,l. II ID evident from the re-
marks elried ty the al ttemi"ls Smiths re-
nonst1ance that the eositty in which the
Tnwn Cou,:c1l :" all move mnst have strong
Acads. ...-
NJ. Ar-ene. lIon-saye's cook 4. his caur-
fry.teas, Chatesn de rcuil. l.. the Counters
DE- IA Sens,lle, and is consequently the rc-
preventative Of one Of the Oldest mud noblest
families Of I.aisne t'nssnty. Her father,