National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-04-10
FOREIGN PARAGRAPHS.
INTERVENING NOTES AND TOPICS
FROM THE OLD WORLD.

DRINKING IN ENGLAND.
The organ Of the Grand Orient OF Portugal, IN
its July number, contains the most interesting
intelligence, that in consequence OF the CON-
.nAhdatory sentence repeatedly expressed against
the Freemasons by the Vatican, lodge in Sicily
has been induced to publish the fAct that, some
decenuies since they had received into their TEL
Iowship Brother John Msstsi FerettIs, the present
Pope Pic Mono. Attached to the document is q
portrait of the apostate brother In full regslia.
A sPITZBERGEN "COLD SNAP"
SAYS a writer: mo description can give an
adequate idea Of the intense rigor Of the SIX
months winter in SpitEbergen. Stones crack
with the noise Of thunder; In Q crowded hut the
breath Of the occupants Will fall in fakes Of snow;
wine and spirits turn to ice; the snow burns like
caustic firon touches the skin it brings the flesh
away with it; the soles OF your stockings may be
burned of your feet before you feel the slightest
warmth from the IRE; linen taken out OF boiling
water instantly stIffens to the consistency Of Q
wooden board; and heated stones will not prevent
the sheets Of the bed from freezing. II these are
tho effects OF q climate within an alright, nre-
warmed, crowded hut what must they be among
the dark, storm-lashed mountain peakS outside ~
ADOuBLE CITY.
Parts Of Cairo, Egypt, seem quite EuropeaniIed.
Broad streets have been laid out, modern edIhces
abound, gas lamps are seen at every turn, shops
like those Of London and Paris display their
wares in tempting forms, and haring equipages,
with grooms and outriders, dash along. But
turn away few steps from these parts, writes Q
recent correspondent, and you will pass at once
into genuine Oriental town, full of narrow lanes
and courts, which pass for streets, where camels
and donkeys dispute the way with foot passen-
gers and the dress and posture and tongue OF all
whom sees tell him that he is in the Veritable
East. So that there appear to be two cities-one
modern, Western and active, the other ancient,
stercOtyped and Quiescent. The donkey boys
and the Arabs at the Pyramids know enough
English to talk with travellers, but the old
Cairene, whether Copt or Moslem. has the stolid
indifference to whatever is new or foreign.
CLOTHES AND WORSHIP.
A writer in 81. PGurs Mdgazine says: "a fash
ionabIe congregation 'wOrshipping' in their Sun
day clothes sight fit for cynIc to feast upon.
Madgo Wndhre stuck straws in her hair, and the
humane pttied her; only the cruel laughed At
her. But Mrs. Smith comes to her devotions with
half q sheaf OF artificial wheat on her head, las
trimming for two-guinea bonnet) and nc one
seems to think it an odd item in her toilet. With
a cloth hood, or part Of q shawl turned over her
head, Mrs. Smith would look like the good, kind
soul that she is; but with all the beard Of the
wheat-ears brstling round her face she is as little
like a sensible women as she is like Ceres. Gap
tain Horshu-Pinn confesses on his knees that he
is sinner, and his sack-cloth and ashes consists
of the highest Of gloves and boots the loudest Of
ties and JeEelry typical Of his sporting tendencies
The Lady Angela mourns her trsnsgressions in
sPotlesS attire, thinking of that horrid shabby
woman who brushed against her as she came into
church"
FAST DRIVING IN PARIS.
A correspondent writing from Paris says: 81
am happy to state land do not think me vicious
in rejoicing over the fact) that General ViDoy
was knocked down and run over by q coupe the
other day, though fortunately he was but little
hurt. Had It been his EIcellency President Mac
Mahon himself would have been all the better
pleased, always providing that he had escaped
without serious injury. But until some accident
Of the kind happens to some Well-knoWn public
functionary the coachmen Of Paris will never
learn that the possessors of lives and limbs haye
any RICH: to cross the streets without endsnger-
iag both. On they drive, fast and furiously and
shrieking Care" they Will charge right down
upon any footpsssenger that happens to come in
their way. There seems to be no law against
fast-driving in the streets of Paris, and the po-
ncemcn never think OF such thing as aiding any
to cross the street-on the contrary, they will
look with bland smiles on the futile efforts of any
unfortunate person who attempts to cross the
stream of carriages on the boulerards and the
Rue Royale.'
"PIGE ENGLISH.
writer On Life in China" says: at is usual
to breakfast about u O'clock and 1t is customary
to have some tea, toast and perhaps an egg served
In your bedroom when you get up and before
dressing. The first morning I expressed my
wishes on this matter in the usual way Of talk,
and the boy went off smiling as If he understood
my meaning; but as he did not come back mede
some inquiries Of my friends in the house. They
asked me what said to the boy and I repe sted
the words as nearly as could recolIect them, to
the eject that wanted some breakfast and would
like II Immediately. was then told that might
as well have talked Greek to him, and that
ought to have said 'Catchey some choH-choW
chOp-chop.' Chow-chow is understood in this
something to eat, and the last double word as
equivalent to 'quick-quick.' Had been q comic
actor, and the ordering my breakfast been g
farce, it might have been possible to fee that
should be saying the right thing in this way.
That not being my pigeon felt reluctant to do
it; but when eating, drinking and all your wants
found to depend upon its use, you give in;
and here is the source Of growth in the language,
and the reason why it advances and spreads in
China"
GEMS OF PUREST RAY SERENE.
A Paris correspondent writes: Tho sale OF
Mile. Duverger's diamonds drew together an I'm
mense crowd at the Hotel Drunot the other day.
The jam was perfectly terrific, and, as usual, the
greater number Of the persons present had no
intention Oh Duytns' out were Drought tnitnet Oy
meie euItosi'y' me mag hLicen. neeAlace' Hnien
eo ntAtneu '"eHty-se'en LAlSe uiawonGs oi inc
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PRESENTATION TO THE POPE.
correspondent, writing from Rome under date
OF March Is, says:
This morning party Of thirty were presented
80 &c.. ~ H,o petSons
d-Mrs. King and Miss virginia Brooks. Aiso a
NTi.s Co-hyn of ErookI,n TLo oor.r,o,. =,