New-York tribune., 1874-09-22
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fortune to be wounded at the night moment ana mas
tened 70 resign his command. The responsOl''y was
Rhouldered by his successor, General Wlmpneh' VINO
suffered so much from the disgrace that nc was CON-
PEELED to resign. MacMahon was supposed 10 nave
fallen upon the field OF honor; his glorious death was
described in the newspapers; while he meantime
uuietly nursed his wound for several weeks and
then retired TO o town 10 Germany. Without the
scratch which he received In battle he would
have been booted at by the whole French
nation bullet grazed his leg, and the few drops OF
blood washed away his crime. Madame MaeMahon CON-
pletey controls her husband. She is a bold and amoi
fous woman, Of superior intellect, and knows how to
take advantage OF her aristocratic connections Her
Influence with the Jesuits stands her IN good stead
The Marshal Is their tool The Jesuts are omnipotent
In all the official departments Nearly Gil great poht
cal successes in Catholic countries are due to women
"LOOk for the woman, and when you have found the
woman, look the Jesuit" At this moment France
has other consultation than the loyalty OF MaeMahon
guaranty but his honor rights but through his
cOmplaisance. The sum total OF the French PRESIDENT
In the opinion OF the writer IS neatly illustrated by
little anecdOte: "An old graybeaFd and little, fair
girl had stopped before the proclamation OF the Marshal
President, signed Duke Of Magenta. Say, papa, the
Duke OF Magenta Is the who gained the battle OF
Magentai' mo, my ehild.' replied the tatner 'h /"
hollow voice, 'it Is the man who iost tho
battle OF Sedani And they Walked away
lively article on "Fg Leaves and French Dresses"
scoses the secret rage for ingenious and elaoo
rate tolettes Not the fair Empress, but Elias Howe
Is TO blame not the EMPIRE but the sewng-machine.
For when ParIsan dremakers found that plain dress
could be made 10 two days by one person with the help
of machine, straightway they set to work to invent
styles would take six persons ten days to make,
and which were totally beyond the reach Of amateur
workers TO accomplish Else their occupation was gone,
aud they knew it. Now they tax their fertile brains
to invent trimmings that cannot be made,
and styles that cannot be put together by the
aid OF that machine which they once hailed as
the most potent auxiliary to their abors." But re-
form this matter ia hopeless and the reason why Is
act forth by the writer.
Methpks hear ascornful masculine critic cry, "WeH
why DO women submit TO the tyranny OF foreign fashions
AZ WHY 90 we mott We cannot and there's an end ont
We do to make guys" OF ourselves, and II we
did masculine critic you would be the first 20 soo ut
our altered state. DO you remember the old maiden
aunt in TrOllope's "He Knew he was RichtfS She
French who had ust aside OF Difference TO
the preudces OF her clerical lover she came away quite
Indignant and aware that there was something wrong
about the young lady's appearance though wnat sue
could not make out sBe ene Down 70 see me Dot naH
dressed-qute In her morning gown, a. were" have
not the book by me 20 quote her exact words but ueh
the purpOrt Of her speech And male individual.
you men are all in that respect like Troopes old maid
You want us TO stop Following the 1ashicns and the IN
mat mat there is so@ethiag Wrong and you pro:
ceed TO growl about it. Once 1 was acquainted
introduced, declared that they an abominatOn.
and that his wife should never wear one Lake sensi-
Die woman, she quietly oOnfoTmed TO the regning fash
loD, and said nothing 10 her spouse about IT, one even
ing, when the mode was In fubOwn amplitude, and he
had been indugDg In TRADE against IL, she up
STAIRS slipped OF her Duplex Elliptic, and then returned
10 the parOr taking to place herself directly before
her husband. lie looked at her for moments in
mingled perpleXity aud yexation. Finally the pentup
feelings found yent Why, Maria what have you been
doing TO yourself3 You look though you had been
dragged through a keyhOle. You are-ah-ah-in fact,
you 40 not look decent Go upstairs and put some more
clothes on-do!"
Under theEenigmatical title Of popular Pie" Mr.
Grant White shows the abuses Of several cOlloquia
terms, which common practice has impressed aO
absurd meaning such popular for good Gnspire for
90 take place and other current vugarisms. MT Grant
Whites remarks the words gentleman" and " lady"
well worth quotlog and reading also.
There are two words, for example gentleman and iaH
which are used frequently as any oiher and which
any generally accepted meaning Among certain people
they have one meaning, among certain other people
quite another and divergent these meanings that
unless you know the person with whom you speak well
that put yourself IN his place ana assume his
habits OF thought you understand exactly what
he words perfect gentleman and perfect
IS theT distinction sex: they distinguish from
woman; two creatures that seem about disappearing
entirely from the Western world, except among people
OF the highest culture aud simplest manners. Do we
that " A sales lady oilers her services TO
any one who may be IN need of them
Does not the gentiemany conductor ask us 70 up
the street and let in this lady" Bridget Nc
Quean smelling slightly Of pipe ana poteen struggles at
lnsinuate tina; Bridget not perfect lady for
should thereby the risk Of having my head broken
also call a gentleman; but chiefly because 1t s not my
business here 70 draw social distinctions but only verbal
There some people whose ideal of perfect
gentleman Is man WHO pays hs bills without question
fear there some OF us who would fail sadly in the
article Of our gentry waters idea OF perfect gem
1t gives him all the change under dollar
and l know woman Of very excellent
gentleman Is that never speaks 70 her with
out taking OF his bat and does not SIT iu her presence
until he Is asked TO 90 So Perhaps the walters criterion
IS quite reasonable hers. Twenty years ago the
South honestly believed that there were few
tlemen in the North; and perhaps the most unexcep
Ionabe definition OF gentleman might have been
by old Southern house servant, who all
life had served masters hardly better mauGered than
himself.
MI Justin McCarthy's story Of "IAnley Rockford is
brought 20 end IN this number aud is General Gus
fer's Of "Le the Plains" Rose Terry CON
tributes fresh story entitled Caught BY Kuhleborn
and Juu Henri Browne has psychological d!squision
on The LJadstoue Of Love"
HARPER
In describing the Decorative Art and
Architecture in England" Mr. NJ. ID. Conway pays a
just tribute the services OF Prince Albert the patron
OF native art. He the Of employing scores
Of fine brains had otherwise been unable to make
their marks the country. He extorted from grum
bling shop-keeping public the splendors which now
make the South KensngtOn Museum q true university
Of art II was Prince Albert who 1rst gave Dyce the
opportunity for his admirable frescOes in the House of
Lords and thus rescued him from the obscurity in
which he had long been su red to remain by Elglish
indifference and neglect But the debt to the Prince
Consott is now recognized The Albert Memorial Hall
As pronounced by Mr. Conway to be the most noble and
supendous building since the erection OF the Coliseum
IN Rome. IL will stand gpandly amidst the European
civilization Of to-day the ParthenOn stood ia Rome
soft quiet light is thrown An Old Town by the
Sea" in the dreamy recollections of Mr. T. b. Adrch
whose charming pictures will be easily recognized by
those familiar with the antique and solitary
Wharyes Of Portsmouth, NewHampshre.