New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-24

brother Pauls Epstles hard to be understood pre-
sents difficulties of various kinds Inc heip %
had could not use without dev0ting several ponis ~
every day Instead of one TO this object hhs "md
dc moi ua to uSderSSe this at indefinite time
but always making to myself excuses @v ' metSod
is regret the time thus bestowed; az Of the
perusal do add something ,o 1ion for tncm and.
would hope somethingto the Improvements W the great
to result from this occupations ana "ni'" 10 -
motive 10 II. ,. .uh;ch
Tho troubles of diplomatic housekeeping WHICH
appear TO have been less formidable III s refers
hnrc than are the perplexties of private ianiies III
modern New-York are pathetically set forth IN the
following paragraph. ,
MI, Delapr6 tho keeper Of the house NJ the Vile de
dHnners at a stated price-tweny roubes a day-and
shall dismiss cook. When FANNY peeomeS TO- NH
the NJ Is no possibility OF observing economy III ~ VIII
out the closest attention TO minute details since we
entered this house monthly expense oOoAH amount
double what they the first month. we nave
maitre-dh0el, stewards cook, who mas under MN
two solutions muilks Swiss. or porter; TWO lootmen;
and Thomas, the black man, to be my valetdecnamore
Martha Godfrey, the maid we bronght win US
i AS"ms Who is the Wife Of the steward; a
house-nad, and a laundry maid The SWISS tue COOK,
and Of the foomeu married. and their wives all
live in the house. The steward has two children ana
the house. have bakers milkman's, butchers. green
MANS poulterers, shmongers and groeeTs bills 10 pay
and taoy candies The firewood is luckily, included
as part of INV rent On all these articles Of consumption
fine cook and steward first make their profits on pur
chase make free pliage of the articles them
selves. The steward takes the same liberty Win my
wines In dismssing my cook shall attempt to escape
from part of these depredauons. To avoid great
part of them is impossible IL is beeye, the law OF
nature between master aud servant that the servant
snail spoil plumber the master In this country at
least 1t Is universal usage Ii requires the most constant
and minute attention 10 keep his pilferng within toer-
able bouuds aud among losses OccaslOned by II the
valuable is the loss OF time swallowed up III the
business OF such drudgery.
In of horx rinot N
ferents parts of Europe the celebrated Madame dc
Stael made her appearance in St Petersburg during
the residence of Mr. Adams in that city. His account
of a visit to that lady is not without interest
received this morning a note from Madame de StaGl
requesting me TO call upon her. at the Hotel de Europe
relative to America found Lord Cgthcart the newly
/ arrived British ambassador with her; also Admiral
| ant upon Lord Cathcart, MaIame dc STALLS son and
daughter, u son OF Admiral Bentinck boy, ana two
| or three other men, whom could not ascertain 10
every soul IN the room total stranger. Madame
| dc SaG in very animated conversation with Lord
CahcaIt and expressing IN warm terms her admiration
of English nation as the preseryers OF s0ca OIdef
aud the saviOrs OF Europe. Sue also compimented his
! NV Lord looked IA little awkward at the size and
rankness OF the ladys APPLAUSE to the pelsonal
to the besmearing of his nation. he answered that his
nation nation which. as SUCH felt Itself bound by
moral Obligations, which II would always iuh'i ana 10
| which II would never be false.
thought the moral obligations of the Copenhagen
I
! Lord Cathcart had his share IN both
morality -somtImes without meaning. but generally
with mixture of hypocrisy and OF sedeus0n in about
| equal portions. Dr. johnson. in one of his poems,
honestly avows that III his lifetime English honor nad
become standing JEST ana II has assuiedy not since
! then improved The lord aud lady conyersed also
about bis journey from Sweden TO this place upon which
his carriage AID rolled down hill, and upon her
Journey there ana her OF water passage. she is
10 leave the city morrow. Admiral BchJncK seemed
little uneasy under the close siege or compliments
which was laid To the ambassador. aud when his LORD
| II
relieved, "rhank God, that is finished" The Admiral
Himself immediately afterward went away 10 his lodg
ug where the Baroness to 20 and take him mp TO
| 80 somewhere together TO dinner
she had then leisure ior some conversation with me
She has lands the State Of NewYOrH upon Lake Ou
taro ana stocks the United states funds and she
wished to inquire how she could continue TO receive her
interest in England while there is war between tho
United States and Great Britain. This introduced
conversation upon the war; which appeared TO be 10 her
topic far more interesting than the Affairs upon which
she to consult Bat, size was going out
10 dinner she desired me 10 come aTaih tomorrow
morning, and asked me why had not been to see fer
before, having known her father by reputation She
sai she had fathers book with great pleasure,
aud that her father had often spoken OF with great
| esteem.
Mr.. Adams left ST. Petersburg in April 1914. and
after a tedious journey by the way of Stockholm and
Antwerp, arrived at Gheut on the 9th of June, to
ion the American commission for the negotiation Of
peace The preparations for business are related in
detail. lie finds the habits of his fellow commits
sioners Messrs. Clay Bayard, and Russell not adapt
! ed to his taste "I They sit after dinner and drink
bad wine and smoke cigars which neither suits my
habits Dor my health and absorbs time which | can
| not spare. 1 find it impossible, even with the
most rigorous economy Of time, TO do half the writ
! ing that ought" He still keeps up his custom Of
moralizing on the recurrence of his birthday.
| On the 18th of July he writes: :" am
this day fOrty-seven years Of age. Two-thirds of
| the period allotted to the life OF gone by
from me. l have not improved them as ought to
| have done. Ipray God that Of the remainder so
large a portion may not be lost that my children
may all survive me, and all be in their day and gen.
Grafton wiser and better men than their father"
The present volume closes with the prelimnaries Of
the transactions of the commission, the full account
of which is reserved for the next instalment of the
work. As the publication advances, it assumes an
increased value and interest. and will doubtless
| form commentary of no little importance Oh the
! development of our national policy.