, 1875-02-28
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
4 Waiting Romance..-Childs'
clearinghouse.
The Ball at The Paris 0pera-House
IA bIal Sovereign.
slexandre Dumas, Garibaidi, and
King Alfonso.


A1sepe Houssaye writes from Paris to the New
York Tribune: What romanccs there are in
balls! 4 portion1ess young girl-say q hundred
thousand frnncs-comes in with Greuze face,
updef forest of blonde hair. L bored young
man, with three hundred thousand francs in
come, asks her to dance. Ths thunderbolt OF
loye had struck his heart
+Madeno:sellc,' he said, do you like to
d1nce:' Very much indeed, ei1.' And to
waltz7' 'Passionately, sir .yi''iu you make
eacrifce for mop
The young lady looked at tho young man.
Why not?'
"syery well, madsmoiselle; do not dance nor
waltz this evening"
"tAnd for this sacridce?' r offer you my
na1ne and fortuna
'''Thas is gre.t deal,' said the young girl
more tempted -by her feet than her heart. 10
you hear tho yiolins:'
Mademolsclle, am called tho Count De
=, and hare three hundred thousano
lvres Of income
1.-The Young girl doubtless reflected that with
three hundred thousand francs incomo one cou1o
pa5 for great many hdd'es'
"'Aonsieur,' eho said, let Gs compromise
will not waltz or dance with any one but Jou'
~ 4a@. 49, ,,,cs+ bc,ntifnl ncrson At thu
ball: every one is gazing at you; We will walk
into one OF the little dra"1nc-toorns and CHAT 70
catber hke married people,
~. Already said the Young lady. making .
saucy face But she had left her place in Tho
uuadtille. She leaned upon the arm Of the young
man and allowed herself to be taken TO the stair
c4ee. This q despot!sn, sir. Yes, Made
ucisee,' wish to be master before if no. after
x-rror pjv1.r,nunfad fhA ktafrCHHe. EayiDr
to herself, Three hundred thousand hrres OF
incmoe, = hotel, u chateau, rac1ng- stable,
hunting equipage, tra1el Like Ptlncess, hare
cspnees lko Queen.
AtalIcaEe Is invaded, after the manner OF sene-
tian fetes, By sea OF guests !he quaoI;le was
endcd All at once the young girl hears the pre-
1ude Of Olivier Metra's - ''Se1enade," soanAh
and French waltz, full Of rapture md n,e1an-
chol:, full Of passion and sentiment. ohe could
leslst no longer. bhe W1tAd1aEs ncs hano 1te1o
tho arm which holds It; she glides like serpent
through Tho hutnan waves; nhe arrives prenth-
less In the grand sa!on OF tue orchestra: Que NJ
longer knows what she is doing, the ''serenade,
has 80 bewitehed her. : Waiter VINO does noI
know her SEXES hex On ane "1ne, ana peals ae1
into the whirlW1nd-
"MeanUhile what u tho three ee-hundred-thou-
e&nd-a-Jear mnn DONG lie Is oespe5ato 10
has had happ1ness N his very hands, ana no" ne
sees it vanishing from him like dream, AL Pc
Aa%4ao "&sA- tA@ s..S ,-~AJ
in vs:n to With himself, to cu1ae his folly,
TO ewear that he VIII never look at the "oman
AGAIN. ne hHs lss .uo eo ~ +;ee. 81 " ati' ~
sa. i1s aecenas l1 ta s,,n- s,;r1 IN NJ
r;s:es alr,,st AZ soon N chs does before the or
chestra. Alas! She is already OF for tho
waltz. The frat conner holds her IN hls arms.
reathes tue 1fAErance ot nea ~ 1,ar sofp
nan' s1 tsse,o .t ,a. ~ - % ro,~s. ~n'A e|"A~
lis moi this the moment to give you my opin-
ion of the waltz? / will translate it in these
maxiEas, which La Aochetoucaald "oulo nes!1a'o
70 s'Gn. a,,. ,;so
4..s a.t ma.t rscI,osa 1ronen ara 1ess danrerons
than The most ,,la,onic waltzcs,
"Tho wast. can give love to thooe uho haEo
none as love gives NJ 70 shoeo VINO lacA H. n.
70 s u..em ...dr,11.. "a 11,s contact of two
~.1txsz
.. 4 woman has learning enough rhen she can
tell the difference between 3 tuo-tine and Z
three-time naltz.
tAftcr WALKING, some women so through q
quadr;l1e rs rursatorv to the waltz,
.sWomen pardon ia the waltz 1hat they would
never permit to the dance.
"P. ST forgot to cay that the young girl
who valtzes and tho yourg man whq does not
have become engaged. will tell you their
names next week. The hanee has bought = dis
An OLD LONDON BaNKiNG'Houss.
The Iaudcn Times says: ''hIr. F. G. Hilton
Price F. .G.s.. recently reau 1t 4 meeting of
-. .se. ~ a,;5a1sea- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ,s,~
aae 1oooon 4'nu A1.ao.e n1@,s b. sa
oety paper on the history OF aemp!e a.!e Dat A.a'
Of the banking~housc Of A1c.Ers. Child AS m
instance OF the proyerb that 1T is an Ill wind
Tint h,oxs M ons, some rood. Mr. Price stated
-. % u.".S. 5ar~neau -. Tar,n1a nar ,ast
tnas Inc thfeateoeo oo"niua " .e4p4o t,as ~. ~
summer lead to searches among the arcnl'es OF
Messrs Child, who for years have been tenants
Of the double chamber over the Bar, where they
h.r. st,,xaa ,c,r +,,a;r 1eacars and ionrna1s for
..Ae o1."e. A" r. 49, .;.S..a., ;,to ~. bor.a
t"o centuries on ene' ie.nosa' :, 'A'o 10 Aoas
these archives wero carefully seatcneo' anu
materials wero found towards ! tole7ab1c
conn,eta history of sfessrs. Child, yboee house
:. .t,,;.o...11. .a1-,,o,r1o5ro5 m ha tba first
unnecessary eoAno"4o a.. ra1d
bankins-house IN euccosslon TO the go1o-
smiths trade out ct which it sprung.' It
is generally Eaid. but the TACT rests only
on tradition. that Oliver Cromwell kept
here his cash accounts !; but it is certain that
Nell Gvynne did so, and the ledsers Of the firm
show the account of her executors, and also
those Of King William Ill and o. Queen Mary,
his ennHort Tha original sicp Of the house was