, 1875-07-25
The True Condition Of the Ex.
Empress Carlotta.,*
An Emperor's Dumplings-Fashions
m the French Capital.
4 Great Scandal in High Lite---Flirta~
tion and Death.
Hyde Park In the Season---Nota'
bilitios on the Drive,

A 6ALL.ROsoh MfS1 S13FlCA1lCN.
Arsoue Houssayef Paris letter Ia New forb
samhle that provincial academy which could
never Get itself talked about) gave to-nich. .
Venetian fete in tho Avenue de Imperatrce.
The women we're masked. the men wore the
Venetian cloak. It WAS very pretty and anus
ing. I cannot detail The quadzi1ea of myst1hca-
tions which filed tbs ballroom The French
women have succeeded the Italians IN the at Of
PLAYING imbroglios.
Here il one worth reporting: represent
stire Of tho people and former Pre-
feet OF Re Empire wanted to go to
the ball Without their wives, but this two
ladies, who wers cousins. arranged to 30 there
without advertising the fact too loudly. Hatu-
ssllv they cane principally to be revepged upon
their huslands, and ron may easily imagine that
they vent at it with q will They began by teas
NJ these gentlemen as to the consequeuces Of
their sbsenes. ''How," said one of them.
"oould you 1eavs these poor women ut home
Are you quito sure they will stay there without
yo12 How do you know they have not gono to
dfiys IN tbs Buis, to ralk sentiment in the moon
light ?" 44Nonsenso," SAID one OF the husbands;
1--WE know our w1ves they are doves who go TO
bed early. Our wives are the old-tasnioned
lind Who stay ut home and spin" Take care!
Penelope also stAd Ut home and spun; but
Ulysses did veil to relurn.
= The husbands recognized their wives. but this
Was only tile first scene OF the comedy. Ihs
lively invention OF the ladies' did not cease there
A quarter OF an hour afterward they had sue
ceeded in exchanging their red and blue domi-
noes, 90 rs com npletey to deceive their TWO hus-
bands, when they returned and tobk their arms,
Each thought he was talR1ng to his friends
wife. The two omen had never been so tender
tha t1t-r rfn uSara
startled with their gnod fu1tnne. What, p" SAID
one, *'the Prefece's wife! thought her SO dis
Greet I never 4sheard her name mentioned
1t must be- that I an irresistible 1 am
soEry tor the Pfeteet." What" said
but /, am not sorry TO play this trick on
the Republic. These Opposition Deputies inag-
iue that the Republic has reformed Worals they
had better be reforming their wivea-" Both
pEatect and Deputy exerted themselves to the
were SO carried away that t1ev easily consented
to leave the ball ard improve the beautiful sum-
oaer night y: making promenade in the Bos.
But the two husbands we're = httlt frightened BY
their SUCCESS. "Yes." said one, "lr would be |
to take turn n the Bois; but il vour |
husband should perce1vr that you were not
any ausband! La it vthr place to |
recall my husband to me when ! wish to forget |
bis exiatence?" After this charming speech |
there WAS nothing to do but to go ont the /
Bols. 1t IVES true idyl of the night set to
music by the whistling OF the blacxbld,-
that de.1svs bird who ouly came to Pans
to mike game Of PauHiaas. The Deputy never
mounted the tribune With such emotion is he
felt in kissing the hand OF h,s wife. "Who
= that o. fairest day Of my life would come 10
pink dos.ino?" This sport could not last A.
Eays. TIE husbands at last parcoivsd shas they
we're flirting with 'thair wives. One boxed her