New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-28
good Republieans think .his ee-and-easy way Of

good Republicans thfnh this Iref -ahoessy way VI
asking ones self 10 a ball-or rather Of asking to
have ball got up for ones self. IL is royal pre-
rogai We TO invite ones self and the host whom the
Prince honors has choice but to think himself
complimented. II the notice is short, as it war IN
this ease. il may put common folk little out Bnt
the La Rochefoueall- Bsaccias not common folk.
They would perhaps make more OF improyIsnc
ball at twelve hours notice than most people 81
receiving a chance caller in the evening; which
latter also would be an unexpected eyent-iB Lon
don. An order FROM the Dukes maibe da5tei 10
Chevet would bring in a luxurious supper
in much less TINS. As for inVitations,
such great people these need not be
nearly 40 cerem0n0us lesser Ii happened 10
be the night on which VI. Andre gave has house.
warming in that gorgeous residence which IN ~
latest Paris sensationor the latest some three
days ago. 1t gorgeous that although 10 - btnit
on the Boulevard Haussmann. the Faubours St. Ger
main did not wholly disdain 20 visit II. for once;
though at the cost OF touching elbows with SOME OF
the wealthy riff-raff of the Empire. To the Duke
NJ. Andres festival proved convenience. He
asked NJ. Andre to send on the eligible part Of his
guests, after the fete to meet the Prince at the
Dukes possibly less splendid but incomparaby more
aristocratic mansion. 10 is not my fault If these
words sound too fine. When is writing Of such
great people, ones ordinary vocabulary has TO be
enriched. The Prince himself went first TO NJ.
Andre s for couple Of hours, then, about IN the
morning, to the Dukes where be danced till 4.
Wherefore think his anxious millions Of subjects
may fairly conclude that his legs all right They
say he looks better for his trip. thought him look
ing very well when saw him the day Of the boat
race.
The sex-need say which sex i-have come TO the
front In great force this week. By coincidence for
which all of us may not be equally grateful, the
same day Wednesday set down for the launch
of the iron-clad the Alexandra, and for the de-
bate on the second reading of the Woman's Dsabli-
ties bill in the House of Commons. The Alexandra
was named after the Princess Of Wales and by her,
and great event was made Of the launch and the
christening The big ship is one Of the most power
full armed vessels in the wOrld-9,500 tons in bur-
den, with IS ton guns, and IL inches Of armor Her
skillful constructor Mr. Saunders, contrived that
the Lady whose name ID be given the ship should
herself actually launch the huge mOnster-her hand
cutting the final cord which held the ship place.
There was a brilliant company and all went mer
rily the ship moving easily of within minute or
two after the touch of the Princesss hand had been
felt and the bottle of wine broken for the chrsten
ing.
Now whether this public appearance of the
greatest lady but one in England be interest
in the House. is more than should like to say.
fancy most of us would rather have the launch
than haveheard the debate great throng il always
great sight, and the Princess is pretty woman
commonly well dressed. The serious minded adyo-
Gates of her right TO vote will not, l hope think 80
much mention of her as this frivolous
AS for the debate, it was rather more interesting
than usual but not more edfying. Mr.. Forsyth, the
Tory member for Maryleb0ne, moved the second
reading of the bill in a speech neither more nor less
heavy than usual. The old arguments did duty
once more, and the only thing in the speech was
the expression Of Mr.. FOrsyths conviction that IT III
volved no danger of seeing women hereafter men,
bers Of Parliament. For his part he against al
lowing them even 10 vote at Parliamentary elections,
and nothing short of positive enactment could re-
move the disqualification of sex. This will not seem
very radical doctrine TO the WOmans Suffrage party
| in America. The speeches on the other side were
much more lively but scarcely more original than
Mr.. Forsyths. 1t il not topic which much that
| is new remains to be said. Mr.. Chaplin, who moved
that the bill be read that day six months, IL also
| Tory. This is not a party questiOn-yet Mr.
Leatham and Sir Henry James, who OPP
posed the bill. are Liberals but then Mr. Smol-
! lett and Mr.. Beresford Hope and Mr. Newdegate,
who were on the side, Tories Of the deepest
dye, while Mr. Stansfeld, Mr.. Forsyth's leading sup
porter is a Radical. Mr.. Sm0lletts speech was one
such as rarely is heard in the House in these days.
1t fairly scandalzed that decOrous body and led
critic to say that its author had all the eoarseness
and little of the humor of his famous ancestor. The
bill was thrown out by 152 10 Isl. OF the Tories
present "a voted for the bill and III against It, The
Liberals were more equally divided standing 7s for
TO So against besides whom y Home Rulers-tO
adopt the new classfcation-were for and against.
Mr. Disraeli voted for the bill, and may at any mo-
ment should exigeney arise make it a party
question. OF his colleagues in the Cabinet Lord
John Manners was for Mr. Claiborne Hardy and Mr..
Cross were against the measure. DR.. Lyon Playfair
and Mr. Stansfeld of the late Ministry voted for the
bill, Mr. John Bright and Lord Harrington on the
other side The friends of women suffrage profess
themselves well satisfied with the strength they
have shown. q. W :.