, 1876-12-04
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
1be Ex.Empress Eugenie at Her
" English Residence.
Ia Aristooratio British Wolding---The
Late Duchess Of Aosta.
u.n,ntscenccs Of Cardinal Antonelll...
" The Bon MMrcho nj Paris.


d's%Th 'sTs,urh fire. A noble nit! most pathetlc
rFo tt"n" o.rr. trono,1 In tlarr staw,s ,,y tho
historical n:ure' ot"pca ~ nla.h, sta''ue uy t"o
ttts.lc, and rcsponus 10 our oDc!sa''co Win Ill
,a,blc grace MNt dignity. Tho Empress conf
IT,. IN her pcricet manner tho superb air Of
b|aes% tor, sn,n,sh lnly wifi, lin rracc ou
hthea'Dp'n et 1,aa..,, ..,,',. WI" "o s'Hs. T. au
x!tthcrY OF the A"s's'"'A H'A"uo u.''ie' thc ea-
ousl,csclfeoln.nalla, ease, a''a quiet with Which
u, visitor IS lei to free conversation OIL tho
saosea - ria ri, Emnrcs, II ycry EARNEST think.
sriencc. Inc h"p'ess - IL WY easAest s'l'I'A,
tfand ta)kcr on most OF Inc pabl'c questions of
tht time; but inoro especla!ly on those which
erupIcd many hours Of I'LL her t'nys whtlc she
4 Tue o' s,on' ,l ,s1a ns,, r ms . .us
Htous lany ""'". Nv ,.., o".se ~" "Ae uee4'
Topt to rcgasa % Lilo peautlitl Emprcse whose
u,to for mnny years dominated the fashion,
md whose wit and tact aud kindly heart spread
e',',M r,a,', 10 c<,nnf,rno rm,tarra,,,oan nm,,
sant-eloau' eol'psine' ro',"a"ep'csu u'''s
parItz4 Is Social fclormcr III downright carn-
MI Nilcu NC inquired OF Her Majesty how
ter eoclcto tlu Prct nu Travail, wlltvil sls ha1
founded, had fnrctl ht1'cc tho wnr, she replied:
loan kocltty TINT wns to lend ifs lnnney witslont
further security than tho llunor of tic borrow
rs. tut tho Emrcror encouraged us to mako
our experiment.; for lle believed we should lose
human nature, aud believed In II to tho last.
P,uyrp Enpetcurl II ctalt trop bon.' After a
p.usc lIcr Majesty resumed: VIC kept strictly
ioour plan, which was to lcnl money only to
peopla who were rcaIy to work; md the cxelu-
ffeahieet of each loan was 10 enable work
min OF workwonan to buy tools or raw mate
iii to bo worked up,. We had hundreds OF ap--
plIunts for money for ot'ler purposes; but I
tept strictly to loans to lAbor,. to cnab1o men
nd women to earl, their 9Mn M living. Then as
tsapezson Of good conduct, aud his applca-
ton must bo backed by two friends WHO
would volch for his probtY. Understand
that these friends incurred no pccun'ary
Hsk Thatescr. would not hnye men
put tlsr tlar H1nts Nna e. .xn IN Jeopardy to
aler-fnr they were nothing 'norc-tncurreu
only this penalty wllcu their friend broke Ills
bond aud did not pay; they could never t,le,n-
selvcs be borrowers from the society, nor could
!bs{ BE- witnessss agar, Tor irlsna 70 louS as
loaes were made purely and simply on tic homer
1.-THE borrower and TINT Of hts witnesses. On
thls surety VIC have lent more than l,01 900 Of
francs TO poor but honest a'td Industrious work
men and women, allu every franc has been de-
yoied 10 the purchase ot goods ur raw material;
ND VIC have lost but little nlore than 1,0N:
frames The Empress looked proud and pleased
Nthe dwclt OIL this most remarkable fact, which,
tberepcated once or twtcc, emphasizing It BY
geat'e pressure OF tho hands together. Tf;eti
xtth energy, as rcnae1nbcrins; y wrong, Her
Majesty resumed: But 1t Is ail over now. I
taauot tell you what las bcennc Of our socicty.
!ahy rate they viii cnnSc It's nan!e. for II was
updtF ttie patronage oi my spt, 9lld WIS known
sthc soccte du prlnco Imperial
aoli-a M most dainty Eab'nst Dc TRIVIAL on tue
Princes bed and drcsslng-rooms, with II we'll
sadsd s!s desk f, = corner near tug window
Witch commands ti1e ayenucleu1ing to tile great
teEnoons over her correspondence. One VI tho
eentien'en IN waiting taps " tho loudvir-loor,
gentle, Voice from Etthin cries, Eutrezv
Wy tbc + E,,'prcss turns from l.cr writing to rc-
M nse' Sill urapca NM g.oFc4 III black with
ntSef show the least signu coqtctry III muurn-
l1s, ut any rate, aud III t1iis nre an example to
aetf hFttlth sistcrs) invariably observe, at.1 tho
Golden hair gathered close, tho Empress Eu-
fe'he derives ngw a'stl q softer beauty fr,nn
gould not lreak-ler intrepid spirit. ltcr con-
eoweiyc nob!cr conragc than she showed On
Ms ~ ith Of September ,an cx-s1lntstcr of tho
lmps!c sad to l!s IL few days ngo.
ha4y. It ~ no ncrc slAow-pla.e,, witt, b,oks
ooIng TIC duty Of Wallpaper, but the c0tnfort-
sale, .otncwhnt heavy AND surbsc, ronin ot II
a,o!!oaeh student aud ot yol,lg soldier; fur
s HNa ile books u'id by the fine tapestry which
Rs Hne the et'aubrr nrc trophies. ot arms. Tho
r!1aec receiyes his y!sitors With hearty shake
" Jug haNd. liz combines. the ylsar tt,c fnansi-
hess ol tue young En- slisll gentleman With tho
ttusstY taY ahd craze which werc 70 conspicuous IN
Ms 1ail'er1 aud reminded one ot the grand old
DC he m@lcrn French talan, Tho lnelnation of
sae Lead and the stro4.nanly tiabrc Of the
'olsS TT %Icsea! the fathdt 41thc sun.