, 1876-01-16
IN American Ball in Paris..-A Fosgy
Night in The French Capitai--.
The Princess Marguerite.
MuSJAPHA PGCHA.

| European principlea, and make sure OF his sonl
reigning after hin SO he took advantage o1
the cxcuees which his brothers turbulent temper
afforded him to dec1are war to the knife, and, a.
IS always the case tile stronger got the better OF
IT; and MuBtapha, who, with his aQhereats and
parsisans, had become quito q formidable sort
Of Oriental Due d'Orleaus. was conquered and
eziled. As the Khedive had only to turn the
cou1se Of the Nile from his brothers possessions
to ruin him, hlustapha had the good sense to &C.
cent a compromise, in the shape Of $4,000, 000
1r.ucs l&G, ,o00, ,009}, and re1inquish al immediate
pretenslons to throne or property IN Egypt. This
|, surc, Which would have been handsome fortune
ior most men, was but = wretched pittance in
his hands, aud fey seasons at Baden and HON.
burg. joined to hi8 personal expenses in Paris
and the keeping up OF his hxrem ut home, wasted
it away like sand in the bed OF rapid river, and
! ho was soon gtad to accept the sultan's offer,
md so to Coustantinople where his intelligence
and cosmopolitan education soou secured to him
an influential and lucrative position. His pas
sion for gambling (Which is one common to most
Of his countrymen) became forcibly modified in
his qulat As!atic residence, and his leisure hours
were passed III playing prosalo hezlque With one
or the other Of his courtiers who took good care
never to win, for Mustapha, though an ardent,
wls a very bad. player, always losing his
toaper when be lest geme, and being in the
best OF humor when he won, no matter how in
SlSnihccn: sum.
If 1 remainder rightly it was in 1869 that tho
Ehediye obtained authorization from the Sulta an
to transmit the crown Of Egypt to his son, aud
thoae who know OF Mus.apha Pacha's hopes and
Of his irrepresslble ambition Will what
blow lie sustained. but he had learned Wisdon
By experience and, feeling how useless it wss to
battle against stronger destiny than his own he
bowed 20 it. and. harlng Withdrawn from MI H.
trsguc, devoted his intelligence to the affairs Of
Turkey The Sultan became very much attached
~, Sr.T HoI
influence. To appreciate this it was only ueces-
cary to witnees Que of his Friday receptions (Ft-
day is the 1Iussulman's Sunday, when the OH
ontal disnitarles came to present their homages-
Entering the Saloon with bent backs, hands
crossed, and With deep humility approaching the
elevation upon uhich gilt arm chair: presenting
much the appearance OF 3 throne, waa occu-
pied by the Prince, they kissed the hem OF his
garment, and then, with evident satisfaction,
hacked to distant divana. where they awaited his
orders to approach Or Withdraw. Under but one
circumstance did the roles change; and that was
when priest. or soa OF a priest. wearing the
grasn turban which designated him to be de-
eoeudent Of the Prophet, presented himself. It
, was then His Royal Hlghness Mustapha Fazyl
Pzcha, who TOSS from lts seat with bent back
anu crossed hands, and. advancing to meet his
respected visitor at the eat-auce, NsBod the hem
OF his garment, and remained standing until he
Withdrew MEstapha's last years have been
passed in simple usefulness He married one
OIL Ills QauHlLGla to huatl1 IAEuay LIS pest anu
oldest friend. znd in their company seemed to
eajoy real domestic happiness Since be re-
nouEced absolutely to aspire to the Egyptian
throne, his brother, the khediye, became as
s:rong friend as he hnd been enemy, and We
understand has shown every mark Of grief at
Mustapha pacha's early death. He was nat so.
CHRISTMAS IN PARIS.
Christmas Day (ssJs Paris correspondent Of
the New York 1imes) was celebrated in Paris
more generally than have ever seen It before
and tho fact shows that tho great Anglo-Sa1on
holiday is making rapid headway in France
Since the French began to take to field-6porss
English habits and customs hare bce1 imported
in considerable numbers, and I. is now tho chic,
or " sweil" thing, to be as English IS possible.
The young men OF the clubs, who follow tho
English sporting fashions. have long been in
the habit Of inviting their friends to dine at
the English tayerns in Paris, where they could
get "bieoding roaet beef" and meats barely
warmed Though To eat beef from Which the
blood vas dripping demonstrated ones cogni-
zanco Of English tables and English habits.
This year, numbers Of young Bwel1s visited their
friends to part.ke Of an English Christmas
dinner at these ta1orna, with the rustbff sQi9-
saante washed down by tankards Of foamy ale,
aud at the end of the rapast q yer1tahlo plum
pudding, pronounced here "pium- -poo-dang." I
must say that these dinners are excellent in
their way, and Furnished at E very reasonable
price, so that young men Of limited means are
enabled to display English procliyi5ies without
great cost. There was another innovation which
Is worth noting: Large Quantities OF holly md
uistletoe were imported from England this year
for salo in the various markets. and all on hand
vent on Immediately at comparatively large
pricas, the transiations Of Scott and Dickens hay
ing informed the French as to whzt stora tho En-
glsh set by these shrubs. Enough holly to deco
rAte room. sag twenty sprigs sold readily for 10
francs, and on Christmas morning saw numbers
Of men carrying branches Of holly and mistfetoe
home from tho markets. ReceiElon was generally
obseyv cd On Christmas~Eye, and there were a
number of balls in various parts OF the city
At the churches we had Christmas shows Of
unusual magnifcence. St. Koch in particular
haing decorated in q superb nnnner. The
stable in which the infant Christ is born VAS
very effectively arranged, the figures being ex-
trenely natural and artistic. Midnight mass
ut the Madeleine is attended by tho 1nonbers
Of the grind monde. Christmas Day was lovely, |
quite like day in the month OF MaE-aBd in
the streets were deneely crowded.
Tho ba1aquas, already opened. did thriving
business from morning to night. Speaking of |
English sports above reminds mo OF m item |
which I may. as we'll put in here. Among |
England are falcouing and fishing with COT. |
After great deal OF patience my |
friend H. De In Rne, formerly Inspector OF |
Forests, succeeded III training two BIRDS |
md they have been the delight OF French |
society," Persons who gave bunting parties at /
their chateaus vied With each other in obtaining !
lie company Of NJ De il Kue and his cor
no1aut5. for be furnished sport in which the |
aides could join. Tom and Burt were ve1y in |
;ollgent birds and would bring out their fish to /
leposit them at the feet Of the lades-that Is to
nv, they ran at once to shelter themselves under
ho ladies' skirts. Naturally II. De Ia Rue sat |