The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-16


ness 'Give my compliments-give Lady Jersey com
plimens 70 the Duke Of Wellington, and say she ls
very glad that the first enforcement OF the rule OF ex
clusion Is such that hereafter complain OF
It's application He cannot be admitted"
Mr.. T1cknor's social opportunities were rs great on
the Continent they we're in England and among the
persons OF whom much is 70 DO learned In these
volumes Goethe, Humboldt, Bunsen, Tieck, Taley-
rand, Nine. De Stael, Guizot, Theirs, Yillemain,
Thierry, Chateaubriand, Lamartine, Metternch,
Thorwaldsen De Tocqueville, Lesseps and scores OF
scarcely lesser note. Amid this great embarrassment
Of riches must content ourselves with one or two
extracts.
rALLEYRASD
One evening entered saw single elderly gentle
man standing with his back the Ere dressed in a
and marked only with the red ribbon Of the Legion OF
Honor, which ornamented the buttonhoes OF so many
Of the persons met in good society that II con
situted no distinction worth notice He had on
heavy, high, white cravat concealing good deal OF
the lower part Of his face and his hair seemed brought
down with powder and pomatum hide his tore
head and temples In short, hardly anything OF has
features could be that II easy TO cover and
what saw attracted at first little Of my attention he
stood there kicking the hro-fencer | observed, how
ever, that he In earnest conversation with Nine
dc Duras; that she called him "Mon Prince, and that
the tones OF Dote of them, and especially those OF the
lady, were little too eager 70 be entirely pleasant
though quite well bred
therefore took up a pamphlet and seemed TO read :
but listened. as they were talking on subject OF po-
htcal and legal notorety with which society and the
journals were then ringing 1t was whether under a
phrase in the s'Charte or Constitution ia religion
Romane Catalogue est la religion de rEtaL" Protes
tants required on days OF public religious cere-
mony, like the procession OF the Corpus Christi TO
hang out tapestry before their houses, give other
outward signs OF respectful observance. Tho more
earnest Catholics maintained that they were so re
CURED the Protestants denied IT, and had just pre-
vailed, on the highest appeal In the courts OF law
Nine de Duras was displeased with this decision, and
was maintaining her point with not little bnllancy,
the gentleman in gray answering her with wit but not
If he wanted 10 discuss the matter. But
at last IL seemed 10 me that he became a
little piqued with some of her sharp sallies, and
said rather suddenly and IN a different tone, "But
do you know, Nine de Duras, who advised'-I think
he sad ssBeupnoti--..to put those words into the
CharteW NO do not" she replied, 'but they are
excellent words whoever 1t was" "Eh ben," he re-
torled, instantly, ''c'etat mol" 81 am glad, she re-
Piled with equal promptness, and laughing, not alto
gether agreeaby, that you advised such good words
and thank you Tor them. " ''But do you know why
can have had only good reason tor SO good thing
''WelL" he continued, al suggested those words be-
cause they did not mean anything at al-parcequ'is
nc sign Talent rien du tout"
now MADAME DIX sTAEL NoSPLUssED GERMAN PHTLoso-
He said that when Nine dc Stael here she excited
great sensation and that she had the OF letters
OF tho time, WERE trotted up and down before her.
successfully to their PAGES II was present." he
with him a little while she said Now, NJ Fchte
could you be kind TO give me, in fifteen minutes
so, of idea dperea OF your system so that
may know clearly what you mean by your tch, your
mot for am entirely In the dark about itS"
''rhe notion Of explaining in pettt quart dheire, to
person in total darkness, asystem which he had been
his whole life developing from single principle
within himself and spinning as II were out OF his own
bowels Till its web embraced the whole universe was
quite shocking to the philosophers dignity However,
beng much pressed he began in rather bad French to
do the best he could But he had not gone than
ten minutes before Nine de Stael, who had followed
him with the greatest attention, interrupted him with a
countenance ul OF eagerness and satisfaction :-"AD
c'est je co.prends je vos compre,ids pdratte
naeni NJ Fchte Your system perfectly illustrated by
Baron Munchaueen'H travels FIclteS lace
oked like tragedy; the faces of the rest Of the
pany good deal like a coftedie ldymoYdaH Nine dc
Siao needed neither but went on For when the
Baron arrived the bank of vast river, where
there was neither bridge nor ferry nor even poor
boat ram he at first quite confounded quite in
despair until at las, his wits coming TO his assistance
he took good mold OF his own sleeve and Jumped him
self over to the other side. Now, N. Fchte, this,
take it, is just what you have done with your tc your
mai n est ce-pdS 2'
There was much OF truth in this and SO much
esprit that OF course the effect irresistible all
but poor Fcht6 himself AS for him, he forgot
forgave Mme de SAel who certainly, however, had
malicious purpose OF offending him, and who, In
fact praised him and his ich most abundantly in her
"De PAlemagne."
During the second of Mr.. Tcknor's three residences
in Europe, he the recipient Of social attentions
from Prince Meternich and he records almost YER
batim long conversation with that astute statesman
on politics of Europe There is nothing In these
volumes better worth quoting, but II would take too
much space. We will merely give description Of tho
dinner which followed.
DINING WITH PRINCE MBTTERSIcH.
At last he arose, and, showing to the door by
which mad entered, SAID "If you will go to my wife IN
the saloon Will join you IN moment " passed
through the rich and beautiful library containing
derstand 20 600 80 600 volumes but OF which, by tho
by not syllable had been said in the conversation,
though had been invited expressly TO come and visit
IL passed. too through the FIRST vast antechambcr,
which was empty and through the second, whero the
dinner table was waiting Aner this began a suite Of
very richly furnished rooms, through which
advanced until their number had become so
considerable that began TO think | had made
some mistake; but servant seeing hesitate,
came 70 me and showed me through two three more
until the saloon where the Princess sit
tng with three old ladies and two gentlemen. one OF
whom had before. IL was a splendid room, most
magni1ccnty furnished, and large that five orBoiu
chandeliers OF great size and beauty were suspended
IRON its ceiling have few saloons palaces so
rch and still fewer in such good taste
As soon entered It, 'Well," said the Princess
~ hope you have had an agreeable conference with my
husband, for II has been long one" 80 long, " said
one of the old ladies-who also a Princess, but l
know not from where-"so long that II has made me
very hungry" They all laughed heartily and we had
some lively talk for few moments till the Premier
came In, and, apologizng slightly Tor his tardiness
took the hungry old Princess and led the way to din
ner.
The Princess Metternch took my arm, and after
journey through the suite Of apartments where had
nearly lost myself just before, we reached the dinner
table which was round aud had eight covers and the
number of attendants, only one or two OF whom
In livery The dinner was as delicious, suppose
the science Of cookery could make H. and extended
through from ten TO fourteen courses with many kinds
OF among the Tokay, but nothing could
be easier more degdge than the tone at table. At
first the conversation mere commonplace gossip
We had good Johan nberg OF course and the Princess
made some Jokes about her selling II TO the Americans
which the Prince added that he had agent in New
York for the purpose and that we could buy there as
good as he gives TO his friends IN Vienna.
In the midst OF this a secretary came and delivered
a despatch that moment received he said by express
from Paris The news OF the attempt 70 assassI nate
Louis Philippe as he was going 70 Neuily had been re-
ceivcd by telegraph couple OF days before, but as
nothing had come since everybody curious TO
know the details. The Prince opened his packet at
once but found little news in H. As II sent of IND
mediately after the event II contained however the
oil the assassin, Alibaud, and the fact that he
a OF Nlsmes and twenty FIVE years old this being
all n. d'Appony had been able to cater the hrst
moments OF the arrest
But there a newspaper in the parcel, which the
Prince sent Immediately round to the Princess and de-
sired her read aloud from II what marked In
pencil with red IL turned out TO be Lord Mebourne's
trial in the Of Mrs Norton. She read for a
moment or two, and then, casting her eye forward
said but there things here. Clement that
not be read-hnis DIES chooses tci Clement