, 1876-02-27
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
The Ball at the E1ysce: Homeli-
ness OF the Orleans Girls.
A Picture Of Death--.The Bon uarche,
Noted Partisan Store.
A Proposed International Duel.--Beds in
Germany---A RnbT. with q
History.

IAAotN41t
THE BALL AT THE ELYsEE:
Lucy Hooper, writing from Paris to tha Phsla-
delphia Telegraph, gives the following in regard
to the ball at the Elysee Jan. 81: Madame oe
nracAlahon was attred in dress OF pale olue
creme iisge. trimmed with loops Of blue satin aud
with ea1jauds of tea roses; The front was coV-
ared with bias folds of the crepe and the long
train MAS one mass OF fr1|l putting. Terminating
around tho border of the tlain With row OF
satin looms. A superb diamond tiara aud IN
eona1tg .uperb diamond necklace completed hef
toa,ette. The Marshal, OF courea, Was in the full
uniform Of bis military rank, With the oloao req
ribbon of the highest grade OF the Legion OF
Honor across his breast. The Orleans 1amhy
CAME very early, about 10 O'clock and Only sta'o
an hour, They had q special room se1
anart for their use md rallied Oh from
the approach cf the crowd WILL
silken cayds. 4 very interestiu9 group
ras formed in th1s room bS tho yonns glrls OF
the efamity,-BIanche de- Nemours, Mercedes de
Montpens;or. and others, together with thelf
Young lafiv fr1ende. Truth cornpels me to state,
all romance to the contrary notwithstanding enat
these Young scions OF feminine royalty are any
thing but pretty. or eFen stytisn, 4aeS 90
plaln, thin, and proud-look1ng, ana tne frlueesa
Mercedes possesses nose OIL portansons Aenssa
was tho young Mademo!selle Dc IL 6r2V1r, tne
intimate friend Of Blanche de Nemouta. ,La nuo ~
blonde and Uniformed, and looks more IKE an
English girl than French ono. Anosaes INTER
estlng group was that formed ~ the feralan
Ambassador aud his wife and daughter ; tne
young lady was vers oauy uaenssa' ~ har
White dress, and huge wreath OF gilt wheat
ears in her dar2 hair; but abe ls very handsome
and thoroughly orieutal-lonkiag, with great
1iarly graceful figure. There was the usual com
n1ement Of ugly old women, some thin As Witch
Is. the others fnt as SO many shell alstahs, al
nolaze With diamonds aud the usual crowd OF
officers in all grades and kinds OF UNIFORM
tgo Huncarians, in their Jackets heavily em~
hrodered With eiiyer looking particularly pictur~
esone, An old Arab Sheikh, in his white robes
and hood. elided to and fro among the groups,
1ool,ine like the spectre Of some dispossessea
Atgerlan Chief There we're several Japanese
nresent all correctly gotten no in dresscoats and
whiie crayats in which guise lhaj looked hideous,
and there was one gigantic negro, black as the
nee of spades, with q bald head aa b1ack as
his face. and both shining hke eoony,-a ha5.
eon,c Iadv'a toiIesta ut the bail was worn by
!f;as Rarnnlda. The 1ister-iu-law OF our Secre-
tary OF Legation, Mr. Hlrt, and she was also W.
doubtedly the moat heautiiui gifi pfeseos. nef e
dress VIA pure Wnise sne na soaps .nj aE,,n ana
atteiuass pA4s na ~ hpsc;ptha f1owere With
~ 1aeres over train covered with innumera-
hia na,tsd douucas OF Grape. The corsage was
bordered with fringe OF nyaclntns' ~ "as
cut decolletee hnot ~ ~ 10 1orc1r wearer
h7Ac1ntne ~ 49,. 10 aIaaa,r rae necn1,ariy routhfua
to;lat,e
! # in esla that each OF these balis cost from
| $4,000 to S20,000. There sre 10 ne 1onr ei'en
this se2soo ansseau ~ ,saaa ~ ,,eEa tbese fntes
4ne ssas9 - - ,onsnara1;ve]y ANAL extent. vet
sro.5e t1,;rtv tn forty rooms are usually thrown
o2ep, But, when 5000 Invitations arc lssuea
tor each ball. it will be seen taat 1ne crown, a>Sa
with such accommodations. mues r. ne 49, %sn,j
very great. eome u tae 80 11,,nar f,oor one q.
some, especially tnose ~ 1no .;i;1,e aod ai}
which Is conps'El; ns' ~ wh;ch aro nainted
with plate glass u4ito 49, " Lee 1ea,rcs al
| exqnlsiselv panied Ma..ea1Ae MaAS s.sbas,r,s
pymphs anu cnplas' Hasn aosea"eh ~ hn.. n;th tfs
| bordernEs. anotuel iooI 10 a,s thnn,b 4
very finest OF antlque eape, .haa a ho,a;ns,s A.,
1s not OF Sery dSn SxeA% ~ Ike arrn-rhnirs coy
valued at S-uuoo* sev ~ sastr1 .re voina,, a
cred, With antique oooe'An A"p'''1'
| 50, 0G0 each
. p,cr1,Re oF DEATH.
nIs rsSs ~ s.r;toa from PARIS in fhe New
A1seue noosn4,e " ~. ,,t,rs;.,,n ca,o
| York Tribune: aesto1aa9 ns pl'e'A'oa ~eA
for me, to show me horrible and 3ouch'ns DICE
nr, Of PARTISAN lfe> would call it 3 t.hlea'
.,,,,nt Int IL was a picture of death. Ne wen
s1'aaS, 49, a. one..,,,mns near that ancicn
to tne nus oe IoDs -, .1oat,ansiar NV In
close whefo inc onse u alou- ,.,a,
his palace, and where, twenty sea1a aBo. q WIZ
rennblic of beggars had right OF asylum. i
r,;, t,ro thesa noor creatures been turned ou
'atu 10 ~ aos;-. thera st;,i remsip sewers
over ana over aEAu' .:,,ts"-haaa w.. I nrv do[
families Of them IL tne aeisooo' noo" ~ 49,
tor took me to hoTe1in ruins. inhabited os tate
.t.ry;ne familes,-a desolation OF desoiatlon.
~. fa1t ~, saesn1 there holf-dozen shiyerin
ooa .et'' ~ s .ti,drar 1ika tearing oue
and ALMOST naKeo ca''oten' "eo ~ s,s.: ~,
cloak in two, ike the slo1'ous o." 4ah .
vas not the Arch Of Triumph Of the Forte y
Martin dedicated to him instead Of Louis NV.
n the fhird story, In little chamber with bal
v.i1a ~ VIZ m wretcned pallet of straw, I saw
,'e,,.,, ma3 rvonan hardly dressed who had died 3
ur hafora Shp was verJ beautiful in b,
LUZ noua Ear hack hair ya,led her bosom
an1,a panua sm;ia wandered over her lips. Death
siE.Sa gantte ayen to suicides The nan
i,'~ana, not ret entnely exsinguished, Shove
Sna1Iea ,ae1 tna vnnn9 woman had accomplished b
: duH dssth -" ia mate sure. she had fastened Ii
I a-ssa aver broken pane in the window.
atss ,a.ts1 or tho nasntelpece revealed .ha Ia
tHonabfs ~ the moor creature.
! aMy deas Leou, If you return to Paris 81