, 1876-04-02

Young men in this hasty wkv. II l5 good ruie
in life to Judge all young men With charity Tor
We can never tell what they may become. Ihey
mar put us to shame sooner Khan We expect
THE ARTISTS FESTIVAL AT MUNICH.
A recent letter from Munich. Bavaria, to the
New York Herald, says: Tho great artists
festival given By the Allot1ian Society. which
has been the theme OF conversation in the 1sar
Athens for many months, ia over, and Will not
soon be forgotten. In future years the history
of this festal celebration will be read and con-
eidered as something go superbly unique that
the taste and artistic development Of the
present generation OF Munichans will be looked
upon With respect almost amounting to revsr-
eDce.
The costumes we're 80 rigidly correct that even
the costumers Of the Munich Court Theatre, 80
renowned for historical exsotitude, we're almost
held in contempt in this particular. 1t WAS
true artists festival-aIt reigned supreme IN
everything. No such celebration has been held
in Munich since 1868, when King Ludwig hay
ing given mp the cares OF state, employed MS
leisure in convsrsing with KAulbach and other
artists, and in arranging such art cafnlEa1s as
that which has just been Witnessed. When
say it WAS talked Of for months do not e1ag-
eerate. It would be difficult to convey an idea
OF the time, study, industry and money when
have been spent By all concerned IN order to graf
ify personal ambition or to insure the complete
SUCCESS Of the enterprise. This gorgeous anu
most interesting exhibition consisted, In the
main. Of q representation OF the marriage OF
the Emperor Charles =. Tho dress Of the first
half Of the sixteenth century vas assumed by
every one Who took 8 part and 80 much vera
the artists In earnest about the rhetorical faith
fulnesB OF the costumes that the public vera
warned By advertisements in the papers that the
purchasers OF incorrect habiliments would DO e1-
cluded from participation. And 1t actually oc-
Cured that dresses Of IannhaHser and Etlzaoeh
represented By Herr Vogl and Miss Schezki)
With others taken from the Court Theatre, al
though exciting the admiration Of the crowd,
we're only greeted with very significant shrug
Of the shoulders by this artistic crltics. 4 pub
bic exhibition Was held six weeks ago OF water
color drawings Of costumes OF tho sixteenth
century, Hundreds OF samples OF stufls were
brought from all parts Of Germany. and COM
mittee Of artists vas formed whose DUTY 1t was
to supply everybody with counsel and adTlco,
and to point out to the ladies' the proper cut OF
dress and assortment OF color.
The ball was held in the large hall OF tho
Odeon, and nearly 1000 persons took ao active
part in it, 400 Of whom figured in the procession
and marriage festivities OF the Emperor, while
the galleries we're filed With people, who paid
as much az. 100 marks (s25) for seat: "a
very large sum, indeed, for Germany. The hal!
WAS open to the public at half-nast p. NJ. an
immense row OF carriages being already in walt
ing, and at half-pass the next morning the
orchestra Invisible, as behoo7es the stronghold
Of Wagnerism) played the last waltz,-twelvo
hours OF stirring amusement and pleasure, and
artistic delight and sp}endor.
FaRisiAN THEATRES.
Grace Ereenwood writes from Paris: For
the benefit or amusement Of tha few distinguish
ed Americans who have never visited Paris, l
will venture to givs q little idea Of the way
French theatres are managed, or rather to note
down fow obvious peculiarities- Everywhere,
as you enter theatre. you come first upon three
gentlemen, seated in Il row, behind long tabo
or desk. These are Ifessieurs les controleurs, TO
whom alI tickets and orders must be presented
for inapect,on, and a11 inquiries or appeals adj
dressed. They are usually elderly men. OF
steruiy serious aspect, and in their black dress
suits look solemn, Judicial, and lnexorab!e as
Pluto's Supreme Bench, Eacns, Minos'
Of the Francois and the Grand
Opora, all tho theatres employ women for ush-
ers-nice, decent bodies. though not lovely to
look upon, NTH neat stuff gowns and very gay
caps. II they sacrifice on tho sobornesa OF
their general attire, they wreak themselves on
their bonnets, which are stunning affairs. mostly
COMPOSED Of ribbons. Profound pink is the
prevailing color for all ages md compilations.
Your ourreuse always oGers to disembarrass you
Of yonr wraps, and kindly insists On furnishing
q
eize and tendency to hop about and disappear
uysteriouely, recalls the old name OF ''cricket.'
No seats We have ever Ind, III STALLS boxes, or
galleries, have seemed to US 30 easy and COM
Portable AS corresponding p1aces in our o"n best
theatres and opera-houses, nor has the ventlla-
ton seemed SO good. But, thon, more space ls
here given to stairNays corridors. md oyers, and
it ia the custom for all the world to go out Tor
q promenade and a change Of mir between the
acts. Al the Italian Theatre and at most OF the
IN riTv 4ThA
rising OF the curtain is not signaled by the
tinkling OF bell, but by q series Of startling.
oninous coups" or thumps, reminding one OF
the awesome knocking at the gate IN :" Mac
BETH" All the theatres We have visited nave
bright, gay appearance,-.nos quite 80 profuselg
lighted as our own, and 80 less trying to the
eTes-anu Hithal, an air Of singular neatness
and good preservation, the secret OF which WAS
revealed to US one night at the Gate, when,
having fingered few minutes after tae per-
formance, sye sAv the entire corps OF osureuses
shrouding the seats aud l0ges in voumlnous
duBters and hanging out their banners of brown
linen on the outer wall Of the glded balconies.
The frank, fearless economies OF this people
take my heart. Half our e1tr&VagAnca IL ma-
erabla cowardce.
GEORGE SAND.
Lucy hooper writes from Paris to dpptetons'
Journal: Apropos OF George Sand. have re-
Gently hoard several anecdotes respecting that
FAMOUS peTS0naEO. DHe hteLls1 A4oLa all hAat /
have hoard about her. to hare had two aides to
her nature. the ono purely and 1oftiy intel
lectual, and tho other wholly bestial. The
one drew her toward such men as Chopin and
Do Musset, those most renowned OF her many
lovers; the other drove her into such vile e1-
cesses Us would have shamed Mesaaina. Recent
II q gentleman Of foreign extraction, Who Rpesks
no French, in looking over the papers Of his e
ceased father, came across q large packet of
letters addressed long years ago to the defunct
BIZ George Sand. Curious Is to their possible
literary value, but unable from his own
ignorance Of French to master their con
French lady Of high artistic and literary stand
ing, requesting her to read them carefully and
to give him her opinion Of them. When she re-
turned them to him her comment was: HAD I
for one instant imagined that you knew what
those letters contained, and with that knowledge
had placed them in my hands, l never would
have spoken to you again. Written i3y an ayowed
lbertine to ono of his companions tn debauch~
err, the7 would still bo atrocious, but. written
by woman to q man who was merely her friend,
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