The New York herald., 1877-01-14
What Does the New German
Move Mean +?
STRAUSS AND THE FRENCH FIDDLERS.
Brilliant Opening Of the Masked Ball Sea.
son-A Fairy Scene.
Theatre. Opera, Fashion-Rachers SIS
ter-A Deathbed joke.
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TBY CABLE TO THE HERALD
HERALD BUREAU, 81 AVENUE pE L'orERA,)
PARIS, Jan. IL, 1877.
The diplomatic interest which has been centred
at Constantinoplc for some weeks past, Is now III
rected in turn to the various capitals OF Europe to
sec, IL possible, how the obstinate attitude OF Turkey
is regarded by the great Powers. II has been admit
ted here, except by those Prssophobists who always
look at the Empire OF Germany as through re-
versed telescope, that the key OF the Eastern ques
tion is kept in Prince Bismarck's drawer. Due
weight is given on one hand to The just anger
her demands, WHILE on the other hand, the weight
Of England's sword In quarrel she undertakes
in earnest Is conceded. With Germany, however,
remains the decision whether or no there shall he
war. Russia could not begin ios,ilitics in the face
of Germany's disapproval, and England would have
nothing to fight about If Turkey were let alone All
this gives the greatest importance to the latest
piece OF Conference news which reaches us from
Berlin.
GERMANY SANCTIONS CONCESSION.
Prince Bismarck, it seems, has despatched orders
to the German Plenlpotentary. Baron werther, re-
and on which he has acted in the Conference. The
orders sanction making certain concessions to
Turkey, but what they are has not been revealed
up to the present. This makes great change In
the situation
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Indeed. this piece of intelligence has been peced
with the unpreparcdness Of Russia ana read by
some as timely service to the Czar by his uncle
rather than as 1t appears on its face descrtion of
Russia. .Until war Is declared there Is always
chance in diplomacy to return to ones first love-
Germany will not desert Russia in the cnd,r said
cieur moustache this afternoon, who has served
his country in the Cabinet we'll as In the fiedn
rirE ARMY OF THE rRUrH
The stories from the Russian armies In the south.
west OF Russia indicate widespread dcmoraliza-
ton. INSTRUMENTATION is spreading aud the soldiers
are reported to be remorsclessy plundering and
matreatIng their own countrymen.
NOTHING WILL BE DONE.
From all that can be learned it seems pretty
immediate result. The mountain will probably
bring forth some kind OF mouse, but it will be of
tho s,pallest breed
LOVELY WEATHER.
The weather in Paris continues TO he lovely. The
soldest inhabitant" declares this winter the
mildest he ever experienced. The trees in the
Champs Elysees are actually showing signs OF
spring time; everything Is budding, even the hopes
Of the Turkish bondholdcr.
NO NEW PLAYS.
There have been no dramatic novelties worth
mentioning during the past week. "Le Juif
Polonais'' is In rehearsal at the Analogue Comque.
ONE OF GREAT FAMILY.
Sarah Felix. one Of the four sisters Of the great
Rachel. has just died here ut the comfortable age
OF fifty eight. She abandoned the stage long ago
for the sale OF perfumes and cosmetics. She used
TO play comedy parts at the Gymnase and the
Od6on, and made several trips through the prov.
inccs and abroad, spending whole year in the
United States. She taught old society dowagers
how to make up their faces, and gave young bellies
the means to make themselves sweet. Substituting
bottle Of holy water for one Of eau de Cologne she
died in the odor Of sanctty
ALBANT.
The success OF Mllc Aban at the Italicns has been
immense. Paris pronounccs Abani, the American,
the first prma donna OF the world, Nine. Patti, OF
American education, being a phenomenon, and,
therefore, apart from ordinary classification.
STRAUSS OUTRAGED.
Herr Johann Strauss the musician, has sustained
an outrage at the hands OF the orchestra OF the Bal
Masque during rehearsal at the Grand opera on
Thursday last which the veteran musician OF the
dance feels deeply Strauss Is a foreigner born al
Vienna, where he made his chief successes. These
facts have apparently rubbed out his long artistic SER
met with chilling reception from the musicians,
who in the course OF the playing wllfully distorted
his music and set the poor mcrcuria little creature
almost frantic. TO make the insult more marked.
suned the baton they received him with prolonged
.bravos, and played his music divinely, to show
contrast between the music by the Seine and that
by "thc beautiful blue Danube" This scurvy kind
OF patriotism is very much in vogue in musical cir
clcs here.
4 BRILLIANT BALI.
The first b0t D,nsq,t6 de rODeru of the season is
given tonight The preparations are magnificent.
The great stage has been converted into an i'm.
meDsc flower garden, the house - hung with ,laz-
ziing mirrors and 5000 gas lights have been added
10 those already IN the house, the whole producing,
when the floor is filed with dancers in brilliant cos
tunes and the boxes with beautiful women and
handsome men, a gorgeous effect. The receipts
will probably reach 100000.