The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-19
THE EASTERN QUESTION:.
EXTRACTS from the Trans Atlantic correspondent +
of the Irish World

THE EASTERN QUESTION.
EXTRACTS from the Trans Atlantic orrespsnde
Of the Irish World
Will there be war? I should say yes
Sooner or later the Turk must go. The
Russian Emperor has gone too far tc
now recede without trying, at any rate
to drive the Turks, bag and baggage Out
Of Europe. What stops him, then? Tho
British government Not at all. MOI
by any means the British government
Ii they touch or thwart him he will
crush England as one brushes an empty
eggshell! Then you will conjecture il
is European diplomacy? No such taing.
sir; it is only the weather-the snow the
mud, the low soitened earth that lays
between the rivers Pruth and the Dan.
ube. The Russian army have come over
the Balkan mountains in good order,
some three hundred thousand of them.
They have carried over an immense
quantity of gunpowder, dynamite shells,
gun>cotton, artillery. pontoons, horses,
hospital and camp furniture, clofhing,
doctors, nurses-regiments Of young
, Russian ladies as nurses: bishops and
priests to bless their war weapons and
their war banners; with swords and
sabres and rifles to equip half a million
fighting men ;1and they have left gath
ering behind of an equal numb Der of fight.
ing men IN the drlll-masters' hands. The
Russian generals cannot move their ar
tillery nor their ammunition just now
over muddy swamps, and must wait on
the weather for few weeks, uutil all
moisture which arrests them is exhaled !;
it may be in the latter days OF May. Il
the meantime General Ignatieff, the most
accomplished of European diplomists,
has come south ''to show his wife the
sights in Paris and London.an to obtain
advice respecting a defect in his eye
sight" He is still empowered by his
august master to talk OF measures Of CO.
ercion towards Turkish violence and all
that, with the European Prime Minis
tcrs. but only to them. A month or two
will speedily run past, when General
Ignatieff will return quite uncommiited
to any defined policy; and SO all things
being ready, crossing of the Pruth and
Danube may be made in dash, and the
Russians are into the Turkish empire.
This is my humble theory OF the game.
predlcated upon all see and hear.
IRISH MANUFACTURERS PATRICK's DAY
The Irish World and myself have, !
think done a little stroke Of good tor the
poplin, lace, silk, hose fabrica.ors, and
embroiderers, OF Ireland. lie must be
quite in the recollection of your reader:
how | have called to the count OF pub.
lie opiI ion tor reprobation the habitua
custom OF Irish ladies in covering them
selves with fabric of foreign looms ant
foreign fingers. took specially to tasI
the 220 Irish ladies of the upper ten wh'
appeared at the Duchess OF Marlborough
drawing rooms in Dublin Castle, des:i
tute of Il stitch OF Irish manufacture upol
their persons, and | enlarge upon TIL
reproof which the Duchess (who, by til
way, is an 1rishwoman) administers,
to those fine birds oftorelgn plumage b.
appearing herself and her daughter-in
law 1t the reception attired, in all it
details, in dress and train OF rich Iris
pcplin, rich limerick lace, Don
aghadee embroidered handkerchefs. an
Balbriggan hose. Now the Irish Worl(
containing my various criticisms. fror
time to time, has found its way anon
1.-the quality" and has stung them int
wakeiulness. The Duchess of Mabo
ough herself (who reads the Iris
World took the hint and on her card
of invitation for her St. Patrick's Da
ball appended an implied condition {
acceptance, in the following few words
! Her Grace, with view of benefitin
!, Irish trade. requests that all ladaes at
tending ST. Patriek's ball should wea
dresses OF Irish poplin. Irich lace, G
Irish material. No person admitted i
mourning"
These few words worked miracl,
. Once published, the whole lashionab!
, world of little Ireland was in flutes
:. The poplin and lace shops were bessie ged
. their shelves were literally Quilted {
every piece OF Irish poplin, every var
, of Irish lace And then the hurry scurr
/ at the silk looms in the Dublin Libertie
. to get pieces out to be put together
: time tor the excited fashionables. FL
. teen poplin weayers were taken out
the poorhouse and put once more befor
their abandoned looms to work. Their
q was only three weeks notice of the ba
. and of its character. Every needle VIC
. man in Dublin was employed night an
!, day to get things ready. The taiIors, to
q were requisi.ioned on all sides to wor
up poplin waistcoasts tor the gentlemen
and TO supply, as far rs possible, coat,
a and pants of Irish tweed to the fortunat
: male recipients of invitation to the Lad
. Lieutenant's Irish ball.
A THE BALL.
The 10th OF March arrived at last. I'll
a ball came off at ten o'clock, and the gs
y party danced in st. Patrick's Morning j
Dublin Castle in true good Irish styl
Irish quadrills, Irish reels, and lis
n waltz music were all the go, and ait,
e the supper one charming girl electric
y the astonished audience BY playing .
"God Save Ireland" beautifully on Il
t piano, tor which she was rewarded |
; TIRES distinct rounds Of applause! SUI
per was served in the large rooms Of L