The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-21


could hold out the longest
Even the Times. with its proverbial anxiety
for the safety OF commercial. mercantile and
banking interests to the disregard of all others.
tends in the same direction:
We cannot afford any more engagements Of imuericct
aeenrr'N " ~ nrcc.sary Therefore for the present to
u ny the incdiaon now offered. and hoNeyer hopeful
VI" ais" be nreesr op our rorSmrmt ,n ' csn.t
MN great care the specific proposition which is made to
II really looks as II the preparations for war
had greatly stimulated trade. aud caused the
wealthy and influential business mon to feel
sufficiently satisfied with the present condition
oi affairs not to care 10 push ii to dsnouenent
How long this freezing Out policy can be in
dulced in it would be- difficult to predict 1t de-
ponds much less on the power Of endurance
oi Russia than on the caprices and personal
symp1thes of the Emperors OF Germany and
Austria.
The reports Of the magnitude OF the Nihiist
agitations in Russia have been. undoubtedly
much eXaggerasd. The numbers of the Social
lists and Nihilists are considerable only In four
or five OF the large cities Their ranks are COM
posed almost exclusively Of university students
and have scarcely any organization. The work
ingmen and the peasants are not mixed up in
the movement; II the simple minded and igno-
rant Russian labor"r knew that the programme
o. the Nlhilists Includes the overthrow OF the
Car and the Church. he would be the first to
sugg, :; the application Of lynch law TO the re-
formers. Tne street riots which occurred in St
Petersburg and Moscow on the occasion Of the
trial Of Vera Snssulitch FOR her attempt TO as
sgssinate the Project Of the Police were Of a
Kind with which these two cities are by no means
un1cguaintfd Since the revolutionary ideas
peueirtted into Russia in lsis, such scenes have
h"en quite frequent. Any onlrinl proceeding to
which an anti-Nhillstio meaning can be at
uvhed gathers. usually. u large number Of stu
dents IN some public thoroughfare. The police
receive orders 10 lisprrse the crowd: the young
men resist. somebody fires pistol. and n gen
eral row ensues two or three men killed or
wounded ana dozen or two imprisoned is
The whole practical result of such ailrays. II
socialism is any whore dangerous. it is So in
Germany. whore it is thoroughly organized.
where II constantly extends its influence among
tue masses Of the workngmen. and whore its
doctrines hive assumed most practical shape.
In Russia il reprcs 'nts little more than "A mere
noisy. theatrical hrasgadario.
Ia France politics j. dead FOR the moment and
Paris - al rceh AMI excitement in anticipation
% the opening Of the Exhibition. and Of the
lively times that event promises to bring.
The iashionably fast people of the French
'apital have had a great treat in the Eiioho
given AZ Count d0smond's residence on the
Boulevard Mailot The Count is very wealthy
MIN. crls hrn,ed for his artistic tastes separated
'rog his wife. and liyinE entirely among fash
onabiy fast men and women. The fcte he has
u,t gwen ecl.i,sed everything that his cNtraya-
ant nul hu-pituhle imagination had heretofore
invented. Over si2 hundred guests were pres
mt, and some OF the most celebrated men Of
France could not resist the temptation 10 take
art IN the gayri., Of this Ht1oro. Even Due
Drca1 = Count Notke. and Baron Adolpho de
RotAs n III put On the Venetian gown when thew
eHrued that Gounod Gustave Dlrt Carolus
Duran. Gustnye Ni1aud. Sarah Bernard. Marie
Hebron. Schneider. Pisra Montaland. and
many Others would all be- there. The letters of
INVITATION Wore exchanged at the entrance for
title cGrionmeis. which the guests were requested
Wear in conspicuous manner like horse
race ticket Every cGjf0nnH had a number on
and NE first part OF the entertainment con-
sisted ia the drawing Of these numbers by a
special oomm s.ion. which had charge OF the
regulation OF the proceedings. To every num-
ef on the pink cGiiOi,iet, Tor ladies was drawn
mother on the white ones for gentlemen. and
th" two persons bearing the corresponding
numbers were thus coupled for tho evening.
Tuis WIS done with view to break the ice at
The very start and avoid all formal introduce
iions.
The fete was not merely masked ball. but
'ou 'ert-1f strictly lurlesuue character OF
course. but with absolute exclusion of every
'hin.; abroad, .cr;a 80 ~ 80, % songs aud
music Before the supper. which il described
having been q gasir5nomis saturnalia. a
'0si,re was crowned. The name Of her who
was TO Dee the Queen Of Chastity on that occu.
sion WIS drawn from a golden urn containing
tio nan's of all ladies present. Oddly enough.
his loi .rl upon Suzanne l.ngcr. that famous
,cieran ~ ihe caic chgnant and vaudeville stage.
She WAS crowned with orange blossoms and re-
'eiyed dowry Of 100000 francs in all sorts Of
rrpud ateA and de'aulted foreign bonds. ncud-
.ug not fcv American securities.
Another monster feta WAS that given by Me-
uier, the weli-known chocolate millionaire. 1t
WAS tine hous warming Of his now palace of
m" Park Moneeau. The ball was concluded
with Il st.down supper for little over two
Thousand guests.
The Paris SG'Oa promises TO ho particularly
rich in portraits this year. Donna, alone is to
furnish saverai including Victor Hugo Don
Carlos. Ihiers. Count de Montalivet and Coun-
toss de Niel-Castel. Nibert's picture Of Theirs
said 20 be not portrait. but an allcgorcal
representation Of the great mans life. The
canvas Is reported 10 he twenty feet high.
t.airin and Frmn Girard. who have Of late
become great iavorltcs with the New York pub
..e. have canyasos that arc much spoken Of.
The work Of the former has for its subject
Noses dividing tho Rcd Sea; the work OF the
latter is Il marriage under Louis XIV.
Tho great theatrical event is the production
at the Theatre Francois of Emile Augicr's new
comedy, LIS Fourchambauh' 1t is said to DO
the best picture Of French domestic life ever
seen upon tho stage. The London Nprs' theat-
rical critic. ono of the best ON the English press.
pays Emile hu.ier this warm compliment:
Les Turrrhlmhlult is a play witgh may not only he
iuDiEni vlt AL thH ssur,~ of the Theatre. 10 d,
'HH nu" dramatic stltY, which might l' read with AL.
Nnlh-r IN ulr pbrulN alone ar To "a family circle hV
N.i Nfes side Tor ever where bears the mprrs, Of
800 hunc~t iNrpos, and Of ,tmpAt'r- with obscure
urns o' ,ur .tus Nely hhe al and prueruns So deep
.liv Au-l,r may hc said to have enriched French
literature with new and gracious shapes nobility and
Nirtno.
The principal parts are taken by Croisette.
Got. and Coquclin. Nit.
MIR. James Gordon Bennett Gives Hall.
Iioa ne L,iim l0nhL
In return for much hospitality shown to him
ana IN sister during The hunting season Mr James Cor
don Bennett gave ball at Melton MOwbray last week
which was largely attended