The New York herald., 1879-07-04
FOREIGN NOTES.

The restaurant and hotel keeperof Versailles have
intimated their intention Of Withdrawing their sup
port from the Republic. M. Gsmbetta is. according
to them. q monster of iniQuity, deynagogue. and,
in fact their personal enemy for he has supported
the idea of returning to Paris in direct opposition
to their interests
have issued very wise ordinance. The beautiful
Alpine flower, the ''edelwoiss." has, IL appears.
almost disappeared In many mountainous dis
for beggary and the council ID determined put
stop to the extinction OF the beautiful plant. Per-
nedfrom We to ntty francs In future only the full
blown flower may be taken.
London Vanity Fair is quite tired of hearing and
iish women have large feet. It has been repeated
until It has become SO much an article Of
belief on the Continent as that all English
and teeth outside their mouths. But the
truth ID that it is not English women
but Frenchwomen who have bad feet. They never
walk and they imprson themselves in the tightest
ana smallest chdussure human nature can bear. The
Spaniards, who have the finest feet in Europe laugh
s and despise the Frsnch boot foolish barbArty,
and point at their own typs OF ctaassure. which is
broad over the toes. And yet eteoantes sone-
when if they knew. they would send for them to
Madrid-or Montreal"
The Berlin B5rsenseifmn0. writing on the 18th Of
this month the tenth anniversary Of the foundation
idea of German navy only excited ridicule, while
now it has become an imposing fact, which is not
time States, and by of which the
German government IL beginning to take up
9sop IN .ps al q S as
already seventy; some ships Of 5000 tons
burden, and the total tonnage is nearly hundred
thousand tons. These vessels have . steam power
OF 10000 horses and armed with upward
Of four hundred guns. The estimate OF the naval
expenditure OF Germany for the year 1850 amounts
to "a 900 marks for ordinary and 81 100000 marks
for extraordinary expenditure.
Most Continental newspapers have described Prince
Alexander. who by the death Of his elder brother
succeed to the throne Of Holland. Dutch
spondent Of the Echo du fartasaen who writes from
The Hague and processes to have the best Of
says that this il cumplete mistake The
Prince has not the robust health which his brother
enjoyed; but. according to him, he Is young man
his life to serious study. He has made himself
especially familiar with the working Of the Dutch
every measure for promoting the national welfare.
When he visits The Hague he regularly attends the
sitsings Of the Council Of State and ID the
vice. ''The House OF Orange" concludes the writer.
..has lately passed through heavy trials, but In
were called to the throne tomorrow. would realize
every expectation which free nation cherish
respecting its future king
the life of the heir Of the Napoleonsan existence
peculiarly precious; and we can hardly affirm
tina, We acquitted ourselves with any appre.
an English Royal Highness been attached to
the stan of Lord Chelmsford, what blame
would not have heen imputed had he been allowed
not once but repeatedly. to proceed upon small and
dangerous reconnaissance? strong feeling OF in
dignation would have infallibly been aroused had
we learned from the newspapers that member of
the royal family had been detached. with
one other officer. six whites and a few
''blacks." to ride ten miles into the country Of
savage foe to sketch out . camp. Yet to this
purpose turned the talent and energy of in
experienced young soldier who emphaticslly the
child OF France. His place should have been by the
side of the Commander-in-Chief his aide-de-camp.
and had he fallen, Lord Chelmsford might, when
bravely exposing his life, ut such battle
Gingihlovo, no blame could have attached to those
who should have cherished the welfare Of their
dent volunteer"
popular and perfectly innocent form of amuse-
ment is that known ~ writing ''confessons' "a
pastime much in vogue st English country houses
when oil other entertainments have been exhausted.
When Their Royal Highnesses the Prince aud Prin-
cess of Wales were visiting Bevoir Castle In 1855.
they were In turn rcQuested to contribute to the
confession book, and 'confessed'' their favorite
likes and dislikes as folows--
My Favorite--