The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-12-06
ECHOES FROM ABROAD.

IA French bicyclist. NJ Payet. has accomplished the
distance between Lyons and Milan in four days.
Last May he made bicycling expedition from
Lyons to Naples.
The reopening of the French Chambers was At
tended with certain amount of military pomp.
commanded by Colonel Gay at the Luxembourg, and
by Colonel Ru at the Palas Bourbon. instead Of as
formerly by officers Of subordinate rank M. Gam
beta gave grand banquet the occasion. to which
the members of the bureaux OF the Senate. Chamber
OF Deputies. Prefecture Of the Seine and Municipal
Council received invitations.
London 7ta.th.-"A noble lady at Newmarket H. I
understand. engaged in an effort to counteract by
family devotons the bad influences to which Jockeys
and stable boys are exposed ut that headquarters Of
racing. Every Sunday evening she assemblies these
knights of the pgskin and the dandy brush. and
offers up before them prayer OF her own compost
ton. The prayers hear. beautiful. and IL
the noble lady would enlarge the sphere Of her
funess and include in these devotional soireas the
owners of horses perhaps both owners iockevs and
stable boys would alike profit
NJ. Paul Leroy -Beaulieu, i'll long article in the
Journal des Ddbats on the bad harvests in Europe
this year. recognizes the inestimable service rem.
dered to Europe by the agricuturists of the United
States and denonnces the folly of duties for the
lection OF home grown wheat. He then examines
the question whether it is possible for French cult.
vators to hold their in face of American compe-
tition. He says:-"What strikes is that European
agriculture is, in some measure. protected by the
expense of transport. which. from Minnesota to
liverpool, represents ST. Soc per hectolitre. Evil.
denfly, with this protection, with cheaper capital
and labor than in the United States. European agr.
culture ought not to capituatc before it's American
French agriculturist to employ machinery and more
scientific methods of filling the soil. He says In
many parts Of the north and the centre Of France
the method Of culture not different from that enc
ployed by the ancient Gauls."
The Archduchess Christmas splendid trousseau
contains some twenty-five dresses in all. The tot.
let worn on the occasion of the state entry into
Madrid is exceedingly handsome 1t is red and yel-
low-the Spanish colors-and consists OF . tight
fitting yellow satin body cut en- cGur and trimmed
with scarlet .ruching, the sleeves puffy and slashed
between shoulder and elbow. The skirt is likewise
beautifully worked with the arms OF Spain senad
it, The fan is of black ostrich feathers each Of
Twelve dozen of each article Of linen have been nro
videa. One of the most remarkable features in the
collection are the stockings, Of which there is
endless variety. The finest of these of CASH
mere wool ana cost the trife of seventy forms per
pair. The satin bed covers are also worth mention
account of the working of the united Spanish
and Austrian with which they are adorned
The handkerchiefs, of which there 500. are
marked .Crstie (Her Highness petit nosa) the work
initiating her own handwriting.
ga well dressed young man." says the Paris cor.
respondent Of the London Times, ''called me two
days ago. Offering for q handsome consideration to
supply me with the original draft OF the Austro-
German treaty. with all the erasures and additions
made at the instance of either Power. 1t was on
fine official paper and consisted OF six pages in the
rather large hand customary In foreign offices.
offered to accept the proposal. provided only that
Prince Count Anarassy or Baron
man asked for few days grace and left since
which time have heard more Of him. Such
their authors are wrapped In furs. though what
relation there is between diplomatic furs
1t Is not easy to see When, therefore. this
stranger ushered in, wearing splendid fur coat.
guessed that he had come to offer secret treaty and
this saved a lot OF prelminares He explained that
no had six partners and that 1t their account
he asked so high price. seeing that he himself
would have been only too happy to thwart Prince
Bismarck's schemes and reveal the truth for moth
ing"
London World:-"Mrs. Langtry has been staying
at Brighton the guest Of the Reuben 1t
pretty sight to the fair Jersey lily, draped
in white mantle. driving along the cliff in we'll
turned out Victoria with her host, whose black
beard dark eyes and swarthy complexion
formed admirable foil-or should I say con-
trast?-to her resplendant fairness. II must not
be thought that Mrs. Langtry has the field all
one has gone wild about the three young ladies
from Chisehurst, who. with their brilliant COM
plexions, sparkling eyes and 1.-the fgures--olad in
blue serge, with red turban headdresses, toques
the exposures OF all eyes, 1t would be trite say
they like the graces but that they graceful
a degree is sef-evident to any who them II
ia secret that the Empress of the French not
little influenced in according the Prince Imperial hcr
permission to to the Cape seeing his declared do
votion to of these young ladies' whose mother.
by the way, is, IL possible, handsomer than the
DAUGHTERS: They are Roman Catholics; and it Is
said that the number Of young men who have gono
to that Church. at least taken to going to It
ct Brighton. Is prodigous In addition to these the
list Of admitted beauties staying at Brighton
prises Mrs. Beare Miss de Worms, Miss Baddcrly,
Miss Craigie Hakett, Miss Porter Miss Percey, Miss
Dun Gardner and many others. IL I only had the
good fortune to know their names"