, 1879-03-14

Her Imperial Majesty the Empress OF Austria
realized all tho pace aud pluck, tho skill OIL
horseback, md the uarfng across country of tho
followers OF tho Ward Union hounds. The En-
press hunted today for tho !lrst ttmo over IN
Irish huntlilg-conntry. and II this afternoons
run with the Wards Is but n foretastc of tllc
pleasure Ia store for this august patroncss ut
Diana, we IN ireland are pretty likely to haYo
tho i1Iuslrlous Austrian M abscntee never after-
ward. Her Majesty wore very t!ght-attIng
habit Of dark grnysh melton cloth, tho skirt
Of which was extremely narrow. Tho hablt was
fastened With buttons Of silver, OIL which
were the Imperial nrms. 4 stanaup-all.rouud
collar and simple tto-bow Of bluck silk com
allk hat. shc wore llcr halr IN pluin ptaits be-
hind, one enctrclitng tho other. Her hands
wers lncascd iu ta'l-colorcd gloves,
aaps run thu cllancc Of being returned for
Majesty dM not look quite 80 pretty On horsc-
Iasf ,s nornnE q H. se a1 esk oSq upon
bo tat her Majesty was 1adcd after her long
and wcarlsonu trip by !anti and water, and did
not look at ller best: She has q l,,oat elegant
small, white hcr carr'age anl department. stamp
her With tho thacltbtu mark Of the bluess Ut
blue blood anu royalty. Her Majcsty chnttcd
iree!y e M WIN tue gentlemen around her, and Gu
L1IGu 4l4lO usl uHiH0LG4 u&AEu$$1OH WllA AlF.
Morrogh, Capt: Middleton, IND Earl suenccr.
Az the caVa!cadc Withdrew from tlle lawn hrr
Majesty, Mr.. forrogt, mid Capt. Middleton
isa tl,u way, at,d then followed lcngthensd
On llc word "go" bcfnE given tlie Eniprcss
ttghtcncd reu with the mud OF IN adept
,ife pace improved % the blood grow WARMER,
but the Empress, riding With wonderful pluck,
deep going alle waa ono tIlno droupcd back a blt
sh1 fought her way detarnlincdly to the front
rank, takt,', u!l llcr feaecs at smart pace nud
cl!niblng none Of them. She ustoundcu most
the reputation which she enjoys of being onu Ut
tho sLralrt,tcst women ncross uuuutry TINT ever
raised ii iialt. Ihu Empress wus always III tho
front rank. riding With rather loole roin; but
to put u foot nstray, aud expect tn t!ud Domino
CARRYING her Majesty. very frequently during t,1s
next ie" weeks. Her Mnlcsty struck me as
having tnagliftcllt arat,-grare!ui and easy to
ever held the rsbbuns Domino performed h!s
part ot The lay'a lo!siE III II manner illat we'll
lleastQ lila distinguished bUrirn OF lie pounds,
which Is hor AluJcsty's cxact riding weight.
TIE SUFFERING FRENCH AaRICUL.
TUsls'rs,
PARIS, Feb. 25-TAe Journal d<s Dtbdts con.
talns All amusing articie by N. Paul Leroy Dcau-
lieu OIL propositions put forward at the nleet-
iDgs III the ugrlculturtsts held here few days
ago. It was proposed to keep the p.lce of
wheat above ISL. per 100 kllos, by tho iaporta-
tIon OF tho foreign article 60 long as tl,ut price
was not rcar!l}d. II. Leroy Hcaulieu, after rc-
duclng TIC 1cmuud to absurdtty, makes low
serious comments on tho present state Of
French agriculture. lie admits t.at Il Is be-
coming less profitable than It Used to be; but,
ns BY very justly rcnarks. this IL also the caae
III EnglaMi. liz udds, however, that Fronch
agrleulturlsts do not mako tha bcst usa
ot .he Improved cheaper processes now
At thclr disposal. aud tliu rcass,n Is that they
rannot DO 80, owing 10 the hIgh duties gu arrf.
cultural maellflies nl'a Iron. II, moreover, cgr-
TAIL agr'cuturlats suffer, n.ltl arc destined to
suffer stt!! more, aFo thoy the only sutlareEss
II. Leroy bsan!cu comforts tlo suffering agri.
cutturisss with lhe reelection that Kontiers aru
In quite oa sad condition, being atlullt to losc
pcraaps, ~ per cent Ut their Incomes, ul,tl yet
1ohouy takes pity On thc1n; that ylnogrowcrs
tlonai indemnity Is granted them. llo would
" delighted to sec 1llcir prolts rlsa again, on!y
they t.lst not be raised BY an artificial eutiance-
ment Ut the price OF tho ilecessaFies Of life.
FIZzIINo-ouT Or THE PARIS CAR
NIVAL.
PARIS, Feb. 95.-11le so-called Carnival,
which last year was llttlo cntycned by
the visit Of the. Madrid stulunts, rclapsed
to-day fnto Its wonted lullnesa, Tho
Boulcvards, 1t Is trle, were thronged this
afternoon, despite cold gray sky and
threats Of saow. bus nearly all wero spectators,
with no performers. A few llttle girls dressed
~ mtikaiaias or Mattresses, and few little
boys In military and other costumes, were vial.
| ble, as also lIandful OF youths in Etotesquo
E4tse; but tue spirit oi tho affair has lou. siuce
| disappeared, antl since the withdrawal ot tile
municipal subsidy for tho Rnnf Gras The cfle-
hpA hH,.tt I'll