New-York tribune., 1879-12-21

Is changed according to the season, is IN sky-hlue
velvet. edged with swans down. B,ne vesvet n,e-
screens arr also hordered with the same soft.
feathery substance. We have ii len OF carpet
rug, VIDE expsnse Of the tines. er1lHe frlieed az
rou'd With tails overiyIng tsi5y silken innas ..
swans down. All the fire nous are Of ehisellsd
Steel with gildrd brazen heads Tire clock
in eighIeentn cen ury Dresden ware. sAep-
herds and shcpherdesses and LADIES' and eriseiifs
In trundled drrsses and powdered heads. al IN tne
SaxOny porcelain of $50 years ago, enliven book
Shelves and keer company win hlgmln"teH Ip.,tr
sails, and P>yche hand-giasses, also bofdered Win
saxony porcelain, worked into stifi hoveIs: There
are all kIrds of expensive titles, ghttsfins
pretty and quite useles--the NeN-lears
gifts, probably. of last January : scat
tered on little tables - Ia petite m6iircsss
ofien writes notes on scented and delicarey tinted
paper. Her writing desk IL dtlieate 10Y ana
enough to banish serious ideas from the head
Of any sitting down to usc It, The M3re
AntoInette style otfurniture Is IN vogue ~ the Ded-
rooms aud boudOirs of the Pefiscs aGsltsSy OF th-
French Gspital. IL Is sn atteHnated aud woInIont
style The daciehae EoH6rchie vas on us last itxs
when 1t ARISE. and a bra Mess Queen ruled m I'M
potent King. lou viii hnd. II you l0ok az tlie
windows, that the curtains are hnrd VITA
quilted Chinese satin. OF something equally rccner-
che, and that strips Of linen replace Tue ofUInaIi
b0urrelet which 1 nave described. In Pcfife 1'G'-'
Tesse u not fOnd OK daynRht be'Nern tne . la'r
unf.errura aims and tine plate giass CT tie WIiido"s
there biInd OF rose-tor aTn silk, winch warns
MP the cheeks of Ia petite EaiTesse a.d tne swans
down and ernine bordeffnes " hich have notec;
bird is imprisoned and pines IN a gIlned
cage. But birds do not hop and chirrup
on the balcony. La peihe mai resse ~
too much wrapped up ID herself TO think OF the
featLeIed creatures which starve IN tins hard
weather Her hand i never opened % scatter crumbs
In soo'h. She ID harder than black frost. ard u
matters not 10 her bow The wcrld goes. PROVIDED she
remain wrapped up m silken slOth IL IN Pet'ie
maiiressc has IN these Republican times salon,
y0n will And that It Ls hot-bed Of
laugh. Gladstone aad some noted BeileyIilelies
are only DrOEgnt forward 70 gratEfy the vanity OF
NV lazy ansl. " unDeknOwH' 70 themselves. TO
serve ~ dee0v ducks 70 militant Democrats. There
Is pefte mdf'rcssc not very tar from the Champs
ElTsees who has c0ntTiyed tn throw dust III tne
eyes Of tae great Liberal English orator aud OF MI
Braalaugh. Gladstone Is essentially guliIbie man.
though uaqlesionabiy great man also.
The FRENCH CABINET.
VI. WaGdn gtOn demanded OF the Chamber on
Tuesday last An absolute and unqualified vote of
confidence. Yesterday he accepted the Ordle da
j0Hr of " Deves, which was something qurte differ
ent. 1t signifed We are willing to make further
trial Of you but condition that Won take heed 10
the debate Of TODAY. We do not object TO the tune
you have been singing, but do not like the tune
less manner IN which il has been performed. The
National air is the MarselaIse. Sing 1t IN such
manner that distant listeners will not imagine It Is
Parigpt Pour ie SyTie You not to mind what
the English press says about the French crisis The
IelegrapA and Standard Systematically hostile 10
rhe French Republic. the Liberals trembIe lest the
Republic should not be exactly what the English
Phiistines wish 1t 10 appear as the general
elections approach. Some correspondents have been
instructed 20 write up Naddington right or
wrDng' and there is an animus of hatred against
tsambetta which | am unable 10 explain. 1 suppose
II NAV be traced 10 the time when The RepRbfiqHe
FJuHcasr was the advocate 1T Beaconshelds iurk-
Ish policy. TIE Ministry Yesterday humiii-
ated without beng actually kicked ont. i, would
not have done 20 have kicked It Onr, because
COchery dc Frevcincl and Lepere 70 reaDle
IN more Republican Cabinet, and II was
Judged expedicnf not 10 render them " impossible
tereafter. There were also two other reasons whY
Wadding Oh. who, it is anticipated, Will III Leon
Say retire. was let down EASY. One was thar Paul
DE- Gassa9uac and his friends voted against the
Government instead Of sb-tainng. as had been ex-
rectea. Pine " Union Repubicaine and the
&" Ganchn Re1ublicnine' not 10 incur the re-
nrlHch OF making common cause with rhe
i3onapar. SIS, nad. az the end of the debate,
r6 wheel round and pt order OF
tie Oay proposed by Deves. who Is an advanced
RADICAL. ana H. favor If q tOtal amnesty. To the
surprise &C every orc VI. Waddlngton also rallied e.
The Deves Proposition. which WIS that the Cnamher
hopes tle hllnist viii henceOrth not sing out of
tune. a. IL mas nabtuay done. TIE other reason
was she declaration Of the Car at Moscow IN
which ne expressed himself resolved TO make war
against " tAe Revoluuou.' The verbiage Of tins
declaration being "a little obscure, rendered II AL
the more terrible 20 tImid people here. NJ GTevy
thOughi 70 better Tor the Minister'S until AlexaDders
roTt. aIc explained ~ Prince Orion. 10 ear little
gcruus European junctnre. Things are pretty much
.Nn..r~r .falNI 10 80 do al