New-York tribune., 1879-04-28
GENERAL NOTES.

PuncHs cartoon on the Egyptian crisis is
admirably drawn. The KhediVe is sitting upon heavily
laden donkey, and aOurishes stick inscribed Taxa
ton" The English ard French Cabinet Ministers, Ry
ers Wilson and De Bgnieres striving to allure with
bundles Of the dscOnsOate ass but the khedye
r,ors: Clar de way you giaours: hos berry ne don.
key when Pm lowed to ride him myself and plenty Of
stick"
At the entrance of a restaurant in Pesth,
where young ladies are employed to stand and wait IS
posted a notice reading Gentlemen requested 10
abstain kissing the Mattresses the stair tns
is fruitful OF breakago and impedes the
vice" Human nature being the same the world over,
the pacard calls IN great many customers who are
anxious to the girls whom they are enjOned not 70
hiss on the stairs
A glittering ballroom dress made of strands
Of spun glass las been offered to any san Francisco
belle who will buy and wear 10. Professor Theodore
Grelner has done the spinning ny blowing glass INTO
long strands ana washing them in solution OF water
and beet-root sugar, which has Ougheuing Effect The
weaving was done on an old-fashioned hand-loom the
warn beinr nineteen feet long and woof our feet
number OF colors being worked in so as 70 produce
bright glass CLOTH The dress Is en paner with loop
sleeves and square mock. ornamented with box peat-
ING ana bound IN blue With tue new dress there j.
sef OF beautiful onde glass curls Of natural hue upon
the head ot the model reaching to the waist.
A cock-and-bull story about Nihilism is
making talk IN Vienna. IL ia asserted that the sudden
death of the late Grand Duke Constntinowch the
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that bis Highuess Nihilist-that, In fact, he was
mt out of tho way from motive. Of political security
Tho police are said have PROOF positive that the
young man acted coacnman for tho murderer OF
Mesentzer was the ,and Duke. Moreover, the Grand
Duke was IN perfect health hour before his death
coachmau wbo dashed of with him, hich at first
not since been followed up.
The admirers of Lassalle, the father of
German Socialism, Ia 70 oonteaded that he was parl-
otic but not ambitious Helene Won Racowltza. on
whose account he killed in duel hss recently pub
ilshed sople memoirs in which his motives placed
in a strong light. He once said to her: " Have you
idea Of my plans and dual aimsi MOI Then look at
me Have the air of who would be satisfied
with playing second nddls In the state Do you be-
lieve that sacriee my sleep. the OF my bones.
the power OF lungs. IN order To fetch the chesnuts
from the fire FOR other.i Do | look like political
martyri MOI | viii act and struggle-bu. Will also
enjoy the prize OF the struggle; and will put upon
yonr browet me- call it for the present tho diadem OF
victory" Thep. taking hor before looking glass, and
speaking OF his Presidential aims, lie finally asked her
whether ho aud she did not form proud Royal par"t
The jeunGsse dor6c of London arc described
by an old fogy in Tho Standard armed with two
formidabe small black stick with cratoh-
handl. and diminutvs toothpick. One by one, in
twos aud threes, these young men stroll IN and take
their places st the theatre. They look nexpfvssby
bored, aud seeing OF thom IN the stalls Is enough
to make any convert the theories OF Mr.. Darwin,
for they look like line OF melancholy monkeys ltsoon
becomes evident however that they have reasons for
visiting the theatre, though not credabe ones.
They do for tho sake OF the pzyn fact they
rather object TO good achugbut they gather Ike wasps
pot Of tresolc 10 in,ue buresque, provided al
ways that number Of yonus women appear IN IL with
golden hair and othor personal charms OF which they
make lavish display and whose lack Of modesty In pub
lc conspicuous their OF grammar in private.
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only the emptyhcaded little snobs IN the stalls, who
IN late laden with bouquets for Lottie and rotie.
and their merits by the seantiness OF their
skirts TO boast of familiar aoquaint tance which IS
hypothetical and OF coaQuests which have never been