, 1880-04-16
IMPERIAL HUMILITY.

themselves llcn,l downward, 1sla rrniAil, III
dormant condition during the cold weather.
IMPERIAL HUMILITY.
Tho Emperor nnh Empress Of Austria
Van1lnR Tsvcnty-FoMr Feet.
Uslttsnnrr suns Paris Later.
A correspondent addresses nc n tlcnsnnt
description Of the Austrian Emperor's l'ttnil-
ity In this season Wien British QUEEN
eucs on pleasure tonr and m cx-EtnpFcss
on n pilgrimage of love. The Austrian
court Of late has nut been conspicuous for
the statcliness Of It's court ceremonies, ors
indeed, for any ceremonies whatever, as tho
Emperor ltns been 50 hnsily occupied with
state afEairs TINT he neglected everything for
them. Tho Empress, thougl. wonder OF
a,cauty AMI grace, devutcs herself entirely to
such doniest1c!ty rs mn Empress Q,tcel Is NJ
Lowell 10 hive. One or twn state balls ntonc
brcnk tic monotony Of this imperial devotion
10 state nffAirs un.l domestic ni,es. But Holy
WccK inst, prov iles nii exception q very
peculiar KIND In to w. lmpsr.al rc!iremcnt: .:
| Thursday, tl,e Emperor and tho Etnprrsa
| washed the feet Of twelve rnnr, men md
twelve poor women, nntt aftcrwnra lersollni-
waited on them ~ wl.e seatg \, IT. at Tue t1ai
SG a re5t saSw whs II llai e'"fS "f o IL 'e paaee VIE
thrown open. This gpartment Is 50 called
9r The Of IT, being s9siretdf , .f
yer ornaments Or rc'icvi. On three Of tho
four sItlcs galleries nre erected rs !,igl
ms the cnpital OF tic columns, and tn these
% G wea2 smG e. tSo on nntranec sG @o
long, narrow tables are spreatl-.one for tho
twelve men and the other, for the twelve
I women. These people are selected FROM tlie
ySases sss aseS was '0esss s Sears e % Old fs and %s
! oldest o., and no centeMarlnn could
ipfount!, is oil last year: They wcre dressed
With violet Of similar material; the, whist is
fastened around BY II pigrfm's cord, largo
white handkerchief, around the neck. md q
saine ,' as Worn In tic days Of MarIa Tlercsa,
mil tic male and fcn,nlc nre, not n,ucI. diff
fcrent IL. style. Moreover, the most minute
details of the ceremony remn!n i,,, !n!nchanscd
IT Thc chief c1araeters ii tho ceremony, nc
cotnpa,iieu each by n relation nr two In slsr-
r9rt their tottcring steps. tnkc t'!sir asslEnca
places, and Tho court enters: riIst cnne
Dearing tho Chamberlnin's key worked oil
their tnlcs' sleeves. l may noic that tho
functions Of hesS thse gent1IsSn ar rfsy
d threef efinlcsn yearln sncl, ceremonies A. thls
preceding thelr N1aiesiIes, TIC Emperor and
Inrhiw n Tho ,nnrpificc,it Uniform ri n
SnsEa s ,s General sIo Ths ssdrst IF
contrast to tne Wa'c 1rlnSa o pS,ssc Gcn vi
Il,is IlE''Ga ecntlemail i' nppcnrei ut tllc ors,l.
ing Il tlie last raTis Exno;S!t'e%n; ;sl 81! y:
aef ei pc9FIstcs p9Isitcs nM MifS Srchccsscs now 10 in
Snet @ M, @ ,nn,n eacnrtca ~ ,icir rn.
spcetiss, i, iii suitcs. fhe Empress Eizebctl, woro
black satln robe trimmed WIN .,a b!afx i!ace
Snd %s eyer n. s hoT G bT tWo o eascs # "f
E'on So''or. ill., T other ' 1'rincesses and ladies
~ n,,, 1'v and 9or,u strik,nr CONTRAST to
tha ,s % W9,ra ~ tha rmncrnT viii 1ts white
' tmu ~ s ,,,,;a,, ~ ssm,s tc nrInr ~ Tia
!S !;s|deS flssss! sa 6is s sssSist y t,qsss5s; s;;
smS M,'or q G nn e'a n1d II tiunamgan. % Theso
sstas hsss a sssssd @ y s!ss;s r. "
5sSsssr@ III sse S' ss%e ,Sie s5%;s6aSs
Ml.n Entt' on's any % stnc hnimcts wtth whltn
% Tc osI wit or sver 1rfacne faenss sfs scsfe rs
leather hots un TO amo kee, har It'll ,g"I
eeioakwlse e;k The Emperor fts''t!s 1t oae Il
tl!e tnilcs occup'e py te 9 sn ci so 20 atamHe "s
each u these od .. men teTe fav aSG s'@F%i VIZ
c nemoer o! 1"e i,aI .niiar nas,inS nj tho
yS,n-vis s of the vld womc. ~ T.. .a ,ros,,
The iirst ceremony Periofmea Is inc WSsn' n,s'a
Ing Ct te es Ie A5eHHes M rn,9 a. oSe o aaeIe *:
tle Arslt.iGesscS 3s o. ny @.E, ,u Hw a y" fne Ie
Emperor ana the Empress, stoonlng Inw, wel.s
tho foot WIN naInp c'ntn aM =. 'ioS
Hry u. Atter tnls cnnes Ing a'.9"G, IL. ~ Ws, orts
the hnlib}e quests ate served " @ Moso mHes
Which hold tiie sceptrG ol M'e OF tne gteaths.
n STATES ni Etlrope. nec0 naro!y say LIN
tlle menu u MalEfe ~ tilo iioht nlsiet hca.so|
n.aIh dtulSsM; ~ NV eia .SSunsts ~ .'o on thr
Mue Gt.lu3Muo ~ sss. ,rst ,tn"t.n Ie .nr,.nG
J. young lo9REIsuht ~ uni Eun.su 20 Ti Ehnsa
up NJ each tAple ~ tMtltM M atssL.min XXI i t H'it