New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-10

senate the gloomy, the sublime giantess' nan
woman and half honess, who kept watch ana
ward in the Metropolis of the Pharaohs!
Madame Georges Bal. who is also pretty was
Spanish pipsv. A Greek lady, Madame Rail- was
Ia Grande Mademosele. Nittis and some fellow
Italians wore the persong of Ii tian's "'dnihg Il,
Cana in Galilee." and Carolus Duran ana ram
Dcroulede were the Devil and Doctor f"ls'ua'
There was supper in the small hours oil the ''iu
ing laid out on small tables. When the reN'l'IS
set down TO il mrth certainly rcigucd. But in the
early part Of the evening there were STIFFNESS anu
constraint. There should he unity of idea in
fancy ball II there is not costumes are not OF uic
one with the other. Madame Adams peasants ban
WAS a rustic harmony Guests made Use OF the
familiar thee and thou and threw aside 'h"~e
social convcntionalitirs which would have STOOD III
the way of broad gaycty. \ renaissance h'i''
think would De a success, AMI particularly II IN the
invitations the lady giving IL prayed those whom
she summoned 10 be- mindful of the fact that mh'-
inc speech was counted vulgar IN the good "id '''
Stiffness should be entirely haniNhcd from ba' cos
tune which is an enjoyable Kind of entertainments
unless the utmost liberty il given 10 those who are
disposed 10 make fools of thems'lN ives
MApMENs RENrLEY.
And this bring. me 10 the bah given ON the Mi
Carrmc by that benevolent institution. A''','"n'e
Pubique. 10 the idotic, mad and hA >''il'"i IN
mate, If the Salpetricrc Hospital. week notice
WAS gwen t. these uufortuuAt's. aud II was daily
renewed The therapeutic effect was magical ON
their poor brains and nerves. For three days pre-
WON, TO the ball insanity did NOT take violent
form. The historical women were not a source OF
trouble. and the crilcptic ONES had % respite. ms
show, that when LIE. is color.c~S diseases OF the
nervous system and brain are mora refractory T."
medical tr,atulcnt Doctors too much FORGET IN"
inter-deprud,ncc Of mind and body. The mad and
bv>trricaI women were too busy wa@iug ready Tor
hau and too happy in th,ir aut,ipatlonS Il ii' de-
Nrhts To- feel ont If sorts. They helped
chccrfnllv in preparing the ballroom ana
when this was done became absorbed III
fine Gncry they were themselves 10 wear
Old dresses wcrr In ishcd ny AMI stall wa OPP ne"
where Ribbons. lacrs and rc0gaws could Ice pur-
chased At almost nominal prices Dr. L"gi"nd dc
Saullc watched narrowly the effect which ala tlis
stir produced upon his patients.
The Little Hospital hn . too. 10. ball. IL ~ pc"ihrd
with iliotic children who under thc dire tom "i
,he celebrated Nile Ni,oi". Ills Lady is th' most
successful tea, her If idiots ~. perhaps ever nN'
She j. nm old maid and was communal
mistress Her mother hccauc insane. IT, W4''1
over her IN the Salpcrl"r M1dli"u~' the dl I''l
applied fol the situation of WIrirwn ai'rnb"i, 10
salary uf 10 francs month. l'I. l''il li'i',
observed with what maternal Tenderness size 'ir"l'I
IN. IDIOT children and noticed that size h1d 20
for casting hc.i into their ui~-' tpcu lu i~. 30
,nuoiutrd her - be- their teacher. -" las cle
charged thu. junction during an rt'r "i century