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heathen. who In 1876 Numerically Guyed b,,
Bairouth nasco. he insisted that none but IN.
faithful should be allowed tho honor Of eon.
tributinR to his next venture. But somehou,
the WaRnerians are either very .impocunioun
or very stinRy. for In spite OF tho enthusiasm.
the cash subscribed was insufficient to cove,
the estimated expenses by about t7bOo0
Pareifal" was. therefore. In imminent danger
OF remaining In the masters desk, when Kine
Ludwig OF Bavaria gave his word to make nm
the deficiency. That Wagner will learn a lea,
son OF moderation toward other composera IN
hardly to be expected. but any reasonable being
In his place would at once see that no and hIs
party are not yet strong enough to run counter
to the opinions OF the rest OF the musical world
and would tako heed not to openly express feel.
ings OF disdain for those whom the world do.
lights to honor.
The general mildness OF tho winter in Ene.
land has rejolced the hearts Of tho hunters and
many Hrst- olass runs have been recorded. The
number Of ladies who join In the sport is on
the increase. and no pack Of hounds In tho
world can boast such devoted female followers
as can tho Quorn. In the first flight 10 TO be
found Lady Florence Dixie. who has recently
published an account Of her trip from the Paei.
flc TO tho Atlantic across Patagonia. Tho Hon.
Mrs. Stirling and her sister. Mrs. Candy, are
always we'll to the fore. TIE Countess OF Will
ton. the Hon. Mrs. Moynoux, Miss Livingstone,
Mics Adair, and Mrs. Ashton are far from being
OF the number Of those horsewomen who con-
tent themselves with hammerlng the horses
hoofs to pieces on the hard roads. Lady Lons-
dale. Miss Elmhirst. Miss PaRet. Mrs. Younger.
Mrs. Henry. the Hon. Mrs. Pennington. Mrs.
Gerald paget. and tho Misses Chaplin. Camp
bell. Brooks. Webster. and Storey complete the
galaxy OF beauty who are equally at home
across country and in the ball room. The
Duchess OF Hamilton has been out with the
Quorn few times. and gives proof OF being no
tyro by the way she neRotiates the stfesJ
fences and widest brooks.
The famous architect. Charles GARNER, ID
doing marvels in finishing the improve
ments OF the Casino Of Monaco. The new Con-
versaton Room has been frescoed and other.
wise ornamented by men like Clairin. Chabaud.
saintin. and Boulanger. Patti has been en-
gagged to sing at Monte Carlo during ak weekss
She has to appear In six operas aud two grand
concerts in the new Sale. Races have already
begun at Nice. and the Grand Prix has been
run for with great ecldt. On the evening OF the
same day Patti made her appearance In
the Sonnambula." The next morning
pieeon-shooting matches began. The sos
called Season OF Nice and Monacon
has thus fairly set in. The gambling is hieher
than ever. There are Elk large tables OF rou-
letts and trente- ct uuarante in the Casino. and
from till II P. M. 1t Is almost impossible To
get near them. The minimum stake at tho
new trente-et- 1uarlnte table has been raised to
100 francs. tho limit is 25.000 francs, Twd
Englshmen are said to have carried away in
ono evening 100000 and 215,OOO francs re-.
spectivey. II
An old scandal is going to be revived In Paris.'
Tha pop,to ~
uary published the first instalment Of the cor.
respondence OF George Sand. These letters
date from the authors earliest youth theY
were addressed to her mother. the first being
dated In 1915. when the writer was only II
years old. II the rest OF the correspondence
resembled these early productions. which ara
as fresh and poetical as a chapter from La
Petite Fadette." 1t would be indeed an Interest,"
ing and welcome addition to modern French
literature and a help to the better understand
ing Of one Of the greatest novelists OF modern
times. But alasl this is not to be tho
case. Mr.. Maurice Sand. her son. who pub
fishes this corresp espondence. announces that all
OF Alfred de Musset's letters to his mother viii
be published In the forthcoming collection.
That her own child should undertake the pit-
able task Of washing this basket OF soiled fam-
lily linen before the world. and that magazine
OF the standing Of the Revue les DeuI Mondes
should open its pages for this purpose. is mat.
ter of regret German writer. Mr.. Paul Lin.
dan. published. some fve years ago. an ex!
haustive biography OF Alfred de Mus.
set and devoted long chapter to
the relationship between De Musses
and George Sand. The blographer affirmed
that all the facts relating to this chapter were
communicated to him by Paul do Musset.
Afred's brother. AS George Sands personal
pt In N fo,o hln
light in this account and as Paul do Musset
until the end OF his life lost no opportunity OF
asssiling her reputation. the publication OF
Alfred's letters is probably intended bv
Maurice Sand as n retaliation. That George
Sand betrayed Alfred dc Musset. and that the
poet acted in this affair in weak and contempt.
ible way. is unfortunately known TO every one.
But why again disturb the memory OF the dead2
Why not think only Of the good they have done.
which will live in their works as long as the
French language is read. N. l.. r..
x 80.