The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-05-09
FOREIGN NOTES.

| Geneva has become imbued with the preyailin,
eXhlbtlon mania, and proposes grand internationa
display for 1858.
1t Is said that Vcrdis new opera, "Otello,n y Ia I,
appear first at La Scala, Milan, and next in Paris
lakes up the same musical theme which was 80 won
derlnlly handled by R0ssinl In 1917, lust seyent,
@ ago, Dnt mere are many who believe that Verd
The ways OF the Japanese post office are peculiar
In most countries, II the postage on letter ia made
quate, the deficiency Is recovered from the ad.
dresser and he objects to be mulcted the letter is
retained and there Ia an end of the matter II ia moi
80 In Japan. The other day an unfortunate Japa
hese declined to pay the extra postage, whereupon
e, ne was dragged before magistrate and lined ive
The magnacence of the Russian prince on his
travels has been proclaimed by every novel writer
and even the press. The Count de Meden a simple
6ussan gentleman, 10 trying to cut the record at the
SIanu notel IN Paris, accompanied by band of
ntleen male Tziganes, who sing and play while he
ls az meals. This orchestra costs him 800 n day
and as II accompanies him through Europe the day
oi reckoning should be pretty heavy.
The cotlon, according to the Court Journal ia
likely To go out of fashion In England as there ia
strong complaint that 1t lasts too long-generally
speaking. over three hours; and as 1t commences
usually at O'Clock In the morning, night q amuse-
occupation. which people have good reason to re
member. The cotillOn Ia also becoming a costIy
aIair, and vulgarzed means OF bestowIng val.
uableB. "
valuable ltnbens Is now In ROtte rdam having
been lately discovered In the United States and
carried OF to Holland In triamph. The work repre-
sSats zen herodas carrying the head Of John the Baptist
portraits Thus Herod Ia Rlbens himself, Herodias
Inc painters second wife, Helena Fonrment. so
1ness rsSresnt ia az ms model and the male
great Italian painters.
The Royal Historical Society have resolved to
celebrate IN the course of the present season the
elght-hundredih anniversary OF the completion of
inc great survey OF England contained In .Doomsdav
Book and they have sent out Invitations to most of
tne learned societies, archaeological and arcbltec.
, .urai, 70 JON them in oil probability committee
VIII ue appointed 70 arrange the details OF the oele-
DratlOn, which VIII INCLUDE series Of original
papers on subjects connected with Doomsday.
= very Interesting portrait OF Prince Bismarck Ia
10 be sent to Berlin for the International Art Exhi-
Dltlon there. 1t Ia the work OF well-known Rus.
Sian painter, and depicts the Chancellor az he an
psared @ during journey through Russia in isGi,
when . NO was conveyed by peasant In '.telega,3
ahu, nelhg anxious 10 proceed At quicker pace, he
y attempting to make the driver understand that he
NY. gvs s MN rinK (Which he holds Out II he will
meet n nus wishes. The Prince Ia represented recin.
known, having been hidden for more than twenty
years at It's owners "lagd-schloss" In silesIa.
ihe Berlin criminal police make 1t point to pub.
is at the close OF every quarter list OF the bonds
Which during the preceding three months have been
eported or advertised AZ stolen either In Berlin or
a u otner German cities, This list IL drawn up by
W ehpera ana Sent to every one Of the $50 Berlin
'alues 0f this description, when stolen In Berlin are