Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-10

lon. On sale Monday, Oct. IL, 8 .. m.
The Sunday edition Of the GLoBE-REPUB-
Lie is just double the size of the largest
Paris daily newspaper, Some Of them
have enormous circulatiOns, however. Lie
Petit Journal THE Little JOurr,dD claims
a circulation of $50, 600 copies per day. 1t
is about the size of the Cincinnati Penny
Post. The French editors have a queer
idea of news. II French grandee has a
party at his house, instead of the reporters
falling over each other in groups to get
report OF it, the grandee will be obliged to
shell out 5000 or $500 to the management
of the paper in order to get report in. 1t
5 said that the sum of $4,000 was once
paid. by those interested, to get a column
article favorable to the Panama canal
scheme, into the Petit Journal, In Paris.
1t is said that the venture paid, however, in
increased sales Of stock. French editors
are too busy fighting duels to get up big
papers. A prolific writer, like S. r. r., of
the Commercial Gazette, could keep half
dozen Paris newspapers supplied with edi-
torials all the time. Each paper has q
lood-and-thunder moral French serial
novel running from day to day, and the
insatllmentS are published on the first page.
In the sweet-scented city of Cologne,
Germany, l attended a performance of
Wagner's opera, 1.-THE Flying Dutchman."
| occupied seat in the students gallery,
and guess what my bill was-just twelve
cents in American money. The perform
ances at this Opera-hOuse commence at half
past six in the evening. and are over at half
past nine, quite contrast to the midnight
opera hours in America / arrived at the
theater late, and found no one in the large
stone basement but a stalwart-looking man
in uniform. who looked strikingly like Bis
marck Il never saw Bismarck myself, but
have seen his picture on a soap box.
While roaming around hunting for some
one who was willing to direct an orphan in
a strange land to the ticket -office, the stall
wart man whom took to be policeman,
approached. and asked me If wished to
attend the opera | told him did, and he
thereupon pulled out his pocket-book. took
out a ticket and demanded a sum equal TO
twelve cents IN our money. MY dear
friend" said I, ''since the management of
the theater are so generous as to give per-
formances Of grand opera for twelve cents
why don't they go step farther and have
the tickets distributed free like hand-bills?"
The German audience is the ideal audi
ence for listening to concerts and opera.
II you come into the OperahOuse while the
performance is in progress and make the
least noise YOU WILDE Missed In the most
vigorous manner. | noticed one man COM
ing in with squeaking boots, which re-
sounded through the house like clario-
nette solo. The performers on the stage
stopped, and the man was greeted with
perfect storm of Kisses. He had a lady
with him, and both blushed crimson with
embarrassment l thought OF the peanut
geniuses who infest some of our American
theaters, whistling and cat-calling-like de-
mons, and in my minds eye saw two of these |
dreamy-lOoking Germans seizing one of
them and hurting him from the topmost |
gallery amid shower of peanuts. At |
these opershOuses in Germany they have |
opera twice or three times per week during |
the entire season. The singers and or
chestra players are residents in the city. |
The performances are very grand.
Coming home on the Alaska, Mrs. Lang
try happened TO be one of the citizens of |
the little floating city of 1,4O0 inhabitants |
who formed the human cargo of the ship,
and thus had a good opportunity to OBJ
serve the famous beauty very closely. There
is no doubt that she is very beautiful
fashioned on the old types of the
Venuses, JunOS and Hebes OF the old Greek
Sculptors. None of your sentimentalIy
pretty, wasp-waisted girls with simpering
giggle and indolent air; but q strong,
healthy looking woman, with an eye as
clear as crystal and with an air of energy
and resolution. While the other ladies were
tucked up warm and comfortable in their
steamer chairs. and completely envelOped
IN huge rugs to prevent the least drop of
,cean spray from reaching them, Mrs.
Langtry was pacing up and down the deck
Il blue gum OverShOes with fOur-mile-per-
lour stride, drinking in the refreshing
,reeze and ocean spray. This result was
hat she was not sea-sick for an hour. and
hat when she left the ship at New York,
he looked hundred per cent improved in
lealth. The ladies will be interested to
lear that her dinner dress was of crimson
attn. and that she wore a white sailor cap
With crimson silk anchors embroidered on it.
She conversed principally with the mem- s
ers of her troupe, and walked up and down
he decks under the escort of her leading
nan, Mr.. Coghlan. She had a special cabin
or which she is said to have paid $500 for
he trip across of eight days. The cabin 9
vas little room 1Ox12 feet in size. Mrs. {
.angtry ate at the same table with the a
ther passengers, but was assigned the seat
+ honor at the right hand of the captain. l
Because Mrs. Langtry kept very much to v