, 1888-03-31

~DlatOnic telegram to NJ. StanDul0n VIII
be; but, Judging from the account OF a
conversation with the Bulgarian Premier
lust published in the columns of a morning
contemporary, this message can hardly
have been productive of much cOnSrerna''
ton in official circles at Sofia. NJ. STAN
buloff said that when the Regents proceed
ed in search of a Prince they were ANNA
ted by the conviction that they could not
get on without one; now it was very dlte-
rent. The remark was significant, as 1T
more than implies that if Prince Ferdinand
should he compelled to retire, or withdraw
of his own accord, the %Bulgarians may
undertake to govern themselves; nor is
there any reason why they should not make
the experiment.. The Regents, with every
thing against them, discharged their mis-
sion successfully. OF the Prince OF Min
grelia NJ. StambulOff spoke Ill terms OF ut.
ter contempt, while scouting the pare
notion that Bulgaria would ever submit TO
be saddled with "a MOntenegrln Prince. II
things came to such a pass the country
possessed men of fortune belonging to old
families. who would throw the Mingrelian
hero far into the shade. There is frmness
enouoh and to spare in these utterauceS of
the Bulgarian Premier.
The TiraCd Cabinet is to be congratulate
ed on the sound sense which 1t has dis
Dlayed in dealing with the BOulanger
Question. The Senate has taken the alarm,
and the Presidents of two of It's Republl-
can groups called to-day on M. Tirard to
confer with him on the subject. They
were told politely that no Interpolation
was necessary; that General BoulangeTS
attitude left nothing to be desired, but
that if during the debate on the Army
Estimates any Senator liked to put a ques-
ton to the Minister Of Wan he would meet
with prompt satisfaction. The immediate
publication by General Logerot OF the
courteous letter addressed to him by tho
Commander Of the 18th Army Corps prov.
ed that he was well pleased with its con-
tents. OF course there WAS no truth Ill the
rumour that General BoulAn9er had come
to Paris to explain his conduct to bis mill
tary superior. He is deyoting himself,
heart and soul, to his duties. The demon
strationS made under cover of his name are
purely Sponr ampOuS-a fact which teStlheS
more than anything else could do, to his
everincreasing popularity.
How many of the vocaliStS of our day
who screech out the music OF Wagner's
imitat0rS will be able to give delight to
their friends at the age OF SiXty-three?
Yet this feat was accomplished last night
by the only remaining artistic OF the grand
Old Italian SCQO0l. VA 6dCQ succeeding
birthday Madame Alboni is in the habit of
inviting Il very select number of personal
friends to her house, aud there She sings
to them in a voice which betrayS absolute
ly no symptom of the wear and tear OF
half IA century. For it must not DO for.
gotten that if Madame AlbOni left the
Stage while She was in the plenitude of
her powers, she began her wonderful ca
reer while she was yet a mere child.
Strange as it may seem, this great artistic,
who confronted without emotion and with
uninterrupted success, the many-headed
public OF every capital in Europe, is as
nervous as a GebWtGNte when she sings be-
fore twenty or thirty intimate friends. 1t
is true that they consist of the fire feur of
Partisan S0clety-the most enthusiastic OF
her admirerS-the first to arrive aud the
last to leave being the Princess Mathilde,
whose highly-trained intellect readily and
keenIy appreciates whatever is good in
every department Ofliterature and i'll every
branch of art. Madame AlbOni'S nervous
ness however, does not prevent her from
exhibiting the full power Of a voice which
is still utterly and completely beyond COM
pare. The tones are still as full aud
resonant as the notes of an ~Organ.pipe,
while her phraSing in the airs from lie
Plophete' and ''La FavOrite," as we'll
as in a Duet from RosSini's "Mass,"