New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-23
REPUBLIC AND ROYALTY.
FRENCH AND RUSSIAN CORDIALITY-THE
ILLS OF RULERS AND EX-RULERS.
Paris. August 8.

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duties at the Universal Exhibition won him pop
ularity and helped to place the Republic on the
firm basis on which IL now stands. He is, there
fore, courted by the great autocrot OF EasO
Europe and North ASIA whe himself proposed his
health at the Peterhoff banquet, given in compn-
ment to Admiral Gervais and the officers OF his
squadron.
The reception given at Cronstadt to the French
squadron, and the prominent part taken in it by
the Gar and his family, show that counterpoise
10 the Triple Alliance has been hit upon, No under
standing between Russia and the French Repuolc
may under any act of provocaton on the part OF
ono or all of the three Powers take treaty form.
This is not to be regarded as actual danger, buo
rather as q check on the German Emperors rash
disposition aud Incorporate egotism. Just now,
through this entente the different groups
of military Powers in Europe mutually
paalyze each other. They are IN
drawn game, each fearing to pull the iirst
trigger Now would be the time for some Power
which is not in either group TO propose disarm-
ament: or perhaps the smaller States and Spain
might Join TO do this No one Of the former
could act separately, the King of the Belg1ans
being too closely knit up with William, the King
of Denmark being too much the sateiiie OF
Russia, and the King of Sweden, trembling for
Northern Norway, being too much IN the spuere
of German influence. The Regents OF the Ncther-
lands and SPAIN with Switzerland, could properly
head league having no other weapons than
reason and human feeling. The Queen OF oreat
Britain is unfortunately the grandmother OF the
Emperor William, and is held in France ana
Russia 70 be a promoter OF the Triple Allionce ana
DESTROYS of Joining with it, She could not. there
fore. take an initiative. But there is no reason
why she might not enter into league similar
TO that Of the different Queens which brougno
about the treaty of Madrid and the release OF
King Francis l from captivity there as prisoner
OF war.
The ex.Emperor of Brazil heads the list Of water
drinkers at the alkaline Vichy springs. He mas
his son-in-aw with him, because this parsonage
needs the waters, and wishes to look al'er 'he
discrowned South American monarch, VINO Is Hoo
vet quite rid OF the danger of gangrene, the cuo
inflicted on his toe joint by chiropodist remain
ing unheaed.
Grand Duke Alexis, notable champagne
drinker. comes next on the list He Is the worse
for the part he played in entertaining Admiral
Gervais and the officers of his squadron az Cron-
stadt Alexis is o sailor He visited the Oni'ea
States many years ago, and is well known on ono
Boulevards and to the habitues of the Nlalson
Dore. His legs now seem as if they were ioao
to carry, having the weighty and stiff appearance
that govt gives. This sailor prince Is strictly con-
demned to live on veal. with occasionally swines
flesh In any of those various preparations known
os eharcuterie. What he must feel more, he Is
obliged to give up the sparkling Widow CnquoOs
vintage which he loved not wisely and too well.
The Comte d'Eu leads a sad, lonely life, but
does Justice 10 the viands set before him. He
comes by father and mother of two families which
were famous eaters-the Bourbons and Sake
Coburg. The Princess Blanche de NenouT, his
sister. was to have gone to Vichy, but her equity
tendency being complicated with neuralgia, she
Goes to Royat instead. The Princess Maud OF
Wales will not, therefore, have her as companion
The Princess Mauds malady is bilious one, and
is a cause of mopng, low spirits, and OF all sorts
of corporal disorders, real or fancied.
Signor Crispi is trying TO get rid at Elchy
of the evil effects of the many luxurious
dinners he ate as Prime Minister of Italy. Moo
terra is with him, also, TO recover health lost In
over-ndulgence in the pleasures OF the table.
NJ. Jules Ferry is In the same case His gums
have greatly receded from his teeth, which, as a
consequence, are shaly, and he looks cut up gen.
orally and his tone is low
The Countess of Flanders and her daughters
the Princesses Henrietta and Josephine, are
at Royat, still in deep mourning for Prince
Baldwin. They are often visited ny
priests and attend mathis and vespers daily at
o private oratory in the neighborhood Whlle
the Queen Of the Bcgians was so dangerously ILL.,
they had made ready to start at any moment,
but as she is in no immediate peril, they are 70
stay for twenty days cure All three need the
waters. The Queens illness reminded the
Countess that her husband is after all only heir
tio Rail-; T.
alarming character from the first and was both
apoplectio and epieptic. There were many
causes for the attack lIenriette Marie is not
temperate eater, and loves shell-hsh, on "nlch
she supped too heartily the last nght she was
by the anger with which the clergy heard oil a
quiet meeting intended to lead to quiet engage
ment, between the Prince of Naples ana her
daughter Clementine, when he was passing
through Ostend to go to England IL was ar
ranged that the Queen should, in going TO the Spa,
where there are to be races In when she leit IN
terested, stop for few days az LacSen. Oh
arriving there the Queen drove TO the unfortunate
Empress Charlotte who abhOrs the Chateau or
Bouchant, which she speaks of as prison The
eX-Empress must in degree, nave recovered het
mind to be conscious Of this and 10 know that
her father, King Leopold, bequeathed her more
than 25,O0O,OO0 francs, the adrnlnlstntlon o.
which is in her brothers hands. She was m q4
excited about her prolonged confinement; The
Queen told her to be quiet, whereeupon the eX-
Empress, springing on her, tried to XII her, ms
greatly shook the Queens nerves, Dut sne was
able driving back to Locken to see the stud
and IN mnch heartily After lunch the buildings
viii are 'T now being run up the site Of the
burned palace listed and walk was taken
to Gine and nd she was lifting q spoonful OF soup
to her mouth fell into on epopectic fit. Epi-
leptio symptoms, namely frothing, at the mouth mouth
and convusive action, were shown: , Wnen
on the feet, She was speechless and remained so
for hours. But the use Of her tongue came back
and she called for the parish priest of L La
70 he instantly fetched. He obeyed, and she or
derno him. he gave her the last sacraments
The Dean Of st. Gudule, chaplain TO the
Queen, also arrived DR. WINNER was aort 5ng na
indigestion had something to do with the Queens
illness. A dose of tartar emetic was next al;
mnistered but not at once, because the Royal
GRATED wafer From the time the emetic operated,
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