New-York tribune., 1892-01-10

the Erperor summoned the Counts Dominic Hard
egg ITarrach and other prominent members OF
the charmed circle, and urged them as per-
sonal favor 10 himself 70 induce society TO DIS
play more fricndiness and hospitality toward the
foreigners in question.
There are Princes and Prncesses. Counts ana
Countesses and Baronesses by the thousand VINO
have never even dreomt OF attempting 10 secure
admission to the charmed circle. being we'll aware
that any efforts in that direction would be OF no
avail Among the instances OF this kind which
occur 10 Inc at the present moment arc those OIL
the late Princess Marie Windisch- Graetz. and OF
the Prircess Alloys Of T.iechtenstein, the Countess
Marie Kinslly and her married daughters. ana
MANY others The case Of Countess Marie kinsky
il particularly remarkable. She was. prior 70
her marriage in lS4s, TO Count Eugene kinsky.
a lovely INroese peasant girl. OF the
most unblemished character. or her four dangh-
crs not one has ever succeeded In acquiring
foothold in society, and with the object OF
escaping from a social condition that was painful
in the extreme they have every one OF them
married either foreigners such as the English
General Goodenongh and the French Baron lie
Bourgoing or else provincial magnates, such 20
Baron pfafenhofen, Of Moravia, or Count dc
Mirelnont Of Gslicia Moreover, Countess Marie
KinslSy's two sons Rudolph and Eugene. as well as
their descendants OF the fourth and nth generation.
will lie deprived Of numerous rights and privileges
belonging 10 the old ariStocracy of the Empire in
consequence of her pebean origin
While il will I've seen from this that numerous
charming and in every way delightful uien and
women are debarred from society in Vienna in
consequence of mere deficiencies OF nobility
quarterngs scarcely know how to commend the
practice Of the Austrian Government TO send just
people Of this knd-people subjected TO species Of
social ostracism at home-to represent it
abroad An instance in point is that
of Baron and Baroness Won Schwarz-
Senborn. who together represented the Austrian
empire az Washington during the seventies. The
Baron Privy Councillor and who in
addition TO his Office Of Minister Plenipotentiary.
held quite number o. other high dignities. His
wife, the Baroness was entitled even before
she came to this country 10 be addressed Us
Your Excellency" let owing to the fact that
she was the daughter of one of the leading manu-
facturers of Bohemia and of bourgeois birth, she
had been denied access either to society at Vienna
or to the imperial court, and had never been ad-
mitted to the honor Of presentation either tG
the Empress or TO any member Of the Imperial
family. Abroad she enjoyed the social privileges
adherent TO her husbands official and diplomatic
both she and her husband. as far as society was
concerned, subjected TO the severest kind Of
ostracism. A similar instance was that Of tie
Count and Countess lIubner, at Paris, when the
Count was accredited to the Count of the Tuileres
as Ambassador in 1sjS-1s50
have stated above that Vienna society re-
scmbed nothing So much as big family, where
every knows the other intimately. and where
christian names and petit noms" alone are
used This impression is strengthened by the
quaint. old-fashioned methods retained by the
Court and by many Of tie great leaders o.:
society of inviting their guests. Instead of send
ing out cards or formal letters Of invitation weeks
beforehand, a chasseur goes around with list OF
the guests about twenty -four forty eight hours
beforehand and personally requests the person
whose presence is desired 70 mark down against
his or her name whether il will be possible to l.
tend the entertainment or course the advantage
of this is that it enables to ascertain in advance
the names of ones fellow guests. But there is in
my opinion, a very great drawback 70 this manner
of inviting people. II is that the lists are sent
round early in the morning. generally between
seven and eight o'clock. with the object Of catch
ing the persons desired guests. before they
20 ont Indeed. whenever I have been honored
tainmcnt al the Austrian Court, these commands
have invariably found me still either in bed or
jrlet about TO retire 10 4 mucldc'aycd and sorely
needed rest. EN-DIPLOMAT.