The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-25
re.oect. more democratic than our own.

resnects more democratic than our own.
and In every respect. except the election
of Chief Magistrate, far more ucn'o-
cratic than republican France. -. =
But the answer to this obJccton ~
obvious If the Irish prove incnpnnie Oh
solfgoyerument the evil consequences
will be on their own heads; ana II, %
any chance. the evil should menace 'fene
Britain. the Imperial Pnrliament mas .he
legal right to repeal the act ana the
physical power TO enforce the rep'al'
pN notice In some American papers the
statement that Professor Max Muller,
tba nrofessor Of phlology Mt Oxford, ann
,ho president of the Oriental Congress.
now in session here. will be present
ah;cago II NAV be as well 10 con
tradict this. He told ire himself last Fri
day Mt Oxford that he could not go to
the Exposition.
zoIAs DEBAcLE.
You have probably seen the discussion
which has grown ont Of Iolas statement
in lie Debacle that Napoleon III painted
and powdered his face during the fatal
day at Sedan. 1t reminds me of n
curious revelation made in the memoirs
of the great NapOleon's barber, pub
lisbed a couple of years since. and so
far not translated into English. to the
effect that the lock of hair which al
ways dropped over NapolcOn's forehead,
aud which il conspicuous in every por-
trait of Napoleon, was false.
The latter story is probably as untrue
rs Henri Rochefort has proved the for
mcr.
BY the way. if lola has written lie
Debacle to force his way into the Acad-
envy he will probably fail. for a more bit
ter dispersion on the French was never
written. Even the private soldier is
painted i'm cOlors scarcely less rcpulSive
than those with which he prosecuted the
agricultural laborer in LA Tcrne.'
Amid the endowed people beyond the
channel promotion does not lie that way.
NOltairc was not Il candidate for a seat
amid the immortal when he said that
his countrymen were half tiger, half
monkey.
MOTIFS OF LONDON.
No greater proof of the absence Of high
society from London could be furnished
than the fact that no lord has married
variety actress for six weeks. AprOpos
Of variety actors and actresses. a rather
ingenious scheme is employed here to
diminish expenses by. the good variety
theatres, the handsomo%t places of
amusement in London. All the four
principal establishments employ the same
performers. simply changing their order
so that they can go the rounds. Aero
bats play at the AIhambra, wrap them
selves up in heavy ulsters and with all
their implements put off to another
house; 50 with singers and actors and
dancers ard conjurors and dog ex-
hibitors and the rest
The dancing at these places is out
rageous and justifics the criticism of
Frenchman in a recent issue of Figaro
that London variety theatres seem to
exist chiefly in order to let the bour-
geois see the can-can without getting sea-
sick
Mr.. Talmage preached in Hyde Park
Sunday afternoon, and created no little
amusement by alleging that the ark was
about four times the size of the largest
Atlantic liner. Hyde Park audiences are
very "Phlistne."
The shop-keepers are complaining that
thiS-the American season in London-is
on account Of the cholera very dull. Let
us hope that positions will be reversed
next year. A. NJ. X.
London, Sept. Z, 1899.