The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-12-18

Paris. The Cabinet and the Panama Com
mittee have each decided not to resign. The
struggle OF Thursday is by both sides regard
cd as drawn battle. II 1t had not been for
the votes Of tho Cabinet Ministers themselves
the Governm ent would have fallen. The Gov
eminent has undoubtedly strengthened Itself
for tho time being by the arrests Tho next
move in tho vast drama Is awaited with nnx-
ious apprehension. The idea OF great and
m sterious influences back Of current events
is taking possession OF the people. and the
vague suspicious to which 1t gives rise are
fom enting a most dangerous state OF public
opinion.
1t seems hardly reasonable. however. to
take 80 alarming O view OF the situation as
does tho London Tunes. The Paris corre-
spondent OF that paper to-day says:
life in Paris at this moment is like being
on board ship in a frightful storm. when each
moment the vessel may be dashed on reef"
The same paper says editorially
1T Is hardly possible to exagRerate tho
gravity of the present situation for the repub-
lie and for France"
Tho general Continental situation Is begin
ming to excite serious apprehension. In Eng
land 1t would be difficult to create popular
war scare short OF actual hostlities. Wolf"
has been cried too many times for that. The
rather alarmist utterances OF Mr.. Balfour at
Sheffield the other day are. however. OF con-
siderable Significance. albeit his evident desire
to draw attention away from internal political
issues detracts somewhat from the weight OF
his words. It would be folly. he said. to look
forward with contidenceto an indefinite future
OF European peace. "Our very existence" he
went on. depends upon our foreign policy
and upon those mperial forces without which
any foreign policy is an absolute i'm possibility.
al Ako, not 10 pt1Aa hA
spon sbility which may at no distant date be
thrown on the Government ofthe day. but also
faces tho fact that year by year the House OF
Commons must keep up critical observation
on our means Of defence. which are indistin-
guishable from our moans Of offence. the time
may come whom the Foreign Minister. anxious
to do his duty and to support those great tradl-
tons and those vast interests which are COM
mitted to his charge may find that through
the inattention OF Governments our means Of
defence have been allowed to sink into such
condition that 1t would be madness to attempt
to support by force the national interest COM
mitted to him."
1t would be interesting to know to what
lengths the missing word" craze would have
gone had 1t been permitted unrestricted de-
velopment. Tho law stepped In this week. and
a police magistrate pronounced the competi-
tons illegal Tho publishers who managed
the great popular gambling schemes were
only too glad to obey without appealing to
higher authority. In ono office alone wagers
were being sent in at tho rate Of $175.00O per
week. and $50 girls had been employed to
open letters and count and sort coupons. The
proprietor OF that paper naturally declares
that he is glad to have the competition
stopped The law has. however. put him In
serious dilemma. He asked permission to
anio thA AT n,
Guiding the distribution Of last weeks fund
OF S125.OO0 to tho winners IN sums
Of $S5 each. The Government forbade It. and
ordered that all the money b deposited in
tho Bank Of England. pending decision wheth-
or It shall be forfeited to the Crown under the
Lotteries act. It is impossible to restore the
money to tho original competitors. because all
but the winning coupons have been destroyed.
More than 10000 now awaits disposal The
newspapers suggest the founding Of missing
word" charities OF one sort or another Is .
memorial Of tho national folly.
There is some reason for believing that the
Anarchists have abandoned their intention to
revenge the action OF the British Governm snt
in eItrsditing Francois. They learned that
the police had gained moro than an inkling OF
their plans. and 1t was further brought homo
to them very clearly that such foolhardy
action would inevitably bring about their
complete expulsion from the only European
asylum left open to them. The extensive
preparations made by the police indicated to
the conspirators that they had been betrayed.
and they had no means OF knowing how much
they were compromised by the secret in-
formation. Tho fact remains that America is
most OF all to bs congratulated upon the fail
ure to blow up London. II o single bomb
should be exploded In London tho whole de-.
mon horde would be driven to the United
States. Neither Belgium nor Switzerland
would tolerate them. and they would have no
choice but to cross the ocean II expelled from
England.
Princess Marie OF Edinburgh. who Is to be
married next month to the Crown Prince Of
Roumania. has had the greater part Of her
trousseau made in London. The wedding
dress Is OF the richest white psau dc sole. en-
broidersd In pearls. crystals. and silver. The
design is open and trailing. forming iestoons
round the hem on the front OF the skirt This
embroidery Is carried up In two strands.
graduated to q point at tho waist Three
tiny bouquets OF orange blossoms are mixcd
with embroidery near the foot and two larger
bouquets are placed whore the train and
underskirt meet and form point from which
starts narrow Gordon OF the sRme blossoms
continued all round the bottom OF the train.
On the low Empire bodice deep band OF the
embroidery crosses the waist at the back and
divides into three separate pieces be-
low the bust to trim the front Tho
sleeves and folds round tho d6colletace
are OF white mirror velvet and white
satin ribbon. A sash. tied in small bow at
the side holds the BRIDES bouquet and hangs
in long ends to the hem.
The travelling gown Is Of lavender gray
cloth. embroidered round the hem In white
and gray silks. This Is continued up each
side In holder design. tapering to point as it
reaches the waist A white cloth. worked over
in stars OF white and gray silk. Is used for .
yoke. back and front and for the deep cuffs.
meeting the sleeves OF tho gray cloth full to tho
elbow. A little touue to correspond will be
worn with this gown.
The costume In which the bride will mako
her public entrance to Bucharest. tho capital
of her future kingdom. Is made OF sap-green
velvet. shaded to gold. with a perfectly plain
skirt. The bodice 10 draped into deep EN-.
pire band OF the richest passementerie.
wrou 0ht in cold and ahaded silkn This am