The herald., 1893-10-29
AFTER THE BALL is OVER.
An Appropriate Ditty for
Russia and France.
Fetes in Honor of the Russian
Visitors Ended.
The Ordeal Of Kissing, Embracing
and Feasting Is Over.
scandalous Incongruity of Frances Man
ifestations Of Friendship for Her
Despotic Ally-Europe May
Yet Be CossAcked.

Copyrighted Oct %, 1893, by Associated Press.
PARIS, Oct. 28.-The Russian fetes,
which kept all the main thoroughfares
OF this city congested, and the people
who thropged them wildly joyful, we're
prolonged from Lyons to Toulon. Be-
fore starting for Toulon, President Car
not was visited by the Czar's brothers,
Grand Dukes Sergius, governor OF Mos
cow, and Paul. The grand dukes we're
instructed by telegram from the Gar
to come to Paris and express to the pres
ident the heartfelt thanks OF the Gar
and Czarina at the magnificent and cor
dial reception given the Russian squad
ron and its officers.
Grand Duke Sergius, in thanking
President Carnot. said: Russia and
France are pow indissolubly united in
current of sympathy the strongest the
two great nations have ever known"
CARNoT's JOYFUL RESPONSE.
President Csrnot responded with trans
parent Joy, and called on the grand
dukes as coon as they had returned to
their hotels, and then started for Tou-
Ion, taking with him the foreign, home
and navy ministers, with NJ. Humbert,
president of the municipal council, who
20 years ago was in the Toulon Jail, con-
victed as communist, with iron chains
riveted on his legs. But Humbert, now
president OF the town council of Paris,
is aware OF his own Importance and lost
no chance to show himeelf courtier OF
the potentate of Siberia. Most of Hum
bert's fellow town councillors kept pace
with him aud poured out public money
like water on the civic festivities made
at the cost OF the taxpayers.
KISSING AND EMBRACING.
Handsome gifts were made to Admiral
Avellan and officers at the ball previous
to their departure from Paris, which
was the final effort OF festivity. 1t is
admitted that ladies, moved by patri-
otic ardor, came in order to let the Rus
sian officers oance with and embrace
them. The Russians, while being
driven through Paris. had to kiss in
fants by the scores. while the mothers,
handing up the wee thinge, began with
an embrace, showing the indissolubility
of the union. In Toulon, where the
people universally smell of garlic, the
kissing and embracing ordeal was much
more trying than in Paris.
JUST AFTER THE BALL.
An now tho visit of Admiral Avellan
is at On end, and he goes up the Med
iterranean on a cruise. The great thor.
oughfares of Paris look like ball room
Just deserted and into which the light
of dawn has come. One only eees
wearied eyes and pallid or congeated
faces. Those the worst off are the Rus
sian visitors, they being surfeited with
banqueting and rounds Of pleasure.
THE KAIsER's INDIscRETIoN.
The indiscretion OF Emperor William
helped to swell the Russian triumph. He
says and does foolish things. His hav-
ing entertained the prince of Italy at
the Metz review made the French back
rise and the blood Of Frenchmen boil,
&c the mob ia not blamed for crying
"Vive le Czar I" The French want an
ally against Germany and want to wrest
Alsace end Lorraine from German
dominion, but their statesmen play
more than a dangerous game. Europe
may at any time be cossacked through
republican France.
DIsGRACEFUL ENTERTAINMENT.
Eiffel, who was convicted OF swfndling
the Panama shareholders out OF about
$40 ,O0O, 900, was ssked to take Admiral
Avellan up his tower. Arthur Meyer of
LIE Gaulois, ex-secretary of Blanche An
tigony, the original of Mana, was charged
to organize a gala rep esentation at the
opera. He invited all the theatrical
demi monde. Nine. Melbs, mistress Of
the duke of Orleans, was invited to par
ticipate. Princess de Chartres, whose
theater name is Nine. Mslba, was also
invited and came. Yvstte GuiIbert,
famous for her annuity songs; Nine.
Judic. noted Tor her innuendo; Irma
Pochot, noted for her cauaille style
Emilienna Llencon, reputed for her pa
gan vices, were, present and exalted in
the highest degree. The state box at
the opera was filled with duchesses and
other grand ladies TO keep Baroness Won
Mohrenheim and Nine. Carnot, wife OF
the president, in countenance.
sCANDALoUs INCoNGRUITY.
What power can nation showing
such scandalous incongruity exert in
controlling the forces which it has been
rashly unloosening? 1t has enormous
military strength, but wants moral
backbone. Everyone processes to want
peace, but with popular emotion to lead,
knaves wanting great military contracts,
may easily be helped by irresponsible
politicians in parliament, to land France
in war. In any case. Russia will be the
ruling and directing party. The Ger
mans claim to believe France has not
yet been allowed TO see all her ally's
drift, which is thst OF Ignateff of 1865.
l doubt whether the French understand
what they are doing. In any case Eu-
rope hasentered into new phase OF
historical evolution.
EMILY CRAWFORD.