New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-08

refusal on the part or the Gar 10 nave d Hoi"'Oi
Of the family presented TO himself and 70 Nc
Empress but Nine. Ephruss, zee DE Ro'liscliiu'
could not be denied this favor the same
grounds. ard she was consequently invited alone
TO a Court bail Putting her wifely pride IN her
pocket, she appeared at the Winter Palace cio'he"
from head 10 foot in white velvet and literally
ablsze with levels. but was treated with 50 much
GOODNESS. not TO say dsdan that a refusal 10
receive her altogether would have been lar icss
injurious She made no secret OF TIE lact on on ,T
return TO Paris, but talked quite openly ~ ,ho
want OF politcncss shown 10 her, ana inns Is .
reason why her friends ana acqualhiance7 a.
somewhat surprised TO see the enthusiasm "i,,,
which both she and her husband nave W,'sI IN,
the Duke and Duchess Of lencitenb'rI az nlNlS
This is all the more extraordinary rs the bphI
are by no means snobs, and are quI'e u'' L i"
receiving Royal and Imperial lIl9nn"SSS ,u,, Tn'
are qlways delighted 70 respond 10 'holr lh'''"
tons both in Paris and IN t!!c COUNTY,
Ono Of the events of the last week has been
the dinner and reception given in honor OF lfln-
cess Mathi,de by Princess lourlcNski, tH' NOR
ganatic widow of the la'c Emperor Alexander OF
Russia Among those invited 10 meet the l'opu-
lar cousin of Napoleon III were Princess ourcV-
skis sister. Countess de Berg. WITH hcr nus nus;
band General de Berg; irince'S Nalenlih"
NJ ArsAne Iloussayc, the Princess &c BrahcoFIh:
who has recently returned from her bea'tliu,
chateau on the shores of the Lake OF Geneva 'i''
W. Nicholas de Gcrs, charged ai'alrcS OF kn',i;,
here during the absence of Baron MohIcnhrlm ana
son of the Cars Foreign Minister. he pfrth'r
of NJ. de Giers at the dinner is rcgnrdrd mere
as confirming the report that reconc,'inlon o,r'
been effected between the Gar and ms s'rV-
mother II may possibly Ec remembered ny 'e
readers of The Tribune that he forced hrr "
leave Russia immediately after his 1al. ',r
death and has declined 10 permit her 10 return
10 Russia ever since. Both he ana his pro'lrfS
at the time REGARDED her marriage TO their inIIWr
as an indignty pvt upon the memory d, , ,'rr
mother whose maid of honor she had been Wilch
she first attracted the late Cars adn'lra'lo'
About year ago she applied TO the Gar Tor a
commission in the Guards for her ciI'S, S"hi
his half-hrothcr, pointing ont that II "o"''tt
scarcely I've fitting for con Of an Emperor 81
Russia TO serve in the ranks. AlcNa"der III,
however declined to acccde to hcr requ'Hl, VII
tho ground that il would constitute. in n nl"'S
urr the recognition Of the lad a. prlhr 81
the blood. and compromised matters by rermittlne
When the Young Prrcc Youricvski travelled RON
PARIS 70 St Petersburg last summer. for the pnr-
rose of entering the naval college. his mother &C
companed him as far as the hn'sl'n lron'i'rcc pno
thon however kindlicr FEELINGS soon - have been
aroused in her behalf at st. Petersburg; for
inst before the Granl Duke ana Gra"d ac tEc,
dired with tho Princess. which they would cor
tainlv not have done had they not hc1n expressly
authorized 10 DO SO Ivy Alexander III
st the dinner the other night 10 Princess
Nathildo the Princess's two yonng daughters:
OLA and Catharinc. both &C them children OF
society. They are exceedingly pretty girls AMI
seem to have inherited much of the beauty Tor
which their mother WAS formerly 50 famous
Princess Mathildc Bonap0rtc. 1t may he ah1'9,
considers herself somewhat as Russian. and is
always clad 10 meet RUSSIANS She stu draWS
4 large annual allowance from the pemldG1n
cetates in Russia as the widow oil ir,nce Haopn
Nicholas 10 grant her this allowance after she
had been obliged TO leave him on account OF us
excessive brutality and Drunken sava@oII, I I,
is now married 10 young man forty years n''r
Junior who reoiccs in the somewhat Iccullaf
name of Porqret and who was present with hcf
a, the dinner of Princess iourievsk.
Much regret is expressed here at the Geparht de
Of thc Duke and Duchess II Nandas, VINO nay Z,
represented Spain in France for some time ana
v,osc mission has ust been brought 10 close
TX the overthrow Of the CONSERVATIVE admhs1
,Iation in Spain. The Duke Is TO be sacceed. Il
hv NJ Leon Castillo who has already been hero
onco as Ambassador and WHO possesses hritn'r
the fortune nor the social qualities OF IN" l,uN";
Another diplomatic household that VIII Dc Cio~
during the coming winter is that OF tnc oun l
and Countess Xichy Of the Austrian Empn..i
They have just lost their only child, nun nun,
Girl. who died suddenly 'hc other nigI,, any. =.
,hc,. have taken the body back with them 10
IIunoorv for intcrmcnt. On tho very m.rnh9
after tie demise Of the little elri Count I'c ~,
received dispatch from VIENNA stain u a., ,,
.U''"i had died on the previous evening. The
Iichys are popular here, especially inc
who may be said 10 have rPnr a. 1Ge lntr Count
| WimnNen. who represented Austria Tor 80 long
time in this capital
Among the coming marriages Is that Of r Soua'
Charles de Pourgoing, son OF the former frcn'n
Ambassador Mt Vienna. who Is TO Icad 10 w all" i
| :, LAUGHTER Of the Count de LaToque oruan, ~,
nos-esscs one Of the most extensive suu i E 80
| the South Count Char"ss brother mas i 80 80
! his French nationality and become natuTaHIeL d,
I'm Austrian, living altogether at vienna, M.'el,
! Ia ins rncc1tlv been acting a. vicc-prcSldcn' "l
the International exhibition Of drama ana nm'l.
! lie is married to one Of the numerous oouh' ,l,,
| Kipsky. n daughter OF the no6lcman OF uiI'
name who married lovely laundry elrl az I'm
The children resulting from thus incsalilahCe Ia
ali suffered certain social disadvantages at vienna
from which they have each cndcayorcd to escapc
! by wedding foreigners. As the wives 81 i.Ir .,
! - Instruction they ire not subjected. cltIer az
the Austrian Court or in Vienna s1G rcga TO ' re
Sam ~. ~ anstrians Count BOurgoing, II
may be added is famed not only for his sE ,e al
an am,.cur actor, having frequently palilci ~,
| in Tho dramatic entertainments 0reahizcu y
Princess Mottcrnich, but is also renowned Ior nv
curious collection Of visiting caros oi DSs""e
ngcs.
STORIES or SIR RICHARD OWEN.