New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-02

bandsome Observation-Disclosures in delicate anu
sion 20 the fictitious story about the champagne
Lord Herbert was supposed to have taken. Inc
implied insult, if there any. was not a' al
noticed by those who had never heard the 'a,e'
however, and Adele had TO bde her time lot Tue
present.
Meanwhile the season tore along at d OreaNheoN
pace and Lent fast approaching ENe's"'"'
saw and danced with almost everybody eisc every
night, and some Of them supped alterWaiu anu
gambled till midday, and were surprised 10 "'''
that their nerves shaky ana their H'c''
slightly eccentric. and their eyes anything but
limpd. But they all knew that the quet ''"c
was coming. the Lent wherein no man can dance
nor woman either, and they amused .neuiss'e'
with contempt for human life which would have
amounted to heroism if displayed In good Gauss
They OF course means the gay set OF that par
t;cu,ar vs,r Az the Princess OF Gerano gave
regular informal Dances and two balls at the ehd
of Carnival. she and her daughter were con-
sidcrod 70 belong more or less TO the company OF
tbe chief merrv-makers The Savelli couple were
in il. also as q matter of course. Gonachc was
in il when he pleased dozen or fifteen young
members of the diplomatic corps old Splcca, VINO
always went everywhere, the Contessa dell Armi'
whose husband was in Parliament and rarely weh'
into society, Ghiscri and twenty or thirty o'hciS'
men and women who were young or 'housh'
themselves So
About three weeks before Ash Wednesday,.
Anastase Gouachc the percnnially young hau ="
brilliant inspiration His studio was IN an ms
torical palace, ard consisted OF three hai'' WHO"
might have passed for churches Ill any o'n.'
country, so far as their size was concerned ne
determined TO give a Shrovc Tuesday supper 20
the CAV set, with tablcau. and long final waltz
oftcrward. by way of nierring the mdhgicd re-
mains of the season. as he expressed IT, Inc sup
ner should be at the usual dinner hour instead oil
nj | o'clock because the gay set was moi a'o-
ccthcr as scarlet as ii was painted. ana diu ho.'
as a WHOLE care TO dance into the morning OF AS"
Wednesday. The tablcau should represent 'ar
nivaI meeting Lent The Contcssa dci ARM
should be in it, and Ghislcri, ana Donna .iucre
and possibly San GiacntO might he induced 10
appcar as a mask Ills enormous stature woul!
lie very imposing. The Contcssa. with her classic
features and violet eyes, would make an admira-
bic num- and there would he no difficulty IN getting
together train OF jewellers 'hisicf hah
straight. and tall would do for a satanic being
Of some kind. and could head the Carnival pro-
cession The whole thing would not last I'VE MIN
ntes. and the dancing should begin at once
Gould you not say something. ms Trend
asked C;ouacLc, as he talked the matter over with
Ghiser
81 could if you could find something for me to
say answered the latter )" But of what usc
would il ne ?'
THE density Of the public" replied the great
painter lis TO the Jargon Of science. a. cotton
wool multiplied into cast iron. ion either SINK
into il and make no noise at ALL or you Knock
your head against and cannot get through IT. lou
have never sent picture TO the Salon without
naming IT, or you would understand exactly what
I mean. They took picture ] once painted for
church, for a scene from the Dccamcron, believe
but that was when | was young and hal ill'i-
sions. On the whole. you had better ind some
thing TO say. and say it-vcrsc, il possible. Ihey
say you have knack at verses.
Carnival meeting Lent" said Ghi-leri. thought.
fully Then he laughed. IL will try-though
am no poet ! will trust little TO my acting TO
help my lame feat"
Ghisleri laughed again. though an amusing
idea had struck him. That night he went home
early, and az very often happened. in a bad hnmor
with himself and with most things. lie was
very unhappy man, who felt himself 10 be always
the centre Of conflict between opposing passions.
and he had long been in the habit 81 throwing
into a rough. mpersonal shape. the thoughts that
crossed his mind about himself and Others. when
he was alone at night Eeing ~ he vcrr truly
said, no poet. he quickly tore mp such odds ana
ends of hating rhyme or stumbling prose, either
as soon AZ they were written or the next morning.
Whatever the form Of thesc productions might
be, the ideas they expressed were rarely feeble
and indeed were sometimes 80 strong that they
might have even shocked some unusually sensl-
tive person in the gay set.
Being. as has been said. in bad humor on that
particular evening, he naturally had something Ia
say to himself paper, and a. he took his pencil
he thought of Gouachc's suggestion In a couple
of hours lie had got what he wanted and went to
sleep The great artist liked the verses when
Ghislcri read them 10 him on the following day.
the Contessa consented TO act the part of tic nun.
and the affair vas settled
IL was u great success. Gouaclc's wife, Donna
Faustina. had entered into her husbands plans
with all her heart. She was Of the Montevsrchi
family, sister ~ the Msrchcsa di San Giacnto,
the latter being a Saracinesca. every Italian
knows. Gouache did things in prnccy fashion,
and sixty people, including all TIE gay set AMI "A
few others, sat down 10 the dinner which Anas-
tase was pleased TO call suppcr Every one
was very gay. Almost every one was in some
fancy dress or mask, there was order Of pre-
cedcncc, and all Were placed where they would
have the best chance OF amusing Themselves The
halls Of the studio, with their magnificent tapes
tries and almost priceless objects of art.
6crful to in the bright light. Many IF the
costumes were really superb, and all were brill
liant. No one knew what was 10 take place after
supper, but every one was sure there was 10 be
dancing and all were awaIc that it was the last
dance before Easter, and that the best dancers in
fomc were all present.
One of the halls had been hastily fitted up as "A
theatre, with little stage, Il row Of lootlights,
and background repre- senting n dark wall, with
q deep archway in the middle, like the door of a
church. When every one was seated, a deep,
clear voice spoke out little prologue from be-
hind the scenes, and the figures az they were dc.
scribcd, moved out from opposite sides OF the stage
10 meet and group themselves before the painted
doorway Let prologue and verse speak for them
selves.
" 1t was nearly midnight-the midnight that
ends Slirove Tuesday ana begins Ash Wednesday,
dividing Carnival from Lent. | left the tables.
where all the world Of Rome fcastng, and
pretending that the feast was the last of the year
The brilliant lioIt H.. h.I