New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-11
STATESMEN WHO DANCE.
u,,,r AUSTRIAN CABINET ACHIEVES POP
CLARITY.
-- ,-rNpIsCHGRAETZ wALTZsS zee DANCING
n arPLIN-fT is DIPLOMATIC QrALiFl-
cA-rox-rFw KINGS DANCE.

- destined 70 ea-.y defeat now appears assured
of q long lease of lfe by reason Of the popularity
which II AZ present enjoys. II may be described
as having achieved this result al bound, Tor
.ha Prime Minister and his colleagues have won
The good Will sympathy and the warm regard
nj ;he!r fellow-c!t!Zens, not by any enlightened
niece OF craftsmanship. policy or administrative
,aco.r9 nut by a hop, skip and tump-that
Is 10 say by waltZng.
Each GEAR Lent IS ushered in az Vienna with a
80, ,rh,,c hall at the Grand Opera House, and
which goes by the name OF the "lndustrieieh-
hal" II is under the patronage of the ladies' of
the Imperial family and .. The leaders oi me
ar,ztocracy. and is attended. not only by the lat
,er IN. also by the mos' respectable ana weii-to-
IN members OF the oourgeosie constituting one
or .boSe rare occasions when the. az other times
widely separated nobility and citizens meet so
c,ail, on common ground. At the last Indus
t~,elcnbal" the [abinet Ministers were, as usual
nresent Instead. however, OF maintaining the
stately and dignifed demeanor OF their predeces'
o~s ~, occasions such as these. apparently with
the object Of impressins she good people with
their importance and with due sense OF the
honor which they were comforting by their mere
mesence Prince Windischgraetz. the new Prime
Minister and his colleagues entered heartiiy
,,-o ,he fun and gayety OF the entertainment
a
All Young men possessed of that genial tempera-
,osr+ On characteristic Of the Austrian nation.
Suddenly a r,Irnor spread like wildflre through
NV, the house 10 The effect that he Ministers
r,.-o actuolv eancing-a most unheard-of pro-
caas,np--and those who were fortunate enough
~ 70. n sea, in the boxes wore enabled to eaten
81 glimpse % the prnceiy Premier. OF the FINANCE
Minister Baron Perer. and or the minister
~ Justice and Public Worship. Count Won Schoen-
horn brother OF the Cardinal of that name
sn,rninr around the floor to the inspiring strains
NJ one Of Strauss's wal:zes. just as II they were
vounr calvary subalterns or mere diplomatic
attaches Only those who are aware OF the I'M
,oarea nres1ige enjoyed on the Continent OF
F,urope by Cabinet Ministers will be able TO APP
preciate the sensation aroused by this spectacle
They are addressed as "Excellency. most or
them have sentinels at their doors and mounted
military orderlies at their disposal and wheh
they condescend TO grant an audience 10 any
ono the visitor unless he be their equal IN OF
O,dal rank is expected TO don evening dress ana
white gloves even If II be at o'clock IN the
morning The idea that such august creatures
as these should actually be susceptible 10 'he
rhythm Of a waltz and capable OF dancing poi>"S
never seems 10 have dawned upon the Wor'"S
v,s,rase until that time; and delighted are
thew to discover that even Cabinet Ministers
share their national love Of gayety ana pleas
IRE and are subject to the same human weak
nesses and temptations as themselves thst they
aro now willing 10 accord TO the Administration
a degree OF confidence and popularity not en-
toved bv any Of its predecessors, and when ap-
,o.-s almost Incredible when one remembers that
I, &c formed Of that very aristocracy when de-
faa+ed the enlightened project for the increase oI
electoral suffrage presented by the previous
Cabinet In the name Of the Emperor.
WHY should not Cabinet Ministers dance'
do not believe that there is any stric' r"~ "a
etiquette upon the subject at any OF the Iore's"
,,-.s And yet The idea Of their Waiting does
not seem altogether consistent with the IDEAS oi
etric, propriety and dignity. /. for myself can
no. remember ever TO have seen Caoinet M'h-
tate, .ndu,g,ne In a round dance The nearest
approach to it was the so-ealied ,orchne"'
dance" at Berlin on the occasion Of the festivities
IN connection with the marriage OF Emperor
Williams eldest sister Charlotte, 10 Prince Der
80 ~ Neningen. But chat can scarcely be
called a dance as the stately polonaise is much
mora Of q march and the dancing OF the Cablnet
Ministers on such occasions as these Is Limited
10 marching solemnly. two by two. a; the head
of the Imperial procession, each OF them carrying
a lighted candle In his hand, ana Joking very
uncomfortable III al ease, and rather RIDICULOUS
One cannot for instance. imagine Mr.. GLADSTONE
Lord Salisbury, NJ. de Freycinet' the "eii""''
Chancellor. S.gnor Crisp or the Spanish frpi'e
Minister. sagasta. in the act or waitzihe' NJ
though Punch" has farniliarized us with ~"
spectacle that would be presented oy '"e O''"'u
Old Man dancing hornpipe
on the other hand, It appears TO be quite the
accented and correct thing for ambassadors 10
dance. wal,zing being regarded in the light OF a
diplomatic qualification. Thus. man may De
O. Cabinet Minister and debarred by the IDEAS
that prevail on the subject from waitzng' ou-
the very moment ne surrenders his por'ioho ~
ACCEPT some foreign mission. he may even puma
with impunity The Court OF ST. James 10Y III
stance being aware that Queen Marguerite OF
Italy is passionately fond Of dancing seerhs 10
make point Of always being represented d. l"e
Cui-inal by an Ambassador noted FOR MS terP-
sichorcan talents. The late LORD Creepy Wv
tan who recently died as Envoy al Rome. was
celebrated not only WALTER. but also aS
cotillon leader, and his successor. Sir FRANCIS
Ford enjoys the reputation OF being not Only the
smallest and most dapper diplomat, but also me
bee, dancer in the service OF the British Foreign
ONsce Count Soms. who has hitherto repre-
ssn,ed FmDeror William at Rome, possessed d
sn,ila- renown as far Waiting was concerhed'
and was invariably selected by queen Mar
puerite 10 open the ball with her a. any enter
tainment at which she happened to be present
Sir Edward Malet. the English Ambassador d.
Berlin, is an excellent dancer; and much OF horu
and Lady Dufferin's great popularity ana mp
lomatic success at st. Petersburg was attripu,
table 70 the perfection with which they succeeoeH
In ,,erforming that most difficult OF all dances;
abe national dan. Of Russia the grand
mazoursa. , l.. -, 80 ,,..,,e IN.
Queen Marguerite of Itaiy is by no means nv
only sovereign lady who is fonc OF dancing. Inc
Empress Of Russia Is passionateiy fond OF wal'z-
ing and interchangeable In IT, 80. TOO are queen
lie
OF Wurternberg They enjoy notable advantage
over the remainder OF their sex. For whereas;
under ordinary circumstance. women are forced
On wait until invited dance by men. ladies Of
ROYAL rank have the privilege or selecting 'ther
nartners This they do through their chamber
iains and gentlenIen-in- waiting WI" pear 10 'ie
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