The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-14

peror William as the hardest-headed mon
arch IN Christendom.
OF a more serious character was a con-
tretempS that occurred at the court OF
Vienna, and which was caused by their
being two counts Feststicz bearing the
Christian name of Paul. One of these is
married to a Countess Palffy, a particu-
lar faVorite of the empress and one OF
the ladies' of the palace to her majesty,
while the other Count Paul is welded to
the divorced wife of a Viennese stock
broker of the name of Fischer. OF course,
the birth and antecedents of this latter
lady, now dead, were of a nature to de-
bar from her access to the imperial court
and to entail social ostracism in a So
ctety so exclusive as that of Austria. The
horror of the dignataries and officials of
the imperial household may be imagined
when, one evening al a court ball given
at Buda Pesth, they saw this lady es-
corted by her husband making her way
into the throne-room. Dismay was APP
parent on every side and the other guests
of the emperor did not conceal their dis
gust at being brought into contact with
so notorious a character as the ex-Ma-
dame t1scher. The matter was re-
ported to the sovereign, who had not left
the private apartments, and, acting I'M
der his instructions Prince Hoheplohe
the grand master of the household, an
preached the countess, offered his arm
and conducted her from the room. in
forming her as did so that he was acting
in accordance with the orders of his ma
jesty. At the same time Count Hunyadi.
the grand master of ceremonies took
the arm of the count and led him down
stairs, explaining that inasmuch as the
countess was not "Hoffaehig" by reason
of her bourgeois origin, she could not he
permitted to remain. In response the
count showed the card of invitation
switch bore the names of the Count and
Countess Paul Festeticz" 1t was pointed
out to him, then, what he ought to have
known, namely, that il was intended for
his cousin, and that its being directed TO
him was the mistake of some subordinate
official Of the imperial household. OF
course, there was no end of scandal about
the matter, and the count sent his sec
onds to Prince Hohenlohe and to Count
Hunyadi insisting that the slight was
premeditated and intentional Indeed. If
required the personal Intervention of the
emperor and apologies conveyed in nor
son by Prince Hohlenlohe to the countess
for the mistake which had been made to
put an end to the affair without blood
shed.
1 suppose that one could call a contre-
temps too, the awkwardness and gauch-
erie OF the young secretary of the Ron
manian Legation who, at a court ball at
Vienna, while dancing with one of the
young archduchesses, fell with his part
ner in such an unfortunate manner as
70 come down In a sitting position on her
face, somewhat to the detriment of her
Hapsburg nose. 1t is scarcely necessary,
to add that before twenty-four hours had
passed he had left the Austrian caDIta1
on leave Of absence which eliminated in
MS being transferred 10 another post.
There was likewise < French ambassa-
dor NJ Vienna in my day of the name Of
NJ. Tisserand de Bort, a very worthy old
fellow without any diplomatic training
whatsoever and whose one anxiety was
10 keep on good terms with the radlcais
in power in Paris. Accordingly. when
the date arrived for the Corpus Christi
procession, which II the Crandest and
most solemn Of all functions Of the Wen
nese court the emperor, tho archGuIles
the minister's, generals and the diplo-
matte corps marching In procession
through the streets "a tho wake OF The
clergy bearing the sacrament. he de-
clincd the invitation 20 take part tberci,
on the ground that he would be abeort
from the city ut the time, evidently foar-
ing That hts participation ia a cercp,onv
OF 20 essentially sacred character would
90 MIN harm on the banks Of the eelpo
FOR some reason or other he ala moi
take his departure. but rensined an
town, and as the procession passed be-