New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-10
THE SENIOR SOVEREIGN.
QUEEN VICTORIA HOLDS THAT RANK
AMONG THE WORLDS CROWNED
HEADS.
HEADS.
CELEBRATING HER BIRTHDAY N PARls-A
BEGUINE on THE sTAGE-LrFE ~
THEIR COMMUNITIES.

THEIR COMMUNITIES.
Paris, May e.
Lord Dufferin gave on Thursday the ffty-siXih
dinner party which has been he'd al the British
Embassy In celebration OF Queen Viciorias birthday
Having ascenled the throne in 1881, she Is now the
senior sovereign OF the world. The late Dom PEDRO
had in the number Of years during which he relgned
the seniority Of Victoria But revolution hured
him from the throne whereas good English, particu-
larry among the dissenters. hope the queen MAJ
live 70 a hundred II on.y - keep OUT the Prince or
Waes. Queen Isabella came to the throne SIX years
sooner than Victoria. but she did not know how TO
keep on IT, and her lie has been tissue Of scan
da,s. and never more than at pres mt me
Queen Of Englands good fortune has been strangely
apparent the matrimonial events which lately TOOK
pace at CoburS and In the Other marriages tha' VIII
bind her family In closer links with that Oh
the car. who. / am tod. holds her IN Nenerd'loh
for her uniform uprighness and her rule. which has
long second nature. to subject her actions ID
the sway Of duty and OF what she deems good
feeling. Louis XIV truly said tina; there was no
Office that 80 much stood IN need Of the light Of long
anil wide experience the kingy Office queen
Victoria certainly has had that advantage ava u
has been a source Of progress AMI prosperity 10 the
British peoples The continuous course OF her reign
I'm III. direction OF progress has been a,s) great
economy OF public power. France has gained G)un-
less hing IN all her revolutions. ana so'd oe'
in the first Of them. But the loss of force eHs"Aht
was pourol out ike water on the bati'"heds OF
Europe during the fourteen year, sway OF Ma
po.oon. Taerc w-re further great bo9d-.eiiirg' N
the rolgn az his nephew. which was consequence
o. the revolution OF l58
The Francals Theatre was r!,t)us on Last Tues
day AMI Thursday evenings. whom o." house was
an ultra IA ehonab.e one. only subscribers coming
there on Tuesilys and Thurslnys. tn" caus, OK the
disturbance in each case the performance 81
a singularly interesting onc-act piece IN verse
lie Wolfe" by HoIenblch. a BELGIAN poet. In
this acted poem there wa not much action. tut
there was enough 90 afford 10 a Nile. Moreno an
opportunity to distinguish herself In line in which
Mile Barict hal hitherto undivided honors. some
friends Of that delightful actress, and, feel sure
entirely without her knowledge got mp a c1baI
AGAINST Nile. Moreno aud lie Wolfe Troy were
to,.nt p,rSor.ees in ihe fashionable No-iI. The
excuse for Kissing was that in the scenario cu1 tho
films action things sacred are playol fast ana
loos. with For instance Nile. Moreno "in a nun
dress" is supposed {, be IN love, and sh" COOS ou'
hor Wttlo romance I'm room In the oc duH town
I Il Rruccs. neNt 90 which is the m'rtuary c3i"-
h.r whore hey OH aun' has iu9t del As the Dolls
rng ore the ding" SIZE and another character n
/ the p.ace drop on tscr knees. ani with many sign
lngs ~ tie cross rceiie tho Pater aui Ave. The
n.-.lke - the fashionable public OF ne Francois
lies u thluhius that Hesulno Nile. Moren"
4 act, the part OF Irof.ssol nun. Sne dresses IN
nuns dra-s which was the ordinary costume
. of ladyh1oI at the time when religious communities
first started up IN Western Europe. The first
He.,,ln,g. ,hat arcs. in Belgium was founded by
tho sister q Perln and aunt OK Charl"magne. IL
f. a settlement ~ unmarried women VINO choose
II, Eve iricpchd,nuy in small homes Of their own
AMI m ine same time % De- bound by loose INKS
In "a common lfe. Tho Bosuinagr is inc'os"l win
walls and there IS but one entrance. But tho
r,.,ir. has a small house 90 her own. OF ore
In which She may for economy's sake live along
Win on. or two other B'suines They 90 ihelr