Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-16
PEACE CONFERENCE
| IS HELD IN VIENNA
Famous Leaders Met to Settle
the Fate of Eu-
rope.
SUFFUSED WITH HAPPINESS
Emperors, Kings and Princes
Danced and Were Lavishly
Entertained.
SUFFUSED WITH HAPPINESS
by LADY DIANA MANNERS.

LONDON. March l5.--'"rhc good old
times are oItcn praised and some
times b laned. Assurcdly some things
were better IN the past, some things
were worse. most things were very
much the game. The peace conference
Ia inc subject OF The hour. 50 let us
recall Tor a moment u peace confer
cnce of the past. by the standard OF
which we may judge the peace con-
terence OF thc present
~ Now All eyes are turned on Paris
are deciding tho tate Of empires and
INC future OF continents y hundred
Years ago vienna occupied the proud
posllioh which h+Tls holds today. For
In Vienna duriug he winter Of lSlt-l5
assembled the most famous OF All peace
destinies Of Europe recently deiiv-
cred from the Tyranny OF Napoleon.
S ,sin was iansuishing an exile in the
The French Revolution had produced
FP Frame an pn' miiitary despot ism in
Europe. Eut now tho war was over
inc revolution was defeated. the King
o. o. france had come home again and
me tyrant WAS :; prisoner
WHOLE or EUROPE WAS
suFFCsED WITH HAPPINESS
The whole Of Europe was sunuscd
Win happiness. and az the Congress OF
For there were p,,h.r,d ,ot.., q :, ~ IL
who had suncreu most rom nc ,.'s,
an who had most to hope from the
When the FRINGE dc Li-ue was asked
nov me c0ngrcss Was progressing. he
reniieo tn congress. docs not pro
night after ntghi--always proionciug
me ball until dawn, and sometimes
lar into the following day. i:mperors
and Kings. princes ana Manifestations
etioNe 10 surpasS each other in the
S Spiendor OF iheir entertainments.
.>e'er was the rule Of galley so abso-
lutte never Was pleasure so untvcr-
sally hailed as queen.
was determined that nothing
should be allowed to mar the general
JOY, and when the queen OF Naples
diea. although she MAS the ..un, and
1nosher- in,! ; OF the Emperor of
OF me festivities. her death was
m nuhnG "a up r. ana no announcement was
gloom on the proceedings
SIX MONTHS or CONGRESS
WE'VE CONSUMED IN FETEs
me SIX months OF the congress
were consumed in a series .; fetes.
omitted. and many were Invented for
tho occasion.
An Indispensable feature Il, every
ball was the 'loticry"--t dance In the
course of which each cavalier was as
signed by LOT some gin, usually avail
or Work OF art. which he had the
pleasure Of presenting to his favoritc
t'hi dpieduN wants were
trcmely popular. and amateur ;heat:i-
calls. in which even royalty played it's
part, were not omitted from the pro-
gram OF delights.
Nor was The round of pleasure con-
hned within :; compass Of four walls.
During the day all sport; and pas
I times OF the open air We're practiccd
riding and driving called forth rivalry
in beauty OF horses and masnihcence
i Stewart, the English ambassador. was
Il acknowledged TO hold tho palm.
SHOOTING ALSO PROVED
POPULAR DIVERSION
Shooting was also extremely popu-
lar. Ladies took part, aud the Empress
OF Austria was particularly deadly
y l'alconry. an ainos; forgotten art,
was revived again. lest any form OF
sport should nria, be wanting 70 mat in.
magnificent Of ain vas a to nj :,
arranged in imitation. Of the serious
encounters OF the Middle Ages. in
men In Europe dtsportcd themselves
on the finest siccds tor the pleasure Of
2 court OF beauty composed of the
But behind this glittcring curtain o.
pleasure deen play 3f politics was
the soul of suavity. though Ta!lyrand
preserved the polished manners OF Il
former generation. and Castleragh was
the best dressed man at the congress,
none Of these were there for pleasure.
and the eyes Of all searched in vain
lnelT races Tor any sign
of the varying fortunes ut the great
game they played
Il ALEXANDER THE LEADER
IN SOCIAL FESTIVITIES
Alexander the young Emperor OF
Russia. was perhaps the most promi-
nent and vivid figure OF all. Strkingly
i handsome. he was the heart and soul
Of every entertainment: but he had a
deep sense Of the responsibilities OF his
position and even as many believe to-
day in the league OF nations. lie. be-
great powers of Europe which was to
prevent all wars and suppress all rev.
olutions.
1t was happy congress. and ii knew
how to mingle pleasure and business
One who E as presr,n h a; at !, IT,, wrGte
enlarged during ball: IN Indemnity
would/be granted 1T dinner party:
a constitution would be drawn up GU.
hunting, and sometimes a joke would
seal treaty more satisfactorily than
months OF negotiation"
But the happy time soon was over.
i IT was only M entrcatc between two
tragedies. While these great mon were
dining and dancing, and playing at
had decided to act.
MESSAGE THAT CAME
At IN THE MORNING
One morning Metternich came home
him a dispatch. Seeing it came from
Genoa and imagining it to &c of slight
Importance. he laid il aside and tried
to sleep again. but could not. AT length
he opened ii. There were only ST.,
lihes which ran as follows:
THE English COMM sary, Campbell,
has just appeared in the harbor to in
quire whether Napoleon has been seen
in Genoa. as he has disappeared from
the island Of Eiba. This question be-
ing answered in the negative. the Eng
lish ship has again put on, to sea
There was no more sleep for Meter
mich that day The curtain was up.
Another tragedy. had begun. The last
act was to be playe! at Waterloo and
the epoloEue at ST. Helena.
Napoleon's first words ON landing in
France were. THE congress is lis
solved"
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