Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 4, 1878, Page 7

THE OLD WORLD. Gleanings of an Elder Woman Therein. Paris«=-Association of Tenchersee=3M, Desmonling, Richer, and Passy ~-George Sand, The Woman Question in Franos—Lcotare by Our Oorreapondent on " The Wom- an Question in America,” s Orthofox Protestant Clergy, the Deaconesscs of the Rue de Renilly, aud the Ber. H. Dide, £ 1 havo anyLhing mora to toll abont Paris, ¢ must be about tho carncst men and women whom I found, scatterod ltka pearls, In the scething Mfe of tho great city. First among tliese, let me speak of a small assoclation of teachers, who hiold & morning meeting on every alternate Sunday throughout the winter-season. Aknot of twenty people, men and women, all {nterested In TIIB SECULAR SCTIOOLS, meeting to deviso measurcs for tho benefit of theso schools, and eapoclally to consult upon the class-books which should replaco those used In the larger and mors flourishing publle schools, which remain fu the hands of the Catholte clergy. Of all the dlfculiios which the Sccond Empiro brought to France, none is greater than this,—the completo absorption of the office of fnstruction by these able and subtle men, who can naver oducate a natlon of free- men. Franco would be free, but never will bo unt!l her public cducation shall be purcly sccu- lar in s character. America would remaln free, but will not If her system of educatlon sball bo crossed and divided by the divistons of gect. The distinctions to bo mado botween the genuino spirit of reverence which Education ghould possess, and tho ndoption of dogmas which commend themselves only to certaln closses of minds, arc too fine, and need too nuch composuro of judgmont, for the French to be able to make them to-day. 8o tho oppost- tlon of the two portiesis PLAT AND ABSOLUTH: Religlon—that s to say, the dominatlon of tho Catholle clergy—on the one hand, and “ anything but Religion, anything but thatdom- {oation,” on the other. It avails littlo to sug- gest toone set of combatants, that Religion (s not the domination of the hated priesthood; and to the other, that the abscenco of this domi- natlon fs not necessarily Irroliglon. The French of to-day have mado up their minds to fght §t out upon this line. A third party, coming In, remembers the immense part which religious convictions play in the drnmln of hl;u}:nnn Nfe,— t and grand necessiy which urges tho sl‘\‘x‘:ng:::nlnrl t% thoso thouglfts, and cflorts at thought, which crystallize around the {dca of God, Itsays: * Koop scctarian doxma out of your schools, but provide for your peoply abundant sources of instruction in the simple and pregnani truths which form tho basis of Teligion truo aud absolute.” But to return to tho record of thethings seen. 1 found the little knot of 1ricnds asscmbled in an upper parlor, and at an carly hour, Thelr time of mecting was half-past 03 aud, tho lady- President having taken the Chalr, thio business of reporting’ and of discussion went on in tho usual form. A prosc anthology for the use of the socular schools was the work actually in hand,—several of the persons present having combined to tnako the necessary sclectlons trom well-known authors. But presontly somo one announced that two Amerfcan Iadics, much interested in educational mattors, wore present. The consideration of tho anthology wos dropped for the time, and the forclyn gucsts were in- vited to give all possiblo information concern- I TIH ACHOOL-SYACK OF THN UNITAD BTATES, Imight ns well state here that my companion on this oceaalon was Mrs, Edna D. Chancy, a lady cmiacntly gualificd to I‘Yuuk upon all” matters of culture. It would be difficult to oxaggerate the intereat with which all that both of us could tell was received, ‘The meeting, which usuall! adfourns at 11 o'clock, was adjourned with difll- ty an hour later; and wo wors urged to oo cupy the next oceaston, a fortnight Iater, with some atatements concerning thue cducation of women {n America. Tho sccond meeting wos s cordinl and earncat as_the Arat. A voto of thanks'to tho American fricuds was proposed ond carried, and plans wero devised for a friond- 1y correspondence fu tho futuro. Now, the somebody who had told the socret of our presence, with kind encomlums, was * M. DESMOULINE, editor of a Parislan journal called Le Mlen Pub- ligue,—*Tho Good of the Public.” Thlsgentle. man was au_ofliclal visitor tu_our Centevulnl Exhibiton, o was also @ delegoto to the Teace-Meeting held tn Philadelphia in the sum- mer of 1876, under tho Presidoncy of Mr, Alfred 1L, Love, of that city, Ithink that I have al- adv n[smlmn of him as an interested mowber of the Geneva Congress, and I wnantlon him aguin ovly to speak of his amlable and cxcellent mencs, Ho wan ono of tho exiles of tho Coup ' Etat; and a resldence of n year or two In En- eland has given him a very adequate command of our dear mother-tongue. Ilis wifo ia the daughter of Plerry Lo Roux, tho friend and in- structor without whom, {t Is sala, GEORGE SAND would not have written licr most Important work, **Consuclo.” I had been very deslrous of finding in Frauce somo vne who had known this “lurgo-bralned woman® well enough to tell me something of her. Buch o person | found in M. Desmoulins, who has scen her at bome In tho Nobant of which sho bas a0 much to say in her gutoblography. 1o describes her 83 rathier short in stature, with s striking physi- ognoiny, very simple and amiablo in her manucre, and very laborious in ber habits. She was a8 constant ib her fricndship as sho wos §; coustant In love. Her views of the relations o sex had been much alfected by tho clremmn- stunces of her parentacoe and education, and by the skopticlsm which Ia the natural reaction {rom Catholicism, and which fu her stifled or ailsled & nature capable of relizious Inslyht and nwplration, 41t wus wood to be her friend,” taid M. Desmoullns, “for imu could rely unon aer friendship," testimony, from so re- tiable a persou, was worth luylog, (anuuz the good peopleof Puris, I must men- n M. LEON RicIan, Bitor of the }ournul. 1) Avenlr des Femmey, ‘The Futuro of Woman.” T huve spoken in & wrmer lutter of M, Richor's valuable contribu- Hun to the Iabors of thu Congress of Uencva. ut L will now add s word to Indicate the per- sonal qualities of thie maw,—so pafus-taking, so rellued, 80 eurnest aud conscientious. i fournal, ‘which should indeed bo called muuzhl{, {sasolitary advanced-post of progres: 1ve doctrine, astontshing st ouce for the cour- o und clearncas of |18 views, and for tho good tasto and temper with which theso views aro Dresented to ‘tho public, The sweet, mild tountenance of M. Richer shows that he has had much to endure fn the prosecution of a work so Iitle o sympathy with the current of popular feellug tn tho community of which he forius & bart, Ie does not viudicato tho extouelon of suffrage to women, becausa he, fu com- on “with all Liberals o France, be- lcyes that the voto of the women of France would hopelessly rivet tho yoke of elerical despottam around the neek of the natlon, This yeuul. wherever it prevalls, forms a sort of elous clrelo In favor of all despotisms that ex- Ist, 'The women, not recelving the developument Eiven by indepeudent actlon and free thouzht, Temalu the casy Iustrumeuts of thoss who seck a::mmn dominlon ut the ex e of tho Nber- of athers, Hlero fs a Uordian knot of doubt and difficulty, which some brave sword should severy—beat, thut sword which plerced through Mary’s heart when shie Jearued that her son tuust h&::&\;tlxn ableeding sacriieo offered for buman 1bave already spoken of » M. VREDERIO PASST, ‘Icmbcr of the Iustitute, In terms of high es- heum. Let mo only say bere that I heard from m & lecture on Quplllur culture, delivercd as Mo upening of & Worklugmen's course of lect- Ures; aud thut the Intelligence of the auillence, 8ud the clearness sud precsion of the Jecturer, ifllde e alwost dream that [ wasat bouwe, itealug to uno of tha best of our popular 4z gmt in thls kiud, aud mrmnum by clear ey eeking further {llumfnation. & Wil hero mention” that an opportusity was nl orded me, tbrough the kindoess of frlcods, ol addreasiog s Paristan sudionce of sowe 60J peonle upon L “Tag WOMAN QUESTION INM AMERICA.” aroke du Frencls, revicwiog briely tho origin ol Amerlcun wclelj. the Puritao and Quaker Wowen, the Anti-dlavery Crusades, in which ¢ertain women burg soereditable and luwporiant R.bart; und passiog from thenee to tho Woman- ‘llu.[mau work, to the efforts which bavs open- ‘V ubiversity-education Lo wowen, 1o the owan's Clubs fn Ameries, the Wewsu's THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, SARCH 1878 Congress, and the entrance of women into the three learned professtons. Although I spoke af things new and strango to my auditors, par- ticularly when [ described the Clubs, and dared ~ to pralse tho woman-minlstry,—I was heard throughout with the most™ on- couraging attention; and m* performance, such s {t was, received a voto of thanks, which was moved by M. Passy, with an nnanimous ro- sponsc. I ask pardon for this personal digres- sion, on the ground that fis intcrest is mora than personal. The dear fricnds and fellow- Iaborers whosa cfforta were narrated by me will Lo glad to hear that the standard of our coms mon hope and belief was unfurled for 8 mo- ment in this great UAJ‘MI], even it by a hand Iers steady and practiced than thelr own, [ must not close this mention of good men and women In Parls without spenking of the orthodox Protestant clergy here, who linve con- geregations, and who labor, I should judzs very earneatly, to redecm the great wastes of Irre- llgion, Thelr theology s mostly of the old Calvinistic type, and thelr talk (s moro fre- quently Interapersed with Scripture-texts than 18 tho fashion of the day with us. Ilolding to the same theology, but showing It in Ita gentler aspeet, ary THR DEACONESSES OF THE RUE DH BENILLY, in the historle Faubourg 8t. Antolne. Thelr cstablishmeut Includes” & Reformatory for viclous girls, & achool for amall children, and. asmall hospltal or refuge for infirn old wom- | en, Itis mtunted ata distance from the par of Paris In which strangers mostly reside, but o long omnibus-ride s well repaid by an honr in thelr charming companionship. At tho head of the eatabllshment 18 a Dutch lndy, of good family, who s a¢ once wracious, carncst, and de- lightful. ~She s asaisted by Mlic. Sarah Monad, the duughter of a distingulshed Wal- denslan pastor, "I cannot remember the nom- ber of the Deaconcascs, though I saw them mssembied at dinner, I mysell being s guest ot thelr table. I'nrhnlfis my readers will like to hear that the ro- gnsl was plain, but excollent,~French soup, o French ragont, and French wine belng good enough for a King, any day. (Jrace was natur- ally sald beforo meat, and thanks wero brielly mivon afler it. The faces around tho tabla ox- libited a pleasant combination of cheerfulness and gravity. After dinner, we met the subjects of tho Rteformatory in the chapel, for evening prayers, ‘These wiris recelve some school-in- struction, and are also emploved In sewing and laundry-work. ‘Tho establishment i really the Womain's Penltentiary of the region, and all offenders under o certaln ago are sunt hera, rwu for older women in_the same nelghbor- I {s under tha care of Mlle. Appia, an Itale {an Waldenslan, and & person of uncommon character and merit. The Deaconesscs take no vows, and may marry without fncurring cen- sure. Representine very different opintons, but the same rellgious spirit, I may mentlon a liberal clergyman, TAB RRY, M, DIDB, who has a congregation in Parfs, M. Dide s consldered the successor of Athanare Cocquerel, I had the pleasuro of hearing hin prunch, and had also a conversatfon with him, fn the course of which ho mentioned to me the names of sev- oral_clergymen who unite with him to form a eyndlcaty of that cthical and intrinsic Christian- ity which In our country Is mostly represcnted within thy Unitorian denomination, One of these, M. Fontanis, i salil to ho very eloquent. 1 will cloge tnis lottor by saying that, if Parls sometimos appoars to be a sort. of Balon and Gomorrah, it s counsoling to think thnt there lurk, under the superfleial crust of its thought- lossnoss and wickedness, such elements of re- demption as [ bave here very imperfectly brought ta view, Not ten righteons men, but wmany; and not mon alone, but earnest. sweot~ souled women,—watcling, waiting, and working to bring in the botler thouchis of the nettor time. duLia Wanp Hown. A JEWISH GIRL BAPTIZED. Miss Lucy Sherek, of Williamsburg, Takes Ruth for n Chriatinn Nnine, New York World, March 1. Miss Lucy Sherek, an account of whose con- verslon from Judalsm to Christianity about n month ago was publithed 1 the World, was formally received Into tho Church on Wednes- dny cvening and the rite of baptism was cele- brated. The scrvices wero conducted In Apple- ton Misston, Willlamsburg. The Rev. Dr. Jef- fery, of the Marcy Avenue Baptlst Church, ofliclated, The mannger of the soclety doter- miued to have tho services conducted quletly, and the members were enjoined to maintaln a atrict sccresy respecting tho preparations. When the doors were thrown open a crowd neverthe. less pressed through and quickly filied the au- dience-room. The seating capaclty of the hail {8 for 400 persons; thera were not less than 800 thero, A few moments before the hour of service Dr. Jeffrey passed from a rear room to tho small platform. Ae ho took a scat near the desk, four mon and Miss Bierek, all altired in ‘baptismal robes and accompanied by an attend- ant, entered from a door directly behind the staging, and were seated on a beneh faclng the desk. Misa Sherek wore thecustomary baptismal dress of back alpaca, to which a neat linen vol- Jar and cuffs turncd back over the sleeves had been temporarily attached. A white ross was fastoned to tho folds of the dress on her bosows. Dr, Jeffery dolivered nscrmon in which he dwelt at lenath uson tha significance of the ceremony about to be porformeid, especlally uu- der such unusuat eircumstances, - Afer tho ser. mon ba beckoned to Miss 8herok and descended into tho bapustr[y. As Miss Bherck steppud forward, the audfeuce rose fn o body, und as sho descended Into tho buptistry. and” thus disan. peared boneath the Jevel of the floor, tha chalm and benches were crowded with persons stand- ing upon themn and endeavoring to look over Into the water. When silence was sgalu restor- ed, Dr. Jefery sald: * Dost thou bellove in tho Lord Jesus Chrlst " + { do,” replicd Miss Bherck, in loud, clear anen. * Then 1 bantize thee, Lucy, as Ruth Sherok, in the namo of the Fathor, the Eon, and tho Holy (host—(ipping herj—Amen,’” Aa sho omorgred from the water thero wasa commotion little short of applause, and Mies Bhercle grow alichtly pale, But the sight of ner attendant, Miss Emma ITolmes, reassured her, and sho walked to tho dressing-rooins un- assisted, Miss Sherck's paronts mre Jews, slthough lhc{ have never evineed anv apeeial devotlon to thelr ereed, nor have they attended Jowish sorv- fces, excepting on special occasiung, for many years. About three years ago they lived at Bouth Eleventh and 8tcond streets, in & housa with a flmll{ namea Jlolmes, Thero are two daughters with whom Miss Lucy becane fntl- mate, and after a iew manths’ acquaintance she accompanied them occaslonally to Appleton Mission, of which they wera members, A year and a holf ago Mr, Sherek moved with his fam- flv to 125 Ninth street, Miss Lucy's intimacy with tho Holmes family was nat disturbed by thie scparation, and she cont{nucd to accompany them ‘to church, and soon became a reu- lar attendant, Hor mother frequontly remon- strated with ber, hut to liitle purpose. Thep, uccording to the ulrl's mecount, she was suli- Jected to cruel treatient aud compelled to do scrvile work on Bundays, _InJanuary sho called upow William K. Jordin, Buperintondent of the Mission, and after reluting ker griovances ex- pressed a wish to embraco Christianisy. Mr, Jordan advlsed her Lo deliberate further, and whien sho had fnally dotermined upon her course to tell her parents candidly what her convictlons were, Un the night of tho 8th of February she hasti- 1y packed a portion of her clothing and quit her hone, leavinz a note explaining the reasons for her conduct. The nizht was rold and stormy, but coverlng the bundlo of clothics with's shawl she hurried through the streets to Mr. Jordan's huusc. She sald that she had left home aud friends tor tho sake of religion and fmplored his protection. She romained at his house from Friday night unul Mondav mornlog. Un Saturday her hrother called at Alr. Jordan's oflice to fnquire her whereabouts. Mr. Jorduu told him that ho was not dusirous ot col ng tier, buc that since she was of aze and appeared to be determined not to go home unleas she should bo permitted to worshln ac- her convictions, hoe did not feel at liberty to discluso hiero whorenbouts, On the following day (Sunday) sho was visited by Mea. Abramaon, u_converted J. of this clty, who had been lnformed of her whercabouts by’ a Brooklyn missfonary. A prayer-mectin was Leld in the parlora that eveulnw, an Miss Bherek made a formsl profussion of the Christ religion. Her family has ro: fused 1o sce her since, thoush at one thne tocy sought to enforce her return ss belug uuder aze. Bhosays sho 13 10. A weak or tn days ago, while roturning oa a ferry-boat {rom Now York, she met her brother, who, when the boat landed, calicd upon an oificer to arrest her, charging that sho was not of age snd had run away from bhome. The oflicer rofused to o Hor, . Behwaly, Rabibl of the & e Hev, I wal ol the 3ZOQUO Beth Elodim, Williamasburis, sald last n’nht that while ut the houss of o friend a few days ago be met Alr. Bherek, who fuformed bim ot disappearanco aud of bis to briug avout ber return. * [ bad beard sowo- tbicg of tho cuse,” sald Mr. Schwab, “and knew that auother daughter had loft home snd marrled 8 Cutholic, & few years ago, ucy's equent atteumts had never scen any of Blr. Shu smily, becauss they do not attend the synugogue. So T sald t& hin fraukly, ¢I aw ulrald, wy frlend, that vou uro at fault for this. If your child had been vroperly tralned she would not have left yon; but since neither yuu nor your wife ever attend our meetings, you have no right to blame the chlld for grow- Ing up with loose Ideas of religlon. I slionld ad- vise you togo to a lawyer, ascerisin whether you ¢an recover the child, and act accordingly. 1l the faw directa that you cannot, T think it fas vory inhuman law.’ ‘That was all I could do for the'man, Peraonsily, I thiok It Is an outrage that such a pleco of robbery should be permit- ted, for I consider 1t nothing Jeas than abduc- tion and robbery to perstade a child to leave its parents and to conceal it, as was done in_ this case. I hava converted four Christians to Juds- ism_but in cach case first sought permisaton of their parents,’ GEN. SHERMAN, What Tle Thinks of the Banning Army i1, The Washington Post prints tho reaults of an interview with Gen. Bherman on the Army bill introduced by Congressinan Banning, from the Housc Military Committee. We quote: * What {a your opinion of the Danning bul for the n‘yr'lnulon of the salarles of tho ofiicera of the by i lr,mvd it as a meseure for the dinorgantza- tion of the army, and T slso think that it comes with vary baa grace from Gen, Banning. On Jul; 24, 1874, Cona created a Cominisslon con ing of two Benatore, two Representatives, and army ofiicers, with {he Seceetary of \var an & member ex-officie. This Commitlec wan created for the purpore of examining the whole sunject of army leglslation, with & view to devising meanures for the reorganization and reforma. tion of tho army, “The Commission met, purenant to that inw, and every membar of |f contend, falfillod his whole duty, except () Danning, who nelther presented o ‘writton nor & verbal communication to that Commisaton, and who attendad but one, or st most two, of the many meetingd of the Commisston. Tila want of co-operation was ong, If not the cuiof, the Commission could not fuldli fta dutles. act of Cangress, ro Lthink, as I have aald bei that it comes with R grace from Mr, Ihnmlng lo snbmit 8 bl to disorganize the army instead of aiding the other members to do what they were commanded {o do by an act of Congress—ta repurt 8 bill to rearganiza” and reform the army of the "““evflhs?-;c by eaying that Banni, **\What do yon mean ayin; anning's billin one for the dinorganization of the arny?" **The army regards this bill of Mr. Banning as redueing it o & pauper eatablishment, subject (o constant and everinating change, Instead of an honorablo profession loading to honors and futnre reward, Inno country on earth will men submit thomacives to the hardehip of army life without the hope of some future advantage, and §f Con. ors reduces the army and the pay fo the pinching inilts of want, the result moy be that army ofticors may become like some of our civil ofiicers, and accused of being grasning for immediate and dis- honorable galn to provide for fature wante, ™ **Wiat ahout this charge so frequently made that the staff Is too Iarze, out of propartion, in fact, to tho aize of the army?" **Thestafl ia too Jarge for the existing army, but grer since Washinglon's timo the policy hns been to maintain a stafl large enough to sdmit of douh- ling, trebling, or qnndmz‘allnw the crtablishment at tha very eliortest possible notice, counting on increas! the fighting force by volunteer regle ments, as was done in the Florida war, the Mex|- can war, and the Civil War, ‘Fhe army appears to the people topheavy because they aro ignorant of tha necesities of the service. “Any law of Con- gress touching the organization of tho army, or the pay, which encourages officera to remain on duty in the fleld in proference to remaining on stafl or fancy duty in the Enst, will meet my hearty ap- proval and sunction, " ** What abont this matter of forage for horses, of which so much hss boen sald and” written re- contlyt” ** Ofiicors ar upplied for thelr horsea according to thelr tank. 'They liave ta buy their own borses and pay for everything except forage. In the fleld this 1s done literally. In citles hke Washington it n AImzny impracticable, and they habitunlly have their forage delivered to somo livery-stable mon, who furnishos them horaos and gives them credit on tholr bllls for the value of the (orage, Lut in no cvent can an officer receive any part of tha value of that forage in monoy; on_ tho contrary, at tha end of Ilnl. wmounth, they bavo the balanco to pay in cash. " h. **1s this atrictly legalt” 4 Certainly, beeausu e\'er’y officar muat b pre- pared at an Jionr's notice fally equipped for war.** **In case an officer has not” the horscs—1is he al- 03 e{l to d‘rlw the forago?" No, sir,” . What can you tell me about commautation of quarters?’ **Tne (lovernment furnishes the quartors and limits tho price, The oficer simply fudicates his preference to the Quartermnstor, who aolects tha quarters and pays the landlord. The officer cannot by any possibility derive any money beneht from it, and if the rontbe more than hia legal allowance, he must pay it out of i own pockat, The allows ance 1a tho same as it was when Uen. liragg drow his commotation hiere in Washington in 1804-5. in contact with trooys aro generally bottor off than hoir neighbors, but thoss who llve in citios, in nirod quartars, aud have familfes to oducate, are usnally in tho most stralghtened circumstance, and have to resort to all manner of snifts to make ends meel. Properly they occupy a high social position, which imposes ‘npon them unovoldsble expenses, and this Iaa fuature that should always bo taken into consideration when t'nluuuni: their Incosua and outeo, You know, an well as 1, that the unwritten lnws of society ai moro arbitrary than the statuio law, and ho who, from tha natire of his calling, 18 compelled to go into eaclety, tmust bear all the burdens and flall all tho daties of his station, or be Lranded as a nimpied, Almost all our troubles grow out of the fact that we have families, and Congress ought elther to pay oflicors enough to support thelr fami- Uea, or forpid them to marry. ' **What do you think of this blll of Gen. Beageto compel oficera to wear thele uniforaw at all timos and placea? ™ ** No change has heenmudo 1o the customa of the service In the Jast forty yeara on that subject: thoy are the eamo nathey are” In England to-day, On duty with troops ofiicers alwaya woar thelr pro- seribed untform, Whon with cltizons thoy usually wear thosamo clothing that ci*izens do, They aro well-bred gentlomon, and, a4 auch, do not desiro to become conepleuous by wearlng uniforin whon uot on duty, ———g—— MUDDY STREETS. To the Editor of The Tribune. Curoaco, March 3.—Whoso business is 1t to clcan the crosalugs of th stroets of Clieago 11 scems to mo that the bootblacks and those “able-bodied men out of employment® could rake In several peunies a day by simply taking a hoo or shovel, and by saving a inan from drown- ng (nattempting to cross your principal business streets do a good decd for the sake of decency at thosamo time, 1f there is a regular contractor who {s cm- ployed to reniove dirt by the cart-load ho might make lis fortune In Chlengo, for of all the cities I over snw for real “slosh " i tho strocts, Chicago wears tha belt, Of course thore is no ust speaking of the streets between tho cruss- ings. 1’he[y were ucver swept perbaps, and nuver will e, but tho crossings (seriously) shauld be tunneled or bLridged. By the way, whoro does all the mud como from Which gets ou the top of your paved strectsi Is iL the supersbundance of real estate with which Chicago ls afilicted, or s it some privato dirt trying tooscape a mortgage by getting into the highwayi Recent Coamn, ———— The Raman Hierarohy. 3 ‘The Gerarchia Catlolica for 1878 states that tho hicrarchy of the Reinan Catholia Church now comprises 1,145 titles, of which 101 are vacant, The remaining l.b“ belong respe fvely to 6 Carainal-Dishops, 48~ Cardinale ricsts, 10 Cardinal- deacons, 10 Patriarchs of oth rites, 120 Archbishovs aud 408 Bishops of the Latin rite, 51 Archbishops aud Bishops of tho Oriental rito, 14 titles Nulllus Diecescos, 0 tolic dolegations, 103 Anostolical Vi fates, and 23 Apontul\c-l Prefect crease of the Roman hicrarchy under the poutif- fcato of Plus IX. 14 represented by 313 new titles—24 Bishoprics elevated to metropolitay Bees, 5 nowly-created metropolitan Sces, 103 Blshoprics, 3 Nulllus Diwcescos, 3 Apostolls delegations, 33 Apostolic Vicarlates, and 15 Apostolle Prefecturce. To theso aro to bo ded 8 Blshoprics created fu 8 tland. — Auncdate of Liucoln, From Noah livaaks’ ** Runiniscences of Lincoln," in ‘A Scribner, fare ner, While the ceremonles of thu'socond lusygura- ton wero I progress, just as Lincolu steppod forward to take the oath of office, the sun, which had boen obscured by ralu-louds, burst forth In splendor, In conversation, next day, the President asked, “Did you notive that sun. burst? It made my heart jump,” Later iu the wonth, Miss Auna Dicklusoo, In a lecture deliv- ered {u the ball of the Houss of Represcnta- tives, cluquumi{‘ aluded to tho suuburst as o hnp‘ny omen. The President sat directly In front of il speaker, and from the reporters® galiery, bebind her, I hiad caught Lis eye, soon sfter ho a3t dowo. When Miss Dickinsou referred tothe sunbeam, he looked ua to me, lnmlunulll'y. asud I thouglit bis oycs wero sutfused with mofsture, Perbaps lhufl were; but next day he sald, *1 wouder if Miss Dickluson saw wo wink at youl" e —— Tius nad Pellegrinl, A characteristic atory of thc late Pope s told by a Freoeh journal. The last Cyrdinal named by bis Holiness was Monslguor Pellegrini. Ho- fore his appointment by was senlor deacon, but not even a pricst, and bis income smounted to 50 seudt a month. Those who biad been elected clerks after biwa recelved 8u, and Pellegrinl, ovi- deutly not approving of the Scriptural doctrive relative to the paywent of those who arrive at tho cleventh hour, complalued of the suoma; o8 au iojustice. Cardlual Simoont mentione tho watter to Pius 1X., adding that be thought Pellegrind bad been barsuly treated. 41 sbiall muky a Curdival of him,* ssid the Pope, and be kept bhis words MARRIAGE I RANCE. A Lady in Parisian Society Gives a Definition of Hap- piness. Why Women Wed---How Husbands Are Becured for Anxious Girls, The Marfags do Contenance, d'Inclination, and de Ralvon--Smong the Arlstocrals, the Bourgeoiste, and (he Prolelariat, Correspandence New Fork flerald, Panis, Feb. 10.—An aged Parisicnne, living in the Faubourg 8t. Germaln, lately mado a re- mark which deserves to be recorded. She Is one of those vetcran fair who have scen s great deal of society, and fought out many campaigns therein. Bhe possesses, moreover, & funa of that wisdom peculiar to women of the world, which, when united with & lappy turn of ex- preasion, adds pith and humor to thelr phtloso- phy. Having been led to talk about happiness in a circle of her Intimes, o gentleman told her that, lu his opinfon, the definftion of happiness was ' to owe no man anything,—he happens to be over head and ears in debt: but the fashlonable old lady took =a @ifferent view of this exccllent principle, and safd: ** You are wrong; no one on carth can main- taln that it Is possible to be free trom obliga- tlons, There are, for instance, two formatitics In dally life which compel n man to place him- scif in a position of Indebtedness to his fellow- creatures, What would he do If he lind no ono to marry and no one to bury hiin1” The word “ marier " In French tneans “*to mate," to find a wife; It does not rofer merely to the clergy- man who performs the marriage ceremony. Now, this Inability to bury one's sclf s undenls sble. 1beliove it has not yet been controvert- ed, and probably never will be. But this Parislan notfon of & man eiving himzelf un to be marrled is one emincntly practical. There is no usg In trpne to ridlcule a Freneiman out ol it. It would only eerve to convince him that Anglo-S8axon views are not the sunc as French views, and that they are not half as rational} therelore [ will take’ thines as they are, and de- scribe the varlous ways fn which people got married here, TIOW PEOFLE MARRY, Thero s, first, the mariage de convenance; second, tho marluge dinclination; third, the marlage de rauon. ese belong to the regular conrse of events. The threa frrezular courses will not reaqulire to be analvzed. They aro the marlage de la mlwancht, the mariage in ex- tremis, and the marriages mistes—the latter he- tween persons of different relielons professtons. It {s extremely diflicult to ascertaln which s the best to recominend, Men who have only had one wife have naturally oniy tricd one way, and, ns a rule, generally complaln of {t. When [ have come across widows or widawers who have had oceaston to try two or three different ways, 1 bavo noticed that the one they once fancle wasa the worst proved the best afterall, Women who have married young often throw no light on the subject, but thic deceased husband is always snoken of as asuperior Kind of man, and even as the best of men; whereas wilowers never go off in rapturcs nbout thelr defunct wiyes. A HATPY PUTURE STATE—COMPARATIVELY. 1t the dead could eveak, weshould know whether matrimony really Is o bleszed state, or even o stoteIn which a man may bo blessed, The following is somewhat detnmeatal to this theory. A lady had lost ber Lusband, but sho had left off her mourning and went to partics. Belng asked by oncot thuse gentle- men who attend solrces as medlums, who sho would llke to sco in spirit, and having replied, My poor James,” the departed suddenly roro out of the centre of the carpet, ns 1t were, and stood befor the whole compn: Q0 James! tell mo arc you fappy 1" “Vory, # Aro you happler pow than when on carth " & Much happler.!? “Thien, James, \rou must be In Heaven 1" 4 Noj I'm fn Hell.” Thls Is, T am nwaro, o digresston, but 1t ilins- trates figuratively tho diflerence between mar- ricd meu's state of miod after they bavo given up their mortal flesh and that which prevalls hefore marriage, MARIYING FOR FONTUNE, YOI LOVE, AND FOR NOTHING. 1wl now explain what fs implied by the dlfTerent sorts of matrimany above meutioned, The marlage de comveaance 18 one where the chie! poluts considered are position, fortune, and family, The ago of the contracting partics is no object at i3 70 may wed 17, The mar- {age d'inc.ination 1s ono where love has joined the hands and hearts of a hopeful couple with- out any consideration of mcans. The marlage de ralson unites persons of ripo age, ripo experl- ence, and comufortable income; persons who cai- not get on without sonie one to sew on thelr buttuns, thread thelr needles, and make their colfeo; persons who, feeling no Inclination fur each other, novertheless expeet that, when tho ring hes been put ou that particular m{ur, they will be propped up as they go down hill by the partner who bears up lonizest. A PRIEND OF TIlA AMILY, Whichever ot the forczuiug ways be adopted, no turriago cou take place without a marfeuse, A marieuse 1 a fricud of the family who hos no intereat in mnklxuf up matehies bevond that of enjoying {t. 8he Introduces siugle men to stn- gle girls in & spirit of amiable solleitude for thelr guod; the men are usually **charming fellows,” whom she mav have mot at the sca- side and who have conflded in her; the young Imlies haye been vut of school or conyy half the last seasou. JThesc olfsirs are gencrally commenced with a couveraation in_the follow- le between Ya marleuse ond tho young mother: ‘Aro you anxious, my dear Heolene, that Ber- tho should make a grand match! You know sho has only an lucone of 80,000 francs." +No, providing Berthe marry a man who Knowa how to *presenter’ himself in soclety, and he have a good temper." *Then | have a husbaud for her; ho fs 89 [this meuns 7)1 be enjove excellent health [he welghs 250 pounds[; he has & good nause, nover snores, cte,? * Jjo wlll do," replics the mother. ‘The day this chlcmuu I3 introduced, Herthe Is told not to bite her nails when her vloves nra off: she ls not to talk nonscnse cither, The two futura simply meet and look at vach other. From tixs day tho marieuse lives In a falry whirl of visiting, stionping, advislng, and scéepting attentions until the wedding-dav rlsvs, when sho sharca nlniost as many houors as the bride licraclf, while the Lride's motlier keeps fu the background, NOT TO DR DISFENSKD \WITH, Tho marieuss 18 cqually Indispeusable for nulrlafl dinclination ; but’ fo thesc cases thy Toveslek couple arc the first to seck her and fuiploro her services, Bhoe ls entreated to solton the hearts of parents. who ars opposed to the fally of * such o mateh,” Oneof the two 1s golng to Jump off the Arc de Triomphe or Bustile Colutun, or over the Pant des Arts, If the father on tho ouc slde and ths mother on the othier will not relent, A marieuse nover has o hard heart; sho roasona with the young peo- ple, but cansot vesist thelr entreaties, und iaes from one quartier to snother, moving all the powers she can, until £ qfaire de ceur ends betore M. lo Malre, The marieuss in u case of muriage de ralwon is usually the lady who pro- sldes ut the tribuno uf a private cafe or the keeper of 8 select boarding-house. — Purtles who nmarry par, ralson sry splusters and bachelors,— persons who, whon tired of thelr sulitary sclves, turn to circulating-llbrarics, readlng-rooms, labirs ' da hote, ana cords In the eveus lug. The mistresses of such establishinents ho- como thetr confldentes, receleve thelr small gilts that commence with & bouquet for the desk on which account-books are kept, and return fuvors with tho husbaud or wife for which the fowers pleads A marleuse sees no harm {n any of the diffcrent plaus followed; she tinds au anpro- wriate sumething to sav to all her proteges, and ulways gives sound advig. A few samples will exemplify: “ Remember that there s but one Invariable rule fu mareiwd litos a tmun and wite must diue every day.” “You will not always bo Ju loves watrdmony cowes aftor such costasy liko siucko when the flamo fs out.” PRACTICAL VIEWS. Bowe of these intermediaries have practical views which, 1s the comercial world, ar high- Iy appreciated by consentiuz parcats: * Now, mv dear youug fricnds, luy iny words to heart: No zeal in your deeds, uo euthusinsm in your ufllnlmu. uo feollug In bustoess.” What a abrewd, bard-tisted rmarrled couple theso theorics make! 1 once heard a marlcuss say Lo the father of 8 Foung mau about to warry: 1 bave choseb you s daughterlv-law with my oyes shut and iny ears open,” Notwithstauding the little trouble courtship occasions in Pufl. young husbands uro not easlly to be found unless they aro decply fuvol- ved in debt, but this is fortunately not always the case. Many youug men fu thc enjoyment of property aro driven away from the aitar by tho consfderation of femalo extravagance, It I take awife,” they reflect, * she will spend bher dot un heyself sud tollet; but who is to pay for tho toilel of her femne de chambre? ‘Ihisisa new perapective opened by the progressive cul- ture and cravings of scrvants, as well as the peculiar Institutions of this zay capital, PAULTS OF WROXG EDUCATION. 1t s unfortunately only too true that the youths of the present day ara not brought up to play thelr part as citizens; they are tanght to be Frenchmen only, and_leave tho schoots with as goodly a store of sclfishness as 1ife itsell can confer, fSelng well up In_logic, they reason thas: *If woman had not been created, the want would have to he supplled; but, as shels, It was meant that la Jeuneare shiould love her, and leavo otnera to wed her. Married people, alarmed at the scareity of hus- bands and of tne populativn, to which, by the by, they contribhute vere sparely, often advise {uunz men ta marry and hecome heads of fam!- Ies. They do this, novertheless, with such hes tatlon and tremulotisnees thiat they remind me of bathers standing with chatterite_toeth in s bitterly cold stream and declaring all_the time that the water is “delicious,” The indierence of young men in rezard to matrimony can only bo compared to the eagerness of maldens to be- come wives. The chlef inducementsare ia sofree du contral,—a partygiven on the eve of the wed- ding, when the marriage act Is read before the assembled relatives, and when all the stipula- tlons concerning the dot are made known, The troussents Is then exhibited. Bome msrry under the regime dela communante or common purse, but many conaider {t {mprovident; and others morry under the regime dofal, and the wife's dot 18 onlv allenated ‘in cases prescribed hy law. Then there is the corbetite de marriage, contalning the diamond necklace, the earrings, the lacen, and the Indian cashinere, not to speak of ather gifts, Shawls may be out of fashion, but umie"e always included in the corbefile ds la marie. SOMRTIIING TO RE MARRIED POR. The proper mers has to be baught at the Unlon des Indes, hecaune that s the place where ancestressca and grandmothera went for thelr and because the Unlon des Indes, at the corn of the Rue Drouot, has the apecialite of bride's genuine camel's hair shawla, just as the Flle Herger has tho apecialite of dragees for christens fngs. A shawl of this kind, with the stamp on i, Is one of the rights of wedded life—a thing to be marrded for. The Seie and the Tiber bave been turned from their courses, but s cashmere hos never been kent out of a corbeille, When out of fashion 1t lles by or disappears—sometimes, alns! finding its waytothe Montde Plete; but it always comes {o light again, ~ Atter the sofree and tha corleiile come the Meue chantes, with a_melting # gnlutaris ' by the opera tenor; the altar doco. rated with flowers, a strip of carpet extending down_ the centre of the nave! the beadles ln knce-breeches, and sili stockings, and dangling moire ribhon streamers; a blaze of Jighted tapers, and o tram of white satin three metres loug. Besides all this there Is the anticlipation of walking down the boulevards alone, of golug tosce Judie and Mme. Chaumont, of enjoying Imprombtu dinners at the restaurants, and the dellght of lounwing fn luxurfous armchalrs in lfimu sllken morning-dresscs and worked satin slippers. THE TEN-PRANC DINXZR. For the middle classes there {s the solemn en. ey of the bride and bridegroom at the Mairle, when the whole n.unluiunllty are madeacquaint- ed with the fact of Mile. X.'s marriage. Thero Is the dnve In a white hired carrlage, with the bridezroom in a low cut vest and” huce shirt- front; the colossal bouquet, taking up &s much room Ra the mother-in-law; there fs the dinner at ten francs per bead, the ball, tho eclipso of the Lride at 5 minutes to 12 p. m., the distribu- tion of a bud from her orange-wreath to each of her bridesmalds, ond on the followiny day the assumption of newly-found rights, such ss ore gurlng dinner and locking up and keeping the eys. MARRIAGE AMONG TIE FOOR. In the lower classcs there is the walk In whita muslin or white merino and vell ta the Bols da Bouloene, with a string of ten couples swinging behind fn high colors and high svirlts: there {s the dejeuner bevond Ia barriere, because wine pays no vctrof hors labarriere. There 1s the mariee's garter to he divided among the brides- men, and there is a scrambie to get at it, while the groom looks on and wishes luck to the winner. Many other are the popular deasse- ments on these occusions; but decorum generally prevalls until the atately waiking out. of doors Is over and dinner s taken. Atthis houy the white cloves are lald aslde and neck- tles are loosenedAwhile tall beavers get put on toward the back of tho head or {nunllm:lv on one side, When guests leave the table ihey generally reel off In o direction contrary to that of their’ hata: but cverything has bicen pro- vided for. Flaeres src in attendance to take the noce home,—a plncn reached without the warticipation of the noceurs or even of cocher, who has had Lis Iibatlons at the restaurant doar; but Providence watches even over Freach cochers. NOT ALWATS UNTAPPY. It does not follow because marriages mro made up so lightly that atl are unbappy; uqes d'inclination often are disnstrous mistakes, and long courtships are in France frequently at- tended with unpleasantness; but here slone can relutive happiness attend such un extraordinary system as that I have been describing. This can he accounted for. The Parfsienna {sendaw- cd by nature with a apirit of intuitlon not given to other Europenn ladles: her discernment ena- Dles ber to comprehend things r()\‘licklv. anl a very acuto saring s that of the thinker who wrate, “1Ie who underatands evervthing can forgive everything” — This understanding means a great deal in French marrled Hife; it cpables the wifo to work hard while the bus. band rests himself or idles his time, and 1 a alko sorry to suy that it nometimes prompts and enables fier to seck compensation for this neg- lect of his duty., TIHR ETIQUETTR. The etiquette of the warriage-ceremony n France hos now to be dealt with. A great man on this occaslon is the colffeur, or hairdresser. He comes early, having the vride's head todo first, then the heads of the family, and, as fntimate friends arrive for the corfege, 1 thero are eny bandeaux or curls that have boen dls- arranged by new bonnets, it is his business to put them right. The oridal vell 1s sn im- ronnnl atfair (there aro so many ways of put- (ng it on), and lastly there are tho kisses to distribute sround bofore a pullful of powder is shaken over the bride's face. This and the Eloves are the 1ast thing put on, and now ona of the numerous white bouquets presented to the bride is selccted with a view to pleasa some 3 rtieular donor. The eurfeye, with the ridesnaids nlso carrying bouquets, fol- Tow in the wake of the vouny couple, and thero Is s solmn procession down-stairs. ‘Tho brile reaches tho church, led by nher father or nearcst mualo relative; tho groom comos behlud with his mother-du-luw; & 1ittle after sopears the jubllant mariewse, for the turnou? Is all her work. The bride kneels ou a velvet-cusnloned prie-diev, and her mother puils out the veil with a - view to produce u nul'. angelic mist around the furthcoming pro- ccedings, Thy bridegroom trics to Jook as it he feit quite ot caso in hia clothies, but looks as it e thought tho service were long; at about the middle of ft he becomes aware that it fs slightly advancing, for the bridesmaids, ginger- Iy led "by the hand between the thumbs and tiuger of the *best men,’ come forward with a poiich tor taguete, ar collection. Ha drons in s r,'ohl or silver coln, and so does the Lride. ‘Ihe Indies and gentlemen composing the mi riaze party follow the example; then the bridesmaids and thetr uscorts descend the stens “l' lhnl sltar, and the colleetion continues in the church, S10KING TUR REGISTER. When the service §s over and the officiating pricst has left tho altar, the beadles lead the way (o the veatry, where the bride and her bus- band slen thelr names on the open reglster, When this 1s done, the bride takes up her pos) tlon by her husbaud's sido, the nearcst relative standing near them; then the assembled com- pany pour in to congratulate them. This gen- erally weeupics o considerablo time, but when it 18 gone through every onse gocs bk to his or hier plaee in the chureh, and, sitence and onder belog restored, the beadles once more flourish their wands and lead tho way back to the church-entrance dowu the central mave, At this part of the ceremony the bridecroom may smlle at peoplo s he recoznizes thel e s o hapoy man vow. When bo came in be wae fn- different enough; at Jeast etiquette willed it 80, ‘The bride may perceptibly nod, but it s not the right thing to ao, so she wiuks, and las ‘even been known to pluch her hushand's arm. \With o bane of the carriage-door the mml:.l aiflair cuds so far as the public are con- cerned, ACOUNTRY LETTER ON THE WEATHER. To the Editor of The Tribune, Laxs BMiuts, Wis, Feb, 28.~“A strange winter!? is the exclumation on every tougue. Strauge aud wondsrful it bas been, and attil coutfuues to be. The very oldest {nhabitant, scarching his memory through, cau remewber uo other ke it Thore has beeu as warm weather bofore, but uot so much of it. Tue buds awelled I December, and this 'has - ha; penca beforo; but, what bas not bappened by- fore, there bas been scarcely any pluching cold atterward. Our storms have boen wostly rains, gentlo or violent, wnd, wbile Culeago ha plenty of snow, an the strects of Boston were blocked with snow, our elds remaincd brown and bare, sud none of us cau fairly say that we bave lu:-l stelgheride, The roads have elther bewn frozen {uto lunumerablo jagged ‘hubs,” sudly wrenching to wheels aud spriogs, or else softand heavy with wud. Naturally, we do uot get sbout much. Unless business fs presaiug we stay at bome. Ju the soft, spring-llke daya of Jaouary, every- body sald, * We shall catch itin Febru La!avly‘current prophecy declares that we shall furely’ “catch it in March.” But {t does not Inok Ifko it March comes fn to-morrow, and this Tast day of Februaryis verylike April, Golng over'the garden, [ find mr tulips and nies just peeping shove the ground, and the iorac radish haa sent up ita tender green turts, A little while ago, a flock of wildgetse flew over, fapoing and screaming, toward the northern Takes, and this s a traditionary omen of warm weather, This morning a palr of blue-birds went soaring sbove my head, warbling & song of spring. One swallow docs not make & sum- mer, neither does ono pair ot hlue-hirds; neyer- theless, that they should singat_our doors In February Is quite remarkable. The hens have cackled and 1ald all winter, without being pam - pered orcoaxed inany way. One motherly hen of the Biack Bpanisn persuasion stole her nest, and has lately come of! with one tiny chicken, which, inatead of dying Immediatety, runs about everywhere and thrives finely, Thls nlso {s remarkable, Inasmuch as there is no sinillar event on record. Ol Tadics who always croak exclalm, *Ruch unhealthy weather!” ~ Yet the weather con- tinues, 2nd scarccly anybody gets sick. If we should all hsve the fever n May, tho cholers in August, and the ague in September, it would probably be 1ald to the weather of this strange winter; but let’s not worry. .\lnn‘ predict a total failure of the frult crop. That the buda swelled early in winter, therg is nodoubt. The question is, whether there has heenor will be “enough Intense cold to kill them. I suppose an expert in such matters could eanlly decide whether our anoles and chierrles aré pnst hope already; but, as I do not know a feuit bud from a leaf bud, I will leave it tothose who do. In the meantime, this soft south wind, these songs of birds, and this Avnl sun in February, aro all very delightlul. ELLEN Fi ALL] ERTON. TRIBUNE BUILPING DIRECTORY. ooma, Oceupante. 1. TO RENT. 2. C. R. MILLER & CO. 8, JOHN T. DALE. 4. DUEDE WATCII-CASE MAN'F'G CO. 5-8. TO RENT. 7. @, C. COOPER. 8. WM. C. DOW. A.J, TROWN. W. ROBD1AS, 0. WRIGHT & TYRRELL. 10. CHARTER OAK LIFR INB. CO, 1113, FAIICHILD & BLACKMAN, 1413, JAMES MOKGAN. R. W. NRIDGR. 16, NENRY FEELYE. W. D. COUFEL 17. TO RENT, 18, G¥0, & L. I, 8COVILLE, 10, EWING & GAILDNER. 20-21. D, K. PEARSONS & CO. 22, ABSOCIATE EDITORS, 23. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, 24. MANAGING EDITOR, 25. ABBOCIATE EDITORS. 26, L. C. EARLE. 27, W. J. BARNRY & CO, 28, WILLIAM BROSS, 29. NORCROSYS & McELDOWNET, 30. REDPATI LYCEUM BUREAU. 31, COMMERCIAL EDITOR. W, W, DEXTER, TO RENT, 83. NIGNT EDITON. 36. CITY EDITOR, Offices | the Butlding (o rent by W. €. 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TREASURY DEPARTMENT Orrics o7 CoxFTUOLLIR 07 THE CUAREXCY, Wasue 1xatow, Dec 3 Ty —Natice 1 horeby wiven Lo prsous who sy bave elulus uraiusd e Fulid a0k Of Cliicagy, Lk, Ihal 18 3au1€ Mk L to Hutlagwn W, Jickwn, Iteceiver, wi poot thereut, whibla tores'moning feom w Laallow NO. {4 Kowyluilur of Wo Cusreicrs