Show before congress of vienna one hundred years ago alexander I 1 of russia the king of prussia and other sovereigns accompanied by a large retinue of diplomatists and sol ailers made their solemn entry into vienna to take part in the congress which was to readjust the map of europe the thrones which napoleon had overturned were to be righted and the old despots whom he had als missed were to be given back their scepters the first weeks of the con ress however were not devoted to the serious business at hand but were spent in a succession of magnificent festivities notwithstanding the elnan caal ruin of the country austria ap sums amounting to thou bands of dollars dally to provide balls banquets concerts and other enter for the visiting monarchs ind their advisers |