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Show Before Congress of Vienna. One hundred years ago Alexander I of Russia, the king of Prussia and other sovereigns, accompanied by a large retinue of diplomatists and sol-aiers. sol-aiers. made their solemn entry into Vienna to take part in the congress which wes to readjust the map of Europe. The thrones which Napoleon had overturned were to be righted and tho old despots whom he had dismissed dis-missed were to be given back their scepters. The first weeks of the congress, con-gress, however, were not devoted to the serious business at hand, but were spent in a succession of magnificent festivities. Notwithstanding the financial finan-cial ruin of the country, Austria appropriated ap-propriated sums amounting to thousands thou-sands of dollars daily to provide balls, banquets, concerts and other entertainments enter-tainments for the visiting monarchs and their advisers. |