New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-24
EUROPE BY AN AMERICAN.

,f ss Poyis- Preparations for the F6ieTHe Opera and
Lat y p Deacon IN Paws The Refugees-Tssub 70
NE officers Of ne Sc LdDyence-l chapter on ne
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Paris Correspondence OF The Tribune
PARIS, Thursday, April 8.
II would advance Art many years In America If
few days savings from city tsverns were de-
voted 20 copying the details Of the annual SPLEEN
doris OF the 9Th of May here Last year the head OF
the Fine Arts received models from the leading
artists; the result was on the Place de Ia COncoTde
q magnificent display that certainly has had no
equal in history, for there never was such
another platform for ouch a thing as that lying
being, the Tuileries, and the Arch Of Triumph
and the Church of the Madeleine, and the Cham
Der Of Deputies. The first note Of preparation
for the fete is already again sounded. Ia the front
Of the Madeleine will be placed immense statues
Of Charity, Hope and Faith, and vases with
Rowers. On the Arch of Triumph will be placed
q colossal chariot of Victory, after the mode de-
signed for the completion of the work The round
point Of the Elysian Fields will present statue
Of Napoleon, formerly designed for the hvalides
Around it will be statues Of Duroc, Lannes,
peauharnnis, Ney, Dessaix, and Kleber. The
with eighteen statues, with q SOcle OF eighteen
feet. These will be of Corneille Jacquart Pa
pin, Jean Gouon, MoIiere, Jeanne D. Arc Turenne,
Poussin, Turgot, Bayard, Jean Bart, Dugsy,
Trouin, Duguescn, CatinSt, COndite, Richelieu'
Matthew Mole, Seguier The colonnade of the
legislative palace will be completed by two vast
circular wings, after the facade Of ST. Peters.
Above will be groups. On the Concord Bridge
which runs from the Chamber TO the place will
be the fireworks A temple Of Neptune will be
constructed and honor done to the genius OF Navi'
cations. A steam engine will cause a cascade. A
stand will be built on the Quai d Orssy to hold
10000 persons. The Place will be splendidly dc.
corated, and new improvements Ia lighting up will
afford q sans pareil
Here ia standard for Art in a great city.
But in America, when did ever al artist sit IN
the City Councils or the Board of Aldermen, to
infuse the spirit Of Immortal Art into vulgar ira
dition and trailcking ugness
Now at long last there seems to be chRpce OF
having an Art center In New.York. The Opera
n the common altar upon which music, poetry
and painting are laid. Nay, more, standards OF
architecture are therein found, 20 which our cites
are strangers This common altar let US raise.
IL 10 already projected on scale OF grandeur yet
unastempted-0ny Triumphant ignorance and
want OF taste can let il fall through. With
Grand opera house, NewYork would attract and
keep thousands Of strangers to see sights ii not
to hear sounds: TO witness historical and dramst
10 representations. This opera house would be q
common flame OF art wherein torches could be
lishted for the ART. penetralia Of each family The
material and Observation-Disclosures aud taste,
would be alike seconded by IL. Art would decay
in France without the Grand Opera that Is the
verifying principle. Under Leo the Tenth the
Spirit OF Faith, the aspiring architecture OF the
Church, the ftescos and paintings, combined with
the splendid dramatic ceremoniss had a similar
al he fatfh ~ ma lad
away. All the world questions and dissents.
TO keep In the traces OF the beautiful il now
must have q week day standard Ii must have
place wherewith msSiowSnd history starts In
to hfe-where toga and armor ACCOMPLISHMENTS
the ions Of fancy are mimicked-where passion
10 idealised-wheFe music bteathes mysterious
being through il all Such temple We have
never had in America We have had h0bblng
limitations small blunderngs; poverty stricken
attempts but never the great, the epic, the
heroic.
There has been brilliant carnival. Paris mast
be amused. Tradition Gala for IL. We must not
believe in the force OF Nature or the bravery OF
words. says hschiavelh unless custom comes 70
second them. Dynssties change custom remains.
The workman, socialist or not will have his sport
So he dresses up Enthusiastically tbs gentleman does
the same, masks that 40 one may know him, and
enters under full sail for intrigue. No matter IN
how larse masses she French are thrown togeth-
er, there is never any rudeness This Is reserved
for the wonderful AngloSaxon. Atthe Academic
Ball there were about 500 dancers, Rad 200 IN the
orchestra; this did not inclade the promensders.
In ia understood that all persons disguised or In
fancy dressed fSncifsl, have the right 70 DO ODD
things. Frsnchmen will meet and carry on
shsm conversation, such as none bat Ftenchmen
can or they will banter or rally always provided
thew are in the costume for 50 doing or they
commence the attack upon some one Ia oCa5
eeois Morning was far advanced oeore the oau
wss over as it began after the Opera
During the day. Ml-Carsme, there were MASKS
IN the streets and the numerous wSseerwomen
and girls on the Seine chOss their Queens and
went 70 mass in procession. THIS Is tune hon
nrsd custom and has probably existed ios
thousand years Nothing Is more euI.o.s sn. -
81 E,tls fate DAVIS aud endeSvO. to s~ee1en
soil BY generous relaxation. WhassvsS else, as
,he Government does, il leIs these alone ana Oh
rourages them even.