The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-30
NELLIE GRANT IN PARIS.
Her Quiet Stay I'm the French Capital
inventions of the Paris Press Concern
ing Her Movements.

Her Quiet Stay I'm the French Capital
inventions of the Paris Press Concern
ing Her Movements.
PARIS, May II, 1872.
Miss Nellie Grant Is staying at the Hotel Meurice
! In the Rue de Rivoli with Mr.. and Mrs. Bore and
has not appeared much in public since her arrival at
| Paris The uniavOrable state of the weather has
interfered much with sightseeing during the last
two weeks The month Of May, generally 80
pleasant IN Paris, has been this year exceedingly
dsagreeable. At no other period OF the year has
the garden of the Tuileries ordinarily more lovely
and pleasing aspect than just now, when the chest
nut tree Is in blossom. The residence at Meurice
In pleasant weather. therefore, would be one of the
loveliest imaginable, but as an indoor residence
that Old hotel ranks among the most comfortless of
the Partisan caravansares Miss Grant, however,
says she Is perfectly cOntented, and
DEyoTEs ALL HER TIME TO SHOPPING.
This interesting occupation Of the young lady has
been spoken of as providing troussedu; but be-
lieve there is no marriage on the tapis, and that
Miss Grant is simply devotng herself to the ordi-
nary process of laying in stock of dry goods, such
as ladies usually find at the Bon-Marche or other
kindred establishments Whenever have an OPP
portunity of ''assisting" an Involuntary witness
of such pursuit, am unable to suppress feeling
OF utter bewildorment Our ladies seem to have no
compassion whatsoever for the poor salesman, and
when compared with English ladies in French
store. In the next place my wonderment rests
with the extravagant prices which all American
ladies are willing to pay for goods purchased in
Paris. Surely they never calculate the amount Of
freight charged for carrying their trunks, nor the
duty payable on arrival at New York. Add these
items to the loss of time the trouble and the risk OF
bringing home the goods well conditioned and feel
persuaded that selecting the same class of goods
In Broadway store and purchasing them at time
when really wanted immense savings could be
AN AMERICAN DINNER PARTY.
General Meredith Read, the United States Consul
General at Paris, gave last week a dinner to Mr..
and Mrs. Borie and Miss Grant. They met select
party of American friends and few French
OF the Minister of Foreign Affairs. This accidental
meeting has been exploited by the Partisan press
Miss Grant accompanied her friends on visit to
Versailles on Sunday last, when the 1Grands Faux"
displayed.
PRESENTED TO NINE. THEIRS.
Mme Remusat, who was In the grounds to wit
ness the display. which takes place only once
month, happened to meet Miss Grant and her party,
when she took advantage Of the occasion to pre-
sent them to Mrs. Theirs and her sister, Mile. Dosue.
The latter ladies, Of course are at all times the OBJ
served of all Observers, and the accidental meeting
did not escape the watchfu reporters of some Of
the sensational newspapers.
PARTISAN BOHEMIANs.
The next day paragraph appeared, and has
since gone the round OF all papers IN France, that
Miss Grant had breakfasted with Mr.. and Mrs.
Theirs. therpaper, unwilling to remain without
an invention OF its own, respectfully informed the
public that Miss Grant had accompanied Nine.
Theirs In a round Of visits; finally went with the
Presidents wife to the National Assembly where
during the sitting she received the homage
Of large number Of Deputies. All this was out OF
the whole cloth. Owing to the absence of Mrs.
Wasnburne no reception had taken place; the pro-
ceedings as described were. therefore, entirely
against the rules of etquette but even this did not
stand IN the way. Another mythical report relates
TO ball which, 1t was alleged, would be given in
honor of Miss Grant at the Hotel de Louvre or the
Grand Hotel. No such thing has ever been contem-
plated so far as can learn, nor has Miss Grant the
slightest desire to be the victim OF lionZing pub
lie. Everybody Is aware that she counts barely
seventeen summers, and her sweet seventeen she
carries with modesty and retired, yet easy and
graceful manner, which do her great credit.
MRS. wAsHBuRNE RETURNED LAST NIGHT
from Bonn, on the Rhine, purposely to meet her
friends, and tomorrow, saturday Mr. and Mrs.
Borie and Miss Grant will dine at the residence OF
the American Minister. Among the invited guests
are VI. de Remusat, the Minister OF Foreign Affairs,
and his wife, and several other ofcials Colonel and
Mrs. Holman and Admiral Alden.