The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-07-29
How the French Could Set Fire
to All the North Rivers of
Political History.
TWENTY THOUSAND JETS OF GAS.
Versailles and the Sylvan Corner
Of the Park.
HALF A MILLION SPECTATORS IN TIE BOTS.
MR.. EDMUND YATES ACCOUNT.

PARIS, July IA, 1873.
There Is o certain class ofpersons who, by virtue
OF their profession are present on every public
occasion and on q great many others which are
supposed to be, at least, semi-private. The great
ones Of this world. the high and mighty, are those
who are taken the most notice Of by the persons
OF whom am speaking. No matter what royalty
or imperialism does-whether 1t Is married with
enormous pomp and ceremony or shot at by
fanatic priest. whether it walks on the slopes at
Windsor or drinks the waters at Ems-one Of
these persons is sure to be looking at its move
ments; and when, with enormous pomp and pa
rade, 1t IL buried there win be Of friends
nodding his head in grave unison with the peal
ing Of the organ and adroitly turning his back
70 make o note OF "the distinguished company
present" For these gentlemen, to whom allude
the special representatives Of the press Their
presence IA not always desired, some Of the royal
and imperial personages wishing that what they do
should not be made known to the world; but on its
being pointed out to them that they, 'the world
forgering," might probably be "by the world for
got" or done without altogether, It is thought
better to admit them On certain occasions their
presence Is ignored; they are not seen; they are
Invisible as those who walk in the receipt Of fern
seed;" but they always have excellent places &C.
corded to them and are generally treated with
great politeness
THE AGENTS OF GREAT NEWSPAPER
are everywhere. Does not Thackeray tell us how
one is fomenting political disturbance at Mad
rid Il speak without book and from recol
lection only, while another at the same
time IL noting the price Of potatoes at
Covent Garden Market. The representatives Of the
HERALD are omnipresent. Far away at distant
Khartoum herald man watches the movements
ofsir Samuel Baker, the liberator OF Central Africa
HERALD man marches with the republican army
IN Spain, while another encamps with the ever
shifting Carlists; HERALD man chronicles on the
\ spot the taxing OF Khva; another discusses the
merits of the contributions to the Vienna Exhibi-
ton, while another, mysef-redts Quf Uo,s pdrIe-
walks into the Paris Opera House on the occasion
Of the representation gala given in honor Of the
Shah, and takes his place in the middle Of the
0atesls dorchestre, right in front Of His Persian
Majesty.
Which is what have been coming at throughout
this long preamble. People said 1t was i'm
possible that could get there; that fabulous
prices were being asked for boxes and stalls /;
that hooks in the parndts or gallery (by-the-
way in London we call the denizens Of the
gallery "the godsD commanded golden value !;
that some Of the first people in Paris were gnash-
ing their teeth in impotent attempts to get there
smiled. Had not Mr. Stanley made his way to
UjUi9 And though to penetrate into the Businesses
OF the Rue lie Peletier was more difiicut task. I
felt convinced that should be able to accomp dish
It; should De able to take up my position in the
stalls, and gracefully waving my Gibus hat to-
wards the distinguished stranger to say
THE SHAH OF PERSIA PREsUMR.n
It is needless to say succeeded, by what means
or ut what price need not describe in detail. It
will suflce to say that the Deputies had right to
the FIRST choice Of places at the ordinary prices
nne point upon it-prefer to hear the Jingle Of the
money In their pockets to the sweetest Of
operate airs. Consequently 1t is not to be
wondered at, allowing for the fallability OF
human nature, that many Of the tickets
which had been served out to these
gentry found their way again into the market and
were eagerly specuated in. The prices ranged from
1000 to 1000 francs for boxes t. e., from $500 to
$780, from 300 to 100 francs $500 to $14O for stalls
and two TO three Napoeons for gallery places In
the afternoon OF Saturday, the day OF the repre-
sentation these prices were increased, and heard
OF as much as 800 francs ($1e0) being given for
single stall Not merely was IL reckoned the best
opportunity for having q good stare at the Shah
of whom but neeting glimpses had been hitherto
obtained as he passed to and fro in his carriage
but for seeing the grande monde OF Paris, which
had scarcely been assembled in Its entirety since
the downfall OF the Empire and the humiliation Of
France. The brazen cocottes who glitter in the
Bots de Boulogne were to be rigidly excluded,
but the grdndes DANES de par le monde were to be
there triumphant. Moreover, II was understood
that the Shah himself was looking forward with no
little pleasure to the representation He had been
doing duty on the previous day; had been to the
Louvre and the Luxembourg, where the only
picture OF which he expressed admiration was
Ingre's nude female figure ia Sources" had
done art and science until he was bored to
death apd wanted the simpler ana more easily