, 1875-03-07
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
Dumas Reception at the French
Academy.
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ALEXANDRA DUMAS At TIE Academic FRAl
CASE.
Tbs Paris Feb 10, correspondence OF tt
London pailv Teleoydph says. HTbs racc,
wv -ans " a.e1anla nsaIanl Uun1as ~ the Aeaoem'
@uas eaoseu et'fso'o'nar5 e1catement- Appll
cations for tickets OF admission we're E7nor
pumerous and more eager than On anv forms
~ tz-s 4;.,sa4s .a.,,. ".,os' -. "no @ppue
~ ."ato onss oo1aan one- Al
O'CLOCK the ucket-holdera began to assemble q
each Of the numerous doors, and they kept thei
places valiantly in the bitter cold-seyara an onp
II froazo ~ x.-o. 49,. -, -.
lo1au.I* oS - 'Nton-on'n LII
uooiS ot'eoeo ~ T. Every place IN the hall wa
instantly occupied, hnt crowds nevertheless
remained collected about the doorvays
Indies trriner ra;o,. tba,. ;,a,,.,oo. ~, ~.
;n.orrr,t;h1a oas.;.,, 80.
@AAe~Ae' 4'~~ue7' as usual' "eAs
tne ma1oe1ey, In the proportion OF at least three
to tNo. The ontside Of the Palais de IInsttute
was a1ar11ed bv Carries do poria m boreahac,,
and infantry +roona Tia an,r,nca ~ Mtna
n-n..
Oo'a's @teo1upNulea uy de1 t"o uau6nteTs,
Institute Here in ordinary costume. Az soon "a
.o "eto - o.1' seoN0N4o' 4 eooN 90
the sudiance had taken their scats Alexandra
Drn1aH annenred hetween fia two narrains Ia
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souSe and camil1e Douces, al tntee IN academ-
a. ns aa .-4a a @ WIZ
s'eea 1aaie' 'ea'ee, "n4s0 "ta7'soa'' aao a"ofu.
Dumas wore also the Order Of the Legion Of
Honor The neu Acaden,;c;s,, ,ook t;s saat ha.
s-Ss .I..s - 1.. s-s ~. ~
abov sipne Of ha1dncss his annearnnaa in sti11
.nont.,+r1 80 ,.u,-.a.aa .t-are1.~ .~:.,. - -,
son1n1n', anu conuasteo strongly "ltn that OF
che aged men wh0 were about him. His
.', 41s 1o1s1 ~1o e'1oas,s '1a'Aeo' al. As
attract attention. eren in a crowd. The prosi-
dcrtia] hanch was occunic5 hv M d'H.nsaon-
slue. who vas deputed 70 reply to Dumas, the
becteta15, H. RAIN, ana H. camille honsHett,
all three in acadomlca costume. At this mo-
1nent not another human being could have been
introduced into the building. The circular we'll
iu front Of The acadennical sem;-circniar tribnna
Tas nlleo mith ladies' anclnalns the Dnchesse
"ala ooas T1, nuoaeeso ~ Moucns, anu 1tue fein-
xotte the latter in costume entirely white from
bonnet to boots. Among the acadcmicians the |
tho Duo d'Aumale was Conspicuous by his hand- |
-on,o fnco ,nd oro.r+ uaIa;s~ I;kn an1a.n
% - 49,, ~ ~ sA'@1| so41.eA-4Ao o@!cono4~
- oonao sotso 1c1aeeu soue eu1oaoa
~ Inc opening OF ms olscoufber especially when |
he declared that his father WAS entenng the !
academy With him, his iDherited Dame having !
ppeued its doors He rend his discour4e hold /
inr a oinee-,lez or do11hIa eveotasa Ia .noLa
,Iafh = s.-onT daaD and Eaxr .1;.ti,st rp;.a
u e.guf' ueEp, aua ~! o1anAs. eo4eo'
&a@oooE ou6oes ~ eoo eaao u Ae hoss eAecl1se
passages 70 gave greater emphaAs 10 every moi
de Ia .Js1- Every separate sentence told. Never
have heard SO much applause within the walls
OF the academy. Certainly never has 10 much
hearty 1anChter resonndnd in thosa nsna11r snrn I
roiant ha1fs Tna scnaan,;ci.,, has -;al,tiv 49, |
sNs 1;H - l:eS - aes.-4. 1 a 1tSAAy pi9-
rStseo n1a o"n 1olosyActass Anu hiy1er esPecl- |
ally In thoee Passages Jnssl1gtns the morality OF
his oWn writings. and defending Riche1ieu from
the iulputation OF being Jealous Of CorneilIe |
His splendid parecyric Of Cornclle was en- |
Enthusiastically ann1nnded Dnrino ona honr |
ond onarte, nrrr.a Lent +ha htaS .ttoa |
es - - ~. .s:4s - aePs ~ tm 4o a:eo&T1 at1eu
-nnd;faa n-a;sa ~ i,;a -rodeo.saa~ a,,.,,s 49, a
already forgotten medlocrltJ-waa interesting !
while his peroration w8s admirable. H. dHaus-
eonv1la'a Teniv IN TnarIea eont 81 - n,,,1,as
was fuii Of aiy touches OF irony aimed At Dnmaa'
s1,a one,ino nosa.ooa az ~ nj 1ruch .,,rsa.ant
~ ~ e.',.., .a' ..a'
- a' a,Mo.Ps Io PanessN Va 1eoe1u VAS unnecessary.
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