The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-18
OUR PARIS LETTER.
The Political OutloOk-The Rocheforf-Cas
sagnac Dincu ty-The Sultan of Zanzi-
bar-A Sprightly Book-The American
Centennial.
PARIS, July "a, 1875.

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fol to their policy OF "masterly inactivity, =
and backed in this instance by the influence
of the Buffet md Dufaure ministry. have car
ried their point to this extent at least, that
the Assembly now stands adjourned until the
4th of November next, instead of the 16.h,
which date was the one they had first pro-
posed.
What they expect to gain by this delay am
at loss to guess, unless it is done on the Mi
cawber principle, that between now and the
beginning of November, something may
turn up" to their advantage. Although the
Legitimists and the OIleanists hate the Bona
partists quite as heartily as they do the Re-
publicans, they are more afraid of the latter,
and have therefore patched up temporary
alliance with the supporters of the Prince
Imperial-not that they hate Caesar less, but
that they stand in greater dread of the Com
mune. As the Bonapartists constitute but an
infnitessimal fraction of the present Assem-
bly,. the influence they now exercise over their
Royalist colleagues is another illustration of
Dundreary's remark about "the tail waggina
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the dog"
suppose you have seen Rochefort's chal-
lenge to Paul de Cassagnac, and the last named
worthys very lengthy and very scurrilous
reply. Rochefort's letter would not have been
liable to criticism but for his allusion to Cas-
in bad taste; but the reply Of the Imperialist
bravo is the most extraordinary compound of
bombastic billingsgate and Boosting vulgaritv
l have ever seen in print, and will certainly
not raise its author in the estimation of gen.
tlemen. The worst of it is that whilst Cassag-
nae and Rochefort verbally pitch into leach
other very much in the style of the Greek and
Trojan heroes in the Had, they have so far
failed to carry out the parallel by following up
the wordy dispute with a genuine Homeric
fight.
The refusal of Cassagnac's seconds to &C.
cept Rochefort's TERMS if Endorsed by the
former, will place him in a rather ridiculous
position as professional duelist. To object
that duel at five PAGES would be highly dan
gerous to the parties concerned and must,
be declined, is tantamount to a con-
fession that dueling as now practiced in Paris
is preposterous sham.
The Sultan or Seyed Of Zanzibar has now
been eight days among us-a fact which has
driven most people to "overhaul" their Geo.
graphical Dictionary in order to find out the
location of Bargash- ben -Saids Kingdom.
The ladies of the "demi monde" who were
On the lookout for gorgeous Mohamme dan
Don Juan scattering pearls and diamonds and
rubies with Oriental profusion were very
much disappointed to learn that his High
ness had only the pitiful income of 100000,
md, as one remarked, scarcely came up to the
evel of well-to-do sugar reiner or soap
boiler, or of that unfortunate Havana million
lire, Susini, of hourade cigarettes fame, -who
1as just been sentenced to two years i'm
orisonment for resortlng to fraudulent prac-
ices in order to keep up his "style" after
'unning through his very large fortune in
wo or three years.
Zanzibar" as the Partisan gamins famil-
arly call him, is bright mulatto, who seems
% have proper appreciation Of the advan-
ages of civilization, and who exhibits an in
elligent curiosity to see everything worth
eeing in this gay capital. His first visit was
made to the National Library, where he ap-
,eared deeply interested in the splendid
Arabic manuscripts and books which were
hown to him. Having been taken to the
'Jardin d'Acclimatation," he was surprised to
ind there trees and animals from Africa, and
~ way of reciprocity he expressed desire
o take home on his return choice specimens
# the European geological and botanical
wealth. He was also invited to the leading
heaters, but appeared to feel most at home at
he Elysian Fields Circus.
Apropos of our theaters, the clever para
,raphist who last year has been " doing
hem in the Paris Figaro under the nom de !
,lume of I'm Monsieur de POrchestre, has just |
epublished his amusing sketches, with pre- !
ace by no less an individual than the cele- |
'rated Offenbach. In these sparkling papers |
Monsieur de Orchestra does not aim so much |
o instruct as to amuse his readers, but in this |
It least he is generally very successful.
Speaking, for instance, of the ceremonious
performance of Moliere's Mdlade Lnagindire at |
he Theatre Francois, where ali the leading
ctors pass solemnly across the stage and bow
o the audience, he amuses himself by taking
totes of their different manners of bowling. |
II. Mounet-Sully makes ga romantic bow,
lis eyes turned towards the dress circle, and
lis lips contracted by a smile full of sadness"
4. Berton's bow is ga timid, melancholy |
,ow-the bow of young man who wants to
,et married" Mademoiselle Favart bends
Ter body double, and does not straighten it
Up until they have stopped applauding her.
The spectators, on the other hand, never cease
O applaud until she has recovered the per.
,endicular position" How, uader these cir
umsta noes, the bow is ever brought to an
nd is left to the readers Imagination.
At one time there was quarrel between
he Figaro and the manager OF the Vaudeville,
nd the paper INDUCED in various sly hits at
he theater, which we're repaid on the produc-
ion of new piece called Marcele, in the first
Gene of which one of the characters is re-
PRESENTED asleep over newspaper, the Figaro
icing of course selected for that purpose.
The Monsieur de lOrchestre was, how
yer, equal to the situation. 10 his report of
he performance, he stated that when the
ime came for the sleeping character to be
reused, the whole audience cried: Don't
wake him." The actors at first were puzzled
" this exclamation, but its reason soon APP
reared "The whole audience had their spy.
'lasses pointed at the Figaro and were read
ng the Monsieur's paragraphs"
Not many weeks ago bitterly sarcastic
rticle appeared in the same journal inveigh-
ng against the degradation of the Partisan
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