, 1877-12-07
THE BIG BONANZA.
How Mra. Maokay Astoniahed All Paris In
Behalf Of Flood, Fair. O'Brien, and
Her Husband,
A Dall at Aladdln's Paface.--Sllyer
Bricks Everywhere. Except, Of
Conrsc, In t1en. Grants Hat.
C4rresoondkues Nf,o lnfk Tnr{f.

avenue IN tho tlloroughfares radIatinR from the
atcb; the who1c front Of tue house moro softly
illumncd by light streaming through colorcd
curtains; crowd OF itllcrs gazing un at tho
windows from about p. m. TO tho next MORN
ing, and spcculating on tho Interpretation OF
T. IImriba Naum written In fro across
tic breasts OF the birds; carriages drlv'
iug up from h1l directions With q company
a. numerous as the crowds: policemen, badauds,
gdu,ins dc l'arts, swearing coachtnen, cxpostu-
lat[ng sHells, pretty bundles OF silk and tu)le
which arc understood To be women-thcac might
scrre as rough notes for description OF tho
outside scene. And the Significance OF 1t al1 Is
That Mrs. Maekay, Of San Francisco, has Con.
Grant to dinner tonight "wednesday. tho oolh),
ut her Paris residence. and that sho las invited
alt s.tho world" to meet him after tho n,cnl.
/ repent there hns l,ecn nothing l!ko It since
tho Empire for kplendor, for tasteful profus!on.
Paris has been tafkipg Of It nil the week. "Are
question, and 1t served to give the weather
went, I saw It, and l really have no ccar
recollection OF what saw. hare ct.nflt;est
aurora borcal!s, and that Is about all. Tho best
why, think, will be to adopt tho principle OF
our newest school Of art, and simply tct down
imp, cssons In tic order III Which they were re-
GElFcurMEHf4uH IL " tLE EEtLlCD ~ uluNG FlLAkH
q them, os 10 prove that 20 plctara can bc
made. at about II p. m. ! cnnght last
glimpse Of d workaday world when my cab
bowled under a drapcl and fcstoonel arcfIway,
yicw. Tlcncciorth nil was splendid cot,-
vcntion. Glant footlncn In rcd and gold,
antl armed to tho teeth with rap!crs ard
llnibcrls, opened my caf,eloor or brought down
marble pavement to celebrate my arrival.
thought It particularly pleasant Until / heard
them doing II for tho next lnan, and thcn It
seemed al1 tlnpicautnE farce. passC1 uu
from d hundred burners. RAPIDLY killing, ten
times their number vi real luWcfa and plants
With which tho EcrY at1te-cftambcrs wcre gnrl,-
tshru. Then / came Apon o man In black,
at 1rtt that It was tic scrgeant~at,Aflns Of
the brltisl. House Of Commons. but It proved
to be only tue usher. In anutllcr moment was
howtng to lafly with dark 1,a!s aud oi very
Hungesfard, a friend who is staying With her.
did not In tue least notIce how sue vaa dressed,
but somebody told INC afteftrar1!s--hluc satln
! mixed with biuc fali'c and trimmed with
In The ssnalcr drawlnE.room: at tile end OF tho
larger ono buyontl II were Ten. and Mrs. Grant,
Mr. and Mrs. Noycs, Miss Stevens, mud Sitss
lAucu!,t; anl hetween tito hostess at one cad al
ssrosd ss sI some one S 1 or Go q Tia "nost pcopio
partr; they wcre merely trying to stroil when
entered, for tllc way Was blocked by a
describe tt,at crowd. Taken in QUO Of its ct,nr-
arterIstIcs, tl!o abuudaneo Of it,. Jewels,
1t may be said to have reminded one, with nit
London: "Mcin Gotsl what i company for to
p!lIa2oEn Taken In anothor,-tho beauty OK
SONS Of tho ladles,-it suggested. rapturcs
| which, as ! am ~ poct, ! can1ot set lown. In
pcrhaps tic most interesting Of all. -.
/ hal long wished to 90 over this house.
moved, will venture to any, by no vulgar c,l.
rlosity but simply to sec how In tho capltul ol
tile elements that money could buy. Thu rooms
wcro nearly oil thrown open, 80 here Was my
opportunity. Given hountliosa wealth, Paris,
| Ai,1 carte blanche to her most tasteful work.
iowly eot su'tei to I'D aeso,anodatton q pco-
nlo with an tncono Of s5oo,oto montha Il
was = highly phtlosopltlu form Of tn4ulsittVe'
neas. ! hops TINT will bo admitted at tho out
md proceed To glauco ut tue grcat drawing
room, ite ronf supported by marble pillars, It's
walls and ceiling til white and gold, aud iss In
lnld iloor, altnoat greater narVci ot art work.
turn Into u buudotr, tapcstslcd In crimson silk,
but With little Of ts permanent decorations to
10 seen. because tonight wcll:nigh every aval-
milo nook OF space Is occupied by huge fancy
uA8kEt4 u u1WG1H-41H4I u kuEiA fEEltuU39
partcrres-wt!isl' 1ynd their perfume iuto tho
roou, beyond. Tho 1owurs aFe not costly
enough, for dare say they ,are not 70 bo
rcckoncd at moro than e3 bud; 90 stuffed
fraslpr, they would tell you In tho hua do
ia paix-havc bccu brought to nestle aulouE
the leaves. Thcro is thu spoil ot q hundred
fancy Mr,nct. In th!s part Of thu display alone.
too large to fnrm . neat for one Of the birds,
aud | uM sorry to .say | don't quito knoH how
tlIa h dcekcd out. I have confused peFeep-
s!ou IT orange sasin aud gold, but will not
should prove I vas strawc9lor and put mo to
shame. This din.ng.roou1-! wish hn1 ucrsr
undertaken this tnskt-is about ~ rich !u oak-
earyuv 10 ths a4usTs toot " > catlctlral stall.
- IL taSle and siae-Doard afs nearly Invisible
Tor tha iancefy: ~ WIZ pas Ito t!e
ast. ss"ss sse II ts,t Tue Sat a's' s1s .oaa* si:
room, sfri" asks ono Of ths bellfcuso iacqueeys
With sword OF, thigh; "tlo po,npcy Or tho d.
WAnf" lle uculs TO aay, "The Posnpvian or
dentiy iaii: from eoskneyao,a, all s.vo Tie ,a-
tcnton Is y fraud. "Tho Turkish; w arc 10.
Ing to tax about tho fay Of Kara" "tiup
ttairs nad turn to the lofs-' All, hera we aset
stutf-.hc pattern partly xraught Y tho unyss
llllcts 0t gol1-ts big cnougl' ~ hu1d an eutssu
cuuln.ttec Of tho Parliament Of ConstantlnUpic.
| The carpet 10 he'd TOR soitnrsa aud spring.
Ths cizar.box Is toadu u shela from tho Pacific
Coass, and eacA Ut the laE9vr aacils
exhibits tho taiiuru Ut al .oYsicr to
rnaku a1st<ls,s pearl, with, howry-
or, u. good to:ond.yls.s pearl for q sort Of
cousolstsu,a prize. Thu blllard-Eoom beyond IL
In slightly different stylo, pure pysautipe,
think, hut sln aot Qaits clear: La aa nov ready
sisat Istrsshssa-p'saso s1sa excuse @ y 1ays , n9
l,ks to steai gtanue ut y FoapSy." Pompey Il
downstairs q. shs sr9unl AYor, and i includes
| nn ayiary, dining and y smoking r1utn. IT IL q
beautiful ndapta&lon of aa old styla, to now
uscs. The walls aro ircscoel With alttgosca1
| figures ol lsIr heathens with winga,-under-
stuol u b. neMbeIs of The very numerous
iatn,!y Of TUG classical heou,-slapdlnK out
iu relief aEa!nst Dfghs, though not . g9udy.
ground of orange. red, o.: blue; tho chairs
0se ln shape such as julia might hava rat
spe lamps with their Hott glow u:
1tG 1sct u des!xn % thaa tIs!v ow. ihs shap:s, lis
evtary and tho smokinKloom arc tn thorough
| keeping Ut appearances with ths chamber be-
| tween thein, aud there IL k0rt OF harmony ol