New-York tribune., 1877-11-24
GENERAL GRANT IN PARIS.
rprvcp NEWSPAPER CRITICISMS.

trrou A STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF TnE TRiBUNE]
pms. Nov. IL am quito unable 10 write any
thing OF my own wledge about the dinner gwen
10 General Grant by the Pgris-Americans on tues
dsv. was here. but did Lot care to CO. and 1t oc-
cuTs 10 me that you have, perhaps, read as many
American accounts OF dinners TO General Grant as
Won wish TO- But there may be some noNcity
I'm French view of such a performance
.,d 7 oaer Won. therefore a narrative of this
festivity translated from one Of the Paris journals
which occupes itself particularly with social mat
ters. Il Gaaloit will not undertake 20 say that
the account is accurate OF inaccurate nor that II is
opite so complete, IN all points. as a shorthand
writer might have produced. But then there is
more color IN II than You could have in amere photo
pranh possibly some of the authors Of this banquet
might even think II over colored. OF that you can
Judge. In any case, it is French. Pray find space
enough 10 print it in all its original paragraphs.
Your French journalist always wants plenty OF
elbow-room, and depends on it for bis effects
at is not every day that one has chance to be
prent al an American love-feas ~ the very centre
OF Paris: and we can understand ne eagerhtss Nl,h
which ueope who are fond uf novelties bought TICK
els al the theatre-agences al thirty francs apiece
Three hundred and Fifty persons Wele plesrl.. al
tbe Crond Hotel Yesterday evening. Ine American
colony was escorted ~ It's Denust,'h-orun|'S' III
Evans, aud crowd Of Tar 'laus ana s'IangSI': :1.
"Tbe dinner far tJm being worm 'hTtE
francs fut the entertainment was worth O0uhle mat
Al half-past seven the excellent ofchestI" 81 n
Desprance s3luted the entry OF General "ranl
x,;ti 'V,I Columbia spirtedly performed. The
Guests who wore DYING with neat ana thii'' III '!c
upper stories descended the steps ol me Spna S'aI
caSp bv which the large dining room Is entered. 81,
..Thcrc we're pretty women, dressed perhaps IaiheT
oddly but MAKING up for that by the oeaulH ol 'ntir
and the splendor OF thelf 1EnVIuS t IL fe ,cc
q hundred years shall never i"rsct Lne cicEel iace
Of Madame Mackay luet income hyC mliilohs "a
month nor the playful grace OF Mhe. hn'ch1soh''
We had an taken our seats ln that immense ha'i'
decked will French and American flags luteTtwined.
aud were waiIlnC impauentN Tor the soup ana the
MsdeiT9 Of -0J when General Moves, who presided,
rose with all the arr Of meaning t9 make speech.
Ladies and gentlemen, sad ne, ! Ctl upoI,
thc Rev. Father Hitchcock to pronounce a Diesslhe
No sooner had these mprudcut words esctPeu
the General than the {evernd aiher lh 4lesloii
rose To- hi, feet ms If moved by splug. ms ewes
Go. ed and his hands claSped, lie lmplored hc ul
vine benedicti0n for quarter ot an hoW; uiS. us5-
ing progress aud civilization international friend
ehip education thc Russo-furlish war-in a word,
eve thing except the viciuas ne had been asked TO
.The Americans could not conceal Their bewder-
Ineut as fhcy listened O. TINS eNtIaor1ladly eo-
Ourncc. They begged Us TO stat" mat lhiu+S were
never managed ~ sins way IA America
$50 much the better for traEsAl lauUc cilc9I's.
"The soup and fish meantime, n4G 20 so' &C., C9lJ 'io M
vrtuals. SO well blessed, were ngthihS nuL Iasl
and the huter did not serve haf the wonderful OLD
Vglne- promised OF the bl of fare.
Suudiv amateurs who had bought tickets at an
extra pricc. had the bad ,aste 90 complain.
Having nothing 10 eat or drink. we had time for
q good look az General Grant and the people about
The exPr..ident Of the United States had been
perched uu on platform hEc thc upper gallery o.
t4catTe General NoSts' ihf ne" M.4'I.c 80 % 6 ,D1
United ~tates, bad on his rSht General Hiant' anu
oH lis l,ft Madame Grant "a good. motherly-'oohlng
woman of not very ari~ioer'ic herre' -
'Ol ci her side were pretty women ana the mem
1.r, az tbe committee. These ladies arrdytd ~ all
IN colors Of the rainbow, looked like the harmaidS
you ,cc b mind English counters. ,.......a ,,;t,.
portrait of General Grant, decorated with
vreat. .s O.. flowers, was placed on the upper table.
The portrait WAS not ndt!cIcd
The General has the ar OF q genuine soldier
lis uniform Of dar. blue cloth, with gold buttons
J. OF 20 l-Iuc sitpiritN. ,...,
Ihc Generals portrait has added not q hjtie 80
tie pitasIc OI tho guests Wuo had the bad taste 10
take % for portrait ol General Hayes ihc liesi-
dent u1w u office.
.yb.n dinner was half over. we were SURPRISED
hy tive entrance of two male and TWO female singers
"a piece of pure Americauisu, who took then places
on % platform opposite the table OBJ hon0f.
"rhc ysaltZ.s and polSas Qi Strauss ceased ana
General No,cs rose for the second time. After
moment Of silence he cried ont IN stento-
nan voice; ,.,...,.....
g. these vOuur persons; they are going 10 sing
some beautiful airs which you know vel rise 10
a,l, you aot 90 make q noise with Your knives dDd
1o.hs. i n1-" of that sort, need not re1lAd YOU
J. .url al tO the inspirations Of art
TINS .aid. and all the Americans present having
trrr ate1 General NJlcsS "oi'N 20 'HelI r..n'
irighiora cuc OF the two young women rose ana
Gang tue National imencaI ar The S,ar SPaneied
Baulrr.' to On" accompaniment OF 2 piano. she
was applaudc1 beyond measure. ana bow eel repeat
"General Noycs was cnrapturcd. He called for
apo.hcr soug and made another speech, ih these
,.,rq 1e. qqrcoas who are waiting believe
fyurass che wish of ail tnos' Who have done us TOE
honor of being present al ths diuur in ask ng yod
bot 10 take away The pilates, aAd If you must walk
-rie waters were stupef.d and covered with
Aftcr hearing an air from 'Lucrezia Borria
eurg by M Noycih. General Noyes made "a third
speech in which be referred briefly 90 the war of
secession. % the brilliant career Of General
Grant, AID 90 the pleasure he had ln seeing him at
This taciturr General said hc has command
ed eleven hundred thousand men. THIS Great states
IAan has been chosen by 1oTtl -iour millions Of lis
1eAOw-citzcus and Ia, come TO thiS brdutiiul cap
ifal fo~ rspO-e after life of consuming activity.
Gentlemen, lct Us drink 10 the health Of General
Grant
O faint huIai. and sat down. W hat could you
pccti The buffers had Lecn turned out By the
singers
fouud ,icnce,uttere the following words, which We
reproduce exactly:
'.I,di,, ard Gen;lemcn lam very glad to see
y0u. / am truly very happy 90 find myself among
Vou hope al the strangers VINO m Paris at
ihi- moment amuse themselves as well Is ! do.
have seen since ] came here, some Of the leading
mou of France, and can assure you chat theW cor
dial words were add esscd 20 the nation 10 which
belong rs much as TO The man wnom they knew by
reputation
"General Noycs rises, and armed with q huge roll
Of paper Oh which were inscribed the names of thc
numerous orators who were 10 speak, beats time,
aud the Italian .0ugstrrss begins t. sing "a comic
Italian air, which sets everybody laughing, and
Ieaxcs ior am instant the hitherto lmpassYc face OF
the 'tacitum General
" IL was midnight when we rose from the table !;
American orator, were slll speaking
" The hall was half empty The General was
smoking AN enormous CigaF, and casting looks Of
"A k.I 10