, 1877-09-02
The Feasts Of st. Napoleon and Of the
Assumptlon---French Holiday.
Making.
Theatrical Gossip-Mle. Celine Moutalana
and the Doctor,

the struggle are tame and insinid IS the nc,
from the seat OF war after Plevna- To purs
the comparison: The Russians and Turks
Versailles are
RESTING AND AARsHA1NG THEIR FORCES
for new efforts. Macslahon has passed Il
Danube with the Conservative army Of Rcaclio
and has succeeded in momentarily defeating Il
hostile masses Of the Constituencies. II
regime of the Liberals has been suddenly S
pcEsedcd hy an administration OF iron and 1a1n
There have been massacres Of P4sha-Psefec
and hecatombs Of common EGendis. Go
Jules Simon has had his place taken from bin
and given into the keeping Of the Muscoyitc Z
Fou1tou. But Gatnbetta Pasha is 4 great Gel
eral- Insha1laht Tbs Constitution is not r.
lost
Well, yes, agree with you: that is quit
enough Orieutalism for one dose. Chccrfuliy
return TO the lear language Of every day.
I was saying, then, that for the moment
there WIS little Of interest stirring in Frenc
politics The present quiet is likely, however
TO be speedily followed by state OF things les
asrecablc,-or, looking at it from journalist
selfish point Of view, more 50. To the Conserya
tire parties, to stand still is to camp in th
Dobrudscha, I beg pardon. They must g
forward, at all hazards, or die OF internal dis
ease and inaction. Hesitation is loss.
DE BRoGL1E AND DE FoURToC.
1t may, or, moro probably, may not, be n
remembered that: couple Of months ago,
foreshadowed the eventual Withdrawal Of tllt
Orlcanist De Broglic in favor OF lis more hard,
Bonapartist colleague, De Fourtou. No won
dcriul gift Of prcs>icncc was needed for this.
History repeats ITSELF though the Orleanists per
sstently refuse to notice it. The Due dc Broglie.
clever, willy, and ins!nuatiug, is essentially a
man Of Courts aud parliamen1s. Hc has
scrup1cs, affects to be L great asInrcr Of consti-
tutiHnal Practices, aud would willingly respect
late the spirit Besides this, his Clerical lean
ings are notorious, and outside the salons of the
Elyscc, nc has III political following.
u. de Ea1dy Dc Fourtou is very different
character. M hesitation here. HI ready to
Strive alter the ecl, quite irrespective Of the
means. Al means Ti,ish give promise Of re-
pressing The Republican c!ctiiy are justifable,
So lons as the Letter Of the Constitution can be
twisted 10 The service Of the cause, it is excel
lent, most excellent. Beyond that, perish the
Constitution! From the peginuiny of the crisis
there :aayc tecn TWO conflicting currcnls in the
Cabinet, headed by these two gentlemen. The
personal influence OF the Due dc Bro@Iie is in,-
mchsc: hut, no:yit 1stantling tho fact it is not
believed il wcu-inlormed circles that he will re-
tai' The direction Of Affairs :or Elauy DAYS more
Grcat pressure Is i,ei,ly brought IT, bear upon
him BY I'll ira.tiocs Of the a;onarrhists to
INDUCE HIN TO RESIGN,
ana, as u Is now announced that the Cltranon-
laEes intend supporting the BouaDartst candi-
uatts ls the cis.tIcns, wherever they may hare
to choose tet*c.n tllcla and the Royllists it is
probable his era+= will shortly consent For
time scc:1s hen: OF playing pranks with him,
poor man! To have ;ccn 1iltuwu overheard i,
his irieads alter the :a.att-o:-Aiay adventure,
was disagrre15ic; but that the same mishan
should tctall him alter this fresh IN
ul.ue M his. is <'alca11:cd to make even
. d. Bro.lic Use s;ioag language. It Is sio-
nillant tlat Lie fiHdrv, till lztcIy a warm sup
porter OF TIE tu1terins Minister, has suddenly
deserted him: Tie nlanulin anu weathcrcock
Al. d sainl-Gencst, who does the political lead
ers for the +iyary, in recent article finally
gives hi,n up iqE nc Fourtou. If TIC news of
t tte 1at:eI.s .5omlra;i9n 10 the Presidency Ct
The Councll should reach vuu, cy-
pect trouble To follow. 1t will
mean that the A1onarclists are desperate, and
them are even now cou.lseiug extreme measures
10 The AGlr$hal-l're>lueut. Thr fearless and T
determined attitude OF the Republicans, equally |;
removed II from tlInidlty and violcucc, has thor |
La'ats aud other moderate organs Of the I
Republicans, continue their searching and |
scath1ng criticism OF the acts Of the 18th of |
M2y,-arcless alike Of fines and ncnacc. With |
the onlcct OF crushing this resistance, the CIer- |
1cais are clamofing for proclamation Of the
statc OF siege. Nothing less. 4 state Of sieuc
proclaimed IN city perfectly calm and intent
on peaceful business. What next, aud ncxta
THE 15Tu OF AUGUST
Ih1s was The day of the year while Louis
Napoleon held the French sceptre. Who has |
forgotten the gaudy fetes Of the Place dc Ia !
Coucorde aud the Trocadero which used annr-
ally to draw hundreds Of thousands from every
corner Of the country to the capital? Seven years
only separate us from thoscimptrialf festivals and
see the changc! ''How are the mighty tallcn.n |
The Tcloldngs to-day will be OF the soberest,
and have nothing to do with tue departed
ruler, unless at St. Augustiu's and a few Other
shrlnes Khcreat honor is still rendered to his |
memory- Holday-makers will be numerous
this afternoon on tho bou1eVarls; for, besides
the Feast OF c1-saint Sapocon, there is |
the Assumption to celebrate. Most Of the |
Aflcf that, the t'foiIers and nloilcrs'' will Join
the throng OF indcfatigottc 1oungers which
usually adorns the broad foutway in the neigh
borhood OF the Opera; and the intelligent
enjoy the sight OF citizen Paris taking its pleas
urc- very little contents it, mQpoton-
Gus promenade. up. and down the boulc-
ward an occasional halt for refreshments at
some bright, bustling cafe on the way: these,
and the spectacle OF the moving crowd Of which
r. .:urius part, are sufficient, and more than
sufficient, to keep YOUR iarisial III gool hu1lor
Were the intelligent foreigner whom | have
in my minds eye, however, I would
carefully omit the greater part OF the p7o-
&Tamue, and limit eXcrtion to watching the |
0eALcu EulttLalutHcut OIL the Others, from the I
Enn-sheltcrcd diyan Of Tartoni or the Cafe
Richie
IMAGINATION AND THEIRS
Talking OF holidays, Marshal MacMahon and
NJ. Ihlcrs arc, or soon will be, away starring in
til: provinces. n. Thiers has pitched his tent
At Dlepoe, where an enthusiastic welcome vas
gwen TO hiIn. That poor, unfortunate murh- I
abused, and badgered Marshal leaves to-morrou
On an Official tour in Normandy and Brittanv
ne Is 10 break his journey first in the nu,int |
old town OF Evreu1, and from thence viii nro-
eGco slowly, via Lisicu1, Caeu, and St. Lo to
lnefoouFs, where, it is said, preparations arr
pelne made to give him a grand recentiou
l am afraid he will have to nav th'. cost
o. 1t himself for the Municipal Garnet
1olloMlnS the example set at Bo,Irres ,1,,r;nar
Inc residents visit, has refused IN vota
Denny 1of the purpose. The iournpv is ~
course, purely political; but the Marshal vii
1ake advantage Of his stay in Chrrho,,rer" - -
visit the splendid maritime d,fenssss -
the port, and to pass the -.,11 -
OF the land and sea forces stat;oncd +beea ~no!e
review. Several thousand men arc tn h.. ,1.a az
arms and there are illuminatious nrom;eaa aa0se =;
the evening. p'onl1seo IN T
.,,, THEATRICAL
MI. atnncquln anu Dc Naiac's cbarrnfno l
comedy, bcbe. !" has just beeu Withdrawn rom
'ne usmnase pills, after lucrative run Of ia l
L!eals. lhe total Sum paid into the treasury NJ
tue theatte during these Representations uas
close upon half million francs, Or to be- strr1s
y accurate, 44650f a0c- NJ Monti.ny had had
! long period Of l1-luck before, though. Indeed /
slnce ! @ the successful production Of Dumas