Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-11-02
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How I've Great cApeai.s Aetsa and
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NEW YoHx HHRA1p BuRRAu,1
$50 PARA. Oct. 81, 1877.
BY Cable to the Inter Ocean,

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-t PARla, Oct. 81, 1871.
BY Cable to the Inter Ocean.
The stay of General Grant In this city 10
being made p pteaslnt lpe him as Is 10 -
sible. Au6Qhg teAanyletes la cnofsot
himself AM Nh. 0rantsthe od8cislS I'm
quet and reception given yesserdsy by
United States Minister Noyes will doubt
less hold . prominent place in the illus-
trious soldler's memory. The banquet was
q superb effort OF Partisan culinary skill,
which can work such G1stronomic wonders
when given carte blanche, and when there
10 a cellar Of Monte Cristo to draw upon.
Il was reGIstted on every hand that Mar
ehal LacAshon was not present at the
dinner. He had been invited, but declined
on the ground of having recently refused
TO be present At several diplomatic dinners.
particularly that given BY the Russian
Ambassador. He. promised, however. TO
attend the reception in the evening
twenty-five persons were invited, so that.
with the hostess and host, there were
twenty four at the table: They we're
SEATED IN THE FOLLOWING, ORDER:
At the right center Of the table sat Mrs
NoyesO nithe lsdy'syn wege'Gen. Grant,
NINE, Berthant!,' n. Csfllean9, Minister Of
%tiance; n. Bfnmet, Minister of Public
Instruction n. Voisih, Project of Police,
On Ma. Nnyes' left were Due De Cazes.
Minister Of Foreign Afdrs Nine. Volsin;
General Ber.haal: Minister of War: NJ.
Paris,- Minister Of Works: General Marquis
D'Alezsc, Abide Camp Of Marshal Mac
Ashon. Al the left center of the table
sat General Noyes, United States Minister;
on bis right, we're Mrs. Grant; Due De
Broglie,1 president! Of the Council and
Keeper of the seals; Mrs. Lincol; NJ.
Fesdinsnd Duval. Project of the Seine; Mr..
i1Jeese r. Grant On the LETT Of General
Noyes were Duchesse DeCazes, N. De
FourtoD, Minister of the Interior; Miss
stevens, Vic0mte de Meaux, Minister of
Commerce; II. Mallard, introducer Of
Ambassadors. At one end of the table SAT
Lieutenant de La Psnouse. staff officer Of
Marshal. At the other end 81. NJ. Vlgnaux,
Assistant Secretary of the Legation. The
banquet passed off without any special in
cident worthy of note. That charming,
polite. and witty, or at least pleasantly
pointed conversation which characterizes
French dinners, kept time to the melody
ofthe repast. There was English reserve
TO thaw, but the French and the Americans
make the best of neighbors around the
daunask. At shout 9 O'Clock
THE GENERAL RECEPTION BEGAN.
A heavy rain had been falling all the
afternoon and evening, the ,meteoric vista
zion beings remnant ofthe storm predicted
by the Herald. 1t of course had no deter
rent effect on the invited, although it gave
a dreariness to the streets without, which,
out of the s%el6shpess Of human nature,
impaired an additional air of warmth to
/ tho ononior,o opA cn1onAiN onorfpnonfo 0f
General Noyes. 1t was not long before the
salons were filed with guests. Out in the
rain a long line of carriages extended for
up the svenue Josephine toward the Arc
de Triomphe. The public arrangements
we're las usual in Paris. and above oil where
the project dimes and the marshal president
a~ksists.) perfect.
| TIE GUESTS WERE RECEIVED By GENERAL
Mrs. Grant, and thei. son, General and Mrs.
| Noyes. Consul General Torbert and
Secretary Vignaux making the i%ntroduc-
tune Of heavy white satin, Mrs. Noyes
Appearing in q similar dress. General
Grant and Minister Noyes wore plain even
ing dress, General Torbert, however, sp-
pearing In the uniform Of q Mayor General.
The rooms as the guests arrived became
perfect gardenso OF: lovely colors. Brilliant
uniforms, diplomatic orders, and decor
atoms, mingling with the sheen of silks
and satiss, made up q wonderful picture.
Marshal MscAIahon arrived early. He
wore q plain evening dress, with the rib
bon of the Legion Of Honor. and . breat
lowered with orders: BE, seemed In ex
cellent health and spirits, not showing the
slightest trace of the long parliamentary
struggle he hes beenenuged in.
THH1lARsHAL STOOD FOB NEARLYAN HOUR
BESIDE GENERAL GRANT. i
occasionally joining in the conversation.
and receiving the congratulations of the
members Of the diplomatic corps and the
numerous brilliantly uniformed oficisls
who thronged the apartments. Asthe two
renowned soldiers stood side by side one
could not help contrsstiDg them. Marshal
MacHahon's ruddv, honest Celtic face,
white mustacbe and white hair recalled the
poets figure ofa rose In the snow. Grant,
calm, massive, and reserved, wore the
same imperturbable face 80 we'll known 81
home. MacMahon seemed all nerve and
restlessness; Grant looked all par,ienee
and repose. The contrast in person was
indeed remarkable, although each had
come 70 the PresideneY II Q powerful re.
public over the same red road. The pas
ksiun Of arms commanding two great nations
had led each to select its foremost soldier
as the executive head. One has laid down
hrs power at the feet of the people who
conferred 1t. There is scarcely q doubt
ihat:the other Will do the same when the
appointed day arrives. Meantime two
tRreasswafiike careers luuched In friendship
in the parlors of General Noyes. The re.
ception drew together 10
THE LARGEST ASSEMBLY OF TIE AMERICAN
vccLcKY e ~
known 81 year,, zsudacomared 4fasorably
with the many European nations represen-
ted there. The ,refresbment tables were
exquisitely arranged and we'll ~patronized,
which is just how such q host as General
Noyes would desire to have his ysumptu,