The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-09-08
PARIS GOSSIP
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POSITION INV vyOMEN'S WEAR.

POSITION INV WORaEN'S WEAR.
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rious Grand Dukc-An Example for
American Defauaters - New Orleans
Fair Musical Representative.
Especial Correspondence of the Democrat1
-.m.. PARIS, August Is. 1873
The coachmen of Paris continue on the
strike. Strangers grumble and Paul Ferriel
watches with anxiety the rehearsals Of his
now piece, paris Without Coachmen," which
will appear in few days at the Gymnase.
We can testify Paris without coachmen is not
10 delightful place as Paris with coach
men. The "Compagnie Generate des Petits
Voitures' and It's former employees continue
to parley day after day, apparently arriving
no nearer O solution of present difficulties
than at first, till all foreign patience Is ex-
hausted and much boasted French hospitality
called into question by this untimely "coup.''
Still, shoals of visitors continue to pour into
Paris. The formidable fear of lack of vehicle
did not prevent
THE GRAND DUKE OF RUSSIA, CONSTANTIN
NICoLAIvTTGH,
running over to peep at the curious little COL
lection of the Champs de Mars. The Grand
Duke WIS commander-in-chief Of the Russian
army during the late war with Turkey. He
is travelling strictly tncognito as an ordinary
visitor, to study thoroughly the Exposition.
He Is musician, president Of a musical So
ciety at Moscow, and will be at the three Rus
sian concerts to be given in the IrOcaderO
next month. Some Of his "trOtters' will also
take their share In the horse show to come off
about the same time.
or course the Tuileries balloon is success.
Sarah Bernhardt, the celebrated actress,
takes an aerial trip in it nearly every after
noon. She Is now playing In "Le Fills de Ro
land" one of her strong. roles Miss Bern
hardt is almost as gifted in sculpture as his
triOnics Her ardor as an artistic is said to have
undermined her health Her stage triumphs
are often followed by hemorrhage from the
lungs. She is not handsome in feature, but
has face full of expression, and is in move
ment anh gesture the personification of grace.
She Is often In her balloon ascensions accom-
panied by her soma youth seemingly OF
twelve Or thirteen. She is not married. The
boys father Is said to be noted Partisan
painter.
THE BABY CRAFT, THE NAUTILUS"
is on Its way from Havre to Paris, where 1t
will furnish not the least curious attraction of
the Exposition. The brothers Andrews, one
q piano maker and the other o carpenter, who
steered it across the Atlantic, are already
here. A tifty-five days voyage tn q bark six
metres long by three metres wide is a feat
not chronicled every day. It appears the
genturous brothers sailed from Boston j June
Is. They were favored by fair weather up to
the thirtieth. Then q storm arose which, last
Ing for five days, afforded them not mo-
ment's respite. Then fine weather again.
Having met and communicated with several
steamers and sailing vessels In the interval,
they came In sight Of Bishops Rock July 49,
Unfortunately, an east wind having sprung
up forced them into Mullion's Cove. Five
days afterwards they again put out to sea-
and at 6: 80 O'Clock on the morning of August
10, the frail bark entered Havre harbor. 1t
bears evident traces of q long voyage. The
whip-staff of the rudder is worn from the con-
tinua friction, but the hull, with the exception
OF defaced paint, Is In excellent condition.
There l. not SO much as rent In the main
mast. Every little while some American takes
away the breath of Europe by his audacity
In invention, discovery or love OF adventure.
The Andrews brothers are the last who did 1t.
THE NUMBER OF WOMEN INVESTED WITH THE
GRAND CROSS OF THE LEGION OF HONOR
number elght-five Sisters of Charity. Rosa
Bonheur, the artist whose genius In painting
has put her in the first rank, received the
Gross In 1866; Nine Albicot, wife OF the mayor
of Olson, for having defended the mayoralty
against several armed men, and last month
Mile .Dodu, for services rendered in the tele
graph office during the war of 1870 between
France and Prussia.
Strange things are always happening in
Paris. Sometimes suicide sometimes murder,
and oftenest theft. About two months since
enticed into his shop a collector and there
killed him. in order to possess himself OF the
money collected by the victim. Scarcely had
the hlood-curdling details Of the crime began
TO pale in the public mind ere another collec-
tor named Maieresse together with sum of
sc, 900 francs (S16,000) disappeared very mystic
riously. Maieresse's wife and children were
In despair and the police completely non
plussed, for weeks of advertisement and in
auirv failed of any result.
zone day, when hope began to weary, Nine.
Mainresse received q letter from her husband
telling her that in a moment of folly he had
Welded to temptation and run away with the
money; be would by post return II, 900 francs
yto his employer, Mr.. Gallon. The woman i'm
mediatey took the letter to Mr.. Gallon, who
assured her he would treat his former en-
nlovee very leniently in case of his return.
This was published in the Petit Journal
August 10, policeman saw man throw
himself on one of those benches provided by
The good city of Paris for its children. AS he
seemed to be in fainting condition, the po
sIicenan asked him what was the matter s.
am Maieresse," he answered; ARREST me! J"
The miserable man had repented Of his sin
and resolved to throw himself on the mercy
Sf Nj. Gallon. He had, after leaving Paris,
S1assed for wine merchant, spent 600 francs,
and thep. fearful OF detection, gone to the
country, slept in bitches, and eaten aud