The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-05
PARIS EN- PB7E.
Rejoicings Over the Success Of the
Exposition Opening.
A LITTLE ROYALISl PLOT FAILS.
How a Festival Was Made a Polit-
ical Demonstration.
THE REPUBLICS VICTORY.
Immense, Orderly and Good-Na-
tured Throngs.
AMERICAS EXHIBIT.
The ':Colony" Given Over to Dinners,
Balls and Receptions.
HONORS TO OUR CARDINAL
The ':ColOny" Given Over to Dinners,
Balls and Receptions.
HONORS TO OUR CARDINAL
The Prince of Wales Bids After Dinner
tor French Alliance.
MARSHAL IMAGINATION HAPPY
IDY CABLE TO THE HERALD

Nothing but the great Exhibition is
talked about here, and when the unex-
ampled success Of the opening on Wednes-
day last is considered this is most natural.
The probability of war or the hope Of
peace is but seldom a topic Of conversa-
ton, and though Europe may be on
the verge Of carnage France troubles
herself but little. This in itself. is On
extraordinary fact. Here is tho fighting
nation Of Europe-the nation which since
the days OF LIE Grand Monarque has been
first in every quarrel and whose armies
have within the past century been in COM
bat in nearly every country on the Con-
tinent-heartily enjoying itself ever a
peace festival when the strong governments
Of Europe are Shooting their guns and fixing
bayonets for, perhaps, the most gigantic
struggle the world has ever seen.
POPULAR AND SPONTANEOUS.
The outburst of popular enthusiasm
which marked the opening of the Worlds
Fair on the banks Of the Seine has not died
away yet. The spontaneity and even
prodigality displayed, the illuminations,
the marvellous order maintained, the
freedom from accidents which charac-
terized the movements of the immense
crowds which filled the streets from
early morning, despite the rain and the
heat. until late at night, are themes Of uni
versal comment and felicitation. In truth.
the French crowd, unless it has made up
its mind for absolute mischief-when it
becomes terrible-is one OF the best natured
in the world.
GOOD NATUREp cRowDs
If the Parisians 60 out for holiday they
enjoy it to the full and with forbearance
OF disturbing the enjoyment Of others which
is unknown to crowds of Engjishmen, for
instance. A popular iete in London always
brings long train Of accidents to life and
limb through the brutality of the
English rough and his coarse indiffer-
ence to the comfort of Others Here was u
great festival which drew hundreds of
thousands to one part of the city during the
day. and which at night packed the main
thoroughfares with nearly a million Of
people, but not a single accident was re-
ported. In London, when the Prince Of
Wales brought homo his affanced bride,
numbers were fatally injured, and
when the illuminations were given in
honor Of the marriage the loss
Of life was nearly twenty and the
reported serious injuries nearly one hun
dred, while thousands were hurt In the
crush who never reported the fact. People
will say that the long disciplining of the
people under martial law and police rule
account for this, but IL docs not wholly.
The French crowd is philosophical. and the
''greatest good of the greatest number is
acted on by them to tho letter.
Political pAxossrnATrox.
This happy result is all the more cause OF
congratulation when it is stated that the
of the Exposition had come
to be regarded AZ test Of the republican
The manner in which in
this country cycry gathering is tor
turcd into political Significance need
not be discussed now, but in
where every public mans obseq uies
has been turned into some political funeral
or other, the temptation to do likewise with
a festival OF industry was irresistible 1t il
curious, however, that this way of regarding
the Exposition opening did not originate
with the republicans, but was forced upon
it by the royalists and tho Bonnpartista
A DISAPPOINTED coTEnIr.
They counted on the terrible memory of
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