New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-10-30
OUR PARIS LETTER.

CURIOSITY, ANXIETY AND GOSSIP IN
REGARD TO THE COMING AWARDS.
PARIS IN OCTOBER. STILL THEY
COME! FRENCH AID TO THE SUFFER-
ING SOUTH &C. &C.
(From our regular correspondent
PARIS, Oct. 10th, 1878.
Now that M. Krantz the grand
chief Of the Exhibition has hung up
in the Vestibule d Honneur, at the
Exhibition, counterfeit present
ment Of the diploma which will in
due course, be conferred upon fortu-
nate exhibitors, there begin to make
themselves heard the usual outcries
of dissatisfaction. From an artistic
point of view, the picture in sepia is
all that could be wished, and there
is not, at any rate as yet, any ground
of complaint with regard to the
fairness and the ability with which
the coveted originals of the design
are allotted. For the official list Of
the prize takers is not, at present
made public, even if it be completed,
nor will anyone have authority to
announce the full results Of the scru-
tiny until the Dist Of October, the
date now fixed for the distribution
of the awards. But it is said that
many amongst the exhibitors are i'll.
pleased with the delay, inasmuch as
it will prevent the possible use to
them during the present Exhibition,
of such awards as they may have
won. Intending customers, who de-
sire to buy of, or to give their orders
to-, prize winners only, will have but
ten days during which to exercise
their patronage. In the meanwhile
they must play the part Of jurymen
themselves, and must either guess as
best they can the probable distribu-
ton Of the medals, or must leave
their good intentions unfulfilled. So
exhibitors who, with sufficient or
insufficient reason, believe that they
are destined for place amongst the
4laWeals Of 1878 are, | am told, ag-
grieved that they cannot make use
at once of their coming ADVERTISE
ment; and I hear an amusing anec-
dote of one enterprising tradesman
who places on his case d rlacard
bearing in small letters the words
"Expectation d obtenir,'' and in
large ones the premature announce
ment ''LG nedaiUe d'oy.'' Then, a.
gain, a grievana is made out of the
fact that, as is on y natural, the Sc
cret of ten or twelve thousand a.
wards leaks out, in many instances,
from amongst the two or three thous-
and jurymen, officials, &c., neces
sarily acquainted with the decisions
which have been reached.
There is but one Paris in the
world, and now is the time to see it's
best. The weather is just cool e.
nough to be invigorating, and at no
time since the opening Of the Expo.
sition has the city been so full of
strangers. Americans and other for
eignerss came here early in the sum-
1ner by thousands, but before edo,
ing the Exposition preferred to take
a little run on the continent or else:
where, intending to return to Paris
to finish up their sightseeing under
more favorable circumstances-cool-
er weather and reduced prices. That
they were disappointed as regards the
latter it is needless to- say. They
couldn't go home without seeing the
Exposition, of course, so here they
are. The city is crowded. That is
the only word that expresses it. In
addition, the people from the pro.
vinces are literally pouring in. They
wouldn't come in the. spring, be-
cause the Exposition was unfinished,
and they didn't want the heat Of
midsummer. A walk through the
city or the Exposition will give one
an opportunity Of seeing.
It seems almost a mystery where
SO many people find Accommodations.
A prominent American. arriving in
the city the other morning went to
nineteen hotels before he could Get
accommodations. Everything is in
full blast, and the Parisians are
doubtless doinga good business in
every way. The theaters are pack
ed nightly, while it is impossible to
get admission to the Grand Opera
House without securing a ticket at
least a week in advance, unless by