The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-11-20
Frm Our Regular Correspondent.
OUR 4 u LETTER.
PARIS. Oct. Q. Is

PARIS, Oct. 8, 1878.
l have often wondered, passing
that very fashionable florist shop
close to the Grand Hotel des Capu-
zines, who can be the purchaser Of
the enormous bouqaets-bowpots,
eur grandmothers used to call them
which display their rainbow huss
in the mids; of an envelop of paper,
large enough, 70 sll seeming, to serve
as q table cloth fer a party Of four.
No lady, ! should say, Of o stature
shorter than that OF the Nova Sec
tia Giantess could carry one of those
big bouquets. There are very few
fashionable balls just st present, as
society in the noble fsabourg is wait
Jag for the p.ovincials and the Ex-
positionards TO 90 away before The
real Paris season begins. Ministe-
rial dinners and receptions d. not
take place every night. For what
purpose, thea, are those tremendous
bouquets at The aorists' negr the
Grand Hotel intended? | noticed
tbs. they grew bigger and bigger as
the day for the distribution Of prizes
drew nearer, and | began 10 faucy
that the prodigious sssemblages of
flowers would be presented, of course,
by young ladies in white muslin, &
young ladies TO each honauet) TO
Madame Ia MareehaIe de Mae Ma
hon and her priGcely and illustrious
guests on their arrival az the Palais
de l'IndnsiTie. No, the big bouquets
remained at the florists on the Boul
evard des CapGcines throughout the
rejoicings or Monday. Ga Tuesday
went 10 the Exhibition, and enter
ing by the Porte Rapp, q Of the
first Objects that net my eye was the
biggest Of al the big bouquets that
the Willses Of Paris could Gather To-
gelher glowing on the axle Of al
immense wheel in the French ma
chinery department. am net in
teTested il machinery aad am quite
ignorant Of the attributes Of the par
t%icular price CT mechanism in ques-
ton. only know that Il ig very
large, that its odor il notat ell pleas
ant, and that when 10 motion, it
makes q horrible noise, now remind
ing yon Of the lamentations Of the
late Mr.. Van Amburgh's tewDy pa
pills under bis corrective erowhar,
aud nov suggestive Of their bowls
Of exnltalion il the supposititious
case Of Mr.. Van AmhuFgh dropping
his erowb4r, ond the lions and tigers
being then in q position to fall upon
and dine upon him. At ali events,
there was tie machine, and there,
casting sunshine in a shady place,
vas the big bouquet. There was
something elsel Beneath the pro
digious posy there was a broad
plaque ca which were blazoned the
magic words Grand Pfix."
1t IS NJ. Max Cremnitz, Of the Az
enue q Eylau, the we'll known chro-
mollthogEapher on metal, whose bril-
liaat enam~el-looking trademark
cartoons. executed fer commercial
and manufacturing firms, are as well
known in other parts Of Europe as
IN France, who for some time past
has been busted in getting up the
plaques bearing the stirring inscrip-
ton, Grand pix" But "Sic yos
non vobis'-the proverb is some
what musty, Vi. Max Cremin:z, who
las . very merilorious exhibit Of his
own pTcdacts 10 the Palace of the
Champ de Mars, and who has gain
ed handsome distinctions at numer-
Gus International Exhibitions in diff
ferent parts Of the world, has only
received a bronze medal ia the con.
course Of 1878. Such is the irony Of
fate. The shoemakers' children are
always ill-sbod. Let Us hope that
Justice viii yet be done to NJ. Max
Cromnitz in the shape Of the cross
and The red ribbon buS his case is
only one Of many hundreds in which
il has been found that the whisper
ings of fancy have been listened 10
with rash creduliiy, aud that the
phantoms Of hope have been pursued
with ~unavailipg eagerness. Multi
tudinons are the exhibitors deprived
Of the proud privilege OF alixing to
the forefront Of their stalls the gleam-
ing ensign with Grand Prix or even
Medaille dor printed upon it. Feg
and far between are the triumpbal
bouquets above the machines on the
glass cases Of those who were most
iully persuaded that they should be
able TO celebrate their victory by a.
sacrifice to Flora. Ia general among
the French exhibitors disappointment
has no. been met with cheerful or
even With rpeful resignation. There
has been 8 good deal Of eleqchiug #
fists, Of bending Of bross aad ci @G;-I
tcring Of madelictions both loud ard
deep over the official prize list; AID
Cham, the caFicaturist, with bis usu-
al humorous exaggeratio8, has apty
hated at the frame OF mind OF q
non-reeipient Of rewards, who adj
ministers q sounding kick to q peace
able individual who is looking ct his
wares ."PdisqgO e n'a. Eqs &c mel
dallle, je ne reaux plus qai'on regSrde
dams ma vitrine." No medal, 10 more
sightseeing, cries the earaged exhib-
itor. 1t is embarrassing to enter ia
to converse with thsss disciplined
ones. they buitoBho.s you with
terrible tenaeily, =! p ur fearful
tales OF wrong into your ears. la
agiae, ny dear sir, says Monsieur
Philc0me. OF the Passage Postiehe,
perfamer, GotaiEg for ny Fommade
Pompedour nothing for my Rose
DGbarY lips improyer; nothing for
my Psphisn eyebrow archer nothing
for myMilylenian haiF-oil while that
~ripal, that buior, that impositor
c~oupecboa cs the Passage Gfosgadis
gets two medais-.Go, py dear sir,
2 gold aud G silver 6neZfor bis nis-
niseralis sempiternal carrot Il is az
infamy il - o SCANDAL c'est ule