The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1878-11-13
sweet Charity with Variations.

There is charming suave and simplicity with
that no other country can compete with. Lately
saw this exsmpfed in way that most pleas
antly impressed me. fancy fair or "kermesse"
was held in the Tuileries Garden. and the pre-
distngue ladies Of Paris society. 1t was the
creme de la creme meeting of the season, an d
everything and everybody seemed to make it a
brilliant, sunny affair. A theatre built of flow.
ers, the platform only being visible boards. On
this the most popular opera boutfe singers ap-
peared and made life one day longer and bright
er. Many celebrated actors and actresses per-
formed, and from the Theatre Francois galaxy
of stars came forth TO delight and interest
These performed in another theatre, constructed
after the design of the one on which MolleIe in
his early days acted.
In addition to theatres there were =" merry.
go-rounds," wheels of fortune, revolving horses
of wood, and puppet shows of endless variety.
The graceful and lovely Princess Poniatowsk
presided at an American bar and made some Of
Us roar with laughter at her assumed knowledge
Of mixed drinks and doing them out at ten
! francs glass. She is very witty and foil Of
jokes, many good Western ones OVERLOOKING
with spice and spirit. She was dressed la mode
de Trianon, and was the belle of the fete. The
| Duchess de Ia Rochefaucalt and the Princess de
Leon played the part of milkmads, and actually
MIXED the enstalled cows-to the amazement
of children and city danes. The dress, the
COW shed, and the entire picture at this spot
was most rustic and attractive. Only five
francs for glass of true milk r. the lovely prin.
cess would cry. and how she sold the simple
fluid hear her receipts were 4000f A count
ess was GYPSY, a marchioness washerwomaD.
and princess a nurse. What spirit and grace
And the men? Gustave Dore contributed
sketches, Destaelle paintings, Protalis impromptu
portraits and Sardou music. The Princess SATAN
sent a jeweled ornament in diamonds and pearls
that was estimated at 1875, 900, to be ratified for
and lost. But the band played and we all
laughed and Charity smiled.
Indeed the charity of the higher classes IN this
city is boundless especially at such fetes as La
kermesse de fOraDgerie. These and similar
gatherings are now of yearly occurrence, and
in spite Of the depredations committed on peo-
Piles pockets they are every year more frequent.
ed, and consequently more successful. The elite
of French society may be seen there, intent on
becoming possessed of every coin you have
about you.
There is the fair Countess de Jauay selling
nlck-nacks at fabulous prices. There you see
the Princess d'Arenberg and the Viscountess de
Gramont Wanting the quality of their China aud
pottery. On the other side are the Viscountess
de Luppe and the Marchioness de Rove. busily
disposing. at handsome profit of socks and
other hosiery and little farther on, as l have
already described, real cow.shed, with the
prettiest Of cows and the loveliest of milk maids
in the persons of the three countesses. Monte.
bello, Hinisdal and Larochefoucauld. They wear
the jauntiest of Devonshre hats, end will dis.
pense you glass of milk and slice of brown
bread and butter at the moderate figures of five
francs while if you want anything more stmu.
lating you can buy cup of chocolate of Count
Hinisda, who is merriy tnkling small bell to
give publicity to his goods, or glass Of cham
payne from the Countesse de Pourtales, but you
must expect no change from the latter. Such o
lovely being ought never to change, Of course.
Added to all this was the new summer fashions
just out. All rustic and after the Marie Antoin-
cite style. Madame MacMahon and her daughter
came on the grounds and presented a superb
Sevres vase for rattle. Some said William Won
Hoffman, of New York, won it and re-raffled il
for the charity fund.
understand the receipts from all sources, en-
trance money. flower selling. refreshments, milk
hosiery, and what not, have reached nearly. il
not quite, 10000 trans, and Les Amis de Pen.
lance, and les enfans themselves. have every rea.
son to be thoroughly satis6ed.--Paris Core
spondence of Baltimore Sun.