Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-12

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frarce soon followed then the archbishop of
laIis. with attendant clergy, afterwards the
/ foreign ambassadors. and ministers. all in gor-
! geoas dress except Minister NoyeS and the
! repre- sentative Gf Sutherland Finally there
| was curious procession made up OF the
! various attachments OF troops OF the foreign
nations sent as guards 10 the exposition. This
: procession headed by the L. = marines. who
! carried handsome American flag. was met
! with burst OF genuine applause, in which
/ t;ambetta Joined enthusiastically It was the
! ovation of one republic To another. as the an
| plause was considered 10 he in honor OF the
/ stars and stripes. The marines were generally
| complimented for their appearance. and IL was
noticed that the American flag was the only
! one that saluted the marshal. There was an
immense number of musicians both inStru-
mental and vocal. but their music, which was
very appropriate, could not be impressive on
account Of the immensely of the building. Tha
address OF the marshal was read by him in a
clear: strong voice, and ii has been commende
even by the Bonapat1stS. ON Tuesday evening
| II was posted on all the public buildings and
lead by gas light by thousands or people The
minister OF agriculture and commerce followed
lne hlaTShaf In long wordy report. and then
The presidents OF the iurcS OF different groups
at The exposition were presented by him with
pound copy OF the award OF prizes. Among
these presidents was Jules Simon. who was
loudly applauded, and MeisSonier the artist n
strange locking little man with short LEGS ana
an immense beard. Tie next proceeding was
10 cali commissioners general Of different rOun-
'fl.'S TO be presented 10 the marshal and al the
same tine 10 receive Che grand prizes aud
GipiCmas of honor awarded to their exhibitors.
England Was called FIRST. The United States
aNnoGgh heretofore ranked after Austria and
Eelglunl, was called on this occasion imuladi-
a'tiy after Great Britain. Gov. Mccormick
IN plain dress, almost the only commissioners
general present without decorations. came for
ward and was cordially greeted by th.. mar
Shai 1Een III rapid succession the others
IEe coIiElsSloneis general were then invited
20 tahge themselves on The SIDES OF The main
s.sie 20 receive the parting compliments OF the
marshal.
MINISTERIAL RECErTIoN.
In tie evening Of tie same day the minister
CT agriculture and commerce gave a very large
reception at his palace. The crowd was YER,
great. ard at the entrance OF the palace Their,
was 4 perfect lamb. GCcStS stood I'm the cold
Tor hours trying 10 have their wraps checked
but many tucked them in out-Of-t way cor
HerS. After standing for two hours over Tho
counter trying in vain 10 be relieved of nv
ulster marched boldly into the palace with it
on my arm. In one OF the ante-rOomS the LARGE
folds OF a curtain offered fine hiding place
An armed soldier stood by its side like a statue
looking neither 10 the right nor left, but after
tie coat was nicely tucked away lie gave an
approving wink That Old Saks' ulster had a
guard all by Itself during the entire evening.
MARSHAL N'MAHoNs GRAND BALL.
II tie ceremony Of distributing the awards
was the best managed public affair for a long
time. the grand ball given b. Marshal McMa-
hen at the Palace Of Versailles the next even
ing was the worst. Ii was a magnificent affair
as far as SpIendor goes. but the arrangements
for tie comfort OF the ten thousand invited
E9ests and no regrets We're very incomplete
lie main avenue leading TO the palace was all
abl2Ie with electric lights which made in
almost as light as day, and served TO bring out
In me relief the proportions OF those grand old
buildings, whose faded magniiicence win moi
bear the too-penetrating daylight. IN the couIr
yard were numerous squads of armed soldiers
standing Ia line. Their presence in such MUM
btls recalled the days OF the empire Only one
wing OF tie palace was in use and lighted. and
there was but one public entrance and stair
case O1 course The court and entrance were
packed. Early in the evening il was poSSibla ~
reach the top OF the stairs by hard and patianr
work, but later the stairway was blocked by one
stream or people try TO get down and an
olher 10 ascend, and lines OF armed curasseur5
On tllhef SIDE. once I'D the crowd it was almost
impossible 10 retreat. and ladies and gentlemen
waited FOR Two and three hours without as
cending or descending more than two OF three
steps. There was private entrance for the
dlgnltar.es. and few fortunate ones found il.
and had very comfortable time GoyernO?
ana Mrs. Mccormick did not get any further
than the foot OF the staircase. They took ad-
vantage of a combined effort Of a number OF
people 10 gain the door, and reached fresh air
Wlth pleasure: Once in the palace the crush
was almost as pad. In the immense gallery OF
glass. which looked magnificent with its num-
berleSS mirrors, there was standing room only
II was too crowded TO make z safe passage for
the mas Snal and The accompanying dgnitarieS,
ana the procession got badly demoraliZed. and
princes and princeSSeS were scattered TO the
four corners. There was but little ventilation
!
almost Suffocat1nT. 4 number OF ladies tainted
and were lifted up by the men and slowly car
ried out over the heads OF the crowd Hun
uledS OF people We're refused admittance and
naa 10 make their way back 10 Paris, having
only seen the outside. They were not sorry
when the next day they heard of the scramble.
ana many or those who turned back had fine
view or the fireworks i'm the park Neither
money nor pains could have been spared 10
make this part OF the entertainment success.
For long time 1t seemed really TO rain beautf-
tiful lights OF all colOrs, which gave weird and
fantastic appearance 10 the surroundings It
was even as hard work 10 get away from the
grand 0all as 10 gain entrance. The thousands
of cloakS and coats left i'm the several coat
rooms became badly mixed by the attendants
IN their efforts TO find numbers. The unfortu-
maze ones, and there were hundreds OF them.
hnally became young mob and they made am
attack On the piled up bundles. each one bent
on not returning 10 Paris without something TO
morning. The soldiers were called fn,
coats Ietahen, carried out into the large
couit tS & OF the ~, palace and dumped on
Of confusion. Ladies beautiful and costly cloaks
were trampled under foot, and people took the
first good looking coat or hat they could find,
ana some TOOK more. Later the guests In the
palace waiting for chance to find their WrapS
were ordered out of doors. Complaints of the
poor management are heard on all sides, par
ucularly from the French, who say they never
heard or such thing. 1t might just as well
have been made a perfect success. ON Wednes-
day hundreds OF coats, hats, &c, We're returned
" 'lic aidSc vi luc Ely see, ana the losers by
the previous nights adventures could 90 there.
prove property, and take IL away. One young
Mashngtonlan found his overcoat decorated
with the legion Of honor. He says that the
Marshal recognizing his modest and retiring dis
position, took that delicate means of comforting
the honor upon him.
Thursday evening Mr.. Waddington, the min
lister OF foreign affairs, gave a bali, which was
very handsome, as all his entertainments are.
The guests were not so numerous, and conse-
quently the evening was the more enjoyable
IT lacked all the diScOmfOrtS and incOnvenienceS
that will cause the other two TO be long remem-
bered. r X.