New-York tribune., 1879-11-04
FRENCH RURAL FESTIVITIES

MENTS-HUNIiNG PAKiIES AT C4ANii-LG ANh
CoaiPiEGNE--OTHER FESTIVE GAIHaGiNGs.
lFRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE IRinrSEi
NORMANDY. Oct 15-rhe Il pnbiic. Ike the
Prince Charming of the fairy tale. awaklng tHe
Provinces from the dull scmnol nee H. to which
they were plunged by LOUIS NV reducing The tsI-
rit0ral nobcs 10 the c0nnton Il vHlet-. and draw
i'g them around his baTra palace at Versailles.
/ il has been generally understood that uuifss when
the ccuntry dressed III her summer robe OF
foliage aad of flowers nobody coull i've ~ 10 who
had money 10 spend ia PARIS Tins year the wealthy
have Maas up heir minds 20 rustic.te FIR into Dr.
Cenber. Long evening" The cLalc@ux VIII De
devoted TO social mlrth oi much iess exclusive
character than are generally the entertainments
/ given I'd the great country houses. iheatrIcals
Will be resorted TO as pastime and instead of
being got up merely Tor a select c.rcl, of friends
/ from Paris, and OF neIehbOTs holding their heads
high. invitations viii be sent TO families of small
account Grat'cdrap, the tailor. and his wife. who
aids him I'm stitching up the seams the woman La
Piquese. who binds boots for a boot and shoe fac
! tory Bat-efeT, the blacksmith Poussif, the
! bellows-nender; Purgon, the village doctor; Dame
/ LayaAdleIe the washerw0man her good man, who
carries homo tue clean linen to the customers, and
Victorine. their daughter who irons the shirts and
collars, asked to be present at the specsacies
in the grand salon Of tie chateau. II the family
portraits in the hail had speculation in their painted
eyes. | wonder how they would look seeing
treated as honored guests and overwhelmed with
civility the ny-handed descendants Of those
hinds they eancd and cuffed and ordered into the
mOat. when the Chate iaine was brought to bed, to
drive the crOaking frogs from under her window
The saying of the Duke of Alba to Catherine de
Medci, that one jow Of salmon Is worth net full OF
small fry may be reversed. IL is in our time
the turn of the little fishes at Legislative and
/ rfuha
Our fine friend, the Salmon. is of no greater ac-
count at the balot-box than the most trumpery
minnOw. Hence the pains taken this season by
families who are rich, blessed with the posses
SION of country seats. and are ambitions of playing
part in the game of French politics, to net rs
many minnOws as they possibly can.
look forward in a very hopeful spirit To the pro-
found changes this hunt after httle fish must pro-
duce In French society. Without being Utopian
may not expect to witness a notable pro-
gress in civilized refinement in the hamlets and
villages which are now inhabited by the
most sOrdd clods Imaginable On the other hand,
the rich who have dwelt too long in fools Para
disc will gain in healthy tone and soldty Of iudg
ment from heightened sojourn in the country, and
absence from the fashionable hels called clubs, the
folly, the frivOlity and the enervatng luxury of
high life" in Paris. Daily intercourse with home
spun peasants. who only take cOgniZance Of the
realities of life must do good to people who have
moved in an atmosphere Of fiction and convention.
If the owners of chAteaux remained in them TO
spread immoral contagion around them, one
might lament the change, but they are obliged TO
affect taking virtues, aud TO be upon their good
behavior in the country. The lumpkn is 10 be the
Judge of the squire at the ballot-box and
there is nothing, however grand and elevated.
to which that modern institution may not lead.
If the fine gentleman pIques himself on making
amorous conqncsts of pretty weuches he will be
plainly stigmatzed at electoral meetings
famous scamp. that is. If he present himself a
candidate for a seat in the Chambers or in the
Council General the Municipal Council.
Under the Empire there was one COmpiegne
under the Republic there an infinite number of
lesser Compiegnes. At the head of the list
/ will be Chantilly. where the Due PAumale
will give hunting parties mp to the month
| of January. This Orleans Prince learned
| in England 10 appreciate the country when
| the leaves Of the forest are gold and russell !;
when the frosted branches sclntllate in the
and when the greenery of the moss and ivy acquire
value from the surrounding whiteness. Those
among their friends engaged IN Parliamentary at
fairs whom the Duke invites Will be enabled to run
down in less than forty minutes 60 the seat OF the
| Condes whose chateau appears ~ u new guise en-
Sesned ,T Tt vsw r. But If n Gomi"i Do4
| an Orleans Prince TO do things on
large scale Afability is socIabe virtue
proceeding from a large heart and courageous
| disposition. None OF LOUIS Philippe's IL
dowed with either, and they ali have bad nerves,
winch make a throng intoIerable TO them; IL IL
| crowd is staring at him. Nobody will
be allowed TO follow the Dukes hounds
| unless a Chantillv button is sent 20 him. His
| Royai Highness often enough attended the Wor-
cestershire meets To know that in a galop after "A
wild animal the more there are to join IN the chase
| the merrier. The button" is simply badge.
| worn as a decoration. and the limiting season
over it is 10 be returned. Some buttons " are
| works of art.
Referring again to Winter sport. il NAV be noted
that Count de PAige will draw the forest of Com
pieene through November and part Of December
| His brother-in-law Prince Arenberg's packs will
| at the same time be out in the woods of the
| Cher SIR Richard Wallace has hired the ex-
elusive right TO shoot in the forest Of Com
piegne aud NJ. de PAigle, who has the finest
beagle harrers. stag. wolf and boar hounds in
all France, has acquired the privilege OF
bnnting in that Imperial chase tor seven years
At La Gaudiniere. IN the Vendomois. the La Roche
faucauld hunting parties Will be q magnificent
scale. and organized at for the entertainment
of the Faubourg 81. Germain and with the design of
netting great lot OF the minnows. Ladies to whom
| the -" button has been sent are expected to wear
dark green cloth habits, with green velvet collar
basques and plastrons, gray hats and feathers and
yellow chamoIs gloves and gauntlets. They Will he
provided by the DaKe with gold chain;
| which will form festOOns on the breast, and
| attached to that ornamental appendage "A horn
| shaped gold whistle. Grooms ana whIppers-in will
be In the smartest liveres and the dogs will b. of
! the black deep-mouthed Saint Hubert's breed. All
the tenants OF La GaudiDere estate Will be admitted
10 the forest be present the meet IN the even
ing at the amusements at the Chatean. These Will
be a cmrss troidc concert IN the riding-hOuse and
fireworks in the park. Hot wine and cakes will be
served TO the plebs. In the fine Norman land
which is thckly dotted over with superb
chAfeaux standing on richly cultivated estates ana
amid beautifully kept parks and gardens the squire
archy will devote itself for the next month TO WIN
ming popular favor. AT Fontaine Henry the rival IN