, 1879-07-30
Gambetta's Recoptfon---Repubtfc-
an Festivities at the
Palais Bourbon.
Prinoely Hospitality and Democratic
simplicity--Ladies Banished
from the Fate.
Fhe Concert and Tho Dallet---n. ertU--An tn'
reserved 0ruub|s at ths RestTrtd
BraWing. .neem.
In tho Garden Of tho Palaoe- Review
at Longohamps-Theatrical
Gossip.

Pms, July 16.-"let us mike tho Hepubc,'
eall aEreat French politician soon nfter flto I'd.
vent 10 power Of A1otphe Thte7s the hrst
President Of the third Republic. "Lot us mako
It Atl,cpian," added N. Gambetta. Whom NJ. |
GatubeHa ut last reached the lofty run4 OF tho !!
political lo1dor which Landed him nt tho Palats
Bourbon, and mada him tho President Of the |
Chamber, and, to all outward seeming, tho
President Expcctnnt Of France, be bcthoueht
him OF the two familiar sayings, aud determined
to do his very post to contribute 10 tho very
desirable amlobttity mud Atsentantsm OF tho |
Government lfo had lad 60 large shnro In |
founding. lie had, however, to watt so.uc ta'c /
for au opportunity Of putting his plan Into eS- |
ecutfou. The Palnta Bourbon, admirably nttol |
for grind fetcs and ceremonies, was nnfoEtut,-
nsciy In sad want OF repairs. Until N. Gam
bctta's arrival, nobody had resided IN It since
the war,-a period OF nearly miro years. The /
paintings were unaffected By tho pAssnEn Of all |
these years; hut the walls, tho furniture, tho
ceilings, md tic hooEs-all stood III urgent |
need Of restoration. This is Why II. 0ambctta
gavc bis first official reception only Inst Monas'
n full month after the tino at which the scason
OF official entertaining is usually brought to
close In Parls.
Wo certainly 1ost little by watttpg,-for tho
reception, vhcn 1t did como OF, wna one ot the
MOST BRILLIANT AND TAsTaruL
,thtnes Of tic Kind cvur seen. I suppose you
know that the Fulais BOURBON, often n'so called
the Curbs Icgs!ntit, il that fine GTectnn str1lct-
urc which looks on to tho Seine, fac!ng The Font
do IN Concordo md tho 0bolisk. THIS portion Of
the building visible as you stand with your back
to tho bridge Is occupied By tho prerniscs Of tic
Climber Of Deputies for, II you prefer, the AS
scmb,y). The residence Of NJ. Gambctta Is al
most hidden by the fresh, thick foliage OF
yuaall but very beautiful garden. You ret nc
ccsB to 1t, not from the river side, but IRON tic
back. by gateway III tho Rne dc rUnlvcrsito.
Thence YOU pass Into large courtyard, tcrmi-
natcd by f)oe aieht Of steps leading into tho
Fnlace.
~ curly rs half.past the guests wllo Lad
RESPONDED to the invitation OF the President Of
The Chamber began to arrive. II. 0anbotfa,
attended bY his private secretary a1Al one or two
Int!,uotes, stood at the entrance OF the first re-
ccptton-roou,, to bid them wc,comc. lla Stald
mnnfully ut fis post TIL 10 o'clock, previous to
which fully 1000 pcrsons must have passed. iitm'
N. CHEVY
,rr,yel shortly nftcr 0, With his private secrt-
tary fA. Duhau,el) and Gcn. PittIe. The illus
tr;ous guest was quickly followed by most oi
Lllr A,nbnssudors ard MIHistets accredited to
The Eiyscc, alt in grand tcnue d. horec, Will
auy quantity of stars, rbboua, and 1nedals, ns
usual mosc was 9aen SLOWLY ,ne'e .n'uaE. ,1,..
tive handsome drawing Foons' an.a"o WIN ''snl
ul,u gorgeous with nov paint nnd gtlsllnEs, TO
Ike ,nnr salon known as tl,c Gafcr!e dcs Fctcs
~. ', 'o"u ",S ,'o", H.,h IN M ttt1o theatre
Hero three seata OF homer wero whiting. ~.
Cscvy took hls place IN tho middle one, having
NJ. Martcl Uhc frcsideent Of the scnate}
course In his otIsrIn ehnrncscr) on hts left
l.a Ambassadors. Ministers, Senntbrs, nt.l part
.of tlie press, innI seats reserved fur lem; but.
ttlc Ht1 room 70. (whirl hardly holds 5ol people>
ses ssso tdft isft t ssasy lin lie cold" or
tte thrr,l,omo.cr at ,ho Paints Bourbon stood Mt
.rout 170 degrees Fahrenheit, should Hny, but,
10 bu exact, tin the hrat." As I told you II! my
!nst letter, no ladies werc inslteu 70 LUG 'ete'
ihea' ahseaco' IN every WY 1ea1ost"o'c'
WAS CHIEFLY 80 NOW.
Bo!ur In no tenr Q, ruinlng costly dresses Or en-.
taurIlng Themselves In embarrassing trains
threu yarls long, tic Berrcl crowd TINT strea,ncl
mt TO saY ro,Ytly. The crush, when entered ut
ni,ot 10 o'clock, was t!sar rceablc; aui II soon
became almost dangerous, sat lcustto peoplsofe 4
rutGietsly upon, ainl llats crushed out o1
rscnrnttton. And st}ll the crowd streamed
oal liow 1t happcned, know. not
but, boforu lnIf IN hour, found myself pant
frc. with atl of}lcer,s cooked hat sticking into
nv syc, another oiilcur's gold cpauletta thrust
iaio IN neck, my sLrt-front rulllcta a'u nnhoue
and tWo blind tolottials from the Chnrso EN-
hassv nIinkinr md winkluE beside mo, Faur.
a,,u MIMI. Mjolnn.Carvallo were in tilc mit!sll.
Of tint beautiful duo frnn lhe "FIuto En-
hautc'-both singing IS perhaps no otllc
artists can ang npw, When the duo cndet.. tn
choristsrs Of tie Conservative, who wer
ranged On tie staeo, trtuted us to clart1!n.
chorus chorus from Gouaol'a "Ftilcmotl aud Daac!s
i,v1. Then foliowetl Mile, Di!baut.Vauchclct
With Tic .suir aul variations from tn
nDiamupts de- 10 Couronne u; md Fa.lrc, sole
10 thu Komnpce from Nlcnlo's s'JoconIc."
1.ho "bouourt," however, was tllo erca
ouatuor from :" "Rigolctto," suing mngnifcrl.tl,
6y Mines. Cnryalho and Richard unh Mn
Fonrc und TaIuzar. Ali IL wu could pply re
a,,c,, ~. prvrrp
=, va,.as... .u L. =. ~,
togcthcr ~ tno Vpotn. ~. saucproe ~ ~ g .,.n III
e'ns .e1u :, ~" '"S W. 1'3 "' 3o''s' va @'@''
1rhcre wns !, nretty ba,1et nftor the cnnccr1
th.r Iii me. Xii law of II waa an Urcuslo1,,
heaa or ice bobblng up and dom on tIlr stut;e