Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-11-29
Paris WIT AND GOSSIP.
Translated and Adapted from the
Paris Journals

VERY PRETTY STORY from the Faubourg st.
German. The heroine, certain marquiSe,
young and beautiful, OF course, who had re-
Gently taken into her service a page. with the
honorary title OF secretary, as the custom now
is This Partisan Mazeppa Of twenty-five years
OF age is also comedy, with almond eyes and Il
feather head which had been turned tOpSy-t lrvy
by the beauty and grace Of his charming mis-
treSs who up to the time Of the denotl 1ltent
had remained strangely unconscious OF his love-
lorn antics. The other morning the almond
eyed idiot no longer able to contain himself,
blushed, sighed; fidgeted. blundered, and COM
mitted In short so many betises that he at last
reused the attention of the lady. who asked him
with the most innocent air imaginable what was
the matter with him. Stammered the ambitious
one, Il hope Madame Ia Marquise will pardon
me, 1t is not my fault. MISUNDERSTANDING
In terrible fright, set herself to screaming and
calling all the rdIetdiHe holding on all the while
desperately to the bell-rope When the servants
entered the room she ordered them in appa-
rently genuine alarm to search under the furnl-
niture and behind the curtains for said she,
Jules has juSt seen man under the secJ'e'd1g"
the comedy was played with exquisite skill and
tact to the end and the moral conveyed by 1t
was not thrown away on the secretary or the
man, the result being that the page has had no
more Visions
THE RUSSIAN COLONY has just organized In the
large studio of the club in the Avenue de Tilst
a curious exhibition of pictures and sketches.
works by compatrfOtS- The Grand Dukes of
Russia paid visit to this exhibition, and the
Grand Duke SergiuS, a well-knOwn amateur,
made several acquisitions, among which are the
following: "L1ncendie en- RuSSie,r by NJ. Nicolas
de Dimitrieff; the "Vue de MoscOu," by NJ.
Bogoluboff; and the "Jeune Femme au Wolfe, y
by NJ. lehman. The Grand Duke has also or
dered of M. Szyndler view Of the archaeological
ruins of the Cluny Museum. The gems acquired
by the Grand Duke Sergius had already been
purchased by Baron de Gfnsbourg who. on the
desire of the Prince to become their possessor
being made known to him, courteouSly gave
them up. 1t Is, moreover, Baron de Ginsbourg-
a n HOG rNrn Tod I,a
magnificent saloon in which the works by Rus
sian painters are exhibited.
A YOUNG MAN who had lost all his fortune at
the gambling table approached crouper, and
'"This Is the very last coin have In the world;
where would you advise me to put it?
I'm your pocket, young man" was the an
swer.
apartment on the Boulevard Haussmann, and
bespoke sumptuous furniture therefor from an
upholsterer better known for his exorbtant
prices than his punctuality. Three months
coming A. gave up the rooms and returned to
the states, Whereupon well-knOWn belle petite,
known financier, became the tenant, promising
to move in within fortnight. Meanwhile the
upholster woke up to the consciousness that he
had an order to fill up, and when Mile; B. came
back in company with her venerable adOrer she
found every room swept and garnfshed in the
most exquisite taste. .'AngelI" she exclaimed,
''this surprise is like thy goodness NJ. c. was
asionished but said nothing, thinking best to
let well alone. But the quart dheare de RIDE
ldiS was at hand, and, as he complacentIy
smoked his cigarette upon one of the Sump-
tuous divans, the bill was handed to him. Tab
leau! Il won't pay, for 1 never ordered, !" says
the banker. 81 won't take back my furniture"
says the upholSterer Query: Who will be
obliged to settle? The American had departed
without notifying the tradesman, who did not
come up to time and although Mile. B. and NJ.
c. never gave the order. they have made use OF
the merchandise, and may be held responsible.
81 SELDOM see you at the theatre" said a critic
to well-knOwn dramatic author.
''Indeed no, was the reply. 81 go very seldom.
When piece by somebody else is bad it annoyS
me. II it should happen to be good why that is
simply horrible.
AT THE SKATING RINK, In the Rue Blanche,
they advertise herculean tenor, who, after
having juggled with cannOn-ballS, will sing an
air from s'Eraviata" while carrying around
weights of four hundred kiloS.
This is capital novelty.
Let us see what will follow?
The juggling tenor, who will chant cavatina
while throwing daggers.
The gymnast1c tenor who will give us the
''Miserere" while standing on his head on
trapeze, etc.