, 1879-04-30
Eastert11e and Easter Customs.--Tns
"Eufs dc pa1ucS "---Tfla ''1'rom-
enade dc Longclnmps.o
Tho Egyptian Quarrel Much Ado About
Mataoong.--An Italian Reporter on
Queen Victoria.
Musical, Dramatic, and Art Gossip...ll The
Clrque...The Theatre !talien...0pera
Statistics.

<!3H VI IHRHtA uES1l}Ho hElILL UTAHEHC3 VI UVA
htl lnurei outside Tic Church uf 81. Eugene,
last Sunday, reminded me Of n faet might he
excused for having forgotten. We nro drawing
ncnr tho end of our notifications nmf fahting.
The little spr!Gs oE box wern substituted fur
paIni.lcaves. aid last Sunday was Palm Sunday,
called by tin French Lo Jaur dcs Ratncaux.
Quite all important trade Is done lero eyory
year In these verlnnt symbols, as ,nucll rs
threc.q .qunrtersof million Of francs' worth be-
Ing sold annually. ills customary to curry
Bpsig or two home from n,nss TN tho Jour ties
Ra1ncaux, and tu ha,,E them up In your roon,a
over tho pictures or inaees Of tho Virgin. Many
people, whose Christianity extends TO further,
comply With tbs old Catholic practice. The
s'wcar|ng o. tho green y Is d conrenfCnt aHd
engy compromise numbers Of nominal Catholics
make With their consecTces; It gives nu
trouble, mud Meel not INVOLVE the outlay Of
moro than Bor.
Really, The observance Of Lent
uHOws LESS AND LESS NtGoHOus
in Paris each tine It comes rounl. How could
It bo Otherwise when tic example of 'ax!ty ts
sct to us IN tic highest p1accs1 Tic Ministers
Eive their Cnycst balls md receptions between
Marii Gras nu.t Eustcr. Only tile other lay
there WIS magnificent entertainment Mt the
Ministry Of Maslnr and society has not yst dono
talking Of the charming evening Mt The Ministry
Ut Public INSTRUCTION. M, l}artloux's so!rres-
tlausuntes wero brilliant atlalrs, hut NJ. jules
Ferry, seems bent on butdo!ng them. 1lo
treated his Rueats to un intellectual fcast,-A
delightful internctls dramatiauc by some Ut tic
most popular artists OF tic Francats. The
President Of tho Republic has been more re-
served, and beyond nm occasional dinner md thc
weekly receptions, nothing has enltvcncd the
severe Balons OF tllu Elyace. 1t Is natural
enough tint tl'e Ministers, who are, with hardly
an exception, Protestants or FREQ Thinkers,
61iuull not show G.rtat respect tor
Catholic traditions, but 1t Is rutliur Btart-
ling to see the increasing laxtty Of the
"Noblc Faubourg," which 1lss always posed for
a.lstcrtty. Madame lu nuehcsse nhl Monsieur
IL Marquis 1nay be found Mt tic theatres hssa
bulls, Will, the titost protanc inhabitants ut tho
Ayenun Jcs Cllnmpa Elysecs nr the Faubourg
II, IIonorc.
Tho special Lcntcn services. however, arc
vcrY well attended.
TIE REV. FATIIE1. NoNsAnnE,
who Is the rscacilpr most In fayor juat now,
had IN audience Of 1000 listening 10 Ills lust
sermon ut Notro Dame. IIe prcachcs at l; but,
unless you ret to tho Cathedral good hour
BEFORE you hayo no chance OF ilearlng anything.
congregation; but 1t Is wonderful enough to
seu even Il few men In church here. Father
Monsahre's reputation for eloqucMcu IL Utmost
us Greut as Father l1yactnihe'a used to be when
hu preacted to thousands under tllu venerable
roof of tho grind Cathedral. Does ihc 0altcan
priest Ut tho Hun Roetlechouart Chapel cycr
cnyy his successor, wonlcrl Ills tsiumphs he
may Indeed, but l!o must 10 vrry warm fn thu
faith II lie envy lin hIs lifo. Father Monsabrc,
who is q Dominican, Is uttacllcd to the Convent
of st. Jucql.rs. 1Ie rises every morning ut :,
anil ptays or celebrates seryteu III the cunFent-
clupcl hDurs before tho rest Of the Eoru ts
waking. Ills apartment Is Il perfect nlunaatte
cell. All ltis furniture II eontuMs Is plain ucal
table, u guuplu Ut chnirs, tWn or three rndU
shelves supporting few bookE, nllli q TtscrAl'o
ua!lnt.-withont covering OF any sost,--un which
1iu sleeps H. hts closhrs. Whit would allne.
l.oYson say II flcr husband tried to Introduce
similar 1Inbts Of life III her l.ouscf
Easter, With Its
Will be here very soon HOW. Tile groecrs' and
contcctoNGrB' Aliup-windoWs aru gorgeous with
tlIr prctty tri1cs which the French send to oaei
other ut tlis holy season.. Osiform gifts Ut all
csutmo s,lEar.eggs to tlle 20 o. 81 franc articles,
nlnhu Of clIocoiatc, and neatly tied up with
coiured Ribbon. Of course, besides. tl1o sweet
mcntecgs there ,, ars othera Of % 1nora
aluloss any price Inay 10 askcd,-tluinty
dcytces ln satll and velvet, surprises
fl work-h1xcs, scfnt-hpttlo cases, nntl u thou
sali1 si,ullar or different ktlfckknacks such as
FarsiarB al0no know how to Invent. lDuht,
however, w!uther tho consumption Of Guts DO
FaYl,es Ia NJ larEo Us In preceding years. Tile
custom IL grabually dying out, like sl,u super
stition tint ascrhcil miraculous power Of pre-
venting Tres breaking out III lDusd to the tEgs
laid on Gotpl.Friday.
Nur Ia tits 1l,u only custom peculiar to the
coming seus0n which IL In u lair way to ba for
Eotten. The fR.nuus
rRoMENApE DE loNGc1EAMrs
Is thing Ut tl,o past. The EasseF.raccs mt
must elegant Indies of totlI "worlds, ''-tl. rcal
mud tho imitation. I!u curly .ncbting IN tho
l,ois cosrasponded with t!Ic re1uycncsecilee of
Nature, but It eoresponlcd, ioo, with Tho ah-
nual introduction Uf tho new fasEoHh. f0u
went to tbs Facea less Tor TIKI excitement of tim
sport tan to scu witnt tfrcsses mud bunncts wcr0
to bo worn in tl!e sprlllg and summer. Tlie
rakish beauties of lhu corrlipt lIlpcrlal Court
vtd with each other III thu clturt To produce ll!e
lllust tasteful ur ttIu most striking toilctte.
l.ongcl,amps In those days set .lIc fakhion to
1aris, u Paris sut 1t to thu wnrd. Taie
nunnory of tlmt luckcss Niue. hluhard still
liluatlc asylum now, as'd tllu lnpcrlal Court
hns vanished.
Slnca tho war
4 TENDENCY TOWARDS EXPERIMENTATION
has been Visible both In faahion Aill III art. We
have several tnlca condcsccndea 70 Dntrow u
hat Or u bonnct fluW Loudou; a'nt tLa F!lc
10 Madame .AtIgot" is not ,hu nnsy opcra whsch
III grown famous before It appeared IN tho
44fs'un boards ssrauss' operrttas hass
proved asnaer"ls rlyals TO U;teaGAell'a ur
Lccoeq's, alnl Buppc'a ''Fatlnitza Is n greater
success at the Eousea.,tea tnnn iIssyn's "slar-
4utte dts lsues y ut tilU lsoutIts. M later ihaI
Yesterday It was anno1ncra that Wntrr:colos
6or'ety, vi, tse English pnttrr, would shortly
0prn uu oxlltl4tion III tic l!uu i.aiItte,-af tha
panters who exhibit there plcLg!ny themselves
n1t 70 setti W any ,watcrcolor pictures to tho
otllcEal exhibition In tl.p ChaupA EIsSres. 4
very ilnportant ncw opera By n. saiu-Saens
was u1!9tp ri, sceenflY mounted hy II manager ut
l.yolls; LEllt, AtlycEs, antl other cities have
buddy rssayttl tg lssotne n,sI<al centres, l1Hlr
pendent vi the CatS,tal by insssfutt1l. popular
ctABsical cunrcrts uti thu Paris muIct,
Tile seyital nf
MozAlr's "rturn RxctsAsrEp"
ut the upryu tunlItluy IL drawing crowded
houses every nleht. atl!c. l!tl,aut. .Vuucl,ulri,
u LriliAnt al.A w1anns soprano. vino llas nlala
herself yrcat reputation in ycry allurt tinlu
u this tA.u!rt, si"Es ~ Tue % short e!t beautllul
t.Ht:u]Itl's ram III {S nut uHWur&A{ Of her hest