, 1879-08-17
Baptisma! Freaks Of the Munic.
ipal council--Rechristen-
ing Streets.
Summer -Fashions~=;A New Theatrical
star-~-Louis Lsroy's "Lauriane
at the Gymnase.
Echoes Of Vichy-The Theatre Prancats
---Sarah- Bernhardtiana.

| S}unfcipal Councillors for their latest public per
formaucc. 1t has just been determined, By .
| large majority OF these imposing, but objection.
| able. persopaees always dfm1y associated in
our minds yitl, oppressive taxation and red hot
| Radicaltem). that the time has come 10,
| another revolution in the nomenclature o1
| the Paris highways and b5ways A municipal
eatct has zone forth decreeing the rechr1steu ing
of about thirty Of the principal streets at pres
| ept sullied BY the names OF suspicious charac-
| ters moro or loss Napoiconic, monarchic, and
| detestable, and the shopkeepers, merchants,
! postmeu, and cab-drivers are rejoicing accord
inglv. It has long been matter Of conviction
| with French,nen that no political changs is sat
isfactorily accomplished Until the initials signs,
aruoria1 bearings, and symbols generally, Of the
party or government last outlawed,
HAVE REES KrFAcED
from the public monuments. When the Third
| Nanoleon went tho way OF all French monarchs,
| II need hardly say It leads to Dover and Folke~
I stoue.-the MS and eagles were scraped of
| numbers Of conspicuous buildings which they
dcdIed, and replaced by the simple r. F., and
the magic catchwords, Liberty, Equality, Fra
| terpt1y, which are such capital substitute for
| the things they typify. In the bury Of the
events which brought about the 4th Of Septen-
| Der, however, many Of the hated Imperial
| symbols curtous}y escaped. Several bridges
still flaunt the Imperial N. in cur faces, and,
] oddly enough, the bronzu eagles snll spread
| their defiant wings on the columns surrounding
| the Grand Opera Stranger Jet, VIC had ycster-
day, land may have for few days longer) Rue
Bonaparte, q Quai Napoleon, and 4 Boulevard
4 Haussmann. The aycuging Council has become
49, sm1a ~ 49, Fn~k
general embarrassing has been ordained. The
Rue Bonaparte will hcnceforth be known as
the Rue Gutenberg-a change which, as a
journalist, 1 feel bound. to approve.
Where should be-where would The Car
CAGo TRIBUNE be-but Tor the immortal in
ycntor? u cannot express such unqualified ad-
miration for some Of the other changes Baron
Haussmann probably feathered bis nest In an
indelicate manner while be had the manage
ment Of the gigantic works which transformed
Paris from an unhealthy and eVi-smelliag city
into the finest Capital In the world; bat, had he
been guilty Of ten times greater indelicacy, his
claim to the gratitude of bis fellow citizens
would be undenlable- The Council, however,
HAS NO BOWELS,
It remembers only that Hausfmaun was q
pamperel mepal OF the Bonapartjst Court, and
his name is 10 be erased from the walls. The
Rouleynri Hausstnann will become the Boule-
ward Etienne-Marcel Consult the History Of
France for full particulars OF this Interesting
gent!eman}. Next come three lalteratfone Of
peculiar interest to Americans and English
men. The Avenues Josephine, du Roi de Rome,
and de la RENE Hortense, familiar to all who
have enjoyed the hospitality Of Gen. and Mrs.
Noyes, ara to De reduboed Avenue
while the three streets now bearing the names
Of these Republican heroes will be rechristened.
htt,ug alteration will convert the Kue st.
Arnaud {till lately inhabited by n; GreyJ) into
the hue L1ucolh; anu Tie hue ou Dauphln, also
well and pleasantly known 70 many pllg7lm
the 1eroclous t1tle ol 1Noe oe III ConVentaon,-
to commemorate Inc too-1athons legs1atl7e
body which nad It's s'ttlnSs IN the
nc neishooehood oo,a 1e ts Gnaa d%nnss dNapoleon Is
10 DC decked "itn MOVERS; TO
be plain, it becomes the Quai des Fletrs; and,
why or wherefore noooay KNOWS the kue
Marle-Anto:nettels IS altered INTO Kue Antolnctte.
ferhaps tnere vas . 700 salnted ana clerical
smack about the Marie, oernaos, again, the
Monlc.pa.s 5nougns lne unmappy Xueen M aaq @ no5
been treated seyereiS enough "aen her mead
was 1aken OH: HH! spaIe you tne fest ot Tue
changes pro1ectea oy INC sap1ent gentle-
men sat1hg at tne Lu9csmoourG. IL
Tas H 3ust ; as wen ,ast 10 n,, 'n,oe,n e 5oa ol
your friends over here remain unanswered
AUD NOW, to DC Serious
Is NOT ALL R1D1CULous2
You would sunpose that Frcnchmen believed
their institutions and their works would last
forever tn sec the notnpous prayitv with 1hicn |
each new jack-iu~ Office undoes the baptfsma1
performances OIL MS predecessor. Yet he must
'ino" ven ,1 enough tla1 tne next ]ack-ln-ofnce
WI lnlalllbly 9nao az ae has so la- !
oorlo4sly accompllshea. Hho benefits by !
IL. Hush! breathe no "ord OF 1t, Tor !
It Is almost olaspncmy TO say 1t! The sign !
painters, the ltaHnn'"arenoase men, and the
ate Ut me oottom OF It all. !!
vast secret assoc'ai1on e3lste, composed EN-
eareiy Oh these Deserving tradesmen. Every |
), sun'elpal touhcuor y summoned ny the Asso-
cations TO decree certain nunber OF aitera-
IONS. II 9e reiufsa, one OF tile mysterious
oouy "ou1o nc aeiesateu 10 remove INN IRON !
ms munlclpal snncfe' e1t1er ng steel or poison'
N4,!s @ rffuse!
; Neot maglcai euecs may come OF little
sunshlnc! "a na'a hao t1ree-Ees, actually
GAYS Of summer; and the
III the Iook OF Tue bouievards IS al
:eady astonishing, Last Wecs We went about
sh''erlng anu s4rly, Win tripping umbrellas,
5reat-coa1s, nnd Wlntcr-dresses. To-day the
asphalt Is nrIehteneo oY 8 hundred pretty sum
ner"tltlts-, Iolnp pauour uIesses anu angel
aats nave succeeoeo 70 ne grim hablllmcnts Of
.he6e latter times; ana Inc formal sobriety Of !
he p!ach-cloth coat and "ehlmneY-pot
> fei1esGo nY 1le4ueoI contrast T1th
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