New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-24
NEW YEARS DAY IN PARIS.
POPULAR AND OFFICIAL FESTIVITIES.

ifRoA THR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE rRIBUNg.l
PARIS, Jan. 2.-The closing week of the old year
brought us a sudden thaw, and new Ministry. The
rise III temperature from, in some places, 1So and
even 2So below freezing point TO 20 above. left the
streets in a muddy condition on New Years Day,
which was none the less joyOusy celebrated out of
doors. The LIST OF January is the single festival OF
traditional importance which is of purely civic or
"iay" character 1t is bound up with no religious
legend, ana is uncOnsecrated by the Church, which
does not come upon the scene on New Years
! Day. as she does on Christmas and Easter.
and as she did the 18th of August,
in the reigns OF the First and Third Napoleon The
| French keep the New-Year's Day very much as do
the Scotch. who love the LIST of January because
it is not associated with the Scarlet Abominaon.'
Gentlemen. in the wealthy classes of society, pay
visits TO ladies in whose good they desir
Gus of remaining. In the bourgeois circles of
lower order. and among the workng-peopie there
Is general stir and hustle of pleaslTable kind.
Children, who have very few holidays here in VIM
ter home this day from school. and the paren
tai domcile is too small 10 hold them conveniently
theg taken out 10 look at the fair on the bcule
wards. which street ches this year nearly three miles
IRON east to west. Those who have servants to
prepare for them snug repaSts 90 to restaurants III
search of dinner. Ii often happens that in humble
life thrifty gTandame insists upon no money being
spent abroad unless in the purchase of toys
aud sweetmeats, and lays herself out. OH
New-Years Day. while her descendants arc
out amusing themselves. TO prepare a nut1tive soup
and an appetizing ragOut. which will he served hot
on their return. Stewed fowl. the sauce tnick
with mushrooms, is a favOTiie dish in poor house
holds on evenings of high festiyity. and most
tooihsome dish 1t Is.
New Years Day is the occasion on winch all
the great bodies of the state come face TO face with
each other GrGvy is visited by those two other
members of the National representative trinity and
calls on them in return. Whenthc was sovereign
Assembly the Chief of the Executive power took
the initiative IN making the call. But rs Grevy.
belpg The emauation of the two Houses is superior
tie Presidents Of either he the first VISIT.
This ceremony is accomplished with some little
pOmp. The Presidents OF the senate and Chamber
of Deputies, accompanied by the members OF their
respective bureaus, are escorted by trOup of
cuirassiers in gala uniforms. N. Martel, b.,
AZ tne EIys6e aud ut his Official residence n; the
Petit LuxembOUTsg b. N,ce-President.
one OF the projects ascrihcd 80 Gambctta IS de-
sign To remodel the Constitution IN a hostile
TO the senate. tie harbored this intention some
time ago. but think he has given it up though
my opinion 1 know rs not that of most French peo-
pie Another design which has been induStriouslv
attributed to him by the German press is 10. with
the population Of Paris at his back. restore the
mere nudity. whoSe principal utility would he to
enable him dispose of the seats and salaries at
taehed 10 IL 10 hIs partsans. This part of the al
legged plan effected. there won,d be dissolution |
of the lower house, aud Gambetia would put
himself forward as candidate at the /
head Of the Republican lists III all the !
Red and Reddish departments of France. Were he !
10 succeed in beng returned by a yast majority of
the constituencies. President Gr6yy would bc re-
duced to The proportions OF the merest King Log,
and impelled by his oyerweening sentiment Of per-
sona dignity to resign. Gambetta secs too clearly
the difficulties in the way Of such series of enter
prlses to undertake them and is simply reserving |
himself as a great electoral influence wherewith 10
oppose in 1881, when there viii be an appeal TO |
the country. the united forces of Royasin Bona |
partisan and Clercalism.
The people Of Paris seemed to understand this as /
lie drove along. He was in carriage. drawn by |
par of blooded horses belonging TO his young friend
and private secretary. Madame Arnaud's son, |
and was, without being exactly acclaimed. |
the object of much popular regard. 1t was
noticed that his hair is fast turning white. At the
temples il is quite silyered, and at the back Of the
head also. The top is yet relatively dark. Two in
cidents occurred yesterday during the interchange |
of Presidential visits which the superstitOus, who
ascribe Ga,nbetta the designs have already mem
toned thought very OnlinOus and which have been |
noted as such by Bonapartists, and indeed, Resc-
events Vlce-Presdent was delegated to repre-
sent NJ. Martel, and started from the Lux"n-
bcurg at a RAPID pace. IA the hue saaglrand inc
commander of the escort and sergeant were I'M
holsed The sergeanrs leg was broken IN the fall,
and the captain arose from the ground ali bedauhed
with black mud. As he had not received condi-
tional orders from his superior, he had TO
procse ed to the Elys6e in this plight, which
c.st a shade of ridicuIe on the unpopular Senate.
NJ tirevv who was told of the accident. ordered,
when he was starting TO make return calls, his
equipaQe 70 go at walking pace; The slow move
10 his cortege a melancholy aspect. In England
the Queens cTealn-colGed horses, on State Occa-
SONS are led ny groOns on foOt. Tire delight here
is TO see the champing stceds of an official equipage
dash along at brisk pace-a preference IN winch
one discern the national temperament. the I'M
paTience If which cOrrocts the Intense conservatism
Of The French character. notwithstanding NJ.
Crews prudence, two of the cavaliers III attend
auce on MIN were also-thelr horses slipping thrown
into tine mud, than which Americans, who were
looking on, SAID they had never seen anything
worse IN the streets Of New-lo when, al the end
of Winter fr0sts and SHOWS. the thaw IN night ear
nest sets in.
The Papal Nuncio went TO pay his respects at the
EIys6e. and the Petit Bourbon. He is handsome
man. loves show and has been instructed by the
Pope to conciliate and fatter the Republicans.
Monsig nor is Pole. and very apt TO discharge the
peculiar mission confded TO him. His predecessor
used To 60 III shabby turnout TO the Presidency.
1t was not worth his while to to the expense of
hand some equipage, he wished it to be inferred
until the lawful King came horne. The present
Nuncio goes on q totally different tack. His car
mage horses and attendants were all superbly ap-
pointed yesterday, and the good-naturcd popuace
WHO m Pans are easily taken by external beauty,
was delighted with the style of the POpe's
represe<, alive. Next to tho Papal NunciO,
the English Ambassador presented the finest
nsralleled beauty. and in the finest condition
and the coachman and the powdered Wallets In blue
and white liveres who stand behind IL are as sleek
and weIl-fed as the snowy quadrupeds. None OF
the ladies Of the Presidential family appeared ut the
ievee Madame and Mile. Grevy and some far
friends sat behind the muslin curtain OF WINDOW