New-York tribune., 1880-06-20
KING GEORGE IN PARIS.
orn,cn.f f,AI1s AND SOCIAL GAYETY.

VISITS TO GAMBETTA AND DE FREfClNEl-'
THE KINGS PERSON AND MANNER-A SPLENDID
RAIL- AT THE PRiNCKeS DE sAG4NS.
lFRoM TIE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRiBuNEl
PARIS. May 31-The King of Greece. to use IA
hjliar old English phrase, knows upon which side
his bread is buttered He shows no pride OF royal
rank aud is alive to the fact that power ls well
lodged in Republican hands. King George is gen.
tlemanly man of thirty-six. not looking his age,
who bears strong family likeness to the Princess
of Wales, but is more animated and intellectually
brighter than that exalted lady, 1t was remarked
70 me a day or two ago that he is not of a
tvpe 10 fonud an enduring dynasty. George
I bv the grace Of the major Powers
of Europe is all excellent sovereign for little
Stnte in n transitional condition, and depending
for the success of its political aid geographical
evolution on the vital force of the people, their
feryent nationasn and the good will of strong
neighbors This monarch Will rather follow than
lead and his chief function is to keen. by occupy
ing the throne, individual ambitions from running
amuck. By the gentlcmanly grace of his manner,
and through his family connections, the Kingdom
he heads rather than governs is well served III the
high regions of courts and chancrllcres.
PICTURE OF KING GEORGE.
| have merely touched Oh the personal appearance
of the King and as he is just now prominent
figure in European politics think shaded pen ana
ink drawing of him will be read with interest. Seen
mt a distance his figure is elegant. 1t is found on
nearer inspection to be wcedy" The shoulders
and chest are not exactly bad hut the neck Is ever
SO much too long. 1t is all Old saying that man
with long neck is never resoute and enterprlSng.
King George has psoudo-classic profile. and about
the mouth, the pretty primness of the future
Queen of England. But the carriage of the head Is
lees mdnfye than hers An Athenian sun has brOnzed
his face which WAS fair aud pale when, as lad, he
went to set up in Athens as monarch. never
eaw more elegantly shaped feet but he has lost all
taste for dancing at Athens, where the climate IS
hot and not favorable to muscular exercise
OFFICIAL VISITS.
Partisan life and activity, after Athens, bewtlder
the King. He is astOunded at tho completeness OF
the political evolution which has been accomplished
since Inc was first here with his uncle and mentor,
Prince John of Glucisburg. Louis Napoleon was then
the almighty Emperor and NJ. ROIhcr was his
prophet. King George warned to appear as II
almost Overawed by the greatness OF the Emperor
and his court. and to fiatter III his demeanor and
actions. He GeOrge had been just chosen by the
Powers which at that time dominated Europe. ana
imposed on weak or struggling States their arbitrary
conventions. When Louis Napoleon and Eugene
patronized him the men about him congratulated
him on his good luck. The Imperial Court is gone.
No more sign of it than of the Atalanta
exists. 1t is gone and Gambetta is the
Joye of French politics and the main
snriuq of administrative action. He adopts the
Greek cause with warmth. The King of Greece re-
turned the visit Of the President OF the Chamber
quarter of an hour after it paid. Gambetta's
call lasted twenty minutes the Kings. threeQuar-
ers Of an hour. The conversation at the Petlt
Bourbon ran l am told on European international
politics and on the changed situation which has
grown out of the English general elections Sir
Charles Dke's name was mentioned and the King
hicd George
French without an accent and with grammatical
purity: but 1t is rather the eighteenth century
French than that of the present day. although 1t
appears In French diplomats and naval officers sta
toned i'm the Greek waters.
NJ de Freycinet called on His Majesty last We'd
pesday. The visit was returned three days later
His Majesty cordially thanked the Minister OF For
egn Affairs for the action favorable toward Greece
which he had taken in his dispatches to Admiral
Pothuan. Gambetta's personal estimate oil King
George is-"A perfect gentleman. Of remarkable
charm of manner and transparency OF character;
Quick to assimate not deep, not wlful, not wrong
headed and the pearl of well-intentiOned consttu-
tional inoparchs."
SOCIAL PrRPLEXITIrs.
It. Is aDxiously debated 10 the Kings circle
whether he should or should not go to
Mime. Adams soiree. Having gone t" tic Prin-
cess de Sagan's ball, there is no reason why he
should not show himself in the salons Of Mme.
Adam, who has, still, influence enough to avenge
herself If snnbbed or neglected by his Majesty
whose cause che espOused with fervOr after
Cambetta-prompted by an English lady-had
taken 1t mp eighteen months ago, or perhaps itte
earlier.
The ball at the Princess de SaRan's was in point
OF costumes aud general mise en- scene OF
dazzling splendor. But the glory was en-
tirely Of material character. The Princess
had TO 20 into the highways and hedges to compel
guests Of her sex to come in. Many women Vi
position held back and those who accepted invita-
tions felt that tney conferred an obligation the
Princess. Madame de Sagan imagined she would
be able to gather around her the kindred of General
de Galfet who had gone to wtneso at St. Clotildcs
Church the nuptals of Baron Selliere and Diane dc
GaIlitct There were no political, artistic OF
literary celebrities .at the ball; and with tue
exception Of the TalleyTand connections, the
great families of the noble Faubourg kep'
aIoof Prince dc Sagan is a Talleyrand dc
Pergord great nephew OF the Prince of BeneVentO
of diplomatic celebrity. HIS father, the Duke &c
Vaiencay. rated to the Empire and after the
death of his first wife, Alx dc Montmorency. heires'
OF Due Mathew de MOntmOrency, welded Spanish
girl Senorita de las Marmas del G0adalGuiver
The Senorita and Mile MontIio were school com
panious, and through the influence OF both iadie'
at the Tueres the extinct dnkedom OF Montmo
repcy the oldest in France, revived by lmperia
decree in favor of the second son OF the Duke III
Yalencay and Of his deceased wife Alix
A bad lot those Talleyrand dc Perigord
arc Marquis OF that ilk, son of tn
Due de Dino has been expelled from circle aftc
circle in France aud Italy for violating the code OF
social honor which is in force in those places an
supplies the place of morality. His brother, tn
Comto de Talleyrand Perigord. entered the Prue
sian service las we'll rs l can remember) thlrteei
wears ago, and was sent on mission OF esponag
to the Department of the Disc, in which ne passe
h;s bovbood. What he was particularly to asceI