New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-06
DINNER TO GEN. FAIRCHILD.
.,porc,N pTuN1oN IN PARIS.


TINTED STATES IN FRANCE PREskNI-A D"i"
liant GATHERING. sUMPTUoUS piNNLh' A'D
SEVERAL NOTABLE SPEECHES.
.,rro,, occ AL COEREsFoNDENr OF THE TRIBUNE
PARIS. Feb. 2O.-Last evening was a Icu -
o,o for The American Colony. OF whom huhu'ou
and thirty assembled at dinner at the Oon'In'"'"
20 do honor to our new Minister to Spalh' uoHei"
Fairchid and his charming wife. Two "eeA' "s0
n committee of gentlemen. with Colohei Ill'I' H'0
retary of Legation, chairman, sent lh'l'@V'o' "
all the more prominent Americans IN FarlS anu 10
vicinity and TO all the consular representatives. ]"
France. The response was prompt ana entnusids-
tic. for Governor Fairchld IS one OF those "ho' III
his long career as public man, whether as Gov
er,or Of Wisconsin. General of Brigade at Gettys-
burg. OF Consul General at Paris, has always com
manded that personal regard and attachment which
prompt in moments Of parting just such ueIhonSii"
tons as this was.
Last nights gathering was in every respacta IT,
rnarkable one IN the varied and distinguished cHi
acter of The guests composing It, ana uoly any
American who was fortunate enough TO De present
10 say that lac was not proud OF the showing nAue
,Iere under the mingled shadows of the Stars and
Stripes and the tri-coor IN the really gorgeous pa"
ouei hall Of the now fashionable Continental Sec
retary HIT Charg6d'Afaires during General N9ye>s
obs.nce. presided. and did the honors as mag'St~
su.E with ease and grace. General FMrchld sat nj
bis rioht. Mrs Fairchld at his left, and further
s,Vay on either side of HIM along the head oil the
tahls (which was arranged III the form OF square
omen m the further end sat Mrs. Lucy Hooper, WIG
oto our Vice-C Consul. General the venerable and ge-
NAL Richaud H. Dana, General J. J. Reynolds, Pay
Director LOCKER Of the Navy, Dr. Thomas !"
Evans and Senator FoucheT-Careil, whose visit 4"
the United States recalled many pleasant recon-
leetious The Consular service was represented by
III -. .ft & Q
Bordeaux. Catnn. of In Rochelle. and Gill. OF
Rheims Mr. Clmch, representing \. l. stewart
Co.. was present with his wife and daughter; also
Edward King. General Meredith Read, our late
N,n,ster to Greece. who now hob-nobs with Gam
hit, and lives IN the very hrgh est sunlight OF
French social life; Monroe, Se'ieman and Hayr'
the bankers; DR.. Crane, the accomplished Eoiior OF
The imaicon Rogistc looking as II he bad mover e"-
rouute3ea that iceberg on the Arizona In mid-occn;
Pastor Hitchcock Of the American Chapel ouhaef
and brighter. if anything than when ] knew hin h
Yale twenty years ago; al hcse and score II other
good Americans. each of whom is a bright lar,'cu
lar star in his or her resp ctlye armament. gathered
around the table last evening at q quarter 10 =.
Tie guests were exceptionally punctu2L perhaps
nut of comp imeut to General TalTchld, WHO WAS
ne,,r known to De late iu his life As for che bil
If fare there was bat one fault % be and WIKI it.
n r.ght have been cut iu two IN the middle, and
,jther half Of the handsomely printed mann would
have served 20 OlcI am e.lcWcan rep1s'. HE dlh-
uer lasted Two and tlit hours. Ii would not have
been an American din.er without tho speech
nakius. One msht have imagined ones self ND
Rew.York or Chic3-0--so CHARACTERISED Amori-
ran ,g., The tone # the sentiment marking all that
followed the moment when Colonel Htf. rapplng
tie tables to order proposed success yeiy The Presi-
doni Of the United States and The Pre- dent Of tie
Frengh Republic.
Colonel Hitt. in proposing General Fa.rchIld's
health. made a capital h.ile speech c1'osznc tire
,ubiect of Lis remarks as one who, wherever he
went. carried with him his thoroughly str1ghtioT-
ward American character without any OF the al &C.
totion If the snob One OF two of the sentences In
the Col,nePs remarks were almost opiGrammatic.
THE man." said he, who LETT one arm az Geitys-
burg will never use the other TO write an IN
worthy dispatch -; and gain; An empty sleeve IS
never ont of fashion IN France" General Fair
rhild's reply was sincere and unaffected. Que
could see he was touched by the occasion. he
spoke with great dideuCe of his abilities TO Ai the
successive posts of advancement to which tAe Gov
e,pnent had assigned HIN. lie found 1t hard, BE
said to keep pace with the new cHiies tnat de-
volvcd upon him. lie spoke quite fully OF his past
nine or ten years experience the Consular
service pointed ont how OncrOus and untEaukful
IA. duties of a Consul arc when faithfully carried
ont paid "a graceful tribute 90 the present efficiency
of che Consular force. and O. uded fccincly q his
appreciation OF the compliment PAID nm ana MIS-
Fancinld iy these CousuIs who had cone 50 lar to
be present on this occasion. lie OeneiAs IcMalAo
were vOciferUuslv applauUed
Tie tcasts were about the usual ones on such oC-
casions but the responses were tNcep, iohiy eo'q-
Mr. Baua spoke on DIPLOMATIC Itlati"us, ana,
though tTte long, gave delight ~ page ON
history i'm regard to the cOnclus on or the hIst APP
lotnatio treaty between our country and france.
General Reynolds responded Tor the Army, aud ray
Ductur LOCKER Tor the Navy OF thF tuited clalt'
General Meredith Read spoke IN reply 20 the toast
Of Our Sister Republic, paying a spehold t!bute 10
Cambotta. Senator OUchcr-CaIlcI replied 10 ne
same toast. speahlug ~ fienSu' ai'4"uEn u I4'u
bs speaks English remarkably well. The senator
is a handsome, daTh-Comp!eXioued man on ab'ut
fftv and "a fluent speaker. lis rcInai as were
DANGEROUSLY made "fi G'I ice ySo
at seveptv-hve yfaIs OF age, did not con-
Eider himself too old 10 pierce lsthnuses. lie
adverted TO the beauty Of the American iadles VINO
were seated at the aJles about hlIn. All" SAID ne
with olI the smothcrcd fire Of the imprisoned
French orator. "YOu love orr bellies IGris Paris,
6ass scg pldisirs Paris dam scs soHgfances.
Yon love her STILL Tie alluded 70 thc iFo4s OF tle
Winter now ending. and reminded his hearers ttat
Par.sians were still Obliged to send TO America tor
their fuIs; lie said hundred Of those little choSeS
aHables which none but Frencbman can say, ana
closed with handsome tribute 70 General fWcnild.
Pastor Hitchcock's speech IN reply 10 the toast
ssIhe Ladies" was The WCtiest OF the evening VIII
not do injustice to any OF his lncompaIabie SEN
teuees hy cndeavOring 10 repeat them lon memory
lint suffice IT to that ne succeeded III DONG Wat
nooe of his predecessors had dOne--n putting the
tables in roar The guests then returned 10 inc
psrors and smoking rooms, and then over thelr COZ
Zee or cigars Unanimously agreed 10 " laJ inns
fnornio 50 impartial critic as GGigRGR asserts 20
he fact that the EaiTcmid dinner was III point OF
geyaonnei menu and toilets Of the most brilliant
American reunions that Paris has ever Witnessed