, 1880-01-04

Christmas. Preparations in: the
shops---Good Times tor
the Little Ones.
.t;.;nations Of a Dull Holiday.Season
in Soclety.--M. Gre'y at
Concert.
o.oanct;on of Hector BerlioRs la Prise
de Troie---An 0peratic Master
piece.
p,,. ,Di&sns Quarrel with ng. eubsrt~1hs
pi1onte Question in France.


-: ,x.,.uk nn,rrei with Mcr. Guibert-Th
pHo DlQens sA''a :. -
MioFte gQcstiaA I'LL Hdlao'
1,..u., 7.,,,u>
Special Cof7tsponae - 1"e 1a..,o-i,,1 s,v-
Paris, Dec. 11.-o1u e@1o e"1no
the same cold. white sneel spfeau " .ue
and outwardly AZ lne asna ~ 80 49,. 49,.
and discomfort. buC IL - a'nsou. ~
xtur back on the sVeees' VIII .nLt ~ -. ~,
masses OF sno" ana ace' soo l'on sos:..
myriad shop""1noo"s uAns
dressed and oeau11aea iot '" ca.4ss.s.e' 49,.
WONDERS oFoH "o 4,.,
arrest your afternoon tuousatus upon Ky. as1
sands Of glittef1ng toss ale lusts ~a...
dre1; dolls a17ayco ~ s ~ -. -.
blue, yellow ana pufp.e' on'el nnu sc.a' ~ 49,:
rls-g1lns ana s"oi'1s, uiuno otu ~.
carts and soldiers, Iot tno ~ M ,a ~ s.
folk there are mrs upon Hs =. ~ 49,, *,,e
clrt-loads ol cosby en npe'o 1,IsS.:.. e ~
distant ORIENT nousulu1s ~ ssana s 49, ao.,1d
bronzes, ana no'u '1unss :s oo .I.. 49,. ,,,,.s
tell you nefe Hft cornea -.eH4 - ~. ~,
ferrous than "nefe an soee ~ 1oe 49, 1,,.o ,
now, that the contents u one sl'g,e snvp aho
the Magasins au ~ ~
would be su'hc1ent ~ sa.4st, .ue -. ,t.. 49,.
ings OF whole cry nu tuo ~ 49, 49, 20 70
31o~odd rooms, the bon :Aalene nltu lIe aetee "
shop-window ana us 'nnss ~ "lnue p.asso'
are but snau spesAs - ...,s - e,~r,s 1-ae,
OF Similar paces uuus teMps - WA
money tool1sn1y'a AT '.ns st:aeon 1: ~ A,.o.
EVERYTHING IRE Ao9a ssr tnss%,Aoos 1A1'eA ~ooA4"
~ ,-,od boxs ood cr5r1s &c
1of tne s,-as =, o,r7ar1x. oornnor+z,on+a
paea aau s'u - Ts,,x-na 1,here neyar wac
ut the aaeas.n' W ~ ~ nr,,r.-~Tona ,,aot,~ =
1s:nelo. nIa ua' a.r.ao,,s n +ba eventnr 90 va,
nlme lisee X .Ao-, III ot,1o1o VIII, co1or
hi11s nom. p. 49, r,roo1,+rotad ,,rh+ ~ a
anu slan Auns ,. - ona,sa 80, oi,,os+ ~
huno1 .s" 1;,t,o onas to whom al this tfnse} ,s
yious Of the III oues, ~ "no! "a .is l'nse4 ID
not shan+ but grand anu ocnghttm fealt5-
crlv the moor children are somewhat forgotten
' ~ .he shonkccpcrs. These pretty eey-
gaws are tor the most part pesona 1ne
reach Of the artisans and the laborers
1oys and girls. But their turn will come
...s..n+,r m christuas-eve or thereabout,
psesense' W xa;- ,..;,. aers;,, ba hai1 ~, +h,
when the annual 1a!r VIII atsata 70 uelu ~ luo
Paris boulevaFds. There viii be toys and trink-
cts of all sorts and to suit all purses, sold be-
snoe, thu 9th at December and Twelfth -Night.
txeea 1ae s1n " ont - ,.ta,r +his fhris+
From eoc1eH pou. " s.1", tnle o1.!n.-
mas does not seem likely to be particularly DRILL
,ant. We hear little of dances and merry
makines, outside "a, rery limited, circle. . !: Our
masters and Ministers probably disheartencd by
.ne e1asnees y. Wv ponue'. ea' '1' y.
balls and receptions. -:
n. GREvY,
.ae ~ ".;. ~ ,o+ ~ 49,
|ne h,see tol qul.e o1A g, 1uo 1cel.
we shall get but TWO or 1nree rant gl1mPses OF
the Presidential splendor most modest splendor
~. <;,aat pnos,da1,t +ha Ran1,1;ca1, ,,vor hos
4o9' snet'' t.solueus ~ ,'I. ~ ia'
seen 60 1ar. ne scarcely ever goes out into Puo-
lie places he writes next to noletters. And he
~ ,.'' ,rhar ho -,stas ~ tha,,, ~ sh.,t .nd
~ mA'n no D4nAe L,:.-u Ln 80 a'A auu
70 me point Us Pohteness Will auoW.
- ~ 1e~ p paE ~ INC fiancais o 81 a11a 4Hooo con
eeat eeat a. ;h Ut ~ he a5p
seem 1o nave poMer 70 afaw me iresinen1 iro
Ms eee1usion. Hls -toSe oI music 14Ly; equals
hls posslnu TOR caess ana, plldaI1is Last sunday
II, Ts1ronat ~ Roar psrn1;s thraa. az o1,,rn
!" La PFise dc TroJe," performed. He hnd a ye1y
hearty reception from the crowded house, when
he entered the boz, on the first tier that had been
fitted up for him, mention this specially, for
it has considerable signiacauce, The Chatclet
audience is half. at least composed Of students
and the cream Of the Ouartier Latin. Hardly
less WARM and spontaneous was the greetinu
given to
!. H. CoLoSSE,
The HTtHTDT1Etup rnn6urtnr f,f{ "a Tho%e at
certs, when he stenpa1 nnieflv for1rard to hie
desk and raised biz hatnn tn Giroot tfe aTac1+jnn
Of the opennr hars ri tha ~ o1n,a. Wo1 To AZ
eerYed annIarsc I'M Thnrnt Is m nav t;-;ror :,
France Wi1o las done mnre fnr tf,a mns;cnI ART
Thar be- The prninctian ~ !. - pr;aa AZ Mroa,
not The least Of themanr :n ue baa p,
dered It. Both :M :Eofonne e. ana r. x pasdclomn I Un
we're strncF VIII tha {Iae - 11 ~
hithertG nnnerfnrnad 5,,nrss - ~ i tnis
season. n Pasdcioup p1,t the x1art nf I,is rival
lor once: He had the first two acts Of the opera
executed at the Cirque last month; and on Sum
Gar, IKE u. Co!onne, be gave us the whole work.
but, in bis eagerness to get ahead, N. Pasdcloup
'mpcrlled the success of the opera When I
oeard the first act Of " La Prise dc Trofe" at the
cirque, three weeks ago, sung by Nine Charlton
Oemeurs and II. Piccalugu, and PLAYED by an
'lcneetra that had evidently not sufficiently re-
1eafsed \ the work. it disappointed me immensely,
Al the Uhatelet last Sunday fpossibly in sen1e |
Measure because was more familiar With tha |
aosfct, 1t struck nc
As BEING rtrrtc1,1Aprvr I
The second ,mn-oes;cr, 49,. ae-4.,..,-.
eel one Tbara - mas cGILaluly tng COT
EhoIe ranca ~ aa1 ~" nooler NoTks n tnc
'risa ie Tso,o ), t1c 14aat!c Couppsl1o4 tAs0 LII
/ aIl dramesto ,nn.s - Is not, IN some Ways'
7hilo Ber1o1's Tn"s;n T. ~ nas + neau ~ nAe'
fitted fn I'M d,ar,,a - ~
ons fhon'sa,,sou az u1.9a1ic sltuauons, the sltua-
ardly adapted to the rfn,i{rcreuts ~ fhn stn1e
ne opera is as it were, string Of magnificent |
,,as1nents,-bad1y balanced, und often written |
,ore tone would think) with a view to their per |
y .tslnance IN a concert-room than in Il theatre ]
The ofr,r$+