New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-05

c1r,fP-FS or NOTED PERSONAGEs.

GLIMP>ES OF NOTED PEkSONAUEo'
ST. uIIAIEr AND DE FREY GIN T-Mi-sioN or TIE
FoUNEE KING OF SPAIN GRAND DUKE f'"-
URlNG Asa NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. oF TIE
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT LIFE AND DEATH "f
THE PRINCE OF OPERA BoCFFE
rroo, I'M REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THF rRIBUSE.l
P,prs. oct. 81 have received a visiting card
with the following inscription engraved on IL IN TEX
hand: "Bartheemy st. HilaIre, Ministre des AhIres
Ftranccres" His immediate predecessors visiting
cards bore the words, ". Charles de Freycinet'
Senateur MIaIstre des Afares Etrangercs The sim
plicity of NJ Barthelemy st. Hiaire is not affected
There are no undarned holes in his coat through
which pride can be dscerned Barthelemy 81 Hlalre
has the Republican temperament, and does not plume
himself upon :he honor which possession OF office
gives He is one Of those men who early elected for
what is eternal, and abides steadiastly by his
choice. At Versailles he slept in a carpeted
room at the Presidency. and wore in the morn
ing list slippers and threadbare coat.
But he was jealous of his dignity Z" a citizen
which every at the Presidency respected, anu
nobody more than NJ. Timers. In a conversation
which had the pleasure of holding with him there
be SAID In speaking OF his position devote my
self TO the President and to the service
Of my country. | the friend OF NJ
Theirs; but, above everything else, l am
citizen The dignity with which he
I
from 1hodomontade 1t was the expression Of pride
IN it's nobest form.
The simplicity of NJ Bartbelemy st. Hllaires
card Is in Partisan taste. In the provinces there
- a great parade made Of titles to distinction.
Cats there have, in sooth very long
tails When Theirs was President OF the
Republic he was simply Monsieur Theirs" but
the Monsieur" was not abbreviated. IL was
given. which Is not usual, at los full length, and
/ there was no address. Gambetra used 10 be Leon
Gambetta." IL Is now " lie President de Ia Cham
bre dos Deputies"
Az EX-KING AS Az AMBASSADOR.
The Duke of Aosta. only brother OF the King Of
Italy. is clearly CHARGED w,h delicate mission to
the French Governments When last in Paris the
DuAe received 10 ofcla! visit. lie came SO quietly
that il did not occur TO Ministers 70 call on
| him. Their neglect, it. appears, angered him
/ and the King bis brother On the occ1-
sion f this visit be has not passed like
an ordinary s.rang T from the railway terminus to
/ the Continental Hotel IN watch he occupies the
frs,-loor suite of rooms the Rue de ivoh facade
/ The Dake vas awaited by the personnel OF the
! Italian Embassy and his carriage was escorted by
outri3cr. I'D the royal livery Of Italy No doubt
l,i parade was O. give authority % tine negotiator
/ When the Italian Prince was kIugof Spain NJ Timers
In the face of great obstacles sustained his Govern
r,ent against the Carlists. N. Bartuelomy st
/ Uilaire WAS often the channel through which the
I President communicated wish the KING OF Greece.
! Tba recollection If the services which
he VAS instrumental in rendering VII
IT once place the priucely neg'uator I'm
smooth relations vita the French Government
understand that the Duke ha, come 70 remove tAe
/ atcLas which stand 100 tue way of % settlement ol
tle Trnisia question. and TO study tAa accaa state
of D.rti.s III France. If. BartIe,emy ST. illlaire-
i6.a-borroweJ from u. Iher-is 20 divide chat
province between France and Italy, taking luuIs
and the port of Gueina for the French, and leaving
Tripoh to the Italians. VINO have a. important
colony there
ENVIRONMENTS OF ROYALTY.
The Grand Dukes Constantine and Alexis, the
"s.il,r Princes of Russia who have been staying
here have eft-the Oh. for CherDourg and the other
f.rrbe south Of France. Alexis is now thirty. lie
very TAIL and bury, but not I'D good health Too
deep nbations OF champagne Gre telling on
him. Constantine reluctantly goes 10 take TO
Russia that stcamer-pa.ace the Liyadia Gentle
men IN bis suite do nos like the idea OF making @
VOYAGE in it in this rough weather heard from
Pns.au who i-.couueclel with the Embassy that IT
ia q most uuWitay vessel IN nigh waves ana
nir.tes and rolls terribly. Constantine IL a
IN ney making man. and beng appFehensVe
of a .reak-5evn IN the secular institution IL which
I.l
he can while the sun is shining. He is partner 10
tie Louvre and other dry goods stores IN Paris ana
sueut several mornings III examining the books of
those establishments before be started to take
Command of the Livadia- 4" Les D.euX Sen Won
les Dieux Sen voutP Grand Duke a shop
leeperl People Will soon, all the world over when
Princes thus become trade-mel, ask what Is the use
in piv1uc them civil list pensions or IN having
Prince. Mt all. The Grand Duke las been also ap-
uIyluq himself 20 the business Of the kig az
Grsece his son-iu-aw. Gambetta being indlsposed
10 break MS head against stone walls IOr tAe ac az
tage OF King George and bis subjects NohslaIJI ~
las addressed himself on HIS MAJ stFs De.aI 10 NJ
Tn,iIe de Cirsrd IN. and to Mime. Adam, who hes De-
y1Iehed the vetera1 journalist NJ. de Girardm as
nnses OF the publicity of La France ana
100000 readers la France has co oi ., !,
erable influence in Paris. ana with some OF We
house is a -ort OF aristocraue news agency But II
| the Grand Duke and tde hlng OF Greece mag ll"
they are to obtain, unless az hlgh price any val
uable service from Nj. de GIaTdlh. they are HIS
taken. -, -, h,+ sl,o ,r,,i1
IN ths instance be satisfied TO render the services
the King of Greece stands IN need OF III return Tor
me honor paid her by the Grand Duke, his fathe
u-a~, in climbing mp Tour pas OF SiS d tU ,s.i
Slave She has already been IN communicating
with his brother Nicholas whose ssoTesLy. ~; III
| sion exposed IN her heteV the u'uhuHInISuaI 4""
OF the War Office in Russia
IMPERIAL SCANDALS.
This Grand Duke, when the article IN
question appeared, was living IN mug
ser.nugcer sort Of way in the Rue de
= Faisonderie. and supposed to be
- ,be hands of Drs. CharcOt and Dnmontpeller
II. inhabited small isolated house just within the
forti6eations. and was in disgrace. The Russian
,,nbossador was commanded to respect his
,rcoonitoD-a courtly way Of ordering him to
ignore the Grand Duke. Why was lie to
ignore his Imperial Highnessf IS ques-
ton that Will occur to you IhereOy
banrs a very ugly tale which | am going to relate
| q A-a Nicholas CHARGED WIFI