New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-04
WHAT PARIS TALKS ABOUT.
prpsoNaI, GOSSIP AND POLITICS.


RIAL OF BRAzIL-HER INTIMACY WITH THE
ORLEANlSrs.
,r,ou THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBCNE'
PARIS Aug 12.-King Kalakaua s with his Eng
tsh gentlemen guards or attendants stavlng AZ the
Conti entail Hotel and in the suite of rooms occupied
he Miss Nelson, the actress when death came To
summon her to his dark domain His Majesty ap-
nears with the Messrs Armstrong Judd and
rron,stav like a prisouer-but happy one-on
narole. He has been TO the Electrical Exhibition,
and occupied last ght the Presidential box at the
Ooera House an edifce which he thinks the most
snlendid of all that he has seen in Europe" Its
no,vchrome decorations are very gorgeous and
their image fell with pleasing effect on kaakaua's
rctina The King of the Sandwich Islands makes no
secret of his desire TO find purchaser for his
domains He says, laughing: They are very dis
turbed monarchy. Not that nv subjects are re-
beious or want to shoot me, but earthquakes shake
about terribly. grandiose one has Just upset the
half of Honolulu" However, that would not matter
IN \ frst-class European Power wanting to form
naval station half way across the Pacific. She
xvouid find the islands valuable as a coaling station
and also to afford her harhor for her war ships II
tney wanted to lie by. Kaakaua is satisfied that
not only De Lesscpss Canal will intersect the Pan
anna Isthmus, but several others as we'll. When in
teroceauc commune alton is established he foresees
that the great naval Powers of the world will quar-
unless some one of them takes early opportunity
to buy them. He has already had conversation
on this subject with NJ Bartheleny St. Hilaire, who
thinks that in laying hold of Tahiti, France has
ACQUIRED a sufficiently good position in the mid
Pacific.
Kalakaua, to whom 1 was presented at the Elec-
trical Exhibition has very pleasant sort of Poly
nesian physognomy, although understand he is of
mixed blood His hair is carefully cut, and is not
stranger to curling irons. The smile is a grin. Some
of his Majesty's teeth the creation Of dentist
He complained that they had never been a comfort
able fit. and were little out of order. This was
apropos of the attempts that he making with
lips tongue and fingers TO keep them firmly i'll their
place. The Kings manner is gay. His crown does
not make his head uneasy. European might think
him childishly insouciant. He smiles broadly in
speak, of a tragical event such as the wounding
OF General Garfield or tho Honolulu earthquake, as
in expressing admiration at the go geousness of the
Opera House. the martial air of the PrusSian
cavalry the Jehus Of the Vienna Ring, the green
houses of Lacken, and the commercial activity of
London. Kalakaua thinks the Prince of Wales "a
very nice man." and the Princess "a very amlabe
lady," They have "a very nice little family" and
"three sweet little daughters" Victoria is noble
type of Christian Queen. To have such lady IN
the throne must draw down benedictons the
nation. In his MajeSty's vocabulary the word
all ladies'" But the absence of the term does not
appear snobbsh. Kalakaua liked extremely the
King of the Belglans, whom he found to be we'll
OF geographical science The Queen was astonish-
ing in the management Of her team of ponies Prus-
STA was a very ugly place, and nearly everybody 1T
court stlff and sedate, except the Imperial Prince
aud Princess, with whom he had much agreeable
conversation in London.
Kalakaua does not speak German. He is very good
at English. and can get on well enough in French.
The Emperor of Austria was away when the Poly
ncsian monarch at Vienna, but some Archdukes
took him over the Geological Gardens which were
the finest he had in Europe. Kalakauas intel
lectual powers havo been 0verrated by his ,glish
admirers. He aspires, no doubt, to appreciate the
arts and be learned in the sciences of the Old World
and the American part of the New. and dresses ex-
actly like the Prince of Wales. The chimney pot
hat, dogskin gloves, gray trousers and blush but
toned-up tr0ck coat show that even in the far-of
Pacific the London fashionable tailor is "A power.
The late unfortunate Count dArnim said to me once
that if the civilized world used itself up
and broke down there would be no fount of re-
juvenescence at the dissolution of the
Roman Empire There wonid be no solitude
to yhich anchortes could dy from he vices OF lux
uriOus cities, i'll order To give themselves up to
prayer and contemplation. Tho Boud-st. " thy uE"
of Kalakaua brought to my remembrance th,,sc
WOTls OIL COunl u hTuln, WnlCn were uttered DcfOfe
he fell into disgrace with bismarck They eA-
pressed long settled pcssiIst view Of the march of
civilization and science.
Kaskaua says that he never knew W hat it was TO
be a King until he visited Europe. The equlpaGe in
which he rides is very modest he does not appear
oyerburdened with money. He is reported 10 be
very anxious to find a purchaser for his kingdom
who will give handsome price for it. II he had a
good SUM of ready money at his bankers. he mi ght
oil retiring from business lead very eghtful exist
ence in the Old World Kalakaua is admitted into
the confratrrnity of rnonarchs The highest prece-
dence WAS given to him at Marlborough House when
he dincd there with the Crown Prince of Germany.
If NJ. Grevy did not wait to receive him N Paris he
sent NJ. Bartheemy ST. Hlare 10 offer profuse apol-
oges and tn intimate that the State box at the opera
was at the Kings disposal.
THE BRAZILIAN DYNASTY
The birth of an heir presumptive to the Imperial
throne of Brazil has caused no more stir than if the
infant Prince were the son of Madame Dupont
His mother, now the only child of the enlightened
and honest Dom Pedro, is neighbor of Dona
Margherita, at Passy but not on visiting terms with
her. The Princess Imperial of Brazil is goodnatured
and unaffected. She is blonde, but wants the roses
and lilies which in northern ATTITUDES often go with
fair hair. When she goes to the opera with
the Due de Nemours she and he wait
unattended in the vestbue for their carriage. The
cause of her prolonged sojourn in Europe is the deli
cate constitution of her oldest son. Pedro a boy of
low vitality, sweet disposition and precocious intel
lect. IL by any accident he came to the throne in
his minority he might hereafter take rank in the
history OF his country Brazilian Edward VI
The Princess Imperial of Brazil has made no mark
in fashionable society. She resides in a hotel of
moderate size not far from Jules Janin's chalet,