The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-04-22


-osaaA vsSs - ~ opsra.
business 10 dull IN France; he building trade
10 passing through crisis; there 10 nothing
doing on the Stock Exchange; the republic u
running the country; NE anarchists are busy
prepafin9 another commune. Do you think
that in presence Of these alarming cries the
Paris spring season 10 less brilliant than usual.
or that the Parisisns tighten their purse
strings3 Far from that there arc fetes and
rumors OF f6tes all over the town. and the
noble faubourg vies with the Aristocracy
OF Hebrew and Christian finance in the
splendor OF its balls. where It is the
thing this year for tho women TO dress
in Louis XIV. costume. 10 powder their
hair. patch their faces. and dance the minuet.
Who talks Of tightening purse strings3
Why, yesterday afternoon the famous Narisch-
kline collection OF pictures found buyers In
couple Of hours for the total Of 100000! The
same evening the Asace- Lorraine f6te and ball
Mt the opera produced more than e16000i And
in the afternoon there was assembled at the
horse show q crowd. which for elegance and
numbers 1t would be hard to equal in
any other city in Europe. The horse
show. or Concours Hippiaue. was held In
the Palais do rIndustrie. To the right Of
the entrance door the competing equip
ng Hn are are drawn up IL order. o The coach ad
Them sD 81 @ stS their Arrival
the ea pssasr q
persons OF his craft rubs down the nags. dusts
the !, harness and At lae01ic order from the
Iu5y take in the &c central ,
gold: the " bsIl T rings and the psrras Of ths
carriage horses begins. Tandems. and
sRnSs doses4 v sarI missions. Of =:
Hsnds sus s'i r%asa track sn efSsle
e a. and s.ss Sne ssT
the other Ike an Immense glrand4Ie;
that Ss tSe The men s not
SsS nase fw al if' syoss Ssi Hfs
Psrsyy TO se y Ss
content. The PROVINCIAL swells arc present In
and aud wno se 4yds sS
sasto this farisisn salad seasoned with co7itin
al The trbunes With Se afe
cspt those who are .. on the jury and
Ssqes fn't tSs Feminine '9 slesanse ' Of
Paris. all the aristocrncy OF tho faubourg
Saint sna q s
Is assembled. Gluce silk OF soft tones COW
cred with ,arabcsIues and patterns Of flow
OF moss laden With vioiets or hciiotrope: nous.
1uetaire hats with trailing pltmes capotes OF
crH,mp!ed silk md l9ce; harmonies In the new
variety and charm Of color and stufrs is set on
mrt and the so,brs p i3 Of tho Women
modelling the body IN severe lines relieved only
IT the shoulders Of the crumplcd coquetry Of
haved, and disnterested in, It's enthusiasm.
nlt 81, t.,pa Ia tha nrhnR 81
the Concours Hippilue there is no betting no
thirst for gold. no ugly appetites such as ren;
sa .S at es ry the to see
and TO be seem because fashion has pronounced
LHiGpiquo TO be GIG. But Just as many
to the large part taken by the military element.
for Obligatory service now attaches every
Toward half-rast the Qnlioping and Jump
ing is oyer: the winners bayo received their
prizes OF money. or more p!atoDic prizes OF
making SLOWLY for TIE sorlie; There Is . good
salute nngrIary. and as they replace their
kep they brush forward their hair with me-
cbanicni movement Of the hand, The women
in the tribunes. Tho mashcrs. with their hid.
81 s%s%s s%%s s4sSS;ss Sesl
legs ' put e' forward With sssa"t hssiiaaion.
reminding one OF tho moven,cn ts OF an nu.
iiomaton. At the doorway the men stand in
their women folk TO their carriages with
marked assidaiy: others chat familiarly with
The touts nrc heard bowling in the distance;
hosrseIy and lamenttabiy;, lie eocher jules do
Hf md lie c2 Ssht A Hpr u au
tic champs Eiystes With a aai rSnbins THAT
forms ns II were, the tsiss Of this Partisan fan
tasia OF the ConcollrRe HippiQue.
the a s Snse and
Ing the elite q! the Partisan picture collectors.
Tho Rothschilds md the Due d'Aumale have
Is there the owner Of twelve Meissoniers eight
RousseHus eight Corots. which. with fourteen
eSSe Se's nj ownsr On XII
nSssss S "a s6iFsS Msis:o1srs and sSlso.ion
!lSR !1sudSs Rxnan 81 For.npys
aes csstaisnisrs '' which n alone Is WORTH naIss
e Be- soIa e rieh e DssamGs s1d Tr9yons ana
m S? sar 1s fessr
sSlogy. How describe masterpieccs lie theseP
tempt the task. Here simply are some d the
~ stsc ~ sss b.
hs s:a EuH s4 JssSas Of R Ss
HE2 2essn HSas ss S St hss 1882
on. Sheep Driven to Market" $500:
Rs%S9asat @f PortPai. 9! a. ny S% wama1.
slS, 29oi WouveerHans Hay Harvest. u $4,000;
tl .rS 600 FragGnsrd "S.rmsnt Amour $500
Theodore Rousses%. n Mare. $4,000 very
small picture. The other prices were fairly
high and the total. t2l4. 400. Is considerable.
but not 80 high as tho expert expected. be-
ought 70 fetch something like $500 900. Has
PRINCE Narischkine gained or lost by his collec-
tion3 On pictures q this kind: museum pic.
reason to believe that Prince Narischkines
f Gss.b is exceptional The prize soo Of the
; What r,.S was - paid for i im 1892 and
for nM,+ $500 and sold yesterday for g 400 e
Of funds. the louvre Museum can rarely buy
anything at q public sale. and out Of this ad-
picture. believe. was acquired for the State.
The De Hoogh was bought BY, an amateur. NJ.
de- Csdron the Rembrandt BY the Baron dc
into the Rothschild collection the two Troyons