New-York tribune., 1888-08-26
RAINY DAYS IN PARIS.
TALK OF AN ICE FLOoD-PRINCESSC CLEMEN-
TINE-WEDDiNGS.
rnon THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE Tninus9


might fancy the delugc which they say has come
,,non that nlanet has some connection with the in
oravness and drizzle which have reigned IN
Turone all the spring and summer lhey now
nropound theories not OF all competing ana OF
naturc 10 break down the hope OF which the ram
ho,v is the bright assurance. Nj. Flammnrion
and Admiral Monchcz seem TO think that Ice Is ac-
cumulating at the North Pole more than is meeh
for the worlds future comfort that pole Deins
more out OF the direct influence OF the sun ,hah o
Aptar,ic ono An accumulation OF this kind was
tbc causc. We arc taught, Of the various delugcs
which rcvoutionzcd the geological conditions %
the earth before and after the advent on its sur
face of the human race. and brought aooao 'ho
European ice food and doubtless also. rs thc new
England boudcrs indicate. an American one as
well The hcaping up of ice at the pole has III
ways, the theory u.s. made our planet woppic'
and so DISPLACED the waters of the southern hemi-
spbcrc They rushed north in the disturbance ana
melted the ice which had crcpt down TO what IS
now n temperate latitude, and when TINS work was
done rushed back to their old basin. The woo-
bling. motion as consequence ceased ana nc"
departure was taken by the fauna wmch hao sur
vivcd and by mankind also.
Tho cold and never-ending rain OF the last SIX
months are seriously looked upon here as symp'
tomato of another ice food-which. however. we
are assured will be a long time coming Dom feuro
is one of those who paid most attention 10 ohis 'nc
ory when it was first put forward IN .he lectures
of Astronomers and who accepted it as the only one
tho. rotionoIlv explains the alternate reigns OF
ice. of dryness and Of water in what is now the
+omnerate zone of the world l was shown the
other dav in the papers of the late NJ lie Verrler.
tho astronomer an able disdulsltlon Dy that
crowned savant on the probability OF another par
.iol dol,co orisnr from an accumulation OF Ice at
the North Pole
The papers have been announcing that the eiuer
children of the Irincess Clencntine are thinNns
| of taking measures to deprive her Oh tne Mah"se
mont of hcr large fortune, because " she madiy
sono,iors - ON Rulgarion That royal lady is
| certoinlv nc mad woman. She is simply ambitious
for n darling SON. and has made bold plunge TO
eatisfv her passion. Thus far she has succeeded,
and she keeps up her willpowcr Intelligence 'ucv
and address in the face Of cr sons diicui,ies anu
perplexties She remains cheerful ana hcr
wit is bright, and she never seems so near ifiehu
Of hers writes TO me, daunted or even dscoufageu'
She may be more than a match for those VINO a-e
| onop1v and secretly inimical to Prince Ferdinand
| She has q singularly receptive mind even at
her present advanced age and realizes that fortune
favors the brave. She carly served her apprentice
shin TO statescraft and learned how to grapple
with difficulties But the Princess Clementine
is as old as Queen Victoria, and never in her life
knew what IL was to want fortune. She looks rs
fresh rs if nature meant her to live to a hundred.
Her deafness is not to be regarded one of deaths
warnings she having suffered for a long course OF
wears from this inrmty. which is common to so
many perscnages of royal rank When she the
Prince dc Joinvlle: the Due de Icnthleve his son;
the Oueen of Denmark. and the Princess OF Wales
are together all the conversation is carried on by
long car-tubes One might fancy the illustrlous
party was playing at a game Of mutual telephony.
The Emperor of Brazil has long been hard OF hear
ing.
Delightful old Evelyn in his Diary often
speaks of green's as being used for decorative
purposes where in our times there would be flowers
Bv greens, he meant greenery. This rainy
spring and summer have brought fair and fashion
able social leaders to resort to LEAKAGE as suDs-
tute for bloom. Said Lord Aberdeen short time
ago to me The flowers don't come cut and II they
did they would not show under the lcadcn Sky IN
which the world has all this year been wrapt'
It is wonderful how well the florists whose wares
are natural manage to do without blossoms. Green
nosegays il is discovered may be full of variety
and beauty They can present infinite gradations
of hue Mr. Whistler would be enraDtured an the
harmones and symphonies in green which are on
show at the principal fower-dealers' Grasses
Hinged bv natures pencil with browns and puppies.
the ycllowish green and barbed rye and barley; the
nun gent rue and horehound with their whltey-Dlue
crccnishness the deep hued rosemary, the delicate
lime blossom the reddish and tender young shoots
of the vine with the dark and fragrant lavender
are singly and in combination things of beauty
They are now thought worthy of serving as posles
in beautiful vases or in Gildcd and curiously woven
baskets dght with ribbons. One sees green's IN
the hats and bonncts and Beauty does not dlsdaln
70 let them nestle in the opening of her corsage.
have seen arrangements of green in the form OF
nosies at weddngs-where they are very appropri-
ATE since this color is the symbol of hope though
jealousy is a green-eycd monster June. July and
August are the months in which most bridals take
place in good society in France There are many
reasons for this. Travelling is pleasant and the
weather is generally bright. The wisdom OF
ages says Luckless is the bride on whom the ram
faeth, young couple who have set up III lie
on a matrimonial basis after n long courtsnip VIII
find it more hard TO keep on good terms throughout
the honevmoon if the heavens arc perpetually hung
in the blaclness OF vet weather and clouds return
ing after the rain than If the sky is blue ana the
earth blossomng forth in beauty. Imagine then
what il must be for couple who were matched
entirely by their parents hndlng themselves IN
Switzerland. the Scotch Highlands even an an
cestral seat. surrounded with attentive servants
and having no rascaly landlords or courlers to
deal with in those seasons Of fog. frost and down.
pour. which the Convention so well named Bru-
maire Frmaire and Pluvose
A grand dressmaker informs me that thc
trousseau has ceased to be the gigantic outht
which it used to be. Fashions now change SO
rapdly that what is in vogue to-day may be
antiquated six months hence. Half dozen
dresses at most are now given to bride of tiptop
quality by her parents. The usual number is five,
to wit: The dress, par excellence, which can be
made to serve, divested OF orange blossoms, at
dinner parties and the opera; travelling costume;
visiting gown; morning gown; and ball