New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-18
TOPICS IN PARIS.
THE BOULANGER wEDDING-LORD SACK.
VILE

erals second and most wins0me daughter was
truly an idyll, and IN refreshing and poetic con.
trast with the hot Of politics in which ID
came Off. know not what is in store for General
Boulangcr himself But his daughters bridal
must have been such glorious and happy day to
him to leave little room in his measure Of
happiness for another great triumph. Some Of
the most influential friends Of the Comtesse ds
Poris socially speaking and two leading Or
leanists in the House OF Deputies, Comics de Nun
and de Marhnprey, attended. So did General
de Barai as chairman Of Prince Victor's com.
mttee for appeal TO the people. Having see-
what an apotheosis it was for the brides father.
they are now sorry they went to the wedding.
The Parisians not used TO love matches. and
the novelty of this particular one afforded them
q delightful sensation, which, naturally, tha
brides suave charm good deal helped There
was just as big crowd from the door OF her
fathers mansion TO the little parish church az
which she was to be married as If Royal brids
had been expected to pass along. The church was
thus decorated: Two large palm trees, reaching
to the roof. fianlzed the door, and all the pedi-
ments Of the columns embedded in white
flowers. The Virgins Chapel, where congratula-
tons to be offered. was also done out in
white lilacs, roses chrysanthemums, myrtles and
orange blossoms and the type Of maternity, which
snowy agglomeration, pure, sweet and lovely.
This chapel was set part for the procession Of
congratulating friends after the ceremony Candles
Of course. bazed on the altar and warmed I'D
the general whiteness. No unlimited person was
admitted to the church. did not see the pro-
cession through the streets before the religious
rite had taken place, but told that it could
not go faster than walk, that Marcelle and the
General rode in high coupe, the lamps of which
were done out with white pinks and orange
blossoms, and that it was preceded by delegation
Of the League Of Patriots and followed by six
other carriages. The General was in his military
uniform and wore the Grand Gordon Of the Legion
Of Honor. A more charming being than the
bride. as she entered the church. / never saw
She had no orange blossoms, save large nosegay
at her girdle and small sprig in her hair The
dress was Of MORE antique, trimmed with cream
satin, very long in the train and fat in the
skirt. and moulding the figure from shoulder to
hips. The happy Captain followed with Madame
Boulangcr An old priest the Dean Of
Rheims, who used to catechize the bride
groom when the latter was boy,
delivered the nuptial address. He said he had
known Captain Drunt since he was seven years
old that he had in his honest manhood fulfilled
the promises of his youth, and that he, the
Dean, answered for his future conduct. Then
turning to the bride, he said Madam, you arc
to be congratulated your choice. Go on loving
each other you do to-day. God loves you
and you will please him in keeping up mutual
love in your hearts"
The return home was trumphal The police,
to keep the crowd from killing the newly mar
ried couple with kindness, surrounded their car
riage and the Generals. This caused great
anger. In the house there were number Of
friends, who had not been to the church Mar
cele threw her arms around the necl1s Of all
Of them and then stood with her husband at the
drawing door to receive more congratula-
tons. Since the Empress Eugene went to be
married at Notre Dame no wedding has so much
stirred the town. 1t was never intended to serve
political end, but nevertheless did so. The
Victorian NJ. de Cassagnac switches his friends
with his irony for giving prestige to this family
fete. He tells them that neither they the
Orleanists will get much out of the temporary
union with Boulanger, but that the General will
swallow all the others.
Naturally the SaclSville incident makes stir
here. Lord Sackville as the Hon. Sackville West,
was for few years First Secretary of Legation
here in the time of Lord Lyons. He was rather
liked, and certainly gave himself no airs. The
year of the war he nearly got Lord Lyons into
bad scrape by going, without Foreign Office leave,
nent, to see his wife and family at Arcachon.
When he had seen them it was too late TO return
to his post. &c. as Lord Lyons and his other
secretaries had been meanwhile sent TO Tours,
Her Majesty was unrepresented at the Faubours
ST. Honore unless by the porter. Sir Robert Peel
attacked Lord Lyons in the House OF
Commons for this, and his Lordship let him
never explaining why Mr. West was absent from
Paris. Being the brother of Lady Derby was OF
too great advantage to him, because he learned
to rely good deal on her husbands influence
instead Of on his own faculties. Still he Is a
good diplomatist and very amiable man. His
brother was rather an oddly. knole Park, the
family seat of the Sackvile Vests, is one of the
finest places in Kent. The beauty of Miss West
who was married here last spring, created a
sensation at the Queens Birthday party at the
British Embassy, which she attended.
The Staff of La France are sending message
of congratulation to the Gar on his escaping I'M
hurt from the railway accident at Borka The
senders of the message will not remind his I'M
perial Majesty that La France being Bou-
angist journal, is not allowed to enter Russia,
under an order made to show good feeling to-
ward the Floquet Cabinet All the same means,
dare say. will be taken to get this interdict re-
scinded when good impression has been made
on the Car. Special thanksgiving services are
to be celebrated wherever there il Russian
church or chapel abroad The Russians here
treat their Sovereign's escape as miraculous.
None of them seems TO think that Nlhlllsm
had any part in bringing ABOUT the BorlSa accl-
dent As it is known that the Car has been
greatly instrumental in preserving peace in recent
years. he is liked here. | remember Sir Charles
bikes saying in conversation with some French
men of distinction few winters back about the
probable effect Of the Bulgarian difficulty on the
rest of Europe: Peace entirely depends on the
Gar. l am inclined to think chat he will pre-
fer not to break il, and will see that waiting
is his best plan" This view has been justified
by his quescence and by his strong belief in the
growth in power of Russia, for which, he THINKS
and says " time fights" l suppose il does
BY the by Colonel LoYroif. very grand OLD