New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-01
SPOILING A RECEPTION.
ruE HOPELESS DULNEsS OF FRENCH OFF,
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' Paris. June ! 5.
Tho Paris fashionable season lasts much longer
,f,,r Faster than il used TO do before social but
,o,eies wont :, winter in Games and came back
here only TO sec vernal parks ana garuens' inc
Salon. the numerous exhibitions and amusemeh'S
devised fer charitable purposes. and rhe 1rahu frN
de- Paris run for. New fashions come OUT wa" '"'
snrinr eo,ys-s. and gowns and bonnetS are up to
thu concert pitch of nature. The Sky, the bloom
ora Tho Iesface are al bright, and so too must be
,ho +oil.ttes Colors that would look crude or
staring 10 the dark neutral tnis of winter are not
hv any means 50 in a harmony of summer bright
ness The beds Of tulips, OF hyacnths, OF peonies
and Of roses among which the wearers of lovely
reds and pinlls and greens and Directory shot
silks move keep them lower in tone than IL the
gardeners had not been at work to mass bloom III
PARKS and prolaenades. Garden parties are more
given by those so happy as to possess me garoehs
in preference TO house entertainments IN the even
ing, which is reserved for DISCRIMINATING at cafes
ard open-ar theatres
A few evenings ago I was at a delightful din
ncr given By Sir Bruce and Lady Seton on the pai-
conv of the Cafe des Ambassadors, overlooiShS
tho Cafe Concert Of the same name in the Champs
Tlysec I stepped ont OF the grounds OF the DIN
ish Embassy where there was a garden party mo
the restaurant We had an exclusively Ens'sN
party culled from the noble families OF Oa'' VIZ
Hamilton and BrdpoTt with tine hos' an" nos'09'
and some men and women &C talent Every one
was well bred but conventionaAty WIS 'iio"" -
the winds We were greatly amused at the songs
and antics which we're given on the stage Oh "i'lCn
", looked down English persons Of quality greatly
eniov the Robcmjanism which Paris enables them
70 indpigc in without lowering themselves. They
arc born like children just let loose from school
As 10 the GARDEN party at the British Embassy IL
was attended by Nine Carnot and the wives
of the Ministers. bus not by the MIN
listers themselves The turf was like velvet, but
some elderly pecrcSscs, who came in ballroom
shoes. complained that it had been too freshly
wa:ercd-an objection also made by ~ jules
Simon to standing on the grass timex carpet
wide and long was laid down in front Of row OF
sofas and arm chairs One of the sofas and a set
of arm-chars to right and left Of it were for Nine
Carnot and her set Of ladies' Another set with an
other sofa, and all Oh the same line with the 9TH
ers but with a wide gap between. were for the
grand Reactionary ladies. The Countess of Lyt
ton stood on the edge Of the carpet facing Madame
Carnots sofa 70 receive and 70 present to her
highest guest ladies who desired to be presented
She has a tall figure, slim, feminine and without
being at all statuesQue. very graceful Her man
ners are ladylilc and extremely gracious She
dimes in an elegant and unObtrusive manner Her
very nigh position she is used to and takes natu-
rally without sclf-assertion or selfconsciousless
but with composure, and an evident wish to as
charge in The kndcst manner The social duties
arising from it. could sec often that she le;nt
well upon Tie parasol which she he'd in her hand
as she stood Her gown was Directory, Of pale
brocade in which there We're gold threads, and MADE
en- casaque, land she lad small bonnet OF gold
stuff perche1 On her head, but not rising high or
in any way obtrusive, yet when one noticed 1t one
saw that il had style Nine. CGrnOt was In white
silk. trimmed profusey with black lace and mad
q black lace mantle on her shoulders. Her lat
black lace and bread trimmed, was ornamen'cd
with white flowers. / thought she spent s1upiu
time with Nine de Frcycinct who was on her rlSht
hand talking to her all the while Nine. Timers
would have asked nearly every lady whom she knew
even fairly well 10 sit beside her and chat an IN
slant or more, and so formed little court NINE
Floouct either did not come kept away from the
sofa, from which Nine Loclzroy, lady OF great
amiability. with touch of native archness and
deal Of quiet mother wit, also kept as far as she
could | fancy that the Carnots are not pleased
with ". Floquet and ". LoclSroy for not signing
the protest Of the Deputies Of Paris against Gen
eral Boulanger Mile de Freycinct was in a skirt
of soroe yvoollen tissue striped vertically IN white
and blue with blue stuff cdsaQue, the front
breadths of which were pinned up at the sides
Lord Lytt0n conducted one by one Mesdames
Garnet. de Frcrcinct and Goblet to the bullet
in the house There was another buffet in the
garden ut which Irritation went brslIy on All
the literary world which does not belong TO
Bohemia. or fringe on it, was asked to the garden
rarity. The Due dc la llochefoacauld was one CT
the members of the Academy who came.
At the dinner given by the British Ambassador
and Lady Lytton last night 10 the President and
Nine. Garnet, the very same French guests sat az
the sides Of the table when the head Of the State
and his wife met at THO Russian and Austrian
Embassies. and whom Of necessity they meet many
times week By way Of variety. Lord Lytton
had the Nuncio to sit on the right of Nine. Cafnot
on whose left was His EXcellcncy facing the Pres-
dent OF the Republic. As the personal representa-
tiv, OF Queen Victoria Lord LyttOn could not
waive the mastership Of the house, although the
Austrian and Russian Ambassadors had Gone 50
at the dinner which each Of them cave TO NJ ana
Nine Carnot The etiquette followed was this
His Excel ncy received his exalted guests mt
the foot CT the hall-dOor steps. lie conducted
them to the hall. where Lady Lytton awaited
them, and after IA short interval dinner was an
nounced Conversation. said one OF the party 10
me az the reception which followed was not
brisk, Lord Lytton has an easy fow of ideas
ana quiet WI. lle lids diSo " FAV'0A WY W
saying things But Nine. Carnot is very deaf
srl he could not appear to neglect her by talking
10 Nine Moline wife of the President of the
Chamber and a very commonplace sort of bour-
geoisc The Nuncio was also under The ne
eessty OF not turning the back Ct his head
On Nine Carnot. and so was unable to converse
vita the very conversable Nine. Floqnet' VINO
however, had good deal TO say 10 the sprighuy
little Foreign Minister and he 20 her.
Lord Lytton's cook is orc Of the best IN PARIS
As change from the official military band, the
Tsiganes played their wild and spiritstifrins
marches polkas and Characteristic airs Aii@r
the dinner there was a reception. On leaving the
table Lord Lytton conducted Nine. Carnot TO