New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-03
PARIS PERSONALITIES.
AT THE ELYsEE-PRINCESs TRoUBETsKol-
M,rr MELBA-MAHOMET ON THE STAGE.

Paris October 81.
Tho hal, 0iven by President and Nine Carnot
.ho most successful and brilliant entertainment
- Roc .ol,en nlace at the Elysee Palace since
49, To-: ~ Marshal MacMahon. Over 1000 peo-
10 osse,nbIed in the splendid salons which were
ar,isticallv decorated with groups OF Orlehtii
nolms hinge ferns and wealth OF the rarest not
sorse blooms Nine! Carnots pale pink SILK
.o,lotto7 covered with silver embroidered omcK
Cbortillv lace WAS much admired. She wore
,iora NJ large diamonds and diamond de"orops
olittered on the thick garland OF real ieo ro'',
which edged her long train. one OF 'he ho'ei
features of the evening was Nine CarnoUs cn"ii"-
ING idea of having in the music gallery NV h"en
hers Of the chorus of the Grand opera VINO sung
with magnificent effect the waitzes piayeo py 'io
orchestra Exquisite taste IS olspiayeu ~ an '
OWNERS and receptions given by the President
and Nine Carnot, and not even .ne u"en'i' "
tho Fapbourc St German are able to discover
-. Ill, ., which 70 hang criticism. M. and
Nine Carnot possess the happy faculty OF peihs
ohio N steer midway between the vulgar eA-
.o,ocance which prevailed under the Empire III"
,ho avarice which formed disagreeable 1eaVuIo
y, tho Presidential reigns of NJ. Theirs ana NJ
c,orv' The NEGOTIATIONS between Nine lhles
"a bar grocer, ON the subject Of the allowance
20 he made by the latter for the return OF empty
bottles and lars. were only equalled by the soup
ates which figured in the cloakrooms OF the Eysee
at the fetes and banquets given by NJ ana MIMIC,
Crovv-plates in which all guests were eApecVe"
20 denost sums ranging from fifty confines 10 Vwo
frames for the benefit of the Presidential Servants
Ono of the most notable personages present at
Nine Carnot's ball the famous Princess Lso
Troubetskoi, who has not been seen III I"rIS
for many a long year not. indeed since 'no uc"'"
% Gambetta The "Egeria intern OF the me
Duc de Morny, and afterward thai OIL W. liners,
pircoss Iiso as she is called in Paris has played
a;aouob1o mort in tho history of France since
the year 1859 when she first visited 'he pahNs
Of the Seine with her husband. Inc aVoweu oo
iect of her trip to France at that time was 10 NsO
10. ,oloti,,o and country woman who had recently
- .ho ,yife of the Due de Morny but the
So rrrrosa of the voyage was to foster the
oa.o,,to oordiole between France and Russia
cnooot,1 ,ivacious extraordinarily witty ana
oo,,.io,iro the fascinating little Russian Princess
- e rotito and delicate like Sevres statuette
I'm bad all Paris at her feet. All shades OF po-
1;iooI oirion were represented in her salons. and
ar,or, the babitues were the Due de Gramont'
Emile Olivier. Remusat, Bcrrer, ana houhcr' one
,,,o in narticular great favorite OF Princess Ma
,hudo Ronanarte. and within few hours oil her
arrival here the other day she hasteheu ouc "
c. Grafton with her daughter TO call on ZION
plon,s7 popular sister The latter whose seventy
reors have very much increased her emoohpolhC
and NJ the same time her good nature is ho"
married TO a young man named forqueu, WIN
ncrforms his role Of master OF her househoiu WIN
Ioes distinction but with considerably more us
cretion than the superb Comte dc NieuwerSerAo
used to do.
Princess Troubetskoi belongs by birth, as well
no by marriage to the nobest famlhes OF huSNla'
She is a daughter of the great house OF beloseishS
do Relozersl1. direct descendants OF RuriK' tlc
founder of the Russian monarchy Her ancestors
were sovercigns in their principahty OF beioIerSK
and her mother who contracted second harrlasc
with Prince katchOuky, is Grand Mistress ol olle
Robes at the Court of ST. Petersburg. Durms
,I,o Franco. Prussian war Of 1870 Princess LSe
was in Russia, and it was at that time that she
particularly endeared herself TO the French by her
tbetic and kind reception of NJ. Theirs on the
oooosior % his sad mission to st. Petersburg The
1ittIo man wos travelling all over Europe at the
time 70 entreat the intervention Of the Great
por.ors in hebalf of France Everywhere he met
with coldness and even discourteSy, excepting IN
rho city Of the Cars, where, through the good
Offices Of Princess Lise, he was able TO achieve
il not the full object of his mission, at any rate
= nortion of it. Many were the private inter
io,,,s which NJ Theirs was enabled TO have IN her
solone with the Imperial Chancellor, Prince tort
cbal,of Realizing the importance of her acduaint-
orce with NJ Theirs, the Chancellor, as soon as
tho war was at an end, requested Princess lhse
q, tal,e M her residence at Paris, where she pos
sessed house in the Rue de Courcellcs. She sui
delights in political intrigue and as such Is re-
,orded nv many as an exceedingly dangerous
woman. II is rumOrcd here that the Princess Is
writing her Memoirs" and great curiosity Is
aroused on that account, for her keen WIT ana her
ready pen bid fair to rival Nine de Serigue's and
Nine dc Stacl's works.
An exceptionallv fashionable audience Assem- bled
at the Opera few days ago to welcome back the
great Australian diva, Nine. Melba, IN the role
of Ophelia President and Nine CaEnot-the
latter wore beautifully fitting gown of cloud
gray satin, brocaded with white velvet magnolia
| hIossoms-were in the state box, and the house
| was filed with political, literary and social
celebrities Everybody went away delighted by
the purity Of the prima-donnaS voice, and by
| the excellence Of her execution Her rendering
of the mad scene created a burst of genuine
enthusiasm a most unusual circumstance at the
| Opera. where the public IS generally frlgld IN
| the extreme.
| Sarah Bcrnharut as SIuOu lHtOuOra
! nightly filling the Theatre Of the Porte st. Martin
with an electrified audience. Never has the great
artist displayed mere magnificent flashes of passion
! and genius than she did ON the premiere of the
| revival Of 1heodOra.' Her tragic powers in
| stead of diminishing, continue TO augment in
| strength. She was recalled again and again, and
| showers of bouquets and wreaths fell at bel
| feet at the end OF each act.
There will probably be great scandal in
store for theatrc-goers II the manager Of the
Eden Theatre persists in his project of producing
! tho " Milxado" The dramatic authors and com.
| noscrs here are furious at the invasion of foreign
ers, and especially deeply indignant because MeSsrs
| Giibrrt and Sullivan " grieVOusly insulted" III,
| French Nation and it's navy, in their operetta OF
RuddygOTe.'
| ord sc9ndalizrd beyond measure by the announce
mrnt that drama by W. Henri de Bornier. called
+" Mahomct,o in which NJ Mounct-Suly will i'm
perronate the Prophet will shortly be produced
| a. tho Comedie Franchise. The matter appear,