The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-10-31

q certain number assigned TO the critics. The
eventlul hour arrives, and the spleDdor and
fashion q Paris assemble 10 hail the rising star
Expectancy is at fever heat aud the critics de-
void OF fear or favor, await with breathess
eagerHe the sign that shall point the eandi-
date 10 Eiysian bliss. or downward to the chaos
o. the early doomed.
Shall il be thumbs up or thumbs DOWN."
queried Miss Eames the brave young Ameri-
can Of J.. AS she faced the merciless Paris
amusement seekers early in May. when she
made her debut. IL was scarcely question. so
strong Was her self-reliance: so thoroughly had
she mastered the mysteries Of the art divine.
The curtain rose the old, world wide ste " or
love and passion once more began. Soon a
lovely vision OF youthful innocence aud
beauty appeared on the scene in her robes OF
simple white and voice, translated from the
seraph choir awOke the plant Of Juliet"
For moment the audience was spellbound.
and then. rising 20 their feet in wild tamultu-
Gus acclaim. they hailed their queen Of song.
Since then the Grand Opera has been crowded
whenever Miss Eames appears, and seats are
selling st high premium. Her success has
been in all respects phenomenal. and IL is not
probable that Paris will relinquish her very
soon. however much America would like TO
claim her own.
Socially. ~ iss Eames Is all the fashion, and at
THE receptions and garden parties OF the fash
30BaAie world she Is always conspicuous for her
simple grace aud beauty. Both at the recep-
tons 81 Mrs WbiteiaW Reid, wife Of the Ameri-
can Minister and al those Of Lady LyttOn, wife
81 the British Minister Miss EAmes is a
faVor.e
The Grand Opera House, where Miss Eames
- now singing, is most sumptuOus edifce,
bearing he inscription, Academic National de
Musique.' - is the largest theater ia the
world ana covers an area ol u, $50 square yards
nearly three acres. Its seating capacity Is only
2.IJ5. les than that Of the great opera houses
Of Vienna. Naples aud Milan. 50 much Of the
SPACE being purely decorations. The whole Of
Europe was ransackeI 10 supply the royal ma
terra OF which ii il composed.
Sweden and Scotland have supplied green
and red granite: from Italy come tie fine white
aud yellow marbles; while Spain and France
have given up The choicest cOlored marbles
plain aud 6trIAted. ia all its plans aud
ad0rnments it j. the most magnificent building
o. the KIM ia tie world.
The Grand Opera House was projected in
15JO by Louis Napoleon from competitive plans
furnished ~ the chief architects Of Europe and
was partially completed before the rise Of the
Republic by which IL was completed IN 1874
The building site cost s. 100. 50g. and the build
Bg E95J310J; making total Of s. 10000 IL
vas built &c Government expense aud IL Is
Imported By the Government at an annual ex-
oeuse Of S59.0J9. in accordance with the French
policy 81 encouraging aud maintaining placcs
81 popular amusement and Tor the Development
n fine arts. The magnificent interior. with
Is massive staircases corridors and saloons. is
81 fabulous beauty. painting and sculpture
adding their embellishments 10 the princely
architecture.
Tie stefs If the staircase. passing from the
Plloea inner gates 10 the aud icnce-roOm above
arc u white marble with handTail OF Al
gerian onyx. There are groups OF statuary,
representing Lyric Poetry, Music, Idylic Poetry,
Song, Drama, Dance. aud Lyric Drama. The cell
ing iresco represents the Gods Of Olympus the
Triumph d Harmony. the InstructiyeBess Of
Opera, and Apollo aud his chariot The the
aieT has four tiers Of boxes aud gallery above,
AMI lie decorations are Of the most lavish char
acier.
The Grand Foyer. extending the whole length
o. the building, aud where the Parisians prom
eDade betWeeB the acts. Is the most striking
feature - tie Opera House. Length Us feet,
width g. feet and hight - feet, the inner walls
lined with large mirrors, % feet bi gil. separated
by % c0lamas crowned with statues Paint
jnss, eiiGlugs and profuse eutablatures repre-
sentative Of NEUROLOGICAL subjects adOrn aud
diversity The whole interior. Ia this palace Of
marvellous splendor IA American girl stands