The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-26
Mr.. Reds Mansion in Paris.

Letter to the Philadelphia Telegraph.
The home of the American minister and
Mrs. Reid is one of the NJ st magnifce It of
the private residences of Paris. 1t was
orr finally the home of the Countess de
Gramm mt, who was born Nile. Sabater.
Thu father of the countess was formerly the
French cOnsul-general to Egypt, and he
had acquired a vast collection of Egyptian
curiosIt es, which he had caused be ar
ranged in the vast hall of his splendid hotel
which at his death became the properly of
his daughter. IL must be confessed that
this III, when our present repre- entative
at Paris came to take up his residence in his
new abode, was anything but cheerful in its
aspect. II was adorned with mummies in
their cases, with statues of Isis and Osiris
in black basalt, and with cabinets filled
with old Egyptian bronzes, pottery, ETC.,
larger pieces of bronze Icing placed on
br ckets along the walls. The effect was
depressing, not to say tune cal. Minister
Rel1 caused all these dusGy curiOsit.eS to be
carefully packed away, aud has had the
walls hung with brocatelle of a crimson
ground and figured with a design in deep
yellow. Only the marble sphinxes that dec
crate the balustrade ends OF the and stair
case remain to tell of the Egyptology
of the builder of the mansion. Opposite
the staircase is the door leading to a So les
OF sumptuous drawing 70 ms. The smaller
sized of these and the fir It of the suite is
paneled with Louis XIV groups after
BOuchers The grand drawing room Is
paneled and furn sed with crimson brocaded
satin. Tne cornice is richly carved and
| gilt, forming a setting to a painted ceiling
representing a cloud-fecked sky. In front
| of the central wing stands life sized
statue of Helen OF Troy by al Italian artist
| Beyond this apartment is the dining ON,
| where twenty-fuur persons eau be So ted at
table Mr. and Mrs. Reid gave on Satur-
J day evening last dinner party in honor of
Minister Loring, the newly app0i ted
| United States Minister to Portugal, and
Mrs. L0ring. The guest included Mrs.
Washin gton); Mrs AMI Miss McGInais, of
| Chic go, Mrs. haggin, of San Francisco,
| Mr.. Armand Dumaresq, the well known
| Frenc Military painter, Mr. Farragut the
son Of our famous admiral; Mr.. Bonny, of
San Francisc ,, DR.. Tonner, Mr.. and Mrs
| Robert d. Hooper, Mr.. Loubat and others.
! So he of the toiettes we're extremely supe b.
Mrs. Rid was attired i'll black tule the
! skirt-front st iped with lines of embroid-
cry in minu eele bead and spangles A
| ban of similar embroide ' encIrclsd the
| cOrsage at the bust, a a ruff shaped orna-
ment 10 black gauze, embroidered with
steel and sdHvned with wire, rose on either
shoulder A magnificent diamond neck
| lace, supporting a pendant formed of 4
roses set in the front OF the corsagA, formed
the lady's ornaments. Mrs. LorIng wore a
very superb toilette in rOse-pink pedu de
sole and white grou Ided chine silk, figured
with large flowers. The train aid corsage
and tie front draperies of the skirts were
composed of the pedu de sole, the draperies
being caught together at one side over
side panel of the chine silk yelled in point
lace. The corsage had vest to CORES
pond with this panel Mrs. ClOvers dress
was in silver gray satin brocaded with
groups of small gayly colored flowers. Mrs.
| McGinnis was arr we'd in pear gray brocade
VITA skirt front III embroidered gauze of
the same hue. Mrs. Hag xin's toilette was
in white satin with blue sash. One of
the DIRE seS W IN on this occasion was en-
Ii ely in point lace over god elbow satin.
The table was adorned with large silver
ceute piece repre- sentiag Il ship ana filled
with roses, and al % with great bouquets of
roses in vases of silver.