New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-25
PARIS NOTES.
PASSPORT REGULATIONS REPEALED-THE
BISMARCK MUSEUM

Paris, October 10!
American tourists who have been put to in
finite trouble and annoyance by the severity Of
the passport regulations on the Franco-German
frontier will be pleased to learn that these have
been repealed by order Of Emperor William.
Henceforth no more passports will be required Of
| travellers crossing the French boundary line into
Germany. The rules which have just been re-
scnded were first enacted at the time of the
Schnaebee incident in 1885, and had remained
in force ever since! They provided that no per-
son should be permitted to enter Germany from
| France unless furnished with passport bearing
the visa of the Germany Embassy at Paris. The
! only people from whom the German frontier
authorities are still authorized to demand vised
| passports are French military and naval men in
active service The present action of the Imperial
authorities at Berlin has given great satisfaction
| in France where it is regarded as tending to
| improve the relations between the two countries
| and as an indication of the peaceful intentions
of the young German Emperor.
It is to Worth, the once famous miliner, that
the French nation is indebted for the possession
of the famous picture entitled the Consents, .
| by NJ Dagnan Bouveret, which attracted so much
attention at the last Salon of the Champs de Mars
| 1t was a painting that appealed to the patriotic
| sentiment which constitutes so marked a trait OF
the French character, and accordingly, the Gov
eminent was urged 10 buy it for the National
| Gallery at the Luxembourg. Unfortunately the
| annual grant at the disposal Of the Minister OF
| Fine Arts was already exhausted, and as there
was no money left at his disposal, he was unable
TO take any action in the matter. The painting
| was ultimately purchased by Mr.. Yerkes, of Chi
caqo, for his well-known gallery in that city. AS
soon as the painting had left the country Tor
1 tt1arf in
diqnation arose against the Government for per-
hitting a work of art of national character to
90 abroad: and when the Minister of Fine Arts
once more excused himself and his Department
on the ground that his annual credit was ex-
hausted. Worth, the Anglo-Parisian man milner
of the Rue dc la Paix stepped forward and offered
| 70 advance the Government the sum of money
| which il might require for the recovery of the
painting. The offer was accepted, and negotia-
| tions were at once opened with Mr.. Yerkes, who
readily consented TO turn the picture TO the
| French Government for the same price which he
| had paid for it. Arrangements were made for the
| immediate return Of the painting on it's arrival
| at New-Yorl< and as soon as 1t reaches Paris
again NJ. Worth will pay over to Mr. Yerl1es the
40 600 francs at which il is valued, and the Gov
eminent will assume possession thereof placing
H. on exhibition in the Luxembourg galleries.
| Friends who have Just arrived from Germany
bring enthusiastic accounts about the Bismarck
Museum which Count Bismarck has organized
and established in the galleries of the old family
| castle Of Schoenhausen. As museum IL Is aD-
solutelv UNIQUE. and comprises all the presents
received by the great Chancellor from monarchs
and peasants alike during the course of his long
career The first room is entitled the Gallery
of Sovereigns" 1t contains large lifesized oil
paintings of King Humbert nf Italy, of Emperor
Francis Joseph Of Austria, Of Queen Victoria, Of
the reigning Emperor of Germany, as well as or
Lis father and grandfather, of Alexander III and
Alexander III of Russia of the late King of Spain,
and, in fact, of almost every sovereign who has
reigned in Europe during the last forty years The
Empress Mother Of China is represented among these
paintings and pieces of statuary by immense ele
| plants tusk, the whole length of which is carved
and pierced an unbroken relief Of the greatest
variety Scenes from the lives of the gods, priests.
warriors, in fact, everything-men, animals, plants
and temples-most exquistely and deicately
carved. The walls Of the adjoining room
are adorned with portraits OF ex-President
Theirs, Lord Beaconsfed and Cardinal Antonelli.
But the most magnificent object is undoubt-
edly the large vase presented TO the ex-Chan-
| celor by King Victor Emmanuel. From the
| late Empress Augusta there is laurel wreath
given to him on August % 1885, " In the spirit
OF our lameuted and glorious Emperor in memory
Of fifty successful years; while from the German
colony Of ConstantinOple there is a superb Turkish
sword, the gold scabbard of which is thickly
studded with precious stones The fourth room
contains a most interesting object which calls to
mind one OF the most memorable moments of the
Franco German war. Ii is the nsignhcant-look-
ing, simple and somewhat dilapdated chair on
which Bismarck sat during his negotiations with
Napoleon Ill after the battle of Sedan There
is also the table on which the cessation Of hosti-
ties and the eapitulatlon of Paris were signed at
Versailles. The fifth and sixth rooms are devoted
10 all kinds OF bric-a-brac and souvenirs, all Of
| them presented 10 the ex-Chancellor. They
comprise vases Of Sevres Dresden and Nielsen
porcelain ewelled snuh boxes cigar cases.
! ietter-weights, while the we-lSnown Nuremberg
house OF taber q sons IS represented by gigan-
tic case containing the enormous polished lead
pencils which the Prince used To affect when in
Office. In the middle lies beautiful walking
| stick with ivory handle which by the touch Of
spring can be transformed into giant pencil.