New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-26
WHEN PARIS IS FRANCE.
SCENES OF TIE WEEK BEFORE 1iE
GRAND PRIX.

vcsr and the result is that PARIS Il a"s'i"''''
crowded T. overfo lowing. The hotels are "oi"s
n roaring trade. and the restaurants c''hno' ""'
tables ard chairs enough for their res"'"i "".
casual customers. Everything IN TIE ha'u'e u
an open-air entertainmcnf nom tIe '"''
chantants in the " BOis" and Champs Ely @T0 !"
the less respectable but neverHlcieSs "u'''s
Tordn de Paris, Is besicced by ease' P''"S>
color. One 81 the mos; original entertain
ments however. Is certainly tha' give" ~
Dodnier. Of Theatre d'Applicaton fame, who has
.,onod . small and cbarmingly appointed theatre
with an excellent burlesque company on the HIS.
r,otform Of tbe Eifel Tower, at IN elevation Oh
sous 900 feet from the ground. As there Is
restaurant on the same level it Is now easy 70
have pleasant evening Ivy dlninS 'ner' "'po"s
,ba agreeable surroundings Of pure Hcsn
otmosnhere and delightful absence OF the usuni
roises of Paris. which only reach the ear III ''e
shane of a dull vague murmur. ana WISHING INV
Theatre de Ia Tour Eifel afterward. APp'o-
priatev enough the first piece produced the o'ue'
evening was entitled Paris Air., ana III 'Ne
matter of breeziness i, fairly deserved i.s nai"e
being from beginning 20 end IN eXcee"ins" '"n"S
reviex of the leading events Of Paris lie o"ring
the last few months
Ina, Sunday the annual Fete des Flenrs TOOK
nloce in the Avenue DIES Acacas OF the DOS ue
Hororre This popular promenade prSeh'e'
,icturcsnrc appearance MS one lcoEci uo"' n
ion, visI, of alternate laurel leaves, PINK "iu
whit, roses. and dropping flags of direreht coio's
Near the Ccrcle DIES Patineurs band paNeu en-
livcning music during the afternoon anu "'o''
long The floral battle MAS In fnll s"ine' e,''!
body throwing fragrant blossoms AZ ui "'"'
ror,o and getting peltcd in return. Many o'
tho carraces were beautifully decorated. Inc
most successful one Of all was Nc'"''"
cupcd by lady and n gentleman wh' "ppr"''N y"
he sitting in a ship made entirely OF WING ~" !"
The idea had been skilfnly carried out w SN''
mastcrly hand and there was IA generai n'"'"'"'
Of admiration as the graceful vessel pass" "o"A
the avenue 4 very chic arrangement WIS uos
cart neatly and severely trimmed win SUN "'u
narrow bands Of pale pink swee'-wili,a'n ",u
dark blue cornfowers. Two whi'c-cnh iau's w
n handsome Victoria were cnthroicd on Jan" "
,o,,or. jonouls and margucritcs with here nnd
there n bunch of tiny white heid-no"'i', gov
If the same blossoms being twisted In the
,.hecI. and fes,ooned about the carriage, the
onproach Of which was heraldcd ~ mellow
,oncd COW bell The favorite Hover Vi all
sooms ~ have beer the Bluct' or blue corn
aowcr Ladies wore lunches Of them IN their
corsoces and men displayed them IN their
buttonholes. This prediction Of the far'sa"
,or tbe Blnpt." which is known as the faVor'e
flower both of the present German Emperor an"
Of his grandfather. seemed 10 strike nobody ~
inconrrnous and unpatrotic
A soclotv has been formed here OH tie same
limos as that which exists In New-iorK uhue'
the presidency of the Rev. DR. Parkhurst. ~ Il
called La Socete Confre In Iiccnce DIES hnes
and AZ its head are Senator Jules simon, y"
Bercnecr and others equally respected ana III
Luential. The society las been IN eAis'ciioe
only n few months, but 1t appears TO nave en-
,lov.,l It's time prontably, for the traffic In
literary and artistic ob~cenities has almost ceseu.
The appearance Of the streets has changed almost
beyond recognition. and the trade IN lmihora,
literature has almost disappeared. The principal
aim Of the society Is 70 stir UP the police To a
clearer sense OF their dnties, That the weapons
nrovided by existing legislation for the defence
~ nubli, morality may be made the most OF. III
stead Of being allowed 10 fall into dcsictude.
That extremely patriotic bnt somewhat 100
ultrl-radica body, the Paris Municipal Council
i oruanizinr public celebration for August 10.
rs being the centennial anniversary Of the fonnda
ton Of the National Convention. This has given
great offence in the Faubourg ST GERMAN. owing
10 the fact that August 10. 1909, VIA
massacre Of the Swiss Guards. As species Of
counter blast the Monarclste have fixed upon
the same date as the opening of an exhibition
Of objects which once belonged TO the ill-iated
Queen Marie Antonettc and King Louis XVI
The collection Of historic souvenirs Is TO be ar
ranged ia a private residence In the Faubourg ST
German 1t may lie remembered that In 1887
the Empress Eugene Crganized an exhibition OF
various articles which had been owned by Marie
Antonettc, for whom she entertained siecia
vencration. Possibly the widow OF Napoleon III,
on hearing of this new exhibition may lend 10
il the interesting souvenirs which she possesses OF
the lovely sovereign who died On the scafod. At
any rate, the organizers Of the affair expect 70
have goodly display. They have already re
ccived letters from over 500 pcopr volunteering
TO send them relics Of the Jacobirs royal victims.
To Judge, however, from the fact that al least
200 Of these letters contain offers % lend locks
Of hair cut from the head of Louis XVI and Of
bis fair consort II may appear that tie authentic.
ity Of mapc d the relics will have to lc csiab-
shcd. Many persons OF position and title in
France and England, however, posscss genuine
souvenirs Of the King and Queen, aud n number
Of these relics will doubt figure In the forth,
coming exhibition. Among the objects 70 b. shown
will DE the tour or tnrninR-lathe used by Louis
WI III MS role OF amateur lOckSEIlI ana lOlnPr,
a key made by the Monarch. and other similar
articles now in the possession of Paris collectors
The recent circular Of the Project Of Police
ordering that all dogs are not only 70 DC mizzed.
but also led by string, under the penalty Of
being taken Ia The pound and there DESTROYED
within twenty.four boNirs If not claimed and n
fine paid is causing general dissatisfaction II
has given rise to docsteang on a wholesale scale
as the authorities pay bounty Of two francs 10
everybody who brings a dog 10 the pound Ac-
cording TO the published reports, over o,OOc dogs
have been destroyed at the Fourriere In the Rue
de Pontoise alone Dogs indeed having a bad
time Of il here just now. Everything from Off
cial persecution down 10 private spite and cupid
ty seems to be conspring against them Even
many Of their admirers have abandoned them,
now that they are in difficulties. and the friend
Of man" is left alone to deplor the faithlessncss