New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-25
AUTUMN IN PARIS.
TIE LOUVRE PALACE AND ELYSEE N.Y.
TIONAL TAKE A REPUBLICAN CHAR
ACTER

ACTER.
Paris, September IA
During this season. when most people are still
away ENJOYING the splendid September weather
In the country, private mansions clubs and puohc
buildings are being renovated here Inc falals
Bourbon /. receiving thorough cleansing ana re-
painting before the opening OF Parliament Inc
Louvre Palace is undergoing needed restoratoh'
ard the Eiysce National, which Is the residence
OF the President OF the Republic is to be- not only
externally embcllished, but certain Imperial In
srnin. which have been allowed TO stand there
until now are being taken down and consigneh
ANONYMOUSLY to a Government Lumber room
Why this insignia should have been permitted
to remain untouched, II not unnoticed, IN snch
place for the last twenty-five years ~ mystery
Nobody sccms 10 have troubled about their exist
cncc until now, when elaborate preparations are
on foot to replace the Objectionable shields bearing
Napolconlc emblems with Republican escutchcon'
BY the time that President Carnot returns from
Fontaincbleau tho Caesaran symbols on the porch
Of honor leading into the Palace will he snppianted
by shield bearing the letters r. F., transvcrs"d
by an olive branch and surrounded ny me pus'
OF The Republic, wearing an oak-lcaf crown on
Phrygian cap Furthermore, the large Initials
which are still plentiful in the mural Ornamental
all outward signs Of tho Napolconc domination
may be vigorously craccd from the residence OF the
Head Of the Third Republic.
One Of the great social events Of the present
autumn is 10 be the series Of amateur thcatricals
which are to take place during tho last two weeks
OF this month nj tho Chateau de- l}rissac, and
large number of the most prominent percentages
of the Faubonrg 81. German have been invited Tor
the purposc by the talented but eccentric chate-
lainr The. Vicontcssc dc 1redern. The Nicomtcsse
is enormous; rich. being the daughter and CO.
hcress with her sister the Princess Amedcc &c
I,rogic, # VI. Constant Say, the greatest sugar
rcnner in Franco. Her first husband was the
Marquis OF BrsSac eldest son OF tho Dnke Of that
name. The Marquis died from tho effects OF SICK
ness brought on By tho wounds which he received
during the Franco German War and within a very
sh,rt time after his death she gave her land 70
the Vicontc Dc Trcdcrn, q handsome Breton, and
n lincal descendant Of that De fredcrn whom
King Iou!s OF Franc. knirhtrd in the twelfth
century NJ the close cf the great battl" Of Man.
soorah between tho Crusaders and the Turks.
THO Nicomto however. had ideas that wcrc some
what strict on tho score OF conventional proprctv,
and was. moreover. very obstinate, resembling In
this respect his fellow Brrtors, and it was rot
long DHIOT" Il t'p1IHlloU '"'N pih'' '''"'''i ''''
Unmatched couple The VicomtcssN IL as ccc"n-
trio as sh, Is talented. II was at her house tiat
the "Ir,v' General first heard tho strains OF N"
once popular I}ounnrcr March. d" In Reve-ant do
Ia Revue, and the compliment was rendered adj
dtlonally marked by the fact that the Vicom"ss"
sung il herself, her voics being the finest amateur
contralto in France She has a lovely house in
Paris where her fathcr-in-iaw, tho ola Due de
Brissac lived under tho same roof. and all equally
picturesque chateau on tho banks Of the Rive:
Mavcnnc. whcr. the entertainments referred to
above are to take place next week.
During the CHOLERA epidemic at lIavrc 'hc
exodus from that city and from the seaside re-
sorts in the vicinity assumed enormous pro
portions. The carrying capacity OF tho railrold,
Was taxed TO the utmost. on one OF the first
days Of the scare, the fugliivcs found only half
tho necessary quantity OF carriages at their dis
posa AZ the Harlcur station, and accordingly tho
overplus was put into number of cattle cars.
which were quickly provided with seats made Of
boards set upon blocks OF wood. No sooner did
the ticket -takcr enter 20 demand the passengers
tickets than he was greeted with a chorus u
wcll-imitated "moos - and tho Joke extending
itself 10 all tho other cattle cars he AZ last de
sisted from his attempt. At the next hating
bat ~moo moo. moo, ." sounded so ovcrpowcllngly
that lie retired Tho train finally arrived at the
terminus Of Monvlicr. Here tho passengers
initiating the awkward leaps OF cattle. sprarg
through the gate by which travelling beasts
usually leave the station. The s'ation-master
caucht ore of them By the collar This was
the signal for the whole crowd 10 lower their
heads and butt at him vigorously with terrible
lowing, so that he was quickly Obliged 10 take
TO his heels, followed by a fral triumphant
moo" Tie whole company, who had joined
without generalization in the joke. then broke
ont into a peol OF laughter, and giving their
tickets TO smilirg official standing b., peace
fully left the station.
The municipal authorities OF the suburb OF
ST Oucn WHO an, as valid socialists as those OF
the st Denis district haze just commenced another
experiment in practical socialism by the sup
preston OF what il known as the Bureau oil
Dcncncrncc' The Commune is going To take
charge OF the children Of all tho poor. who, it
is proved cannot care for them themselves ana
work nj the same time A special communal
school for such children will be established. and
for other classc, in the community a sort OF
cantecn is 70 be devised. llenccforward at 81
Omen bcrgars are not 70 look for money from
the passer-by. hut for a small ticket. which will
provide him with the plat du jour- of the
| cantecn.
Tho news from Rome that JENNIE dare
canonIzation is on tho eve Of completion has re-
yiycd more than ever the popular cult for that
national heroine, and yesterday religious core
mony In honor OF the prospective saint took place
in the quaint old chapel at the foot of Mont
martre which bears the name OF ST. Denis. II
| Ia not to the latter hut to the Maid Of Orleans
that the venerable cdlce owes its fame. Tho
story runs that she was fond OF patronizing the
chapel and that it was there that She was nurscd
when she was wounded during the fighting at
| the Porte Saint Nonorc. The ceremony yesterday
was attended by large congregation. The chapel
was decorated with the flags and banners OF the