New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-10
TOPICS IN PARIS.
THE HORSE SIIOW-MORE RUSSIAN THAN
THE Observation-Disclosures PICTURES.

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will be the rendezvous of all the chic society O
! Paris which comes there In perfectly appointed
| equipaces, displaying every imaginable luxury o.
horses. liverics and spring tollettes. The Palai'
de rIndustrie, where the Concous takes place
is overlooking with the daily increasing number Of
sporlsmen and women who form so large con
| tingcnt both Of the noble laubourg ard of th'
Faubourg St. IIonore The Marquis de Mornay
| is President OF the Committee the Comte de Jugn'
ce-Prcsident; and among tie most prominent
members are Prince Auguste Gutenberg, the
Marquis de Lur-Saluces, etc. while the we'll
known Mr. Charles Beaudoin is entrusted with
the management Of this brilliant show
The Concours Hippiquc being the first oppor.
tunity Of the year when ladies of fashion make a
universal appearance ont OF doors, in their sclen
tfcally composed, sunny toilctcs, the Show" be-
comes equal, if moi superior, TO the salon. The
fair ones come ththcr not alone to admire the
horses, but also TO permit the multitudes to admire
their own pretty selves, and 10 enjoy an hour OF
so of gossip in the spacious stables, which it would
lie considered in the light of a crime de lcse ele-
gance not TO visit.
The principal subject of discussion at the Con-
cours is naturally the intended sale of Alexander
Dumas's picture gallery, which is to take place
y,
Avenue de Vicrs 1t is rather a pity that VI.
Dumas should have made up his mind 10 sell his
town house and TO live all the year round at his
chateau al Marty For the former is one Of the
most interesting places in Paris, and contains
countless marvcls of art treasure Nine Dumas
cruel and chronic illness is the cause of this
decision on the part OF her husband, he believes
that life in the country may alleviate her suffer
ipra I,Si nil IA N n
attendance upon her without sacrificing outdoor
life. which is 80 dear 10 him. His collection of
pictures contains no fewer than twelve paintings
by Mcis>onier, great many Fromcntins, Duprcs
Troyons, Tassaerts and Voons II is impossible
therefore to prognosticatc at present what figure
the result of the sale will eventually attain. That
it will he something colossal goes without say
ing and il is rumorcd that it will certainly reach
over 100000.
Another incident which has attracted much at
tcntion here thi, week j. the death and funeral
of VI. Paulc the great French military tailor who
invented the "pcs-top" trouscr, rendered fash
ionablc by the Due d'Aumalc many years ago.
W. Paulc an cnfaL; de troupe in the CuiraS-
Sicrs of the Guard during Oh" reign of Charles y.
and having later on become chief tailor 10 that
CORPS the fashions for the French cavalry.
When, on the advent Of The Empire. the famous
Regiment of Guides was formed by General Flcury,
NJ Paulc was chosen 10 design the brilliant uni
fern Of this dashng corps-thc most extravagsnt
and >upcrcilou,y elegant which has houri-hcd in
this century
Napoleon III himself placed 50 much confidence
in VI. Plulc's talent that lie would not have
dreamed Of wearing any military habIliments that
had not been made under his immediate super
Il. ii slss
to the disgust of French tailors, were made in
London Two years ago NJ Paulc gave up the
lucrative business which he had 50 long carried
on N the corner of the Boulevard drs I,alicns and
the Rue Richolicu. over the celebrated cafe Car
dinal. II is needless 10 say that he had amass,
a very large fortune His funeral, which took
place al the Church Of Saint Roch WIS attended
by perfect crowd Of officer and retired military
men, who had remained grateful 10 the artist
whose kill had procured foi them 80 many social
triumphs.
The Russian cult seems 10 lc. If anything on
the increase here Everything which j. pretty. Gle
CANT, original. modern. aesthetic witty or cor
rect j. termed Krcmn" or caviar. instead
of. n Of yorc lcing described by the terms chic,
pschuti. ylan or fin d. steele Evidently Paris
momcniary ador- Russia and everything Rus
sian, hardly excepting the knout. How long this
will last Heaven alone knows, but Just at present
1t j. a perfect furor, and, III order to bc in the
swim, one must BE- a. the old saying goes, Pins
royalise que L. Roi otherwise said. more Ru.sisn
than the Nuscovitcs Themselves
Russian violc's. Russian lace Russian dishes
Russian horses. Russian servants. Russian jcwcry,
dresses perfumes. colors: all must be- Russian,
a. - h. appreciated by true Pari.ans The
superb present which some French notablcs are
about 20 offer 70 the Gar will certainly d. one
of the most splendid things Of is kind which has
ever been made. II j. in the hands Of a Irweller
of tie Rue ~. Etirnnc. and will be- ready in
couple Of weeks II consists Of massive silver
plaque two yards wide and one and half yards
long upon which the genealogical tree Of the
house Of RomanoH IL raised in green and red
gold and cnamels The Russian eagle as well ~
tie numerous cecutchcons of the different mem
bcrs of the Imperial family, is enriched with
precious stones, and the Imperial crown which
surmoun,s the whole il a gliitcring mass Of gems
The Emperor has already signicd his gracioIis
acceptance Of the gift through the Russian Am
bas,ador, Baron de Mohrcnhcim
1t is probably this craze for Russian thing,
which in giving great a vogue Ia the famous
Muscovite clown Durow. and 70 his troupe Of
marvellous performing rats who are now 1t the
Fo,ies-leraeres Durow is one u the lest known
and most popular figures in the Cars dOminlons,
and he is particular iavoritc Of HIS Majesty, who
on one memorable occasion personally ntervrned
TO prevent hir being cNllcd To Siberia. Is was a
pig or rather several pi2s which were the cause
at the time Of his mourning the ilwil OF the
authorities.
II at the moment when the paper roublc
note was on the downward track. notwithstanding
all the efforts Of the Imperial Government to
raise its value Much controversy about the
matter had taken place at ~. Petersburg, and
Durow determined 10 make it a subject Of one
Of hs witticisms. Accordingly. ono fine even
ing he trottcd we'll trained ami extremely know
ing looking pig around the arena Of the circns
where he performing. and caused the animal