Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-27

were forgotten. The next day there sp. | peared an open letter from L.oH to Zols.
 in which he said that he. Loti. would
 not have said what he did if he had known that he, Zola, was present. and | that anyway he only meant what he said | In @ Plekwickian sense, as he had tba greatest admiration for Zola and for his Loia's, works. These French do beat all | l suppose he was afraid Zola would eat him up, body and bones. And today Zola publishes a letter telling Loti sub- stantially not to be afraid, that he von,t
 touch him, but that he must be careful
 in the future. If Lott were an American
 he would want to punch Monsieur Zola.
 Some of the papers are of the opinion that there must be a duel. A very fun ny part of the business is that the de- nouement of the work by which Loti is best known, ''Mon Frere Yves.n is as coarsely and horribly vile ss any of Zola,s lowest describings. What choice between an author whose ideals are vile and one who describes vile thingsi
 The American colony is & bit sgitated, but about a matter exclusively its own. Who is to be the next American minis teri If he be man who will attend ex- clusively to business the colony will suf- fer. If he be a man who will entertain with open hand and lavish purse the col ony will flourish. If Egan be appointed the colony will shut its doors and dis claim its nationality. The typical minis ter was Morton, and to Mrs. Morton was due at least half the glory. The first secretary of legation, MT. Vigneaux, has grown grey in the diplomatic service. He is regarded as the most able and learned diplomatist in the service of the United States. For twenty years all di- plomacy between the United States and France has passed through his hands. | His promotion would be delightful re- cognition of the principles of civil ser vice reform. But unfortunately vigneaux | is poor, nor has he 'tpull" The second | secretary, MT. Augustus Jay, was appoint ed by Cleveland. He is, moreover, rather young to be made minister, though he ap- possesses every qualification. He | is of the great Jay family of New York. He is rich, young, handsome, most grace ful, courteous, kind and wise; polite of speech, considerate of conduct, self-con- trolled, quick, keen, bright. One would say, born for the highest diplomatic posi- hons. But as things go, unfortunately a democrat and too much of @ gentleman for push and pull.
 Don't come to Paris unless you have plenty of money and are willing to spend every cent of it. Things are dearer than 'ver, and the system by which every cent 8 pulled out of you seems more admira- ply organized than ever
 Why will English women bedaub them elves with muski There is one on this loor of this hotel. You can't pass her oom without being stung with 6 ray of he stink. When she moves about she arries an atmosphere of at least @ hun red feet diameter which would paralyze he activities of a skunk. She came to he table-d'hote the other day. Positive y you werc obliged to leave the room. Ind there are many of them. You meet hem all about. The Frenchmen don't eem to understand They stop and sniff nd say: "Tiens. qu'es que c'est que sP Your correspondent dedges around be first corner like mad
 PRRIAHpER.