New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-27
MI-CAREME FESTIVITIES.
QUEEN OF PARTISAN LAUNDRESSES-A Poll
ISH REPAST-IDEALISM RAMPANT.

The Mi-Careme, or mid-Lent festival, will
be carried out this year with exceptional
pomp and magnificence here, probably in or
der to make up for the extraordinary dulness
| Of the last Carnival. One Of the most notable
features of the Mi-Carcme is the gorgeous process
| sion Of Partisan laundresses which wcnds it's way
TO the sound Of gay music through the principal
thoroughfarcs and boulcvards of the capital head
ed by a triumpha car containing the Queen Of the
laundrcsses and her suite. This years Queen was
chosen last week nj n meeting Of the slsterhood
| which took place in the salon Of the Cafe Amer
| icain.
| This soapSuds ma esty selected from among
thirty candidates by a majority Of 300 votes She
is pretty girl of sixteen, pale and fair, with
large blue eyes. Her name is Hcnrette Della
barre, but at the Iavor Modcrnc of the Rue Ober-
kampf where she is employed she has been
nicknamed IN Mnrquise7 on account of her re-
| fined, not to say aristocratic appearance. The
Lavor Modcrnc is of the largest establishments
Of it'll kind in Paris. II is n huge building OF
| iron and stone where hundreds Of women daily
| congregate TO wash enormous quantities Of linen
| in the gigantic tanks of hot and cold water which
occupy the entire lower story. banquet will
take place there the day of the Mil arcme, after
the conclusion of the procession. The car which
| will serve throne for the graceful young SOW
| crcgn will be decorated with sheaves of corn.
white lilies and willow branches.
| (" Her MaiestysT coronation robes are in rcadi-
ness. They consist OF a white satin gown richly
| adorned with garands of oak leaves and golden
acorns, over which purple velvet train will I've
worn. On the fair head broad crown OF mock
diamonds and rubies will dazzle the on-lookers
| Hcnrictte Delabarre was, ! told. educated by
the Sisters Of ~. Vincent de Paul, who, il APP
elected as Queen. These pious women are evi-
IDENTIFY under the impression that this hattcrng
distinction will he the girls ultimate ruin, and
have entrcatcd her 10 decline this overwhelming
honor. Mile Henrietta, however, although once
the most obedent and submissive of girls and the
ornament of her convent, is far too proud of her
present exalted position to rcinqush it at their
bidding, and intends TO JOY her cphcmenl royalty
| in spite OF her cX-patronesscs' cntrcaties.
| Preparations are also being made for q cere-
mony which attracts generally much notice in
the ranks OF the cosmopolitan colony OF Paris ns
the Mi-Carcme does among the lower classes.
This is the Repas-Benit, which takes place on
Faster Day in all Polish households here. This
Pascha feast is yearly celebrated with unparalleled
maGniicencc at the palace Of Prince CzarloriSki,
who although he has lived long enough in Paris
20 De considered by French aristocrats as one
" them has strictly maintained Polish customs
IN his luxurious home. The Repas- Remit at the
" Hotel Czartoriski' means "A profu~ion of meats
and dclicacics before which the celebrated gourmets
OF bygone ACES would have palcd with envy, and
which appear in the light OF welcome com
pcnsation for the severe abstinence OF Lent dur
| ing which all Poles exist on a diet Of fish vccc-
tables, dry pastries and other dishes from which
butter. eggs and even sugar are entirely excluded.
| The Princes dinlnghnll j. a superb apartment
decorated with wonderful bas-rclcfs, and contain
ing many priceless pictures by the old masters be-
sides great profusion of antique gold and silver
plate OF untold value. On Easter Sunday. two
long. narrow tables arranged in this immens,
room early in the afternoon for the reception Of
the guest 1hey served Ia Russe. l. e. the
Viands placed together on the heavily en-
broiderei tablccloth. amidst "a wealth of hot
house flowers and luscious fruit. All the dishes
are cold. and prominent among them are two
+ IaSchal lambs adorned with ribbon rosetteS and
resting or ponderous gold SalvcrS in i bed of
loses Great silvcr-hligrcc baskets at both end,
| OF the table contain hundreds o, anrd I,ui;cd
eggs. dyed in delicate colors, which are presented
10 each guest by the mistress of the house. Thi,
year these eggs will I've quite valuable for tbe
Princess. who is always invcrting some move,
and charming surprise Cor hor Numerous friends.
has determined TO have them painted with Wniteau
subjects IN gouache colors by welknown artists
Among the other daintics which will load tbc
les will be Stcrlets from the Volga brought alio
| from ~. Petersburg in large tin tanks with =
sponge saturated with alcohol inserted in tbeir
BRAIN as an incentive 10 keep them from colopsno
on the road aspics Of Egyptian quails launches
| Of vcnlson, strings Of partrdgcs. woodcocks and
| Russian gelinottes. brook trodt and regular noun
| talns OF forced strawberries. pincappcs. grapes
! pears, fresh figs and cherries from Lebanon not
10 mention caviar, smoked bears tongue etc. etc.
On side table Pascha lamb made of sugar
always stands cnthr0ncd opposite u sucking pig
OF chocolate and surrounded by ropes Of choco-
late sausages. This is an allegory, the Pischal
lamb being supposed to commemorate the last re-
past, and the sucking pig. Judas Iscariot. whilst
the sausage ropes alluson to the rope with
which the arclI-traitor hung himself
The floral decorations at Prince Czartoriskfs
are always exquisite, but they are particularly
so Easter Sunday. when every nook and cor
ncr is filled with tall lilies. raising their snowy
and fragrant calyXes above banks of daffodls.
violcts and primroses. Each arriving guest is
presented with little nest of gold straw con-
tanning snowdrops and crocuses among which
ncstlcs a fluffy little yellow Easter ducl<ling as
Pascha favor. When all the guests are assembled
the Prince and Princess-who was Marguerite
d'Orleans, enter the room followed by the Rev
Father Ladislas AIitroslti. chief Of the Partisan
Polish Mission. Before the feast begins the lat
ter rccitcs the Bcncdcitc and sprnkcs all the
dishes with holy water, hence the name of Repas-
BENT. blessed sacred meal.
L'Ordre dc Ia Rose CroiX or Rosicrucianism re-
vivcd is responsible for interesting eXh btion
here of something very much akin TO pre-Raphael-
itism in art, which is attracting thousands of
visitors 10 the Galleric Durand-Ruel in the Rue
10 Pceter The originator of this enterprise is
NJ. Joscphin Pclladan. who has assumed the title
Of Sar" Of the Order of the Rose Cross and
who appears to have scored success this time
NJ Pcladan is strange and remarkable type in