New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-25
GAYETIES OF PARIS.
WEDDING AT TIE CASTLE OF DAMPIERRE
-" COACHWOMEN" AND THEIR
COSTUMES
paris Deoarho-

The weather, which until now had remainod g.
warm and balmy, has suddenly taken w,n,rv
turn and the Auteuil races were comnIo,ol,,
spoiled by storm Of snow and slcct which ,rons
formed Paris and the suburbs into minia,ur.
Siberia. Fortunately, those who were preyen,oa
from attending the races by the low tempera,,,.
found some consolation III repairing 10 the Cal
eric Georges Petit in the Rue de Scze whore ,b.
seventh annual exhibition Of ceramics has inc,
been opened. II is more of success than il bas
over been before, although the aesthetic peasu,a
of the visitors was somewhat marrcd by the lac,,
Of proper kght. the windows being dimmed hr
the dreary weather outside. Among the niece.
exhibited there are some extremely handsom.
plaques and dishes decorated with flowers and
also some cunning devices wrought Of porcelain.
which aroused the admiration of all connoisseur.
The record Of Partisan events womb ho -
complete this week without short description Of
the unique and magnificent ceremouies ,,doh
took place at the Castle of Dampierrc on the oc.
cason of Nile. Nolande lie Luynes's marri.co >.
the young Due d'Aycn. The list of guests in
vted to be present at the wedding reads like a nacs
torn from the Libro d'Oro' of Eurone.r M
bility. Among the 300 relatives Of the bride and
brid groom who crowded the private cbanJ .,
Dampicrre were the La Rochefoucaulds. the Dno
de Doudcanville. the Boligaacs, the Contades IN.
Duchesse de Chcvreuse, the Fertc-A Nouns the Mon.
tcsguieuS, the dtzes family, etc The Wit
nes'cs for the bridegroom were the Due de Char
tres and the Due de Mouchy, and for the bride no,
grandfather, the Due de Doudeauyille and bo,
/ uncle, the Due de Sabran The bride was LODI %
the altar by her brother the Due de Luvnes the
Due dAyen conducting the DucIasse de Noaille.
his mother Then followed tie Due 10 Doudc,u.
vile with his daughter, the Dowager Dncbesso do
Luyncs, mother OF the bride: the Due de Charities
and the Marquise de NIr.n. nee Noailles the
Nc0mte d" IA ROchciOucaud and the Duches,e
de Chcvreuse, and on. The nupl!al bessin,
was pronounced by Cardinal Archbishon Lam.
scneuX Of Rheims Numerous and costly present.,
had been sent. notably by the Due dc Charities.
lrinccsse Helene Of France. PRICE Ferdinand Of
bulgaria. Princcsse Marie Immacuec of Bonrbon
Baronne Nathaniel de Ro'lischild and by the
numerous relatives of the TWO families The Ava
Maria and 80 Salutars IIosta were sung durjn,
nass by the ComteSsc de Gucrne. who is reported
engaged to the famous tenor, Jean dc Reszke. and
whose superb voice has often been COMPARED with
that OF Adelina Patti. The iLimitabc pathos
with which she sung these two grand melodies
brought tears 10 ma,y owes. including those Of
the young bride. as She kn"lt hcfore the flower
laden altar. She looked lovely in her snowy
laces and sliticring dLc1l coronet. which Dondc,
the fashionable coifleur, had fastened with en-
treme chic over her long veil. and now and again
the Due d'Ayen east look OF alteration at the
graceful figure OF his charming iiancee 10 whom
he has been passionately devoted for three or four
years.
The preS,nts. which were exhibited in the famous
green salon, winch was formerly the apartment u
.t-. and Il. - l,iob,
decorated with panels by Boucher. included a
superb dinner service Of old SAKE mounted in gold
Princess Clementine of Orleans. mother of Prince
Ferdinand. of Bulgaria, was represented by larse
eoll bonbonnicre. on the lil of which enor-
moas emerald surrounded BY diamonds The Ameri-
can Duchess de Ia Rochefoucauld's gift was fan
Of white ostrich feathers and mother Of pearl, with
"A monogram and coronet in brilliants. The Duke
and Duchess Of Doudcauvile presented the bride
with collar Of diamonds the Duchess of Luynes.
a necklace of emerads and briants, and the
Dowager Duchess or Luyne-. ruby and diamoN
aiprettc The present of the Dowager Duchess OF
Doudeauvic was a diamond tiara. and the Count
css Nicholas Pollock diamond and sapphire neck
lare while the Duke and Duchess Of Sabrans gift
was a belt or stomacher Of finely chlseled goId
studded with cmeralds rnbes. sapphires and dia-
monds r. would be Useless. however. 10 attempt
any description Of the marvellous wedding pres
cnts sent 10 the young couple for no dry pen ana
ink sketch could ever give faint idea OF me dis
play of dazzling Jewels. gold and silver pla'e'
priceless furs and lacc> enamels, paintings, Nores'
and other superb obirts dart 50 gorgeously ais
nosed in the Marie Ir2inska dIawngroom OF the
old castle for the benefit of It's visitors
The young DIkc of TICS. who started on an OK
ncdition into rhe interior of Africa shortly alter
being deprived OF the control OF lis fortune on ac-
count of his cNtravagance seems 10 have met WIN
,he ordinary misortunes which apparently over
take nearly every exploring expedition. lha'
20 say. ouarres have broken ont among the various
members of which 1t il composed, and the DUKE
has hcen deserted by both hi medical officer ani
| also hy the head of his commlssarat department
! I'ndi.maycd however nv this unfortunate con-
,incencv. he has started from the Congo N
northarly direction, intending. If possible. to raV
c,sn thc continent To Algeria He Is Accompanies
hv one Of his friends, Lieutenant julien, OF 'lo
| army who has already achieved some lam" ~
rcason of his African discoveries. and ny an ESCORT
Of fifty Arabs. who have all served their time IN
rho Algerian contingent of the French army ~
il a pity that the Duke does not travel east ihseau
! of north Is in the former case he might possibly
RIM acros, somewhere in the interior oil Aricd' u"
eldest son of the Comtc de Paris the Duke Of VI
leans. who has recently entered the African COMFY
neut from the east coast, and is now marchihe ID
westerly direction for purposes OF sport anu CA
ploration
In Republican circles here there is much amuse-
mont over the announcement in the ofhcial sazee''
NJ The Hague that Il warrant has been Issued l''
the arrest of Louis Charles PHILIPPE de BOURBON io'
dcs,rtion from the Dutch army. p III the '''0u'D
Of March he was stationed with Ms regiment III Wv
! town of Devcnter nat about Easter he disappearc'
| and has been in France ever since. endeaVorIhs ~
rais. money for the prosecution of his Chains 7"
the chleftalnshlp of the House OF Bourbon liz
effort, do not appear TO have met with uluch SUI
cess AZ II was bat short time ago that ne dppe''.
before one OF the police courts here on cnafse "
obtaining money by fraud from Mrs. "eidcn Wv
Englishwoman so widely known for her ol'"'
enmity TO the great maestro "ouu''