New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-10
THE YEAR 1900 IN PARIS.
AN EXPOSITION THE FAVORED PROJECT
ATHLETICS IN TIE SCHOOLS.

The great question of holding an International
exhibition in Paris in the year l9oo mas super
seded all other topics, not even excepting haNa-
chol and the weather. The proposal 70 seiec'
that year for q gigantic worlds iair III befilh mas
lent a stimulus TO the Paris scheme which it
mirbt otherwise have lacked, and strong move
ment has declared itself in favor Of the 1900
exhibition coute que coute, whether rival show
be held in the German capital or not The advo-
Gates Of the scheme urge that Paris is the ONLY
capital in which universal exhibition can DC
held with an almost certainty Of success, aud thau
six years will be none too long period 10 pre-
pare a show which must Of necessity surpass Ia
grandeur anything which has gone before anu
constitute not only the browning point OF tle
nineteenth century, but also brilliant inaugural
ton of the twentieth. Both the Government as
well as the promoters of the movement are alreauy
unanimous in their opposition TO any idea Of again
building the exhibition on the Champs de Mars
on which were held the great shows OF 1867
1878 and 1889 The stru2tures erected there LOT
the last great exhibition in 1889 are Of perma-
pent character and could not conveniently DC
demolished while on the other hand being already
known, they would cease 10 be an attractoh 10
provincial and foreign visitors. The plan which
finds most favor, and which will proDsoiy DO
adopted by the Government, Is that "hic" con'
sists in taking the Place de la Cohcorur a.
central point for the site OF the eNhlpi'loh VI
1900. and embracing the Tueres Gardens, the
Place du Carrousa the lower half Of the Champs
Elysees and the Esplanade DIES lnvalldes.
1t is 20 be hoped that the selection OF the race
de la Concorde the central point oil the cNliDi-
ton site may lead TO some steps toward repair'ns
and restoring the statuary which decora'es oo'"
the great square, the entrance to the NNauips
Elysces and the Jardin DIES Tnilerics and when
ut present bear evidences of the most eN'raor'"''
neglect For unless some care is bestowed upon
them soon they will certainly crumbie 10 pieces
Apropos of these statues a curious discussiof Il
now in progress with regard to the identity o. the
distinguished personagcs whose features are por'
trayed thereby At all times artists have chosen
their models from among celebrated persons ana
in the Jardin du Luxembourg the piece OF sta'uarV
entitled the "Marchand de Mosques furnishes
an amusing series OF portraits among the Mosques
beine reproductions Of the faces Of Alexandre
Dumas, Victor Hugo, Sardou and Banviile.
In the "Triorphc de Clovis o large painting
by Joseph Blanc, which dccoratcs the Pantheon
the artist has given 70 his personages the traits
of several contemporary politicians. Foremost
among them is NJ. Cemenceau in the guise OF
bishop. NJ Antonin Proust is represented as
mitred abbot. Gai1betta as a monk NJ Bartheemy
ST Hiliare figures as another abbott, and Nine
Adam as Ste Cothde, LacrolN "a cardinal
Couuelin as an abbot, aud Pastcnr as prim-
tive Christian. While on the subject or pictures
and statuary, 1t may be Of interest to mention
that the frequent changes OF Government In France
during the last hundred years have led TO the de-
velopment and perfection Of process which may
be described as that of statue-gratting quite
number OF the statues both ia Paris ana the
various cities and towns OF France bear other
heads on their shoulders than those which were
liz tiarn h, tba
the best known cases of this statuesraftins are
20 be found in the C0ur d'llonncur Of the Paiaca
al Versailles The statues which now bear the
names of Marshals Mortier. MasSena, Jourdan and
Lapnes on their pedcstas originally bore the heads
Of General IaSSale aud OF two other generals OF
minor fame and celebrity on their shoulders
These heads were removed by sculptor named
latte, under the reign of King Louis Philippe
II appears that the children OF General Espagne
=. happened 70 he visiting Versailles at the very
moment when the process OF statuegraitIhs "aS
In progress and came upon the sculptor wheh hc
WAS in the very ao, Of decapitating that OF their
reyered parent. One OF the ladies OF the party
tainted, and it is needless to add that great
outory was raised about the subject, without, nov"
ever preventing the accomplishment Of the act
Among the features Of the present wear In France
is the remarkable development of the taste for
Football, tennis, rowing and even cricket are now
bsnr adopted by all the great scholastic nstitu
tions. and gymnastics have been introduced in
all the primary and secondary schools During
the season which has Just been brought TO close.
n national congress was organized and held at the
Sorbonne for the purpose OF promoting WHAT ls
described here as physical education. The TWO
principal promoters Of the movement nave Deeh
Senator Ranc, who acted as choirmen OF the CON
ference. and NJ Paschal Grousset one Of the prin
cpal editors of the Temps Both OF them had
opportunites while in exile after the Commune
insurrection of observing the contrast between
the athletic British schoolboy with his football,
his rowing and his cricket the one hand, and
the other the comparatively frail and weakly
looking French "Lyccen," with his cigarette and
absinthe. Football and tennis seem to be the
most popular of the various forms of sport here.
end, indeed, hear tennis spoken Of as the National
game.
The newspapers here are filed just now with
details about the career Of Antonio b.
pe!li OF "Belacoscia," a notorious Cor
sicsn bandit who has given himself up
1t last tothc gendarmes For over forty years
the man has been in the i" bush" untouched by
the law. enjoying the freedom Of a savage. HIS
nrst adventure of an amorous kind. At the
age Of eighteen he fell in love with Mile. Casati
whose father, wealthy farmer, objected TO
match between his daughter and Bonclh. One OF
the principal objections was caused by murderous
ARRAY in which the suitor and his brother were
implicated. Having become an outlaw, Bonclli.
aided by three friends, carried on old Casati TO
the woods. Meanwhile. Marcangcli, the accepted
suitor OF Mile Casati, fitted out small expedi-
tion and attacked Beacoscia,' but made
prisoner by his redoubtablc rival. who released
the old man. Marcangcli released shortly
after Oh tie coi7ii,iva that he would gis, Lp III
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