New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-21
TOPICS IN PARIS
FEBRUARY EXHIBITIONS SALVATION AkMi
BARON DE pLANCY'S MEMOIRS.
pariS February &.

Fine Arts and Alcrllton or Ipd'dp' W.
the gallery OF VI. Georges Petit. rehl'u ~ "l'O
We are in the second month Of l'"@. ln''r "a
hihitions are interesting Fashionable peopc 70
,o Thorn % seq and to he .crn. well as to
search for novelty III the shape of q picture iHc
fayorc hours are from ten 10 hali-past cleNei, VI
from balf-past two to five. There are --V en-
hibits al the Epatant, ard 2i2 at the Ncfcc des
Arts As the rooms where they are hung arc
small il is hard TO ret near anything worm seelhs'
One can. however study types and bonhe's' ihcsc
last are terrible Instructions to views ol pdih'i"-'
hung on the line Ladies who Know vi '"i'ol
themselves pretty, keep, | remark, III 'ioh' W
paintings done by famous artists. lhcS veal "
Young large hats boldly trimmed WIN i'a'h,i'
or ribbons. which shut out the painting from the
gaze Of those behind them.
Bonnat sends portrait of lady TO the 'crcie
dos Arts The flesh is in dead btumlnous coior
and so unctuous as TO give the effect OF mcncd
wax poured in the old Egyptian manner on 'ie
canvas Gcromc, who has devoted himself 10 ohe
East for many years. sends rraEc'S III
Mosque" The effects of n bright climate IN Il CON
shady building are well rendered, ana the nguieH
are carefully manipulated. Trainings pol,ial' Va
Mile Brandcs the actress is very Stacey. reih"pS
in MAKING il 50 lac was only trEe T. his modci
yihcrt can never break away from cardinals The
News from the Vatcln" Doubtless the news
;s about Popc's illhcalth and the probability Oh
their Eminenccs being soon summoned ~ take part
in = conclayc for the election of his successor.
Gicoux reveals himself an interesting painter III
his STUDY Of a Young Girl anil Boy. Blriilot
gives us lowing cows in a pasture. ana Nerhdr"
a Woman's Shoulder" which makes one Wish 10
see her arm. neck and face. Emile hile'"'
c1and-son of the Saint Simonian socialist, con-
tributes grayish landscape catalogued as Il We"
Of a parlcn in the country in gloomy weather
The water color painters exhibition at the Petit
Gallery has $40 exhibits MesSoners o'lsihN
wafer color drawing of 500. The Rattle Of Fried
land is nj the top of the room, and has paEei
all 10 itself 1t is the largest Mcissonlcr nav
evor secn. and not the better for That II beng
less of a curiosity than the very TiaIl ones Inv
vehicle ne used has. however, the advantage I'll
sof,pninc his style The uniforms in lso' are
drawn with infinite patience. cNactneSS ana Will
Eut nc thinks as much of the button OF uhllp'h
as Of the head Of a soldier. lie did 1907 Whch
Napoleon i'll on tho throne, ana though no.
a courtcrlikc man. paid his court in this instance
to the Emperor by the marked antthesls between
the immufablc calm of his uncle aud the fan
atheism, If his army Though 80 large this
hattie scene was done under magnify
iry GLASS Since Instantaneous photography
was invented he has learned how 10 give the
effect of motion 10 his horses In the Battle o.
FricdIond a squadron Of lancers IL supposed 10
ne making charge Yet the horses do not STIR
Evcrytbinc a. Nanrt remarked. IN TINS
picture j. Of iron-uncss the Dragons cHiras7rs.
Madame Nathaniel dc Rothschild l. a regular
exhibitor at the Water Coorsts Salon. She has
talent. the result Of close application In her
case Gambctta'4 maxim "Nouloir c'cst pouvolr
i iust,fcd Bcsnard for the first time, takes ne
70 Spain in his Souvenir Of Madrid, and Head
Of n Woman" and Profile of Spanish TN
Smiling lie is more sober in style, feeling and
tone than il his won't when he paints in oil, ana
il n pleasing imprcssionist. Jcannot sends ms
water color sketches from which illustrations Tor
los Miserablcs@ are 70 bc engraved Lambert
is faithful Ia the cat hubert seeks for fresh
nclls near Mcntone. and renders admirably the
gnarcd old olives there with their shadelcss and
silvery foliage Vibcrt sends other Cardinals who
seem unlike Manning 10 know more OF the fcas's
than the fasis Of the Church.
General Booths eldest daughter Catherine, wife
of "Maior-Generalr Clibborn. and ranking as
Marcchale in the Salvation Army, Is now bere
She and her husband issued invitations for
sorec al the Rue Auber. which came oil last
night The Booth family are moncy-mahlns
one II rather shocked those French who were
invited in the curious pietstic phra~eoogy OF the
Army to be told showing their tickets that
they must pay a frame go cents 10 get IN.
good many went away. More money was asked
Of those who accepted cups of coffee which were
handed round trays with cakes. Salvation
lasscs acted a. mattresses. Most of them were
young and some were pretty. They all wore the
poke bonnet and uniform. At the bottom OF the
room an orchestra placed in front of a platform,
played rousing music 10 the accompaniment Of
Salyatinnist HYMNS in chorus. Nobody who did
not understand the tongue in which they were
vocalizcd could have imagined they were TO
the praise and glory Of-say the God Thai Milton
worshipped But the Major-Gcnera explained
that they were not going to lei Satan run away
with all the rousng tunes, and lac, as leader OF
the ch0ruses, had adopted several from " La Mef,
Snoot. THE Conspirators Chorus as adapted
for the Army's services was rather hard upon the
Devil II was an astounding cacophony into
which catcalls were introduced and the barking
of dogs and lowing Of herds ON signal from
the Maor-Gcneral there was absolute silence. lie
then made a speech in a language that was
neither English nor French, but cross between
both When he wanted French word he took
an English one and Frenchiicd IT, which did not
render it more comprehensive to his
Partisan hearers. Is he sincere lie
struck Inc az being so, and talked
like genuine enthusiast asking God to open the
eyes Of the blind creatures whom he addressed
When he talked Of their blindness, he shut his
own eyes tight. The audience sceptical. ana
not even inclined to admit the wildlre ci fanati-
cism They shrugged their shoulders and showed
jmpatiencc in many ways When persons
who said they had had enough OF nonsense
told that they would bc turned out they called
on the Major.Gencral 10 give them back their
money.
| The Marcchalc who next spoke, tried tattery
and not in vain. She had beauty when she was
here about ten years ago with her mother,
of whose unction or genius she has inherited.
Her slight young figure then showed TO advantage
i'm the plain dress Of the Salvation lass and the