New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-04
IN THE THRONG OF PARIS.
THE DOG SHOw-FINDING ROYAL BONES
BICYCLERS WOES.
Paris, May "a.

in the midst Of the great annual cog sho"' anu
as usual the canine race constitutes '"e a" "'
sorbin, topic of conversation Moreo'e'' Sooe'S
makes its rendezvous on the terraces vi inc
Tuileres every afternoon, ana ei"ea'ors, as ldr
as the whining and barking oil 'he h".'''uoe Ga
dogs collected there will permit 10 e'o""'se Tie
cossr ~ III, dav The present show is particu-
larly remarkable by reason OF '"c 'ii's"i"ce'' eN
L;h;,s from abroad. especially from Russia, IIol-
,d ra rrcland Some Of the finest dogs are
A.. Ill. polish hounds bred and owned by Count
D-..;o,.; ard there is a superb short-coated ST
pornord hearing the name of the Champion Argo-
,.r. which has already won some thirty or forty
-o,a and silver medals at other shows. Quite
:.o,os,;n0 TOO are the elaborate kitchens located
I.,;.a tbe orangere where the food for the dogs
IN exhibition is prepared.
.nrono. Of exhibitions, il may he stated that
- No nrevious year have so many people promi-
non, in society succeeded in getting their paint
,nps accepted and hung at the Salon Among
those whose names figure in the catalogue OF the
S.Ion are the Duchess Dues, who exhibits under
the pseudonym Of Ann Manucla: the COME
Hubert de la Rochefoucauld, Baroness Lambert.
Comte Raon de Gontaut- Biron, COmte de kuii'e'
Comte Chaboud de la Tour, the Vicomte dc
Passage. Mile. d'Epinay and the Comtesse
d'Andlau. -,
feature Of the Tuileries gardens which
arouses a good deal Of interest not alone among
children but also among growr-up people, Is 'ie
miniature fotilla the ornamental water there'
This fota is the property OF an old sea captain
named Girard. who in return for the payment
10 the Government of about $500 year ENJOYS
the monopoly of hiring out and sellinR 10Y
sail and steam boats The majority OF the sail
boats are provided with thoroughly YANKEE centre
boards dpstined 10 prevent their capszing, and
.,xs 10
a reproduction, indeed, on a small scale, OF the
t,,.sizoa racing Yacht Each of the hundred or
ca Of boats has its name and its hackers the
nonular fayorite being a schooner named Ulaha-
Tor which is however close run by similarly
r,rccd boat bearing the name OF Cronsta't' i"o
matches between these toy yachts attract l"rsc
o,,ds and create a great deal of excitement, not
alone among the small folks, bnt also ariohe
their elders Many of the richer children poS'eS'
boats of their own. which are looked a',er an'
cared for in the miniat1he boathouse by old
Captain Grard. But the majority OF Tue SV"".
neonle content themselves with hiring noa'
~ .bs bonr The TOW steamers. of which there
era q LARGE number are not much Sought al'er'
and constitute drug on the market, the reason
heinr that they so easily capsizc. there peihg al
the present time no less than dozen Nins az
the bottom of the ornamental water.
Oute a sensation has been created here, espe-
cially In the Faubourg ST. German ana III NON al
list circles by the discovery among the archIcs III
the carrots of the Louvre of box coh.aihine
roval iawbones, shouderblades shanks. rioS anu
vcItebrae There is among other ti'ngs VI"
scapula of Hugh Capet. the thiehoohe u. NH"
Charles " the shnbone of King Charles ' /. ann
Of King Francis l., the ribs of PHILIPPE dc BEL anu
- Iouis VII The vcrtebrae of Charles VII. and
ono of tho iawhones of Queen Catherine de Meulci
.nd another of Queen Anne of Austria. Inc au-
,benticity of these relics is proved ny the papers
found in the box and il seems that thcS nave
baen living in the Louvre unknown TO the directors
Of that great national museum since the o'nci'i
violation of the royal tombs and burial Vauioe d.
ST Denis in 1893. II is probable that 'ieS VIII
now be returned TO their former resting piace' d"
is of interest in connection with TINS TO remember
that the revolutionary statesman VINO his' pro-
,o.ed and then superintendcd the violation OF the
roval tombs at st. Denis, Just hundred years
ago bore the name of Barrere. and that his grand
bo in 1913 was sentenced to death by the
49,. martial at Versailles for his connection
18th the Commune instruction. is now trench
Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court OF Muhlch'
where more than anywhere else IN Europe the oiu
fashioned ideas and respect for the sacred character
of ROYALTY have remained in force MihiS.e'
p.rrere's father the son therefore of the revoiu-
,;onarv statesman. was one of the leaders of the
nonular movement of 1s4S when oNer'hrc" 'iio
monarchy of King Louis Philippe A.
II is a somewhat remarkable fact that 'ne
Panama scandal has altogether ceased TO be sub
;ect of interest conversation IN socleN heI''
and there is no longer any necessity Tor hos'eses
% initiate the example of the Nicomtcsse de Ire
dorm who WAS accustomed on her Sunday evening
racentions in the Place Ncndome 10 hang up cards
hearing in large letters the request 70 TABOO al
discussion about the Panama affair. Perhaps .''e
diving out of popular interest IN the matter Is o"e
in mart AT any rate TO the fact That at the present
moment all the principal actors IN the aha'i are
confned IN their beds While DIR. Cornelius liers
reposes behind what NJ Millevoy calls "the ms
terious Venetian blinds of Bornemouth III "oi
bund condition. Ferdinand de Lsseps Is sio~s
dv;nc Of old age at the castle of Chesnay. Ills
SON. Charles de Lesseps, is lying seriously Ill IN 'io
ST. Louis Hospital NJ. Marius fontane Is Nlu up
An the infrmarv of the prison at Melum. ana en-
Minister Baibaut Is confined 10 that OF the pehi-
tentiarv at Etampes VI. AndrieuX, who Is pop"-
larlv believed TO have been the lns1ga'oi vi ''o
entire series of exposures, WORK for Which, lit was
peculiarly fitted by reason OF his iorhher 'en"''
of the office of project of police Is liKe"iSe i"s
at his home here suffering from severe a',"'N VI
iaundice. 1t is improbable that any iurI''ei az
tempt will be made to the Panama AFFAIR io'
political purposes popular interest III '"c ii"''
no fongcr existing The bitterness against ''''
,ernetrators of the frauds has in great measure
died away. and no one would he astonishod 10
learn that at any rate oh Count de lesseps anu
his son. as we'll as Marus Fontane, have been ma"e
the object of Presidential cemency. Indeed 'neic
is every reason to believe that both the pupio
and the press would hail with tokens OF approVai
the issue of a pardon to these men.
Never at any time has Paris been so full oil 'or-
eign visitors as at the present moment. The sea
son is in full swing, and is a very brilliant one.
Entertainments crowd upon one another in RAPID
successon, and our elegantes will require con-
siderable period of rest in the country after 'le
Grand Prix i'm order TO recuperatc from the Ia
ticues TO which they are now being subjected.
The two principal incidents of the last week have