New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-02

that the programme, instead of being OF the Gas
steal and even sacred character, was aItogether
Of the cafe-chantant order. The star OF the ell
tcrtainment was Yvcttc Guilbert, and she sang
a large part of her repertory, including her P0P-
ular new song les Petits NerniS linen Mar
Iegault, OF the Vaudeville, came forward ana re-
cited Ganvlles Rendezvous, and Dasys Cou-
turicrc' After her, Angelo Lcganlt, OF the Inc
atre Lyriquc, sang "Ohe, Mama Inc appear
ancc Of Yycttc GuiIbert in the faubourg d.
German and her volume of naughty songs prs-
Ting with doubles "ntcndrcs, was rightly cohsl"-
cred rs one of the most fin de steele occurrences
of the season, and society has not yet hhiSheu
talking about the extraordinary entertainment
given by the old Countess. :,
The Countess de Dufort is ono of those Ola
women who would seek to endeaVor 10 Po'',
pone being forced by age to - down the socia'
sceptre which she so gracefully carries by sym
pathzing with the young. In this she mas nv"
60 far emincntly successful as in her salon a
largo number Of the fairest daughters OF the
noble Faubourg have made their debut in So
cietv. She is an aunt Of the Princess de La
,rorr JAuvercnc The Prince de La Tour
d'Auvcrgne is an amablc noncntity, whose only
absurdity is to claim for himself the name ana
title of Prince de La Tour dAuvergne ana 10
bo n descendant in a direct line from the Duke
Godfrey de Bouillon the leader OF the Crusaders
and the conoueror of the Holy Sepulchre. AS
= matter Of fact. the only authentic La Tour
d,Auvcrcncs are quite extinct. and the person
who now bears that title is merely the descend
ant of a lawyer named Latour, who lived la N"-
ycrcne and who cooy altered his name INTO
that Of La Tour 1t Auvcrgne, his son III '"'
same manner assuming the title OF iTlnc'' mat
the present bearer of the title finds people wlilhs
10 concedc to him tine dignity and rank 10 Whn'h
he has no real right il in "A great measure du'
TO the popularity Of his wife and 10 inc 'ie-
mcndous social influence Of her aunt, IN" Couil-
tcs, de Durfort The Princess Is most Klhd anu
hosptabc, and several Of the magnificent le"e's
that she is accustomed 10 wear belonged 10 her
uncle. the illustrious Archbishop oil bours'a'
IN, SPLENDID emerald nesting In her corsage ne
inc in fact the stone which once adorned the
archicplscopal ring
An alarming accidcn; happened the day before
Yesterday in the Ccrclc de la Rue Royae. Shortly
after 3 o'clock tremendous crash was heard
i'm the baccarnt room, and on investigation 1t
was discovered that an enormous slhrt o'
glass. forming part Of the ceiling, had become
dislodgcd and fallen. carrying with 1t ana SIh"' =
ipr nm imncns, bronze chandelier. Fortunately
tho mi.hap occurred before play had begun else
a considerable loss Of lie must have resulted, a.
toward 4 o'clock the table upon when tine
chandelier aud the glass fell is surrounded oy
a dense crowd Of the members, engaged either III
plav or in wltching the game. The accident
seems to have been caused by the intense neat
Of tho ronworl, OF the glass roof.
4 most amusing lawsuit has just taken plac"
here. which ha, terminated in the s"n'''ice oil
, roup of hlarkmailcrs - terms OF imprisonment
RANGING from ten 70 two years. II seems uua'
come time ago the Nic"-Admlral count q" MH-
oucssac i'm writing 10 Il person win WhoW IT,
Ind mo- bu.uor. ~ BE- in correspondence re-
fcrrnI 10 the Minister Of VI iIln". MS superior
officer ~ "un" yIclllc bcl", Whlrh may, w
translated as an old fool ms a. WEI, ,i,.o 49,
,,vo or three other letters of the same tenor
fell into the hands of gang 90 bi'rNmaiI'r'' WI"
forthwith proceeded 10 "Ntort money ifoip W.
old Admiral under The threat OF pup'.I.'," ~ NV
contents Of tlcsr letters in som" Of me pPp0-
.ition papcr. The Admiral, who held NJ m"
time th, position Of project or naval governor
General of the MARTINI" IiNtuct ol orient ~
allz.l that # the letters containing 'H' "H''''
,limnutnrv references tnwarl the Minister ".r'
puili.hcd he would inevitably lose. ne only ms
Office hut also his prospects OF pr'n"tol N''r ll
II securing the return OF In unl0rtHh"r, c"i
rospondrncc and II was not until b" fonn
HAT hc could pay no NOR" that hr d''ln'" u"
appcal to the pohc" for assistance. an" u"
Irfor,. Ln had made clean breast Of q" aiialI
.. ,L. Minister of Marine. who WIS on" Of
hi. old nc,-natc~ and who took The matter as
Great iokc. being especially UN'd a. TN"
IDEA that the Admiral. who l. "ranh Oihc"r
Of The Legion Of Honor ana renowned y: "ir
- ~. etilcic.t li.ciplinarians in the trnrh
Navy. had found it so "Npcr sivc 70 r"f"r 70
Inv \, nm old feel. II may ~ idd'd tiat one
-, H., hl1c,manors succeeded in making El'
.,n. % tho Iuitci states. curvin- with MN
letter Of Introduction from H." AiWi'aI :.
the Consul General AZ New-iork-thc Ni,"ount
,'Al7Ac-a letter which,. un1rr IN" 'lr'"'n
stance. he viii scarcely have the impnicncc T.