New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-19
THE GOSSIP OF PARIS.
OPENING a WINTER GARDEN IN THE SPklNp
DEATH OF A FAMOUS CARrHCSlAN.

! remarkable want OF apropos dlsPiayeu ny '''
authorities in opening superb winter sarueh III
the .Gardin determination Just at the very
moment when the winter is as good as over
How deliebtfu it would have been to have had
such a resort during the last months of Siberian
temperature through which We have just strug-
gled. every one will acknowledge. for the want
of such a place has been much felt by the lovers
, of flowers and music. This now winter palace Ii
a marvel of tropical magpifcence, with Its vast
collection of palms and eXotics its glanclng fOun-
tains and hanging baskets OF orchids, ana on the
Inauguration day, when the PRESIDENTIAL party
entered IT, the coup d'oeil' was so falryhKe
that it was difficult to imagine ones scIf any
vLer,, but in a choice nook of the Vale Of Cash.
mcre. Twice q week concerts will take place in
this delightful palace. and they will continue
until the summer concerts Of the Jardin PAc-
clipatation proper begin again.
Another innovation-but this one of an entirely
different orlcr-is at the present moment causing
much sorrow to the aged and dccrepit cXdcien'ers
Of France who for many years have enjoyed their
daily strols on the Esplanadc des 1nvaliies. An
cdict has inst gone forth TO the effect that
huge railway station, which is eventually destined
TO replace the Care Montparnassc, is to he con
struc;cd on the Esplanade dcs lnvalldes, this
splendid ard historic piece Of ground which en-
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Xv for travc old soldiers 1t seems like down.
right sarrilcec. and also like useless cruelty, thus
70 cut oil this parade>ground where the sun shines
20 gayly through tho emerald leaves OF the great
chestnut trees: and il IN sad to think of the poor
| old veterans who in the future. when they stand
| near their beloved Battcrie Tromphantc, VIII
miss SO severely the lovely vista of verdurc and
blue sky which il about TO Dc destroyed in order
| 10 erect sooty. noisy, fcn-smcllng railway
station This decision on the part OF the Gov
crnmcnt has aroused violent protests from different
quarters, but rcmonstrancc has been of no avail,
| and tho Esplanadc is doomed
Tho Duchess DO Valcncr who il certainly one
| Of tho most charming hostcss,s Of the Partisan
rrand-monde gave a few days ago a great din
nor party in honor OF her grandnicces Miles. lie
| Tristan. which, for its extreme originality ami
novelty will remain unique in the annals OF this
winters most successful entertainments 10 begin
with, the twenty guests of the Duchess were,
| every one of them, young ladies yet in their
| teens and the diner being what is called here
"un diner blanc Ia white dinner, they were all
| dressed in snowy Grapcres adorned with I'M
maculatc spring bossoms surh az snowdiops, wiito
violcts, field daisies, etc. Moreover every young
head was powdered, and nothing can give an
idea Of the astrct presented by this tableful of
doves as they pecked away at the dainties placed
before them. To render the general effect more
complete tho attending footmen wore white
livcrics the flowers ittering the tablecloth were
white and 80 were the viands, the wines, tho
dessert nay even the very table service Of eggshe
Scvrcs china and tho glasses, which were OF So
called milk crystal. Above the festive board a
tent-like arrangement formed by carands Of white
lilac and roses depended from IN" ceiling, ana
in the Of the great dining-han huge pushes
OF white azaeas and garicnias gave last delight
full touch 10 all this immaculate purity Inc
fair guest. were Miles. De Roussy. De Sales. Dc
Rianoey. Brochcton, Foucault. De Santc-CroiT
De Belabrc TArnouvilc. Stouls de Litinnicrcs,
De Ia Tore. De Roig. De la Boissierre. etc. etc.
Some OF the readers Of Tho Tribune may per-
haps remember n grcwsomc tragedy which some
twenty years ago created a considerable scnsa-
tlon throu ghout the world The COmtc de Brc-
court who was at that time one OF the most
popular members Of the Partisan grandmonde
and who had Just lost his young wife. had tho
misfortune accidentally TO shoot his little girl,
beautiful child whom he absolutely worshppcd
Crazed with grief, the Count resolved TO retire
10 monastery: but as he had been married
thrice there was canonical bar TO his being
ordained A. last he obtained permission 10 act
as rorter OF the from: postern OF the Grandc
Chartreusc, where he became known under the
name of Brother Ans~lme. Beloved by all who
knew hin, Brother Ause!mc thcnceforth devoted
his life 10 good deeds of all kinds; no beniglted
wanderer refused admittance by him to
the great monastery, and he always found a
word Of consolation and of hope for those touched
BIZ sorrows black wing. 1t was he who, by
special permission, allowed Queen Victoria to en-
Ter tho precincts of the monastery, and his kindly
courteous farewell at the gate where his weary
existence was spent never failed 10 impress tho
departing visitor with pleasant feeling. a few
days ago Brother Ansclme brcathed his last ftcr
a short spell OF sicknsrs, and tho doctors who
attended him expressed their opinion that he
died of a broken heart. The last word he pro-
nounccd was the name Of his little girl
7 am rejOiccd TO be able to announce The
premature death, at le"-t IA far as Paris is
concerned, OF Volapuk, which. like the candle.
stick OF Louis XIV. is now relic Of the past.
French business mon would have Of 1t.
Its most energetic apostle and propaaator has
been sent away from the Paris headquarters of
the Volapuksts and is now filling an important
post professor Of German in provincial col
lego. This being the case, the members OF the
French Association Of Volapukists have decrccd
the dissolution of their society Nevertheless at
one time they had great hopes Of success and
their strange jargon was almost elevated for "A
while to the rank OF fashionable fad By
degrees the craze died ont and the number OF
students of tho universal tongue dwindel down
to Il few persons full OF the sentiments peculiar |
TO those who cling through thick and thin to
lost causes. One of its most ardent and passionate
rIo?agators NJ Lourdelct, continued until recently
TO have faith in another change of public opinion
and possible resurrection, but now he also has |
lost all hope, and Eolapuk is buried Peace b. |
TO its ashes
| an unaware il The Tribune Is ever read |
by gentry whose portraits figure in the Rogucs