New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-06
PARIS BEWAILS CHICAGO.
LOOKING IN VAIN FOR AMERICAN 1o'h-
ISIS-A CANINE TRAGEDY.

Now that the season Is uPilIlth AZ an ''N''
that there are no more Salons. Grand frlA Vi
National Fcte TO attract foreigners TO faris' a
wall Of despair is heard from al those no'c'-
keepers and tradcspeople of one kind anu an
other who have hitherto been accustomed 70
look upon the American tourist as their prhcipai
and most profitable prey When the Worlds Far
Mt Chicago first began to be talked about as ii
reality to be held in this year OF grace, tne
oncstion was anyiously asked whether the Exhi-
hilton would not exercise a limiting erect Oh
tLc ordinary annual invasion here by Americans
during the holiday season. knowing Ptopio
ridiculed this idel and were very posiu'e
in their assertions that the TRANSATLANTIC
tourists would visit the Columbian EN-
hibitOn and do" Europe as we'll lhis pr'Hic
ton has turned out to be utterly groundiess ah"
misleading. True, the best class OF hihern an
have come, as usual but the quantity as us
tinct from the "quality.' has been conspicuous
hero by its absence, and 1t IL manifest I'M. vi,
Ordinary tourists. who constitute the bulR OF thc
living freight conveyed eastward across tic az
lantic every summer, have conclu0ed W eP'"
their snare cash this year at Chicago and to put
of the contemplated European trip uh'il lo'i'
Their absence is kccny fnlt both by shoPN'eP
and hotolkeepcrs, who possibly may 80 'e'sn'
thereby 70 treat hcnceforth with moro coh'i"'
Grafton and less rapacity those American patrons
from whom they have until now dcri'eu ''eAi
principal source Of revenue.
To this must be added the vast financial losses
entailcd upon people in every walk oil he h.i'
bv the prolonged drouth and consequent scarcity
of fodder and Of agricultural produce. 30 great
indeed, are tho sulrcrines OF the cattle LOT "a''
Of food that the Government is now actusHy en-
coocd in the Forest of Senart In manufacturing
a substitute for fodder out OF tree t"lss anu
leaves accounting TO the Invention of VI. MUIR
4 centenary which had Just passed by almost
unucrccivcd is that of the death on the scanoh
of Charlotte Corday. the sch-mrosed cNecutiohes
If ,be revolutionary tyraat Marat whom shc
stabbed 10 death in his bath. Curiously enough
tho n, adj of this so-called Angel OF AsSasslhi-
tion- is now in the possession of NJ Roland Bona
mario who returned n few weeks ago from WISH
IN fine United States extending ever several
,,ontbs In 10 1850 the skull was IN the pos
session Of NJ de St. Albin, the same VINO WIS
entrusted with the editing and publication oil 'i'e
memoirs of Dictator Barns. AMI VINO, Az '1e
nersonal request Of Empress Eugene, oml''ed
that portion thereof in whiCn Birtas SHOWS 'hd'
tho bones placed under the Chapellc EXpiatoire
were not those OF King Louis ANl ana OF HIS
wife. Marie Antoinett" out those Of their c'uc'
cvecutioner. Robcspicrre In connection with 'ris
il may be mentioned that Marat had an Only
brother who was employed in Russia, brst oil al
AZ tutor Of the Counts :'truganoh and suosequSh'-
X AS that of the famous poet PushKlne' O"n's
20 the cNccration attached TO the Eamc Oh ms
murdered brother, he WIS forced 10 aDanoon '''
family patronymic anG to adopt that OF Boudfl
After many years Of delay, discussion ana con-
IN have "A new opera
Comioue in lieu of the one that fell prey TO the
danes in 1855. and the designs having now been
definitely accepted. work is TO b. begun al
once Tho successful architect whose project has
found favor in the sight of the committee OF
Indians and who has won the l0,000-franc prize
offered bv the Government. is NJ. Bcrnier. OF the
Lcolc dcs B,aux Arts His design presents con-
siderable contrast TO that Of the Srand opera
building. by reason of it's superior statehness and
simplicity. the facade In particular being very
majestic and the entire building. when COM
plcted will he far more appropriate as homo
for serious. and what may he described az grand
opera, than for opera comique.
Among the closing events Of the season may Dc
mentioned the wedding of the only daughter OF
in" Due de Gadagnc 70 tile Marquis de FORT - a'
thc Church Of st Pierre 10 Chaillot, on Wsdnes-
day last. Tho church was filled with the hne
-four Of Partisan society. there being present the
Comtc hc Portcs, brother of the bridegroom :
Mmc. Jocst grandmother Of the bride Marquis
and Narquise de Colbert; NJ Hutton. uncle or
the Marquis de Portcs; General Marquis
dAudignc Marquis dc Galard, Countess de >apl-
maud Count de MONTGOMERY, Dowager Duchess
de Doudeauville Prince and Princess de Bcaullre-
mont Courtenay, Count AMI Countess dc Montos-
quiou, NJ and Nine. de Bonncchose. Vicomtessc
d'Ouvricr, MARQUIS de Nedouchel. etc. The re-
ccption following the ceremony was given in the
splendid residence Of Nine. Joest in the Rue La
bordc, where the many valuable presents were dis
played. The gifts OF the bridegroom were a coupe,
a double rivicre Of large diamonds, old laccs,
antique fans, sables, three immense solitaire
diamonds emerald and diamond ring, dia-
mond crescent. diamond hatpins, pearl
and ruby necklace, turquoise and diamond
watch, diamond and ruby ring and two
bracelets set with rubies. Nine. Jocst gave q set
OF Louis XVI furniture for salon, and the Due de
Gadagne collar composed of ten rows of pearls ;
Count lie Portes, an emerald and diamond diadem,
diamond bracelet. umbrella with gold handle,
studded with turquoiscs: Countess do Sapinaud u
royal Dresden tea and coffee service; Marquis do
Galard, silver gilt soup turecn; Countess de
Montgomery, three diamond aigrettes, Dowagcr
Duchess de Dondeauville. a ruby and diamond
bracelet and complete silver service; MARQUIS de
Pomereu, a white feather fan Baron de Mont
faucon, pearl and diamond ring: Baroness
Nathaniel de Roihschd a Louis XIV soup tureen
Prince and Princess dc Broglic, two silver bot
ties; Nine dc Wendell, antique Dresden vase
Nine dc Busson. antique hairpins; Count de
Mieulle. silver gilt cordial service; NJ. Morcau,
Louis XVI table; Vicomte de Leusse. Louis XVI
clock and Nine de Sourdeval. a silver gilt choco-
late service.
There have been so many accidents in the var-
Gus fencing schools, owing 70 the breaking OF
fcls. that your readers may be interested to
hear of tragedy of that character to which l
was n witness one evening last week. The scene
Of the mishap was in one Of the tents at the
Forc III Nuill,, where very clever troop of