New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-05
A STRANGE LENT IN PARIS.
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certainly look very different from what they dld
in other wears A gloomy Carnival and merry
Iontcn 50 ason are anomalies to which Parlsians
ore hv no means used and yet this il what has
como 10 M ss in this terrible winter Of 1898 Coh-
,r,rv 10 their custom the members OF the upper
Ten onpcar 10 be determined to make amends dur
;n,, ont for their inacton and lack Of gaycty dur
inc the Carnival period and unusually large
number OF entertainments have either taken plac"
mr. else have, been announced since Ash "Wednesday
The arand reception OF the Spanish Embassy was Il
most dazzling ceremony. AMI the " rendezvous OF
all the creme de la creme OF the Faubonrg Il" 81
Gcrnlain The witty and brilliant Duchess" ''e
Bnllunn inauguratcd few days ago series OF 1T
tstic matnccS, which she proposes to give every
week until spring. The lit of her guests r"ads
like page torn ont Of the Amanach dc Gotha.
for amoro Them arc those OF the Princess de
Nonlear Prince and Princess Won Iiohcnlohc-oPc'l-
ringon. the Duchcssc de ia Tore. Princess" Cas-
sano, and score moro OF dukes, "nch'S~'S
princes and princcsscs The two talented Russian
Larpiss. Miles Sacha and Marpha Skoh. WHO ar"
the rage here now. played even NOR" deiightinlIS
than usual on that OCCASION and Mile. q" herv"h
wa9 also heard in duct with VI. Marcel In"
Due de rroelic assemblies every "Wednesday even
inc the most prominent personalities of the Lcgii-
mist parfN NJ Els SDt'nulu T'~ih''HN' III VIZ 's'' -
s,lferino and these stag parties are. perhaps. the
choicest reunions which have taken place III Paris
for long time white" and pink soir"cs are
much in vogue since the Nicomfess" d" li"i"rh
decided 70 Gather about her ono" week all the
Young girls Of her acquaintance.
fll this gaycty. however. does not prevent tn"
rob,, scons OF Frances aristocracy from devo-
tcdly attending the eloquent sermons preached by
Noneicncrr dIIulst. rector of the Partisan Catho-
lie University Al Notrc Dame. At the Madeleine
Church the Able Fremont occupies the place once
so brilliantly filled by Pierre Ddon. and the sacred
rdifice il throngrd by distinguished and atten-
tive congregation whenever he breaches
While talking OF tho Lnnten sermons, I may
mention tha. churches and chapcs have lately
been put TO a bascly secular by an ingenious
swindlcr. who has invented new mode Of cheat
ing DrcssoI in fautlr-s attire. he halls cab
and drives Of 10 some place of worship. which he
enters. telling the 4" Jchu" 10 wait for him.
momrn. later he rcappcars. saying to the cabman.
oh. beg your pardon. but find that they ar"
lust az thi. moment taking IA collection. ana l
have nothing but gold Will you change me
louis >" The unsuspicious coachman awed by the
easy way in which hs fare talks OF solh' iehds
him few francs, he is. OF course, una"ic 10
change the piece and the charitable young swell
rc.ontcrs the church to contribute his Offering 10
the poor He fails however. to appear again. nav
ing taken care to select a church provided with two
exits cahman who was thus taken in was told
bv tho bcaIc that numbers Of his fellowdrivers
had been duped in like manner
Another wcll-known Ronap,rtiSt salon has b""n
closed by the death Of Nine Metman. nee Countess
of II.rckcren who had in her veins the same plooi
~ that Of the late Napoleon III. for her father
the ex-senator Count Won Ilecckeren now IN MS
ninetieth year. ia a son ~ IN" Dutch sta"sn'th
IIccckeren and Of Queen lIort"nS". lie Il nan
brother therefore Of Napoleon III, and OF the rate
Duc dc Morny The funeral Of the Countess was
attended by all the prominent members oi 'he
Ronapartist elan. Prince Joachim representing the
Empr.s Eugenic The old Count Heeckercn was
prevented by his advanced years from attending
rho obscouics lie still bears the scar of IN"
wound which no received little over half cen
tury ago NJ ST. Petersburg. where he killed his
brothcrn-aw, the famous Russian poet. Pushkine
Once moro a hopc i, held out 10 FariSians OF
seeing the Opera Com1ue reconstructed On IN"
old site in the place Boiellicu. NJ. Dupuy. the
Minister OF Public Instruction and Fine Arts, re-
ccvcd lately "A delegation OF the inhabitants OF the
district who asked him to consider tin" project
4 rcblilding the theatre rs soon as possible Inc
Minister answered that no intended to open com
petition among French architects at once. IL"
further stated that he was ready to ask Tor "A
specia grant from the Fine Arts Department II the
Budget Committee did not think il possible to
supply part of the sum deposited by tho insurance
companies for the purposes Of the competition.
The theatrical season has not been a particularly
good one, ard nothing really new and excellent
mas appeared on the stage here. The music halls
are il the truth must he told, tho only places
where one can go in search of n hearty laugh. but
they can hardly be- considered in the light OF
betting resort to visit during Lent. As lar rs
the stars of the Partisan musc hall stage are con
crrned there are some very bright ones among
them, but still Yve:te Guilbert yet stands alone
and uneqlalled in her inimitable grace. Moro
over, she is amassing large fortune for her earn
nas arc something enormous. When at the
Nouvcautcs Theatre she made AZ much as $4,000
a week. and the Rothschds paid her 81 200 for
single soirce. Sine" she was discovered some
three years ago at the Divan Japonais, Paris has
ravrd over her. and even now the enthusiasm
shows no signs of abatng. As she has described
herself in print "a erande brlngue, there Is no
impoitenass in saying that her success is not due
TO her good looks To her fanatica admirers-and
they are legion-she is the Sarah Bernhardt Of the
music Il;ill Std~c-HnitIN' anu anu IL
is to be hoped for her sake that she will be AZ
sincerely appreciated in America she has been
here. 1t il almost certain that she will go to
Chicago. but whether her peculiar talent will suit
American taste remains to he proved
II is rather unfortunate that policemen should
20 little realize what harm can be done by want
Of crcumspection when discharging their duty.
Considerable perturbation caused few days
400 by n rpcrrttable error cOnmittr by two blum
dering officers Of the peace as they are called
here. An elderly lady. Nine Pascal belonging
to distinguished family. and the widow of late
Under-Sccrctary Of State. awakened ut an early
hour by loud knocks at the door OF the chamber
she occupies in clearinghouse. Though in deli
cate health. she responded to the summons and
found Lnrsnf lacn IL fuca with fvn nolica in