New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-11
IN THE PARIS WHIRL.
THE C,t,vTJI1y RACES-DECORATION
DAY-TIIE FLOWER SHOW-SALE OF ~
QCELIN'S PICTURES ROSlERES.
Paris, June ).

here VIII persist IN dc>cfioing INV """""' ~
for the Jockey Club prize AT Chantilly as tn"
French Derby since il has little in common with
the ENGLISH Derby. and possesses far more anal
ogy 10 Ascot or Goodwood. Like these. II Is IN
fnitcly more select. as far as attendance is CON
ccrned Chantillv is too far away for tine av-
crage sporting Partisan. who prefers To patronlzr
eouine contests coming of nearer home. and, az
cordnplv the racccourse OF the Due d'Aumale on
Sunday last was almost entirely free from those
thousands Of middle and lower class patrons OF
the turf who are wont 10 honor l.oncchamps
and Autcuil with their presence The weather
was cool and fine. and tn" result was that
the pcsagc. or weighing paddock. was crowded
with as beautifully dressed and fashionable II
throng as any that might be seen on the lawn
at Goodwood in the royal inclosurc AT Ascot.
Among those whom noticed there were Baroness
Gnstave Rothschild. wh2 drove over from her
country seat at Laversine in a carriage drawn
by horses ridden ny positions arraycd in the
od-fashioned livery of the days when posting
was the most rapid means Of travelling. There
was on1 drag that ] could SEE" and that
belonged TO NJ Mcnier. OF chocolate fame. On
the lawn I caught sight of the Dnchcsses OF
Morny. of Feltre and of Luync. of the Prin-
ccsscs Murat. Lucingc, Tarentc. and of Loon: Of
the Countesscs de la Rochefoncauld. Jean de
Pourtalcs, as we'll rs Of the Marquise Dc Gallfe
Nine. dc MacNIahons brother. the late Duk"
Of Castrcs The Dnc d'Aumae was in his pr-
vatc stand. as usual and was aided by his niece.
the Duchess of Charities. in receiving his guests,
and with him wcrc his brother. the Prince d"
Ioinvillc. and the Comtcssc dc Clinclamps. who
was formerly the lady. iu-watinc to the Duchess
nf tumalp and who il pOuulnrlV believed
to be the morganatic wife of the Duke. The
latter. il may he added. has aged considerably
and experienced manifest difficulty in ascending
the stairs. which he was unable 10 do without
assistance.
The blue ribbon was carried Of once NOR" by
Baron Schicl,lcr. this being the third occnsion
on which he has secured il. Baron S'hrkl"r
also won the Grand Prix last year at Long
champs and is ono Of the numerous Germ,n
fnancicrs who have become acclimatiz 4 in
France. and who have become more CALI than
the French themselves. He is the proprietor
Of the finest and most slcccssfnJ racing stable
in France his stud farm az Martlnbas'. in the
vicinity Of Chcrhourg. enjoying worldwide
reputation. He ia big. corpulont. high-col,r"d
man with a shortcut, bristlv mustach" Close
cropped side whiskcrs. and talks French with
decided T,uton accent. II" shares with his
brother one Of the finest mansions on th' Plac"
Nendomc. and 10th Of the Rarons are marri"l II
daughters Of Baron Roger Dc Sivrv Their din
rrr, are famed for the perfection Of Tho cuts NJ
and of the wines.
On the following day the members n a."
American colony here celebrated with h"fi'tnc
ceremonies Decoration Day Many Of th"n took
part in pilgrimage e. the tomb OF General
LAFAYETTE in the Picpus Cemetery. in the -
Antoine District. The new American AmhI.s'-
dor. who present. mad" an interesting aah
eloquent speech. and WAS followed hy VI d" Cor
ccllc one o. the dc-ccndlnts Of LAFAYETTE. wa
on behalf Of his family thanked fhc rrpr' "nt1-
tive Of the United States and ia" dell" la'cs II
the Lafayette P,,t II Ncw-Tork Tor the honor
accorded 10 the memory OF his RELATIVE"
For some unexplained reason thr annual flower
show Of the National Horticultural Society II
France has never been ahl" 30 ct it-rlf clI~""t
among tho fashionable anar> of IN" 'eason
This i. all III" moro astonishing - il take. plac"
in the Pavilion de Ia Vile d" Pari- - tn r'lr
NJ the Palai~ 10 lTndustro in Nv" Champ LlvS'"'
II there is one thine in which 'h" Pnri-inn~.
and indeed the French in general. excel. II l.
in the training and arranging OF flower. ana y
j. hardly necessary therefor" 10 say that III"
spcctaclc presented ~ the opening on Wcdnc"
day was both picturesque ana beautiful In
decd the lovelincss of thc flowers at"n"1 IN
crca. mcasur" for the rcmarkahl" ahscn' 81
chic which was noticeable in IN" app arm"
~ the attendance.
Ono Of the fashionable functions Of the last
week has been the annual banquet of the so-
called Pontiical Xoua,cs. an association which
includes among its members som" Of the very
arandcst names in France. During the reign OF
Iouis Philippe and If Napoleon III IN" younger
members Of tie L"gi'imSt nobility being I'M
willing 10 serve under sov"r"gn- whom th"v pc
garded a. msurpcrs enrolled themselves III Nh"
army OF the Pope, AT that time possessed OF
temporal howcr, and most OF IN" senior mrm"fS
Of the society fought for Plus IN AZ 'a-t"lidardo.
AZ Montana and ut Porta Pia Among thos" WI"
survive are the Vcomtc de Hiancy, the Comtc de-
Saint N,ur thr Comte Costa do lcaurc,ar |. the
Comic d. Saluccs ard the General de Ch1rrcttc.
who is the president of In" association. when
the war with GERMANY broke out IN 1870 they
all resigned from the Papnl service and formed
Themselves INTO a corps under 'harrrtt" "hi'n
fouoht with great ga!lantry during that hs;ori'
contest General Il" CharIc;c. ~ j. we'll In WI.
has Bourbon blood in his veins, being descended
from the morganatic union Of the Due Il" Bern
with his English wife. Amy Brown. The Gen
Pon,i,cAl Zouavr Association has now b"oom"
one Of the most exclusive and bluc-bloodcd of
French clubs.
Among the incidents ~ the last week has boon
the wonderful success of thc public sal" Of the
cocction Of pictures belonging to the wcll-knowl
actor Coqurlin. the elder, the sum realized having
exceeded half Il million francs. Bang no
longer bound TO the Comcdc Franchise, and hav-
ing 10 make frequent journeys round the world
Coauclin decided some time ago 10 sell his ART
collection, which included works by DclacroiA
Cain, Daubigny. Corot and liiaz one Of IN"
pictures Of the latter, however. was reserved from
the sale II is small woodland scene Nor"
than quarter of n century ago when topnclin
had Just been admitted a. a prnslonnairc AZ the
Francais. at salary Of $40 week, his great
ambition was TO have some good pictures OH IN"
walls OF his little room. friend took him To