New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-23
THE GOSSIP OF PARIS.
FASHION AT THE HORSE SHOW-FOREIGN.
Frs IN THE FRENCH CAPITAL.

Paris, April IA.
Our Partisan season. ushered in by almost sum-
mpr- like weather. may he said to have been
Inauguratsd on Thursday last at the opening OF
the annual horse show or Concours IIppique.
which is being held as usual at the Paais dc
lIndustrie. in the Champs Elysees. The grand
nave of the building which next month Will
shelter the statuary section Of the old Salon 10
now laid out as riding and driving track with
water Jump in the middle. and surrounded ny
comfortable seats for the varied classes OF soceW
which contribute to make the ConcourS Hlppiluo
the most typically Partisan show OF the seasoh'
II must be confessed that notwithstanding 'he
efforts Of the organizers OF tn" show the horses
play only secondary part in the eXhio'ioh' ''e
majority of those who attend il visiting not
for the PURPOSE Of inspecting equine beauties, hut
with the object of displaying dainty ana mover
toihttcs. and for the purpose Of taking careiui
note Of those worn by others. As meeting piac7
for social intercourse and gossip the horse show
has indeed few equals in the course OF a rarS
season. and while at the exhibition ITSELF morse
flesh seems to be the topic Of conversation tnaO
is strictly taboOed yet, on the other hand' ""'''
the concours lasts the general tone OF society
becomes horscy in a pronounced degree. IL may
bc added that the COncours Ilippquc il patriotic
institution. since only horses born and bred III
France are admitted for exhibition, all foreign
nags being strictly excluded.
Another horsey affair Of the past week was tho
first meeting Of the season Of the Paris Coachine
Society. which regret however, 10 say ala hoo
prove very sue 'pss!u For, instead OF the twenty
eight draqs which usually turn up Oh such Ut
casions a. these only two iour-nhands put III d"
oppearance on tho Place dc la Concorde az .he
amounted time The enc was me souic"""o
SNOWY turnout Of NJ de Ia lIaye-Joussclin anu
tho othcr that Of Mr. Benedict. OF Ne"-iorN'
The coach Of Mr.. Benedict. which carrier Among
its Passengers the Marquis Il" 'hoiseh an" Ms
American wife, nee tond"rt. III" MaI1"i" VIZ
cruzes the Comte de ST. Genys and others, was
~ near az modern requirement would adihi' '"'
ov,ct rerrodnction of an old English maiicoach. ~
DISTINGUISHED fror, the ordinary stagpcoich after
which the rrosi MODERN draGs are mooehe"' ~
WAS nainted q dark botto-green, and was esp>-
ciaIy noticeable for the height and narrowness OF
tho body of the carriage in proportion 20 'he
width of the axle and for the close proximity OF
the rse. 10 the coach. In order to compl"e .''o
illusion of an oldtime appearance, this interesting
vehicle was provided with small wlhdows P,a'r"
high ND in the doors. each composed OF TOUT ii''o
nancs such as were used before the Invention OF
plate glass.
Tho now President of the Chamber OF Deputles'
# c,simir Perrior seems bent upon maintaining
,r;mnaircd the reputation for hospitality enloyed
L.. his PREDECESSORS at the Palais Pourbon. 10
must b.. admitted that there is no functl'hary oi
the Government who i more adNah'a"eo"''S Si
uated az far as official residences are cohcerne"'
for entertaining The Petit Bourbon, 80 caiie' 10
distinguish il from tn" principal paiace' ae'o''"
70 tle Offices and hall of assembly OF the 'haioer
of IDENTITIES is a sort Of One-story annex u 'no
main building and bears th' same rotation 10 the
l,ttcr a. the Trianon does 10 III" Paiac" OF 'er-
s,c. The Petit Bourbon has since the Sear
1880 been tn, residence Of III" PRESIDENT u '"e
Chamber of Deputies. and the Dui" az Mor"H'
Schneider Gamhetta and Floaurt have in turn
entertained the official and social woria az rari'
beneath its roof The President of the Chamber
of Deputies gives two kinds of RECEPTIONS the one
which is STYLED an open reception. an" 10 WHICH
,..rr ono nossessed of any official rank can attehd
u;thout invitation, while the other is described
~ closcd- or reception fcrmee ana a"mi'-
,,nca TO which j. only by invitation. run dress
i worn a. { e.. r,ceptiors, tn men, II they oeiohS
either 10 tho army, TO the navy or to the militia
heinz in uniform The big palac" as wei AZ '"'
Petit Bourbon formerly the hr''opo"'".
>, .i,lence of the Princes de tond". 'i' sis' VI
r.ho,, sold the entire property 10 the Governhien'
in ls?, for the sum OF l?,ooo.ooo francs.
Princess Mathilde Bonaparte possesses 80 many
American friends and La, shown 80 mucl hospi-
,.litv at her charming house in III" hue no
courcell.s 10 visitors from Tire United STATES tNao
7 d,r, say there are some of the readers OIL ino
Tribune who may b. Interested TO near ot wv,
ln.s which >h" has sustained by uir u'a'n W.
th,t wonderful old maitr" Il hot"l, Eugene ny
name Who for forty years has been the principal
factotum and most familiar feature OF W. h"I III
hold of the popular cousin oi Napoiron a.
t,l.
did not hesitate 10 exercise c"rtslh p hmu y.
respectful d'spofsm not only over .he I.;a,S,,
but also over her GUESTS anu was vi w !r
IN manifest his likes and dislikes WIN regard
:" ,hc latter THUS. if he took a fancy TO any
Of the friends of th" Princess, there was ho.i.ins
lic would not do for them ana even AT .an''
would endeavor when handing rolind any pa,.icu-
lar choice dish to guild" them to IN" most oeiicd''
morse, of the plat ON the otntr NAM. u.
took dislike 10 any ole the hul.lan"l III I,eS
lion was soon made aware Thereon IN manner
Witch howevrr was 80 clever thar IL md not
Owe any pletcxt for complaint to the frincess.
Eugene was eat. important -. looSlh- i t
he was married to the 'rinresss prncipa, maia,
woman who In, itcw-" spent no less than four
decades in the service OF th" Princess
According 10 an official report which has Just
b"' issued here. There are az 's'' Prrse nuaTitr
established in Paris as permanent residents DI
this number no less than $4,000 are plrn capaule
If herring arms who would be called upon 10
leave the country for the purpose OF joining pos
.iblv hostile armies in the event of war The
American contingent OF foreign r>lc"n,s ne!e
numbers obout 1000. AMI is mostly settled IN
,h. ncighborlood of the Are do Triomph". They
may be- described the most aristocratlc portion
of the foreign colony. since the other aliens nero
Lalon,. 70 the working classes Thus the $4,000
H.gians are mostly day laborcrs matters ana
domestic servants. The $1,000 Swiss are nearly
all onrncymcn butchers. charcntierS hotel WATERS
naintcrs and GLACIERS. The 10000 Germans are
10 he found chiefly among the li1uor-Cealcrs hotel
keepers AMI clerks of merchants and banKers
Their Headquarters are in the Faubonrg Mont
martre TIN, Italians, who are quite az numerous
a. the Germans. affect the districts aroInd tne
iardin DIES Plantes and the 81. Victor quarter
They are IA a rule plumbers, GLACIERS, street
musicians and artists models The Russians
- 900 in number. are grouped around the Gobelln
districts and in the Val de Grace Quarter ana are
o;tncr tanners saddlers or students. The 1000