New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-18
PARIS SOCIAL FUNCTIONS.
NJ. CARNOT ENTERTAINS THE PAINTERS
DINNER TO THE DUKE D'AUMALE.

Jules Breton and his sonn-law were InTited,
| but Nine DcmOnt Breton. the eminent painter,
and the daughter Of the one and the wife OF the
other, was not hidden. The Third Republic Is
far too masculine. This fact always came home
painfully to my mind at the many State fcstivi-
ties that l attended during the centennial OF the
Revolution. 1t was the women OF Paris who
prevented the plan of Marshal de Brogie for at
tempting a military coup d'etat against the Ma
tiona Assembly in the autumn OF 1899. They
marched to Versailles TO take the King, Queen
and royal children back to Paris. There wa
no recognition of this fact in the centennial fetes.
The wife of the President Of the Republic was as
completely ignored as though she were vito
of the Grand Turk Her husband drove about
in state and she stayed at home. One Of the
few festivities that she went to was the bali
given at the Paais de rlndustre 10 the workmen
who had been engaged in building the Exposition
Palace.
The situation of women in regard 20 education
is better than it under the Empire, but in
most other respects it is not so good Women are
excluded from all the inaugural ceremonies in
which the head of the State takes part. In
Rolls great painting Of the celebration at YER
saillcs of the hundredth anniversary of the meet
ing there of the States General which was the
commencement Of the Revolution Rouvier,
kOcne dc freNclncr, Bdlndut, VINO Il now uoin3
time in a State prison, in the cor,cge of W. Carnot
There are nothing but scrubby masculine faces.
white cravats and black coats and trousers In
the Presidential procession. Women Only have the
privilege Of looking at the file OF official men, In
q showing, rude crowd, in which men push
before them and knock the chairs which
they wanted to stand. Why should not Nine.
Demont Breton, whose Childhood of Joan Of
Arc is wondrously poetic work, with tech
nique that is fautless. be invited TO the banquet?
Her painting OF the sailors return to his seaside
home is mastery work Mile. Buchet has con-
tributed one of the hest portraits in the Champs
Elysees Salon There are also there and at the
Champs de Mars works of great merit by Miles.
Baury Saure Louise RrcslaD and Others. The
artists dinner at the Eysee j. generally followed
by a reception and concert, but the custom was
departed from on of the state Of the Presi-
dents health painter who sat near him and
who studied medicine in his youth tells me that
NJ Carnot struck him as suffering from iaundice.
Ills skin was of dark yellowsh hue. and he
seemed emaciatcd. II" scarcely ate, and drank no
wine, but was amable and convcrsod freely with
those beside him Toward the Close Of the BAN
quct NJ. Carnot looked weary that most of the
Guests felt that they should retire immediately
after coffee was served.
Tie dinner in compliment 10 the Duke
d'Aumale. which cane of few evenings ago
at the British Embassy, an affair OF some
interest No prince of the Orleans family iad
been entertained there with 80 much distinction
since the revolution Of 1913 Lord Duherin Is
TOO much the diplomatist ~ instinct and profess
lion 10 give this entertainment without good
reason. or without feeling that h" might 90 20
without in any way throwing the Interests or
his country into jeopardy
Indeed. cannot forb,ar from coupling this
incident with the nomination of General Gallifct
TO be Ambassador Extraordinary To the court OF
St James on the occasion of the Duke of ,orks
welding The Marquis de Gallifet no doubt rail-
lied TO the Republic, made up TO Gamb'tta when
he was Speaker Of the Chamber, and became MS
personal friend NJ Dcvle, an advocate Of 'he
Court of Appeals and the Foreign Minister,
saws he appointed him for two reasons. llr
General is one of the friends OF the Prince or
Wales and has been So tor nearly thirty years
He is frank of speech, besides, and would be able
wi,hout giving offence 70 say that France has
vcrv decided intentions. both III regard 10 Egypt
and the Kong River tie western boundary
OF AMMAN
The Duke dAumalc is scvcn.v-one yeas old.
lie has snow-whitc hair ard musiache ara a halo
COMPLEXION. The face is u strong one, but more
EXPRESSIVE OF intellect than OF pnrp,~eful chardc-
I
man Of breeding lie s,t on tie right Of his
most. and The Duke De Broali", who struck ms
IA having greatly aged. on ~" hir' WY unis
etiquette. Lady DufrIin hong 40 tan". vs.
odoptad | cannot imagl n" ln' An,Das-aircSs Nis
between two women. ! noticed tmt the Dd"c
dAumale avoided after dinner tl' croWdrrI NV NV
ino.room and kept IN thr greenhouse. VI Nad-
dnrton who had brown hair lld whL-tcf, when
lee went to London twelve years ago. Is now
sno,yy-headcd bat England seems ~ have agreed
with him. He rather. | th9n2ht. aToil" tls
Nrlcani.ts though hi- wii" when standing o'-id.
him and Mime. I.angrl. ne" Chapman, con'"'sri
lonr together NJ Iangel - s"rrtfy 81 the
Me- TAum,In. and man of coa-idcrIh" ability.
lie is tit person 10 enter In" Academy. bGt his
patron does not seem h1f" err tno" en- OK
rnblican politics he must, raTt "lup'''s
.oy have speedily attG:n" hi.h o9'ce was
a most painfully struck with H. ~. o. p'rfnhu a.
pmdcnt will or thought of hl' own, am sP'sc
with batei breath ever, when g." t'nkr wa. IN
another room Nine IansDl is from BOSTON.
american women that | ever saw, but II now
stout and what might De called tine looking.
races Of a striking order. Tho Duke de irosli,
walked round the rooms with Countess 10
Hrcnccr Their was dlstln- usiri an nun =
Qua party invt Il TO NEE; the Duke dAu'aic IA
Wy noticed in the company Mcrcr. the sculptor.
who did rh" sta.dlns i!'u" - ."ni1 IH,hIlpp,';
him and the horizontal ore of ~" iai" duchess
t'O,leans, for the crypt of the mansolHun chapel
~ DrcuX The Duchess lies apart rom the othef
members of her husbands family shr having
died in the Protestant faith, and being therefore
Looked upon by Marie ,mcIc ~ hereto,
wall surrounds her tomb. Mercic gave an air OF
fcvrrish rc,tcssness to her even in death Ono
of her hands is stretched ont il trying 10
CLASH the hand of somebody clsr. The idea con-
veyad is thar She tries 10 hold the hand OF her
husband who was killed by being thrown QUO
Of his carriage in 1872. and whom she survived
for fourteen years. 4 hole made III tho
wall that separates her tomb from MS, ana her
han
Count and Counties d'IIanSsonvill" were aiso
in the company which attend d the reception.
The Countess had three dan ghicri with her, one
of whom is married. Nobody coUld have Thought
she was .h"ir mother shn looked - Young. ono
of the incidents of the evening was III" long ana
friendly conversation bctwfcn the Duke Aumalo
md Tho italian Ambassador T.. T..