New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-09
OF PARIS.
THE FETE DE NEU1LLY-END OF THE CAB
sTRIKE-DEATH OF MADAME BIOWITZ.
Paris, June 30.

FarlS June 81.
The principal occurrences of the last week
have been the Fete de Neuilly, which. notwth-
standing the absence of any novelty, still con-
tinues TO attract as large crowds of visitors as
aver. the annual festival of the Provcncalc, or
Fehbres at SceauX and the opening Of the fish
ing season. In no capital of the world are
there TO be found many votarieS Of the gentle
craft as here in Paris, and since Sunday last
the banks of the Seine have been simply lined
as far as the eye could reach with rows OF
,vpical cetits bourgeois enga ged in soemnly watch
ing the float of their line bobbing up and down
on the surface Of the river. Almost every SHOP
keeper and petty tradesman here is an enthusiastic
angler devoting all spare hours and holidays
10 the art, while il constitutes the favortc
method of recreation and occupation for those
who after long life of tod. have wlthdrawn
from business in order to spend the REMAINDER
Of their days in quiet and innocent enjoyment
The Provencale Fetc at Sceaux was exceedingly
picturesque representation being given OF the
Provencale Court Of Love of the medlaevai
times The programme extended over three days
The organizers of the festival tried TO get AL
phonse Daudet, that true poetpainter OF Proven
Gale life and scene. TO preside, and when he
declined succeeded in capturing for the purpose
an Academican-thc poet Francois Coppee-whose
only claim TO be called Meridonal is that he
WAS born on the southern bank Of the Seine
But he made a splendid chief and gave TO the
opening Of the fete all the poetic character that
the Felibres could desire. The frs duty whlch
demanded their attention al SceauN was 10 crown
Win laurels the bust of Florian. one of their
most popular poets, who had lived ana oleo
in the village Coppce made his sepech. en-
tolbnc Florian and Metra! as we'll as the modern
Provencale poets and then everybody marcheo
IN q body to the town hall. where programme
of twenty-four numbers of cong and deciama-
tion was performed before an Adjournment 10
the park for session of the Court or Love
II was a somewhat cOlorless imitation OF those
interesting tribunals which were held by the
Troubadours in medieval days for the trlal Oh
offences against leyaute d'amour. dozen
women sat on the grass surrounding an ancient
monument in the park. These were the jury, anu
before them Francois Coppee and some of the
Meridional rhymers acclaimed their verses Id
praise of love and loyalty to their country, Ia
Belle Provence Very picturesque end peeticai
Was the scene. notwithstanding the terrible heat
The Jury however, had no very difficult problem TO
solve. They rewarded the fin de steele trouna-
dours with their smiles and applause, and then inc
assembly adjourned 10 a banquet under the SHADE"
of the trees Venetian lamps were hung among
the leaves. giving delicate light to pretty
scene. and each days fete closed with merry
farapdole danced TO the quaint music OF inc
galouvet and of Provencale drums
The cab strike ia at an end. The men nave
returned to work. having perceived TO what en-
font the rreenhorns engaged in their places were
achieving popularity and goodwill by reason OF
their suueriority. not only as regards behavior
toward their fares, but also driving. There Is
no more reckless, careless and generally unsAi'-
ful driver thar the regular Partisan cocher ue
Gacre The strike has been dismal failure since
the men have not only failed to Obtain any
concessions from their employers but have MADE
TIE disasreeable discovery that they are ny ho
means so indispensable as they imagined 'he'"
selves TO be. Indeed, We managed 70 2e' dio"s
very well without them, and their return l" wo'h
Is viewed BY the public as blessing OF n'iAeu
nature
Craat activity has been displayed during the
last week by the society formed last year Dy
Senator Beranrer. and which has assumed the
title Of La Ligue ContrA la Licence des Rues
It's object is 10 clear the public thoroughiares OF
everything that may in any way tenn 10 anec'
The morality Of the public, and WITHIN thc last
f.rv DAYS tho Senator and his associates nave
DISTINGUISHED themselves by an attack on 'he
;,ustr,ted weekly paper, La We Parislenne'
which has been in existence for more than haif
O conturv and is regarded as one OF the lnstitu-
,ions of boulevard life number OF seizures VI
she last issue of the paper have been uiauc' "'
well as of the reprint oil articles cohceini"s
feminine toilettes on the ground mat 'hcv were
,mproner and the result is that the proprle'oiS
~ ~ a Vie Parsienne' have Instituted legal pro-
cccdinrs against the League. not only tor oaip-
ages. but also for the purpose OF discovering ny
what right it had usurpcd the functions anu
authority Of the police
While on the subject OF La Vic farislehne'
may mention that recent issue. which con-
.oin.1 illustrations Of a peculiarly blasphemons
character. called forth a striking manifestation
of religions sentiment, not only on the part OIL
leading eleeantes but, what was iar more re-
rorkahle in clubland The metropolitan CLUBS
moro have never As vet been celebrated lor 'helr
niety. their reputation being rather OF contrary
character and the tendency Of the m"niDeIs W
+urn into rdicule the most sacred t'lhgs' nav
these same clubs should have Eanished La VIC
parsienne from their reading-rooms IN cohse
ouence of an illustration carcaturne certain
fo,turcs in connection with the life OF the tounoer
Of Christianity, constitutes marked ana reireSn-
ing sign Of the times
Tho fact is that whereas during the latter
ror,;on Of the last century and up till few
wears ago atheism was regarded as aristocratc
and chic. Voltaire having set the fashion In that
-. :, ;s now considered bad form. IRE
,;eio,, 10 no longer clothed in lace ruiles and
I;,r r.imrnt rs in days OF yorc, but is to he
tound ~ a rule, beneath the blouse of the
soci,list acitator and the ill-cu and greasy coat
81 thc advanced Radical 1t has become once
morc the fashion for men to go 10 mass ana
not raI unfreoncntly one may at the Madeleine at
carly service the faces of w"ll-&nown gluo, nn
sin arrayed in evening dress, ana VINO nave
spent the night at the cara 'aoie'
IN describing the grand ball given oy 'ne
p,imooss do Saran lin my letter last week
..oI ,hroncb inadvcrtencc, TO give dcscrip-
V''i'' m. f.,.nrs which may POSSIBLY