New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-25
THE WORLD OF PARIS.
TIE GRAND PRIX-ROiALTl ENIERlAlNhD-
SAINT ARNAUD AND THE COUP DETAIL
AN OLD MEMS SHOW.
Paris. June IS.

AN OLD MEMS SliON.
Paris. June IS.
DELIGHTFULLY."- fine weather, not opprcssively NOT
or dusty. rendered The Grand PriX yesterday per-
hans the most successful that il has ever been
my 10. 10 Wines There wis an immense gath
crinc o. the fashionable world. Circulation or
the lawn and in the paddock was rendered alInoso
impossible by the crowd, and | understand from
thc ncwspapcrs of TODAY that the thirticth Granh
Prix has hr,to- all prey ions records as regards
ropuar Attendance and gate receipts. Biroh
Schckler. although a German by birth, is 20
much Of a favOrita. not only on me turt ann
in society here bnt alao with the general pun
lic that the victory Of his horse Ragotsky ciic-
tied manifest itons Of widespread approval on ire
part Of the spectators. tho only people rri'isiHg
10 take Part in these demonstrations being tho'"
who had laid their money on IN" faVorl'"-
Callistrat"-whch is owned jointly ny ~" tiri
of Shrewsbury and Talbot aud VI Ab"ill'' the
brother Of the man Of that ran,c who was hii"n
undor srch dramatic circumstances the Ri
vicra a little over yrar ago. OWING " "'e
rcccnt death Of his wife. Baron Schcklcr was
unable 10 he present TO witness the enthusiasm
which his success evoked nor did he run his
horse under his name. hut under IN"
nscudonvm Of Webb PIT the echoes OF the
almost reached his hospitablc mansion in III" Place
Vcndome. so celebrated among III" lending go'r
NETS here for tho excellence Of tn" cnis"c and
tho wines Tho density Of tho crowd rendered
il Difficult, TO discover the names or to cX'minc
the dresses of the members OF IN" great world
who put in an appearance. hut 7 noticed IN"
ox-King and ox-Quocn Of Naples. III" Duchess Of
Aosta nN, Ronapartc: tho rulin and Duchess dr
Mornv. the old Dukc de Rohan and the Duke
and nucheas do LorGe.
Now that the Grand Priv Is over, we have
practically reached the limit " the Farlsl1n sou
SON ard everybody il preparing To loav" the capi-
tai which will he almost completely deserted ny
tho great world within tho next fortnight. \ nj
ting eriloeue was furnished N this very brill
liant season hy the Grand hall gwen iasf ni-"'
nv the Princess dc Sagan in her magnificent horse,
CT rather paico. in the Ru" SAINT DOMINIQUE
Il is thc finest entertainment Of tho kind that
has been tycn here during the last decade. over
900 guests were present For tho first time in
sovcn Years the whole Of the splendid stat" apart
mcnts on the first floor were thrown open. while
the vast grounds wcr" converted into perfect
ra,rv,and by tho myrads of colorrd lights and
prtistic Examinations. Tho guest 81 the evening
was Princess Icritia Bonaparte. who a'rr"1 at
about II 40 o'clock with her cousin. 'hc Dnk"
Of Oporto brother Of tho King Of Portugal. lhcy
,ver. received at the foot Of the grand st1rciS'
by tho Princess and her son. Count Eolon Il"
Tallcvrand- Persord. the entire courtyard being
liohtod hv Thousand. Of tiny r"h. WIFI" ana
Green 1amps. 50 arranged ~ to show I'll" nitl''ai
colors of italy II was tho national anthem NJ
Italy. too that was played ~ IN" orrh'f!a' pii'"d
in tlr Grand hail. rs the Du"l"sS asc".crd ~"
s,oircasn arm in arm with Count Boon 1t" I'l"N-
rand followed by her host'sS on the arm OF VI"
Duke of Cporto Among other royal p'rN"n'-"S
present were Prince Henry Of Orleans, III" i'lgh-
ing Prime and Princes Of Monaco ana '''
Naharai ,h Of kapurch1la Tic Dow'-"r '''"'
Of Portugal was expected. bat s"nt h'' 'N'"SS
\, the a., moment. having failed n" Vel 10 III
tirclv recover from the indsp""l'IoA ""i'" Wv
famed her for So many wockr ~ h"i" "'''I '"o
conclusion Of the silver welding festivities Z" h'i
hro,Lor Kim, IIumhcrt. Shortly after mHnigh'
,ho dining rooms were opened. Covers r" lald
on ,hc table reserved for ia" roy| ri'N i'r
cich,y guests ~" co'iN"n wa c"hh"'''' ~
thc Count T. Contadcs with tie ''nii'''N ''.'
de E,aurerard Ne ueual. the fnvor- w"r' r"h'arh-
allie for their elegance AID cine. ''hs"'l"- ~
beautiful hand painted and feather ''hS NV
women and roitc-cisaictt's, natcl-poNe'' "''' J."
the men.
thor
ro,. :. ,b. ox-king of AMMAN. who IN staying Al
VA. Grand Hotel with HI cook couple oi ser
wants and an officer who i responsible" Tor his
s,f.,v Since ice was deprived -; ms TIN n" h" hl'
hccn yccota,ing on an allowauc" OF about 5000 a
,o,r crnr, I'm. French Government and this,
,,,d with the tact that when II" was nrSt
nl,cod under a>1c,, by his French cap;orS IL"
,,aa cou,.yci. bound hand AMI foot. from his cap
;,,l to Saloon. renders him the rcvcrS' "i WELL
disro.cI toward he PEOPLE here. In i1r', Ii"
h.rIi - much the same sentiments towar them
~ the Indian Maharaiah Dhul"op Singh, th" "ri2I-
nal owner OF the world fame kohinoor dilmond.
now also resident here. rNprc,s'> with regard 10
his English payma>toIs. Tn" "N-kinS Of AMMAN
regular place of residence since his rN.l" from ma
native land j. in Algeria. and he is r"r"ly her"
for = few days ca route 10 Vichy. whittier he has
been ordered by the physicians consulted hy thc
French Government with regard 10 his health
One of the great weddings ~ the season has
been that Of the Vicom'c du Mcsnil du Gui-s' III
10 Mile Berthe de tourcv, drngh'cr OF IN"
Baroness dc Fonscolomhc The Due de Charities
WAS present az the soire' du con'rat dccomp1-
MED by his son. Prince Henry. and among the prs
cnts was a splendid diamond bracelet with larg"
0c,lr de lys. the gilt Of the Duke From her hus
Of diamond stars. a coupe, and som" m,gniii 'ent
t,blcs from her mother pearl necklace from VI
Pascal comb Of diamonds, cmcrads AMI rublcs !;
from the Vicom'r d" Folk n magnificent pearl
necklace and from Nine. de Saulc IN Erar !
harp, an instrument on which the brid" il prof.
Gent and which. since the revival of the fashions
Of 1880. is more becoming fashionable Tho
ceremony was performed NJ the Church OF saint
Clothil.c the Dnc dc fhartrcs acting one Of
the witnesses for the bride. who wore cream
satin dress. with train, trimmed with old Eng
i,h lace a lace veil completely covering the train.
Her mother wore Il Scvrcs-buc satin dress, ch .ng
ing into orange, also trimmed with old English
lace and n bonnet trimmed with gcrnnimms rosrs
and yellow tulc. \ erand dcicuncr followed at
the house Of the brides stcpfahcr in the Rue Saint
Dominique.
Society here has been much worked up during