New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-30
PARIS ON THE FOURTEENTH.
A CLASS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NOlA6hn
LAWSUrTS-PORTRAIT OF JOURNALISTS.

| The bronze representation of til" ever-Nauu-
| fnl Comtessc de Pourtacs. which figures as 'he
| statue of Strasburg on the Place de Ia 'ohco'"''
was the scene Of the usual patriotic d'mohSI'-
ton on the part of the Alsace-Lorraihe coions
here yesterday. Early in the morning IL was IT,
| decorated with profusion OF new trlcolor h'E'
hung with crepe bows and immense wrea'hs OF
heads and immortclles, while later on speeches.
were made at its feet by several popular orators
the theme of their remarks being OF course 'he
| burning desire of France TO recover the lo>'
provinces peculiar feature about TINS par
tiou,ar Fourteenth of July has been the COMPARE
| tive neglect of the masses to take part III 'h'
halliday making. and the national fcte of 1898
will remain on record as having been festival
Of the bonrpcoisie and the beau monde, rather
than of the vast body of the Partisan population
Instituted with a political undercurrcnt some
fourteen years ago, this annual celebration oil IN"
anniversary of the stormng OF the Bastile had
originally for its object the fixing Of the rcpno-
lican idea upon the public mind. At first the
| wcl-to-do inhabitants of the capital refused 10
take any part in the holiday, while society was
in the habit of absenting itself from the city on
that particular date. BY degrees. however II
-lccantes and prominent clubmcn to remain
! hero for the Fourteenth and to organize
parties for the purpose of visiting the various
| opcn-air balls and entertainments OF one KIN" an"
| another, in order TO see how the common people
enjoyed themselves Apparently the enjoyment
| proved contagious, it is now no longer 'le
fashion 70 leave for the seaside or Tor the
! country before the Fourteenth: while II is not
| the masses but rather the classes. who constnh'"
tho nrncipal contingent Of holiday makers and
sightsocrs on that day Not the poorer quarters
Of Paris. but the fashionable thoroughiares were
decorated with bunting during the daytime yes
| tcrtav, and illuminated AT night, while those
parts Of this great city Inhabited by the working
| neonle were absolutely dark after dusk. and bare
| Of any color during daylight. Indeed foreigner
who dwct in the ncighborhood Of Saint Denis
and who had adorned his house with flags in
| honor Of the day. called upon by deputatlon
Of the people of the district and POLITELY requested
| "a remove them. Nor is il possible TO attribute
this lack of participation of the working-peopl"
| ne some have done TO desire Of giving some
| nonular manifestation Of resentment against the
! Government for its energetic suppression of the
recent disorders.
The social event Of tho week has been thr
wedding of NJ Bludon Ge Mouy TO Mile. Narhe
Pocber d granddaughter of that Senator Boch"r
| who was for so many years the leader of the
Orcanst party in France and III" principal
| adviser or Prime Minister, in partibus, OF the
Connie dc Paris This circumstance explains In"
| presence among the wedding gifts OF q magnil-
cent necklace formed Of rings OF larc" diamonds
with an enormous car-shapcd pearl hanging en-
pcndeloauc from the middle Of il. III" carl ac-
complaining il bore the following inscription
The Connie and Confess. dc Paris, and the
Princes ana Princesses of the House of France, TO
,he granddaughter Of Senator Boch"r. Their Oil
and faithful friend and servant
In the corbeille presented by the bridegroom
was another necklace Of interlac"d diamond
rings. with six earshaped pearls falling
en- pcndcloque. also a necklace Of cabochon en-
cralds and diamonds. and very costly ruby
| and diamond ring The marriage ceremony was
performed at the Church Of Saint Clothllde. and
| the manner in which W. Iiertheicr first violin
| Of the OPERA played Gounods hymn 10 Sainte
| Cccile aroused the enthusiasm Of all present
| IT, is needless 10 aid that the Dnc AMI Dncl"SSe
| dc Chartres, the Princesse de Jonvile, frlhce
| Henry Of Orleans, and. in fact. every member
| Of the Orleans family ncw in France were present.
| There is no country where more extraordinary
scenes are 10 be witnessed in courts OF justice
| than in France The OTHER day military prls-
| oner was being tried by cour-martial here upon
| n charge Of theft and in due course he rs asked
| hy the President whether lie had anything to
| say in his defence.
| ayes. mon Colonel" he replied. and. pointing
| 70 the Captain who had been conducting the
| prosecutions 81 ask that truss of hay DE voted
| for that donkey" The remark startled the
| members Of the court 70 such degree that II
| tool, them some moments 10 recover their
cquanimity wlrrcupon they sentenced the prisoner
| 70 six months Imprisonment for theft and 10
dat. in
| inc a member Of tho court. similar incident
| took place few days previously al th" Pala,
| die Justice A poor fellow. having just heard
himself condemned TO five months imprisonment
| for an offence described as vagrancy, but when
| merely consisted III pursuing his calling as
| street musician was wrought MP 10 such pitch
| hv the severity Of his punishment and by me
PROSPECTS Of his wife and children being left with
ont support for long time. that he vocifcrat"1
| inst as he was being led away: "You are nothing
| but eXccutioncrs it's abominablo. That big
| ,doc has had his eyes closed during the whole
| trial. By the order OF the court the prisoner
| was brought back TO the dock. and five minutes
| later the poor wretch heard himself sentenced {,
| five Years penal scrvitudc for having insulted
| the Court This recalls to mind an incident in
| the career Of Gamhetta prior 10 the overthrow
| Of the Enpirc lIc was in the act of addressing
the Court in behalf Of a prisoner. when suddenly
he perceived that The presiding ridge vi,ibly
doing He paused for minute and then,
bringing down his fist with IA tcrribl" thump on
the desk in front of him, he shouted in his most
resonant and carionlikc voice: As | say
ING before the awakening Of the court This
apostrophr was immediately punished by the In
dignant Judge suspendins the young lawyer from
practising his profession for period Of two
months. less energetic, yet equally effective,
was our wcl-kn wn and popular Atadcmica1 AM
Iawyef Matre Rouse. who. having likewise OBJ
rcrvcd that the presiding magistrate was indulg
ing in n nap. suddenly stopped talking. The
prolonged silence. which lasted for four minutes,
had the effect of Weakening tn" Judge, and As