New-York tribune., 1893-12-03

have any pretensions either as regards SIZE i'm,
portance or artistic merit. One Of these belongs
to the Spanish family of YcaZa, has bronze doors
that alone cost over $4,000. and is entirely built
of polished granite Another is that Of the great
ironmaster Gail, while third is that of another
great manufacture, whose name | cannot at
this moment recall. All the others are Of the
ordinary, everyday designs such as are TO be
found in the albums and pricelists Of the stone-
cutters near the entrance Of the cemetery, and
range in cost from 800 to 10000 francs. The only
tombs of this kind that show any sort Of indi-
viduality those of Blanqui and Of Victor
Noir. who was killed by Prince Peter BOnaparte,
both Of which memorials were sculptured by
Dalou; and Coquarts simple yet majestic monu-
ment to the generals Leconte and Clement
Thomas, who were shot during the Commune
The Gothic chapel which contains the remains Of
the late Due de Morny IS scarcely in good taste,
and the same may De said Of that of Casimir
Perrier. Perhaps this paucity OF notable works
OF art in our great metropolis Is due 10 the fact
that the members Of our old families are in the
habit OF taking their dead for nterment TO the
cemeteries of the district in which their chateaux
are situated, and which. as rule, contain the
family vault and this fashion has been followed
too. By most of our 'nOuveaux riches" who con-
slider it the proper thing 20 initiate the aris-
tocracy in this respect, convinced that an an.
cestral burial vault constitutes an lndlspensa-
BILE and integral adjunct 70 every chateau.
A new species Of sport. which has long been
popular in Normandy, and which is now grad
ually finding a place among the pastlmes OF
fashionable society here, is that Of 'Ecouffe."
ite-fyng matches. Quite a large party
Of clubmen and mondaines ran down to Rouen
last week for the purpose Of witnessing the
grand annual contests OF this character, for
which there were over 100 entries. The kites
Of huge size. being as large as from "a to
35 feet in height. while the tails measure over
100 feet in length. 1t may be imagined that
the pulling capacity of such huge kite
of these is considerable. and even three men are
not strong enough to hold it when the wind
is blowing fairly hard The cord by which
they are held is sometimes over mile and
half in length. II this new sport continues
at its present rate Of progress Paris will soon
become much of a kte-iiying city as Toxic,
where on certain public holidays nearly the en-
tire population of men. women and children
appear to have no other object in view.
After round Of uninterrupted gayety the
Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Vladimir OK
Russia have at length left for ST. Petersburg,
and II they are not thoroughly exhausted by
the hospitalties that have been showcred upon
them 1t is because their constitutions are OF
more enduring character than those OF their
hosts. One of the most notable functions IN
their honor was the deieuner given 10 them
by the Princesse de Sagan at her maryellously
beautiful hotel in the Rue Saint dominique.
The Princess received her guests in the grand
vestbue. and then conducted them 10 one OF
the smaller dining-rooms on the ground fioor.
whore the dejeuner was served The menu 10
worth giving the chef Of the Princess Is
one Of the great culinary authorities OF TINS
Headquarters OF the astronomical world. II
was as follows: Hors-d' oeuvre; oeufs brouilles
aux pointes d'asperges: carpes la Chambord,
cotelletes d'agneau pomines gratinees, poulardes
Il petlteS tlilpdlSS ce'teNlsScS Ia
Nantua pate de Pithiviers. Salade: tonds
d dartichauts sause mousseline, soutlla slace
praline: gdteaux Conde; desserts. The Grand
Duke and the Grand Duchess occupied the places
of master and mistress of the house at table, the
Grand Duke having on his right the Prlncesse
de Sagan and on his left the Duchesse de
MOrny. while the Grand Duchess had on her
right the Due de Morny and on her left Admiral
Duperre. The other guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Ridgway the VcOmte de la Redorte and the
Vicomtesse nee Abeille). the Comte de Saint
Priest, the Vicomte de Tredern. the divorced
husband Of the famous Vcomtesse OF that
name: the Marquise de Massa. the Comte
Francois de Gontant Biron and the Marquise DO
Gallifet