The morning call., 1893-10-29
ALL DISGUISE THROWN OFF.
Alexander Thanks CarnOt for
Hospitality TO His Sailors.
MAD ENTHUSIAST AND GARLIC.
There Were Some Trifling Inconve-
niences Along With the Love
Showered Upon the Russ.


this city congested and the people who
thronged them wildly joyful, were pro-
longed from Lyons 10 TouOn. Before
starting for TOulon President Carnot was
visited by the Cars brothers. the Grand
Duke Sergius. Governor of Moscow. and
the Grand Duke Paul. who had been in
structed by telegrams from the Car to
come to Paris and express to the President
the heartfelt thanks Of the Car and
Czarina at the magnificent and cordial re-
ceptiOn given 10 the Russian squadron and
its officers.
The Grand Duke Sergius, In thanking
President Carnot, said, Russia and
France are now indissolubly united in
a current sympathy, the strongest that
TWO great nations have ever known"
President Carnot responded with the
utmost good feeling. and called on the
Grand Dukes directly they had returned
to their hotels and then started for
Touon, taking with him the Foreign,
Home and Naval Ministers, and NJ.
Humbert, who was twenty years ago in
the Toulon Jail as convicted communist
with iron chains riveted on his legs.
But Humbert, now president OF the
Town Council of Paris, is fully aware of
his own Importance and lost no chance to
show himself a courtier of the potentate
of Siberia. Most of Humbert's fellow
Town Councillors kept pace with him and
poured out the public money like water on
civic festivities made at the cost of the
taxpayers. Handsome gifts we're made to
Admiral Avellan and his officers, and at
| the ball previous to their departure from
Paris there was the final effort OF the
festivity, as at it the ladies. moved by
patriotic ardor, came forward in turn to
let the Russian officers dance with and en-
brace them.
The Russians. while being driven
through the streets of Paris. had to kiss
infants by the score, while the mothers
who handed up the wee things themselves
embraced the guests, showing the indis-
solubilty of the union. In Toulon, where
the people universally smell of garlic,
this kissing and embracing ordeal was
much more trying than in Paris.
And now the visit of Admiral Avellan
is at an end and he goes up the Mediter-
rane on cruise, and the great thorough
fares look like a ballroom just deserted,
and into which the light of dawn had
come. One only sees wearied eyes and
pallid or congested faces. Those worse off
are the Russian visitors. they having been
surfeited with banqueting and rounds of
pleasure.
The indiscretion Of Emperor William
helped to swell the Russian triumph he
says and does foolish things, and his hav-
ing entertained the Prince of Italy at
the Metz review made the French back
rise and the blood Of Frenchmeu boil.
The mob is not blamed for crying ''Vive
lie Gar y
The French want an ally against Ger
many, and they want to wrest from her
Alsace and Lorraine, but their statesmen
play more than dangerous game. and
Europe may al any time be "Cossacked"
through republican France.
Eiffel, who was convicted of swindling
the Panama shareholders out OF about
$40, 1000, ,OOO asked to take Admiral Avellan
up 10 his tower. Arthur Meyer of Gaulois,
ex-secretary of Blanche Antigony, the
original of "Nana," was charged with the
organization of a gala represen tation at
the opera. and he invited all the theatrical
demi-monde.
Nine. Malba, whose name was dragged
fn the dust with that of the Duke of Or
leans, was invited to participates: the
Princess de Chartres, whose theater name
was Nine. Melba, was also invited and
came; Yvette Guilbert, famous for songs
not sung in polite circles; Nine. Judic.
noted for innuendo; Irma Pochor, noted
for her canaille style; Emilionna Llencon,
reputed for pagan vices. were present and
were exalted in the highest degree. The
state-5ox at the opera was filed with
duchesses and other grand ladies to keep
the Baroness Won Mohrenhein and Mme
Carnot. wife of the President. in counten-
ance.
What power can a nation showing such
scandalous incongruity exert in control
ling forces which it has been rashly
loosening? II has enormous military
strength, but wants moral backbone.
Every one processes to want peace, but,
with popular emotion to lead the knaves
wanting great military contracts, may
easily, helped by irresponsible politicians
in Parliament land France in war.
In any case. Russia will be the ruling
and directing party. The Germans claim
to believe that France has not yet been
allowed to see all her ally's drift, which
is that of lgnatieff in 1866 doubt whether
the French understand what they are
doing, and in any case, Europe has entered
into new phase of historical evolution.
lCoDyrighted.1 EMILY CRAWFORD.
THANKS FROM ALEXANDER.