New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-26
THE GOSSIP OF PARIS.
A BALL AT THE EtysEE-AS ACCOM-
PLlSHED PRINCEss-EtiPERoR WILLIAM
AS "A MILITARY CRITIC
Paris, March -.


..,,;. ,ho many incidents that have
occurred Of late to east gloom over the gay Guy
If Paris | have never known more attrac'Ve
and merry mid-lcnt festival than that which took
nlacc last Thursday. The people seemed 10 nave
,orco,tcn flat there was eyer any such !:ing III
p,na,n, and 10 be bent on enjoyment The streets
and cs,ccjav the roulcvarJs. were filed with lo>'
linz shoutinc. ccsticulating humanity IL INV
ally raincd paper confetti Every wihooN
and balcony, and in many instances the nous
tors. were thronged with sghts~r> ana the newly
invented many-hucd paper spirals 1uiVereu vi
lau,p-posts and trees. The cOrtcge OF IN" Vuec"
Of the Laundresscs certainly the bisges' '""'
has been seen in Paris for many seaso"' ~ wa"
most picturesque thanks to the corporation VI
the students with their handsome |'arti'r l-''"'
hammer Twelve of them on bicycles acted as
torchbcarcrs to the Queen, Will" 'hc poh"'r-
bearer and his herolds wore picturesque costumes
If tho last century. Numbers OF these young W'i'
iucvcrcntly wearing the dress OF fhe SliVa'oh
Army. were commanded by an impcrsonrtion OF
General Booth-Ioum,' accompanied by MS . o..
wife and a group of Spanish students escof'eu
Prince Carnival who was accompanied 'S Mir'i
t;ras of generous girth OF waist, ana by s'ieh''
monk who enacted the part OF Lent All thrF
worc mounted on asses and every now and then
Father Lent SpTIllhl'u I'ihcP' WV
companions with eau bcnit",' to the intense
amusement Of the crowd The procession made me
customary halt at the ETscc to salute President
Carnot. who never fails to have some trih"c'
ready for the bright young Queen. Gift which
is of course treasured in her family a. he-
,ncnto of her short but brilliant reign.
While the masqucradcrs were amusing them
selves 80 heartily in the gayly decorated s'r"c'H'
thc salons of tho Presidential Palace were over
flowing with brilliant uniforms and gorgeous '''-
lcttcs The =" Bal dc Ia Prrsidcnce' WA certainty
one of the finest given at the Elyse" since ''c
proclamation of the French Rcpuoilc. MINI
cornot looked positively lovely in a pale lavcn-
der gown profuscly trimmed with lace and spark
ling with diamonds, and Caran dAch", the carl
ca,ur,t. in-ordinary of tile Chief of the State,
yould have been surprised to see ROW very innch
n Carnot did nnbcnd on that OCCASION One
would almost have believed ones self transporter
~ some foreign Court so talon rouge was the
sc,ne The buffet superb. and the ''ooo
cucs,s were unanimous in their praise of this sue
cossful (etc There is no landscape. however
BRIGHT without a shadow and il Is with rcgr"'
that I write of a singulily tragic occurrence that
marrcd this popular and cNuberant hoIih'y o' ~"
NCorcme NJ Gilbert, a wcll-known lyric artist,
WAS lunching with friend at the ,a'" hi'"c'
He was in one OF the rooms on the "htrcso'' loon
ing ont on the Boulevards. and rashiy c'impeu
over the little balcony, thinking that the awning
WAS strong enough 20 support hi@ weight lie
venturcd too far and fell to the pavement irac-
turing his skull. He was borne 10 a chemists
,hop in the neighborho)d, where he died a lie"
minutes aftcrward.
The Duchess OF Parma and her s'"pianghf"r'
Princess Marie Louise are staying her" al the
lJot.l 81 James under the strIcte-t lnc0shl''.
Their soiourn in Paris il for the purpose OF bu'
ING the trousscau intended for the young Princes
on her marriage 10 Prince Ferdinand OF bhIgatih
The laccs and embroideres chosen by the prlue
are absolutely marvellous. and tn" Jewels ~'c'''
At the great shops Of the Rue d" la faIN are
also extraordinarily beautiful. Princess Marie
Louise is not handsome. but her dark-brown mar
dccp.blne eyes and whit" skin certainly "nti'"
her 10 10 called lovely. Nh" - athlete, anu
oocs i'm a great deal for four INLAND driving i"n'-
ing. gymnastics, rowing, riding ana especially
swimming She is very bright. speaks ON OF
seven languages tluonty: shr paints drIishtiuiN
i, water colors models ctchcs, and in on" word,
!. an accomplished woman in every respect
owing 70 the death Of the Duchess Of Madrid, her
niece the Duchess Of Parma IL in deep mourn
inp but according 10 thr long Established rules
which decree that sable garments can b" laid ASH"
for a wedding she has ordered superb gown Of
ncarI.rr,v satin and magnificent lace, 10 u" worn
bv herself on the 9th Of April, when her step
DAUGHTER will become Princess OF Bulgaria
The Duke Of Parma is the present pcsScSsor OF
the Castle OF Chambord once owned by the r.
fender TO the French Crown, Henry " Chambor1
is glorious place. built IN pure Renaissance sVi"
and the park which surrounds it IL l3,'oo acres
in extent The domain is cncircled by tnrrc'cd
walls, reminding of the Paris forfihca'iohS
II was on a window Of this castle that FRANCOIS
7 wrote the famous phrase Solvent femme
varic.'
General Boisdcirre, who has just been collected
IN succeed General de Miribcl in the important
most Of chief Of the headquarters staff of the
French army il one Of the few men OF ms call
ING and nationality who have very high opinion
and REGARD for the young Emperor Of Germany.
These sentiments based on personal ac quaint
ancc. On the occasion of Emperor Williams visit
10 the Gar in Russia, the General made his
acquaintance. and many Il long and interesting
conversation had they together. They discussed
upon one occasion the strategy displayed bv the
Carthaginian general, Hannibal, in his Italian
campaign The Emperor astonished the General
by opposing his views with regard TO the u.s.
position OF the troops at the battle OF 'ahha"'
finally declaring that he possessed the documents
npon which he based his assertions, and that II"
would on his return 10 Germany. send Il detained
exposition OF his arguments in writing to the
General The latter returned TO Franco and had
almost forgotten the incident when he received
through the German Embassy vollminons roll,
together with long letter Of siN closely written
pages in the Empcrors own hand, the former
containing plan OF the battle of Cannac
drafted by the Emperor himself and covered
with notes designed 10 support his arguments with
regard to Hannbaps tactics, while The letter,
which was written in the purcst and most elegant
French, contained further considerations by the
Enpcror on the subject. The French general
hastcncd to reply to the Emperor, thanking him