New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-21
CURRENT CHAT IN PARIS.
AIT THE SALON-ATHLETIC SPORTS-M. fAo-
TEUR-THE OBSERVATORY.
Paris, May 0

artificial garden in the grand nave oil '"e r"iais
do PIndustrie, where it is exhibited Is cro"ueu
every afternoon with eNquisltcy ofe'Seu "''ie"
belonging TO every class OF Parlslah soc"'! Up
stairs among the pictures the atmosphere - even
1870 s,uev than ont Of doors, but down below
among the statues all is fresh anu coo "p''"'"s
40 tho Salon. a rather amusing incident occurred
-, ,ho occasion of its opening by NJ. Carnot. The
p,..,Cort was welcomed by NJ. Bonnat and the
,,.rs ~ the committee As soon as the formal
-oooo,;cr had been brought to close we'll
dressed elderly man, with rosette of an officer
ot tho Irson of Honor in his buttonhoe, ad-
vanced. hat in hand, and with u smile on his lips
instituted himself the cicerone and guide OF the
president. directing the latters attention to GER
tain mixtures divcrting it from others, and giving
,ba President the full benefit of his opinions as to
tbe;, respective merits. NJ. Carnot and the mem
h.rs of his suite under the impression that
r. was a prominent member Of the Salon Commit
tee while the artists composing the latter were
equally assured that he was a member of the Pres
idental suite. 1t was not until he had thus spent
over an hour in conducting NJ. Carnot, and the
marty was about to leave the picture galleries up
sta;rs in order to view the statuary below that
il finally came to light that he was nothing nut
an entir, stranger of colossal impudence. who had
merely obtained admission owing TO the TACT Oh
his having secured a ticket from one OF the men,
bcrs of the jury with whom he was acquainted. IL
a. needless to say that his further services were dis
pensed with and that he was quickly relesated TO
the background
While the great flower markets around the Maze
Lime and Notre Dame are stocked with enormous
quantities of magnificent roses, piled up IN slgah
tic heaps the horticultural authorities OF the Guy
of Paris have opened their annual exhibition ol
azaleas in the municipal lighthouses and conserva-
tories These are situated on the border of the
Bois de Boulogne. neal La Muette, ana are well
worthy Of visit the part OF foreigners al
though the people here. rule for some reason
or other, rarely take the trouble OF going 10 see
them. They furnish over 100000 pots OF flow
crs every year TO the various pubic saraeus'
squares and parks of Paris the only exceptions
being the gardens Of the Luxembourg and of the
Tuileries which. belonging to the State, are pro-
vided with plants from the Government not
housee. The geraniums alone amount in number
TO over 400, 900 pots. the next in quantity pelnS
the begonias and the myosotls. The roses are cui-
tivated in lighthouses and gardens in another quar-
fer of Paris at a place called La Pepiniere, while
other flowers are raised in the municipal hothouses
at Auteuil Thrice year the various municipal
squares and public gardens are planted with now
ers, and it is difficult to imagine more beautiiul
spectacle than is presented by these bits OF refresh
inR color. which meet tle eye Ill all eoItS VI uH-
expected quarters Of the French metropolis.
A remarkable feature about French. and .spe-
.ially Partisan, life just now is the recently
developed taste for all kinds of athletic sports
Football, cricket and polo now ind almost as
many votafes here as in the United States or
in England while last summer British crew
belonging to one of the principal London rowing
club. was ANONYMOUSLY beaten the Seine by
roodly portion of the programme is taken mp by
hoxino bouts The harder the blows exchanged
the greater the popular tokens of approval. espe-
ciallv from the women present. Strangely
Anouoh this interest is limited TO the Englsh
form of boxing, and the artistic national sa-
waite" seems to find few admirers. great zeal
Of popular interest has also been manifested IN
the recent walking match from here to Rheims'
The competitors-two in number-each carried upon
his shoulders sack weighing niue over wv
ronnds and the distance Of 20 miles was coNer'u
in eight days Both of them arrived III soou
condition. complaining that it was not the fatigue
of the shoulders that had tried thcm hlos'' o",
Tho soreness Of the feet Neither of them seemed
the worse for this ra'her SEVERE "i"' " ~
strength and endurance.
rerret TO say that NJ Pasteur is very Ill IN
se.,a .,tbouoh he should abstain from visiting
q vpSfi
=. horno and ne is occasionally 10 he seen there
- ON active interest in matters concerning
his work for the benefit of humanity W.
p,s,eur,s constitution has always been "a ieep''
~ .nd recent events have contributed 10 prea'
:. nm Those who know NJ. pasteur lntimate'S
.,e aware that disease of the heart ana incipi'"'
naralysis are becoming apparent III oil ai'' NM
way and both have been aggravated by ms ~
over the sentence to imprisonment Vi "N ~
,natc friends. NM. de Lcsseps ana Eihei.
Sweating of NJ. Pasteur's condition OF heal'h ie'
minds me that fresh disturbances nave oroNen Wv
in the Sorbonne the students OF WHICH nav "a
WAYS borne the reputation Tor pelhs UNI I.,
..a,,1osnmo to the authorities. 1t appears 'ha'
at a recent lecture on the hls'oiS VI NV ,,.a.
povolution. delivered by NJ Auard' WHO wa
N'..as % Inctrrc bv the Municipal Councis
rartv Of students hailed him on his entrance i,''
~, hall with catcalls and Kisses. The professor
n.rtisans among whom were some "open ''U
dor,s made a counter demonstration. anu IL l. 10
lated that one of the latter nearly choNcu i"ia
haired young man who had ac'eo d. '"' 49,,
Leader of the disturbers The 0Ds'repcrou' o,'
dou,s we're forcibN elected by the police from w.
Mace. but they continued their hoSc l" Wv
street.
The Parsians take an intcll,seHv 20 far a
, oIate m thc climatic conditions OF their owl
city and il is not. therefore. with3n1 ''arnc,
amount of apprehension that they ha ai,, rannrt
th,t the Observatory, which issues daIl! To-, r,
s RI the past and forecasts concerning ' t r'r
inc weather Is being shaken TO MS very n;rclc
tion II has long been feared IN sclcnIIiI 0 ,,'on
that the extension of the Sc"auN Raiirodu 49, o
nlav havoc with the delicate instruncnts oi pa
csion used in the Observatory. ana mes 81 lin
have now become certitude althougWWv t tno -
L. only i'm the process of construction wien ~ !
nncned for traffic we may expect the meteorol o
cal. astronomical and the chr0nooglca ,,or ora
t;onsin fact the most useful of all TO the gen':'
nwhiic-to he rendered imperative by the larrhi
81 the earth The extent Of the DISTURBANCE 80,
the sensitive instruments during the process OF 10,
s.ruction of the road. will he appreciated VII
1, is learned that liquid suphurous acla th c,
mometer placed in the cellars OF the bnli'lng 10
the purpose Of registering the vara,ions 81 h IN