New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-16

reason OF the part II has played in French his.
tory and likewise in FreLch fiction must always
be of exceptional interest alike to native and for.
eigner. Yet the last ves;ige thereof is about to
disappear Long ago the Rue Saint jacques was
modernized, widened and prolonged from the
Petit POnt to the Rue SOufilot, while the Rue
Ecole de Medicine has likewise been prolonged
to the Boulevard st. GcrmaIn. And now has
come the turn OF the Place Maubert the narrow
streets clustering about this interesting relic Of
old Paris being about to be cleared away This
will involve the disappearai ce OF three famous
cabarets familiar to all those who have ever
INDUCED In any Summing here one OF them
is the "Pere Lunette." the walls OF which are
adorned with the really astonishing productions
of the brush and pen Of broken-down painters
poets and literateurs. The second Is the
"S6nat," the favorite resort or the ragpickers,
while the third is the Chateau Rouge. which
must not be COMPOUNDED with the Moulin Rouge
I'm the Champs Eysess, and which has long en-.
joyed celebrity as a typical feature OF the Quar-
tier Latin enthusiastically treated. and as the
happy hunting ground OF the male and female
students on the left bank of the Seine. Nor IN
talking Of disappearance must ! omit to men,
ton the fact that demoshels are now engaged
IN pulling down the splendid mansion or rather
palace which Meissonier had cor tructed for him.
self from his own designc. 1T the corner Of the
Boulevard Malesherbes and the Rue Legendre.
The architecture OF the hOusr was Renaissance
in style and the Furniture ana MIXTURES were
coined from Venetian models Meissonier had
intended that after his death this sumptuous
abode should serve as a national museum 70 con.
tain his paintings, cnEIdti0SS ana sketches, Dut
owing TO the unfortunate CONNECT tnat arose
after his death between the children Of his first
wife and his young WIDOW concerning the dis.
posal Of his property. these designs were frus-
trlted. and no; only have the pictures and draw.
ines bsen nut I'D at auction. but this most ordly
dwelling which was one OF the sights 81 Paris
is about t. be replaced by an ordinary iye-story
house Of the commonplace style Of architecture
French diplomats married to foreign wives are
decidedly having hard time Of IT, and the case
Of the Comte de Montholon is calculated to in.
spire sympathy. A few months ago, shortly
after NJ CasimirPerler, while Minister OK
Foreign Affairs had removed the Comte dAunay
and his American wife from the legation at
Copenhagen the Comte De MOntcholon. VINO rep
resented France at the Court Of Athens, became
engaged to the daughter Of his Italian colleague.
the Comte Fe d'Ostiani. VI. Perier Immediately
notified NJ. de Month0lon that the french
Foreign Office could not possibly tolerate matri'
mOnal union between It's Minister there and the
daughter Of the Envoy at Athens OF one u the
Powers belonging to the Triple Alliance Accord
ingly the Comte de MontholOn went to NJ re
dOstiani and pointed out 10 him that inasmucn
as he on. re dOstianD was well advanced IN
years and almost at the end OF his ofhcal lie,
II would put an end to all obstacles 70 the matcn
II he were to retire. | may add that Mile Fe
dOstiani is an heiress III her own right whereas
her father Is far from rich II may therefore pc
supposed that the Comte de MOntholon brought
10 bear inducements of a financial character upon
his eccentric father-in-law in order u get MIN 10
accede 70 his request. The long and snort OF II
was that the italian Ministe: did retire from the
Diplomatic service. whereupon the marriage took
place without any manifestation Of dissatsfac-
ton on the part Of the French Government
Now. however. the Comte de Montholon has been
recalled and deprived of his post at the Court OF
Athens ard placed on the retired list. Perhaps
his disgrace is merely Of temporary nature but
his friends consider that he has been very harshy
treated. and his fate is calculated 10 increase the
apprehension that now fills the breasts oi those
many French diplomats who have married ioN
eign wives