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

lATIN-soRRows OF FRENCH DIPLOMATS
Paris. September T.
For tho first time in his life the Comte de Paris
may be said 10 be enjoying the good VIII ana re-
gard Of his fellow-countrymen This tardy popu-
laritv is probably due 10 the pity that IS lett py
any patriotic Frenchman for those to wnom death
is rendered additionally bitter by exile, ana the
approach of his last hour has served TO cail at
tention to the blameess and stainless cha'-
acter of his home life. Contrary u WHAT 10
generally believed abroad. there IS propapiy 10
country in the world where such domestic vir-
tues as these more highly es'oelheu' VI
whore The family Is regarded as a more sacred
institution than in France ana "hie Peop'e
bo,o boan accustomed 70 rcproach the Count for
his lack Of political initiative and Tor inc lnn'l-
forencs that he has manifested with regard to
the recovery Of the throne Of his grandfather
w., now that he is about to pass away they are
beginning to pay tribute to this very lack of
act,vi,y. BY no one will his death be more de
Dlored than By the RoyastS themselves, wno'
with the exception of those penness adven-
turcrs who are dependent upon Orearist bounty
and who have everything to gain and nothing to
lose by fishing in troubled waters. view with Ill
disguised apprehension the advent of the mill
tant policy known t. be projected by the young
Duke Of Orleans and by his srong-minded
r,othor the Comtesse de Paris They know full
well that a policy of this kind is bound to en-
tail sacrifices Of every kind on their part, e'pe-
cIally Of a pecuniary nature. and that they may
he called upon TO choose between obeying the
behcsts of the man whom they profess to regard
nc their King by right divine and the perform
ance Of deeds involving certain exile and pos
slblv imprisonment Men who have estates 70
manage families to look after and vast inter
ests financial and industrial and agricultural at
stake do not al all relish this. and much as
thev have been accustomed TO growl at the So
called Incidence of the Comtc de Paris. they are
now exceedingly sorry, not only for his sake,
but also for their own that he is about to be
snatched away from them by death.
Judging by the accounts that reach us from
the various seaside resorts and inland watering
placcs those who have remained In the metrop-
oils during the summer have had an Infinitely
better time than those who left town. While the
weather here has been relatively cool and fine,
with only occasional rain II appears to have been
perfectly abominable at most OF the fashionable
resorts added to which the means Of amusement
were few and far between owing to the severity
with which the DEGREES against gambling Of every
kind were for the first time enforced. The result
IL that everybody Is Fastening back 10 the city
with a Sigh Of relief that the annual outing Is at
an end and full Of envy toward those who, like
Queen Isabella Of Spain AMI many other promi-
ncnt and sensible personages. have remained pere
ali through the summer. finding Paris with all rs
resources both as far as comforts and amuse-
ments are concerned infinitely preferable to the
drcary useless and thoroughly uncongenial eX-
istcnce at a fashionable French watering place
ON every side t. be seen signs Of the reopen
ing 81 the metropolitan season The facades OF
the theatres are once more ablaze wiki light at
night. while tho kiosks are covered with harnS
posters designed by Cheret and other popular
artists announcing the novelties Of the season.
Moreover popular f1tes succeed each other with
out interruption and after having celebrated the
Feast OF the Assumption and the Festival OF St
Louis both Of which days are honOred on an ex-
tensive scale since there is a Marie or Louis
in almost each French family we are now in the
throcs Of the Fttc des L0ges, which is in progress
in the splendid forest Of St German. The name
Loges after which the s.. German f6te is called
comes from the huts Of the charcoal burners and
woodcutters who have been at work In the forest
as far back as the sixteenth century The fair
is held on The greensward in front Of the former
monastery and abbey built by King Louis Kill
which has since been converted into branch Of
the ST Denis Institute. one of the finest and best
organized Of the charities OF the Legion Of Honor.
Tho popularity Of this Ftte des Loges is due not
alone to the picturesquene>s Of the place where II
IS held the terrace which borders the forest COM
handing an unrivalled panoramic view Of the
entire metropolitan district but also because
charcoal is a fuel which Is used in preference 10
any other In almost every French kitchen. espe-
cially those belonging 70 the middle and lower
classes
Nearly every American who visits Paris makes
a point of seeing the quarter Latin, which by
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