New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-28

10 the latter opnon Nor can one blame MIN
for taking the most pessimistic view of the mat
ter: for few years ago similar letter rece''eu
by him was followed almost Immediately AFTER
ward by the explosion Of dynamite cartriose
lust outside his loge whereby he almost Ios'
his life In the note now addressed to him, he is
threatened with destruction unless he puts
eurp of 900 francs for the Anarchists outside MS
window The letter likewise mentions that the
Anarchists intend to blow up several thousand
of the principal mansions in Paris, and that the
residence Of the Princesse de Sagan VIII be the
first one to GO 1t Is too early as yet 10 say
whether these threats will have the effect OF
keeping people away from Paris. as the chateau
season is not yet at an end. ana couhtry-hou'e
gaveties are still in full sv'ing But fancy IL
will require something more than mere menaces
10 cause Parisians to take these letters au seri-
euX.
Everybody who has attended a Partisan thea
ire will be glad TO learn that NJ. Francisque Saf-
cev and the leading dramatic critics have banded
themselves together for the purpose Of bringing
about 2 reduction Of the terrible length OF waits
between the acts These have developed into
n downright abuse and in the performance OF
q 1ve.act play there will be four waits of from
twenty minutes to half hour each. when
practically makes the waits longer than the play
itself NJ Sarcey urges that the spectator be
comes wearied, loses his interest In the piece ana
makes up his mind not to 60 to the theatre asa'h,
and h., attributes to this the bad business OF
which the managers are now complaining.
General satisfaction has been given by the To-
turn t. political life OF " Waldeck Rou3seau'
who has just been elected to the Senate ana Is
considered as likely to succeed ere long NJ 'uPuI
as Premier He gives one the impression ~
lair
thar "A Frcnchman. Always irreproachapi.
dressed very tail and athletic. with cl,an-cut
features. short-cropped white hair ana stral8h'
as dart. his manner is. though perfectly cou'
teous Of such frigd and formal character
that IT Immediately extingushes all disposition
10 be familiar with him. Commencing lie az
priyate secretary II Prime Minister Dufaure, ne
was at the age Of thirty-three Minister OF III.
Interior in the Cabinets or GdmDetta anu ul
Ferry On the fall If the latter he returned 10
the bar. Of which he has since been without any
affcctation or compliment the principal orna-
ment. He is noted Tor never saying 4 W"rd 700
much for being of the most remarkable s'o'cy
Of speech and Tor exposing his clients case with
the utmost precision and lucidity Now iorty-
three years old. he has only one duel To
mis- credit and that he preceded by knockilg ms
adversary down with a left-hander straight from
the shoulder in typical Anglo-SaXon lashlon;
lie is yecy rich. has written some successful
novels exhibited some 'harming Water-,ol'I7 Il.
thr salon has a clever wife. and. If perhaps not
precisely popular. Is of the most respected
Frenchmcn Of the present day. the hlnd OF man
whom all true friends OF France Nouiu Hh' 10
geo M the head II affairs
In conclusion. Jet me add that everybody mere
is laughing ut the vcisS.;udcs - bust thar
figures on the FACADE Of the cast s;de of me
Louvre, over the cplonnade. The bust originally
represented Louis XIV. bur when Napoleon De-
came Emperor his Minister ~ the Fine Arts or
derel that II should be transformed INTO on" OF
the Emperor. which the sculptor ioi me SAKE
Of economy effected 10y cutting short the hp"lhg
wig and altering the nose from an aqul.'h" 10
straight one When Louis XVIII cam" back 70
tho Tuleries the bust was restored T. resemble
Louis XIV and during the hundred days "hlch
rreceded Waterloo II vas aga!n changed u
roprcsent Napoleon. After the exile ~ ~" tn-
peror 10 st Helena there was yet another alic'a-
lion and attention has been called to the mat
ter lust now because the dampncss has loosenc
the cement that attached 10 IN" bust the Wig ana
the Bourbonian lump To the bridge OF me nose.
This is merely one instance ~ the frequent
which statues undergo her" d!
reason u the frequent -hanges o. Government !
during The last century. large number 81
statues In Paris and other cities and towns "i
Franc. bear other hea Is on their shoulders tnan
those which were originally placed th"r" ny the
s~ulptors Probably thu best known cases ~ |
this statue grating are to be found In the cour |
d'honnelr ~ the Palace ~ Versailles. where the
statues which now bear the names ~ Marechals |
Mortimer Massena Jourdan and Lannes on their |
pedestals originally bore the heads u generals |
Of minor fame and celebrity on their shoulders |