New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-08

/ artistic world in connection WIN the iV'
ing salons in the Champs EIysee anu '''
Champ de Mars. Hitherto the latter mas ope"'u
To doors generally about fortnight after those
> -, ,a,..is at the Palais de rIndustre. but
this year IT has decided to open week earlier
,ho, tho other This brings dismay to the cou-
I turiares and satisnes the elegant Parsiennes'
who usually show the finest Of their spring toll
ttee on the vanishing day OF these shows. Inc
number of pictures and pieces of sculpture sent
"a zach of the exhibitions, is even larger imam
usual. All day long wagons laden with paint
inqs and chiselled marble or cast bronze are 10
/ be seen winding their way either up the champs
Elvsee to the Palais De lIndustrie or across 'he
POINT de jena on their way to the Cha"p ue
Mars The principal feature OF the latter eN"i,
hilton bids fair to be the superb ceiling des'''eu
for the Hotel de VILE or City Han anu rep'e-
senting the apotheosis Of Victor Hugo. by fu'ls
a., c,b,vannes Carous Duran, besides showing
several portraits and a number Of landscapes
has a splendd picture Of large size represent
ing THE Last Hour Of Christ
Apropos Of Victor Hugo. his admirers Will oe
glad To learn that this city Is ABOUT 10 De
rIched by a museum filed with all Sor'S VI 'u'
| ro,ics ~ that great poet. These are now IN
the possesson Of Professor kocn OF the iS''9
:, 1.ouis who has arranged to present them 10
] he
building shall be erected to receive them Pro-
fessor Koch Inherited all the relics and curosi-
tics in onestion from his aunt. Nine. Drouet the
faithful companion Of the poet Among them
ara. locks Of his hair. some OF his teeth. large
rur,ber If figures which he carved In wood-for
he was a sl<llful cnblnetmaker-and wonderful
Iot Of panels which he had painted for the pur-
n,e, ~ decorating the dining-room OF Nine.
Droue, in Guernsey. where he spent so many
years in exile
The massage of the Empress Eugene through
the city on her way back to England and the
nresence here for a few days OF Princess Pauline
Notternich have served to draw attention to the
fact that relatively very few remain OF those
who figured 50 prominently ana 50 brilliantly M
the festivities Of the Tueries and Saint CLOUD
from the battle Of Sedan 10 the fall Of inc En-
! pire Nearly all Of them have gone over TO the
majority or else have left Paris for COOL Among
the latter are Prince George Bihesco ana his
wife the ex-Princcsse de Baaunrcmont. noe
Princcsse de Chimay. They now live all the
year round in Rumania. whore people are more
liberal and casy-mnded. and not 50 APT 10 re-
call 10 them at every point the somewhat stormy
and To- certain extent. romantic. occurrences
that led up t. their marriage. OF the family ~
the ono, powerful Vice-Empcror. NJ. Rouher.
survives The Due de Bassano now over ninety,
lives permanently at Brussels where his mar
rled daughter IS one Of the ladies' in waiting to
the Queen Of the Bclgians. The Due and
Duchesse de- Mouchy live all the year round at
Mouchy making only brief stays from Time 10
time In the city. or the diplomatic corps ac-
credited 10 the Tuileries. only the Baron de
Beyens. ~ Belgium. and the Cpmte de- MOltke. ~
Denmark remain. or the twelve ladies of the
palace - Empress Eugene only i've survive. ana
~ these. three live altogether in the country
The Vicomtcsse Aguado we'll as the Mar
qulse De Ia Maubourg have been for sew
erll years In deep mourning. due 10 successive
bereavements VI Filon. the tutor ot the Prince
Imperial. has become blind. Louis Conn"au
who was the son II Napoleon HIS physician
and was brought up altogether with tho young
Prince Imperial. has completely dropped out ~
the ken 81 Partisan society NJ Bcrtora. whose
name was familiar % everybody as Master %
the Ceremonies I'm Napoleonlc DAYS Is now alto
gcthcr established At Monaco. lie occupies
analogous position at the court IL The ruler of
that prncipality. Indeed. the only con-
spicuous figures OF the Third Empire who stn
remain the Princess Mathilde whose hos
piable salons are az crowded as ever ON the
day ~ her weekly receptions. ana the Comie
Benedict. who was Ambassador AZ Berlin at the
time Of the outbreak Of the war
with all the display OF animosty toward Eng
lish people and English politics. it is somewhat
strange that one Of The great trunk lines Of rail
road Of France rs we'll as large number Of its
mining. Industrial and financial enterprises
should be- under the direction and control II a
| typical Briton. His name has just become as
/ much 81 a household word among the people
here that of the late Sir Richard wallace
| Sir Edward Bount has been member Of the
/ Board Of Directors ~ the Great Western Railway
OF France since 1888, the date Of It's opening and
! for many years has been president Of the line
lie Is president. too Of the great financial instl-
tuition known the Socltte Generate. Notwith-
! standing the immense interests which he pos
sesses here and the prominent part which he
plays not alone In the finance and commerce Of
the country. but indirectly also In It's politics
he has always resisted the pressure brought upon
/ him 10 become naturalized. In order Thoroughly
to establish the fact that. Notwithstanding his
/ long residence here. ne sti remains a true
Srton. he retains the presidency of all the local
! English charitable organizations and makes
! point OF presiding each year at the banquet OF
the British Chamber OF Commerce in Paris Tall.
slightly bent by age. clean-shaven save for spare
/ white side whiskers. he looks what he Is. type
Of the fine old English gentleman. Yet nobody
here. matter how bitter the feeling toward
|. England. ever dreams Of enunciatng any doubt
as TO his complete loyalty toward France or Of
reproaching him with his nationality.
Among the new taxes which have been
| nOunced by the Government. there is none that
gives more widespread dissa tisfaction than that
| upon domestic servants. II IL proposed to
people 80 much per year for each domestic ser
! want that they employ. and the revenue from
this source H. estimated at nearly $1,000 000 The
Servants Syndicate has already begun to agitate
against the impOst. and their movement enjoys
the support Of nearly all those who can afford
10 keep servants. The objections OF the dOmcstics
| themselves 10 the TAX is easy enough 10 under
/ y becomes n
| evitably result in many families reducing the
number of their servants. thereby restricting the
| labor market II will likewise lead to a dlminu-
ton of wages. since II is evident that sooner than
| pay the tax out OF their own pockets employers
will withhold the amount. II not in full. In any
| event In part, from the wages Of their unfortu-
nate serYants The snnnlY OF the laiinr alrealY