New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-04
TOPICS IN PARIS.
. pprsrDENr WHO LIKES SPORT.
,,,,,,op ,r,vc A TowN-THE FATE OF A PALACE
"A DWELLING PLACE

Unlike most of his predecessors ia '''
President is an excellent shot. ana IN ha'ui d.
consequence is exceedingly fond OF SHOOTING inns
being the case 1t is only natural that ne s"o"'.
nropose to avail himself to the fullest extent y,
the splendid game preserves IN the o'a'e
OF 81, German. Marty and Rampooi'e'' "",1"'
instead 81 being leased out to the highest BIDDER
as is the with the forest OF foh'"''eD
and of several others. are especially reserved
and | may add preserved-at uoVerni"'"'
,orso for the head Of the state. President Car
not and NJ Grevy used each to 90 the'r s"oo'i"s
urder something akin to compulsion, ana tne
-, ,btc, thev organized were few and far
between being usually arranged in honor o'
soma foreign ROYALTY 10 whom the Chie1 Mas's-
,, u,;shad tn show attention and courtesy.
p, - was very evident that neither one nor the
otber WAS fond Of this branch Of sport, ana poor
NJ canCarnot in his overelaborate shooting
oos,un,e and outfit always recalled to nina the
coco,,ed chasseur de dmanche. or sunday
snortsman. NJ Casimir-Per.er. however, means
IN got as much enjoyment out OF the 'hihs a' "e
can He has issued large numper Oh i"'i'"''Oi'
70 shooting parties at Marty during the next ""
weeks. and will each time proceed VIII" n''
euests from the Eyste to the forest, not by 'rain
but in posting carriages. the horses pe'hs iioue'
nv postons while the harness Will De auor"eu
with bells and fox-tas, in the customary frehc"
manner
or the numerous petitions and requests which
the President receives every day. 'alse pm
ton consist Of applications for decora'io"' Nv
ordinary Frenchman being satisfled UNLESS "e
,o, odorr the buttonhole Of his coat with tiny
,,,,. or rosetta Of red ribbon or these applca-
.,ors ,hsre Is one however that has just reached
tho E,lvsae which deserves particular MENTION
The Cross Of the Legion Of Honor when II oe-
uards ,s not for any one individual. but Tor
town namely Rambervillers smali pace III
the Vosges Mountains. on the occasion Vi '"'
racen, grand review at Chateaudun, pupHc az
tention was called to the fact that that lo"f hdu
In 1871 received the privilege OF auorni"s 10
orror,al hearings with the Legion Of Honor. as
a lasting recognition OF the spiendiu ueie"'e
which # offered to the Prussian invader in the
war ~ 1870 This seems to have had the erect
-, rem,nding a large number OF villages and
towns that they too. offered gallant resis'ahce
- the enemy. and are therefore equally worthy
NJ The honor conferred upon Chateauduh' anu
rho epplication received from Ramoervi'iers Is
It, ,h frat ri, q number of analogous petitions
that will be laid before the PRESIDENT very
shortly. a., -.
-, al ,be sunerb residences that line the
,,,, doc C,bomps Elysaes. there is not one tha'
60 ., magnificent in It's appointments or wh'h
-, hoor rho scene Of a more extraordinary
cor..r than No % near the Rond POINT
.,b,.h stands back on a stone terrace ana II VI
rather fanciful Renaissance style OF ar0"'
tec,ure II has been rarely used since the wal
,ts vast array Of windows usually CLOSELY S""'
tered. denotng the absence OF us p''p'''','
Prussian nobeman. Count Gudo Won H7"'N
D,uuersmarck. probably the richest vi an ''
great territorial magnates Of Germany fip III
h,rlted II from hts first vile, that eN'r"o'"""'
woman who. previous 70 marrying "i"'' va"
known from one end OF Europe 10 'he o'"e' d.
th. Marquise de Paiva. 1t was Tor her '''i' '"''
palace was built and from the cel'o'"'eu o"'
staircase 10 the beautiful ceilings pa'h'ea oS
Baudry and the huge silver baths !'N''e
pertaining thereto may be Regarded as "e' CIV"
,,,r f.w months ago II on the point
O, being sod 10 German or Russia" jaime "
the. name ~ SalosChin. al price OF 4'oVV'V'V
francs but the negotiations seem To nave ia''"
throuyh. for 1t has now been leased 10 Borel' '"e
,a,nous restaurateur ~ -. Petersours-a SUI
~ Nuscovite DelmonicO-and next Week 1t is ~
b, opened az public restaurant lnere VIII
.,r,.trlv n. no establishment OF the kind In
Europe that Will rival II I'm magn'h'"n'e' ioi WV
.,us -, TN. salons are stu covered with bro
caded silk hangings in old rose ana VII" pa"e,s
,,,t,t.a hv Comte: the marble tables are stu
,ncrustcd with lapis-lazui and the cna'rS are IL
iata with dainty yellow marquetry huge
marble table. inlad with beautiful maiacni'e' -
unmarried bv thu. statue Of a woman in massive
silver and while there is terrace ou' III Ho"'
looking upon the Rond Point there is large
garden al thu. back with shady trees ui'u''
witch people can dine and sit when the weather
nil 4
this palace concerning which 50 many fdncifu!
,,gords have been circulated for nearly quar-
ter Of a century. None OF the stories however
.,,, .o,nn,r. i'm strangeness with that or the
u,r,u,s. = rs.f to whom the house owes Us
cre,tion Like her sister who married the Mar
,,,,s 4. Noailles f1r several years French Envoy
At Washington she was the daughter OF poor
Jewish tailor at Moscow named Lachmann
Making her way t. Paris. he attached herself
IA the fortunes Of the pianist Herr who enjoyed
certain vogue here during the Empire. ON
one occasion she had the audacity 10 accompany
him 10 a concert given AZ the Palac" Of 81
Cloud which ne attended in his professional.
capacity but being recognized as "A person ~
more than doubtful reputation was forcioy
elected 10y the orders of the Empress herself.
whose attention had been drawn to her pres
ence Subsequently she became the richest
woman of her class in this gay metropolis. ana.
with the object of giving certain degree Of regu-
larity to her situation. persuaded penAicss-
Portuguese Marquis of ancient lineage. the Mar
uuis de PalVa 10 confer upon her by marriage
his illustrious name anu title. Only too late did
he realize the gnominy # his position ard b.ew
his brains out in the very house now transformed
into Il restaurant Toward the end of the En-
pre IL had become the rendezvous ana trys;ing-
place Of many OF the most brilliant Statesmen.
dgntaries and diplomats here. and unscrupu-
lous az she was marveousiy beautiful and
clever the Marquse actually ended by becoming
political power Literary men in particular