New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-21
TOPICS IN PARIS.
AND ENTERIAiNhr'''
\ ROMANCE or WAR REMINIsCENcEs or
TRAGEDY.


Paris. January o.
From the large number Of prop!e VINO are
leaving Paris for Algeria. for caro- ana i"' NV
, Holy Land one might be tempted 10 p'"eNc
,ho, notwithstanding the exile Of the family
,r The Conte De Paris and IN" h"p"leSs'i'SS ~
the Iatter's pretenslons To the throne. the fhsh-
ions Of the French great world orisii'a'e at
stowe House in Buckinghamshre instead OF on
the banks Of the Seine. For. since II mas pe'"'''
know, tha, the Due dOreans ana the golden
haired Princess Helen are spending the winter
and in. srrirg IN The Orient. ther" seems l" u"
y p.ncral exodus in the direction ~ the rising
SIM and every third person that you meet IN
farms van that he IS leaving foggy. camp ana
rlnon,v Paris not as usual for the Riviera. but
eli hol. for l.. Caire or for the souiheInI"Sl III"
widest points of Algeria. This denotes 4
marked change On The part Of the french we'll
to-lo classes. who have hitherto been 'onsli'u-
o,s for their stay-at-home qualities ana 'h'F
aheoluu, dist,ste for foreign travel, quite a
natural sentiment when one recalls to NINA the
manifold attractions of this gay city.
Meanwhile. foreign visitors Of distinction are
nr,ivinp her. in large numbers. and many en-
tortainmcnts are being organized in their hoh"r'
one If the most notable functions OF the kihu
was the deielner given on Saturday last by
Princess Alexander Blt'Scp IN H'H'i ~ Ns'''''
Nathalie or Sorvia. and of th" Comtesse dItu.
cx-Crnwn Princess of Brazil. The latter nad
eynressc1 a desire To- make the acquaintanc" Of
Queen Nathalie. and the entertainment was
organized 10y Princess Eibesro FOR the purpose
of brineing together these two royal ladies.
rhcv presented a striking contrast 10 one
another the Countess being very blond
and fair while tho Scrvian Queens beauty -
Of the most pronounced brunette type tach
bad donned for the occasion toilet wmcA
set of their compleNions the Cpmiosse HEu
being arraycl in deep mourning for the death
If her sister-in-law. the Princess Sartoryska,
yhu. Queen Nathalie wore light gray silk
dress embroidered with silver Among IN"
i other guests was Padercwsd who. on rising
from the table (which was literally covered
with vioets). took his scat AT th" piano ana
kept every one present spellbound 10y ms I'M
/ provisations Princess Alexander l'ihcscp VINO
had dounod a very odd Yet graceful dress ~
white cloth. cmbr dorcd with rold-a costnm"
4 which looked like the uniform coat # an
/ Austrian general although hearing a foreign
. title j. in every sense Of the word. Parisicnne
4 she was educated here AMI is related - many
, az the leading families 90 IN" French arts
tncracv Her husband IS one If the sons Il
fba, Prince pcrnctrius Bibcsco. who rcigned
3 over Rumanla until ihe early part ~ ,he
4 nct!,s and whose ancestors remain on record rs
having delivered Walla,hia from tn" thraidom
of the Sublime Port-. ON" of Prime" Alex
andcr's brothers is that Prince Goorg" Hih"sc"
VIII, has recently made his debut As ~. his
,oran II his fathers reign: b" Is a member ~
! The Academy. arl De- not only served in me
French ARM I'm Mexico and In the war ~ $50
but was taken prisoner az SEDAN and I'M
prsoned until the end of tine war In German
fortress His wife is The sister OF the late
Prince joseph de Caraman-C hlmay. who died a.
Minister II Foreign ACairs ~ Belgium. Her
first husband from whom she obtained q
divorce. VS. that General puk" d" Heaunre-
mont. who attracted $50 much popular attention
a few years ago 10y his controversy with cen
cral l.. Marquis DE- Galnfct as TO who e tho TWO
deserved the credit for th" glorious cavalry
charge q, sedan which cxtortcI from old En-
! peror william the exclamation. "Oh. Us bravs
/ cons" The present CHIEF II the nous" ~
+ IJl,.sc, is a mere boy. who lives with his
mother. in. widow ~ the bate Prince Gregory
Elbesco. I'm the Avenue Iiochc. With the object
Of avoiding confusion win her slstcr-in-aw she
| STYLES herself Princess Il" Brancpvan, which -
one II the titles ~ the Bh'sco family. She IS a
/ daughter # the late Musurus Pacha. who for
/ SO many years represented the Sultan at the
Court Of 81 James and 1t was her mother.
whose sudden death at the !. Ldon Foreign
Office brought y ball being given there by Lord
! Granville in honor 90 some foreign royalties. 10
A sudden and dramatic close II Is the niece
! If the. Princess de- Brancovan and II Princess
] Alexander HihesoD. the Princess Marie. who
. achieved SO III fame a couple - years ago
,y swimming a.ross the IIcllcspont. or Oar
danelles Straits. from the European 10 The
Asiatlc shore owing t. the swftness Of the
! a.. Il lie he vi he,
described as extraordinary Il had never been
accomplished by any woman until the raven
| haired Princess undertook it. and of the two or
| three men who have achieved II. the most ccle-
| brated il undoubtcdly the poet. Lord Byron.
| Her sister the Princess Jeanne I;ibeSco. IL
, Abbess ana Lady Superior Of the Convent of
| Carmctc Nuns. which now occupies the site Of
! the former shooting lodge. at Meycrling. whore
| Crown Prince Rudolph If Austria persisted 50
mysteriousy.
1t Is not only American citizens who show n
I marked prcdrliotion for things French and more
especially Partisan. According to the report just
published by the Project Of the Seine. great
success has attended the attempt TO accli-
! Matte California salmon and trout In our
waters Unlike other foreign fish, they seem 10
thrive in the oft-polutcd water of the Seine. and
the report recalls the fact that Partisan school
|
salmon during the last summer. each weighing
| between sixteen and twenty pounds. This. OF
| course has given renewed zest TO the numerous
| disciples Of Izaak Walton here. who. in sun
shine and rain. may be seen lining both banks
Of the river az far as Asnieres. Hitherto they
have been satisfied with catching minnows and
| rprats: but the idea Of catching twenty pound
! American salmon has aroused their enthusiasm
! to the highest pitch. and imbued them with an
excitement altogether foreign to that astonishing
patience which has hitherto constituted their
principal characteristic. The majority Of these
! Seine anglers are retired tradesmen who. hav-
Ing attained n competence and turned over their
| business TO their children. find time hanging
heavily on their hands. and accordingly devote
the ajor part Of II TO fishing.
! The death last week Of the only sister OF Gen
| eral Saussier, the Governor Of Paris and the man
! Jo oil for no nd n