New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-04


LoRD-TolLETTE OF THE TREES
Paris. February a.
For sor,e ramon or other. our leading clubs
oro o, tho nresent moment in very bad way,
and the popularity of club life seems TO De Oh '"e
wane Far less anxiety to be elected Is SHOWN
| than in times gone by, and those VINO nave
! passed that ord al either visit their ciuo Out
rarely or else remove their names altogether
! from the roster The trouble Is attributed 10 tne
prevailing depression Of trade, and to the TACT
| that men have no longer as much money u
spend upon themselves as in days OF yore b"''
whatever the reason. the condition OF aifairs mas
so seriously alarmed the managing committees
| Of the principal clubs that meetings nave ia'e''
been held AZ the Union at the Jockey at the
! Epatan. and at others, with the object or deNis-
! ing some remedy. To give an Idea OF the seri-
! ousness Of the NATE may mention that the
! Cercle dc rt'nion which is OF all Paris clups the
/ mos; aristocratic and exclusive. has f"it HScil
cons rained to suppress the 500 entrance fee WIN
| the avowcd object Of encouraging the pfeSe1ta-
! ton of candidates. t Is an'iclpat"d '"At
! tho other fashionable clubs will follow suit. and
/ inaugurate not only this reform but also others
which have been enacted by the Union, in the
hope Of restoring its former vitality and prosper
+ itv one Of the complaints that hear is that
mon no longer dine so much az Their cubs as in
! tho past and likewise that the play is less hgn.
and therefore presents less attractions WIN re-
card To the dining it would be interesting TO
know whore men do dine nowadays, since all
| the famous restaurants are gradually disappear
Ing Are we to gather from this that our men
are all becoming what IS described as ranges.
and that they have abandoned the gastronomc
delicac!es Of the cabaret and Of The cub cuisine
for the domestic pot-au-feuo This at least seems
the only plausible explanation.
Two somewhat notable affairs ~ honor have
engaged public attention here during the last
week. and In each instance sat'sf,rton was re-
fused by the challenged party. 40 was there
upon he'd up T. obloquy by his adversary in
the columns u the press, and branded as a
coward In the one case. NJ Walderll Rousseau,
the distinguished lawyer AMI former Minister OF
the Interi5r was challenged by the Comte de
Fels for aspersiors on the character - the Com
Jesse made during the course u me recent I.e-
baudy trial, in whch NJ Walieck Rousseau rep
resented the interests OF young Max Is oaudy
whom his relatives wished to provide with
''consel judc.aire" The C)mte de FEELS Is mar
riei 70 . sister OF the young spen1thr!ft, and Nj
Waldeck Rousseau with the object of showing -
the court the character Of the relatives II his
client. who were endeavor.ng to deprive him 4
the control OF his vast fortune. made passing
mention % story affecting the honor II the
C)m;esse. The lawyer. however, who has al
ready several Zines fought dnes. absolutely re-
fused to grant any satisfaction to the Comte al
lcging that he could not De hel - account in
such a manner for utterances made in cJnnnc-
ton with his professona, duties. The other i'll
stance IS that ~ NJ Niche, Ephrussi. the h. min
law II Baron Aiphons" Rothschil1. AMI the
Vicomte Castor de Brc'oGil. whose brother. the
Marquis De Breteull is married to Miss Garner,
Of Ncw-Yorl< \ year ago NJ de Bretcu!i ere
ated great sensation by accusing NJ Ephruss!
OF having advised him and his friends to speed
late In certain stocks. with the object Of inhu-
enclng the market In such maner as - enable
the firm OF Ephrussi - make a great coup
through their disaster. At the time NJ. Ephrussi
was placed between the alternative Of lighting
du-l Sr ~ presenting 600 900 francs the poor
e LAris. Being I'm very bad health just then. he
chose the latter alternative. Having now, how
ever, entirely recovered his bodily and mental !
veor h. comes forward with sworn declara- !
ton Of the three principal accountants Of Paris
= the effect rat his transactions with " de /
Erc,cuil had not only been perfectly )norlh.e. |
but also characterized by great iberali:y ard |
consideration Having thus relieved himself Of |
the imputation Of dishonest dealing. NJ. r,phrussi
has now challenged the Vicomtc to give him sat
isfact.on for the aspersons on his character |
made a year ago: and NJ de Breteuirs refusal /
70 comply with his demands is based ulcn the |
fact that he has waited for nearly twelve monhs
before asking any reparaticn
or n very democratic ana sweeping character !
Is the reform now about 70 ne iHtr oduced at the !
great military school Of 8. Cyr. the French J
counterpart. Of The American West Point Acad- +
envy. 1t is there that young men Of social stand |
ing and education receive that training which |
enables them on completing the course to enter |
the army at once with the stripes ~ an officer. |
gra dunt!on carrying with II a commission Of SUBJ
lieutenant The acceptance OF the latter was not !
obligatory AMI AZ this by degrees came 10 be
the school was thronged with num-
Der Of youths who had not the slightest inten-
tson II adopting the army as A career, but who
found it preferable TO perform their period OF
military service at ST. Cyr 10 serving
In the ranks a common so.der-the time
passed at 81. Cyr counting az military service.
With view q putting a stop to this abuse Of
the many educational advantages offered b. the
state at st. Cyr. tn Government has now de-
cided that the nrst-year students or freshmen
are u serve for = full year in some infantry or
cavalry regiment Of the line common soldiers
before being admitted to st. Cyr AT the termi-
nation Of this first year they are to be subj ected
TO second matriculatory oxGminaton-that is
10 an examination for which they will not have !
lad the customary opportunities OF high pressure
coaching and in the event of their falling to
pass this test they will be forced to serve the
ull period among tIe rank and file Of the regl-
nent. or course, this decision has created a
perfect storm OF protest on the part OF the we'll
o-do classes who will now have no further
means at their disposal for avoiding al least one
years. service as common soldiers But II Is
cry popular with the rank and file of the army
md VITA the masses. who therein the re-
noval OF more OF those caste distinctions
which contribute much 10 render those who
ire not born with a silver spoon In their months
Es'ontented with their lot and with humanity in
General Moreover, II cannot fail to vastly in
rease the efficiency OF the French officers by Civ
ng them greater knowledge OF the require
ncnts and lisnAsiflnn Of the men uhon, th.... r..