New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
TOPICS IN PARIS.
THE LIGHT-HKARTED FHENCHMAN.
FASHIONABLE MARRIAGES. DEATH OF THE MAR
QtIsE DIAHCorRT-TiIE YONG MAN
WHO WILL NoT GET \ DECORATION.

Frerchmen are certainly the most light hearted
reople in the world. Th"y turn off everything
into Il joke, and the explosion in the Chamber
Of Deputies has already been converted into a
subject Of fun and ridcule. the fact that The
Anarchist valiant should have had his nose bad
II cut with one of the nails with which he had
loaded his bomb being described as "le clou dc
la piece" II is worthy of note that the news
papers here which appeared on the day after the
outra O. devoted quite as much space. and possibly
moro Importance to the debut Of Emili"nne
d dAlercon at the Folies Bcrgrres than II The eX-
plosion al the Palais Bourbon. The only effect
that tho outrage seems to have had he's been
10 diminish the number cf demands for tickets
to attend the session Of the Chamber Of Depn-
ties-a matter for whi,h the legislators are
truly grateful Judging from what | see in IN"
provincial an in the foreign papers III" affair
ee,ms to have created a far greater sensation
~ well as a deeper and more lasting impression
upOn the public mind outside Paris than within
its walls. Here new events drive others ont OF
mind So quickly that we are apt TO forget things
that took place barely a month ago AS an
illustration Of the fact. 1t Is merely necessary
e. point 10 the Panama Canal scandal. the dis-
closure Of which was expected To rcvolutoni2r
tn" country and overturn the Government bat
which failed to accomplish either.
General appreciation has greeted the election
Of the Due d 'Aumale as president Of the Red
Cross Society of France in Succession To the late
Marshal MacM,hon. The Red Cross Society
a is we'll known. was organized AT the close ct
the international conference that took place
IN 1861 AZ Geneva for the purpose Of enecting
some agreement between the various nations
with regard TO the treatment OF these wounded
in battle and the mmunles to be accorded by
,I,o,o thnca apcy al
them For some reason or other the Red Cross
Society here. as in Germany. in Austria and in
Russia has remained To n certain extent under
the immediate direction and control Of the prin-
cpal members of the aristocracy. a fact partly
due to the mobiles having leisure and
money on their hands than ordinary folks. who
have to work for their living. The first presi-
dent Of the French Red Cross Society was Cen
eral the Duo De Fezcnsac VINO was succeeded
I'm turn by General the COmte De Goyon, the
Comte De Flavigny ana the Duo de N"mo'irs
who assumed the direction cf the association
In 1873 1t was the Duke who reorganized the
entire service Of army ambulances. and who
devoted the resources and the energies Of the
society to tending the sick and wounded in
the. CarIist wars OF Spain and in the Russo
Turkish war OF 1861. besides prcviding for the
ambulance service for tn, various military ex
Cochin China and Madagascar. lie only retired
when The, deere. was issued removing from the
army list his own name and that of his brothers.
| sons and nephews. his place being taken as
president by Marshal MacNahon. who loft III"
association with war treasure 80 some TO-
0Oo 600 francs ana a regular annual income from
| funded property amounting e. 100000.
4 question has arisen with regard 10 th" con-
| ferring Of the decoration known by the name II
the "Medalle Militairc" upon General 1.oizillon.
| the lats Minister Of War. The medal was in
| stituted I'm 1862 for the benefit of privates and
non commissioned officers. and is worn on the left
| breast attached 10 yellow ribbon with green
| borders IL Is conferred only for acts of par
| ticuar galantry In the field. and Is priced by
military men far more highly than the Cross
| OF the Legion Of Honor Commissioned officers
are debarred from receiving II. unless they have
won it while serving In the ranks: and the only
other officers who are entitled 10 receive IT AZ"
generals who have held the command OF an
army CORPS for two successive terms of three
| Years who have commanded an army In the
| field or a fleet in action ana who are possessors
| Of the grand Gordon of the Legion II Honor.
The result Is that there relatively few gen
erals who possess this medal. Marshal 'anrohert
and the General Marquis d. Gallifet being among
the number. So highly does the Marquis prize
| this distinction that he Invariably wears a
yellow and green rosette in his buitonhole in
| lieu Of the customary red rosette Of the Legion
Of Honor
| At the annual meeting Of the National Yacht
! Club OF France. known az the Union des Yachts
| Francais which took place at the clubhouse
| I'm the Rue BOssy dAnglas under the presi-
dency Of Admiral Baron Lajcr. n special vote
was passed rendering the thanks Of the club TO
..f
New-York. for their presentation Of two cups
which are to be raced for at Nice next March
under the patronage Of the club. In his address
| the president expressed the hope that mem
bers Of the club would De found to build boats
for the purpose Of taking part i'm the great yacht
races on the American side of the Atlantic.
! Baron Arthur Rothschild and Henri Mener OF
chocolate fame were reelected az Vice-presi-
dents Of the club while to the Managing Com
| mittee were elect ID the Comte de Pohgnac. the
Comte le Gonidec. the Comte de Dalmas and the
| Comte de Chabannes Ia Palice. The Iast-nained
cubnan has just launched at Nantes steam
Yacht built entirely Of aluminium. ~ feet long
and with a ma ximum beam Of feet inches. The
w4.e,t of the hull is wonderfully light. being
considerably under three tons. The invitations TO
attend the launch OF the boat. which took place
last week. were engraved ON very thin ana
supple sheets OF aluminium.
A large number Of marriages have either taken
place during the last week or else have been an
nounced as imminent. One OF the most roman
tic and Interesting is that of the young Pfincesse
Maroussia Troubetskoi "a granddaughter of that
Princesse Iise Troubetskoi who was the Egeria
Of NJ. Thlers) to Comte Alexis Belawsky. The
latter now an aide-oe-camp Of the Grand Duke
Scrpius OF Russia is the only son Of the Grand
Iul,o alexIs by his runaway marriage with one
or his mothers maids of honor, Mile. Shou-
kowska. daughter Of the poet Of that name a
union which was subsequently annulled by the
! late Car II will be remembered that the
| Grand Duke was sent of 10 visit America, with
! the object Of enacing her memory from his
| mind The lady Is now married to saxon
| officer and lives at Dresden; but her son has