New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-03
TOPICS IN PARIS.
END OF A GREAT CLUB
MADAME MrNrrRs riILANTiiRorY -rREsiphN'
,,r,,.s r,psr DIPLOMATIC pINNER-coiD
WEATHER ~ THE FRENCH CAPITAL"

| mont If the Iupondng dissolution of the great
skating club known "a the ccrclc dcs Pa'lh"urS'
| thanks TO the efforts by which Paris has become
the rallying point OF all the crack skaters "f inc
| grand-'nondc In ali parts "f Europe r'"''
Vienna from Madrid. from London Berlin ana
! BRUSSELS and even from Rome. visitors bearing
| patrlclan names have been nocklng hither Tor
! the species Of skating carnival winch we nave
/ been having on the ice-pond Of the so-cahed
! p6lousc e Madrid. II the Bois de Bouloghe'
roundod in 1865 by the late Marquis de Norway,
! the Princes Murat ana fienin. 1t was reconsu-
,u,ed again ten years agc with the addition Of
| some new founder-mcmbers, including the Due
| do Ia Force and the Prince of Walcs's Partisan
| cronics the Marquis de Lau and the Comte de
| SENT Priest In all. they number fifteen and
aach ~ them has paid s. 900 toward the expenses
! Among the regular subscribing members who
| nay an annual subscription Of so, are the King
! - Portugal. the Prince Of Wales, most OF the
! Russian Grand-dukes the Duke ~ Aosta anu
| an unlimited number Of princes bearing the Ha'e
| Of Bourbon. None of the eXtraVagaht iePoi'9
! that have been current as to the cause oi tne
! dissolution of :his ultra chic club are true Inc
/ only reason Is that the lease made win the
municipality Of Paris is about to expire ana the
! fifteen fondateur members no longer care TO con-
| TIME rendering themselves responsive lot the
| financial and social success of the uhder'ahlhs'
! Fortunately a new association has already been
formed under the presidency OF the Prince de
sapan. Of NJ de Slncay and Of NJ. RaimbeauX to
| assume charge Of the reorganization OF the cluo
upon new basis. AS they promise all kinds III
| improvements and developments. we are not
likely to lose anything by the change
| With the death Of old Nine Menier there DIS
| annears a woman who has played a far more
prominent part in her time than most people VINO
/ have been accustomed u regard her merely as
| rather silly. good-natured and vulgar woman
! would credit II - her husband belongs the
ncr, Of having developed to Its resent imherS"
! extent the production OF chocolate In France i l.
! She who has 50 to speaf. led IN" way III az
! yo.Iatlng the immense army OF workmen en-
/ Moved in the Menier factories in the prosperity
! = the concern. Long before the DoWager
puchesse dies ever dreamed OF starting a SIM
! liar system in connection with her Chquot cham-
,,yre works Nine Menier had come to the con-
| clusion that on both phianthropic ana economic
grounds II would be judiclous and polite to pay
come attention 70 the PERSONAL welfare ana 40
,r.sti, comfort " her husbands employees with
| this object in view she founded and organized
,hos, villages. and even towns Z model houses
oocb surrounded by a pleasant garden where for
a ,,oroIy nominal rent the employees find a com
,,rt,bIa home f,r themselves and their faInlll"s
scbools were established FOR the gratuitous edu-
cation Of the children and stores where grocer
los meats and in fact every necessity OF me- are
retailed 10 the employees At cost price. MeulVd'
attendance is furnished free of charge to the IN
habitants az these picturesque Settlements
founded by Nine. Menier. and she likewise
established and endowed "A benefit society Tor the
widows orphans and aged. as well As savings
[ hank which pays the employees interest on their
deposits at the high rate Of per cent. MI 'hls
IS due T. good old Nine. Meniers warm-heartei
generosity and IL is her example mat mas oeeh
| r.rou.d bv tho great ir1n-master. Schneider. at
Creusot: 10y the Iebaudys the Says. the Cre's'
the Coechlns. the Barclays and Others. Yet
with all that Nine. Menier was the victim oi Il
good deal Of ingratitude-enough. in fact 70
have discouraged many another person III her
Mace. Thus. proud Of her model settlements
| ,horavor any visitor Of distinction came 10 Paris
she would invite him to inspect the homes Of
| ber workme, one day. however. she received "a
| nv no means pleasant, wordcd round robin
| signed by nearly all Of the occupants or her
houses in which they protested bitterly against
| tho practice which she had begun OF intrudinS
| into their homes at all hours Of the day accom-
panied by strangers and pointing out 10 her tn'''
| inasmuch as they paid their rent-true' IL WIS
| merely a nominal sum-they had right 10 'N-
| poet their privacy to remain invioIate' IL SPEAKS
well for Nine. Menier that she took no umorage
| at this merely expressing her profound SURPRISE
In the words: why. | thought it gave them
| pleasure to see my friends.
After remaining without president ever since
! the old Due de Noaes resigned the post nearly
, voar aco the Union club which Is probably
the most exclusive and aristocratc IN faris ex-
CEILING in that respect even the Jockey. has now
| iovial and good humored Due de Rohan. not
| nor,icuIarlv brilliant man. but quite popu-
| , and nrincipally known 10 fame the
bueb,nd of a very charming wife. The Duke en-
| iovs tho distinction of having borne successfully
f,ur different names ana titles. due to the success
,ye Deaths Of persons who stood between him
and the Guardianship OF this Chabot branch of the
| house of Rohan. He was the Comte de Chabot;
,hen he blossomed forth into the Nicomte de
porhoet one Of the most ancient titles OF the
| bouse of Rohan. After that he became Prince
| 40 Loon. and finally. on the death OF his father
last wear Due de Rohan. lie has sat In the
| chamber OF Deputies. OF course on the Mon
archical side Of the House. The Duchess Is known
as one of the most influential leaders OF the
aroat world here for her hospitality and for her
| Invariabe kindness. especially 10 young people.
pr, :, 10 esnecialy in Brittany at their historic
| chateau de Josselin that he Due and Duchesse
do Roban are at home and where they are re-
spected and treated by the people OF the dis
trct with all the loyalty and reverence natural
on the paruof strictly Catholic population to
descendant OF that Godfrey. Due de Bouillon, OF
the Crusades and first OF the Crusader Kings OF
| Jerusalem Strictly speaking however. the Due
de Rohan - only Rohan through the female
line Of that old house. the senior branch OF the
family whose ancestry descends In an unbroken
and purely male line back to Crusader times, be-
ing established In Austria. whittier 1t emigrated
at the time Of the revolution In France more than
100 years ago The French Rohans are really