New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-08

criminal classes by the press that any woman
who ventures into a shop without being prop.
erly skirted and petticoated at once renders her.
self object OF suspicion 10 the proprietors and
10 every one Of their statesmen. This h0weye,
must not be taken as In any way affecting the
popularity Of the bicycle itself, concerning which
enthusiastic reports are brought back here By
returning tourists. According to them. the wheel
has deprived Journeys OF everything that 10
commonplace. 1t affords Cne they say, many
adventures and impaits vein Of romance into
the prosaic existence OF The nineteenth century
1t serves indeed, to carry one back TO the old
DAYS when was compelled TO travel on
horseback or by chaise. and when one never
knew exactly where one would spend the night
and what incidents would happen on the road
To Judge from the accounts Of those who have
lust come back there was not day spent on the
road which did not have It's interesting, comical
and exciting adventures.
On September will take place the memorial
service at Weybridge in honor OF the first ami.
versary Of the death OF the Comte de Paris. and
an endeavor Is being made to convert IL into
sort OF political demonstration. the members OF
his family being summoned from all parts OF
Europe even from Portugal. Spain. Germany
and Scandinavia, 10 attend the function. IL Is 70
be feared. however that from political point OF
view II will result in fiasco. and merely serve
to show how very great has been the decline Of
the popularity of the koyalist cause since the
Comte de Paris died. There has been such an
astonishing amount Of grumbling and dissatis-
faction on the part OF those who attended the
Comte's funeral, and subsequently the marriage
at the treatment TO which they were subjected
BY the Princes and Princesses OF the Ma,son de
France that It is extremely improbable that
many Of the adherents Of the NODarchist cause
will care to go TO the trouble OF crossing the
Channel for the purpose. Besides. since the
Counts death most Of the newspapers which he
subsidized have been stopped. and so. too. have
the subscriptions Of his family to the ROyast
committees throughout the country. II was
money that merely served TO keep in relative
luxury a horde Of utterly useless parasites whsm
the Duke Of Orleans is neither able nor willing
10 retain In his service. save IN purely homo
rary and unpaid capacity.
Perhaps the most striking illustration of the
manner in which the wind Is blowing In this
direction is the publication by the Comte d'Haus-
sonvile in the Revue des deux Mondes" OF q
series OF articles on the late fomte de PariA
especially as regards his unfortunate connection
with General Boulanger. Although filed with
many expressions Of loyalty toward the dead
prince the articles do not show him IN the most
advantageous lght-rather the reverse-and
these statements derive additional piquancy
from the fact that VI. d'Haussonvie was the
chief lieutenant in France and sort Of Prime
Minister to the Comte de Paris. and that he was
dismissed from that office on the very day OF the
funeral by the young Duke Of Orleans on the
pretext that II was necessary that the direction
of the Royalist cause should be intrusted I'd
younger and more active men. The Count. WHO
has visited America several occasions. Is tht
type OF the French Academ!cian. tall, clean.
shaven. cold. reserved prim and ceremonious
He is a grandson Of the celebrated Madame %
Stael.