New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-18

her son and daughter established herself in Pars
where the lad was entered at the military college
OF ST. Cyr as a foreigner. II was there that he
formed acquaintance among the French aristoc-
racy, which. few years after graduating led
him to found a comic paper devoted TO the fur.
therance OF the monarchcal cause In France.
This he imagined. he could best accomplish by
means Of heaping ridicule upon the heads OF the
leading dignitaries OF the Republic. much In the
same way that Rochefort had done during the
last three years Of Napoleon's reign. for the I'M
perial regime. Rut Harden ckey-his title OF
Baron comes 10 him y purchase from the Pope
is not Rochefort. and his paper. the 'rribouet."
could not for one instant compare with La Ian.
terne" The result that his caricatures OF
President Grevy and Of his celebrated ducks cul-
minated In the financial collapse OF his Journals
tic enterprise. and in his expulsion by the police
from the country-not before, however, ne mad
fought a number Of duels, among his adversaries
being Aurean Scholl, Nine Adams friend, Cyen,
and NJ Tame.
In those days he was the husband OF lady wnom
he has since divorced and possessed charming
country place at Andy, near Montmorency, the
house grounds and even stables being especially
remarkable for the number OF Daronial eorohets
with which everything was adorned. even the
very stableyards being sanded with coloreo
sands in such manner as TO show red coro.
net a yellow ground. Since the collapse OK
the "Tribouet" Harden-Hickey, or the Baron
de Saint Patrice" as he used 70 call himself. has
been seen but little al Paris. and people had al
most forgotten about him when the news OF his
somewhat bombastic protest against the annexa-
ton of the island of Trinidade by England re-
called him to the memory OF MS acquaintance
here and drew their attention 10 the fact that ne
had followed In the footsteps Of Tartarin de
Tarascon and endca vored to found kingdom ~
his own with q full-fedged nobility, an order OF
chivalry. Cabinet Ministers and great digni-
taries-in fact. everything except subjects
across the sea, on uncanny rock which proved
even too bad for the convict establishment winch
Portugal attempted to establish there and which
is inhabited only by hogs. Neither Prince
James" as he styles himself, nor any or his
functonaries appears as yet 10 have taken up
his residence on the island and OF truth they
seem reluctant to abandon the comforts and the
luxuries of life in New-YOrlS IN order to do so.
Among the many transformations ana changes
which are to be recorded in connection with THIS
gay metropolis the inexplicable wane OF the
popularity OF the arcades deserves a passing
notice Once these sheltered promenades were
feature Of Paris life and constituted the FASH
ionable lounge for all that was most brilliant
and most smart in Luteta. All the finest shops
were to be found beneath the arcades. as well as
the entrances 10 the leading hostelries But
nowadays the glory has departed from these
coonnaded thoroughfares The leading trades
men have conveyed their wares to other districts
of the city, the hotels are for the most part
moved away. and the arcades. which at one time
permitted one 70 go under cover all the way
from the Rue de la Paix 10 the Paais Royal
where the great temples Of gastronomy were
are now fallen into decay End relatively de"
serted at any rate by the beau monde.