New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-27

members OF society abandoned their chateaux
and returned to the capital for the purpose Of
being present at the races. the attendance was
small and the entire scene extremely Gepress-
ing. The King OF Portugal and. n fact, all the
occupants Of VI. Faure's stand departed mmedi-
ately after the Big race, which was won by On
MUM H.
Two days previously somewhat remarkable
ceremony had taken place at the weekly meet
ing of the Academy, whlch was attended by the
Grand-duke and Grand-duchess Constantine Of
russia who we're escorted by Prince LobaEof
and n number Of French Cabinet Ministers and
dignitaries II was one Of the first occasions on
which the Due d'Aumae mad presided In his
capacity Of director or prncipal executive officer
OF the Academy and II. Paul Bourget likewise
OBLIGATED for the first time as chancellor After
the ordinary business OF the meetirg the Duo
G. Aurnale arose and. after gracefully thanking
the Grand duchess for deignlng TO honor the
session with her presence. delivered an address
Of welcome to the Grand-duke, who, In spite OF
his relative youth. is president OF the Imperial
Academy Of Russia, which asplres to De me
counterpart Of the Institut he france. In ire
course Of his speech nc venetiD'e D u hu-
me- Ie recalled the fac. that more tnan futy years
ego while serving as lieutenant In Algeria, on
the borders OF the great Sahara Desert ne had
been called upon by old Marshal Bugeaud 10
norade before a Young Russian naval lieutenant
some NJ Tho zouaves who had returned but the
night before from particularly diIhcuit ana
fatiguing expedition against the insurgents lnat
young Russian naval lieutenant was the sdn9r
con Of Car Nicholas, and the rather or tne Prand-
duke whom the Due dAumale was now WEI
coming on the occasion of his hrst VISIT 10 ire
French Academy The Duo d lmale likewise
rer1irded his imperial visitors that archives OF
the Instltut record the fact that tne Kusslan
Emperor Peter tn, Great attended several ses
sions of Frances Immortals Ia III
THE GRAND-DUKG CONSTANTINE
The Crand-duke Constantine Is now in his
thirtv-seventh year, and is tall and Of COM
nandinc figure; his eyes are blue. and he wears
a short reddish beard while the cast Of features
inherited by all the Romanoff family is modified
in his case by intelligence and good nature. MS
marriage with Princess Elizabeth OF Saxe-Allen.
burg has turned out far more napply thai, mos
Muscovite alliances. and ne IL passionately at,
tached to his children and u his beautllul anu
accomplished wife, in whom he mas cohgehiai
and sympat hetc helpma,e in all MS interests ana
occupations notably in painting, music anu
poetry. - H.. .o,,o.,
The Theatre de la Republique has just brought
out brightly played rev e. introducing
Eugene Buffet, the clever young iauy WIZ 10. S
been attracting so much attention mere LOT ,ne
last few months as a street singer in her EFFORTS
TO assist various charitable institutions ihe
piece however. does not depend solely upon the
'.Chanteurs de Cour' as her troupe or wandering
Ministries and musicians is called; but there are
also a number OF skits on the leading topics OF
the day One in particular - a protest aeaihs1
the fashion in ladies' hats and sleeves. Between
the fourth and fifth acts Mile. Buffet makes col.
lection in the theatre in 'ting charity for one or
the great philanthropic institutions OF the metrop,
oils: and, judging by the aacrity with Which an
the purses were opened. she must have been Wen
satisfied With the results Another success Is the
Train de Plalsr' at the Palas Royal. The cher
Jun of this piece is the dilemma in which the head
NJ the police az Monaco finds himself owing TO the
number Of prisoners suddenly thrown upon MS
hands He has contract for the support or the
people in ja and consequently il is to his interest
70 have as few prisoners as possible. while when
the prisons are fun he is on the verge Of ruin.