New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-27
TOPICS IN PARIS.
BLACK SHEEP OF ROYAL bLooD'

u,,xrrp spoRTs-GoRGEoCs sLEIGHs IN THE
PARIS srREErs-THE BEST SKATERS.
Paris, January H.
Prince Pascal de Bourbon. Comte de oa'l' 10
so wc-known a figure o. Partisan lire anu 81
great a freqlNnter OF the American colony ne'e
that the exceedingly dsagreeable treatment TO
which he subjected at the fuherai Vi '''
sten-brother. the ex-King of Naples. at Arco, has
attracted much attention 1t seems that "he"
prince Pascal arrived at this little Austrian
town where King Francis now lies buried MS APP
poarancc caused a great commotion among the
crowd ~ ROYAL and imperial mourners Ills
elder brother the Comte de Caserta. VINO o'nci-
a,ed nc chief mourner Informed him that IN
view Of his behavior in the past to the Iius-
trious dead his participation in the obsequies
couId not be tolerated, and that his very COM
ing constituted a gross act OF indecency' On
turning to the Duke OF Parma and extending MS
hand to him In cousinly greeting. the DUKE put
his hand behind him. while Archduke CharieS
Louis the heir 10 the throne OF Austria ana
brother OF Francis Joseph old Archduke Albert
! the generalissimo OF the Austrian army. ana the
other members Of the house OF Hapsourg VINO
had come 10 Arco to attend the FUNERAL &C.
ubera,ely turned their backs upon the Prince
Then and there. in the presence OF the corpse
= r,oet unidentified scene took place. Prince Pas
al darourc,np in unmeasured terms the treat
| ,,o,t 10 which he was being subjected, and ex-
nr.ssiro, his intention OF demanding satisfaction
an the field OF honor from tho Duke or PARMA
rocretting that the code did not admit OF meet
ing his own brother. the Comte dc 'asef''' III
duel Literally expelled from the house o.
Mourning Prince Pascal betook himSe'f 10 III"
church where the funeral ceremony was 10 De
held. and seated himself In the nave % AVA
/ ,ho arrival of The cortcgc lie had no, been there
long when Baron Rodek. the military COM
,,and,r, ~ the place. entered the church and.
annroaching him, intimated that he was uhoer
| 1,s 70 600 that the Prince left not only the
| od odiscs hut also N, town OF Arco i'm
| a,a,s,v and without the slightest delay Inc
pr,nco hesitated for moment. but on uhuer-
,a,,o that no resistance 10 the order Wouia
| - ,,,orat,d he accompanied tho officer I" 'he
ouro,d station where 10 was Kept practica"y
| urdor arrest until he left town. In order l" ap-
| nrociate the full extent OF this scahda'' II mus
| no horne in mind that Prince Pascal Is reia'eo
! % half tho reigning houses OF Europe ta' Nv -
what may be described as full-hedssd fr"'e'
~ the blood there being no morSansuc strain III
80. a,oos,rv as in the c,se Of Don Francois OF
pourhon and OF so many others OF the BOURBON
| family
! Prince Pascal has been a source OF mortihca-
,ton IN his family and several years ago ne came
dangerously near getting punished on charse
| ~ swindlinC He purchased over s2oooo worth OF
wine giving in payment thereon notes AT 'hre"
| months for the amount. In addition TO this NJ
gave the vendors as security for the payment "
their bill a mortgage on villa at Pau. the Va'"e
of which he represented as being 5ooooo francs
When the bills came due they were pro'es'eu'
and their holders. upon seeking to realize on the
mortgage. were dsmayed to find that the value
Of the villa was under $4,000 francs ana that the
Prince had already mortgaged 1t for over 10000
Further investigation led to the discovery OF inc
fact that within a couple Of days after the pur-
| chase OF the wine Prince Pascal had sold the
whole lot for cash to some merchants at Saint
Denis Owing to a technical flaw in the indict-
ment the Prince acquitted on the criminal
charge but the Partisan judges marked their
annreclation OF his method by condemning him to
nav all the costs Of the trial.
Almost every American who has ever visited
Paris knows the celebrated Cafe du Helder.
| which was not only the headquarters OF transat-
Iantic tourists but also OF French officers. Felix.
the head waiter. being so removed for the won
derful manner in which he managed 10 Keep
track Of the promotion and transfer OF the various
officers that he used to be known as the living
annual" Yet Notwithstanding the extensive pa
tronagc enjoyed by the cafe. 1t has been forced BY
the advent of the brasserie 20 follow the example
OF the Cafe Richie Brabants and OF so many other
OF those famous restaurants. and to put up its
shutters 1t Is another Partisan landmark that
has disappeared
| The advent of snow and ice serves to draw at
| tention to the astonishing scarcity of seighs
| here They are to be found in every other city
OF the continent In profusion as soon as ever the
| winter sets in in real earnest. But In Paris
Notwithstanding the fact that We have an abun
dance OF snow. do not think that there are a
the present moment more than about twenty, If
indeed there many. One OF them belong:
to the Due de Doudeauville. another to Nj. Ar
maud de rAriege the young millionaire. who
was private secretary TO Gambetta There ar
1.-TWO exceedingly light sieighs. American in styi.
\ and deliberately ckel-plated. which belong L
the Russian Baron de Gunzburg and the Levan
tine Comte Camondo. while that of the Polish
Count Potocki Is of Russian origin. all up
hostered in blue velvet and one OF the prettes
and most dainty in the French metropolis. Mrs
Mackey has a magnificent sleigh. big enough t
hold four people. but she rarely comes to Pari
in the winter, and the consequence is that 1t Il
seldom seen on the streets One OF the reason
given for this absence Of sleighng Is the rapid
ity with which the wooden and asphat-pave'
streets are cleared OF snow after any heavy fall
which renders seighing I'm the city itself out o
the question | am disposed to believe that thi
IL good reason when | recall the great vogu
of s.eghng during the closing years of the En-
pire. when our present pavements were still
merely projected. In those days Princess Meter
Mich. Comtesse Walewska and the notoriou
Nine. Musard (who was Indebted for her wealt
to the late King of Holland). were famed 70
the elegance of their sleighs none of them bein
comparshis, however, with the Russian troiH
Nslsh Of Empress EvSln!ss wh!ca had b