New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-08
TOPICS IN PARIS.
THE PRESIDENTS sPATs.
,,,,, v,o,, rysnoN TO PARIs-THEvEs IN
KNrcKERBocKER MEMORY W
THE coMTE DE PARIS

tufp lie.
memory. is about to become the s'e" p.as,-
liant festivities and grand enter'ai"'".i'1 ~, LOT
don't Faure has arranged to take up MS ie''
$500. .,ora next week. and as he Is much given
% bo.nitaIity and never so happy as VINE" s'
rounded nv neople enjoying themselves. ne may
M rolled unon to keep his promise OF res'oi'"s
- ron,o,nehloau mich Of It's former lie at i
-, 7, has been a sleepy old place sihce
rmnress Eugene held Der court there III '"e
r,orrer an charmingly described by oc'aNe
reu,,,et In his letters to his wife. recently pun
ushad Marshal MacMahon and President "ie''
orlv rsed TO go there to shoot In the STATE pre-
s.ryes returning to the capital the same even
ING while NJ. Carnot. although ne spent '"o
months there each autumn, hVed III t
bourgeois fashion. seldom receiving a"soo' "
his table except the Cabinet Ministers WIN oa'"e
from town 10 attend the Council, ana occas'o
ally the generals in command OF TIE u'
President Faure possesses however d 0o"'
and liberal disposition, and. what IS 'iiofe'
largo fortune: he lives up to every Genuine u
his official pay and allowances and spehus co"-
e,derab,y more out Of his own pockets Ihere
will be- therefore. stint so far as expense -
concerned. in the Fontanebleau fetes.
Last week NJ. Faure attended the races d.
Trouville not in his official capacity as PRESSURE"
~ the Republic, but merely as man Oh ia'"'o,
and Of the world. arrayed In very ch'o. SUI
gray felt hat, and suit to match, with MS sias'e'
s,,,rg over his shoulder his monoce stuck IN MS
o,a and his Immediately vanished patent
leather shoes surmounted by an exceedingly
s,,,ort ra,r Of white spats. There was nothing
l., h,s onnearance TO which the most critical OF
poau Rrummelis could possibly have taken ex-
oon,,on. nothing save his great height, TO dis-
,,ngu,sh him from the crowd OF "super-cnics
ord unto-date members Of the Jockey ana
,rn,or clubs who thronged the "pesase. re
seemed 10 enjoy himself thoroughly ana 10 rei-
,sh the liberty Of a private gentleman which was
accorded to him for the nonce. lnceeo iar fnoie
interest was manifested by the public present III
voung Max Lebaudy. nicknamed lie petit su-
crer" who has been plunging at Irou'he vi"
the racetrack and at cards 10 an even i'o'e
colossal extent than usual. and In young Meh'e,'
Of chocolate celebrity who travelled lroii az 10
TO Trouvie IN special train another spec'a'
rrocadiny hin, with some forty carriage horses,
,or carriages and two mail coaches besides an
army OF servants-a this for an elSh' uaSS
stav. His racehorses, the cream OF a staoie
numbering over three hundred had been sent on
10 Trouville several weeks earlier
THE PRESIDENTS sPATs.
ra,.,re Of the Presidents spats. 1t may be men
toned that they have become the question vi 'ne
hour T, seems that the other day, wheh NJ
Faure was called upon TO attend some ceremony
or other IN his official capacity. ne wore as
usual evening dress. that being recognized as
Tho state parb OF the chief ma gstrate Of the Re-
public With these habiliments he wore "hite
snats and the problem now occupying public
attention especially the press. Is as TO whe,her
It Is not a breach Of good form TO don spats with
u,hc
daylight All sorts of people have been impor-
tuned for their opinions upon this important
controversy and as far az can be gathered there
seems TO be a sort Of consensus OF decisions 10
the effect that while under ordinary circum-
stances spats mus; be considered out OF place
with evening dress. yet when the latter - set
of by the grand Gordon Of the Legion OF Honor
s,retch,ng across the white wastcoat, they may
be tolerated.
Preparations are being made here In sporting
circles ard at the smaller clubs to welcome IN
a fitting manner the Count of Fontaiba one oil
the wealthiest and grandest mobiles OF Portugal
who is now approaching the last stage OF drive
from Lisbon TO Paris the vehicle being heaVy
mailcoach well loaded with servants and bag
gage and drawn by six superb mules Inc
latter have been raised on the big STUD Farms
which the Count possesses at Castanhelra' near
Santarem in Portugal. and they are said to De
magnificent creatures differing vastly in APP
rearance. in speed and in spirit from our ordi-
nary conception Of the lowly and OBSTINATE
mule For some reason or other the people here
ere under the impression that the Count OF
rontalba ia no other than the King of Portu-
gals brother the Duke Of Oporo, travelling In
cognito, and inasmuch as news to that erect
has been telegraphed from here to the provin-
cial newspapers the coaching party has been
received in some OF tn. towns and villages
through which It has passed with royal honors.
And vet there should be no confusion; for where
as the Duke Of Oporto Is exceedingly fair ana
OF medium height. the Count OF Fontaloa Is
giant IN stature. and, like most or MS
countrymen, Of exceedingly dark complexion
He was formerly Portuguese Envoy at Berne
and Brussels but quickly tired OF the trammels
of official life and cast diplomacy TO the winds
in order 10 devote himself entirely to sport. II
was he who on the occasion or the late hing or
spain's visit to Portugal entertained that mon
arch with a bull-fght organized entirely at his
own expense and In which he himself. the pres
eDt King Of Portugal. at that time only Crown
Prince and several OF the "fne-feur OF the
Portuguese arlstocracy. assumed the role or
toreadors and espadas IL may incidentally De
mentioned that King Carlos has become so pas
sionateIv fond OF this form OF diversion that he
has had n private bull-ring built for himself In
the grounds of one OF his suburban palaces,
where from time to time bull-nghts are given In
which he assumes the part or chiet espaua.
Four wears ago, through the breaking OF an axle
of Count Fontalbar drag. In the neighborhood
OF Cntra he preciptated an entire load OF
| members OF the Portuguese aristocracy into
ditch, several Of them sustaining severe IN
| iuries The most remarkable thing about this
accident however, was that within six months
| after Il took place every member OF the party
himself
| ruined financially or had been graduated from
| the divorce court an unlucky trip. Indeed, and
| regarded by many with superstition
KNIcKERBocKERs AND THIEvINa
The popularity OF the knickerbocker as Co.'S
| tune for women has received a sudden check
here Az stated IN previous letters to The Trib.
| une those articles OF attire had become OBJ