New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-31
TOPICS IN PARIS.
OPENING OF THE SEASON.
A PRINCE TO MARRY AN AEl@ESS--IHE ~ "i'''
EIEANoEE-ARE SNAP SHOTS LEGAL:-


The Partisan season may now De resaIueo
definitely opened although a NUMBER Oh pVot'7
,ya still detained in the South The spring meet
ing ar Auteul has just taken place. the lawn
bcnc thronged with well-known people. one
familiar face however. was absent. namely thal
Of the moving spirit of the place, the Prince oe
Saran who had left for Berlin to attend the
funeral OF his stepmother ;he Duchesse de
saran-Talleyrand (nee De Castellane). And ten
DAYS hence the Concours Hppique or ahhudi
horse show takes place. which VIII LOT 'he ia9'
time be held in the Palais de Tlndustrle' III the
Champs Elysees, since that building 'Ae scehe
Of so many shows, salons and exhibitions Oh one
kind and another since the international expo
stjon of 1870 is about to be torn down. us deii-
clifton forming part OF the improvements oe-
cided upon in connection with the world fait
that is/to inaugurate the twentieth century
Nine de Sagans death is a greater loss 10 ber''i
society than TO that of Paris. since although her
summers were spent at the ducai ch''eau u
yaIencav. her winters were passed at Berlin
Prince Peter of Arenberg. whose engagement
TO Mile. sommier. the daughter and heir OF the
millionaire sugar refner has just been an
nounced IS the son of the head of the French
branch of this semi-royal house the mead
quarters Of which are at Brussels. Inffe are
Princes of Arenberg who are members OF the
court of Berlin and OF the German Imperial
LEGISLATURE: there are others who constitute part
of the court Of Vienra and who occupy seats III
the Austrian House Of Lords; yet others VINO SIT
IN tho unDer chambers OF the Legislatures of
pov,ri, Wi;rtemberg and Baden: while Princess
Charles Arenbelg was formerly the ReiSnihg
Princess of Servia, being tie widow OF mat III
fated Michael H. the immediate predecessor OF
King Milan. who was assassinated While walking
in the garden OF his palace a, BeIsrade. Fflhce
p.,er,s father. Augustus Arenbcrg. is a bosom
friend OF the Marquis de Gallifet. and schooi-
mate He sits in the French Chamber Of Depr-
ties ard is vice-president Of the Suez Canal COM
pany. He s about sixty years of age. very popu-
lar very aristocratic. and yet, withal. possessed
of q keen eve TO business, and incidentally to the
main chance
7, will he curious to see what the old Duchess
J,,eanore who Is the Grand Old Woman Of the
family will say to this terrible M salliance on the
part Of her grandnephew. 1t is Impossible To
imagine any one more imhued with old-fasAioned
prejudces and aversion TO new ideas than she
At the time of the marriage Of her daughter
Princess Ludmile. to the Duke of Croy-Duimeh,
she gave a grand ball al the famous Arenbers
Palace at Brussels The festivities were of the
most magnificent description and worthy OF the
grand family and OF the equally grand ABODE
which has been its home for severa! centuries.
Among me guests invited. the Duchess had
omitted the names OF NJ. and Nine. Lambert
Ro,hschild the former being the head Of the Rfus-
sells branch of the great clearinghouse. While
Nine Lambert is the daughter Of Baron Alfonso
de Rothschild Several prominent people applied
to the Duchess to rec,ify her omission ana ID
send a card Of invitation to the financor ana his
wife and even King Leopold himself made a. per
sonal application to the old lady to that effect;
hut IL was OF no avail. The Duchess declared
that the time mad not yet for the children OF
the house OF Israel TO be received On "0cial
footing by the Arenbergs "ln thre" centuries
from now she added, my descendants may
consent 10 do so. but do not expect II nom me-
One of the unique treasures Of the family which
is preserved in her palace. is the famous mead OF
I.aoc0on, regarded the most perfect specimen
Of ancient Greek art In existence. 80 hlShlE l. Il
valued that Il is never shown except beh4hd steer
bars Mile. Sommier's dowry Is 10 amount 10
$4,000 OOO and Il is likewise arranged that she l.
eventually u inherit her fathers famous cha,eaU
Of Vaux which formerly belonged TO Fou1uer
the celebrated Controller of Finance of King
Louis XIV. The Sommier sugar refneries some
time ago attracted public attention in conse-
ouence Of the strike Of the women operatives. who
objected to having their wages cut down, all the
more a. there is no trade more injurious TO the
health than that of sugar refining. They were
compelled however to give way. and 10 yield 10
the ultimatum Of their employer.
The all-absorbng topic of discussion at the
moment is as TO whether there is any legal o.
stace 10 the practice Of amateur photographers
To take snap shots without the consent OF the
persons at whom they aim their cameras IN
asmuch as photography is one Of the fashionable
fads. and even those who are not addicted
TO the fever are interested therein. either as
willing subjects or victims ii Will readily be
understood that the controversy attracts wide
spread attention. 1t has been raised by the out
rage perpetrated on a weI-kno"n amateur
photographer, NJ. Lrand a man Of consider
able wealth and socia! eminence. Happening 70
find himself at the railroad station of La Ftche.
at a moment when the gendarmes and the mag
istrates were bringing back a murderer from
being confronted with the corpse Of the woman
whom he had killed at Clermon,. NJ. Lirand took
a snap shot OF the scene The principal mag
istrate caught sight Of him in the act and i'm
mediately gave orders for his arrest. These COM
,nands were executed. VI. Lirand seized by
the police and marched alongside OF the assassin.
as a prisoner, right through the streets o. TIE
town to the Palais de Justice. where ne was de-
tanned until he had surrendere" the exposed
pate to the magistrate, who forthwith destroyed
It, According TO the consensus OF opinion. both
legal and otherwise. the magistrate exceeded his
authority in acting in this high-handed fashion,
and the general impression is that there Is no
law whatsoever against snap-shooting by anna
,eur photographers AS this discovery is liable.
however to lead to a good deal Of abuse on the
part OF Srscrupulous and designing people. it is
nroposed to enact a measure similar to the one in
force in Germany. well as in several other
Continental countries. which provides for the
imposition OF fines. Imprisonment and civil dam
ages in cases where instantaneous photographs
have been taken without leave on the part Of the
subjects and are calculated to present the latter
in a ridiculous or injurious light.
Apropos Of this, it may be mentioned that the