New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-17
TOPICS IN PARIS.
HONORS FOR PRESIDENT FAVkf-ihE
GOLDEN FLEECE--PRINCE GEORGE
OF GREECE.


Il was but the other day that he received from
Tho Gar the Order Of St Andrew being the
,,ch+h ,yearer of this distinction not OF royal or
h,,nar,al rank Since then he has had conferred
anon him in rapid succession the Portuguese
braer of the Tower and Sword, the Greek Orde'
# the Saviour. the Belgian Order OF Leopold the
Swedish Order Of the Seraphim. ana now 'here
ZONES the news q his appointment ov 'he
pueen Regent of Spain to the dignity OF hnish'
NJ the Order OF the Golden Fleece. which, OF all
distinctions Of his kind. is probably the most
tlghly priced IN Europe. This gives nun '"e
,igh, Of addressing every monarch IN Europe III
cousin" and places this former tanners appren-
lice on a level with the most ancient ana Illus
,r,ous houses of the Old Void nobility. 1t IS
brobable that both the Duo d'Aumale and MS
brother the Due de Ncmours granduncles OF 'he
.xiled pretender the Due dOrleans, Will be caiieo
npon to attend the ceremony of his investiture AT
The Elysee couple OF weeks hence Inc p'e'
.nce Of two sponsors themselves members oi '"e
,raer ,s INDISPENSABLE on such occasions. and as
the old Due de Sagan ct Taleyrand lives an '''e
rear round in Germany. the two Orleans princes
above mentioned are the only French hh's"'s VI
The Golden Fleece available Tor the purpose.
The insignia with which President Faure VIII
be invested on that occasion are of an elaborate
character The principle feature thereof consist
ing Of a gold and jewelled collar, beauuiuilE
rhasad from which depends the fleece and heau
NJ a golden ram. This collar is worn only with
frll uniform; with ordinary evening dress the
golden fleece is attached around the neck ny
broad red MORE ribbon The order was founded
IN 1929 by Philip. Duke Of Burgundy. and at the
death of Charles the Bold became through the
marriage of his daughter with Archduke MAXI
milan Of Austria an appanage of the House OF
Hapsburg The Hapsburg Emperor Charles '
NJ Germany was proud Of his grand-mastership
pf the order and when, on his abdication one
If his sons succeeded TO his imperial throne OF
Germany and the other became King OF Spain'
the order became, to speak. bifurcated, each
Of the sons Of the great Emperor claiming the
right ts-confer IL. In 1900 when the line Of the
Spanish Hapsburg became extinct ana the
French Bourbons succeeded TO the Spanish
throne. the Emperor Of Austria, or OF Germany
es he was STYLED in those days. claimed the ex-
rlusive monopoly of the grand mastcrship. But
the Court of Madrid protested against this pre-
tension arguing that the order of the Golden
Fleece was an appanage not merely of the Haps-
hurg dynasty Of Spain but Of the Spanish throne
Itself.
And this Quarrel has remained a bone of con-
tention TO this day between Vienna and Madrid,
zach monarch denying the others right to con-
Ter the decoration, which, the whole, is more
sparingly distributed in Austria than in Spain
For whereas in the latter country Protestants'
and even Free Masons. such as the Loerai
leader Sagasta have been invested thereWlth' the
collar at Vienna goes TO none but TO the ARCH
dukes Of the reigning house, as well as to aDont
half a dozen Princes Of minor rank, but or
strictly Catholic creed.
Although most Of the royal visitors have lett
Paris King George of Greece is still here as
usual incognito. The name which he has adopted
for the purpose is that Of Count Acharhoh
which Is that of the ancient capital of Attica and
familiar as such to the readers OF the plays Vi
Arlstophanes This is a somewhat different
sounding pseudonyme from that OF Count OF
Fionia. which he adopted on the occasion OF his
first stay here in the year 1863. Barely seven
teen years old at the time, he had just been
elected TO the throne Of Greece after its refusal
hv Queen Victorias second son. now the reigning
Duke of Coburg He was received with much
snlendor and ceremony by Emperor Napoleon and
Empress Eugene. lodged at the Tuleries, ana
reviews as we'll as festivities OF all KINDS were
held in his honor although he was mere iad
who but few months previously had been serv-
Ing as a midshipman on an EngEsn mah-ol-Wdr
and frequently mastheaded by his captain win
the object Of Diminishing his propensity Tor get
ting into mischief. Indeed, he was called down
from the masthead to receive the news or his eie-
walton to the Hellenic throne. Partisan lie ana
his experiences in this brilliant capital were al
together novel TO him then. and the taste thereoI
which he obtained on that occasion proved OF SO
pleasant a character that he has remained ever
since an annual visitor. no foreign King peihs
better known on the boulevards of Paris thah me-
All Saints Day and All Souls Day nave peeh
celebrated this year. at any rate here IN far's
with more than ordinary manifestations OF re-
gard for the dead. those most conspicuous IN
their demonstrations of this character being
strangely enough. the Socialists. revoiutiohis's
and Anarchists. who. in spite of their profession
of atheism have lavished large sums OF money
IN adjoining with flowers the graves Of the COM
munists Of 1871 as we'll the tOmbs Of other OF
their deIarted champions relatives and friends
Flowers this year were abnormally high priced
owing. 1t is said 10 the dryness of the summer
and there was consequently a far larger abun-
dance than usual Of artihcially raised blossoms
on the market. The morning was devoted on
both DAYS 10 pious pilgrimages to the various
cemete cries which were thronged till long after
noon while toward the evening Of All Souls Day
the mOurners flocked TO the various restaurants
theatres and safes-chantants many arrayed still
in their garbs Of woe, in order to Danish the mel
ancholy of the early part OF the day. The alb
sinence on fast days. however, is far more
strictly and widely observed at present than
ever before. In the public restaurants the so
called 'maigre" or fast dishes go off with a
rush. the managers finding 1t We'll worth their
while TO cater TO this species OF revival The
women who eat meat on fast days here at pres
ent few and far between, II being considered
bad form and in bad taste; and even among the
lawyers. doctors and political the obser
vance OF the fasts prescribed by the Church has
now become the rule rather than the exception
Henry Lavedan's "Viveurs" which is about
10 be produced at the Vaudeville Theatre prom
Uses 10 prove the most interesting drama tic in
cident OF the season. md by all accounts Will
considerably add 10 the reputation OF the witty
author OF the Prince d'Aurec." The playwright
ha hacAul ac. l.o,, II. .. q