The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-29
wHAT1SGOING ON IN A R
MoNTMARTRE's MIDbENT FEsTITAE
n THE DUMAS SAFE.

Copy o~r"L'AT,ir. Cicncncrnu"- Prie.s
Paid for the Last Pictures ne Owned.
pans. March i4.-Thc MLCnrtmc Festivities.
have been rs gay rs those that closed the carnival
with the Bout Gras professions. While the
washerwUmen Of the Paris lnuudries, according
to the old custom revived three years ago, elected
a queen TO be drawn through Paris on a car sur
rounded by n burlcsQuc court, the artists OF
Montmnrtre paradcd tho 'Nnchc enrapee"
about the sacred lIlll." The Butte Sacres"
is II peculiar place. Every stranger who wishes
To know Paris must visit that colony of artists,
painters, and writer's, Just as he must go to
the top of the Arc dc Triomphc or the July
column. There Mt the opposite end OF the town
a new Latin quarter has been created. In
which, however. II man may remain young
till he is 80 with IMMUNITY, AMI whose Eayety.
though fully as noisy rs that of the students
quarter. Mt times assumes an interesting ana
fascinating artistic soloriug. This was shown
especially on this occasion. for while the stu
dents followed the Queen Of the Washerwomen.
exhibiting In their DISCUSSES only gaycty ana
even vulgarity, on Montmartre. under the direc-
ton " the poet Emile Godeau, who is also .
humorist, and Of the painter and caricaturist
Willette. fun was made Of poverty, the usual
companion Of artists and thinkers
A popular phrase gave the keynote to the
masquerade; Munger dc Ia rdchc cnrdJce means
to be reduced to eat meat Of poor quality, and.
by extension, not to get enough TO cat. the fate
for long years and often forever of those who
remain true to art. In the procession, In 'front.'
of the celebrated cow whose hoofs were stained
red with the blood OF poets, but who was So
curely bound with strong ropes, marched the
Anti-Landlord League, bearing on a bed M.
and Nine. plpelct. the types of the Paris
ccncihrges created by Eugene Sue. These
squirm on the bed in an extraordinary fash
ion to the sound of a wooden bell necessarily
%Clapping above them: for dtniCndgor q Ia ctoche
dc bois means to move out silently without at
tracing the attention of the landlords agent
and without paying the rent.
Next came Pegasus, held by two deputy
Sheriffs for the debts Of the poet on his ba'k.
followed by the chariot Of Poetry, and by floats
representing the works of the principal artists
of Montmartrc, Willette and Faverot. with
their clowns. Pelez and his poor. PILE and
his soldiers, and, to crown all. the reproduce
ion of puvis de Chavanne's beautiful panel.
tho Sacred Wood. Some characters belonging
to the history of Paris or to legend, such as
st. Denis carrying his head unter his arm, and
the patron saints of the city. closed the pro-
cession.
At the head marched a corps of cafe watt
ers, in the place of the sappers who lead reRt-
mcnts, bearing newspaper files instead of axoss
followed by II tall woman very much decol-
lcte az u drum major with a band of little
mmc There WAS u great deal Of fun, bus
the rain fell steadily and Puvis de Chavanne's
MUSES. had to hold umbrellas up.
The Mad Cow procession has led TO the publ
cation o: interviews with Alphonse Daudet
and Emile Zula, on their early recollections
and hard beginnings. .
OH, / know the UIchc cnrdgfs," said NJ. AL
phonse Daudet. w lived together long, too
1o,, 7 tbipk Thu staraDt prnI ilpn that ahn
spurs up temperarncnts inclinet to idleness
is pretty we'll worn out. l don't believe In 1t.
She is cruel above all things. and | do not at
all SEQ what good she has ever done. Poverty
at twenty accompanied by gayety and jolly
companions, and that is the way tina: many
look at it. is perhaps not very hard TO bear.
But when you live in solitude, face to face with
the work you wish to do, when hunger gnaws
at your vitals and pride prevents you from max
ing known your need to those who might help
you. it is terrible. l have gone through the ex-
perience. and am glad that my son has not
been subjected to tho same trials.
Il do not believe at all in the benefits A.
cribed to la rdchc enrGgse. Is it impossible to
have talent because n man dimes every dayr
Goncolrt. Flaubcrt, and ever SO many others
entered life by a tiowery path. That did not
prevent their writing masterpieces"
NJ. Emile Zola recalls his experience with less
bitterness. sometimes L ma myself TekEet-
ting the time" says he. when my meals had
the character of unsolvable problems. When
l see In certain corners Of Paris a pleasant
bachelors room with the morning sun gliding
its windows. | catch myself saying: How
happy you would he there l would gladly
leave all that surrounds mo to begin that life
over again, and yet IT was hard at times. l
had no friends to keep up my courage. | do not
make acquaintances easily. l really believe
that / say tn to no one save some old school;
mates that l have far away in the country.
must admit, nevertheless, that the rdchc enrdgeo
is good only for n short time. When you are
young, without u family, and have In your
heart to conquer Paris. IA hot fire Of hope, then
1t is all right. 1t is not so later; the Mad Cow
hut it certainly has nothing amusing about it,
Docs 1t not then become mere starvationT
Alexandra Dumas, as every one knows, sold
his collection Of paintings three years ago. He
had gathered together again quite II gallery. as
the sale held recsntly by his heirs S,tows: NJ
the great dramatist, took this opportunity 10
relate in an article his personal recollections
of numas's tastes IN painting and the history
of some Of tie pictures in his collections;
Octave Tassaert and Nollon -eemed TO be the
about him. In. mis- study IN the Avenue do
Nilliers, near the room, where he lii the fire
himself in the morning, lie hal hung up nearly
ali the silvcry paintings of Tassacrt. the Cor
reggie of flesh dressed IN rags. iie worked
scri.Its plays brought To him from all quarters
with the request that he should Iehl them.
which he read, peilClI. IN mana, lorgr.ttlhE us
own work for that of Others. His IhSsaerts
delighted him. lie recalled the way IN WHICH
lie had brought them together, finding tho
Woman with the Bolster IN the studio "f the
painter DiaI, uncarthtng that other MASTER
piece in II back shop on the Place p,lgalle,
other, pictures. such as ne Mrissonicrs;
came to him from the artist himself, his ola
friend He had carried away from the studio
ot Jules ,Duprt tie wonderful 'SuhSet IN
spit" OF the protests of the artist, who never
liked to have his pictures leave the easel. IL
is not finished said Dnprt; things are never
! finished > 'NOu are the last Df the nuHl-
asts.' answered Dumas, The lat sincere
painter hut he carried of the sketch.
Il had caused great pleasure to Dumas ~
writing a special not =" Of tho COPY OF L,A!-
falre Cltmeuceau,' printed ON Holland papers
which he had illustrated page by page by va
ri0us artists. | published a few pages on TINS
work under tho title, "A Unique Book They
can hardly be found anywhere. now. Meis-
snnier had drawn Ia il on" % his rarest
skrtchcs, liza losing BEFORE Her liustand.'
petntlle. Iieiihuth, beaumont, if,oir; bon-
hanger, had brought their contributions 70
This copy. which was preserved N sheets, ana
was competed for AZ the sale. Rocks thus IL
Illustrated with original drawings and water
culors are very Fashionable, and form the CHER