New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25
=. Santiago. French gunnery officers say that

..s. Of SIMPSONS men, The Toulon experiment
.-a,cates at least. how thoroughly in earnest
.he French Admiralty now is in Its determna-
", 70 take the lead of all nations In naval ar
ullery practice
rhe Paris theatres are now in full swing and
~ .s ouatre Files d'Aymon." a new three-act
.,s,etta composed by NJ. Paul Lacome was
~.oauced on Monday at the Foies Dramatioue
r,,b considerable success. The music is bright
and captivating. and the principal role was eff
r.c,,velv interpreted by Mile. Mariette sullv
r,s pot Is rather too Partisan for expectation.
.ra would not bear translation into English.
The bracing September weather has brought
.ot a number OF familiar faces and the
champs Elysees and the Avenue du Bots de
por,ogne have now resumed their wonted as
meet OF fashion and gayety. NJ Chartran. the
rs,nter. has Just returned from Rome, where
me Pope has been sitting for another portrait
=, the course Of conversation, NJ. Chartran said:
As far "a I could Leo XIII was in just s
eood health as when he sat for his portrait
seven years ago. in fact. ] could detect
change whatever in his appearance, and His
uoliness gave me number Of sittngs Of half
an hour each. The wrinkles now on his face
are neither deeper nor more numerous than
when | saw him last He has the same fas-
chatting smile. and his peculiarly musical and
walked with q firm step. without assistance.
and unless some sudden accident should occur
I feel pretty sure he Will attain his hundredth
year During the last sitting. which took place
Ten days ago. His Holiness remarked to me in
French. If God does not call me 10 Him. IT is
because he deems my presence here necessary
to carry out his plans Ten years more will he
reouircd before | finish my work, and
think those ten years will be granted me-.
NJ Chartran hopes to complete his portrait
O. the Pope before long and in November in
tends 10 return to New-York. where he says
the atmosphere is so exhilarating that he
do more work there than anywhere else. Caro-
lus Duran. Benjamin Constant and Raffaelli,"
he says. all agree with me about this stimulat
ing effect of New-York air. and even Madrazo,
who Is Incidence itself. becomes active and in
dustrious as as he lands in America"
Mr.. Ferdinand Peck. American Commissioner
General at the Paris Exhibition, says that he
hopes TO obtain still further ncessions OF
space for the American section. and has applied
for permanent site situated in that portion OF
Paris TO be inclosed in the exhibition grounds.
in which to place the Lafayette memorial statue.
The American Commissioners are now installed
in their new and spacious quarters in fine
building just completed in the Avenue Kapp'
adjoining the exhibition grounds.
".
poets 10 have everything in readiness to receive
the American and Spanish Peace Commissioners
At the Palace Of the Ministry. Quai dorsay, on
October l. Carpenters and uphosterers have
been busy there for the last six weeks The
wall separating the two large reception-rooms
on the ground floor has been removed so as TO
display to still greater advantage the superb
sets OF Gobelin tapestry representing Rubens's
.all he
Peace Commissioners are due in Paris on Tues
day; rooms have been secured for them at the
Continental Hotel The Spanish Commissioners
will also arrive mere on Tuesday, and VIII stay
al the Spanish Embassy. in the boulevard de
Courcelles. opposite the Pare Monceau. The
Spanish Ambassador. Senior Leon Castillo. who
is passing a few days at Biarrtz with his wie'
will return TO Paris on Sunday.
Among the Americans in Paris are Mrs. Ogden
Goelet. who has returned from Germany ana
who leaves to-day for London; the Duchesse de
Ia Rochefoucauld formerly Miss Mitchell, VINO
has returned from Marienbad; General ana MITE
Watts Kearney. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. White
head Mr. and Mrs. ]. Gilbert King. MI and
Mrs. James Harris Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Chaplin
Mr.. c. c. Carroll Mr.. S. Sanford MI. L. n
Sprague Mr. A. 3. Sprague. Mr.. j. A. BostWick'
Messrs John and Frank Watson. Mr. e. g.
Rowland. Mr. Alfred Curtis. Mr.. Chester Alan
Arthur Mr.. Eugene Higgins and Mrs George B.
Pratt.
Among those remaining az Dinard are Mrs
and the Misses McCrea. Mr. and Mrs. Eyre Mrs
Charles Morgan, Mrs. Vandusen Reed and MISS
Whittier.
Mr. ID O. Mills and Mr. Heber Bishop intend TO
return 70 Paris on Monday from AK les Bains.
hyx lac RafD ire
Mrs. ard Miss Agassiz Mrs Henry Blake. the
Countess Coetlogan and Major Henri Brevoort
The tide Of Americans returning home has
now set in in earnest. Among the passengers
rho sailed on La Touraine from Havre to-day
are Mr.. and Mrs. II w Baker. Mrs. g. D.
swayne. Mr. and Mrs. Henri Maillard, Baron De
schliprenbach Mr.. w II. Lewellyn Mr.. r. p.
Cav. Mr.. Warren e. Smith and Mr.. H. c. KEEL
sew Among the passengers who left Paris TO
sail on Friday on the Auguste Victoria from
Cherbourg are Colonel and Mrs. c. II. Jones and
Mr.. Floyd Jones. Mrs. Warren F. Leland, Miss
n NJ. Leland and Charles w Leland. Mr. and
Mrs l. 6. Tuckerman. Mr.. and Mrs Frank H.
Partridge Mrs ]. J. Borie. Miss d L. Borie, Mrs
J. l.. Rand. Miss NJ. A. Rand Mrs. l.. F. Frank
Misc Faith Frank Mrs 3. Strauss. Mr.. F. b.
Weeks. Mr.. George p. Greenhalge and Mr.. AL
bert l. Lee Among those who leave Paris 70
sail on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse sailing
On gentember % from Southampton, are Mr..
and Mrs Stanley Mortimer Miss Mortimer, the
MARQUIS and Marquise De Breteu the latter
formerly Miss Garner. OF NewYork; Mr. and
Mrs William A. Duer, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas H.
Wiley. Mr.. ard Mrs J. Albert Caldwell Mr.. j.
+ Caldwell. Miss Josephine Buckley, Mr. and
Mrs. Adolphus Busch. Mrs. s. II. Tying, Mr.. and
Mrs O,is X Dimock Miss Edith Dimock, Mr..
and Mrs Victor Revillon Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
" Hunt. Mr.. and Mrs. John f. Bradshaw. Mr..
and Mrs William X Turner. Mrs. A. M. Black
we'll Mrs NJ r. Richardson NJ. Henri Cachard.
Mr. NJ b. Whitney, Mr.. E. 3. Pratt and Mr. j.