Evening star., 1898-11-14
SENATOR FRYE IN PARIS
Mrs. Frye in Chatty Letter Tells tn
Events of Busy Week.
The Latest Gossip of Social Life
Among the Peace COmmission-
ers at Paris
From the Lewiston (Me.) Journal

From the Lewiston (Me0 Journal
PARIS, Wednesday, October 19-No sight
seeing yesterday, we rested for the dinner
to be given by our amba ssador to the Joint
commissioners, and an elegant affair il
was.
AT table was seated very distinguished
company, forty-two persons. The Spanish
ambassador, Senor Castillo, and madam his
"lfe; Monsieur Cambon French ambassa-
dor to the United States; Monsieur Bresson,
the French premier; the French minister of
foreign affairs, Delcasse; the Spanish and
American commissioners the American con-
sui, General Gowdy; Mr. Peck. United
states commissioner general of the worlds
fair, and many others occupying high no
Sitions, nearly all accompanied by their
wives. the ladies most beautifully gowned
Ihe table was superbly decorated with
mowers, the viands choice, and taken all in
all 1t was very gay scene.
Senor Rios, president of the Spanish com
MISSION, took me out and as he could not
SPEAK word of English or l word of
spanish. we had a very sOciabe time.
The ambassador and Mrs. Porter had the
table so arranged that had a friend on
one side, Judge Day at my right, the Span
lsn minister's mr. wife at Senor Rios left. 50
we got along very well. After dinner
through an Interpreter. l had d pleasant
chat with the honorable senor
He is a small man. l should say nearly
seventy. has very kindly face and a fine
eye. In talking he makes a great many
gestures. using his hands (Which I noticed
were very white and finely formed) all the
while, most gracefully.
SenOr Garnica seemed to me rather heavy
and stupid, He sat directly opposite at the
table Senior AbarZuZa was not present,
sick, confined to his room. Several persons
at this hotel who know him well speak
very pleasantly Of him. He is a society
man.
General Cerero is very small. wears glass
es. talks little English. The Spanish am
bassador does not speak word of Eng
lish, but Madam Castillo speaks very well
indeed. and told me her excelled in
the language. and did not like to have her
try to speak, she talk 50 poorly.
I give you specimen of Spanish Ell
Cuette: | called on tn" madame Satur-
day, by card; on the following Sunday she
returned it. also by card. | understand the
Spanish minister is to dine us. Although
invited TO dine at several places We have so
far only accepted where we officially
obliged to. as matter Of etiquette.
Thursday we took drive to Pere la
Chaisc. the great cemetery, where one sees
1amllltr names. known the world over
Friday We made up party of ladies with
one gentleman only, and he not a commits
slonor, took a ride on the outside of an
omnibus out Of Butte ChaumOnt. Let ME
say here that all the omnibusses in Paris
are two stories. a little, winding staircase
from the back platform leads to the top
ana from the top you get a grand view
YOU jog along. Woe to you. however, if
me bus starts before you get seated for
IKE MahOmet'S coffin you are between the
heavens and earth, and feel mighty un-
certain.
This day we all got up safely and had
delightful ride. Butte Chaumont is about
! 1nur miles out of the city in the neighbor-
/; mood OF Montmartre and is built on the site
or an old stone quarry. 1t has been made
INTO most beautiful park, owned by the
city and opened free to all 1t is in the
form of an irregular crescent. What was
once the entrance to the quarries is now
an artificial stalactite grotto. In this
Srotto is "a cascade, the water falling 100
feet.
The rock CT the quarry is cut into arches:
from the highest point is fine view of the
city. A lake surrounds it, row boats
swans. all kinds of ducks are on the water
y staircase hewn from the solid stone car
ries you to the lookout, and at several
points are little rustic bridges built where
you can rest and look around
At one time this perch was very dis
reputable place, where malefactors gather
ed and all the refuse from the CITY was de-
posed. Here the insurgents in 1871 made
their last stand and were shelled out by
of beauty indeed.
II was lovely day, and hundreds of peo-
Tte were there' men, women and children.
ioohkey carts stood round to carry the lit
tie chlidren to ride for a SOU and other car
rlaSes for older persons. We were rather
sorry to leave such charming spot. bur
we enjoyed the trip home again on ton of
| the omnibus. although We got into a lam
and waited ten minutes for the way to he
cleared
Saturday was an off day which I took
for shopping for really necessary things
l hnd just one thing cheaper here than
i'll our ccuntry-kid gloves. | had rather
pay 500 for pair of gloves in our land
than % cents here. and be obliged to stav
In this country
The papers here say that the crisis will
| be reached today in the commission AS
| in our own land, we all know the paDers
never tell aught but the truth il must ha
so, and hope it is. | suppose many think
that the commissioners have but little to do
This is not so; oftentirfles l do not see
Mr., Frye from 10 in the morning until n
the evening. The Spanish commissioners
make their talk in Spanish: our Interpreter
translates into English, and as the Spanish
is most diffuse language. it takes a long
time. 1t has to be sifted out made concise
possible, read over to our commission-
ers. then acted upon. answer given in Eng
lsh, that translated into Spanish, making
a long job of little one. Suppose after
all this talk back and forth there should
not be settlement. What then?
Mr.. Frye just came in. I don't think nv
his appearance that the crisis has been
reached.