New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-06


Treasury under Mr.. Cleveland's second Admin
| istraton Mrs Bowler. Mr.: George +. BOWER
| of New York and others. contested the aiieeeo
widows claim. NJ. Labor. fully aware that ms
personaf presence in the court would prejudice
his clients interests, turned over his brief 10 a
gcolleague, Maitre viraut. who yesterday asked
the Court to- grant a ppstponement OF the 'riai
to enable him to become more familiar with the
brief Just handed to him by NJ Labor. Al
| though the usual custom OF the tench unoer
| such circumstances Is TO Grant postponemeh'
| simply as a matter Of course. NJ Perivier. the
eminent President Of the Court or Appeals
| pricked up his at the mere mention OF NJ
| Iaborfs name and exclaimed: "Oh, II is La
| boris brief you hold. is it? Very well; see no
reason to delay the due course OF justice; re-
| fuse TO grant a postponement. You must get
on rs we'll a. you can by using your colleague
| Labori's notes and memoranda. especially as
| I,abori has recently shown the whole country
what effective use he himself can make OF notes
and memoranda Of other people"
The case was forthwith tried In less than forty
minutes and final Judgment was pronounced In
favor OF the American heirs This decision, by
which the bulk of the estates Of the late Mr..
George Williamson passes to Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert B. Bowler and Mr. George p. Bowler, is In
all probability fair and Just. but the Labor
incident is much commented upon as revealing
the tension in the judicial atmosphere in one OF
the most exalted tribunals Of France which
American bar associations and the American
public can scarcely realize.
Carolus Duran the brilliant cooring and
sonprous harmonies Of whose portraits Of gal
axy OF charming American women have earned
for him the sobrlquet Of 1.-The Gounod OF Portrait
Painters" gave a well-attended reception on
Thursday in his studio in the Passage Stan!s-
laus Being asked about his intended trip to
America NJ Carolus Duran said Yes, after
FIVE y.ars' elaboration have now decided TO
go to New-York and Boston to see my many
dear friends and former pupils there. I sail
March II. and after fulfilling five or six orders
for portraits for ywell- known personalities in
those cities shall return TO Paris by the end
Of May. Some weeks ago had secured passage
on La Champagne. but at the last moment was
prevented from sailing. thus narrowly missing
that unlucky voyage. This will be my first visit
to America look forward to II with the great
est pleasure"
The death OF the Duchess Of Doudeauville
marks the disappearance OF almost the last Of
the great ladies Of the closing century, and
throws the leading families Of France into
mourning. so that even the smaller dinners and
functions permitted by Lent are now counter
manded. Mrs Ernest de Weerth gave "a fare
we'll cup OF tea" yesterday previous to her de-
rarture next week for New-York Among those
present were the Countess Coetogan. Mr. and
Mrs Julian Story. Lady Anglesey. Mrs. Leslie
Cotton. Miss Anderson. niece of Mrs. Warden
Pel and many others Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Cav gave small dinner on Thursday. Mrs.
(tri>ylpr OF, r-aA IN rrOr
Dinard and taken an apartment with her
daughter. Lady Philip Egerton. Miss Alice
Green has entirely renovated her house In the
Avenue Bots de Boulogne. which she rented from
Baroness Rothschd and intends to give
series OF small dinners. Mrs. Leslie Cotton is
completing her portrait OF the young daughter
OF Mrs. Sanford Pomeroy. Mrs. George Law
gave a brilliant dinner Wednesday at the
Hotel Vend0me Lady Anglesey entertains each
week few friends at her villa at Versailles.
and at her luncheon party yesterday were Mrs.
Jaffray. the Countess Vrere. nee Cutting. and
NJ Dannat Perot Mr.. and Mrs Louis Ruther-
ford have taken a small house in the Avenue
Bots de Bouogne Mr.. and Mrs. F. II. Benedict
and Mr. j. Pierpont Morgan have left the Hotel
Bristol for Cannes.
The most interesting wedding OF the season
is that OF Miss Edith Garner sister Of the Mar
quse Breteuils and Lady William Gordon Cum
ming with Count Won Moltke. lieutenant in
the Danish Navy. whose brother recently married
Miss Bonaparte Of Baltimore; 1t will take place
next Friday at Pau. at the residence Of Mrs.
Frank Lawrence. the brides aunt. dispense
ton allowing the mixed Protestant and Catholic
marriage has been obtained from the Pope.
Count Won Moltke left Paris yesterday for Pau.
Mr.. Robert Maclane. formerly United States
Minister to Paris. who, with his daughter has
just taken a new apartment In the Avenue
Henri Martin. is III with Influenza, complicated
with, pneumonia.
Paris is having Its first snPwstorm Of the year.
Among the passengers who called to-day on La
Ncrmandie Mr.. Alfred II. Brooks. Mrs.
rockingham and Miss A. Gray Weeks.
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