New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19

although numbers OF Americans are daily seen
! in the streets and In places Of public amuse-
ment. wearing prominently in their button holes
miniature American flags and war badges. These
are occasionally looked at by passing pedes-
trians or by casual neighbors In a cafe or omni-
bus with harmless curiosity. because the wear
ing Of similar cmbems is not customary in
France with the exception of the red ribbon OF
the Legion OF Honor the violet OF the
Academic Palms. In one or two instances this
inoffensive examination has been misnterpreted
by Americans who do not understand the
French language as aggressive rudeness, and
has been resented such. but now that the
French public has become used 70 patriotic
American manifestations they 30 longer create
comment
In view, however Of the ale ged intention to
boycott French goods in the United States meet
ings Of various syndical chambers Of The French
millinery and clothing industries have been
held, under the presidency OF NJ Anceot to pro-
test against the alleged reports of rudeness to
Americans. which Ancelot attributes to an eX-
cess Of unfair zeal on the part Of German and
English commercial agents. who wish to deprive
Paris tradesmen Of American custom. In course
Of conversation ~ Ancelot declared:
No foreign custom is more highly przed 10y
French shopkeepers than that OF the Americans
and especially that Of American women, whose
Charmingly correct taste IN all matters Of dress
and wearing apparel and whose well-fnown lib
erality are fully apprec:a in all the leading es
Establishments ofPlris and Lyons" NJ. Anceloi also
stated that up 10 the present no falling off in
the business Of the United States had been noted
by any ~ the Paris houses since the outbreak Of
the war and the mutual benefits secured by the
reciprocity treaty indicate that in spite Of the
war there will be more business dore between
the two countries than ever before. II is not
true he said. that the French commercial
classes sympathize with Spain as against tho
United States. French shopkeepers. IKE those
Of New-York. London. Berlin and elsewhere.
sympathize with their own pockets. with their
own material interests. and these are incon-
testahly with the United States and are a hun
dredfold more important than the total amount
Of business done with Spain and all her colo
MES
According TO news received to-day from
Madrid in diplomatic circles here the greatest
activity is being put forth TO put ell Spanish
ports in a proper staua Of defence. the Spanish
Army being greatly increased by the enlistment
Of all the disconnected mining and factory hands.
who would otherwise make trouble as Socialists.
The bulk Of the Spanish people arc eth con-
WINGED that the war il being VIGOROUSLY carried
on and nothing snort OF a successful attack and
the landing Of American troops in Spain VIII
ever induce any Spanish government or regime
10 bring about its own downfall by proposing
peace
diplomatst recently remarked, Why you
yourselves did not think Of making peace. even
after Sedan And Admiral AunOn. Minister Of
Marine is reported 70 have said: From a purely
military point Of view. Spain without Ter colo
MES could offer far greater resistance than
with them. We should then be able TO pro-
long the struggle indefinitely. and with the same
vlgor as when Hghtng against the invading
armies Of the First Napoleon"
Much to the dismay Of French lranciers. the
belief gains ground here that the present strug-
gle Will be prolonged with n fatalism and oh
stinacy worthy OF the Turk in his best fighting
days All this may be mere Casiilian homhast
or windmill fitting. but persons IN Paris who
certainly ought to know the truth are con-
WINGED that such ia the real situation.
Information from a trustworthy source reaches
here that notwithstanding all reports 20 the
contrary, the crown OF the Peayo's furnaces IS
nearly burned through. as has already been ca
bed. and that neither the Pelayo nor the Carlos
Ouintos is in proper fghting condition. Ad-
miral Aunon and other Spanish naval authorf-
ties. baslng Judgment their own shipkeepng
capacity predict that after few more weeks
the ships Of Sampson and schley will be unable
to remain at sea, but must return 70 the dock
yards for repairs
The Tennis and Boating Club. under the con
tinued presidency Of Vicomte Leon do jane, on
Puteaux Island the Bots De Boulogne, Is
NV the centre Of mundane activity In the Ameri-
can colony Elaborate Open-air lurcheons, ar
ternoon teas and garden parties. with I'm
promptu dancing in the spacious lighthouses. are
daily given by well-known Americans. Yester-
day afternoon the club lawn studded with
a hundred little tastefuy decorated tables, each
Ito CHI f4a1
awning The electric ferryhoat that plies across
the Seine to the club landing float conveyed five
hundred guests in two hours. Among the most
succe ssful OF these luncheons and teas were
those given by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carroll;
by Count and Countess Dlvonne. nee Audenried;
BY Mr. and Mrs Ralph Curtis by Mrs. William
p Moore among whose guests was the Princes
Isenburg nee Lewis. by Mr.. and Mrs Austin
Lee nv Mr. end Mrs. Albertni by Nj James
Gordon Bennett. whose guest was Vicomte dc
jane. and by Messrs Frederic Martin and
Henry Sands who gave a tea 10 Mrs Griswoid
GRAY and Miss Van Dusen Reed
Among the Americans who put in an appear
ance at the horseless carriage exhibition were
Lewis Won Hoffman,. William O. Tiffany, Mr..
and Mrs Horace Binney. Mr.. and Mrs Karrck