New-York tribune., 1899-05-07
PARIS.
FRENCH DELEGATES TO THE HAGUE
WILL YIELD LITTLE.
THE ATTACK ON ARCHBISHOP IRELAND
DRAMATIC PRoDUcr1oNs-NEws

THE ATTACK ON ARCHBISHOP IRELAND
DRAMATIC PRoDUcT1oNs-NEws
OF SOCIETY.
rpv CABLE TO THE TnIBUNE1
Paris. MAY 6-The French delegatesto to the forth-
coming Disarmament Congress at The hague
have held a number OF informal preliminary con~
sultations. in which General Monnier anc Al
miraI Pephau the military and navai oeiesa'es
took leading part. 1t Is believed IN dipio'na'''
circles that the attitude OF the French delegates
at The Hague will be one of courteous deierehce
70 the humanitarian wishes OF the Gar put
,hat nm no nretext whatever will France consent
% renounce the fullest application in time OK
war OF any important scientific Inventions sucn
as submarine torpedo boats, balloons. rapio-
firing field artillery and projectiles upon which
the best authorities here place implicit reiahce
and In which they feel confident that France
has made greater progress than the other Eu-
ropean nations
A French naval officer In discussing the sub
ject remarked rFrance and the Unted ota'es
are the two nations which to-day are far In ad-
vance of all others in the application or scieh-
tiic discoveries to the art OF war. II wouio De
suicidal for either OF them TO forego its advah-
tages for sentimental reasons" In connection
with this point II Is significant that captain
Crozier. OF the United States Artillery. the
American delegate TO the Conference Is passing
a few days in Paris before going to The Hague
The man most talked about In Paris just now
is Monsignor Ireland. Archbishop OF St Paui'
who at the request OF the Brishop or Oriea"s'
has consented to pronounce the eulogium Oh
Ioan of Arc to-morrow on the occasion Of the
animal celebration Of the deliverance OF that
town from the English. The "Ecair' makes
violent personal attack on Archbishop lreiahu'
accusing him OF being bitter enemy or france
and French ideas and quotes In support OF thls
view clippings from "rhe American lnoepeh-
dent" Public Opinion" THE Woonsocket IT'D
une" and other papers never before hearo vi y"
the Partisan boulevards. Meanwhile the Dau-
lois takes up the cudgels In defence or the
Archbishop calls him "un grand frahcals
d'Am&rioue" and says that the noble action OF
Archbishop Ireland in exerting his influence 10
induce President Mckinley to agree TO NJ Jules
Cambons proposals for an armistice last year
was worthy OF Richeeu. The discussion is De-
coming decidedly aggressive. In spite OF the at
tacks Of the "Eclair' and the Boulevard press
the Archbishop, who has just arrived from
Rome. intends to proceed to Orleans to-mor-
row to deliver his address In the presence Vi
seventeen Fren h bishops.
There was a select aristocratic gathering AT
the sale Of the oil paintings forming part OF the
Doria collection which took place on THURSDAY
and Yesterday and realized 951, 760 francs. The
remainder Of the collection comprising pasteis
and vater-c -colors and drawings many or Wh'ch
are by Corot Daumier. Delacroix. Miliet ana
Rousseau. will be sold on Monday and Tuesday
Among the pictures which brought the highest
prices are Daumier's Third Glass Carriage,
46 500 francs; Corot's Italian Lake. o4'ooo
francs. Corots Farm in Brittany" small
canvas only "a by 80 centmetres. brought
25.5OO francs. Cas's Anxiety" sold for l4'o~
francs. other pictures by Gals sold remarkably
well. but the Rousseaus and Couroets sho"eo
decline compared with former sales While Johg-
kinds are coming more into favor. For instance,
Jongkind's Street in Delft brought l6,loO
francs.
Among those present at the sale were Messrs
w K Vanderbilt. Eugene Higgins. W. A CLARK.
Henri de Rothschild and Henri Rochefort, ana
many artists, including Messrs. fonnat' Cazin'
Degas and Helleu.
OF the eight new plays produced In Paris tnis
week. the most thoroughly successful is ma
Bru' c'My Daughter n-Law'), a piece In three
acts by j. Carre and Bhaud, which, after
being refused at the Theatre Francois. and again
at the Vaudeville, was brought out at the
Odeon on wednesday. 1t unQuestonably ranks
with the best plays Of the season. 1t has the
disadvantage Of belonging to the cycle OF
mothers-in-law, but the trite subject is treated
with originality and genuine wit, and the piece
causes more laughter at the Odeon tnan any
other play produced there since the memoraDie
"Testament De Cesar Girodot." There Is plenty
OF action and the second act rises to the level
Of pure comedy with happily turned phrases
Worthy Of Dumas or Augier. 1t is pity 1t Is not
better acted
lie Torrent" piece in four acts by Maurice
Donnay produced at the Theatre Francois last
night liz a literary but not a theatrical success
NJ Donnay deals with maternity In psychologi-
cal aspect Of questionable taste and doubtful
interest rhe brilliancy OF the dialogue and the
authors Athenian cieverness in adorning sensu-
alty with q thousand graces can never atone
for the lack OF dramatic action. lie Torrent
is admirably acted. Mile. Bartet, In the complex
character Of Valentine evinces a delicacy and
refinement in her Interpretation that are seldom
equalled
NJ Paderewski has terminated his series OF
concerts much TO the regret OF his admirers
who include a large portion OF the American
colony. and who evinced perhaps greater en-
thusiasm than In former years He goes to
England TO play at the residence Of Mrs. William
Waldorf Astor He intends to pass the summer
at Lake Geneva In October he Will sail for
In