The Washington weekly post., 1899-11-28
PRIZE FIGHT AT PARIS
Frenehman Who Fought with
Both Feet and Hands.
KNOCKED OCT BRITISH OPPONENT
Detailed Description Of the Recent Dis
graceful Prize Fisat Which Aroused All
the Fashionables of Paris-Chariemonf
Lookcd Like Festive spanish Mule and
Acted Like One-A Kick from His Boots
Was Something Awful TO Encounter.

] Looked Like a Festive spanish Mule nm,
Acted Like One-A Kick from Hi. Boot.
Wa. Something Awful to Enceuuter
Paris, Nov. 15.-I have never seen any
thing more disgraceful and brutal thar
the prize fight between DriscOll ard Char
| lemont, who boxes with his feet-the first
prize fight in FraCce. which drew all OF
the fashionab!es.
What darling this Monsieur de Lucen-
sky Is. TO be sure; after the more or less
successful bull and lion fights comes this
battle between Beauty and Beast, for
Driscoll is surely a fine specimen of Wig
oroUs manhood and Charlemont is the
other thing. whether he was baptized
with water from the Seine or not.
We all said so as the two pugilists stocd
facing each other in the little arena of
the Rue Pergolese Riding Academy. we"
! stands for two dozen women that formed
part of the audience of 80
/ had an excellent view OF the fighters,
having the box adjoining that of Baron
! Henry de ROthschild. who paid 500
! francs for the privilege of witnessing the
first pugilistic encounter given on French
| soil.
| Charlemont had gotten himself UP like
a Spanish mule billed to appear in a car
| nival procession. His breast, which look
| ed padded when he first came out, ar
rayed in silken, sleeveless shirt. tingled
with medals and bangles, and around his
waist he had a blue scarf a present from
the Marquise de LE-, it was whispered.
After the fighters had stripped to the
| waist, CharlemOnt gave an exhibition of
his muscled prowess, and never since ]
attended a private show of Sandow in
the green room of the FolIies Bergeres
nave 1 seen so vainglorious a perform
ance. The German Adonis-or was it
sombody else?-used to say in his strange.
gutteral voice: Touch my biceps: it will
make you feel good" Charlemont insist
ed upon playing for our benefit the entire
scale of muscular vibrations as a drill
sergeant rolls his rs and bad actors -ant
commonplace sayings at the top of their
voice. He had evidently studied his part
before a cheval glass. under the admir-
ing glance Of silly woman, perhaps. He
strutted and posed and looked at the
ladies' with eyes that said: Can you with
stand such beauty?'
Acted Like Ballet Dancer.
WINE. Id Irlncesse Revanche, who is the
wife of real prince, cousin of q SOW
erelgh, said loudly: He acts like a cheap
pallet dancer and looks like one, tco. with
his IrIhsed ana tasseled pants" Her high
ness ought 10 Know, for she used to be
Indt sort or thing in the Boulevard du
1emple, where she played the most decoI-
lete parts, until her present husband tool,
her away She has grown to be a vcry
serious person since and o,,-
ana the attaches of the embassies who
formerly jOked With her while She uas
awaiting her cue in the side scenes NICK
named her "Revanche." to indicate re-
present disposition TO fight frivolity.
Dr1scOll is a head or moro ra1Ior +,o
Charlemont; he doesn't seem To have on |
ounce Oh superfiuOus flesh If it's true
'ldl puslllsm is science. then he rem
resented the scientific end of the show
"hIIe Chariemont impersOnated passion
ana animal spirit. This was our original
impression OF the two men. The simiIe
OF the Beauty and the Beast came later
Baron Henry Rothschild was easily the
most notable parsonage in the audience
that filled all the boxes-for what are an
clent names in the France of TODAY
Where everybody may venture to stvle
count or duke? Being reasonably
sure of my own descent, am inclined 10
agree with the opinions of those claiming
that our bluest blood runs in the veins
or the children of aristocracy's servants
VINO assumed their masters names and
uties aIter the latter were guillotined.
whle many of our proudest names are
purchased outright
Ihere is the young Marquis de R. for
instance, who sat near me, talking ALI
the time of the rich !
sspouse. Five years ago his mother mar
RED the Marquis de r. at the same time
paying his debts on condition that he
ADOPT her boy, the one who now aspires
% the hand of transatlantic heiress |
me proposition being accepted, madam set
70 work TO kill off her inconvenient hus-
band by placing at mis- disposal unlim-
ted means for carousing. He died wear
ago, and the world has by this time for I
gotten his very existence, while the son | :
II NH. Renee" who for ten years car
led spear at the Ambigu, poses as the
successor of marshal of France. II
The Women's Costumes. II
M de Lucensky had been prevailed upon :
o ADMIT ladies TO his entertainment only !,
IN condition that they come in riding !
costume, as if TO take lessons or exercise.
Whether he consulted his eyes or his head '
n deciding thus. l don't know. but the
fleet of his ruling was certainly pleas- l
ng TO the men. Can there be anything
more chic" than this years riding cos Z
ume, with its snowy waistcoat and gold
buttons and scarlet gentleman's hunt
ng dresscoat. tightly buttOned?
The pantaloons-for all sportswomen V
ave definitely discarded the silly and dan ;
erous sidesaddle-are neither too wide
nor too narrow. Bordeaux red. bottle d
reen, or purple in color. Many ladies 4
Fore them long. strapped under the foot q
)thers had on patent leather high boots {
part Of the calf In tan-coIored
Tx stockings. The boots have .'st heels. I
nd silver spurs are en- regle. As % the ;
len, there were plenty Of miIlIonaires u
nd many without any visible means for
uDport. The admission fee varied he
ween 100 francs and 5000. As the signal
time" was sounded. a commotion al the
oor attracted eyerybody's attention: A = =
OF police wanted 10 stop the :
Exhibition on account Of its alleged dan -
erous character. But VI. de Lueenskv :
Dnvinced the man Of law and order that <
o one would be hurt. certainly no one in "
he audience. Besides. il was q private !
et-to between two gentlemen. 10 which -
E had invited few distinguished friends. h
The commissary seemed greatly edited m
this talk and forthwith took a seat in Il
le front row as one of NJ de Luceuskv's G
nests. He was the only deadhead in the "a
Ouse. l understand. =
Time Called for the Fight. bl
As the word time" was pronounced IL
gain. Driscon stepped forward smiling
;renely, while Charlemont was AS male /
) sheet. displaying intense exeitAnoen,
every feature Only then NJ. de Lucen-
y announced the rules Of this first
prize fight. r,