The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-15
FRANCE 'SFETEDAY
GAILY OBSERVED
The Trl-Color Was Every
where DISPLAYED.
FREE PERFORMANCES
Were Given at the Opera Houses ana
Theatres of Paris.
| PARISIANS ARE DISAPPOINTED.
The Royalties Who We're Expected to
Visit the Exposition VIII, in Most
Cases, Be Unable to Go. and
Many of the Side-Shows
Have Proved
Failures.
PARISIANS ARE DISAPPOINTED.
Copyright 1900 The Associated Press.

Copyright 1909 The Associated Press.
PARIS, July 14.-After witnessing last
week the typical American festivities
which made the Fourth of July q memor-
able day in the French capital. che
Parisians this week celebrated their own
national fete day with exceptional bril-
lIancy, owing to the exposition. Tha
fourteenth of July is essentially a popular
fete ana the Government and municipality
made unusual exertions to cater to the
public appetite. The customary review of
the garrisons of Paris, at Long Champs,
in the Bois de, Bouogne. which always
attracts 10000 spectators. was followed
by street celebration of a most extensive
character. The tri-color, sngly or III
clusters was displayed everywhere, willis
the central arteries of the city were over
hung with tastefully decorated arches
which in the evening We're brilliantly
lighted, forming a continuous idirly-like
vault of coIored electric lanterns.
Every square and open space at the
intersection of the main streets nad its
open-air ball with musicians provided by
the municipality, which spent 5et.on
francs on the fete. Altogether there were
100 open-air balls
FREE PERFORMANCES.
The exposition had gala night with
illumination effects. while u dozen
theatres. including the Opera. Nine Sara
Bernhdrdt's and the Theatre De La Porte
ST Martin with CoqueIiu. gave gratui-
teus performances and $50 prisoners beue-
fitted by pardons or reduction of thetr
sentences accorded by the President OF
the Republic in celebration OF the day.
Parisians are beginning to realize thts
their calculations based on series or letes'
attending the accepted visits IN close
succession of European moHarehs- is 80.
ing to arrove q failure They have h'ad
the King of Sweden and the shan oi
Persia who will come for short stay I'D
a, months time. but that is all The Gar 5
absence is the greatest absence OF atli
E,nlperor William. Queen Victoria, ana
the prince of Naples, whose visits were
once spoken of as certain. VIII not come
to the exposition
The collapse of one of the sides of the
Exposition dearest to their hearts is q
bitter pill for Parisians, who will throw
the blame therefor mostly on the govern
ment, especially for the absence OF the
car. who IS populariy supposed TO be
STAYING awuy on account OF his dislike or
President Loubet and the Socialistic ten-
deuctes of the government The absence
OF royalties represents serious loss 70
Paris.
ANOTHER FTASCO.
Another expected hasco which has dis
sruntled numbers of ParIsIans IS the
failure OF number of the side shows
who sprang up like mushrooms within
and about the Exposition and the con-
structiou of most OF which involved
very heavy outlay. This failure is partly
due to the high sums exacted by the au-
thorities for concessions and ground lots,
while their profits were estimated on
swarms of pleasure seekers who were eX-
pected to pay heavy prices for Il mediocre
entertainment or for one lasting quarter
OF the time of those given in the ordt-
nary theatres and cafe chantants within
the city. These expectations have not
been realized and many of the side shows
see little better than ruin before them.
Unfortunately, they were chiefly formed
as public companies in which ParIsianz
largely invested their savings, and the
latter now see their shares, for which
they paid leo francs, standing anywhere
between ten and fifty francs.
The famous Elysee outric!er, M.ntjarret
who always preceded presidential process
sions. and who was dismissed recently
owing to a quarrel with q coachmau if
the courtyard of the EIysee Palace has
been engaged by Count Boni de Castellans
to ride at the head OF his sumptuous equip
age.