The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-07-03
CHAT OF PARIS.


/ BY our distinguished Ambassador and his
charming wife on Friday last. The house
ard garden were ahlaze with Hight asa
choice exotics bTeathed perfume from
every available corner. II was matter OK
general comment that at no diplomatic
reception given this winter have there
been so many representatives OF the dipio-
matte corps present as al the reception
( rendered b. Gen. Porter. who is acEn0Wl-
/ edged IN this same circle TO be one or the
most accomplished and brilliant OF Us
members now resident in Paris II mis-
take not the only court not represent "a
: was England. whose Ambassador. Sir Ed
mund Monson, was absent from the city.
/ The two pretty young daughters OF the
/ Chinese Ambassador. gowned in the latest
OF Partisan novelties. came In for large
share OF admiration. The gowns and Jew
els worn by the beautiful American wo-
I men present were In every way worthy o.
( the reputation they have won for them
selves at foreign courts. 1t would be IN
possible to enume ate the distinguished
peop.e present. but with one accord Il was
voted function in which nothing was LEI;
to be desired.
Sandow Is drawing nightly crowds a.
I the Casino de Paris. Ii appears, accord
ing TO the Brussels papers. that 1t was In
the Belgian capital that Sandow first at
traeted attention when he appeared as a
lumber In q little circus. At the end OF
his engagement he went 10 Holland. but
rot meeting with much success he return
cd TO Belgium and became a domestic with
the athlete Attila. II was at the request
OF several Belgian sculptors who had no.
ticed his magnificent muscular develop
ment and the correctness OF his outlines
that Sandow was permitted by his master
to pose in certain studios. When Attila
left Brussels Sandow remained there and
continued to follow his vocation as a
model At the Hotel de VILE. OF Brussels.
/ there is a group OF fallen angel over
thrown by ST. Michael and II was Sandow
who posed for the torso and legs OF the
fallen angel. In the Academy Of Brussels
are also a number OF modelings from him.
It. apparently. pays to stand up for
President Loubet, even against fearful
odds. He has just sent a gift Of a hundred
francs TO a messenger boy. who was terri
bly, pelted by the Nationalist the other
day. near the Madeleine, on the occasion
of the funeral of the we'll known lawyer.
NJ. Falatouf. The poor lad. undaunted By
the force OF enthusiastic Nationalist be
fore him, cried out "Viye Loubet' "Vtve
| Ia republique"' He was instantly beaten
| with big sticks, and was taken home In
desperate condition by an officer from the
Presidential household. who conveyed to
him the gift OF one hundred francs from
| NJ. Loubet.
Now that the fete des fieurs and the
Grand PriX are over, the fashionable Paris
resident will leave for the country, reserv-
ing the pleasure of visiting the exposition
for the autumn months. Many have leased
their hotels and apartments for the sea
son, and are content with the view al
! ready gained OF the great worlds show.
1t has been remarked that never since the
days of the empire has there been so bril-
liant Grand Prix as the one held this
year. But the fete des fieurs 0hower fete)
has so far sunk into disuse that Ii has
been entirely abandoned by the Parisians.
the only participants being the visiting
foreigners and dsmi-nIondaines. Formerly
many choice flowers were used. but this
year the fsvorite blossom was the peony.
cumbersome and oftentlmes dangerous for
the recipient.
The medals of honor in the fine arts sec
ton OF the exhibition were awarded this
last week for oil paintings. In the United
States exhibition Mr.. Whistler and Mr.
Sargent were the medalists, whereas in
the British exhibition the award went To
Mr.. Orchardson and Sir Laurence Alma
Tadema. Among others who obtain tn,
highest award OF the Paris exhibition ar
Mr.. Henner. Cain, Harpignies, and Roll
for France IsTaels for Holland, Fritz
Thauiow fo- Norway. Zorn for Sweden,
and Herr Lenbach for Germany.
An photographed drama, founded on
personal experiences IN the female prison
of ST. Lazare. and written by Nine Re-
CINE Martial. is soon to be produced at the
Theater OF the Grand Guignol. 1t Is des-
tined to create wide interest, as not only
is the play, which is called saint La
Zare," written by an eliminate, but an
other discharged prisoner Of the same es-
tablishment. namely Nine. Bianchini, will
play one of the leading roles with the au-
thoress herself Both women were charged
With attempts 10 poison their husbands.
After long Incarceration In D son the two
were discharged, and the supposed victims
who caused their Imprisonment are at the
present moment in good health.
According 10 information said to be de
rived from German sources, the Gaulois
states that Emperor William has already
visited the exposition incOgnito. The
Kaiser. Ii is affirmed, reached France by
way Of Belgium, and went ogt In the early
morning to the German pavilion in the
Rue des Nations. which he inspected from
top to bottom. The delay I'm opening the
construction Is attributed to the cifcum-
stances that some alterations in the exter-
nal and internal arrangements Of the
structure had to be made by order Of the
II fo f.rf
the Kaiser remained forty-eight hours Ia
Paris. while others talk Of only half Of
that time. II is added Ia the paragraph
containing these statements that the Sc
e.et Of the presence OF the Kaiser In Paris
was well kept by Germans here. who. no
doubt, remembered that when, as youth
the present ruler OF Germany came secret
~ to the exhibition OF 1875, he was by no
means pleased with the Pruszians who
recognized and saluted him.
For the sum Of francs. the ordinary or
average man or woman was able, Oh
Tuesday and Wednesday. 70 visit the
beautiful residence of the Szgan family IA
the Rue Saint dominique, and there 70
nnng.e With the ultra-fashionabls crowd
attending the charity fair The Kermesss
as It Is termed. was organized b. the
Duchess de Taileyrand ct Sagan and the
Comtesse Aimery de la RochefOUcauld. ga
cid Of the POOR a1d delicate children. For
the SUM Of francs one had the run of the
ground floor. the lawn. and the garden
Upstairs 20 francs was charged for adnis-
I sion 10 the theater. wherein "Candidr'
! BY the Marquis de Massa, was played by
professional actresses and amateur actors.
some Of whom had 70 sing FOR the piece
/ IL a fantasia revue, or variety sketch ir-
! tersDersed With sOngs and dances In the
ga-Gen we're eighteen stalls attended b.
! ladies' bearing the most arist0cFotic o.
| French family names During the after
noon there we're battles Of flowers and
several alffesco theatrical entertainment.
In which such popular histsionic celebrl-
;ies as Nine. Sarah Bernhsrds, NJ. C0qur-
lin. the elder. Nine. hejane. and others
tnok nart On TneaAaY afternnnn tn.