New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-07
PARIS.
FALSE REPORTS ABOUT THE MAGASINs
DU LOUVRE.
AMERICAN WOMEN IN GOLF MATCHES AT
coMPIEGNE LINKs-NEw PLAYS AT
FRENCH CAPITAL.


Copyright: 1900: BY The New-York TrIbune.y
tBE CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Paris Oct Ga tempest in a teapot has been
caused here by the extraordinary statements
concerning the alleged failure OF the Magasns
du Louvre" and the New Money and New
Brains in the Famous Louvre" which appeared
last August in New-York newspapers, in which
their good faith was sought to be imposed
upon by some Montmartois Partisan practical
joker who seems to have been inspired with
touch of malice. because a similar attempt at
mystihcation directed against the Magaslns du
Louvre emanated from apparently the same
individual at the time Of the with Spain,
when the attendants of that establishment were
enormously accused Of refusing to sell gloves
and other articles TO American customers
ridiculous charges, the falsity Of which was at
the time promptly exposed in The Tribune. In
quiries made yesterday at the American and at
the French Chamber of Commerce convinced
your correspondent that there no truth in
the statements that the Magasins du Louvre
had changed hands or had failed
The latest instance of the enterprise Is the
establishment here Of new hotel at the Paris
terminus Of the Orleans Railway on the DUAL
d'Orsay. II was opened the Fourth of July.
the anniversary of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence. Here Americans are as welcome as at
modern and up to date Of the half dozen luxuri-
hotels built at Paris in the last three years.
It's ceilings, painted by Benjamin Constant and
Gabriel Ferrier are pronounced by leading
Partisan art critics TO be remarkably we'll done.
The Magasins du Louvre owned by only
fifteen persons. Of whom NJ. Chauchat and the
widow of Commandant Heriot own nearly the
whole of the PROPERTY Not one Of the fifteen
rroprietors is willing to part with his stock and
II is practically impossible to buy any of the
shares. q.
There has been slight falling off in daily at
tendance at the Exposition. the average paying
entrances being 24S000 as against 100000 last
week.
Numbers Of we'll k19YJR Americans continue to
arrive here, many of whom attended the inter
national golf matches given under the auspices Of
the Exposition the Com oiegne Links, the
women's championship attracting the most at
tention Among those present were Marshall
Field Mr. and Mrs. Amory Lawrence, Caleb
Curtis and his two daughters Mr. and Mrs.
John R. Drexel. DrexeI Paul and Miss Paul,
Mrs. whitney Warren. who is visiting her
father. c. c. Tooker; Mr.. and Mrs. John Whit
comb Cotton. Miss Cotton, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Blair Mrs. Levi P. Morton and her daughters,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Havemeyer and smart
Partisan contingent from the Faubourg st. Ger
championship, among whom was Miss Margaret
Abbott who couple of years ago one of
the best women players of the Chicago Golf
Club, and played on even terms with Mrs. Chat
.held-Taylor and others on the Wheaton links
Miss AbbOtt's round with Mrs. Huger Pratt at
.trscted the largest attendance at the meeting
and the crowd frequently put them of their
strokes and had no small influence the some
what poor returns. Mrs Pratt had more than
bad luck in getting burkered in hit
ting trees Miss Abbott's score Of AZ being
good enough however. TO win. Mrs. Pratt's
card was 10. Miss Polly Whittier, who
took only two more strokes for her round than
porcelain mounted in chselled gold, the other
prizes for women going to Miss Whittier, Of
Boston. and Mrs. Huger Pratt, Of New-York
Nine. Froment-Meurice the best Of the
French women players Nine Fournier-Var-
loveze and the Baroness Fain showed promising
form. Mrs. Henry Ridgway also played WELL
her card showing 81. To the stewards of
the tournament, Count jacques de Pourtaes
and Lieutenant Fourier Sarloveze. credit is due
for making this the most interesting golf meet
ing held near Paris.
Great satisfaction was shown by the regular
attendants of grand opera at the first appear
liere as Samson in Saint-saen's opera Samson
do not hesitate 10 accord 10 him high rank
among the best French singers. Rousseliere
studied at the Conservatory of Music. where.