New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-04


press an instance Of the bitterness OF the
prevailing feeling here. Songs are nightly sung
at the concert halls ridicung the Queen and the
British army. At popular place OF amuse-
ment cinematograph pictures OF the queen re-
viewing the troops at Aldershot on the depart
ure of Butler for the Cape furnish pretext Tor
Kisses, hooting ana other anti-English demon
STATIONS of the most violent and ribald char
acter
Meanwhile the French Parliament has under
consideration no fewer than five bills providing
for maritime and colonial defence. each one of
which calls for the expenditure of about 9O0-
o0o0O0 francs, and in the present temper or the
nation this enormous is likely to be voted,
for 1t is impossible to deny that public opinion
is gradually being hypnotzed toward De Cas-
sagnac's conviction that with England can
not much longer tie averted. The attitude of the
French Cabinet is friendly and absolutely cor
rect toward England. and If any proposals of
intervention are eventually made they will
tainly not emanate from Paris
Louise" musical romance in four acts, by
Gustave Charpentier, successfully produced
last night at the Opera Comique, and gives rise
to a highly spirited discussion for this is the
first time that an essentially realistic drama,
brimful of musical realism has been brought
out before the select and ultra fashionable audi
ences of the Opera Comique, largely COM
posed of manageable young ladies. There is
no indelicacy of language but the audacity Of
the young composer. who has also written the
libretto, consists in applying to the lyric stage
the same methods lola applied to his novels
The action takes place at Montmartre, and re-
veals the daily life Of the working classes.
1t is the story of young seamstress, Louise
who. against the wishes of her parents is wooed
by Julien, youthful poet The love theme is
set forth in the prelude in ascending and de-
scending arpeggios, alternating in major and
minor keys, to which theme the paternal motive
slowly and gravely replies. In the second act
the Paris of lola is produced with marvellous
effect. Across a small Montmartre market place,
shrouded in early morning mist pass rag pick
ers, milkmaids. broom and vegetable vendors
and street sweepers. There is a remarkable
vocal chorus combining all the street cries of
Paris enlivened and then by the pipes of
the goat herds. in black fits about the
young working girls and whispers in their
He is the noctambulst. personfying the pleas
urers of Paris. in the third act pre-
sents the workroom OF the sewing girls. There
is a pleasing serenede in the courtyard, some
passages somewhat suggestive of Leoncavallos
La Vie De Boheme." The two motives under
lying the opera are the Partisan cry, "Voila lie
plaisir, Mesdames," and a slow rhythmical waltz.
Louise" is beautifully put upon the stage, and
d
mendable debut.
Americans pretty well dispersed
among the winter pleasure resorts. Mrs. Ogden
Goelet and Miss Goelet are passing few days
in Paris Mr.. and Mrs. Wolf Tone have re-
turned from Biarritz Mr.. James Gordon Ben
nett has left his villa at Beaulieu for brief
visit to Paris.
The American contingent at st. Moritz is I'M
usually active. Tobogganing, skating curling
and bob sleighing all in full swing. Mrs.
Duncan A. Pells tobogganng parties are highly
successful. An exciting bob sleigh race took
place recently. in which the steered,
with q man at the brake There were seven
entries; Miss Whiten steered the Beetle to vic
tory, and the Wideawake, steered by Mrs. J. ].
Aston, a close second.
Among the Americans at st. Moritz are Mr..
and Mrs. Agnew Paron, DR.. Magin Miss Hen
derson Miss Bessie Payne, Miss Sarah Agnew,
Miss Grace Howard Potter, Miss Bertha Howard
Potter. Captain Whitehouse, Z. S. N; David
Patton and C. r. Aldrich
Among the arrivals at Nice are Mrs, Oliver
H. P. Belmont and her daughter, the Duchess
of Marlborough, and Mr.. Harold Vanderbilt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hartman Mrs. Robert S. Bush
nell and family.
A dispatch from Malta announces the arrival
there of the yacht Catania, with Mr.. w. W.
Astor and his family on board coming from Pa
lermo. The American steam yacht Virginia
Isaac Stern, owner, which arrived at Gibraltar
on Thursday from New-York, sailed yesterday
for Marseilles and Nice.
Among the passengers on La Gascogne are Ali
Feerough Bey Turkish Minister at Washington,
and Nine. Feerough Bey. About thirty passen-
gers from Paris sailed the New-York from
Cherbourg including the Comte de Lafayette,
Thomas P. burgess, c. W. Bigelow,. Mr.. and
Mrs T, r Mr.
Mrs. Herbert Dawson Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Dawson, Mrs. Mabel Jordan and Mrs. E. A.
Green. G. J. B.
BRIGHAM III. ROBERTS ARRESTED.