New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

marked waldersee's appointment and departure
after the allied troops had already relieved the
legations at Peking treated by the Parislah
press with satire and ridicule.
In diplomatic circles 1t is beginning TO De felt
that the Emperor williams conception of the
mission undertaken In China is OF SO far reach-
ing and drastic a nature that neither the United
States nor France viii consent TO walk in the
German procession. when once their specific OBJ
jects have been attained This is also the view
of NJ. Hanotaux who points out the grave dan
ger Of setting up in China government or
regime which may give satisfaction for the past
and guarantee for the future, but which from
those very facts can never be In Chinese eyes
anything else than a foreign yoke. NJ. Hano-
taux says: Call It what you please. any regime
supported at Peling by foreign bayonets will be
nothing less than the establishment of a pro-
tectorate of the civilized world over the Mon
golian world; hydra-headed protectorate, with
all the faults and all the embarrassments OF a
protectorate besides all the dangers of a con-
dominium." The Emperor William nevertheless
does not consider such a task beyond his strength
and iatters himself that for this purpose he has
secured the assent OF the Powers. and harnessed
them to his chariot.
Amy other supposition," continues NJ. Hano-
taux seems out of the question. Count Won
Waldersee is the Emperor's alter ego, his Par
menio intrusted with a supreme mission to sup
port upon his shoulders the crumbling edifce OF
the whole Chinese Empire"
The "Gaulois," the ECHO de Paris and other
Nationalist Royalist papers go into transports
over the appointment of Colonel Marchand as
chief of the eight French officers who are to
be attached to Count Wadersees staff.
which comes to them compensation for their
disappointment in not seeing General Negrier
named chief of Count Waldersees staff.
Meanwhile Rippel dwells with biting sarcasm
on Count Won Waldersee's selection Of French
man named Breuer, as his chef de cuisine, at
salary Of 10000 francs. Abel Hermant. author
Of "Transatlantques," vents his spleen in the
Figaro" by ceverly written but exaggerated
psychological studies of German women at the
Exposition, and Yves Guyot makes a diligent in
vestigation into German commercial and indus
trial supremacy at the Worlds Fair.
Meanwhile It is interesting to note the over
confidence and premature statements Of Com
missioner General Peck that it is the United
States which, after France. secures the greatest
honors at the Exposition. This is not correct;
the latest figures show that, barring France,
it is Germany that is far and away ahead Of al
other nations The United States comes second,
Great Britain. with the British colonies. third.
Germany has secured 251 grand prizes the
United States 21s and Great Britain ITO. AS
among these Inree great competing
Germany triumphs in 81 OF the 121 classes
in the Exposition. The United States
wins in 81 classes, and Great Britain in 80
classes In other words, the verdict of the
grand juries is that the value of
the United States exhibit at the Worlds Fair, In
TO that Of Germany. is three to
five.
Paris has this week gone into esctaces over
a new flower and new book. The flower was
produced on Thursday at the horticultural
ton of the Exposition and is called La
Genereuse" It is a species Of China aster. or
Refine Marguerite resembling a small chrysan-
themum. but shaped like ostrich feather.
II has great variety of color, some of the
flowers being white others rich purple delicate
mauve old rose pale blue and golden yellow.
It Yields no scent but has become the fashion,
able fad of the hour.
The new book consists of souvenirs of the
greenroom of the Theatre Francais. written for
his children by Senator De Normandie. who sue
ceeded to his father and to two OF his grand
fathers as member OF the Governing Council OF
the Comedie Franeaise, and like his three an
cestors. the author was most assiduous habitue
of the greenroou Of the House of 8Ioere. which ]
has always been the wittiest and most intel
lectually select salon of Paris. M. De Norman
dies grandfathers one OF whom was Bonnet. the
famous advocate and intimate friend of Talma
and also tutor of Scribe were both signers OF the
act dated the year XII, reconsttuting the
Theatre Francais. The author can speak with
more authority than any other man living Of It's
traditions. for he is the repository of a century
of anecdote and gossip. and lived in the closest
intimacy with all the administrators or the
Comedie Francaise from Arsene Houssaye down
to Jules Caretie, and the close companion
gt1 all
part in Cots lawsuit. and was arbitrator with
Gambetta in Coquelin's dispute with the thea
ire in 1880. The book is written in a graceful
winsome style. and abounds in hitherto unpub-
lished anecdotes of three generations OF actors
and of political and literary celebrities, who en-
Joyed the coveted privileges Of the foyer Of the
Coincide Francase. The book bears the modest
title Temps Passe, Jour Present" Albert sorel
OF the French Academy, in to-day's Journal des
Debats' describes the work as an absolutely
perfect model Of what memoirs should be and
considers II one OF the most delightful books
that have appeared for many a day.
The theatrical congress recently assembled
here has been the means Of convincing the man
ayers Of the Paris theatres that in many de-
partments they have much to learn from
America especially to mechanism for pro-
ducing realistic effects, the construction OF the
stage and the system OF exits. The delay In the
completion Of the Theatre Francals, now being
rebuilt, is largely due to the determination Of
the architect to profit. far as his contracts
permit. by what is really good in the latest the
atrical development in the United States NJ
Jules Claretie, administrator OF the Coincide
Francaise. expresses unusual interest in the re-
port upon American theatres which the dele
gate Of the congress, Mr.. Paul M. Potter is
now his way from New York to make Mean
while, the weeks slip by the Anal recon-