Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-10-18
RUSSIAN FASHIONAsLES RE-
TURNING TO THE CITY.
EXPOSITION NEAR ITS END
A Number of Reigning Monarchs
Still to Visit French Capital Dur
ing the Great Fair-Many Valua-
Bile Exhibits Being StoIen-CaIifor-
MIA State Commission Generous.
Special Correspondence.


the upper set who have been spending
the heated term in the swell summer
resorts or in private villas in the
country No extensive entertaining
has been done as yet, as everybody is
busy shopping in preparation for the
winter season. The American colony
is filling up and nearly all the familiar
faces are now to be seen. The expo
sition seems to be rather quiet at pres
ent, as though preparing lOr the extra
excitement which will surround It's
closing days. 4 large number of royal
visitors are expected and the festivities
in their honor will be very extensive.
1t is probable that for the last two
or three weeks of the exposition there
will be an almost unbroken series OF
Examinations and dancing in the
streets, similar to that which took
place at the time Of the national holt
day, July IA.
Three reignlng monarchs Will visit
Paris in the course of the next month.
The king Of Greece will come here
about the middle of the month, and al
though his visit will be partially in
cognito, he will attend a large official
dinner at the Elysee. Soon after him
will come the heir apparent, the prince
Of Crete. He will make his visit in
his official capacity, and will be receiv-
ed with all possible splendor. Besides
MS visit to Paris he will make official
visits at Rome, st. Petersburg and
London. During his stay in Paris he
will reside in the Palace of the Sover-
eigns which was formally the resi-
d5nce of the American dentist, Dr.
Evans. The duke and duchess Of
Aosta are expected in Paris toward
the end ef the present week Owing
to the national mourning in Italy they
will travel ineognito, and will not
receive any official reception. The
king of Belgium will also visit Paris,
and will be received with great pomp.
He has made several incognito visits
to Paris, one of which occurred only a
few days ago. Apropos of this visit
a little incident is related. In the side
show which is called "Nieux Paris"
and which is a representation of
medieval Paris, the hawkers and
2eddlers on the streets have fallen into
the habit of addressing Everybody by
such titles as My Prince" "My
Lord" etc. When King Leopold passed
through the street he was not able to
obtain any better title than My
Baron" He did not seem to mind this
unintentional slight however.
The Paris edition of the New York
Times Will shortly issue two specials,
watch are intended for wide distribu-
ton IN America The first will appear
within two weeks and will be sent to
about 5000 addresses in the United
States. The second edition will appear
Oct. 20 and will contain an officially
revised list of the awards received by
the American exhibitors. This edition
will reach $4,000 numbers and possibly
100, 900.
The stealing of exhibits, which to
a greater or less extent always marks
/ tho dosing days of a big exposition.
has begun. The other nighr a piano
was struggled out of the fair on a
false order. Nothing is supposed to
be allowed TO pass out of the gates as
| the exposition as a whole constitutes
a custom port of entry. Still the
| thieves do not seem to have much
! trouble in smuggling out all the goods
| they manage to steal. All the exhibit
ors are supposed to have night watch
men stationed near their exhibits, but
| this does not seem to prevent the loss
OF valuable property. The authorities
are gradually shortening the hours
| during which exhibits are to be seen.
as the shortening of the days makes
| the prevention of petty thievery diff
cult in buildings which are not wired
Tor electric lighting. During the last
| days of October the buildings will
probably be closed at $50 D. M. if
not earlier. There seems to be sort of
vague fear here that a coal famine is
at hand, and wild rUmors about coal
costing $50 a ton are heard. 1t is
not probable that such a serious state
OF affairs exists however. in the gen
eral dearth Of news some of the alarm
ist papers are trying to revive the
Dreyfus matter, but so far all rumors
have come to nothing.
The California state commission.
which has been notable for its gener-
osity and hospitality ever since it first
established its headquarters on the
Place de / Opera, last January. de-
cided at meeting held lately to make
q large number of souvenir presents to
officials and to museums and educa-
tional institutions in Paris The
principle gift is a massive redwood
table, constructed from the burl and
root of one OF CALIFORNIA; famous red
wood trees. The top OF the table is
feet across, and is probably one of the
most massive articles of furniture ever
constructed from one piece of wood. 1t
was constructed especially for the use
of the commission, and was brought
through to Paris without any INJURY
This table will be given to President
Loubet Of the French republic. The
The forestry museum at Vincemes