New-York tribune., 1902-03-03

vast crowd gathered within the square to wit
ness the proceedings. plaster model of Victor
Hugo taken from the bass-reef The Dream of
the Poet" by the sculptor Barreau, stood on a
pedestal facing Victor Hugos house, situated
in the corner of the square. 1t represents the
poet sitting a rock, draped in antique fash
ion and with Tyre at his feet. Overlooking
the monument and facing the house
erected tribunes for the Senator's Deputies and
other distinguished guests of the municipality.
which organized the fete and betrayed the
penses. the Municipal Council having voted
appropriation of 100000 francs to carry out the
centenary festivities.
The official procession formed at the Hotel de
Vile shortly before > o'clock, and proceeded to
the Place des Vosges. On the arrival of the pro-
cession the regimental bands played the Mar
seillaise." which followed by the rendering
of Victor Hugo's hymn "Ceux qui sont morris
pour la Patrie," set 10 music by Berlioz, by
choir of 200 voices eld the band of the Re
publican Guard The vice president of the mu-
nicipality of Paris presided at the ceremonies,
and read a euogy of Victor Hugo by NJ. Daus-
set, the president of the Municipal Council, who
was absent on account Of the death of his
father. A speech was also made by the Prefect
of the Seine. The house was handed over to the
city of Paris and officially accepted by that
body. The concert was then resumed number
of pieces based Victor Hugo's works being
heard including the hymn "Patrie," from Les
Chatiments,' TO simple but effective air COM
posed by Beethoven. The prettiest item in the
exercises then took place in the defling past
the statue Of Victor Hugo of 1000 school chill
dren, two by two the little ones leading and the
elder pupils coming last The boys and girls
marched past in alternating couples, the boys
carrying palm branches and the girls bearing
flowers, which they threw at the foot Of the
monument soon forming a mass of bloom and
verdure, out Of the centre of which the
statue Of the poet. The procession ended with
girls representing the muses. OF Paris, a young
Partisan working girl chosen by her comrades,
the Muse of Labor, depositing simple bunch
of flowers on the pedestal OF the statue. and
bands meanwhile playing THE March of the
Growing of the Muse" composed by Char
pentier, the author of the opera Louise"
1t had by this time grown dark. With the fall
of night fanfare Of trumpets suddenly
sounded. This the signal for the ilIumina-
ton of the square, and the glare of a number of
searchghts was thrown the old houses,
bathing them in an expanse of white light
while the FACADE of Victor Hugo's home by
a combination of electric lamps appeared a
mauve colored muse on golden background,
holding a Tyre. At the same time scrolls bear
ing the names of the poets principal works
were lighted around the square, and the railing
around the Place des Vosges burst into a multi
colored illumination the fairy lamps being so
arranged along the arches and outlines of the
architecture as TO reproduce a part Of the AL
hambra, thus evoking scenes from Hugo's "Ori-
entales."
The ceremonies concluded at D. M with the
singing of a specially composed cantata by NJ
Charpentier and the playing Of the "Marseil-
laise."
the neighboring thoroughfares are illuminated
tonight and open air balls being held