Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-28

* 1ARIS, France, Sept. 1z-(Special
Correspondence of The Bee.)-I
Tr am told there are about 10000
HtfaM Americans who live in Paris all
the year round. There are more
artists and art students of our ma
t~ionality than any other outside the
French, and the American millionairess
is so common in the fashionable
quarters that you can see her auto
mobile or carriage in almost every
block. At the time of the dedication Of the
Rochambeau statute, the Figaro devoted
two columns to the American colony,
speaking of its members in the highest
terms. 1t described them as the most
influential of all the foreigners, saying
that they were celebrated in industry,
science and art and that they did much
to rejuvenate the old French capital. 1t
compared the American visitors who come
here every summer to the rich flood tide
of the Nile, saying that they enriched
this city as the Nile does Egypt.
The Aperican element entertains ex-
travagantly. Many of the richest Of New
York's 400 are here every season and the
Astors. the VandeTbilts and the Goulds are
regular society figures. Some OF our rich
people own magnificent houses along the
Champs Elysees and in the avenues about
'hN nv NN AiiOhlpht' anu bO many OlHSTS
have married into high French families
that there has been a steady invasion Of
American millionairesses into the hearts
and homes of the nobility.
The Figaro gives almost a solid column Of
names OF rich Americans who have married
titled Frenchmen. | have room for only a
few. Among such marriages are those Of
Marquis de Ganay with Miss Ridgway, OF
Comte de Montsaulnin with Miss Zborowska,
OF Comte jacques d'Aramon with Miss
Fisher, of Comte de Castellane with Miss
Gould, OF Vicomte de Chezelles with Miss
Dussen Reed, of Comte Arthur de Garbriac
with Miss Fithiam. OF Due Decazes with
Miss Singer (probably OF the sewing ma
chine), of Marquis de Breteuil with Miss
Garner, of Due de Dino with Miss Stevens,
OF Comte de Sers with Miss Niven and of
COmte Jasques de Bryas with Miss Clymer,
a niece Of Miss Ridgway. Among the
other marriages are those OF Due de la
Rochefoucauld with Miss Matte Mitchell,
the daughter Of the Oregon senator; OF
Marquis de Chambrun with Miss Rives-
Nichols. and of Paul Desprez, the French
minister, with Miss Mcclellan, the daughter
OF our illustrious general.
| might &C on with a score or so more
names, but l will give only a few, Comte
Jean de Kergolay's wife was Miss
Carroll, Due de Valencay's was the daughter
OF Levi p. Morton, and that OF Baron Ray
mond Seilliere was Miss Livermore. Emile
Pascal's wife was formerly Miss Townsend
and Comte de Moy of the foreign ONCE
has an American wife who was formerly
Miss Glib. Nine. Patenotre, the wife OF
the French ambassador to Madrid, is an
American, as are also Vicomtesse de Cour-
val, Comtesse de st, Roman, Comtesse de
Trobriaud and many others,
There are many rich American men who
make Paris their permanent residence, and
who count their money in millions. You
have all heard OF DR.. Evans, the dentist
who was such a close friend Of Empress
Eugene, who made a great fortune during
the days OF Louis Napoleon. His family
still lives in Paris and one of his sons,
understand, carries on the business of his
father, although he is, l believe, a French
count. One Of the big banks here is thai
of Morgan, Harjes & Co., which is backed
by the millionaire Morgans OF the United
States, OF which Pierpont Morgan is one
Another American bank is that OF Munro'
& Co, and another still the SeligmanI
Bros.
One OF the richest OF the American colo
nists Ia a newspaper man. l mean james
Gordon Bennett, who has for years mad
Paris his home. He has close telegraph,