Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28
Correspondence of the Dispatch: Copy
rtchx 1qna by Frank G. Carpentcr.l

right, 1902. by Frank g. Carpentero
PARIS, September 2s.-I am TOLD there
nre about 10000 Americans who i've IN
Paris all the year round. There are more
artists and art students Of our nationality
than any other outside OF the French,
and the American miliionafrcss is SO COM
mon IN the fashionable quarters that you
ice her automobile or carriage in almost
Every block. At the time OF e'dedica-
ton of the Rochambcau statue, the F1ga-
70 devoted two columns 10 the American
colony, speaking of its members in the
highest terms. It described them as the
most influential OF all the foreigners
saying that they were celebrated In IN
tlustry, science. and art, and that they
did much to rejuvcnatc the old French
capital It compared the American visi-
tors who come here every summer TO the
ricn flood tide OF the Nile saying that
hey enriched this city as the Nile does
Egypt
The American element entertains ex-
lravaeantly. Many Of the richest OF
New York's 400 are here every season,
md the Astors. the vanderbilts and tho
Goulds are regular society figures. some
OF our rich people own magnificent houses
along the Champs Elysees and in the
avenues about the arc &c Triomphe, and
so many others have married into high
Trench families that there has been
steady invasion of American miiiionair-
esxsss into the hearts and homes Of the
mobility.
American Girls md Counts.
The Figaro gives almost solid column
of names OF rich Americans who have
married titled Frenchmen. I have room
for only a few Among such marriages
are those of the Marquis de Ganay with
Miss Rdgeway: of the Comte de Mont
eaulnin with Miss Zborowska; Of the
Comte Jacques d Aramon with Miss
Fisher: of the Conte de Castellane with
Kiss Gould; of the Vicornte &c Chezelles
with Miss Dussen Reed; OF the Comte
Arthur de Garbriac with Miss Fithiam;
of the Due Decazes with Miss Singer
fprobably OF the sewing machine): of the
Marquis de Breteuil with Miss Garner;
Of the Due de Dino with Miss Stevens;
Of the Comte de Sers with Miss Niven,
md of the Comte Jasques de Bryas with
mis- Clyner. a niece of -tiss RidGewaV.
Among the other marriages are those OF
the Due de la Rochefoucauld with Miss
Matte Mitchell, the daughter OF the
Oregon senator; Of the Marquis de CHAM
irua with Miss Rives-Nichols. and of
Paul Desprez, the French Minister. with
Miss Mcclellan, the daughter Of our
illustrious general
I might go with a score or so more
names but I will give only a few. The
Comte Jean de Eergolay's wife was Miss
Carroll: the Due de Valencay's was the
laughter of Levi P. Morton. and that OF
Baron Raymond seilliere was Miss Liver
.nore Emile Pascai wife was formerly
Miss Townsend, and the Comte de Moy,
of tho Foreign Office, has On American
wife who was formerly Miss Glib. Mad
anne Patenotre the wife OF the French
Anba to Madrid, is an American,
as is also the Vicomtesse de Courval, the
Comtesse de ST. Roman, the Comtesse de
Trobriand. and many others.
Rich Americans I'm Paris.
There are many rich American men
who make Paris their permanent resi-
dence, and among them bankers, lawyers,
and dentists who count their money in
millions. You have all heard of DR..
Evans the dentist, who was such a close
friend Of the Empress Eugene, who made
n 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 believe, a French count One Of
the big banks here is that of Morgan.
1Iarjes, & Co.. which is backed by the
millionaire Morgans of the United States,
of which Pierpont Morgan is one. An
other American bank is that of Monroe
e Co.. and another still the Seligmann
Brothers.
One Of the richest of the American
colonists is a newspaper man. / mean
Games Gordon Bennett, who has for
years made Paris his home. He has close
selegraphic communications with the
Herald Office in New York. and practi-
cally edits his paper by cable Mr.. Ben
nett keeps up his establishment here
whether he is In the city or not The
servants are always in full dress and
always on duty. II you call at the house
you will be informed that they do not
know Il Mr.. Bennett IS in. and they will
go off to find out. A moment later yor
may be told he is in Nice, or Cairo
or off on his yacht in some other part OF
the world. The Figaro speaks very high
ly of Bennett, calling France the lane
of his adoption. and saying that he is tht
friend Of all Parisians. and that all ar,
his friends. One of the Gueerest Of ths
newspapers published in France is The
Paris edition Of the New York Herald. i
IS like nothing in England or America
being devoted chiefly to French and con
1inental society news. I understand tina
Mr.. Bennett is as much interested in i
as in his great paper in New York, ane
that he is kept advised of all that ap
pears in 1t. The Paris paper is circulated
freely over the country, and copies o
1T are sent gratutiousiy to all American
consuls and ministers, as we'll as to thu
chief clubs OF the world. The paper sell:
for twenty confines in Paris, and 70,
two pence in England.
The American Chamber of Commerc
There is an American chamber of com
merce in Paris which is becoming yer!
+ important to American trade. 1t has it
offices in the Rue Scribe. just back Of thu
Grand Hotel, and under the shadow of thu
Grand Opera House, in the very heart o
business Paris. The chamber was founoet
eight years ago with ten members and
has now two hundred and thirty-two, en-
bracing the leading Americans of Thu
French capital. Its business Is to fur
fher commercial and industrial relations
between the United States and France
and to investigate all matters bearin;
upon American trade. 1t holds regula,
meetings, publishes an annual report
and issue bulletins every two weeks witt
all items Of interest regarding Franco
American commerce. The chamber has
library of 100 volumes and reading
room well supplied with American news
papers. and especially with our trad
Journals.
The president is Mr.. Francis Kimbel
and the secretary. Mr. Edward Green.
find the chamber of commerce VALUABLE
repository Of America and French sta
tistics and am indebted to its secretary
Mr. Green, for valuable assistance re
Earding the American invasion. In talk
Ing with me today he said that tn,