New-York tribune., 1902-02-23

.--s,ionaI League Of Peace under the presi-
,,- of DR. Frederick Passy. one Of the recip-
- ~ the Nobel Prize. The guests at this
.-r7ols banquet viii include delegates from
-. literary artistic and political societies Of
- -aurtrv i'm Europe and of America DR.
1.ssv calls attention TO the fact that Victor
,,,., WIS president Of the Peace Congress held
:. paris IN $40 ard was also president Of the
No.. congress that met at Lausanne on Sep
.,bs- a 1863 It was on September 4 1868
-ra7 accepting the presidency of the Peace
,.,oroes that Hugo addressed the members as
- fellow citizens Of the United States of Eu-
an The peace congresses Of those DAYS are
-.par4eE as the precursors Of The Hague Con-
.srence. and che peace and arbitration leagues
~ resolved to honor Victor Hugo as their
founder
Tn addition to the ceremonies at the Pantheon
and at the Place Victor Hugo organized by the
.rorerrmenr there VIII be a series of festivities
carried aur by the municipality of Paris which
has voted sum Of SG0oeo for the entertain
men, of the foreign Delegates al the Hotel de
VILE where three grand receptions will be held
,rertous ra the day OF the centennial. The most
erecr.re junction arranged by the city of Paris
viii 1t the march past of the Paris school chill
dran fn the Place des Nosgcs. This will take
rfa,a n night. The spacious house where the
u.rf+ar lived when a young man. and which
mill ra fnaugIrated as the Victor Hugo Museum
on Nav a next. VIII be beautifully Illuminated
u-lara vii le procession of Partisan shop
girls and a young maiden personifyinE the
uuge Ouvrela VIII place a garland of flowers
on the bust executed for the purpose by Rodin.
the sculptor. The whole Of the vast Place des
yosges VIII lee SO arranged by a profusion of
electric lamps as TO present the architectural
aeuecr 1f .-a Alhambra. with the doorway of
the Mosqur Of Cordova This viii be accom-
plishe3 p za.n a way as to realize the descrp-
tians tn -L#s DrienJaIeS.' shortly before mid
night ar The close of the gigantic concert to be
Arranged ng Gus1ave CharpentIer author Of
Louis 1lre-n trumpets VIII be sounded from
the windows of Victor Hugo's house No .
Plac- Dies Fos@es. and a cantata VIII be chanted
in 12A measures. which VIII terminate with the
singing af the "5Iarseillaise.' ana electric lights
W. project an the golden facade of the house
intense purple rays, representing the Muse OF
Poetry and rhe apotheosis of Victor Hugo.
A CONNIE -rnorative medal of the centennial viii
be struck III the French Mint and distributed
by tens af thousands on February 26 This
medal is u reproduction in miniature of the
very Interesting portrait in profile made 10y
Chapla.0. -he engraver. ana member Of the
institute IN lNN3. "Derniere Gerbe." a colIec-
ton ~ Victor Hugos unpublished poems VIII
maxi its appearance shortly before the centen-
nial. and Hil be the last work to be issued over
the poets name.
AL -a.s mas. of course. called forth number
Of anecdotes IN regard TO the master. 1t seems
to be satisfactorily established that contrary To
the supposed habits of poets the author OF
Les Chauments' was a tremendous eater. He
was particularly fond Of tripe griIled pigs feet
cabbage stuffed with garlic. and deyi.led kid
neys. ana he delighted IN game and all other
good things to eat and drink. An example Of the
great mans vanity is related in the "Gaulois "
He Vas walking one morning in his garden with
that peculiar Olympian attitude which he never
laid aside. Leconte de Lisle called 10 see him
Victor Hugo greeted the author Of Les Poemes
Antique with the abrupt question. You can
never divine what I am thinking about?" You
are doubtless meditating about some new work
MaitTe2" No replied Hugo; 7 am thinking
what can say on that fatal day when 7 shall
be summoned into the presence Of the Al
mighty" oh" retorted Leconte de Lisle you
will say TO Him, Ny dear coIIeaguer" 1t is
said that Hugo never forgave his friend for this
irreverent wittICism. c. I B.