Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-03-03
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HUcO'S MEMORY HONOaED.
fetes on Occasion Of His Centenary Terminated
Most Brilliantly.
House In which He Lived Presented
TO Paris Accepted win Grand
Aud impressive Ceremonies

Paris, March 1.-The fetes In COM
memora ton Of the centenary Of Victor
Hugo's birth terminated today with the
ceremony Of handing over to the city
Of Paris, to serve as a Victor Hugo
museum, the house in which he for
some time lived In the Place des Vos-
ges. The weather was superb.
The exercises took place within the
picturesque setting Of the historic Place
des Vosges, and a vast crowd gathered
within the square. A plaster model Of
Victor Hugo, taken from the bas-re-
lief The Dream Of the Poet, by the
sculptor Baireau, stood ON pedestal
facing Victor Hugo's house, 1t repre-
sents the poet sitting on a rock, draped
IN antique fashion and with a Tyre at
his feet
Overlooking the monument aud facing
the house were erected tribunes for the
senator's, deputies and other dlstn-
guished guests Of the municipality,
which organized the fete and betrayed
the expense, the municipal council hay
ing voted an appropriation OF 100000
francs therefor,
The official procession formed ut the
hotel dc VILE at o'clock and proceed
ed to the place. on the arrival Of
the procession the regmental bands
played the "Marseilaise, which was
followed by the rendering Of Victor
Hugos hymn "CeuN Qui sont mortes
eour la patrie," set to music by Ber-
lloz, by choir Of 1900 voices and the
band OF the Republican guard.
The vice president Of the municipality
OF Paris presided and read a eulogy OF
Victor Hugo by NJ Doussel the presi-
dent Of the municipal council, who was
absent on account Of the death OF his
father. A speech also was made by the
project of the Seine
The house was handed over to the
city Of Paris and officially accepted By
It's representatives. The concert was
then resumed a number Of pieces based
on Victor Hugo's works being heard,
including the hymn "Patrie," from Les
Chatiments.' to a simple but effective
air composed by Beethoven,
The prettlest item In the exercises
then took place IN flling past the statue
Of Hugo Of 1900 school children two
by two the little ones leading and the
elders coming last. The boys and girls
marched past In alternating couples,
the hOys carrying palm branches ana
the girls bearing flowers, which they
threw at the foot OF the monument
forming a mass OF bloom and yetdure,
The cortege concluded with girls rep
resenting the muses. OF Paris. a young
Partisan working girl. chosen By her
comrades 0s the Muse OF Labor, de-
posted simple bunch OF flowers on
the pedestal Of the statue, the bands
meanwhile playing the march Of the
"Crowning OF the Muse composed by
Carpenter the author OF the opera
Louise"
With the fan OF darkness there was
a sudden fanfare Of trumpets, that was
the signal for the illumination Of the
square. Several searchights were
thrown on the old house while on the
facade, by combination OF electric
lamps appeared mauye-colored muse
on golden background, holding Tyre.
AT the same time scrolls bearing 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 30 arranged along
the arches and outlines Of the architee-
ture az to reproduce part OF the Al
hambra, thus suggesting scenes from
Hugo's "Orientales"
The ceremonies concluded at ! o'clock
with the singing OF a specially COM
posed cautata hv ~ Carpenter and the
playing Of the "MarseilIalse.
Tne hotel de vile. the Place dos
VOsRes and the neighborlng thorough
fares are Illuminated tonight, and OPEN
air balls are being held.