New-York tribune., 1903-03-29
TOPICS IN PARIS.
Interest in Tsra at LoHUre-ETp''t-
;on of the CknrtTessse Monks.


Especial to ~be Eew-York Tribune by French CaOi''
| or,,,vr.rnt; 1Uos: BY The Tribune ASSceAttonO
| DIT. nE.rcN 2s-The famous golden tiara OF
the Scythian monarch Saitaphafnes coitti
| % bvnnotiSe the public, and has ELECTED many
- s,,.gsst,ons at once Pickwickian and
| an.touay1an Three competitors have already
c,e1,cAd the honor OF fabrfcatng the tiara, WHICH
| the learned scientists of the Louvre Museum
| still consider to be wholly or at ieast par I3H'
an authentic relic, dating from the thlro cen
fury before Christ. Indeed the pa - -
authentic theory which the Minister OIL i'e
| Arts announced in Parliament as the moSt iiAeiS
resuIt of the scientific investigation no" pe.i'e
oonsurtAd bv the venerable members OF the an
stitute and professors OF the Coileee oA ~
finds the most favor with the public The III
,eeti9s+ion as It proceeds develops STRIKING
,o-eu.y m the somewhat analogous Scientlnc
discussion 90 fscetiously described by Dickens
IN memorable chapter OF the Flch"lNN
Papers"
Meanwhile the tiara Of Saitapharnes. IKE al
most all timely topics IN FRANCE hdS o0
come a question of politics, throwing 'iie
Therese Hunbert affair into the snade' anu H"o
led to a polernIc between MN. Reinach anu
pocbsfort which may be settled by duel. the
Nationalist, anti-Semitic and antt-m1niS'eri0
press loudly proclains the falsity OF the ua' d.
Gov which 300 600 francs was paid by the LoUVre
uuseup, hut considers the crown so enecu'e
rror, an artistic point OF view that the opposl-
tion papers sarcasticaly recommend Ihe AK"
tiouaI museum to buy another uara 1roll INC
same Ieweller in Russia, but not at the sd4,'e
price. The antiquarian writers IN the hepUo-
Iican and Ministerial press, on the contrary
still adhere to the theory Of authent'clty' par
TALLY wholly.
An interesting dramatic feature OF the season
was brought out last night at the RenaloodA00
Theatre now under the direction OF bucseh
Guitry, the actor-manager. when the pay
.'CriouehiIle," by Anstole France. drawn from
the authors novel Of the same title, IN "nlch "a
Guitry scored decided success, was produced
The game evening "Clarisse Arbois." three act
cornedy by Maurice Boniface. q modern society
nroblern play furnished the occasion 1or MING
Marthe Brances who recently resigned from tlIe
Theatre Francais, to take rank among FaFiSiaN
sctresses Of light comedy, beside Jeanne Gfan'eA
and Re1ane Both plays promise to nave long
r,ns and. taken altogether. furnish the pest
acting lust now to be seen in Paris.
The Conservative and Catholic Deputies raj
,iaa +oqe.her in the Chamber yesterday and
offered a plucky but forlorn hope OF pat
tie In defence Of the famous monks OF Granoe
Chartreuse who have applied IN vain IoF
ou+bor,zation to continue their vocation of re-
GC1n
rnsnufsc,ure Of that stimulating cordtal-green'
velIovy and white-which has become mousse
| hold word among the lovers Of good cheer all
over the world Indeed the Palais Bourbon had
| the surerfcial appearance yesterday OF church
when the Abbe 1emire mounted the tribune IN
canouicaI robes, and with impassoned eioquenCe
addressed the Chamber in behalf Of the Granoe
Chartreuse organ .zation. which he declared was
conducted On essentially republican and demo"
cratic principles, and which presented the most
practical object lesson in Europe for the social
reforms Of workingnen. 1t was in vain that
Abb6 Lemire called to mind that the Chartreuse
for over a thousand years had piled their func-
tons worked and struggled IN accord and SYM
pathy with the precepts of the founder OF their
order and with the conscience OF the French peo-
pie The pIucky abbe proved himself one Of the
most ACCOMPLISHED orators in the French Parlia-
rnent. He even shed tears on the tribune. but his
clerical costume acted like scarlet mantle to
bull, and ELECTED from the Radicals, Socialists
and Free Thinkers an overwhelming torrent OF
invective. It most picturesque and gall
liant struggle for lost cause.
Premier Combes, with sly, sardonc smile, as
cended the tribune after the Able Lemre had
concluded, and in a few terse words explained
that the Grande Chartreuse had refused to COM
ply with the laws to which all associations In
France whether religious industrial. must
submit. Moreover, that the Grande Chartreuse
had taken an active part In politics, and that
they must quit France like ali the other recalci-
trant congregations. This view OF NJ. Combes
vas adopted by the Chamber with solid ma
jority Of 1877 votes, being the largest majority
the Cabinet has yet secured on any religious is
sue indicating stormy weather ahead for the
Catholic Church IN France and foreboding an
epproachiug attack on the Concordat.
one hundred and fifty Deputies, embracing every
political creed, including the out-and-out Cath
ole, Able Lernire, the free thinking Socialist,
Jean Jaures, dipIomatigts like NJ. d'Estourneles,
de Constant the Marquis de Chambrun. Repub-
ncans, Conservatives. men such as n. Baudin
former Minister Of Public Works; Flandrin
Dubief, Patot, cornet, vigouroux &nd others
who one and all proclaim their determination to
work In behalf Of arbitration and the principles
Of The Hague Tribunal, was formed in the Cham
Der Of Deputies yesterday upon the initiative Of
Baron d'EstourneIiNs oe Constant, who was
unanimously elected president OF this new and
formidable coalition. A SIMILAR group will be
formed In the Senate, and thus for the first
time the party Of peaceful arbitration is def
nitely constituted in France and becomes fac
tor IA the practical politics Of the day.
Warm spring weather prevails in Paris and all
the Southern resorts Of fashion from Naples to
Pau. Light gauss scarfs. gessarner mantIes and
white lace hats have, even here in Paris al
ready replaced the srn1ins frtnEed velvets and
silks of winter. and the half season at Nice Is
now at its height. The PrincAsse d'Essling has
given. some cakewalk festivities at the Villa
Massena, Nice, which were keenly appre-
ciated by her numerous American friends.
Mrs. stuyvesant Fish. Mrs. Charles Carroll
and Mrs. John Drezel have arrived at