New-York tribune., 1903-04-26
TOPICS IN PARIS.
of Associations-Art Stu
dents an SdturRGtlG.

,srocisI 70 The Nev-Yorz Tribune by French Cahle)
copyright: 1903: BY The Tribune Associstion)
Paris AnriI 25-Expulsions Of the refractory
religious associations continue to be carried out
with unrelenting severity. Hostile manifesto
tiors against the government have been mads
at Versailles Nantes and Nancy, but on the
whole the mass of the population unquestonably
supports the attitude of the Cabinet. The only
concession NJ. Cornbes so far has made is TO
make an exception in favor Of the miraculous
yrotto at Lourdes the waters Of which VIII oe
allowed TO flow and the function TO go on as
hitherto for the benefit of devout believers.
Meanwhile the anathemas of the blshops
throughout France, especially those OF the
prirnates Of Nevers. Anglers Saint-Flour ana
Nice are louder and more violent than ever
The radical press exilts over what they descrioe
as the headstrong loss of temper on the part
of the French eccIesiastics as leading directly
TO the grand issue of the separation Of church
and state bv the suppression of the concordat,
with which will disappear the salaries and
stipends now paid by the government 70 the
bishops and curates.
The twelfth annual spectacular saturnalia Of
the art students Of Paris the famous Bal des
Quatre Arts. in which the leading painters
sculptors and members of all the atelers of the
engraving-con their forces. came off at the
Elysees Montmartre last night, and was huge
success The subject selected this year by the
committee was that of the Middle Ages, and
fully thousand art students and eight hun
dred female models participated in the ball,
all in superb costumes. The students Of
the Atelier Bonnat made great hit with their
cavalcade entitled THE Gridiron of He'll" borne
by twelve stout painters upon which twisting
and grillng were twelve nude models personify-
ing condemned souls The cortege of the re
turn Of the age of the Crusaders, gloriously
got up by the students of the Atelier Barrias.
was greeted with shrieks Of delight. 1t was
vivid reconstruction of Middle Ages. and seemed
like a living page from Sir Walter Scott. The
Academy Julian constructed a huge gothic gate,
inside which was a town, the inhabitants im-
personated by twenty-five female models. of
from eighteen TO twenty-five years old, and at
a given signal storning party of knights at
tackled the fortress and enacted the most real
istic scenes of loot, pillage and capture, which
characterized the terrible days of the Jacquerie
insurrection.
About eighty American art students came in
body from the Latin Quarter. all Of course in
medieval costumes Among the prominent
painters and sculptors 1 noticed FRANCOIS Fla
rneng Paul Chabas. Bonnat. Laurens and Fer
worn by Jules Roques. who personihed Vene-
tiar merchant represented a value of 10000
francs Twelve members of the French Academy
put in a glorious appearance at the ball in
magnificent costumes, and toward 4 o'clock in
the morning burst forth into frantic cakewalk-
A bevy of the prettiest Partisan actresses, in
cluding Marthe Regnier, Mariette Sully and
Marcelle Lender took part in the medieval
festivities Several of the most characteristic Of
The Partisan professional beauties also partici
pated in the ball, the foremost among them
being Lame de Pougy, whose costume consisted
of a jewelled facsimile Of the "Ceinture de
Chasttee" in the Cluny Museum, and another
dark eyed beauty fac-simile of the famous
golden tiara of Saitapharnes. The light young
and frsky American students as knights
errant scored brilliant success, and following
the example set by venerable academicians,
committed d pardonable medieval anachron-
ism by executing old. Virginia cakewalk with
eight models Of the Julian Academy. got up
TO represent Bertrade de Montfort and her at
tendant landmarks; Bertrade being the most
beautiful woman of France who deserted her
husband TO elope with Philip !. Altogether, this
years Bal des Quatre Arts was grandly
cessful.
The request Of Alfred Dreyfus for the Min
lister of War open an inquiry about
the use made during the Rennes court mar
mented upon by the French press and discussed
by the public rational. technical grounds,
without passion or undue excitement As mat