New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-29

.,,-o ~ q i,yb+er feeling the British delegates
were afterward shown lie Baiser de Venus"
the sculptor's work representing Venus kissing
Adonis executed in the masters most suggestive
vein A movement is already on foot to arrange
a similar interchange Of visits by groups Oh
American Congressman and French Deputies
The tide of society emigration to the Riviera
has begun earlier this season than hitherto.
Monte Carlo is already IN full swing. New
rooms have been opened, and additional roulette
and rouge-et-noir tables have been installed.
Among the visitors settled at Nice are Eugene
Higgins whose yacht. the Varuna, rs mooreu IN
the harbor; Mr. and Mrs. d. Fearing, MISS rear
Ing. Mrs Schenk and Miss Taylor. Mr.. and
Mrs Ralph Curtis are settled In their villa at
Beaulieu. at Nice as also are Mr. and Mrs
Constantinovitch. the latter formerly Miss Anne
Haywood Cutting. of New-York.
Al Toulon the French naval authorities are
carrying on submarine manmuvres similar 10
those a fortnight ago at Cherbourg' the result
being that the battleships and cruisers of the
Mediterranean squadron were unable to AVOID
the rapid. concerted attack of the submarine
hotilla. Nine torpedoes loaded with light top
can charges hit vulnerable spots Of the battle
s,ins Charles NarteI and Carnot, and exploded
in such n manner that the board admirals de-
clare those ships would have been instantly de-
stroved had the torpedoes been loaded with reg
ular war charges.
Not for many years has Thanksgiving Day
been so patrioticany celebrated in Paris as
II was ON last Thursday; 106 Thanksgiving
dinners were gwen by American residents
and two Ame' lean clubs sprang into exist
ence on Thanksgiving eve which are likely 10
prove congnnial and welcome for Americans
visiting Paris The new American Club. OF
which General Horace Porter is honorary presl-
dent will include among its board OF governors
some thirty representative American business
men, artists physicians, clergymen, and men OF
leisure. The list comprises General Horace Por-
ter. Henry Vignaud. Consul General Gowdy.
John Munroe, James II. Hyde, Major Hunting
ton. the Rev. John B. Morgan. the Paris singer
Drexel the Rev Mr.. Van Wrinkle, Edmond
Kelly. Henry Cachard, Henry Peartree. Paul
Bartlett Perry Peixotto, Alexander HARRISON
Frederick Bridg1nan, Frederick MacMonnies'
William Dalllba, Charles Greene, Theodore stan
ton Henry Getty and Lawrence Bennett Inc
new club Is q development of the old American
University Club, on a broader basis. The An
glo-American Club was also started at NICE
under the auspices of H S. Vanduren and h.
W Bartol and other American residents Of the
French Riviera. At the American Art Assocla-
ton in their new club building in the Rue
brated on the New-England plan, with a great
profusion of turkeys, oysters, cranberries and
pumpkin pies The American Woman's Club in
the Rue Chevreuse also enjoyed a homemade
Thanksgiving dinner on generous scale.
The information bureau instituted in october
by NJ Lizard, vice-rector Of the University OF
Paris. in the Sorbonne. has already proved its
usefulness TO foreign students. DR.. Blondel in
trusted with the direction of this new depart
ment at the Sorbonne. has already got things
into practical working order. Over nine h IN
dred professional students have made use of the
institution during the last six weeks. The place
and hours Of over six thousand courses now in
fun swing at the various branches Of the Uni
versity of Paris are indicated at glance to stu
dents calling at the Sorbonne, who thereby save
days and often weeks of valuable time NJ
Lizard. president Of the Paris University. intends
next month to issue circulars through the Sor-
bonnie student information bureau. which viii,
be sent to Yale. Harvard. Columbia. Princeton
and all the other important universities and col
eges in the United States, setting forth the con-
ditions Of reciprocity enabling American stu
dents to profit gratuitously by the various higher
special courses at the University of Paris.
Friday. being the eighth anniversary of the
death of Alexander Dumas fills. was observed by
the friends of the dramatist, including Jules
Claretie. Victorien Sardou, Louis Gunderay
Henri Lavedan. the Marquis du Lau, DR.. Pozzi
Henry Cain and other eminent men Of letters
who protested vigorously against the sensational
attempt Of NJ Chrac to prove that he (Cbirac)
was the real author of Dumass last theatrical
success. "Francillon." N. Claretie. by dates
and documents defended Dumas from the
charge of plagiarism, and said: We can now
allow .Francillon' to remain Immaculate on the
Of bat
will soon be erected in the Place Malesherbes,
and can I'm my fancy see Dumas in his long
gray felt dressing gown struggling his shout
ders and laughing merrily at the idea re-echoed
in all Paris papers that he bought the manu-
script Of 'Francillon' from itinerant Dutch
vender Of plays" This is what he is accused of
having done by NJ. Chirac. whose charges, sup
ported by prima facie evidence, that 'Francil-
lon was plagiarism from beginning to end.
caused a storm in the dramatic and literary
world The vigorous protest Of NJ. Claretle, ac-
companied by conclusive evidence, convinces the
French Academy. men OF letters and the public
that "Frarcillon' was written. lock. stock and
barrel, by Dumas.
NJ Paoli. the special commissary Of police, who
for twenty years past has accompanied kings,
queens and princes during their Journeys in
France. making arrangements for their sojourn
and watching over their safety is completing
his "reminiscences. The first volume. relating
10 personal experiences of Queen Victoria dur
ing her visits to the South Of France will be
submitted to King Edward before being pub
lished. NJ Paon is a perfect reservoir Of per-
sonal reoonections Of the Car, Queen Victoria
the Prince of Wales, King Edward, the King of
Sweden. the King Of the Begians, the King of
Greece and the King and Queen of Italy NJ.
PaoII has two trunks fun of royal presents, and
has been the recipient of forty-three foreign
decorations. His book is awaited with interest.
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