New-York tribune., 1903-04-12

more turn the tables, and by taking leaf froip
Bismarckian philosophy to redirect the constant
quantity Of animosity against Germany, therepS
relieving the Anglo French strain and bringing
France into closer relations with England. To
borrow the words of eminent British states
man who recently passed through Paris TINS Is
intended ultimately to pave the way for
mutual understanding and agreement between
the three most liberal and progressive nations
in the .world-France. England and the Chileo
states The continued efforts of British dlplo-
macy ably seconded by the press. to ALLEVIATE
France from Germany, or, to put II IN a more
pleasing way. to substitute Germany for Eng
land as the stalking horse for French anlmoslty,
have already met with encouragement
One of the indications of this VIII be the May
Dav visit of King Edward to Paris, Vlslt
which already suggests the inquiry whether
Emperor William, jealous Of his uncle's great
personal popularity among Parislans' may not
himself compete for the friendship of France
inst as he recently entered into competition for
the friendship of the United States in dfplo-
matte circles 1t is by means felt to be an
impossbty that Emperor Wllllam may ar
range some fine day to come 10 Farls III iuli
pageant and fine white Lohengrln plumes TO
shake hands with President Loubet at the Ely
see Palace, a spectacle which would be the
delight of the boulevards
a
Edwards visit is accentuated by the Kings
admirable tact in himself suggesting that per-
sonaily a most gratifying feature Of his In
tended visit would be to meet the leading
French actors and actresses at a gaia PERFORM
ance TO be given at the Theatre Francais, winch
has aroused among Parisians OF every CLASS
feelings of sympathy and cordially
Art amateurs have just received the three vol
uY77e catalogues issued by Georges Petit, elabo-
ratelv got up and profusely Illustrated, OF the
collection of the Nine. Lelong, dealer IN curl
osities who bequeathed her entire fortune TO 'he
Societe des Artistes ct MI5iciens. The sale
which will begin on April y and conclude Oh
Nav % will be the most important IN respect
To works OF art decorative furniture, paintings
bv old masters and Gobelin tapestry held IN
Paris for several wears. Some of the decorative
furniture came from the Chateau Of St Paul
which Ious XIV gave to Mime. de Lavalllere
There is a superb six-leaved screen covered with
Savonnerie tapestry of the Regency period one
of the finest numbers in the catalogue is the NE
sized marble bust of Nine. de Fourcroy. by
Pejou, signed and dated 1883 Among the pct
11res are sIiAmour Vainqueur." by Fragonard
lie Moulin de Charentor' and Les Pecheurs
Chinois" by Bocher. There are fine decorative
naneIs bv Natoire portraits by Rigaud, ten
decorative pieces by Spaendonck. which came
from the boudoir Of the beautiful La Duthe
painted by the orders Of the Comte dArtols IN
1916 Some of the tapestries are woven in Sill
Yer, with figures of Venus and Juno
This sale will throw on the market tremen-
dous amount of works of art and decorative
furniture, and arouses considerable conImouon
in the art world, owing to the present slump IN
antiquities due to the tiara of Saitapharnes
scandal which has also greatly depressed the
market in old masters and bric-a-brac. 1t seems
TO be pretty wen established that lhe
Odessa goldsmith, Rouchomowski. a quiet, Sc
date little man, with fur coat and huge spec
acles, who runs from interviewers like RABBIT,
and who has been closeted with the curators of
the Louvre Museum night and day. is the real
maker of the famous Scythian tiara. only one
insignificant band of which turns out to be
genuine. The mysterious Rouchomowski, with
a keen eye to business. has brought with him
various specimens of his marvellous skill in
golQwork which he intends to exhibit at the
coming Salon. which opens shortly in the Grand
Palace of the Champs Elysees.
Glorious Easter weather prevails in Paris and
at the Riviera. The thousands Of Paris butch
ers, whose sole holiday in the year is Good Fri
day, celebrated the occasion by frantic outbursts
of merriment at Joinville le Pont. in which try
ing to catch creased pigs the salient feat
ure. The annual ham fair closed on Thursday,
and the grand yearly gingerbread fair is in full
swing on the Place de Ia Nation.
The bouievards thronged with British
Easter tourists, who have come in greater num-
bers this season than any year since Fashoda.
Americans are gathering in Paris from Egypt,
Italy and Southern France. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam K. Vanderbilt, jr.. have left Paris for Monte
Carlo. Mr.. and Mrs. Miner Gibson have arrived
in Paris after a splendid run in their new auto
mobile from Cannes. Mr. and Mrs Lewis Stack
pole have reached Paris from Naples The
Duchesse de Dino, after obtaining a divorce
from her husband, the Duke de Dino IN which
case the sympathy Of American residents was
entirely with their country woman. has started
for Nice to enjoy rest and quiet.
The sudden DEATH caused by influenza, at
Florence, of the Marquis de Ganay, in the
enteth year Of his age, throws large circle
Of friends into mourning. The Marquise de
Cianay, the widow, who was Miss Ridgway, Of
| Philadelphia, was with her husband at the time
| of mis- death, was also Mrs OConnor, their
| daughter c. I. 8.
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