New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15

1910 Altogether there are 80 objects Of Jew
cry All with historic associations.
pleasing spring feature of Paris is the
Powered window sill contest arranged by
committee Oe architects and painters. includ-
ing Philpot, Dagnan- Bouveret. Gervex, Cheret.
Louise Abbema, Mile. Dufau. Claude Marlef
and others. and supported by Premier Combes.
by the Minister of Fine Arts and by the
Project OF the Seine: the idea being TO encOur-
aga masses Of flowers on balconies and in win
dows to beautify Paris streets. At given date
the jury viii travel all over Paris in a process
sion OF automobiles. noting all The shows, from
the humblest to the most elaborate, and Will
give awards proportionately 10 the taste dis
played by the competitors and TO the means
they had 81 their disposal Five thousand dol
lars viii be distributed in prizes The poor and
rich alike are invited 20 take part in the con-
test and the municipal horticuturists have
agreed to supply seeds, bulbs. cuttings and pots
of rich soil free TO competitors who cannot
afford 10 buy them.
lie Jongleur de Notre Dame" "a miracle in
three acts" worked up into poem by
Maurice Lena. from one Of Anatole Frances
clever tales. and set to music by Massena. and
which was produced two years ago as an opera
Monte Carlo was given for the first time in
Paris on Wednesday evening at the opera
NpI-l4utr Win CONSIDERABLE success. 1ilc III -
act has ali the deIicacy of sentiment Of Mas
sena at his best, and contains bright spirited
choruses and catching solos but the ecclesiastt-
cal chants in the second and third acts are
somewhat rnonotOnOus.
Vincent dIndy has composed music for
wind instrument orchestra which was per-
formed successfully on the saxophone by Mrs
Richard Hall. formerly Miss Coolidge. of New
York and Boston. at the Nouveau Theatre, on
Thursday.
Francis MacMillen, the violinist who won
the first prize at the Brussels Conservatory Of
Music. pupil of Cesar Thomson, made his
Partisan debut. which was much appreciated
in musical circles, last night at the Sale des
Agriculteurs.
Philippe Bunau-Varilla, whose successful effort
At Panama and washington smoothed away OBJ
stacles to the canal being completed by the
United States. and who, since his return to
Paris, has been severely criticised by the Ma
tionahst party here for the unpatriotic part he
took in sacrificing the interests Of French share
holders in the original company" has the salts
faction OF knowing that his action while at
Washington has met with the cordial approval
Of the French Government and Of President
Loubet. who few days ago promoted him from
! Chevalier 70 officer Of the Legion Of Honor.
Felix Ziem. the painter whose Venetian pict-
ures are well known in New-York, and who en-
joys vigorous robust health at the age OF eighty
five married Wednesday at Nice. where
he has lived for fifty years, 10 charming young
lady. Nile Ursule TreiIles. one Of his pupils
The international revolver and carbine contest
Of the Manhattan and French teams which is
taking place Al the Ma!sons Laf!ittes on Thurs
days and Sundays VIII probably be concluded
] ln,c
| a certainty that the Americans VIII win all the
honors IN the contest They carried all before
them in the revolver ffty-Iretre tests.
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