The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-04
PARIS WAS MEYER LIKE COMFY
FRENCH LEGISLATORS so DE-
CLARE AFTER DOING THE ISLAND.

Delegates 10 the Pariia men tary Congress,
Properly Chaper0ned, See Everything,
Even the Bowery'-Bumped the Bumps,
While n Big Crowd Cheered Them On
A highly ornate gateman at Coney Island
paused and considered yesterday before
he admitted a group Of fourteen men who
applied for admission about o'clock.
They were tearing the air with mighty ges-
lures. At intervals they paused and rent
their own locks. Then they massed and
seemed about to mix it. And the gate
keeper has been told to admit no disorderly
persons.
1t was all right. though. These were
simply members Of the French Senate and
Chamber of Deputies out to see Coney
Island, under command of an eminently
respectable business man, and they were
having friendly argument over the beauty
of the American girl at the moment when
the fireworks went of.
, It happens that Louis Ayral, agent in
France for the Mutual Life Insurance Com
f. pany, has many friends among the French
| parliamentarians. When a bunch Of the
Senators and Deputies came to the United
States as delegates to the Interparlamen-
: tary Union for National Arbitration at st.
, Louis, they told Ayral that they I'd like to
see Coney Island
| The tip was passed on to Henry +. Dun
| can. secretary of the company, and he
! took out yesterday a bakers dozen-twelve
! delegates and one small boy. What they
didn't see or do at Coney Island wasn't
worth seeing or doing.
First they tackled scenic railway. Some
of the delegates had looped the loop in
! Paris, but this was their first whirl at the
scenic railway and this was good. bumpy
| one. Many delegate who wears in his
| buttonhole the red ribbon Of the Legion of
| Honor had to remember the glory of France
| to keep from jumping,
"Une chose apoplectique, gasped Senator
Paul lie Roux. the Bonapartist, as he dis
| entangled himself
| II was there that Duncan led them into
| restaurant where free concert with short
skirts IL thrown in " it'll your beer and hot
| dog. And the Vicomte Forgeanal de Bost-
! g,ienard met one OF the chorus in her mo-
{ ments OF ease.
| Madame. salute you! !" said the Vicomte:
"Parley-vous deding dong, bonsongerie!"
said the lady OF Coney,
| NJ. Cocheiry,, president Of the st LOUIS
| sides he has a small son along.
Then they tried hot dog, and while they
ate, deputy who understands English ex-
planned American politics
| "Parkere, he hat re Sout, he said. "Roose-
welt. he hat re West. Varra we'll. All re
niggers zey vote for Parker an all re Nor
moWs for Roosevelt, Ee. eet not SOP"
1t was explained that IL was not quite so.
that the West is inhabited by Mormons
| from Utah on the north to Iowa on the south,
and that some times they lynch ringers,
which causes the race problem:
Then they dined at the Manhattan Beach
Hotel where the band played The Mar
/ seillaise." and all the summer boarders
/ stood up and waved handkerchiefs in their
| honor. 1t took fifteen minutes to get them
! through the door of their special dining
| room, because after the Vicomte and Mr..
| Cookery got through, there arose ques-
| ton OF precedent which was threshed out
| with sweeping bows. They might be bow
| ing there vet, only that Duncan tactfully
| tripped over his own foot and butted into
| the group. thus projecting them all through
| the door at once
That got them in and no more arguments
There were a lot of enthusiastic speeches
| The Vicomte, who looks like benjamin
] Harrison and talks like Chauncey NJ. Depew,
| dwelt upon the beauty Of New York and
! it's daughters. And then back TO Coney.
After their experience on the scenic
| railway, they weren't for any more rapid
|
understand that all Americans bump the
| bumps and when Duncan led of and the
Eton- colared little Cookery boy followed
, it was up TO the red ribbons of the Legion
| of Honor.
Twelve legislators OF France took the
! bumps together, their arms waving like
| windmils. and the Saturday night Coney
| Island crowd yelled like mad. The Vicomte
liked it so well that he went back and did
| a solo performance. That warmed them
up. and they took in the whole show. in
| Guiding the Chutes.
II Coney Island hadn't closed up they'd
! be there yet.
Tres banal,7 said a frank deputy as they
moved out to the last car, MATS tres
| amusant."
Paris was never like Coney," they
| chorlised.
Among these delegates are several men
| OF consequence in the French Senate and
Chamber. The Vicounte Forgeanode Bost-
| guenard Is secretary Of the Senate. His
wife il Helen Gladstone. a neice OF the
| formerly mister of France.
Senator Paul lie Roux is a great landed
| proprietor and was formerly high in the
! diplomatic service. NJ. Gottery is Pro-
| gressist leader in the Senate. NJ, Iaroze
| Is former Deputy. now Master OF Dele
gates to the State Council.
| Mr. Duncan intends to take his guests to
! Bronx Park to-day, and on a trip around
| Manhattan by water on MondayN The
| delegation will, on Wednesday, become
! formally the guests Of the United States.
| OF the American cities and for the expo
stion, under the guidance OF Representa-
| tive Richard Bartholdt of Missouri.