New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-01

photographers place behind the head The face
is aggressive, but showing the determination OF
character OF a typical nervous American. An
other Ronnat portrait IS Of Henri RouJon, late
director Of Ane arts. now perpetual secretary
OF the Academy.
The Society Of French Artists pays a graceful
tribute to the memory OF the American painter,
Edwin Lord Weeks. by exhibiting in place OF
honor, appropriately dseI1ed with Crepe. his
finished picture descriptive of an Arabian
Nights" tale. The work in soft, luminous tones,
is greatly admired, IT represents two figures.
man and woman, seated on a terrace, playing
chess,
Altogether the Salon. among a wilderness of
mediocrites, contains three or four hundred
really good works. The sixty-dve American
painters make a highly satisfactory showing.
but their irrepressible limitations Of Whistlerian
mannerisIns and OF Whisterian dark tones and
neutra! greens provoke severe criticism and
detrant from the originality one has a right to
expect from American art. Among the visitors
at the opening of the salon were Ambassador
sRd Mrs. Choate Mr. and Mrs Carnegie. ].
Pierpont Morgan and select and interesting per-
sonalities Of the Partisan world Of fashion. lit
srsture. art and hohemlapisRl.
Among the Americans in Paris just now who
citing and dramatic methods of the municipal
elections. which take place tomorrow. are Jo-
seph H Choate, Ambassador to the Court OF st.
James; Andrew Carnegie. James II. Hyde and
James Gordon Bennett. The latter recently ar
rived from Nice. whittier he intends to return
on Monday Mr.. Choate finds the Partisan cleo
tioneering campaign literature. the posters and
the placards. in which the sandwich play
an important part, rather more witty. playful.
humorous and amusing than the municipal cleo
lions at home. Mr.. Bennett took a rapid run
through the city In his automobile. to view the
multicolored posters.
The most important piacard that appeared on
the walls OF the capital to-day is one by which
the 'Parti Intransigeant socialiste Revolution
naire de France" definitely throws over Henri
Rochefort. whom up 20 the present it had sup
ported through fair weather and foul. The inn
portance Of this step is not so much that Henri
ROchefort is abandoned but that the Nationalist
party loses the support of the only Socialist fac
ton OF whose adhesion it could boast. This may
lead to a Nationalist minority in the Paris NIu-
nicipaI Ceunsil
Another amusing eleetieReerins poster attack
Ing Henri Rochefort contains the following de-
serption Of him. written by Jules Lemaitre. OF
the French Academy, befers he became the great
pamphleteers political ally; For thirty years
past Rocheforts sneers and his hoarse laughs
have poisoned the public atmosphere. The en-
plre fell to the sound Of hts rattle and since then
it has not failed to CRATE on a single day Be 1t
tragedy or comedy, the mountebanlIs pale face
has preserved it's constant grimaee. It comes
up automatically. ike the heads painted on the
curtains of theatres, which seem to Jeer and
seof at all on the boards"
Andrew Carnegie, accompanied by Lord KEEL
vim, yesterday paid visit to the laboratory of
NJ. and Nine. Curie, where he witnessed inter-
esting experiments with radium
Numerous orders for automobiles arrived in
Paris this week from NeW-York. Among these
may be note a 40-horsepower Charron ma
chine. with an omnibus body capable Of seating
nine persons for William K Vanderbilt ar:
also for Mr.. Vanderbilt q 1oO-horsepower
racing MsrcG6as. and racing automobiles for