New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-03

here as Indicating any danger of typhoid
epidemic.
Among the passengers who have left Paris on
the way 10 the St Louis Exhibition was Gull
laurne Dubufe, who carries with him his vast
canvas and panels for the French pavilion rep
resenting the giories Of France as sung by
Victor Hugo IN 'Legende des Siecles" In this
vision are represented French heroes from
Roland to Napoleon. paladins Of Charlemagne
knights Of Duguesclin. dragons of Louis XIV
infantrymen of the Convention and grenadlers
/ OF Napoleon. all figuring tremendously side oy
side. There are also allegorcal figures OF
Music, Painting, Sculpture Architecture and
Engraving. NJ. Dubufe also carries with him
his work symbolizing France traversing the
glorified and starry heavens. Henry Guillaume
also sails with Commissary General Lagrave
So also does Paul Adam. the popular French
novelist and alert Partisan journalist. who has
been appointed by President Loubet the his
torian Of the St. Louis Exposition. Paul Adam
is accompanied by his charming wife, whose
/ salon is a select meeting place on neutral and
congenial ground for Partisan literary and ar
tistic men and women, regardless OF their
political tendencies. Nine. Adam carries with
her the grace and attraction Of the Partisan
mondaine and already has many friends among
the social circles of Washington, New-York and
Boston.
NJ. Georges Louis has been appointed to sue
coed the late NJ. Cogordan in the important
functions of Director OF Political Affairs at the
French Foreign Office. NJ Louis, who has had a
distinguished career as a dpomatst, notably as
one of the French delegates to the Egyptian
Debt Commission. is the elder brother of the
we'll known poet and novelist Pierre Louis
whose novel, "Aphrodite." made such a sensation
some years ago. and who married one of the
daughters of NJ de Heredia, a member of the
French Academy, thus becoming brother-in-law
of another famous poet. Comte Henri de Regnier.
The lace exhibition which will open next week
at the Galliera Museum. near the Trocadero al
ready excites feminine curiosity, for 1t contains
among other historic relics the lace wedding
dress of Empress Maria Louisa. wife of the first
! Napoleon, and also lace. scarfs of Marie An
tionette Madame Loubet forwards a wonder
/ full parure in Colbert lace done by the needle
at Bayeux. Scores of great ladies Of France are
sending rare lace in the form of wells. hand
kerchiefs. ruffles and all sorts OF dainty hand
made lace. Several Grecian skirts and under
linen ornaments of lace are also contributed by
the Queen Of Portugal by the Duchesse de
Luynes. by the Duchesse dues and by the
Grande Duchesse Vladimir. The object OF the
exhibition. which will be far more interesting
than the Centennial lace display at the Worlds
Fair Of 1900 is to develop the hand lace in
dustry in Auvergne, Normandy and Haute Loire
The French government has just purchased
for the National Gallery Of the Luxembourg two
pictures by American artists-an Oriental paint
ing by the late Edwin Lord Weeks. Of Boston.
and a blue and white interior showing the fbe-
place OF the Bradley mansion in Boston. by
Walter Gay of New-York. c. l. Il.