New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-30
TOPICS IN PARIS.
Moroccan FIurries- Exhibits
american Visitors.
Special by French cable to The TrIbunel


Copyright 1908. by The Tribune Association)
Paris. April 29.-The violent futter the
Bourse, caused by reports Of renewed friction
between France and Germany in Morocco and
by exaggerated rumors in regard TO the attitude
OF Count Tattenbach is gradually subsidng
Government securities have to-day regained
their previous prices The visit OF King Edward
and his further friendly conversations with
President Loubet strengthen the feeling already
prevailing that NJ. Delcasse and NJ Radolin will
md a way to arrive at a friendly solution Of the
Morocco difficulty on a basis to guarantee an
open door to the commerce Of Germany and all
other countries.
General satisfaction is felt by French and
American painters and sculptOrs at the election
Of Alfred Roll as president of the National So
ciety of Fine Arts. in succession TO Carolus
Duran. who was made honorary president. and
sho viii shortly make his home at Rome as
director Of the French Academy Of Fine Arts
there Three hundred young artists called upon
NJ Roll to-day offering their good wishes, and
numerous kilograms and congratulations con-
tinue 10 arrive at his cosey studio in the Rue
Alphonse de NeuvilIe from all parts Of the world.
Many Of them come from America
The Salon Of the Society Of French Artists.
which opened to-day, contains five thousand
numbers. OF which there are two thousand oil
Eighty-two American painters and sixteen
American sculptors exhibit in the Salon. The
salient characteristic Of the great art fair is
that OF routine. The French masters Of world
wide renown, such as the Bonnats the Bourgue-
reaus. the Jules Lefebvres, the Jean Paul Lau-
rens. the Flamengs. the Raphael Collins, the
Harpignies, the Detailles, continue year after
year 10 produce the same fruit. the same IA
rliliar apples from the same old trees. This Is
attributed TO the influence OF dealers who seek
what they know is the regular, stereotyped
public demand; but the grand old painters are
laden with such heavy cargoes OF works all
moulded in the same form that their works
getting monotonous and seem 20 be sinking
below the plimsoll water mark of artistic inter
est. Younger men, on the contrary are we'll 20
the front in every department and this year
they give unusual life. vigor and originality 10
the show. The pictures most likely to win the
n edal of honor Little Girl with Blond
Hair" wading in pool, a delicious bit Of youth
full purity ana sentiment by Paul Chabas
decorative pastoral panel by Henri Matin. for
Edmond Rostand's new country house at Cambo
in the Pyrenees; a beautiful family group Of
q grandmother and a half dozen young folk
taking tea in park by Joseph Any; bevy Of
fascinating women. with a peacock and cupid,
dancing and gosslp:ng in a field beaming with
spring flowers. by Henry Violet; a yachting
party OF girls in white reclining on the deck Of
a small yawl, by Paoul du Gardier double
portrait of two smartly gowned women. one in
gray the other in black, ascending the steps Of
a stone pier. She has just landed from a yacht.
This is by Paul Dupuy. Still another is deco
rative panel, ordered for the Chamber Of Depu-
ties. by Octave Guillonnet, representing some
gymnastic societies Of young Frenchmen placing
wIeaths on Gambetta's tomb at Nice.
The Salon also contains some excellent Dor-
traits foremost among which is the splendid por-
trait of a young man standing before some
book shelves and leaning upon chair. by Err
nest Laurent Strong; portrait Of the venerable
painter, Ernest Hebert. with his white beard
and palette il his hand. q monllike brown
gown. by Anne Morot; portraits Of CASTOR
Deschamps and a young girl in white, by Jean
Patriot. and of a lady in blue dress seated in an
American rocking chair. by Marcel BASKET; a
lortrait Of Mile. Dufau. by Ribera; double 2or-
trait Of Joseph Bail. the painter, and his wife,
by Paul Chabes; a portrait Of the Lord CHIEF
Justice Of England by Cope; a portrait Of Presi-
dent Loubet by Comon, and one Of Ribot, the
ex-Premier by Gabriel Terrier. Americans
make a good showing this year Lionel Walden
has a painting Of two lovers on a cliff overlook
ing the sea. which IS highly commended Walter
Macewen exhibits some Dutch figures William
6 Horton a picture Of the cattle market near
yevey; Miss Anna Klumpke. portrait of Fon-
yiele. the balloonist; Charles Sprague Pearce,
little peasant girl standing in field; Thomas
Congdon. fancee and also connoisseur;
Frank Bozg. views of the Seine: Richard Miller.
female figures; Ridgway Knight, a scene near
Rolleboise; Aston Knight. water scenes In Nor
mandy: Abbott Graves. Cornwall fishermen dry
ing their nets. George Aid, a young mother,
Henry Tanners beautifully coored religious
subjects; Warner, evening sketches Henry Bis
bling woke Of oxen pIoughing a field in the set
ting sun; Lawton Parker girl and mirror; Ed
ward FuIde a visit; Miss Susan Watkins, a little
girl in red and Miss Mary Shepherd Green, a
woman at toilet. and. better still, a girl work
ing at embroidery, which is beauufuliy
finished pastel Frederick MacMonnies exhibits
a full length portrait in white OF Mrs Paul
Conlling which is the finest portrait MacMon-
MES has yet made. All these paintings are high
" creditabIe 10 American art. The most i'm
pressiye work OF statuary is a large marble
statue Of George sand. with book in one hand
by FRANCOIS Sicard. Other works of merit are
Frederick AiacAIonnIes's marble Bacchante and
his master Cupid, Theodore Riviere's groups OF
Tragedy and la Raison" Herbert Wards
bronze negroes and Emile DerTe's marble '"Tronc
des Files Meres"
Paris IS lust now crowded with Americans
Prominent arrivals are Laurence McCreery or
New York who has made an automobile tour OF
2 600 miles in the south: Mr.. and Mrs b. D.
OdelI. William Miller Collier, the new United
s,ates Minister 10 Spain. and his wife: Mrs
Henry CleWs. Mr. and Mrs ]. Townsend Burden.
Miss C;wendolyn Burden, Mrs. Grant Loeb MISS +
Blanche Loeb. A pretty wedding was eeieDTatea
~ 81. Georges Church. where Miss Susan MoreH
Chaplin. Of Washington. the only daughter