The sun., 1910-02-06
PARIS NEARLY HERSELF AGAIN
MANYGAYETTES GO ON, ,TNWHICH
AMERICANS ARE PROMINENT.
BRAND Tells the Cabinet tho Disaster
Isn't So Bad-R1OOds OF Relief Money
Tragedies OF the ZOO-''Chantccler''
Tangles Up the World Of EnJOyment:

Isn't So Bad-F1OOds OF Relief Money
Tragedies OF the ZOO-''Chantccser''
Tangles Up the World Of Enjoyment:
Special Cable Despatch 10 THE SUN.
PARIS. Feb. 5.-A majority OF the streets
OF Paris have now resumed their usual
aspect. While in some quarters even
electric lighting. transportation and heat
ing have been restored. many Of the
residents are resigning themselves TO
candle lighted houses for the next fort
night. Buses and trans have begun
running regularly, so life here after all
Is not such a problem as it was a week
ago.
The Seine has now fallen II as feet
and is expected to fall % S-S inches by
tomorrow.
Traffic has been restored between the
st. Lazare station and Auteuil.
At the meeting of the Cabinet to-day
Premier BRAND gave his colleagues an
account of the situation in the inundated
areas. This showed that the normal
conditions of life were being resumed.
and that the effects of the floods would be
more limited than was at first feared
The danger Of an epidemic. he said. has
been averted.
The nurses at the Red Cross refugees
are making no greater efforts to preserve
the health of their patients than are
the officials OF the Paris zoo to save the
lives OF the animals which suffered from
the Ill effects OF the foods. Despite
the care Of the keepers. however. one
giraffe and two antelopes died on Thurs
day. while five elephants are dying as
a result of colds contracted during their
enforced immersion at the Jardin des
Plantes. All attempts to construct a
raft and take them out of the water were
unavailing.
Everywhere Parisians seem to be ami
mated by a desire to help one another.
Thus some shopkeepers have given part
OF their premises to their neighbors who
suffered by the foods. and it is not unusual
to see a baker installed in part Of sta
toners shop and a butcher in part OF
a grocer's store.
The most amusing Of these incidents is
to be seen in the picture dealers premises,
which are being shared with butchers
and other inartistic trades. One window
OF a picture dealers store is filed with
fine engravings OF reproductions Of
Rembrandt pictures. while oarcasses OF
beef and mutton hang in the other and
butchers assistants cut up joints before
a background Of landscapes and por-
traits.
Social events OF the week are completely
1t 10 quite the order OF
the day to receive ~postponement cards"
putting OF dinners, receptions and bridge
parties.
The question OF the production Of
Rostand's "Chantecler" has added to the
general confusion. because each time that
a new date is set for it's premiere some
society function Is upset. One French
man sent a letter to the papers in which
he said that he wished to dispose Of two
tickets which he had secured for the
first performance as he had become tired
of changing all his engagements in order
to be present.
His case. however. il a rare one. A
large majority OF the seat holders are
TO part with their tickets at
any price and are patiently waiting for
the long delayed production. It is well
known that a certain rich American
formerly OF New York but now
a resident of Paris, paid 81 600 for two
seats for the first performance OF the
barnyard play.
The greater number of the theatres
have suffered financially by the foods.
and although they are now able to give
the audiences are reduced
by one-half.
Many entertainments have been organ
lied by the American and English colonies
for the benefit OF the sufferers by the
floods. Mr.. Bacon. the American Am
and Mr.. Mason, the American
Consul General at Paris, have been kept
tainments.
Yesterday at the Victor Hugo roller
skating rink there was a matinee. which
was largely patronized by Americans.
Mr.. Mason opened the affair. Miss Jessie
Darling gave an exhibition Of a skating
cakewaIk The entertainment yielded
about 81 500 for the food sufferers.
Arrangements are going on for an all
American concert at the Opera Comique
for the same object. Seventy-five Amer
lean women are acting as patronesses for
this function. Albert Spalding. the Amer
ican violinist. will be one OF the per-
formers at this entertainment. Nine.
Emma Eames. who postponed her own
concert because OF the foods. has prom
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s one Of those which are without light and
water she may leave for the Riviera be-
lore the entertainment.
Although all the foreign subscriptions
for the relief oil the flood sufferers are
handed to Government officials, a ma
jority OF rich Parisians are giving their
aid directly to private relief bureaus or
10 the Red Cross refugees. as they say
that the Government takes too long to
deliver funds in such cases, owing to
Official red tape. Committees must be
selected and these appoint sub-com-
mittees to distribute the funds, while the
victims OF the disaster must wait for the
work Of the circumlocution bureaus
Private bureaus. ON the other hand, dis
tr butte the money without loss or delay.
Mrs. Clinch-Smith has announced that
she will not be at home Saturdays for
some weeks. As her weekly musicals
have been one OF the features Of the win
ter season this announcement much
regretted.
The Duchess de Wien has given up her
tenancy Of Lady Colbrooks fat. She
md Mrs. j. II. Smith left for the Riviera
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