The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-16
ship among the French officers has
pretty nearly disappeared

snip among the French officers has
pretty nearly disappeared
Paris is beautiful city. but /, is
not SO beautiful as it would lie If
Napoleon the Firsts ideas had been
carried into effect In 1906, the En-
peror. proposed 10 continue TO Vim
cennes the magnificent route that en-,
| braces the Arcade Tromphc al one end
ana the Louvre at the other. The
palace of the French Kings woulo
mus have been nankcd by arteries Of
equal grandeur mn
The lecture given tile other day By
! NJ. Augustine Itcy, whose official posI-
ZION at the ministry OF la Dor gives spe-
cial value TO his studies as an archi-
tect. proposed a scheme OF rcconstruc
ION that is striking and original The
iiotel de Vile, the Palas Royal. the
proposed new bridge of the institute.
spacious avenue connecting tho
Louvre with the brand boulevards, ana
the construction OF n palace in the
centre of the Champ t;lysces as the
ofhcial residence of the President OF the
republic. are projects identified with
NJ. Rey's mission to embellish Paris If,
a manner worthy Of the hest tradi-
lions Of French art. When realized
an
Architectural achievement, equal IL
not superior, 10 anything done that
way under the Napolcons
The Carnavalet Museum in Paris has
been, few days ago the proud posses-
sor OF Robcspierrc's head in wax This
treasure was bcquealhed to it by tho
eldest son of jules Simon. and was
believed to be a cast taken by the
In 81 1ab l..
after execution. The mask Is a ter
riblc thing TO behold. with its bleach
ed nosirils, It's closed eyes, and shat
tered jaw
a Belgian. NJ Camille Llaume. now
comes forward and gives the history
OF the head. 1t was made in 1878.
he declares. from the testimony OF
documents which he has himself coll
lccted, by Cici man artist, named
Maurice Castan, who lived in Brussels.
Castan owned museum OF wax work
hgures. and al the same time was
clever sculptor. In 1850 he gave the
mead 10 NJ. iiaume. who sent il. two
years later. to Charles Simon 10 figure
at an exhibition of revolutionary relics
at Lille.
The mask excited intense interest.
and Charles Simon was SO 10th TO re-
turn il 10 NJ. Iiaumc that tho latter
made him a present Of 1t, and when
NJ Simon was appointed chief OF The
secrctarial service OF the Senate
Itobespierrc's head was proudly ex-
hibtcd first in his drawing-room at
the luxemburg. whence it passed Ia
the Carnavnlet Museum
NJ. Lepine. the Paris project OF police
rumors of whose resignation are re-
ported. is probably tile best known OF
all police projects Certainly he Ia
the most popular of all public Off.
Gals in France. When he drives abroad
in front of some royal cortege the
crowd cries. "Ni~e I.epine" as IL he
were in fact, himself sovereign. 4
little, spare, elderly gentleman. NJ. Lee
hut that of a project OF police His
great passion is for Disgusting himself,
thus coming more into actual CON
tact with the body of men under his
control. During the floods he appear
ed In dozen roles. ranging fr~ m a
fireman TO a tinsy swell Every even
ing after dinner he puts on al old
coat and shabby hat and sauntcrs
forth on foot. He listens at street
Is never a more interested observer
when a horse falls down or when the
driver of n motor car exchanges COM
pliments with Partisan cab driver.
NJ. I.epine appreciates kind actions
on the part of the police. Once a
constable on night duty found baby
on q doorstep. picked 1t up. and toon.
1t to the police station. TO the best
OF his ability, he tenderly nursed 1t,
and procured for 1t some milk. never
so much as giving a thought tc the
quiet old fellow who sat in the cor
ner. The commissary who should have
been on duty was not Mt his pest, his