The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-05-16
Show Originator by Erecting
a Monument for Him
in Paris.

Laurent Mourguet, who one hundred
years ago invented the stage mari
onettes which America knows as the
Punch and Judy show" has been
honored by the people of Lyons
who inaugurated monument to
Mourguet in that city. The celebra-
ton was an elaborate affair, speeches
being made by deputy, the mayor
OF Lyons. who pointed out that
Mourguet was born in Lyons in
1863. and by a physician of the dis
trict. The feature of the celebra-
ton, however, was discourse in
pantomime by Jean Guignot, .
which proved to be small wooden
figure deity manipulated from be-
hind the scenes. The Punch and
Judy show is known in France as
the Guignot show and the bes:
French spectacles of this kind may
be seen throughout the summer in
the gardens bordering the Avenue
des Champs Elysees in Paris.
Two social fads have marked the
Partisan season which is brought 70
a close with the Grand Prix running
race at Longchamps in the early
part of June. The first has been
the growing custom of fashionable
people to attend boxing exhibitions,
and the second has been renewed in
! terest in fancy dress balls, which
held such an important place in
the court life OF early France.
One of the most original of the
recent masked balls was the Hun
garian fete given by Madame de
Yturbe in her mansion in the Avenue
du Bots de Boulogne. All the guests
appeared in Hungarian national
costume. The hostess received her
guests in superb Hungarian dress,
with mantle richly embroidered
with fur and a head dress sparkling
with diamonds. Her daughter wore
picturesque Hungarian peasant
costume. The men wore mostly
Venetian cloaks over evening dress
with knee breeches and silk stock
ings. Among the guests who ap-
peared in sumptuous fancy dresses
were the Infanta Eulalia, Princess
stephanie Of Belgium, the Grand
Duke Paul Of Russia, the Russian
ambassador and Nine. Isvolsky, the
German ambassador and the Baron
ess Won schoen and the Princess
Murat. The music was provided by
a real Hungarian gypsy band in
black uniforms, and a feature OF the
ball was a Hungarian mazurka
danced by ten couples led by Don
Luis, the son of the Infanta Eulaita.
Among the most interesting books
forming the library of the late Henri
Houssaye to be sold by auction
soon, is a slender volume bound in
faded velvet which once belonged
to the unfortunate Marie Antoinette.
1t is called "The Garden of French
Lilies" and contains number OF
poems addressed by certain Johann
Raukenstrauch TO the young arch
duchess at the time of her marriage
with the Dauphin of France, after
wards Louis XVI. The poems, it is
admitted, are but mediocre produc-
lions, but as a souvenir, the little
book is precious.
Henri Houssave was fond OF tell
ing how he picked it up by chance
at the Ham Fair" among a lot Of
junk and paid a few cents for it.
Another "lot" which is likely to
yield a fair a high price, is a copy Of
the Dictionary of the French Acad-
envy" of 1894. The work is in two
volumes and bound in old Morocco
leather bearing on the covers the
arms Of Mademoiselle de Montpen-
sier stamped in gold.
"A French literary review address,
ed to a number of we'll known
writer's the following questions:
'First, What is your opinion on
the prevalent taste OF modern soci-
ETY. for the theater? Does 1t iadi-
cate advance or decadence? Does
, the play develop the same facilities
! as the book? Which, in your opin-
ion is the most profitable, listening
to dramatic performance, or read
ing the book"
A number of interesting replies
were received. Only two writer's
Paul Sunday and Mazel saw in the
passion for the play a serious evil
dence of intellectual development
The great majority pronounced
firmly against the drama and the
,,oda.n cra7a for thaatar going.