During his stay in Paris, General Grant was often much amused at some of the queer things which he found in the newspapers. One morning he called at the office of the New York Herald, 61 Avenue de l'Opera, for the purpose of reading American and French papers. There he found a late issue of the Gaulois, which contained an article filled with personal abuse of himself, and expressed a surprise that the French people should show him so much attention. It even declared that the American women were dressed like bar-maids, and the men in a manner wholly unbecoming to gentlemen. General Grant laughed heartily over both the assaults upon himself and upon the character of the American people.

On the 15th, he visited the tomb of Thiers, and placed upon it a beautiful wreath of immortelles. On the 19th he visited, in company with his wife, the chocolate manufactory of M. Menier, the radical republican deputy from the arrondissement of Meaux, at Noisiel. They were entertained with a splendid lunch at the chateau. On the 21st, he called upon Prince Orloff, the Russian ambassador, and passed three-quarters of an hour in conversation with him, the Prince doing the greater part of the talking.

Later in the day he attended a fête, consisting of dinner and ball, given by Mrs. Makay, wife of Bonanza Makay, at her splendid mansion in Rue Tilsit. It was the great sensational event of the season, and for the time being overshadowed in importance, as far as the American colony and fashionable society were concerned, the existing political crisis.

The house where the affair took place cost 1,500,000 francs, and the furniture 500,000 francs. It looks out upon the Place d'Etoile, and is a splendid residence. The garden was brilliantly illuminated and decorated with

national flags, and with emblems set in thousands of gas jets. The orchestra, consisting of thirty-six musicians, was stationed on a pavilion built out from the house in front of the Rue Tilsit. A dozen footmen, in liveries of crimson and gold, lined the entrance and stairway. The carriages occupied the causeway in front. The vestibule, staircase and passageways were profusely decorated with flags and beautiful flowers. The rooms were magnificent. Everything that money could supply and elegant taste select was there to add to the beauty and impressiveness of the scene.

There were covers for twenty-four, and the guests were General Grant and family, and the members of the American Legation and Consulate and their families. There were no unofficial Americans present at the dinner. The ménu was inscribed on small silver tablettes, as in the case of the famous dinner to Senator Sharon at San Francisco.

After the dinner a grand reception and ball took place, at which three hundred guests were present. Among the guests were the Marquis de Lafayette, MM. de Rochambeau and de Bois-Thierry, the Duc de Rivoli, the Duc and Duchesse de Bojano, the Duc and Mlle. Ribon de Trohen, Comtes de Beon, Serurrier, de Montferraut, de Divonns and Excelmans, the Baronne Delort de Gleon, Barons Houbeyran and de Reinach, and Vicomtes de Villestrux and Marchand, the Duc Decazes, Senator Laboulaye, MM. Henri Martin and Leon Say, Mme. Guizot, Mr. and Mrs. Seligman, and M. Cernuschi.

The American colony was largely represented, and the number of beautiful women was very remarkable. The ladies' costumes displayed extraordinary taste, elegance and richness. The dancing commenced early and continued till four o'clock in the morning.

On the following day he lunched with Mr. Seligman and met several of the leading Parisian bankers. On the 23d he visited the famous Sévres manufactory in company with Minister Noyes and General Torbert. In the evening he dined with M. Langel, where he met the Count de Paris and the Duke d'Aumale, M. Langel being a prominent Orleanist, several of the leaders of that party were present. The dinner was an elegant affair:

On the evening of the 24th, General Grant was honored by a dinner given by Mrs. Sickles at her residence in the Rue Presbourg. Among the distinguished guests present were General Grant and family; Prince Hohenlohe, the German ambassador; Minister Noyes and wife, the Marquis and Marquise de Talleyrand-Perigord, the Comtesse de Hanrel, Vicomte de Grante, Miss Lincoln and others. At the reception subsequently held, Prince Orloff and Prince Galitzein, of the Russian Legation; Count d'Arci, of the German Legation, and M. Korn, the Swiss Minister, were present.

Everything passed off pleasantly, and everyone seemed to be pleased with everybody else and everything.

A farewell dinner was given General Grant by M. Harjes, the eminent banker, at his residence on the evening of November 30th. The gentlemen of the party were all Americans, and the affair was pronounced the most elegant which had occured in Paris during the season. General Grant and his party were accompanied by General Torbert.

Having bid farewell to his Parisian friends, General Grant and his party left Paris for Lyons on the first of December. The General had greatly enjoyed his visit, notwithstanding the vulgar and uncalled for attacks of the Bonapartist press, and left the city with an excellent impression of Paris.