Show REIDS PARIS MANSION the homo of the amer cia minister the home of the american minister and mrs aleid id one of the most magnificent of the private residents of paris it was originally the home of the countess of gram mot who was borne at lie sabatier the father of tho countess Coun tesa was forr oely the french consul general to egypt anil be had acquired a vast collection of egyptian curiosities aich he had caused to be ar lunged in the vast hall of his spice did h tel which at hia death became the properly of his daughter it must be confessed that this hall when our present representative at adri came to take up hia residence ia his new abode was anything but cheerful in its aspect it was with rummies in their cases with statues of isia and osiris in black basalt and nith cabinets filled with old egyptian bronzes pottery etc larger pieces of bronze baing placed on brackets along atie walls the effect waa not to eay funereal minister aleid caused all these dusky curiosities to be carefully packed away and lias bad the walli hung with brocatello bro catelle of a crimson ground and figured with a design in deep yellow only the marble sphinxes that decorate the balustrade ends of the grand staircase remain to tell of the egyptology ot the builder of the mansion opposite the staircase is the door kii liLg to a meriea of sumptuous drawing rooms the smaller sized of these aad the first of the suite is is paneled with louis XV groups afar bouher the grand drawing room is paneled and furni sheil with crimson brocaded satin the cornice ia richly carved and gilt bunning funning a setting to a painted ceiling representing a cloud necked sky in front of the central window a life sized statue of helen of troy by an italian artist beyond this apartment h the dining room where twenty four persona can be seated at table the fusion washington JW the close man ia not confined to any latitude the worshiper of mammon pursues the almighty dollar in every clime here are two cases one from new england and the other from virginia A neighbor borrowed a hoe from tho closefisted one and returned it at evening with his thanks guess I 1 ahll hev lew charge yc bout tew cents f thet hoo aday said the farmer A washington lady was up in virginia several summers ago A neighbor dropped into the house where she has boarding and told of the prolific crop which be had there are so inacy he said that I 1 am just going to turn the hogs in to eat them up the lady thought it would be a good opportunity for what will TOU bring me down two bushels fur she asked avarice and a sense of decency wrestled in his mind and avarice won reckon 2 it bushel would be about right LIKE IA ariit 10 onis ionis I D and feut niner miller colored of rounder roun ler were here today to day the execution by a thousand iw reona |