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sent to the foreign associates and the corresponding 

 members of the various Academies : 



PARIS, le 5 aoAt 1895. 

 MONSIEUR ET CHER CORRESPONDANT, 



L'Institut de France celebra, du 23 au 26 octobre prochain, 

 le centieme anniversaire de sa fondation. Vous trouverez 

 sous ce pli le programme des Fetes que nous organisons a 

 cette occasion. Nous avons cherche' a les rendre dignes de ce 

 grand evenement Mais ce qui donnera a ces Fetes le plus 

 d'eclat, ce sera la reunion de tous les savants et artistes 

 frangais et etrangers qui appartiennent a 1'Institut et dont les 

 travaux font la gloire de notre compagnie 



Nous avons la confiance que vous voudrez bien repondre a 

 notre convocation pour reserrer les liens qui nous unissent. 

 Nous serions heureux de savoir le plus promptement possible 

 vos intentions pour prendre les mesures necessaires. 



Agreez, Monsieur et cher Correspondant, 1'assurance de nos 

 sentiments tout devours. 



Le President de Vlnstitut, 



Le Secretaire de Plnstitut, AMBROISE THOMAS. 



C. HRI. DELABORDE. 



The programme of the proceedings was varied and 

 included a gala representation (a matinee] in the 

 Theatre Fran9ais, when the three pieces given 

 were Le Cid, Ecole des Femmes, and Les Femmes 

 Savants. A poem written by Sully Prud'homme was 

 recited by Mounet-Sully in the presence of all the 

 artistes of the Theatre Fra^ais. Those who were 

 more familiar with the language than I can claim to 

 be said that these representations of Moliere's plays 

 were perfect, as they clearly brought out the style and 

 tone of the Moliere period, so different from that of 

 the modern French drama. In the evening we were 

 received at the Elysee by the President of the Re- 

 public, and the ladies of his Court were much amused 

 at the manner in which the two English girls accom- 

 panying me warmly shook him by the hand, a proceed- 



