The New York herald., 1874-07-12
JULES JANIN.
A Visit to the House o.
Mourning.
# u N II R A l. .
Ednl lOnd About on the
Dead Critic.
PARIS, June q. 1874.

PARIS, June p, 1874
Jules Janin prince OF dramatic critics, king OF
she Jetstlleton expired on Friday afternoon at the
house No. IL Rue de la Pompe, in the suburb OF
Passy, whero he had passed the last fifteen years
OF his life. Invent to his house yesterday, accom-
panied by friend, young Partisan journalist, to
whom, as to all others Of the profession, the dead
man had shown kindness. "H etd1 81 bon pour
na0f" said my iriend with tears in his eyes. Such
pretty house, built in the style Of swiss chalet,
and standing In the midst OF . garden iull OF
waving trees velvet turf and sweet smelling
nowersl In this garden Janin used, In the sum-
mer, to receive his friends, members OF tho
literary world, 80 proud to pay homage TO their
INDUSTRIOUS cOnJrere Amid che iron work OF !ts
outer gate is worked the monogram ~ J.," ini-
tlais so eagerly looked for in the Journal des
Dtoats every Sunday for forty years. We sent in
our cards, and gentleman came out OF the house
TO receive us-a type OF certain class OF French
mon, small, gray. self.possessed. dressed IN black
with the red ribbon OF the Legion OF Honor in his
buttonhOle. In answer to our interrogatores,
having first announced himself DR.. Villette, the
family physician, he told US that H. Janln mad ex-
pired very peacefully and without struggle For
weeks past his corpulency had been so enormous
that he had been unable to move himself, but had
to be carried by his servants from place to place.
On this Friday afternoon he had eaten rather
more dinner than usual, a little boatuom instead
OF the cup OF milk which had recently sufticed
for his meal and feeling fatigued desired a servant
to help him 70 bed. As he reached the couch
ne gave one long sigh and 1t was all over. The
rumOr that he mad been for some time out Of his
mind had, the doctor declared, no real foundation.
The knowledge that he had lost forever the power
Of locomotion affected him very much. Not long
before his death he said to some friends:-'T sup
pose am celebrated; am great writer; l am y
member OF the Academy En- oten, would re-
nounce all that glory to walk. to walk round this
room without assistancel' Aud ne was specially
visitors would regard him. They did not like to
openly express their pity, bat they looked 1t:
what was meant and suffered under 1t horribly,
but In silence. 1t was IRON this. DR.. vilette
thought that the idea OF his demenria MAD first
arisen.
At the Doctors invitation we walked into the
CHAMBER DEATH
where the body then lay IL was large dining room,
on The second floor, painted III gay colors, with
large open fireplace in the style OF the renais.
Sd1ace anu with windows opening on to the garden.
Owing to Its easiness OF access M. Janin mad Tor
some time used 1t as his dwelling room, and there
he dled on a couch on which Beranger had also
breathed his last. At q table in corner sat a
priest an old lady and TWO old gentlemen. The
old lady had long list before her rom which she
read aloud various names, and the old gentlemen
ana me priest put cards INTO envelopes which
tney addressed ! These m cards were the invitations
the funeral ceremony. They looked around for
moment as we entered but immediately returned
~ their business, which they carried out, am
bound to say, without apparently the smallest ap-
probation OF the surrounding circumstances. And
careless would have been impressed; for there on
low bed In the middle OF the room, lay the re-
been one % Of the most nc SHINING lights % Of French %
Journalism and who had won for himself world
Mae a and e on the ne" Sse
years. contest With the world had left no impr
slon on II, calm "a and innocent as Of happy old
The doctor accompanied rs through
THE HOUSE.
Behfnd the mOrtuary chamber Is the Kitchen,
bright and glistening with its oGttere de cuisine,
Its shining pots and stew pans. The broad stair
case leading to the lrst moor is hung with rare en-
cravings alter the ancient masters At the tor of
the staircase Is the small winter dining room, and
leading out OF 1t a huge chamber, used indisorim-
tnately as dining g-rOOm ana library In each Of the
four corners Of this room Is an enormous bookcase
IN black oak, filed with Aldines and Ezevirs
man ntepiece with Its Louis Seize clock ts portrait
OF Madame Janin. In front Of the window
by is his desk covered with papers written over in
blue INK There enveoped In dressing gown and
WIN SILK sr trasepg ~ faR on his head ne used to to
life; here he wrote mis- translation of Horace hts
1'Neveu de Ralneau," his holiday euilletOs for ne
1De6dts
His handwriting was very bad, very nightmare
tors out of the whole sta OF the Debats were able
60 translate IL When he contributed to any other
periodical he always dictated nls work to Nine.
1anin, who writes an excellent hand. One day he
wrote q letter to friend, who after much trouble
deciphered two or three words which made him
diately started for Passy. 'Ah here you are 10
cried Janin s on on seeing Nm; you have read my
have it, aud I'VE brought it here For you
to read It TO me-" "Wen." said Janin, much cast
Janin was hot malicious, but occasionally he
would say bitter thing. rich put hard hearted
man, VINO made sad havoc OF the French language,
called on him one day. After listening and suffer-
ing for some time, Janin spoke to his visitor in
Latin. The nlan was astonlshed. 'T DON'T under
don't speak Latin" "Iry, SIR, tryp' cried cried the
great critic, .you could not speak 1t so badly as
you do French
MONDAY June 90 1874
THE FUNERAL.
have just returned from the first tnneral
ceremony Ia the parish church OF Passy. The In
tcrnent win not take place till Tomorrow. The
streets Of the suburb were kept by number OF
SeTDentS de Dtlte and, the deceased having been
Academician, a guard OF honor ofmantry was pres
ent Among those assembled III the garden OF the
house saw Emile Grardin, In HIS short coat and
with his Dince-nez; Dumas Ills, whose hair has
grown gray. and VINO Is becoming more ana more
ike his ather; John Iemoinne, small English
looking man; swarthy Henri lie Pene, with his
glass liked in his eye; gray, stout NJ. de Lesseps;
Miiingue, the famous actor the original Burldan
IN the '1cur de Nesle"; Arsene Houssayc, Nedar
the photographer and Alberto second. / was
standing by table on which were several sheets
OF paper inscribed with the names of the Visitors
An old gentleman with - white head and short
cut white beard red, pleasant iace dressed in
An alpaca JACKET ana carrying straw hat in his
hand, came up to i7lScriTe and gave me a kindly
bow as | made way tor HIM. AS he lett looked
down carefully at the paper TO see what his name
words, ''yictor Hugo"
Edmond About on jules Janin.
From the London Athenaum.l
The death of Jules Jann and the commotlon W
has caused not in France only but also, and in
even greater DEGREE abroad remind mc at An