, 1875-09-11

The Mon9y-matrtnou1Al correspondence
lateiy published in TIE Tribune hna given
the public glimpses into number Of humble
households. Wo have seen how Edwin md
ANGELINA mnnngo to 1.-Two with COM
parative comfort On haH tho sum that
ADoLpuUa finds insufficient for Lis single
wants. It has beon reserved for q grocer in
Paris, however, to fling wide open tho tloorp
to royal household, and contribute to legM
literaturo On account Of the way in which an
e1-Queon manages her domestic nffairH. 1sA-
BELLA, tho mother of tho King Of Spain and
an exilo from Spain, has been sued By
n vulgar, democratic grocer, and tho
courts Of Paris have compelled her to
appear, at ]east by proxy, and plaad
hor cause. Those courts by the way,
havo habit Of troatng alleged cul.
prits with remarkable impartility. They
condemned man, in hin absence, twice nom.
mated for President Of the United States
(JouN G. FnEMoxT) to two years. imprison-
ment for swindling; they clapped Prince
PERKINS, tho American who was rash enough
to marry into the Bourbon family, into Jail
for defrauding liB butcher mud baker; and
they have just been trying ox-Qucon IaAnE1LA
On the chargo Of her grocer that she was In
dobted to him and wouldn't pay. Paris has
taken livoly interest in every detail OF tho
trial, but Its chief interest to us is tho sketch
it givea Of tho interior arrangement Of tho
household Of q woman Of much money and
much 1natrimony. Few Queens have ever
had as may husbands as ISABELLA DE Doun-
non; no cx.Queens have ever hal as much
monoy. Here, then, is woman expert
encea in both the departments OF life which
our correspondents have been describing.
11or plans cannot but bo OF value.
In tho first place, sho made direct con.
tract with her cook. The latter, Mr. ALFRED
BLANCHARD, promised to supply her food and
drink Of certain quality and quantity at q
fixed prlco. Any ono who las soen the
vie!dly bulk Of hor late Majesty Will not be
surprised to learn that her daily diet consists
OF two soups, eight diahea Of meat, yegota-
bles cheeae, atewod fruit, and plenty OF
Spanish and Bordeaux vine. It Ia surpris-
Ing, however, that BLANCHARD should have
undertaken to breakfast and dine mud wine
this vast lump OF royalty for the compata-
lively email sum Of $40 u day. No
wonder ho failad to pay his grcen~grocur,
and 80 got his royal mistress into
the unpleaaant position Of defendant in a
petty suit in q petty court. It is true tbat
the s2.4o was tho average price paid for eaoh
Of the ten persons WHO formed the family Of
the Queen, ind the tlree or four children
Of doubtful paternity who call her "Man"
ma may eat little enough to atone for their
mothers ogrs-liko appetite. Tho unfortunate
BLANCHARD waa forced to pay for oil "wass-
Ing in the Kitchen and to feed tho servants
at certain ridioulous1y low rates. It Is safe
to aay that there was the minimum Of waste
and the maximum Of want In tho servants
quarters.
And now, Just aftor a1l this was aettled,
when the household machinery was working
smoothly, there camo tho unfortunate trouble
between the grucer and the Queen. Ths for
mer sued tic latter for provisions fur
niahed tbs cook; 1aADK11A fled q copy Of
her contract with the cook to prove her own
non-iabitity; and thus Paris and the rest Of
the world learned the details OF the Do
mestlo economy OF . Queen.
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