, 1877-09-24
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
The Old French Aristooraoy Of the Fan.
bourg st. Gormain.
Sedltlous Quotation Marks---
Something About M. =
Theirs.

The Cars .Dtar.rrtN1es...a &eldiug far tht
frluse Of Wales,
TIIE FAUDOuRa ST. GEnArA1N.
FAittkdH Rtfftte (Lan.fanI.
Tho Fauboufg st. ucrmnin is bounded on tho
north by tho salon of tho Duchcssc rozzo III
Dorgo and that Of Tho Duchesso d'Avaray; on
the east by the salon Of tho Dncllcssc dc Gal
1icra; on tho south by the salonbf the Co.ntcsse
Dnchatc1; and on the west by tho salon oi the
Co'nscssc do 1el,aeuc Within thls grand gem
craI outline tlcre arc indeed some centres OF
Essential importance-tho salon OF the Cotntcssc
dc strcpolx, o: The Coutessc do Crot1, and OF
tho Duehcsso do B[saccta; but VIC have no time
to DO more than Akctch the great boundaries
within Which, moreover, Is concentrated ali that
Is amusing Or worthy Of interest In tho soclnl
lie Of the capital Of civilization. Whilc
going from one to tho other Of the salon.
abovn named VIC shall he atlc to examine and
appreciate In It's various expressions tho lfo Of
he Fautourg ST. 0errnaIn, recep-
tlons, habits, fashions, and tutt quaint. It ia In
tho Rne dc FUnivcrsite, In a alcstlc hotel
whose blackepcd stones attest tho nutt1utty Of
tho family inlablting It, that tho Ducficsso
Pozzo dt BorEo holds her court. The reception
roons, which arc on tho ground floor, nre deco
rated with q cliaste uniformity which lends har-
niony aud unity To tho entertainments. Tho
Ducllcssc Valentine Pozzo Ia the second OF The
four daughters Of tho last Of tho Crilons,-tllc
Gen. Due do Crillon, who died in 1910,-l.cr SIS
tcrs being thr atarquise ,lc Chanalciltcs, tho
Duchess0 DO Cnranan, and the Contcsse do
I4cvts-MirepoI1. Twoyears ago Inst January sllo
celebrated tho forty y-th.nl anniversary Of her
marriage wftll the Due CharIea rozzo. Endowed
with sound judgment anil tho lnoat delicate
taAtc, having hearlm and remembered much
that size tas heard, the Duchcssc possesses l., d
must eminent degree that supreme n.lvantage-
tic Elft Of cunvcrsatlnn, whtcl, consists not 80
mich tn shining onc'a self a. In extracting light
from others. Tho diplomatic traditions Of tic
which It has drawn It's power and splcn'or,-
Corsica, Russia, France. c.-natural!y make tho
salon otthe D4chcsso cosmopolitan centre in
which. one tray bo sure Of meeting with eminent
men frnnn every European 6tAto-Atinlstrrs d.
EcctinE the Affairs Of thnfr OWL country, or Am
bassaors representing their sovereign III Frnncc.
A. the Hotel loxzo tho International Divinc
Right Is l'r,y believed n, and Tie greatest con-
do not 20 beyond tho Eharfd ednio FinetTs-
that 0f lS1i. This thcoeratsc salon Il there
torc the cherished resort OF tho Church, Mgr.
Dnpanloup 1ttnE IN asstduous quest during hls
u
liant reception, tho. prelatt, leaning lis elbow
ngainst tl.e mantei-shclf. suddenly announced
that he had solculn presentation TO make.
breaking the central slluco which succeeded
this announcement, tho illustrioua Bishop grave
ly presented to tho brilliant asaenhtugc-alI d.
glitter with diamonds aud dlccorAtlons-St. Mad
elclne, and solicited contributions to restore tho
celebrated grotto Of satntc-f.aumc. In which she
ls reported to lave passed tho lust thirty years
Of her life. 1t may bo rcAdi1y IMAGINED TINT
this prnycr was not addressed to deaf cars, an.l
that tho gnests Of tho Duchcaso were most gen.
% er1us. This Incident portrnys With wonderful
seeking to dcscribci 1t g not nlofely an anec-
dotc--Itl ls key-notc. II the salon of tho Ouch
csse pozxo dl borEo L. essentially cosmopoil-
tan one tint q 1,1; te Dnellesss M dAyaray ps
for banner the most immaculate Of white iags.
It Is the Extreme Right Of tho Faubourg St.
!icEtnaln.. Every one knows, moreover, BY what
gos 81 'oyaty ar t or one ss n
d'Ayaruy Is connected with tho cider branch u
the Bourbon family, THO KiuR Louis XVIII.
himself took care to render unsclslsli hdc!Ity-
notorious q. wS oa T. eodferng Luz tte Of Duke
1 notto H. @oes aVe t. IT, x9 5nlam mn pcts
and authorized him to quarter tho Royal arms
Of France upon his cscutchcon. Tho present I
ot Ghaies ss rsse a,fu to tf ho oIm try
dltIons u his family. The D'Avarays nre not
contcatcd with meroly loving tho wliite flag Of
tho Bourbons-they fight for It. Tho Ducllesse
the Sontcnlart fan1y, Is one of ihc most teharn,ns
and sympathetic Of tho aristoera-
cy OF France, and ex0rts most powerful and
beneficial Influence over the society Of tho Fau-
appreciated BY any who mo well vcrsei in
toeial usagcs abroad when We say that shc 10 the
lady who recetyes tho most personal visits Of
any Of tho leaders OF soclety In Paris. AZ other
elcct 70 my ths DEBT in psrsop, and to lvr week.
!, receptohs--he1tl In the daytime Ia the bcatt-
tltul hotvl Of the lsua do 0rcnclIu, ono Ut thoae
rare ND palaccA Of tho Fauourg which still l,as
portal, and OF which thc staircase is cclsbratei
lron the ront dea Saints Pcrcs 10 the Font
Louis Xv.-llock over hundred people. In
the society q Tho FaulouFg, !ndeca, 4 la tho
IL which every ono knows and t. interested in
the ntlatrs ot another. Mere nothlngs arc there
Of more Importance than In any other society
with Which VIZ uIc acquainted. There IL 80 much
chatting with frisud! But " ts especially tho
lallcs who devote the hftesnuoli TO tho paying
Of visits. The mcn havu the Cl1ambre, tho Con-
setls d. Administration, tic clubs, horses, and
they hayr nothing. Bol!atmle about tho e.luca-
ton aud training Ut their childEen-a question
which zl'h4rln and ccntra'ixcs, ~ It werc, tho
Interest Of families of luwcf class u tEfo-cx-
ista not Tor thu gra'4ie DANE da Fauooary. All
haa bes,, settled Rccerdlng 70 tradition before
hand-the boys 70 TO tho futllcrs, or are
couiiled tu tho caro- uf priyatu tutors,
rho afs invariably III hoIy oriors, Anil the
or u Lea OseaAI, or intrlstcd to tho care VI u
goyerucas wilt llaa exclusive control over ttcn;
nntlan tho aforementioned cnse, when thu etrl
marrtcs, the HoycFncsx u invariably given pen.
sion Of iroln LOU eu 5,0O lralIrs ysur,-uuyer
more. Marriage Is the great nud all-aGsorbiue
question In tho FaubOn1g. aud nj the bo&tom OF
~ tho many little tutrlgues which are constant
lY bclug set on fout; al one tine to revive tho
lrooplng ancestral treo With golden watrrs How
ing from q ptei,ciaa sourtp; at another to
by alliance Two noble houses. Tile
convcnt and the sacr1sty play no small parta In
ttesu !lttu comedies, and nineteen out Of every
twenty marriages celebrated tn the FaubourR
st. GuFtaln have been settie1 du thu {arlofr
society Of the faubourg usYof to 20 boyonl q
certain sum In tue nIarr1agr settlement VI ds Of
thc bride; aud. moreover, t 10 generally Tbs (n-
III nm tn .A I'M frunrt ffrnJu IJuO Il, II NM