, 1879-02-19
=, Grevy, the New Presi-
, NJ dent of the French
Republic.
,,,,t md a History---M. Grovy In
shfss, w,o and in Prtvate---A Model
Republican.
o.,,, nj tho Elysco---Gossip About
'p' ',1.da,ne Ia rresidonte "-~True
or FAlse2
1,p,s;ne Of Prizes in tho French Lot
NV ,',,.-'rho Prise.Winners--Muaical
and Dramatic Gossip.
,c..~,.ponffnce n} The 4rfbu,,A,

nns s., ,a,srd to tic Prcailrntship Of the
es'' p,nnb,tc, was born at little town In
iHuts utn,r.,tnent OF the Jura, at,l Ia now be-
ne ss and CO Years old. As to his ncrson-
l'esa h,o,d .shouldercll, s1uaracut, dign!led,
,'1m 'a.d,r impressive. Forchcad high, uasaivc,
asaa a,",as-tuoieutiye Of reflection md bcncvo-
,.sY 1S Eres dcep-set, brilliant, shroudcd by
s,.,h,ucjng and bus1y eyebrows, which give
y .ss,h II severity 10 the face. Mouth and chin
's..,sut .Sa and i1rn,. Nose slightly aquilinc,
asn .. .h,roly.outllned. Head nearly bald on
n.y. n.y.. fdnacl With gray on either side. Al
..s,,h,, ms form md face rather Tcutonic, very
ssnu,nliue Oh OCCASION, but usually moro
,t,pestable than fmposlug'
Is 70 MS CHARACTER
r,n Of tried consistency. honest In politics.
s,.s.t IN privatc life; good deal dreaded by
.,+,,aera on account Of Ills severity Of mien;
.n.., be]oycd by friends and antimatcs, who
tnoY how much simplicity md klndllness the
..1,x,,a s,eyancss coucenls. Apcrfcct example,
{ !, ri. cvn home Of bon bourgeois, loving above
III things bis daughter; after that, domestic
,n.,t,le and game at chess or billiards, in
r,, III which ho exccls. Alter his election to
n. Ptc,!aen.tfip, tho other day at Versailles,
~ .,,ttorrinsster seut to offer him the Use Of a
ned., train for tic return journey, to Paris.
N declined II positively, confirming himself
nth . single compartment Of tho ordinary
,,u. unl managing by dextrous plcco
4, t..atcgy to escape the salute Of
,dst,chment Of soldiers which had been told
ot,o pay him military houors. This anccslotc
d,,, rou sufficient index to the character OF
hs u1u. Such IL has always been; such It Is
rf.l, ,lEays to remain. Although four days
s,1s now elapscl since his elevation to the
Pr.lentshlp, lo still inhabits hts old, modest
scuteEs, ...
THIRD FLOOR ABATEMENT
hste Rte St, Armand, ono Of the quiet buck
,ttet, between tie Grand Hotel and the Ruo
tel, raIx; anl tic people Of the Elysce arc still
.jthout Instructions rs TO the cxnct dato Of Ills
,r;yal A peraon who knows him we'll assures
us that he dIslkcs nothing more than show or
ps..u.'on III household-n.atters; aud that he
anies that feeling to the extent Of insist
hg Oh sorting and putting away his
eaa linen The change from his present way Of
Er:n2 to the "pomp md circumstance " OF tilc
ii .te fa1ace, Is almost ,dIstasteful to him; nor,
ltafe rcasou to believe, would he, but for grave
sGd pattlotlc reasons, have consented to accept
DE honor put upon hin, OF, by accepting, have
psttd lIs practice In contradiction with tic
pnrplc hc protcsscd Ia 1873, wheu he proposed
tteftnous amendment, known by bis name,
eouosslInS the suppression Of tho Presldcntsl,p
dtogethcr md the vesting Of the executive
pcSet In tic hanaa OF the Ministry, represented
b The President at the Council.
". 0KEvY's PUBLIC CAREER
my BE- said to date from the year 1880. Ho WAS
isilst Tine mere Ind, hnrdly II, studying Inv
luthe Quar.ler Latin. When the youth Of tho
thcolt sounded tlu signal Of revolt aguinst tha
t'nouy Of the pstest-ritlden Charles x, Jules
Gis'y Joined them, nnd was present Mt the
tto'nhg Of tlle aforementioned Caserpc do Baby
lone ll' name Is found conspicuous among
tbo,e Of the Republican Deputies who In 1851
epposed the Infamous usurDatlon OF Louis Nj
koson; and, With many more, he WINS thrown
Into tue Prison of Mazas. When he was. later
49, feeasea, he withdrew from political life for
1hE pctod, taking no part ln tho political
eItats Of the Empire Till 1860, believe,
ma:a W. he was returned to the French
p hls fellox-cittzens anl friends III the
!uF, But under tho Empire, needless to re-
mary, lew Republicans found q very large field
Y slst 70 exercise their talcnts. tM. Gaut-
Se!!a o}'thc'by, Is an exception to tile rule, for
~ II lcast made Ills naslo during the rrtgn OF
tee usqfpcr.} We next see NJ. Gruvy prominent
T. Inc botdeaux Assembly, elected tn 1871 preai-
uent o. tue french Parliament. 1Ie held his
pos,, gaining The respect Of his opponents In
pollI1ra! thought, mud friends, alike, by the
s equitable an! dlspassionato discharge Of Ills
hsh office, till 1873, when, after some potty in
eat', he considered It would be derocaturY to
Mle dignity .! bis position to retain the dtroc-
t'oa OF tle Assembly. alpI rctfrcJ.-mnklt]r room
Iof tlat l!lonergd and tn!scll.cyouo person, NJ.
uteoi The eth Of May adventure. Grow @ Was
asan chosen to preaitlo over The debates OF tie
Iat'aTrnt at Versailles; a,,l, till his election
" ne PfesltientsAip last Thursday, hc had
Ksrr MS PLACE unn,sp1rrn.
nlnnIua mor. on,3 ,u,r. t,ot5 .,,,n,, ~. <.uo
Deputtess I'M, % nradnoj. ., nuta Ioo w teloW-
nonnn t, ~ ILL., m's temperate s,nu sensible al.
eaur ths dsrs.o o C.atanes ~ o! ucpaiies, wen
II ,hc moneot so " u u'saoutlon IN Juiy, ls1'
ia neeI@t" III " iia eonitFY.s utmost pol1t-
opIuan @s a. an SUI 1rcsh IN all minds. Public
yao!cc w,rn ~ ~, ,upptuscu u NJ. ua1npetta's
Nug,lps Hc,,n,cs ~ NV H HtES."G ~ t!a
p[lei out hy i'm i. !, - ~, a,,,,,.,
'son TO sucyeta N. n.t1nnt" ,,i - aa1,, .m1 ust
eaNarshal thrn n, ioeaans @ a,s Wsaxo ~ mo
Lou. II. Gambctta thug so .,,, ".t ~ ~ 10
required to pruius IL n"r psoasda,, ho,t so
ssnce Of gcnIs was ,ot w. ~ ~
the Presidentshn: nn1 ~ nnv"r 3,as l." snnLeu ~
nore wisely. Expcricuee% % has tn,eht au ~ Fpsnrs
out anbition. ttlat gen'ns seldom goes WITH
latsAI Enriras "i'a ''at anip'tlon 'eaas 70 Dicta
,sco9Gzed t. s,.,,,o tSo1"oGs' 81 ~, rFance nas
rtoYlHcts are hc"in,,,e " ~ aa.!s, a'ia Wy