The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-19
THE CREWS AND MACMAHONs.
Lucy Hooper's Paris Letter to Philadelphia
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ILucy Hooper's Paris Letter to Philadelphia
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All manner OF absurd reports have recently
been set atioat respecting the Grevy family.
First it was said that the new President was
q widower; secondly, that he had never been
married at all; thirdly, that he was married,
but separated from his wife; and, fourthly,
that he had espoused person OF very low
origin. None of these stories were correct.
Nine. Greyy belonged to a thoroughly re-
spectacle family, her brother being at present
Judge de la paix. She brought her husband
dowry of $4,000. They have one child,
lille. Alice Grevy, now some 25 years OF age.
Nine. Grevy has long been in delicate health,
and has, moreover, natural disinclination
Tor society, but she Is tine-looking woman,
and will probably do the honorS of the
Elysee far better than did her unami-
able predecessor. Nile. Grevy is singu-
larly intellectual and accomplished, having
been educated by her father whose idol she
has been since the hour of her birth, and her
literary and artistic tastes have been
thoroughly developed under his influence
Her boudOir III the hotel on the Rue st
Arnaud has been described as being more Ike
an artists studio or the home of atlart colec-
/ tor than the sitting room of a Partisan younp
#lady. 1t is hung with rare old tapestry. and
filled with curious old china, bronzes, books
and pictures 1 have heard an anecdote OF the
mother and daughter which | here repeat.
Fsunder all reserves as the French papers
Say. An intimate friend OF Nine. Crews
ca lied upon her the day after her husbands
election to congratulate her, and was 80 much
moved that she shed tears. 'Why do YOU
weep" asked Nine. Grevy, sadly; sit is
Rather who should do so in view OF the ter
bible reSpon utilities that have fallen TO my lot
/ have seen this hour approaching for years
past, but was In hopes that it would not ar
rive during my lifetime" "Nay, mother, am
] not here to aid your exclaimed Mile. Alice
kneeling beside her mother s chair; Il am no
longer a child-nor will your new duties APP
pear so formidable when once you have as
eumed them" | can well imagine the shrink
ing nervousness wherewith the delicate, re-
firing Lady must contemplate the trials and
1inlculties OF her new position.
Yet everybody exclaims, on discussing the
question of the social affairs Of the Eiysee.
that it will be impossible for the new hostess
e be half as dlSagreeabie as was Nine. de
lacMahon. Proud, arrogant and brusque,
P1e reserved all the sweetness OF her d1etlon
fsd the graces OF her courtesy Tor some lew
favored guests of lofty station, such as the
Eaeans Princes. The rudeness OF her man
efs has been accounted for by the fact that
ufang her early married life she lived much
lte her husband in garTisoned towns, ana
nus acquired the roughness and abruptness
French military society. / am told that
|er neSlectful way of receiving, or rather not
seivli.s, her guests at the large balls at the
iySee, whereof | spoke In my letter last
xeek, was by no means popularity OF De
3eanOr on such general occasions only. One
the South American Ministers told me
lat ne never called upon one of her weekly
Rcepuon evenings without having regular
Fstch TO ind his hostess. She was, there