New-York tribune., 1879-12-11
TALK WITH GAMBETTA.

In the following letter the regular Paris
correspondent of The TRIBUNE reports per-
sonal conversation with NJ Gambetta on pol-
tics and affairs in France, and incidentally
describes the changes which have recently
been made in the salon at the Presidency of
the Chamber. Among other things, Gambetta
saws that part of the educational fund next
year will be spent in providing national
system of education for girls, and that the
tax of every sort on wine will be reduced
in the interest of the working classes. The
French women he declares TO be " marvel
lously gifted creatures" who only need eman-
cipation to make them simply peerless" and
bad wine, he intimates. has had its part in
causing communism and revolution. There is
need, he says, for another Premier, but if he
himself were asked to form a Cabinet, he
should refuse, and if the Chamber were dis
pleased at his refusal he should "subside
again into plain NJ. Gambetta."
POINTS OF AN HOURS CONVERSATION.
TIE SALON Al THE PRESIDENCY or THE CHAMBER
GAMBErTA's oFFIcE-HIs COPY OF MADAME DE
REMUsATs "MEM0REs PEACE THE TIME FOR
PROGREss-No WAR WITH GERMANY.
fRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE IRIBCSEl
PARIS, Nov. 2S.-I was able to see Gambetta this
week and TO enjoy with him nearly an hours con-
vcrsation. But as when called he was engaged
irst with the Qu9stors IF the Chamber and then
with the Budget Committee, had to wait a long
lime before could see him. The ushers in the ante
.oom did not ask me TO wait IN the sale Pdttene
where a number of audicnce-seekers were kicking
their heels. The French term for trial of patience
IF this sort is paisdnt ie pied de gene, literally
standing on one leg like stork. When was IN
The salon had time to note the alterations which
nave been made in the upholstery since went at
The beginning of last Summer pay visit at the
Palais Bourbon. long perspective OF open doors
Mas before me- and my curiosity prompted me to
explore it 10 the end. The first time had been at
the Presidency of the Chamber, the whole snite
IF salons facing the Garden and the Qua
was in crimson silk damask, with carpets of uni
form pattern on a uniform chocolate ground Just
Mt the end nearest TO the Foreign Office there
little boudOir in sky blue Walls and ceiling were
done up in brocadcd satin of this color. like the in
side of jewel caskct and it was furnished with
low easy chairs. couchcs and pofS in the same stuff
Il was explained TO that in the time of the Due
lie MoTny the natural half brother of the late En-
peror by the maternal side, this room was
sacred to the Empress Eugene. who, when she
came to balls at the Presidency,
reived there by the lady of the house and
asmall group of women of official rank When her
Imperial Majesty had exchanged compliments with
he select few admitted 10 her presence here. she
oOk the arm of the Duke and followed the Emperor,
Who led the Duchess into the ballroom. Eugene
wished the blue chamber upholstered with light sap
green like her own sitting-room at the 1uileries,
but the Duchess de Morny resisted her pretension
in this very sturdily. The hair Of the Duchess dc
Morny was very fair aud beautiful. Ii was flax
gilded by feobIe Autumnal sunbeams and not su6i-
ciently ardent to look to advantage stand
inc out from light-green background
which suited the more auburn shade Of Eugenies
trcsses which were also thickly overladen with
gold powder. The Duchess. therefore, i'll justice
20 herself insisted blue. which is favorable TO
pale blond. provided her complexion is fair. 1t
suits lilies whether they are intermxed or not with
roses. had these details from an old man-seryant
at the Presidency, on the retired list, who had
been behind the scenes there from the time Of the
first Napoleon's Corps L62islatif. IL assure you,"
he said 10 me, THAT the upholstery of
this room was cause of heart-burniDgs
in the highest places and very near being
fraught with consequences Of European import
II the Czartoryskis lad not been Royalists they
would have had the Empress on the side of the
Poles when that people revolted eighteen years ago
Ii required all the tact and influence of the Due de
Morny to keep her Majesty quiet She wanted to
have her own way everywhere and in everything
But the Duchess who was Russian. and had
Russian ideas about the Empire, resolved TO be
mistress in her own house. and would not put up
with the green han gings. which would have made
her appear sallow and sickly beside the Empress.
This servant also showed me the marks OF the
Shah's greasy head and hands. The latter men,
bers after repaSts, which were generally taken III
tie blue drawing-room, were wiped on the backs oil
luxurious arm-chairs though table napkins had
been amply provided for the Emperor of Emperors
by the French Government. This dirt" OBJ
served the old domestic, " is ignoble. NJ. lie Pres-
dent intends to have it all cleaned and done mp
again." And in my ramble through the long suite
of drawing-room found that Gambetta had done
as the servant said he would. The gilded
arm-chars i'm the state-ro0ms arc covered with vel
Vet Of the pale moss tinge now fashionable with
damasks and with Beauvas and Aubusson
tapestries Double pile carpets of neutral tint
which gives value to the splendOr OF the furniture,
is on all the floors. This furniture was brought
from the Garde Mcuble, or State Pantechnicon
As 10 the luxurious temple TO Beauty at the end II
isnow done up with pink aud pearl-gray satin, and
lighted with polychrome Venetian lustre.
/ had been pacing up and down some time when
the man Francois came i'll and said that III. Gam
betta had Just telcphoned TO him from committee
room for me 10 DO taken into the study where
would find books and newspapers TO enable ME TO
pass another half hour without being too much
bored. | was taken from salon to salon aud at
length entered q snuggery at the end OF the palace
nearest 20 the Chamber of Deputies. desk
table was covered with litter of books
and documents of all sorts and three
wastc-papcr baskets which were before 1T were
stnfed with letters which had been cast into it.
Gambetta's chair-an office chair in leather-was Mt
the centre of the table and with its back to fire,
in which burned gigantic logs. took up the
Memories of Madame de R6musat the leaves OF
which were cut and the margins covered with