New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-01
A BREAKFAST WITH GAMBETTA.
Eron The PaH MaH 0az,tte.


Gambetta did not create his present surroundings.
He found the Palals Bourbon, for instance. hand
somely furnished and provided with contingent Of
domestlcs sufficiently numerous TO keep IN order.
There were rooms which the disorder IN which The
Shah of Persia lived had solled aud damaged. One
of them the blue satin boudor III wnlch tho
Duchesse de Morny received the Empress Eugenie.
There were Others the worse for having been used
as an ambulance. GamDetta had them cleaned,
and new carpets laid down or the tloors The
great and smaller stalrsawere also fecaTpetei. Set
tess and chairs In the waitingroom, which looked
shabby, upholstered IN cheap kind of maroon
colored stamped velvet. An attempt was made To
relieve little of the monotony Of whole suite OF
rooms in crimson silk ana gold by doing up the one
In which Gambeta receives IN moss green p usn. Tho
lIttle drawIng-rOOm IN blue was tapcstIled with
gray satin enlivened. with pin k, at an nconslder'
able expense. Nasr Eddn had DESTROYED beyond tho
power of the cleaners art To revive the turquoise
satin stuff chosen by Nine. de Morny.
Bes .dcs the servants whom he found al the palace
whom he does not pay, and of whom he Is not the
oretically the master, they beng employed 10y tho
tate-Gambetta has little household OF his own.
With the exception of irOmpette, wH0n The reac-
tfOni ST Journals have converted INTO legendary
parsonage. he formed It In The Chaussee Anth. IL
consists of Francois 1.-THE close mOuthed little valet,
picked mp orr gnally at lours OF the wife 81 FRAN
co.'s. who was for several years Gambettas COOK,
and of the brother of Francois who serves "a coach
man. Trompette was chef IN the kitchen of the
Due de NOallles. lie Is said to receive lZ.OOO
francs year. Whether he really has this salary
do not know; but the deJeuners ana d'sners no
usually serves are certainly not maryels OF luxury
| have tasted his cuisine. and therefore can
Judge of its merits. Victor HugVs table
and the poet does MOI employ man COOKS
better served than Gambetta's. Last sunday, Tor
ms auce there persons at dsleuner IN inc
Perit bourbon. The repast, OF which there was no
carte was an Omeette with chopped tIubes, INT
tered fowl, probably the remains OF the military
banquet mutton chops. and baked potato balls.
salad gelatme and French beans The bread was
not o. fine flour. but Of the quality provided m tho
cheap Palais Royal restaurants ana NJ DuNats
The win ordinaIre was poor stun, but the Borieanx
was soft aud fruity These Were the only wines.
Pr Al Al uof
the single lIquer In the set-out there VAS nothing
remarkable; u was just sufficiently elegant not 10
jar with the handsome style OF the dln'hg-rool.
Such, IN fact. is Gambetta's luxury
Our host "a lked "a good deal HIS voice was SUBJ
dued to the general pitch: lie had mnch 10 say
that was pleasant about the fete. which IN many
of its best features. was IN his mind revival or
Paris toward the close Of the eighteenth century.
The open-iT dancing he thought charmlng IN
Gambetta the faculty'of observation is vivid What
he observed on Wednesday II gave him cyldeut
pleasure To communicate; and IT was all 10 no
advantage of the Parisans An Ambassador
not the Engisb-said 10 him: III such fete had a..
ken place IN my country, half the people at It wOuld
have got drunk. | VAS on this occasion struck with
the sObrIety of the Parslans.p Gambe ita a.So de-
scribed his impressions of Pyrenean landscapes.
and of sunset. III such graphic and glowing terms
as to make me think that he might have earueI
great renown bad lac had fancy m youth 10 be .
painter rather than professor OF law. WIN ";
Paul Bert. who on ms left hand nc chatted
about insects and botany. -,
very grand head Is Gambetta's. The llues are
ample aud express power at It's ease ABOUT tbe
Temples and over the eyes the development OF the
forehead Is abnormal. Gambettas superiority Is
not of kind to awake jealousy. IL Is very mani
fest but il Is SO unaoyed with egothm, ana II ~
so softened by good-felowship. that a man of tai
ent who feels small in the presence OF the great trb-
une does not for hat feel Illuminated oanoeita en-
lows companionship more than society" as soci-
CIV is understood In our time He likes clever wo-
men II they are unaffected. and he does NOT believe
woman's conversation can charm man of Intellect
"nIess ir The outcome OF much study observation
and Ione-sns,a,nea mental efforts. The professional
beauty would pc neglected by him unless her love.
illness were lighted up by W.T.. Samoetta leaves tor
twice the size Of his diDing-room in the falas
bourbon; but iii in district of national parks
and woods in which he breathes at his ease ana
walks uniil ha is ready to drop from fatigue.