New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-27
.V4D.fNE THIkRS.
Pcris Lett.r to Pau M5u Goscie


Madame Th!ers was year Older than
Qucen Victoria ana married six years before her
huic-Guth. She leff scGoul become the wife o. NJ.
Ther. and bride placed under the care OF pro,
modern ana ancient guages Of history, ana
of literature. II she had had tue amyon to shine az an
authoress she would nave been brilliant writr. Der
lively, very original. ana yet no isEed ana
wolbred. But there never perhaps yet lived q woman
ylo wlth so many opportunities dazzIc and Ilay
sp ndd tnc at world. cared less for the APP
pause OF human beings
sne was * reIGely beautiful youtu. The outlines of
her pure delicate ana regular IN their proper
tons. Her shoulders TO the end Of her fe were finely
shaped and feet aud hands celebrated for the
perfection Of their Orm In he ante room of the ground
floor suit Of rooms in the Pace 81 George there is
Dust by MaTOchcu which represents Mmr. Thr.rs rs sne
when she FIRST attended tie balls OF Queen Mare
Ameie. Old OIeinists who theu knew her assure me
that 10 va NOT too nierng HHei,es*. Mme. h,hite
de GirDdi- when emp oltd hA The Gdizo Ca4.cl to
1 PrcSSc whra that Ministry had subsidized
to wlIe against a liners paid cr trlvute OF admaton
the rOsehud love / css OF has young WIFE. In hrr
Courier dc Paris sue speaks ~ thc chct created at
fancy ban wen Nv me Dht ness oG Hilctd anu AT
another iec a the mouse OF Bar ness james 30 hscbd
Mime. Theirs at ne former wore wHite satin domino
Nine Timers mad the intellect Of a Parsieune Of the
ing's papers o jhe Mat oris mothers family. who
represented ~ having come drcc' from Auvergne,
suop m The Faub1Ugg MontmJrtre. Ipe ruth is ihey
haa been in business ther- time out OF mind.
ioieftbors had done Nine. 1Bers. however,
had rot the inf, .l'ctual coupi'xio9 OF a
GUINNESS WtylutA ui heart. and h,r sm-t"r STE was
Ur,ve AS h(sess-sue was rather tne J,amc az pebpe
pletei. i8dif,en 10 what osspns people said OF
iImn clothing ner Ia I'd Of waste, he administrative
capacity which enormously niounded with jarsl-
-, ib. cCoTl1 yy.r. Gy@l oltb admiration upon NJ
Tal.rs Mn hier. Wutu she Qd tC yrurg, trans
e,,r ti,n he. II wa. She VINO traa. aied Tor H.
Timers thr articles iG isa and German uewspap rs
on Ls speeches. hl5 works, or his acons-Vhcu they
yycr. eil1glstc Ii thay we're the contrary, she puG
1Lem M Inc fire AMI ~. tended they We're lost.
Toe care Of administering hcr EouseIOld-Whlch was
al1cays an nIor:.nt oe-Icft ner 20 ..mt after her
lf
altogether SIX men s"ryHts tArec tcinae attendants
aud COOK aud tacrc few houses III Paris in ch
the write OF hospitality was kept brighter BY exercise
Whole tribe OF bscnt!Of friends, Wac had grown Old
around NJ ILie-s. IN thc GaDu Of dropping ~ 70 de-
puner and t0 1inrcr. Bartuciemy HIairc MiLn't
CHangaruler Cousin ard Merlmee were guests c1 par
nanence. Timers constantly asked visitors VINO eahed
on inn between IN he morning and 10 return aud
chat with hun at or he ojuer repts. His table, with
cut being luxurious, was an excellent one, and
the soi-out was nandSolne After deleuner II
Mime. Timers stood at door window The moment me
we-w adde coat, winch she insisted on throwing round
ms shoulders. te manner with him at such times was
that OF a careful iJOznC purse. aud ms mat OF
a petulaIt cuud SLe always addressed MN ~ VI.
Theirs" and ne ~ replying called her Madame Theirs
rs TASTES whius convenience studied by
She had fresh complexion when seen from nome. At
the Pace -. Gcoi-r $40 IOos bilious aud she knew
lny out ,nd not MIMI III IAers happened once to
una, 's Gycd mai fiuf ana me waiuscofln.s COVERED
over with Green sam tan wnlch nothing Is more try
I6es Of h;r saIoi To- be IN tune with the unive sal
grceD,ry there made pont OF dressing IN whiIc when
.ycr Iiey Wcnt 10 pass tue evening wifh her.
A. Thle.s rose at 3, Nine Tnltrs was also on foot at
th.r hour to loon MN, 100 busy with
hnusebOd cares 70 taBe sies In the evening sleep
nftnn ovrrcauic her dinner and bedtime. Tue
Eff ct OF uer solnnulcn'e often iudicr0Is. she
would brgD conversation Win, say, VI; AND e-also
nae of The tribe CID bachelor irendsdrOp asleep IN
brr armchair and uuntes later start up, aud,
without exactly Knowing where sue was, resume
II with some body else. nave heard her thus talk on
Inc same SUI ect and If 10 toe same person, 10
Inui, Hrrbette, Prince Orion Prince HOheuluAc, and
tue Duc de BrOglc. Niue. InerS the nRnt the Blouse
blanche mon al Ncd her house In 1870 faced It, and
really co yea IT, courage always vita danger
sbp Ga4 great pluck. atHouga believe IN her life s1e
SON OF NJ Thi.rs's she defed NJ. FOurtou. and
won the admlration OF Republican ance by the high
tone which zoe communicating with he Govern
nept she was the Sovri eign OF Paris the day winch
ale nrec. NJ Thicrs'- gala carnage inuf
e M in Grape Pere LIcnase, ana ner pOpu army had
moi abaed Ou the dag u the hrS; anniversary mass.
The line taben by Nine. Tiels and the publication by
her nf NJ Thiers's tast political manifesto, great
measure insured defeat OF the Eiysee party. She
nd NOT re. gn The subsequent forgetfuincss
iuto which his great memory" rad allen In BeHOrt
because he the PrussisBs eEc took 10 the
very last deep interest The poor Of BcOr were the
object of particular sOciiude. and quarter OF an
honr he fore che her last breath she begged-he
MAYOR az that town haymI caEed-tDat ne should be
,rnupht TO her bedside 1t her wish TO send mes
sape 10 Betort. But her weakness was too great 10
snek hen he She took bis hand In one OF hers
and with the other pointed TO bust OF NJ. Theirs.
Doub less she wanted to rcss patriotic sentiment
ard TO connect him VII IT. II s snu tnat the has De-
FOR ife to her sister, and on her
death TO the CITY OF Paris, to be converted into
Theirs Museum,