Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-03
a Breakfast With Gambcstas
fPxu Man 0azAttel

Gsmbetta did not create HIS present surround
| fng. He found the Palais Bourbon, for INSTANCE,
hands omely furnished and provided with q con-
uDgent or domeStics sufficiently numerous 10
Keep Il In order. There were rooms which the
disorder In which the Shah or Persia lived had
seized ana damaged. one OF them was the blue
satin bOudoir In which the Duchesse de Morny
received the Empress Eugene. There were
others the worse fer having been used as an
ambulance. Gambetta had them cleaned and
Lew carpf1s laid down on the floors. The great
and sfDaTtr stairs were also recarpeted. Set
tees aud chairs IN the waiting room, which
looked shabby. were upholstered In cheap
kid OF maroon colored stamped velvet. An at
tempt was made 10 relieve little OF the monot-
ory or whole suite OF rooms In crimson silk
and gold by doing up the one in which Gambet-
drawing room in blue was tapestried with gray
satin, enlivened with pink, AT an inconsideraole
expense. Nasr Eddin had destroyed beyond the
power CT The cleaner art 10 revive the turquoise
SATIN stun chosen by Nine. de Morny.
BeSiceS the servants whom he found at the
Palace-Nhom he does not pay. and OF whom
he is hot theoretically the master, they being
employed by tie state-Gambetta has a little
household OF his own. With the exception OF
Trompette, whom the reactionist Journals have
coveted into legendary parsonage, he form
ed IL In the ChauSste d'Antln. IL consists OF
Ffarcois (the close mouthed little valet, pickei
up originally al Tours OF the wife OF Francois.
who was for several years Gambetta's cook
and OF the brother OF Francois, who serves as
coachman. 1rompette was chef In the Kitchen
OF the Due de NoaileS. He is said 10 receive
W
really has this salary do not know; out tn
deleunefS and dinners he usually serves are
certainly Lot mafyes OF luxury. I have
tasted his cuisine, and therefore can Judge
OF Its merits Victor Hugo's table
and the poet Goes not employ a man cooks
better served than Gambetta's Last sunday,
for instance. there were ten persons at deieuner
In the Petit Bourbon. The rppast, or which
there was no carte. was an omelette with chop
pcd Iruflies, frittered fowl probably the remains
OF The military banquet, mutton chops. and
baked Eotato balls, salad, gelatine and French
Deans. The bread was not OF fne hour, but OF
the quality provided In the cheap Palais Royal
restaurants ard at Duvat's The win ordnare
was POOR stuff. but the B0rdeaus was soft and
Iruity. These were the only wines Primeurs did
nor nor figure In The dessert eognac was the single
Equer In The Set-out there was nothing re-
markable; II was Just sufficiently elegant not 10
jar with the handsome style OF the dining room.
Such, In fact, Is Gambetta's luxury.
Our host talked good deal. His voice vas
suboued 10 the general Pitch. He ad much TO
say that VAS pleasant about the fete. which in
many OF lis best features, was In HIS mind
revival Of Paris toward the close OF the 18th
| century. The open-air dancing he thought
| charming. In Gambetta The faculty OF obser-
| Yation is vivid. What be observed on Wednes-
| Cay IL gave him evident pleasure 10 communal
| cate: aid Ii was all TO the adv antage OF the
| Pafisians. Al ambaSSador-not the English
said 10 him: ''h such fete had taken place in
my country, half the people at It would have got
| drunk. was on this occasion struck with The
| sohriety OF the Parisians." Gambetta also de-
Scribtd his In pre- SsiCns OF Pyrenean LANDSCAPES
ttlmS as TO make me think thai be might have
earned great Tenown had he had fancy in
youth TO be painter rather than professor OF
law. With nj. Paul Bert. Who was on his lert
| hand, he chatted about insects and botany.
| very grand head is Gambettas. The lines
| are ample, and express power at its ease. About
| the temples and over the eyes the development
| OF the forehead is abnormal. Gambetta's superb
| ority is not OF kind TO awake jealousy. IL is
| very manifest; but II Is unalloyed with egotisn
| and II is so softened by fellowship, that a
| man OF talent, who feels small In the presence
| OF the great tribune does not for that feel hu-
| inflated. Gambetta enjoys compan1onship
| more than society, as society is understood
| In our time. He likes clever women IL they are
| unaffected, and he does not believe a woman's
| conversation can charm man OF intellect. un-
| less II is the outcome OF much study obServa-
| ton and long sustained mental efforts. The
| professional beauty would be neglected by him
unless her loneliness were lighted up by wit.
Gambetfa leaves for Vile dAvray today He
| has there garden about twice the size OF his
dining-room I'm the Palais Bourbon; but Il is Ia
! district OF national parks and woods I'm which
he breathes at his ease and walks until he Is
! ready 10 drop from fatigue