New-York tribune., 1880-03-07

in that Babylonian edfce and between it OPP
nrosslve splcndor and the feeling that they must
neither get drunk nor be outrageousY improper,
fhcr fun is lat as sta-nant wafer Ia Hai'hzeI
time. when the Opera House was new, the DiI &c
Popera paid. People drawn there ~ shoa'S
70 see the building which had swallowed up
GO COO 600 francs and 70 judge for Themselves
whether that gigantic sum was thrown away OF no'
MADAME NERvULTs CAREER.
There was a remarkable travesty at Madame de
Nerville's on the night Of Dlmanche Gras. on the
Sunday preceding Shrove Tuesday. VINO is Mao''he
de NerviIef To answer this question involves
tale which would best be whispered behind fam
Madame dc Nervle belongs to n rather curious
family all the female members Of which, from time
ont Of mind. lett their husbands. and all the male
members of which separated from their wives, IL
Marquse de Gallfet, whose social tlIumpns III hon-
don have earned for her a Worldwide notoIrN-"
celebrty-is her niece. The late Charles l-lhitr'
bettrr known on the turf a. MAJOR fuuoiln, ",'S
Nine d. Nery1llcs brother and She is sister oi me
Countess d. Bagueres, Of whom Marie de SOhHS' ~
enly life, was sort OF pupll N uie hlEI "c, ="
lucatiug the unworthy sex. nc L'Ii,oe IN @ ~
after they had wrenched their matrhn"hW
chains, frequeuted the stables ana PauuooSS
# milhouaiTcs, and entertained these Inoncl
bags az choice dinners ana suPPeis' lHc cDir,..
was exquisite; the wines were OF thehncSt qu"'lS
| the manner Of serving was Ouglnal ana 'iie 'oi'
pany a medley of the richest, uIOigS' M NJ
| ri.vrr most artistic most tolerant B0-
| Iemians, of the wcll-gilded Babyonian p, SPe-
cies which could be gathered togother III ; ItlIS;;
/ 4 virtuOus lady. when she found herself at ohe3l
these agapes. felt little queer But she gehtiaIiN
| had me other lady with the rags tat ica8U "i a
rCPptalt%n % the dtG3 hot hoftp fee @ir that if got
ont that she had been there she would nave Deen
| treated as social OutcaSt Al the same 'lhc J..
would have been mpTudCut tIr Iarls siehiie Wno
WA. moi either literary herself or the VIE oI III
crlry man. TO have accepted an INVITATION i0r ul
! France woman living by her pen Is above" lhs
1.sft rt.t.f t u a
! is net JUDGED 10y the company she has TO keep p"l
! hy hrr persona Vlrincs and qualities
| Madame de NcTVlle had Keen, very Keen WI,
/ viTalIty and was an accomplished actress .nd
/ musician. She was everything an accom- iiS@I,u @
/ woman coud b'-eXcept "a lady' LNuyHopu va
Leyond her reach or her conception. Sne c"ulu Hpt
| unlclstaud-I speak IN hgurc-whY IL was 'h'
sewers were best covered over. Inc animal SIDE o
her nature she did nO attempt 10 dlsslhuiale aDu
/ ia was very animal-QuUc the tAlhg ioI nu"''''
! Madame de Nerve was clever to her hnger chuS,
| nj without "a Chmmer OF hne sentiment poetry OF
religion. With Major Fud0Ims as,lS'tu,C1 sno s
! Leaned no piles of gold uVOn the turf. WIN lhe
| assistance OF De Moruy and Baron Haussmanh' sue
,i~jsr, of tie Empire and IN ground for
| b,nlI,ur in Paris. One Of her specula-
! t,,l. was i'm the quarter Of Pans known
. Ia petite Poloqne twenty wears ago. Ii WIS
| Lounocd on tie north by The Park MOuccau. on lhe
south by tie Rue &c Ia Poss!niere, Oh t"e east 3y
/ pn. 10 Courccllcs R9'Zqc Describes 70 rs 10 t.en
/ was M la Cousine Bette" An agg omeraiion wa.
/ Ia Peutc Po0gne of ragmcns hoyol, ana robbers
Dcus. The -pcctdb.e cud was slddt 'le .o"0'
/ .,.d its purli,us HaussWanu resolved 10 Hduaa-
rauuize H. Madame dc Neryiiie was let INTO hI'
ullrS and bought some acres of ground ar "J cen
i,,,s. "a ward which is now worth 800 iraf cs yard.
Her hotel IN the Avenue de Mes,lnc STANDS on 'he
size of what used 10 Dee the sidukhtrl-i'd0o 9"Iu'
I IN ,s vast aud furnished ID an essentially modern
/ md somewhat dcmi-muudaue style lheIc 'uc
luyurouS carpets, low wide COuchcs on Whlch lcic-
.6.c conversation may be carried ON, rich window
/ curtains and door draperics' screens behind NHcA
/ d.rotlnu can 20 on II under the Tosr, ana nor
/ anywhere the work OF great master OF
! r1e brush or cb sci or an antqso family
/ rol. n ssad that Dumas fills pursued bis clint
l .fulirS on tie d yOrce question 20 the salon ANA
.i L,,.;, ;,s of I'm, Hotel de Ncrvilc 10 which. iu
order 10 iuarrv adyantaCeou-ly his daughter, NJ d.
/ Ncrvilie returned ior 10 tWeivtmohih. Iuls GIL
/ now Il asriuGmotArr-JecInej jle we QI d' Ce"iRr
/ tubelnOn, from whom, according To- the family iId-
s9biIsn.'D' .,bIs '''''''' III '"' "'''' ''''''' '''
WILD EoUT
/ Tie Hotel de Nerylllc is entered Ny marble hail.
4plcious and Of grandiose aspect TINS part Of the
! ,ouseis not hemisphere. The hall is surmountcd
/ bva dome aud surrounded by a circular gallery
| with Italian logga. Atthc end futhost from the
entrance there isa stage on which many OF The
elder and the younger Dumas PLAYS were acted be-
/ fore they were publicly performed. On tlc D man-
/ c,r Grs the dramatic entertainment winch urc-
/ coded the travesty was q cauivae,quo play so
biebiy sp.cod that 1t was judged not night Tor
mothers to bring their grOwn-up girls t. see 1t. 10
sneak fpuratiyely, Adam and Eve III She prc-hgleai
nnase of their evolution, were brought upon the
! Stage. but they were seen through the mst-not i
mex one cither-which watered the Garden oi Lden.
'Darwmism was the name Of The play. Madame
A,,herron. Madame DO NorvillGs ughteT. sus-
tained the leading character. Her son represented
Father Gorilla the old Adam. In the disguise OF a
modern dandy. tableau vivant succeeded the
comedy. II was the Muse OF Dumas ils-Madame
Aubernon-with a Carton-pate bust OF that author
for a helmet and the names of all hls PLAYS save
ono wore stamped upon her dress. Why the "Domi
Monde" was excluded am unable to explain. Per
hans # was included in " La Dame Aux Camclias."
Madame Aubenon IS not I'D the spnugtlme of lic
she having put away VI. Aubernon thirty years ago.
! But She las the vitality winch still preserves the
SISTERS Of Charles Latitte from beng counted oll
LADIES' and she is well preserved ana go!d
looking. As a comedlenne she IS cqua 10 IA
| Schneider whose genre her mother invented.
! When Madame A. had been sufficiently admired as
living picture she adyanccd 10 the looiIgh ana
| mtoned dr0ll sort OF characterization AMY to
the honor and glory Of Dumas Ills, and to tie meas
ure of Cadet Rousele. The last " All, All. ah y OF
the refrain through she jumped INTO the promptcr
! hole and coming out INTO the hall caught The
dI.Ilnatst whose praises she had been sounding by
the hands and wrung them eHuSlVry', Cest
Dnul1s: Ah an, all !" cried the bystandcrs. A
Iauphing chorus was spontaneously formed, wild
rondo danced, IN which the muse" ana author
were the central figure Costume obtiGej the author
of . lie Divorce" was Turk, aud cOmpOrted him
self under the laughablc circumstances with Mos
| lem gravity.
THE PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE
Do not imagine from what pfeccdes that
| the company was denl-mundane 1t not.
II was not quite proper. but it was suf-
fciently respectable. and the broad back
of the carnival may well support its sins. The
ladies-rnark well ths-were either literary women
or the wives of literary men. Costumes were of
incredible richness and fidelity How lalics sup
porting themselves by their own pens or depending
on their husbands pens were able to buy them. is
to me puzzle. But there many puzzling
things in this city for which we should not seek
nlauations Blessed are those who have short mem
-. md zyhn do not sock TO cear ND hncial mys-