New-York tribune., 1880-03-01


other days Of tie week.
Gambstta ia a good connoisseur of paintings He
likes to talk on art. and has a large knowledge Of
the subject He knows a great deal about Italy
which he has visited several times. | have often
heard him speak with admiration OF Venice and its
galleries. am sure that what pleases him most In
the Palas Bourbon are the beautiful paintings with
which 1t is decorated. In the Latin Quarter he had
but one piece of art bronze figure OF MlraOeaa
Birds of feather flock together" said to him once
in those early days pointing 10 ns ststueste Of tne
fiery orator Of the Revolution. Another one OF
Gambetta's heroes IS Victor Hugo. He used to ie-
cite whole poems of the old bard while dressing.
BETTER OPINION oP GOOD CLOTHS.
Ir the beginning OF his career. Gambetts cared
little about dress, il fact he was rather sloveny in
his attire. When poor law student, his cheap
cravat, which had been fastened carolessy in the
morning with pin, would be sadly askew by night.
To-day however lie is more careful about his cOhes
Gambctta has found that greatness has rs annoy
apccs even in matters OF the toilet La Bruyere has
said that the bomme despyi let's his tailor dress him
Gamoetta thinks it shoud be the same with the
bomme Ae g5aie. To-day his personal appearance IS
irreproachabe.
Gambetta Is not in the least affected, but simple,
very afable, bon gare)a with those who are on int-
mate term, with him In his private rooms at the
Palais Bourbon he wears large gray robe de chdmJ',
and a Greciau cap ofa sombre hue. Throwing him
self on "A sofa he puts you M ease Immediately talks
on every subject with frankuess and GbapG0n, knows
how TO listen. readily accepts u suggestion If HIS
judgment tells him ls is steven though 1t be IN d-
rect opposition TO his first impulse never contra
diets without serious purpose never harbors rancor
on account Of personal grievances, sincerely apnre-
cates marks of sympathy, and IS very true IN his
friendships He ia very Gi,utere,ted, and his first
thought "a 10 grant favor when asked. As friend
lie s always straightforward and whole-souled; as
a politician he has strong CONVICTIONS and faith IN
men % an orator he ia eloquent, warm, manly; as
parliamentary leader ho possesses superior in
,huct for the control Of great legislative bodies.
Gambet'a has never been reh. When he laid
down the Dictatorship Of France after the war with
Germany he was owing the proprietor OF the hotel
where be had been living many weeks board.
was told this fact by The proprietor himself II has
been rumored that Gambetta was going to marry
Madame Arnaud tie wealthy widow OF the late
Serater Armand de ArifCe whom he visited this
past summer at the Chateau de Cr6es But, as
Madame Armand is many wears the senior Of Gam
beta. his friends deny the story. Madame AnauGS
son. young man Of fortune and charming manners
+. Gnmbetta's constant COMPANION and intimate
q
the report that he is TO espousc the mother OF his
friend. 1t Is 70 journalism thar Gam6etts is in
debtcd for the little he possesses. lie owns one-baf
of the stock of the Kfpabique FraaeaiSe Of which he
became thc'lectoT in 1871. ard Is aso interested
pe,uuiarily in the Pctts ETHbtqac EoHGaisf a
smaller sheet belonging to the same company.
USiOV Or THE TWO CHEAT LEADERS.
Theirs end Gamb,tto, who were separated potl-
cally durnI the wal, united iicr Mag ! g. 1877.
From tLat date they thought the same on all ques-
tious. even on those which once diyued them the
most Il am working for You.' sald lhiers 20 hin
a few days before hi, death, daring a yiait to the
Chau,ss, d'Autiu; shall keep IN power year
OF two and you viii -"ap what sow During this
fierce electoral camp -n tho L6'si OF the Chau~>6e
dtutin wae surrounded Lv agents cf the police.
Gamhotta WAS urged 10 leave Paris iu order to
escape camp 10 n1ia. LieyJtlug hi shoulders lie
replied: You don't know those fellows lreferrlng
to Ncssrs de Fourtou aud le Brcshc'; they are
trembling uuder all this harmless staggering.
They would like we'll enousL 10 c0nin!e q cline,
bat lack tAe COURAGE
Gambctta as i, well known. has but one eye. 1t
WAS said ten years age that he pat il out himself.
U!S father informed h.. the S'ory ran. that hc was
tl b.. -tnt 10 seminary tep; li priests. But the
bow did rot wish to co. and tod bis father that If
forced hc should destroy au eve. The titaer would
not viola and tLc s.n kept his word. French r7dl-
Gals. WHO h,te the priesthood, decht even to-lay
?, dwell urpu tlis youthf'l repugnance of the
r. 20 up2utar leader to the Church. But uniort 10
natcIr t'ie story is en irely uevo.d oi truth The
way Gama.lta loot his eye vas once told M by hs
mother. Play n0 out day wheu child near some
votsmen who were making cutlery, he approached
too closely sharp pointed t,ol which one oi the
men held. and tbe resalt Was tnat 1t entered ms
rght eye. In 1867. DE-. FricuSai, the otuiist filled
the cavity with a glass eye.
Gambetias appearance may be thus described.
He il very erect carries his head ~ dgn'hed and
firm manner. has large but wel-snaped mouth,
beautiful hands grayl,h hair. and the left eve
bright AND iui of hrc. All his facial characteriS-
ti,a L..okenarran of .he south. He is Of medium
height ha. a large trunk. broad chest. aud moves
clumsily he tends 10 obcseues., but strives ener-
potiraiy 10 check tins tendency 10y exercise.
Last Winter aud Spring he more than once walked
from PARIS to Versailles m company with a treuds
and last Summer be was hunting in the environ.
~ M,Inai.on while the Paris newspapers had him
in London.
Gambetta passes mis- Summers at Nile-d ARRAY a
little village of about fifteen hundred inhabitants,
living near Paris between 81. ClOud and Versailles
Il is faVortc Summer resort tor Parlsians who
must 20 into tho city every day and during the warm
wea,her Its population is doubled. Gambetia occu-
pies q square villa built and long inhabited by Bazac
who here composed a large number Of his best
romances. An INSCRIPTION once informed the tourist
in Tact Il may still be theTe-that The house form
ptlv belonged to tine celebrated story teller. Here
amid grassy lawns and under the shade OF hne trees
(ianbel "a rests from the fatIgues OF the capital
n, receives but few visitors and Is not troubled Dy
letters The faithful FRANCOIS forwards every
morning from Paris whatever correspOndence IL IL
absolutely necessary that he should see. ,
Such il Gambetta. In America. yOu would cal
him a splf-made man. In France. the arstocrsts
pronounce him pa,rcnu but the people hal nm
"a the grand representative OF modern FIencn
democracy.
ANITALIAN VAGRANT SHOT