Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1882-09-09
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Clerks Paid to President Grevy.
victor Hugo and Mime. Adam.
JResident Correspondence of the N. Y. World
PARIS. August 12-The visit to Eu-
rope OF The employees of the house OF
Jordan, Marsh & Co., OF Boston, is
growing every day to the proportions
Of public event. 1t is the first thing
of the kind, a second, third and u
tenth will follow. but they will never
have the charm of this original inven-
tion. When Mr.. Jordan called all his
three thousand work-peOple together
and, after q preliminary felnt to te-t
their interest in the prrj;ct, invited
them to select twenty-five OF their mum
ber by lot to send to Europe, he Went
clean out OF the dry-goods into very
much high order OF ideas. The value
Of his invention for i, is no less, may
be tested at once by its effect on peo-
ple who were not prepared Tor it. In
tond,n the Lord Mayor asked the
whole party to breakfast, always a sure
and certain sign OF kindness for those
who know how to read it. Over here
it is Just the same though they come in
the thick of murder, lombard.
ment and change of ministry. the
papers are doiug them the honor oi long
paragraphs, and the French reporter is
distinctly aware that they are alive.
They fell into good hands from he first.
Mr.. Morton arranged an interview Tor
them with President Grevy. and they
had NJ V.gneauX for their spokesman,
The president said some hearty things
to them; and if they only knew how
seldom he speaks ut all and how very
little he can speak when the subj.c
does not attract him they would see that
he had done them peculiar honor. Alter
this their course was easy and charming
M. Roquet, the project OF the Seine,
sent one OF his secretaries to look alter
them; Nj Latay cite went to dinner with
them. They are down for Versailles
and for Sevres and l don't know Tor
what else. But these are alter all only
the public sights, and the best part oi
their experience must be the private
ones. l Can never forgive myself for
having missed their interview with
Victor Hugo on "Wednesday night. But
/ did miss it and all that know had
to get by description. To some
extent, however, this is an advantage,
for 1t gives one a better idea ofthe over
whelming Effect the visit had upon them,
The old mani was just going TO Cal,
him the grand old man, but Iremember
that G!adstone's enemies have put in u
prior claim to that title for the purpose
OF exciting to hatred and contempt
receiv ed them at the new honse III the
avenue that bears his name. 1t was a
family reception, and you know by thi.
what that means at Victor Hugo's.
Georges and Jeanne. though more mod
ern enfidnts du miracle were there
with their mother aud her second hus
band, NJ. Lockroy. With these was the
very old and stout lady with the silverl
white hair who keeps mousse for Victor
Hugo. Each, lady OF the party carried
. bouquet for the poet; and each kissed
his hvnd. which perhaps gets richer toll
OF this kind than any other object OF
public veneratiOn in Europe, not ex-
cepting the toe of st. Peter ot Rome.
Cannot you imagine that scenep Their
only regret, they SAID, Was in not FULLY
understanding what Victor Hugo said
to them-but cannot you supp y the
speech, too. and hear the soft tremble
shaking to and fro.
He told them. believe, that he was
touched to think that although bent ON
pleasure they had found time to come
aud see him. He must have telt the
superior value OF their admiration. He
sees SO many interested worshippers
and 80 many others who offer their trib
ute with Difference and reservation.
and here were twenty and five who
were ready to give themselves away
without the vestige ot saving clause.
sOh, to think we have kissed the
hand that wrote the 'Miserables. ," said
one adorable adorer to me.
But l took care to go with them next
day to sac Nine. Adam. Here the
whole twenty five we've not in the party
most OF the men were left out, IL was
q ladies' day. They were received II
the Office of the Revue on the grounf
floor. They filed in with Air. Jordan
aud another OF the partners ut theil
head. There they iound the great i,:.
comparable She" of whom every
one of them seemtd to have read some
thing in America. She was simply
dressed-in cotton print, think they
call it, and one of them SAID she looked
lovely. 1t was embarrassing for mo
ment-such interviews usually are
How to begin the merry war IF com
first" France began.- 1t was a kind o
prose song on the greatness OF Americ,
BY Mme. Adam. She is unrivalled y
this sort OF thing and it requires great
readiness, play OF fancy and resource
If you were to wake her in tle middl,
OF the night and require Compliment
on Brazil she could give yoa dozel
straight of. She had always adnirt'
the power of work in Americans; 10
her that was their sympathetic slide
Then she had Mr.. JOrdon called over t.
her and made some one translate thi
to him.
He modestly said the s:imulatin
American climate deserved half III
praise and that he thought the climat
OF France had to some extent the sam
quality.
"Oh, then we have some points {
resemblance alter ALL" SAID MN
Adam, in kind of ecstacy and almo:
clapping her hands. You see on wha
perllously high level OF niceness th
talk was travelling. l was dreadlng
repetition OF Cedar creek a: an
moment, yet we reached the other cid
all sale and sound.
"There is another thing 1 admire,
said Nine. Adam. Your wondert,
education; oh, We are very much b.
hindhand in that. we French people
At this we all tried, as in duty bound,
look rather sorry that we were educate
30 well. "Above all l like the force
character in your women. What energ
and yet what true gracer' At this h,
feelings became altogether too nut
for her and she embraced her Freuc
speaking neighbor in the most effusi,
way. This served as kind of si On
to the rest that something compliment
~ was being said. Then Nine. Ada
made sign TO her secretary, Il
austere Badln, and champagne W