New-York tribune., 1884-12-28

GLnIPsEs or HER LIFE AND CHA RACTER
A PRISON INCInENT.

All Europe has runR with tho drama of the falaIs
do Justice aud thero IL probability oil yonr seeing
Its heroine in tho character OF Lay hacbch SEN
satona, playwrights here are also thinking that 1t
might perhaps suit their boos to write dramas in
each Of which she would DO the central figure. She
has beauty of an imposing typo, face that tends
itself to tragic emotions, naturally emphatic man.
ner, which s aso easy, and very fine eyes, hair ana
arms. Lattcrly she got too stout. But tho sore
ordcals OF confinement in House Of Detention for
seven weeks and assze court trial will, dare
say. bring her back to tho statucsquo proportions
which noticed and admired when cav her six or
soyen years ago nc Victor IIugo's. This parlonabe
murlcrcss il q woman of high-strnng nature. Tho
srrsum co,dl maxim has enterod largely into her
daily life since sho mere school-girl, ana she
has tried to compensate In her homo for scantv
| means by tho cultivation OF fine arts, poetry and
devotion to duty. nave instituted n searching in
quiry into hcr anteccdents, and only could learn
about her what to her honor. Many french
women arc excellent in their family circles, but
their hearts unless now anl then when am0rous in
trigues being pursued, closed to oil beyond
| them They very stingy even whom "ich anu
seldom extend their hands to succor those who arc
| in need In way they are excellent wives, and l
think moro than any other women tho helpmatcs OF
their husbands They also when they do invite
| friends to dinner treat them handsomely. but are
very chary of invitations. Madame Hugues is of a
generous nature, and indeed ono of those who find
1t more blessed to give than to receive She was
sort Of Providence to the old members of Communist
families who got INTO distress through the trans
portaton of those who should have been the staff OF
their declining years Maroteau's mother, who is,
almost destitute taken to live with her ms soon
rs Clovis Hngnes was sent to the Chamber of Dcpu
| ties by Marsees and assured IN income by writing
| tor the poets corner of La Ldnterne.
"it yon knew" said that mater dOiorosa to me,
| A" what life Of small and great sacrifices hers has
| been Sacrifice has become "a second nature to 1t,
and she ofton says that when she does o generous
| thing she should mt bo Landed because she would
be perfectly miserable unless in the exercise oil her
| sympathies and affections Tenes She had pretty
| little buh writing-desk given her by her god
mother and some old family trinkcts. When the
| cholera broke out at Marsees and she and Clovis
decided TO go and stay In the public charity offices
and dspensares there she sold them to procure the
money that she wanted. Her handsome urlined
pesso was talked about In a sneerlng way by the
Moral Order press II a present from rich
Marseilles lady who had gone to Norway to escape
| the cholera and bought t there Nine. Clovis
IIngues could not nor would not IL she had the
ineans) have bought garment 40 sumptuons for
herself Flowers are one Of her passions. you see
| that her balcony Is without any. She could not
afford 10 renew them often and 10 contents herself
with what her parents and children gather m the
| wood Of vlncennes and those given TO her on her
natne-iay by her family and friends"
asked Madnine Matoteau what we're the usual
| occupations of Madame insues
| hhe Ia eaula Wiiiinef ahd ltessinaket,' 70
pea the eid lade, nana makes htf ewh el6thes ana
| th8se ~ the twe iitte elfs besies Trimming tie
| bats aHd iaaReis | aRi hef mother, WNH lltts ~
| 81 Maui do ai tbs mendlna aRi PATCHING Fef y
| lang tima H0 servant was bapt tnt thhrh 10 heW
| litte mahi-of- all wurk Madame iiugues, before
| this young person was hired had 40 time ~ devote
| 10 drawing aud sculpture You see with what
free easy and exact hand she models Did you ever
SEQ anything finer than these iardlneres win
| flowers In high roliefi That childs head on the
| msntelpiece was admitted 20 the Salon. IL Is the
| third she executed, and is not u copy but thing
| she entirely drew from her own Imagination"
| On q previous vist to the domicIle of NJ. and
| Madame Clovis Hughes the former had showed me
| these works OF his wife with pride mingled with
| tender feeling There was nothing In them to be-
| tray the amateur novice.
"You have no idea what nest OF song-blrds they
| are here" pursued Madame Maroteau. "The hus-
| band Is not only On orator and poet but singer
| He las a delicious voice and Is the very soul OF
music The wifes voice Is o very fine one. and
when things go Ill she sits down to the piano and
plays perhaps an improvised symphony or perhaps
something of Mozart or Schubert or 0OunOd, until
the fit of depression nervous irritation has
passed away. Dark ideas sometimes take hold on
her, and she would be In wretched way II she
were not able to dispel them with music. In sum-
mer she sits at the window to hear the organ being
played in the church the way and the singing
at vespers In the month of Mary defect OF hers
Is to be too earnest She could not shake OF the
idea that her daughters hereafter might rebel
against her direction II she did not prove that NORM
x,l..tI lad IN fhEnu nj
what was on her mind on this subject had he not,
when she came hack from Marseilles, renewed his
perseeutions Te day met her IN tho street and
ealled after her when she passed Yon VIII hnd to
your gref that am tho stronger of thu iva its@
war to tho knife betwaeR us' On previous 90 |
oasion nho had als0 mot HIN and wondered now "
was that he was NJ large Wbnlhar he VIA pro-
toeted hy thu Mlnlatry NJ thu lntaflor, ~ had
merely ho balnu n limb ~ tho law IN ,ho ealllei |
part of hr career taken advantage vita skill of In
t,ioealoa of loyal procedure, aha did not knew ~
any rate ahe apohe about the matter ~ home ANA
said that II MORN lot hor alone aha would not urs"
the law authorities to execute Judgment against |
him. Tho poof woman. yon nee VIVA anything bnt |
ruthless ahe WA esaaperatod before shs took her !
final resolution with the indecent postal cards sent
about her 10 hpr husbands colleagues, hsr friends
nelvhbors md tho nistreas Of tho school ~ which
hnr eldest plr poos These obsconitiss we're nlso |
aent 10 tho vestfy committee Of tho church opposte
One day tho litto Marianne. who had boon playing |
with some neghbors children In tho court. asked |
when sho cnino IN what --- ttho word II unnicn- |
tlonnblo mcant who taught you. my child. such |
n horrible cxpresslonr Little Gsston and Ednse. |
They say TINT they heard you were that and they |
did not know whnt II meant. l said thousht 10 |
must be another word for sculptress, since you are
tho only lady in the house who does beautiful chill
dren's heads aud 1ower-pots In tcrra-cotta' Was it
possible for proud, sensitive and energetic woman |
20 nut no with such infamous calumnyf SEQ the |