New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
PARIS PERSONALITIES.
N AND NINE. CLEMENCEAC - EDNtNp
ABOUT

I saw NJ Cl,m,ucc3u before Dee went ~ th"
Char her yesterday. a., gave me ana outline OF ihe
sp4rch that he had and has yet. in hi. head. III
,rnI deal with the industrial and fiscal Sltuafoo ci
France and the corruption which no" runs r"t I'D
hieh official places. The whole VrccrGn- night h'
had not slept He had studied for week "a'7 oil
Bluc Book and other statistics. His speech was on
his brain. and ideas combined Themselves diner
emily from what they had done when hr was
sweating up his subject at his desk and walking
M and down his study. Tie Thought thar The
speech that came to him when he was lying down
WIS the best Ii was the most ~h1pely ana COM
pact and in short dstil.aton of al the Facts lht
ne had endeavored to master. ON my o">"rFln-
that ideas which came to rs In state OF insomnia
were easily etiaccd he replied that he remembered
well the thoughts that rose III ms mind between
waking and sleeping When ne was >cho"lh'N
and irving to turn over a new leaf and put away
idle habits he used 10 fastcn Vhal hc Nas going 10
! lie down at night. his hand by cord 10 hook.
which kept il mp in the ar. Ih" discomfort s"
caD.ed prevented him from sleeping, and he mel
tallv went over the tasks he had got through IN the
DAYTIME A habit was thus formed into Inch he
{ easily relausrs Clcmenccau, however admitted
that his nerves were the worse for the nocturnal
strain upon his intellect. Th0ugh he hates wine. he
intended to take three glasses of MarSala as h. was
steppine into the tribune. | wished h'm good luck
as he was stepping into hackney carriage.
"You must never say boERc chaac,.' he cred
&" 1t'S unlucky."
In his case it was not. Tie debate dragged on
about railways until >. when VI. Jules Ferry asked
leave 10 defer until Thursday the completion of the
speech which he be gan @ Monday aud which Glen
rncean /, to answer. This Will bee an advantage to
the latter orator no has never before treated fiscal
oucstion- in public His chet experience IN these
subjects has been acquired Journal st. munt-
cipal councillor of Paris anG rs memher Of tine
Budget ConuIttee. As he will call for very deep
fiscal reforms he viii have all the bankers and pro-
/ fess. .oua economists against him.
II is his intention to demand that thc immediate
pressure of taxation be- removed from tue shoulders
of the laboruc GLASSES and placed on those ot the
wealthy II Will perhaps asst ul-h You 10 learn INT
in the trans rr OF a snail piece of real "~a" tAr 's'
cet- a twelfth parr or tle whole value. Nrt"a.s.
drink. r1,mcut artificial light and ~oap are heavily
/ taxed. Accumulated capital and real estate are
not When tenement houses Tie idle they are hardly
taxed C'cucuccau w. Is 10 show that publ,
wola, undertaken at the public cost only. VA ."r
+ such a h~eal system. give temporary re-. 10 the
moor. ana If they are iohbcd.' break Their backs
eventually Unfortunately iobhcr has prevailed
snce NJ de Freycin-t began four years ago to c@c-
cutc hi, pub works henc.
/ Nine. CIc.,.lceJu is "a N,w-Eu ,uier She must
wien yolu- haze been cV.ui-t.ly Ire-tr ala i-
.ta YER. nice looking graceful gracious s.gy
unaffected and not atau -cl-a--or.r gee. I-..,~'a size
has tn struggle a-uu-t an under cu1crat
/ r.riJi,r. Iu.y.r ~aN amy ono W"" 500 v' d under
.t.ul, how to compose harmon. and ae.om.H q
to.ct she L., q slender u-ure. aad "a o. t
which ri.41It being I...t culrF long D., mot -t'l'
. Nc,ter.Ia. -h- wore Is tgut-uttu- s,ate-."i"lca
velvet la i,.. trimmed around acrk -I"'Fc-. -a ti
. and down tine front. with hrovulsh grey otier-iT
. o., . soft and fluffy teStGrr. Her -Art "t % stun
,rs..d a. br9obi v. Ia il5 flowers. "> "i ti' same
shade ll lo,u,d o.. tH --1y almost it"'' tie HI"c
doyv1.a ~aorti-h pis...d d.I-,,.r, of velvet ID"
I ul..t,h thr Jacket. Ihs gloves N'f' "h- "'+ "'
l.-c,Io,..l Swedish lc.ti.r. and .ur nIG.f H.. OF
gathered velvet with "pv 10 each opening 4i'. "i
+ rb.t,p q small grey .,a bird tie t.lg- %. 90 wood
,.. Tr r.. wa 20 ,....t bov of scarlet yr.tr. d..
/ rt,topofa small c..~. hitting bouu.. aud t.lr~
I ,,,d.r tbr chin. 4 stout Woman woG' h"re .'p
I r.i,.l,r,i. with ,.,h mrG But IS Mime. tI..IrA-
,. Is slender .lH5 c -aut a. '...h t.cr '''N t't
rest OF the toi.et was oi "4jH0" OF very - III '.
tt,. -t,. OF re4lIfcc. the Ittlc -'tIrr-l c-e Ior
/ tb, l.,i,,i- with the small gray bud upon H. as II
,,t, T., rest alter 4 storm. Wa. perfectly chdrl-
,,, Ii ,yearer hal gou" "n three consecutive days
/ to the chamber to hear VI. Clem"ncc1u Shc Wa
| ..frrluc from a facc-acGe. Her disappointment
..,. -. ,ybeo the hand of the coci, marked T..
fc "a "a
..l the attru ton OF rhc llouS" would be- w';Ircd,
anal t,,t\l Clerueurcau would not bc able 10 ct
ti,,,p.h more than half Of Ills Grafton. y speech
t ia t,o ID, not 80 Z. e.r,t. .ye one delivered r'ght
! or 4 friend consoied her by whispering that the
/ who'll, debate which she came to hear would 's
I .., 49, fire railways were got through, be
/ a.liarrrcd And 50 it Was.
ON Thursday Mr. T. b. Potter. NJ r, OF Golden
cI,l. celebrity. will 70 10 the Chamber 10 near VI
eIo,uqp,..au. The genial member OF Parma
,t cor Ro,hIale reached Paris yesterday
,,.r,r fron Cannes. and. as Ae ~ wont ~ "o' "s'
! ,c time IN letting his Republican Fehd3 Kh""
tl,r he was in town. lie had some OF th'i" 10 HlNr
! with him last evening at the 'ohl'h'h'~'' MIS-
| Potter j. with hun. Though hrr he"llH j. poor
lI..s I,.tt.r thau when she was al iomburg 10 the
! autamn.
1,+,,o., who may real this letter were personally
u,rn ACQUAINTED with NJ. Edmond About, thcy
would rcioicc 1t hs election tie Is a manly
b,.,rt.I man and though haFd-heaied man oil
bu.iurs~ j. Spontaneously generous. Inc at"fhi y
| '' d'.r,.-.t.,u wuirh his younger days lac
S,,.,.ti,r, man Tested. has yielded 70 mclloWng
I ,,,.u.fr.s rs iSdOu - induced by the action ol
| -. al thr world Oh "A iiue mind when there
| ~ = ,jcn heart behind II. About grows wiser. Now
l And then The power 10 tongue thrash breaks ont.
{lt be las learned e. tolerate wrong heads and Old
and srupd pre- udIces when they do not gei ln hls
, / yy,v 4 better fellow does not exist than the
new Acadeunican. more loyal irend lie rs
| fine kind and devoted companion Ot hls vile, e1-
I,It fo ms nine children, g.ad 10 render a service
,,, n,i, he likes or erternis, and although he has
for eleven years run daily paper with success
krep, OIL ali the original members OF the stan and
! IL loved by every on" Oh '4'iN' iiD '' W ~
| them IN the editorial room. t. g. , .
III ~ irr,rry men belonging 10 journalism find II
! h.-,1,.r rL4u About 10 begin "a newspaper arjcle
! ,G writing 10 thc last minnie, and ottcr
i,gbt 49, not write at all il The sne-edlt9r. dld not
I'm rom the room where he CHATS WIN tn'in an an,
inn, the key in the door. on hndng Liiil@ell Sil'
and a nr-n1er he dashes at Es task hl- qlalii'e e,
e l' cle,,ru4-- grace con,i-. ne,s, and Fie3r tAa
would be BilIngsgate OF % bo%e'y leh,I,ri' o
- thnronah artlst and one oi the most Sc ~
Inter. ~ hrs time His scholarship has no alloy .
asct.,ton- What ism him y uu.t come Oal