New-York tribune., 1885-08-16
A CLEVER WOMAN.
aJULIETTE LANDER" AT home.
COLONEL LONG DESCRIBES THE SALON OF MADAME
EDMOND ADAM.


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Madame Necker and Madame de Stael. II cannot
be doubted that the horrors of the Commune may
have moderated in much the same way the Demo
cratic ideas of Madame Adam There is. however,
no outward sign of this for she is still the same
ardent Democrat as when shoulder to shoulder
with Ganbetta they passed through the dark hours
of tho Republic At this moment she is the most
distinguished woman in Paris. May we not say IN
all the wordf for il has been said OF her by
distinguished writer Ellie nest pas settlement la
femme 10 plus veritablement ct la plus complete
ment remarquable du Paris. Mas quelle en- est
aussi Ia meileure."
Julctte Lamber, maiden name for which Madame
Adam still retains cOquettish fancy and which sho
always subscribes to her works, was born at Yer
bcre. in Picardy in the arrondissement of Senlis,
ia the year-well, shall save myself the indiscre-
ton to say for in Franco woman has no age and
certainly Juliette Lamber, were it not for few
silver threads in her har, might easily be set down
as scarcely thirty although she must bs much more
She passed the greater part of her childhood at
Chauny in the Department of the Aisne, where her
father pIactised medicine In s62 she was sent to
Cannes account of sone slight throat affection.
From the cloudy leaden skies OF Picardy to the
bright sunshine OF the Mediterranean was transi-
ton which had marked eject upon the spirits of
Mile. Lamber. She had already published in 1858
q work entitled, Les id6es anti-Proudbonniennes
sur Pamour Ia femic ct e marriage" " [" Ideas anti
Proudhonnien upon Love. Woman and Marrage"),
beng courageous and spiritual reply to the brutal
theories of the celebrated polemist subsequently,
"La Papante dams la Question ltalenne ct Carl
badi 81 vie d'apres du documents nedits"
{" Papacy in the Italian Question. and Garibaldi,
his Life from Unpublished Documents0. In 1860
Jnliette Lanber had entered in real earnest the
domain of literature. Mon Village" is faithful
and original tableau Of customs. preudces and the
little passions joys and tears Of Villages to which
Is added by the author a note which shows the
depth of her philosophy. In the same year
appeared ale Mandarin" humorstic voyage
through Paris, and hllcI with Parisian ideas and
yagaries aIes Recits dune paysanne." which
followed is collection of rustic poems inspired by
the childhood Impressions OF the author for Jnllettc
Lamber delights always to affect the peasant, even
though Madame Adam is considered the Parislan
par excellence.
charm Ing volumes entitled, "VOyage autOur dn
Grand Pre,n and Dams les Alpes" "Leducatlon
do Lauro," which followed. is philos9phicc
worldly customs and at the same tine a lie sson OF
high morality given with extraordinary tact aud
grace. ,,...
Lamber become the wife of Edmond Adam, was to
exchange the blue skies and blue waves OF the
Mediterranean for the more stormy anu dangerous
Police HE subsequently became Deputy OF the
Seine and died In July. 1877, Senator for life.l
drama which took place. no one was better fitted to
Judge Of those who played their part during the
days that tried the sous of the bravest lu the
work entitled "Siege de Paris, journal Of q
ParisianD Madame Adam has written both with
sincerity and emotion and the book fairly ybrates
with patriotism. Madame Juliette Lainber has
since published Les Recits du Collie JUAN which
exhales delicious perfume OF the Proyencai
country jean ct Pascal" q romance oil great
yigor and Incompatible power. and IN which passes
as tho wind which blows through strong tree the
breath of patriotic fervOI. In the work entitled.
Laid the author has paid homage to the beaati-
fnl in nature. and in GIecaue" there Is vertabe
sentiments are uttered in the most elevated
language The theatre too, mas attracted the
attention OF Nine Juliette Lamber' Hef
"C;alatheer Is an adaptation OF the text OF
BasilIads n young contemporary Greek poet. and
was played with great success at the Theatre mes
Nations by Mounct- -Sully and Paul and Mile. pa
retta Encouraged by success In thistcld the author
has written a series of studes upon the Greek con-
Temporary poets which caused quite lurore
Throughout Europe Since then there has appeared
divers other works. notably. - La Chanson !es
Nonyeanx Epouse," La Patrie Hongroise," pctu'
rosaue of the triumpha voyage of the author
in Hungary. Nine Julictto LambeI has edited
and published both in La Noarette Reras and III
book form the articles which have excited great
attention. La societe de Berlin La societc de
Vienner aud very recently. " La Societo de Lon
drcs" The authorship of these calstic criticisms
which in the case OF the society at Berlin HIS
nroyDkel the anger OF Hlitlscil. Ucru
ascribed to tho Count Paul vasili-nere vasline
this for in Paris il is open secret that the Count
Vasli is mono other than Nine. Adam.
first made the acquaintance OF Madame Adam IN
the autumn of 1852 in Paris hero had returned
from Egypt after having played a modest role IN
the events which had followed the massacre of the
bombarlment and burning of Alexandria. Madame
Adam intensely Republican IN her political iaitn,
had espoused the cause OF the so-calied NatlOnai
party in Egypt, and misled, by the clamor oil tie
nress throuphout Europe, which largely favored
Arabi it is not to be worderei at that she was
deceived into adopting Arab as tho cher oil
yeritable National party when IN fact he was. as
events had amply proven, but vain and cowardly
pretender bent only upon getting Id OF the
European and the Governments OF iewnk lev n;,ar0 ana
colleagues Fellah Beys, who were 10 revive atter
their own fashion the government OF the Name.
iukes. which Melcmet Ali had done away with at
the feast in the citadel of Yusef- -e -Saladin.
Through General T. received an invitation TO
yist Mme Adam ut the ottce OF La Nourette Rerne,
morning set apart was IN company with tne General
ushered into the reception ROOM already hlled with
her guests. She was engaged f9r the momen. j, 10
and had ample time to scan her. In stature MAD
ame Adam seems much taller than she really Is by
reason OF the elegance and suppeness OF the body:
Tie mead IS irecan aud the hair so arranged as to
give entire expression to its classical shape.
Madamc Adam has u weakness, II weakness it be, to
emulate the graceful. lt Is 60 appear both In dress
and form as much as possible like the women Of
ancient Greece. Tho eye IS a. grayish blue ana
sparkes and CLEANS with light and intelligence;
The forehead is low and broad and indicative OF
much power Tho nose is straight and well
formed The mouth is firm and we'll chiselied,
while in the cheek there are double dmples which
seem to play with each other when she laughs aud
which seem to make her laugh twice. The voice Is
metallic and sympathetic. and speaking sounds
like the tnkle Of a silver bell The head is carried
backward and with an air of conscious dignity-a
queonly air. which we are wont TO ascrIbe to
majesty" but which In my experience candor
obges me to say very few If any Queens aSapS possess
ro fha charma Dt person may be aQueQ "a grace
and refinement in dress which would make her the
envy of our own American women. justly repnuted
TO DO the best-dressed in oil the world. When
Madame Adam had dismissed her visitors she
advanced to meet the General and myself. TO whom
she had already given nod OF recognition on
entering. The Egyptian question was discussed
nt nrnnf Ian nthr and with great case for | found