New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-14

able than Victor Hugo the author.
renewed my acquaintance with Hugo when he
was at the Rue de Clichy. He was nobly cour-
teous as ever The fiction that Madame Drouet was
not his housekeeper was still kept up. She lived on
a floor beneath. and Madame LOckroy on q floor
above his Hat arrived when he still at table.
He and n numerous company entered the drawing
room at about 10. Madame Drouct was on his arm,
and he gravely kissed her hand as he placed her
before a fauteuil near the hearth. She had snow
white hair a pale face, shrewd eyes and refined.
firm mouth which seemed made TO utter delicate
thoughts. judicioUs sharp and amiable sayings.
The nose was well shaped her forehead was broad,
high and rcceded slightly. She wore lilac silk
dress plainly made, with the neck cut down IN
pont that DID not descend low. The edge of the
opcn part was trimmed with lace of no great value
LAID iatly on. Her hair was abundant and braid
Of il was twisted round her head. She had quiet
self-possesscd and delicately watchful manners
distinct slow and audible speech, although she
smoke in an undertone. and was altogether a
remarkable and attractive old lady. Victor Hugo
,ceut To ait on little sofa the other side of the
hearth NJ Spuller sat beside him and kept there
the rest of the evening Madame Lockroy then
Madame Charles Hugo was at the end OF the room
furthest from the hearth and engaged in gay con
versation with NM. Georges Perrin and Lockroy ana
= lady Of abont her own age The walls of the room
were covered with scarlet silk on which stripes or
lowered rbrocade with q yellow ground were
applied. Victor Hugo conversed on morals ana
roturc Among other things he said that lie only
liked flowers and birds in their natural place lie
Thought them unhappy in pots and cages 1t gave
him little pleasure 20 receive bouquets though he
was often intoxicated with the beauty of flower
blaming in field When | was going away lingo
asked me to dine with him the following Thurs
dav The house was mine; but he would be
always found in 1t OH Thursday aud Sunday even
ings
Th6ophile Gauticr the younger, 'Sar'lou, Paul st.
Victor Engfro Pelletan Laurent Plchot,
}oulanger Dcschanc. now Professor at the College
of France; Mr.. Crawford OF ne Lon"2h D t
| children and myself sat down to table which was
covered with a white O,lcoth stanpct to initiate
damas The del had noTe5y P attfTn w,r Mai
| and unprctcntous. Victor Hugo talked great deal
lie ate heartily. placed his asparagus IN the h9nre
| of a fan to lot it cool on his pate. ana drank
| conously sOma excellent Bordeaux with which
| Republican vine grower furnished hln. he WAS
| ycr- h,rl on Comics philosophy. which he SAID
yrantinG God had neither base nor capital. He was
| hard on shakespeare but for one thing only he
thought the English poet had no HoGIailst percep-
tiou and so loved the rich and scoued at the poor
,vitnrss his treatment of Jack Cade let there was
| N hnmanitary breath in England in bis time, as
Elilabeth's poor law showed bnt II Gld not warm
Shakespeare. lie also said that you 30 not ma -
tLi,-, in Sl9kcspcares dramas 10 show that he iclt
! tb,t the Revolution which ended in Charles
| Stuarts execution was at tho dooT5 ioWeFel, tndt
vs. NOT wonderful since Victor lingo was himself
| unnrepared for the 9th OF February, 1919 III
came upon him. and indeed most OTHER persons
yntureI 70 remark that II in 1903 shakcsneare
had been driven into exile he might have developed
| the prophetic gift Victor lingo nked ths su9scs
| tio, and told rs how his residence at Guernsey
acted on his mind. Another dinner at ms h0nse az
| which | was cent was given IN honor OF henan
and Paul -. Victor who we're rlva cahIGaoes lot
| lao of hR Academy.
! ,yith hil head on one side. He ate voraconsy.
smiled as II in state OF heatitude ana dld not Az
,obia "a, SIN Gle thing Ncept. Maltrc. yous ave.
| r,ison s,vhenevcr Victor Hugo spoke qua not
! jk. Rfnan. llc had scnSnons AMI mohKlsh an
and there was no 1olity IN ms SeH'iohshISs:
| nose q heavy. dropping lump ot heSh. netrdSeu
'IC,c.orv 0rntitication rs he raised vine wit fine
| borouet 10 his mouth The weather was not ana
| ne-sn.r1tou rolled down his cheeks as ne tis"d MS
| 80 - Victor being deaf the host talked lohdly.
| 'T%@t cIoqurnt AMI highly cOl0rel author had a
| cold prominent fShy eye. lIe vas. aithon9n =
| seeu, IN o4e word the poet said Mr.: crawford
! ~ re onion Ncrt WAS also guest. Victor hugo
begre him 70 contradict = he tol. nv vi, n
Fraucois Victor'4 funeral he had. to hnn9r the
@ rGG e15 t1 hs ff"'S5'a
| tha s,J occasion and handed il round the table.
Victor iTnso Observed to the English Journalist
| W., often told had ph,nomrhalII pS hea'i:
hut | r,ncy yours is bigger. Try on my hat 10 SEQ
| TLis was done The hat too small for the
| Tnalishman on which Hugo remarked: IL
rnnnireS deal of brain power 10 have great con-
ici"''o now understand why Won were never
tempted 20 prostrate yourself briore On. Ehap'Ie:
or,+bcr dinner Victor Hugo showed that ne romrl-
brr,d the power OF beauty by par'llcl ne cstap-
ishel between the sticpeliect9ns % Le9n2 Darg'
| Dc,au1 and Eliza. tho Empress EHZabgt., itlend.
| IT.. tlouplt lcpna The fnv,t-lOOklng. When Ia hs
prime III, Jove of French poets had heIrt OF
Under lie was attracted 10 women ~ tIt'r IeI',
;niua ropnctisn grace. dclIcncv. good looks ana
their snarxllug conversatiOn This arr oil s2arN'n
convetsAton lie coigPianGn: was HiT no ree"rpp
domestic tastes Ill not ply thr hr,tir: tUr!incy
,yorl, Wa uroyOcativ' Of uuafcrtrd taiR heii
ilc,s came the needle ceased 10 Ply wheh they az
+ 20 r,,nn the fingers worked. Men were enb0!f-
rnrl % rs, their tongues when they laucieG thaG
the attention OF the ladies' with whom they cna'
W., half fixed upon mt OIL cHpI''t.I y ""I ~ =
urcfcncc that it was gave time To TANK about
"yictnr Huqo was often pounccd upon by bores.
Sir IoGcmachr >inciair-now aud then bored HIM ID
io,n In crusade AGAINST the french tIWo o. EIylhc
',"J metre The irrcprcssiblc Mrs Weldon ia her
| hest ~ strike ~ an advertising trlcndsnlP WIN
Lf,n ,rI ca,ne with her singlngclass of children 10
nye him choral additions. He did not like her aud
Thought hc method cruel IL was 20 e Ih tiiD u6tc
| 4 Russian lady who is II p0ctcss by proxy huhg on
10 him in the hope OF catching rays or Ms glory ana
bciug lei by hn into tho Court OF Apollo me Bo'
| HIM 70 write prcfaccS for her alleged poems
Another lady of her race and country obtained
publicly by driving hun GUY NJ htr GIis p @n
33strrs crowded upon him. SO also dld pseudo
nhiIn1thropists A host of people no better thli
! tnrlt ltes have gltecltu IouHu h'' t'iP'N "'
| huasd themselves with bis funeral. lie was not
sensible artificial music but liked the o ygif ESQ., 81
nao"i", IL. JrImis were nearly all stolen By
hrcttisis aRisolrtto" is plagar1ed from L.
Ro sAmusc.' Ernan" from Hermann ne
| Lorna W re seldom Snubbed, however they wearled
tpnu',h once saw the old man lose patience with
Mr. Sullivan who spent two hour, IN trying &c
convert him to cpis copacy and to the DelieI tha
| pgris is the Aspasa among the rites or our tune
Rclish for fife ceased with Madame Drouet';
death That faithful companion and worshiPper mo
| tb" fact that she was dying of cancer until few
| 49, before her end. She was openly the head OF
Victor Uugos establ shment in the house IN W9lcn