The sun., 1888-02-12
PRECEDENT oARNor OF y1ANoR
What u Costs hin GO Live-esAO.e zee q
Year In salary ssd Ailewsneea

From Hdrpers wees'y.
As President OF tho republic, NJ. Csrnot
receives f2i0,000 a yoar-that ts to say. 4l2Q:
state and Ths
money is paid IN monthly instailments OF 800.
He2 Is nsncsS sna sSGFd@E @s GSy yesT p;sa fre
dent OF the republic cannot travel about thu
country, because democratic France is still
town where the President spent n single day
he would be expected to make such nnmorous
other local institutions that a visit 10 half Q
dozen towns would exhaust his ycnr's budget.
IN @ he 1nn SaoSa Rs.ors eha
Teaux TINT aro scattered over tho surface q
rnS rra6SSe a ths is out Of the question because i
rooms in these chdteaux, to hire servants. and
to receive visitors.
NAPOLEON ri. exactly $4,000 and during the
year ut C9mpiegne, where he had hunting
parties and series OF guests. the Same sovereign
pcnses OF the Elys,;e. accordinG to NJ. Grew,
gre gre ,sh enormous. ball at the Elssee costs
Ihe President needs eight horses, four car
rinGes. and the necessary contingent Of nrooms
and coachmen,, Besides his own private. SER
Eants. the president has TO pay more than thirty
hnissers. footmen. house servants, gardeners,
and trot'ems, whose duty II ia to wax and polish,
SrT$%S%ss 81 sss, M$sra ssS 3 r. sss!siss:
VI tUe ,ySce W Nn Slltn I1tHNy eSn6nSeS as this
important establishment implies. the only
travelling that the President Of tho republic caA
sasy "a without risk Of msetting the
opern or the Comedie Francaise. or n ride In the
Bois ds Boulogne. and avist to tho race course
For these reasons NJ. Grivy limited his hos
ritaity, at the Elysee. and gave very few din-
dinner every Thursday. and 10 invite not only
r.oiit'cans and diromatists but also scisn.
W bo aea % %t oSasrs TSS asf nss
select dnncing parties. all of which looks far
more N practical and charming on paper than It
cf % the EIysts d during pM n Grvys % Presideney@ @ %
as's kRGT" e es sG'snsSfahSod A.
tre IA has been retngaESd nt his former salary q
be 'as Se hey wer e
under tho Grevy regime. and his pernuisites
consequently more CONSIDERABLE NJ .Grevy
never having honorcd me with an Invitation
Of s ss the f xii iVs oi 'bs bel AreeG
not to be compared with tho emi nsnt from.
petite whom Gambetta enticed with q golden
Ea the @ tho fSofRx T tens sS BSp q q
agHation, tact. and ambition very precious
70 dress food for dill lomatists: and BY his COOK.
Ing to influence the destiny OF nations.
besides this palace. which tho state PLACES at
his disposal for habitation, arc the use Of the
ntoOtiT hduondf or natlonai ana most nlstOtlc
furn ture and tapestries preserved In tho
Gnrie, Neube-a privilege OF which he avails
himsSlf for decorating the reception rooms OF
state boxes s. at the the Opera and the &c comedie
FRANCHISE and Of the state tribunes At the
race courses Of !:onEchamps aMd Auteuil. and
the right of shooting and hunting over certain
portions IS & & the s., state d2maiPs namely the the
Fontninebleau. Marshal MacMahon used
{, shoot almost exclusively nt Conlpiegne.
n
since N. Crews Presidency portions of, the
forests Of Marty and Rambouillet alone have
Carnot although he has no taste for shooting.
and although he has nos handled gun for
twenty years. has decided to shoot once week
organize frequently grand battues, to which he
will invite tho diplomatic corps and the high
state officials, the Senators and Deputies. BY
series ,S The Presidents first shooting party.
s6l pheasants. and 1Os rabbits.
cent old trees ana nd one 81 the nsst IL Paris.
Indeed, it isa small park rather than garden,
The President wears Derby hat only. OF
course ..on such uneSremonious occasions
fond of this garden. and especially Of
na H. nd rvs s wss eig IN SsnS oa
piece so Of bread bread for Baby. Pour Bebe." the name
OF mis- pet step Pvt ;aod tdhrSuSh the
was also his fayorite way of escaping from the
pertinecious solicitations OF NJ. Wilson. Whsn-
ever the ex-Presdent wished to refuse M. vii.
son. he would simply walk into the garden.
weather permitting. and feed his pets. The
consequence was that NJ. Wilson reserved hia
most important demands for wet days. whom he
knew that the elements were in his favor. and
his father-in-law consequently in his power.
THEODORE CHILD.