Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-03-15
THE FRENCH PRESIDENT.
Gossipy Information About NJ. Sadl- Car.
not and HIS Family.

The FRENCH PRESIDENT.
Cosby Information About M. sadi- Car.
not and Hts Family.
The new President and his family
are now installed at the Elysee. in the
apartments lately vacated by NJ. and
Nine. Greyy. They are situated in the
left wing Of the palace. and the win
dows overlook the garden. Mmo Car
not has made no interruption in her
receptions, and Is at home this after
noon at the Elysee, as, in the old order
Of things. she would have been in the
Rue des Basins. 1t Is reported that
she has paid several visits to NJ Worth,
and has ordered a number of toilettcs
suitable to the high position to which
she has been called. No changes have
rs yet been made In the military house
hold. General Brugcre, who is per-
sonal friend OF M. Carnot, and Colonel
Lichtenstinc retain their posts, as well
as their colleagues. Nor have any
servants been dismissed, the President
and Mime. Carnot having only brought
with them two who have been In their
service many years.
NJ Carnot, Sr.. who formerly pro-
tossed Saint-Simonian opinions, mad
trades taught to both his sons. The
President is carpenter and his
younger brother a looksmith. For the
same reason he has never assumed the
tile Of Count which is his by right
Of inheritance, the 'great Carnot'
having been ennobled by Napoleon !.
In any case the President is not a
Vicomtc, as has been assumed, second
titles having not been awarded by i'm
perial decree to the eldest sons, who
could only inherit that of their father,
though In many cases this rule has
been infringed. III. Carnot is by far
the youngest of the four Presidents
who have reigned at the Elysee. M.
Theirs was seventy-fonr, Marshal Mac
Mahon sixty-four. and M. Grcvy sixty
five at the time Of their elections. The
previous inhabitants of the Elysoe were
the Marquis de Pompadour. the linan-
cier Beaujon the Duchesse de Bourbon,
Napoleon l., King Murat, the Due and
Duchosse de Berry. and Louis Napoleon
before he became Emperor. To
celebrate his election, President Car
not gave the school-boys a days
holiday.
He married while young the daughter
Of the Economist Dupont White, who
brought him some fortune. They
have four children. three sons and a
daughter-now the wife Of an Advocate
General at Dion. NJ. Cnnisset. One Of
the sons is sub Lieutenant of infantry,
another is student Of the Ecole DIES
Mines, and the third is still at school,
day boarder of the Lyoee Janson al
Passy.
1t is questionable whether Partisan
society will have gained much by the
change. President ,Carnot. though in
the prime of life, does not care fol
general society, and Nine. Carnot Ii
not prominent in fashionable circles
though woman Of extremely refined
taste and pleasing manners. Theil
apartments In the Rue des Basins arr
handsomely and comfortably furnished
and there Is certain amount of artistic
arrangement in the smaller of the twt
drawing-rooms, wherein she was In tn
habit Of receiving every Tuesday after
noon. Her late father, M. Dupon
White. professed Liberal-Republican
ism, but was a great admirer of tn,
liberal institutions of England. On
of the minor duties of Mime. sCaraot'
new position will be the direction of
sewing class, installed by the Duchess
de Magenta at the Elysee. where tn
baby linen is made which is presented
with bank note of fifty francs, to
certain number of poor mother
annually to whose infants the Presi
dent consents to stand godfather. Nine
Grevy manifested much interest in thi
class, and always spent some tim
every day inspecting the work AM
helping the seamstresses with her ad
vice. The wife of the ex-President ha'
a passion for fine linen. and was won
to arrange and re-arrange the content
of the LINGERIE with her own hands,
Paris Cor London Queen.