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which has quite changed his physiosnomy.

which has quite changed his physiognomy.
When in repose, bis face used to have an
expression that awakened q feeling OF mis-.
trust. There was something suspicious and
hard In his look. The rapidly-ohanging
expression, the pale blue eyes balfhidden
under bushy eyebrows, the heavy lower
jaw, the rather retreating chin-there was
a something about all this that left disa.
greeable impression. But the full beard
has hidden the defective features OF the
face and rendered more prominent the
large intelligent forehead, the nne nose,
and the well-m Guided cheeks. The whole
physiognomy has been changed. IL you
take q photograph OF General Boulanger
and place II alongside Of photograph OF
Captain Boulanger, you will be struck bv
the fact that he looks younger In the hrst
picture, and that there is q franker and
pleasanter expression IN shs face lace OF to-day
But Just as he was Captain Boulanger
charmed everybody. He was very kind.
hearted and prepossessing. He had 2 nat nat
ness for that one. He knew how to make
himself count, and how to be on the best
ing his fellow. officers or his subordinates.
Captain Boulanger was the prime mover in
the Inauguration Of the Saint-Cyr dinners
offered by the subordinate officers TO their
superiors. Although only . captain, he
used to have at his table lieutenant lonels
and even colonies, and he would have 70.
ceived the commanding general OF SAINT
invitation.
At that time husband and vile were on
the best OF terms. The clouds came later.
Mme. Boulanger, young wife Of imposing
figure. with large golden eyes and heavy
brown hair, was proud to see all these off,
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ing the praises OF her little Captain
Georges ITO the other officers wives of the
post. There was no talk then of her exces-
siye piety. This, too, came later.
DOMESTIC TEoUBLEs BEGIN.
When the war OF 1870 broke out, Nine.
Bouanger returned to Paris with her two
daughters. where she was soon afterwards
Joined by her husband. A few years later
the general was appointed ''director OF in
fantyy" in the war office. Then he began
to be known in the army, and then, too,
his first dc nestle troubles co nj menced. To
outward appearances husband and wife
were united. But intimate friends knew
that the contrary was the case. The two
daughters, who were now large girls, saw
that there was discord and clung more
closely to their mother.
When the general was made minister of
war in 1885, these strained relations be-
came evident to everybody, not that he
had changed, at least in his habits of work,
but he had added thereto occupations of
quite different nature. At that time Gen.
eral Boulanger led an existence that was
really astounding. He used to rise at six
in the morning and make a very. careful
ters Of dress. Then began his well-hlled
day the lsbors Of which were often not
ended until and even o. clock at night.
But his occupations did not end when he
had completed his official duties. After
these serious labors came round Of dis
BOulangsr objected. The general, in q
word, became habitue of the green-room
Of the Theater Francois, where he spent an
hour almost every night, especially on the
evenings when Nine. Reichemberg in
whom the minister of war seemed to take
the deepest interest," appeared on the stage.
From this moment dates the general s
friendship for NJ. Georges Laguerre-w whom
have mentioned above-tbe young and
brilliant Radical deputy, who has since
linked his fortune with that of Boulanger,
and whose the quidnuncs say-is engaged
to be married to one of his daughters. NJ.
Lakuerre was on the best of terms with
Mile. Marie Durand, also Of the Francois
troupe, who spoke of the deputy to Mile.
Reichemberg and she, in her turn, praised
him in the highest terms TO the general.
"He is young lawyer Of much promise, "
said the actress on one occasion, "who pro-
fesses the greatest admiration for you"
They naturally met, the deputy and the
minister. The latter was touched by the
sincere praises of the former. They were
soon fast tfriends, and this intimacy has con-
tinued to grow stronger from month to
month until the names of Boulanger and
Laguerre are now rapidly becoming in.
! separable.
The meeting between Henri Rocheiort
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the same way as that between Laguerre and
Boulangel One day at dinner party, the
editor OF The lntransigesnt was making fun
OF the minister of war, when lady guest
Boulanger is excessively popular with the
fair sex-remarked: "You do wrong to
speak In that way, particularly as the gen.
eral entertains very high opinion Of you
and has said to me more than once that he
considers yon remarkable man. You
ought TO see him and know him before
passing judgment on him" Rochefortt
vanity was touched. An interview was ar.
ranged between the ambitious officer and
the turbulent pamphleteer. Boulanger wa:
aifable and charming, and Rockefort LETT
him convinced that the general was a mar
OF parts, 'full Of good sense and new ideas,
q rare combination in the same individual
as he remarked to a friend
HIS WIFE BECOMES a CATHOLIC.
The intimacy between the general anG
the actress also grew apace Finally Nine
Boulanger got anry and threatened to ap
ply for divorce. At one moment sh,
was on the point of carrying out her threat
two daughters whom she adores, not wish
ing to wound their young hearts by tn,
public talk that her separation from theil
father would have occasiOned. The tender
mother and faithful wife sought comfort in
religion instead, became very pious, anc
was soon fervent Catholic. This sepa
rated husband and wife still more widely
for while the general was hand and glov.
with the most pronounced free-thinkers
Nine. Boulanger and her daughters wer,
very strict in their church duties, going tc
mass and vespers every day and attending
sermons regularly. In word, Nine. Bou
LANCER became one of the faithful wor
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