The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-10-30
SEVERAL PARTISAN DENS
RARE COMBINATIONS OF LUXURY.
COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE


Literary Geniuses of World Wide Rep
utations-where the Bright Lights Re
tire to Do Their Chosen Work.
The sanctum of NJ. Louis Pasteur, for
example, is one of the most simple IN the
high order of truly physical comfort. 1t
is not encountered with the scientific
paraphernalia often met with in the
houses Of medical men. A large carved
oak table stands by the side of the arm
chair in which the great scientist often
sits in quiet contemplation of his past
experience and future hopes. In that
high stack of green cases at which he
casts an occasional glance stores Of valu-
able notes are classed In perfect order
They are ready for reference should a
fresh problem arise In the course of his
labors in bringing about the prevention
or cure Of that terrible affection to the
study Of which he has devoted 80 many
years of his valuable and successful life.
NJ. Pasteur usually wears close fitting
skull cap when In his sanctum. He Is
grand cross Of the Legion OF Honor, mem
Der of the French academy and perpetual
secretary of the Academy of Sciences.
THE GREAT TOWER BUILDER
NJ. Gustaye Eiffel, the engineer whose
wonderful popularity has grown 30 rap
idly, is accustomed to ruIninate In a
quiet looking but very comfortable sor.
Of library. He is fond of walking about
when in deep calculation, and frequently
makes halt in front of his admirable
chimney piece, the shelf Of which is sur
mounted by very chaste and beautiful
female bust. On each side Of the chin
ney piece Is handsome Venetian mir
ror. 1t was In this sanctum, situated in
the Rue de Prony, that M. Gustave Eiffel
solved the last few serious difficulties
which at one time threatened the com
pletion OF his Champ de Mars triumph;
and there 1t Is that he now meditates
over tho opposition formed by some Of
the members of tho municipal council to
his project for the construction OF the
Metropolitan railway for Paris. The
main objections to the metropolitan
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beauty Of the boulevards and ruin the
line of omnibuses running from the
Madeleine to the Bastile. 1t IL not at
all unlikely that the engineer who tri-
umphed so gloriously in the case Of his
tower will achieve another victory with
the railway he proposes to construct.
The man Of the iron tower is an officer
Of the Legion Of Honor.
NJ. Francisque Sarcey, the well known
theatrical critic Of The Temps. and one
of the brightest Of the galaxy of Pari-
sian chroniclers, inhabits during his long
working hours library in which he is
almost. surrounded by his books. Nj
Sarcey is beyond what is usually consid-
cred the prime OF life, yet he looks
we'll as, with spectacles on nose" and
wearing n soft and smooth white beard,
he poses himself carefully and closely
over his table in front Of the copy he Is
carefully preparing He is reputed to
be model Of gallantry toward the la
dies; but the case might be reversed
when 1t is considered that the lady art
lists whom it is his duty to criticise not
infrequently call at his house to ask a
favor or an act of justice for their pro-
fessional requirements. There are two
places where Sarcey may very often be
met WITH one is his library, and the
other is his fauteuil d'orchestre, when
ever a grand performance or premiere
representation Is given at any Of the
principal Partisan theatres.
wEAvERs OF ROMANCE.
NJ. Georges Ohnet, the celebrated ro-
mancist and drarnatist, still young and
handsome, with his smooth dark hair
carefully brushed and parted, usually
sits In pensive attitude in enc Of those
luxurious armchairs with which his study
abounds. The sculptured chimney piece
by the side Of which he takes his place in
winter Is work Of art In three stories,
surmounted by beautiful clock and q
looking glass out of old or young human
reach. The author Of the "Maitre de
Forges' Is one Of the most amiable Of
Partisan litterateurs, as all who have
visited him at his charming residence In
the Avenue Trudiane can affirm. NJ
Georges Ohnet is as young in the Order
of the Legion Of Honor as he Is in his
age; but with time both may surely be
expected to ripen and advance to brill
liant maturity.
M. Emile lola dwells In the artistic
quarter Clichy, where. In the Rue Ballu,
he possesses a sumptuously furnished
sanotum, provided with sofas, peacock
pictures Of tho greatest beauty, stat
uettes, evergreens and objects Of art in
every variety. All these strikngly ap-
parent comforts and delights combine to
encourage that inclination for the dolce
far niente to which the indefatigable
pretender to acade1nical honors does not
for one moment yield. With bis limpd
hair falling in loose style ON each side
of his head. after the manner Of many
popular knights Of the palette, he con-
tinues to wear the same btnocle as when
he wrote az Assommoir" and LA Terre.
In fact lola, by his free and easy ap-
pearance, looks more like an artistic
peintre than literary man. He may be
conxdered a nainter also stnce he vritea