Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-26

me my moneys worth in grandeur. One
thing 1 liked about France was that
the people were willing, at a slight
advance on the regular price, to treat a very
ordinary man with unusual respect and
esteem. This surprised and delighted me
beyond measure, and 1 often told people
there that did not begretch the additional
expense The coachman was also hostler,
and when the carriage was ready he changed
his clothes 6y removing coarse, gray shirt
or tunlc and putting on a long, olive green
coachman's coat, with erect linen collar and
cuffs sewed into the collar and sleeves He
wore high hat that was much better than
mine, as is frequently the case with coach
men and their employers. My coachman
gives me his silk hat when he gets through
with it In the spring and fall So am bet
ter dressed than I used to be.
Blue That Couldn't Be Bluer.
But we were going to say a word regard
ing the porcelain works at Seyres It is a
modern building, and is under the Govern
ment now. The museum is filled with the
most beautiful china dishes and funny busi-
ness that one could well imagine. Besides,
the pottery ever since its construction has
retained its models, and they, of course, are
worthy Of a days study. The "Sevres
blue" is said to be little bit bluer than
anything else in the known world except
the man who starts the nonpareil paper in
the plea town.
was careful not to break any of these
vases and things, and thus endeared myself
to the foreman of the place. All employees
are uniformed and extremely deferential to
recognized ability. Practically, for half
day l owned the place. A cattle friend of
mine who was looking for dynasty whose
tail he could twist while in Europe, and
who used often to say over our glass of vim
ordinaire (Which have since learned was
not the best brand after alD that nothing
would tickle him more than ''to have lit
tie deal with a crowned head and get him in
the door," accidentally broke blue crock
out there at Sevres which wouldn't hold
over gallon, and it took the best part of
carload of cows to pay for it, he told me.
The process of making the Sevres ware is
not yet published in book form, Lillian,
especially the method of coloring and
enamellng. 1t is a secret possessed by duly
authorized artists. The name of the is
pronounced Save.
Facts About Madame Pompadour.
Madam Pompadour is said to have been
the natural daughter of a butcher, which 1
regard as being more to her own credit than
though she had been an artificial one. Her
name was JEANNE Antoinette Poisson LIE
Normant D'Etiotes Marquis De Pompa-
dour, and her name is yet used by the
authorities of Versailles as fire escape, SO
1 am told. She was the mistress of Louis
XIV, who never allowed her to put her
hands in dishwater during the entire time
she visited at his house D'Etiotes was her
first husband, but she left him for gay but
rather reprehensible life at court, where
she was terribly talked about, though she is
said not to have cared cent. Louis XIV
told her never to worry, for while he had
nickel she should have home.
She developed into marvellous politi-
clan, and early seeing that the French peo-
pie were largely governed by the literary
lights of that time, she began to cultivate
the acquaintance of the magazine writers
and tried to join the authors club. She