New-York tribune., 1891-03-01
MARRIAGE OF JEANNE HUGO
TIE BALLROOM AT TIE MAYORALTY Oh
PASSY CROWDED WITH EAGER GUESTS
Paris Eehrnarr !

PASSY CROWDED WITH EAGER GUESTS.
Paris. February 49,
The marriage OF Mademoisellc Jeanne, the csIe
brated granddaughter of Victor Hugo, and OF N
Leon Daudet has been the greatest social even,
that has come off here for many yean
But | think the wedding should have been cee
brated, not in the ballroom of district Mayor
atty, but in the Sale deS Fetes at the Hotel de
Vile In a way the bride might be regarded A
the child of Paris she being the darling Of Victor
IIugos old age and the subject of some of his
most tender and beautiful lyric poems. Her STEP
father was the premier deputy of Paris when the
"Scrutin de liste' was in use at legislative
elections. Apart from these considerations. il
was impossible to get more than fourth Of those
whom the Lockroy and Daudet family invited
into the ballroom of the Passy Mayoralty. All
that are eminent in politics, literature the arts,
sciences and Republican France had to be bidder
NJ Lockroy, the stepfather. is deputy, eX-Mins
ter, brilliant writer and was for fifteen years
a member of Victor Hugos family lie is also
wealthy, and his wife Las beauty, gracousneSs,
and is an ornamental figure in the salons where
she shows herself.
I went as early as 4 o'clock 10 the Passy
Mayoralty, found the gates of the railing which
surrounds the courtyard closed, and perhaps 500
standing at the principal one, TO say nothing Of
the uninvited crowd which came TO catch glimpse
Of the bride two hours later. her carriage would
roll by. stood for about an hour and then with
\ few others, was let in, one of the stewards know
irg us. We ran up the grand stairs of the
Mayoralty It was richly carpeted, and had in
all the angles Of the staircase clumDs of white
camelas and snowy flowers. This kind Of
decoration was profusey repeated III The BALI
room an APARTMENT made TO hold 1000 persons.
Lamoureux, who never leads his orchestra except
at his own concerts had agreed to come with IL 10
pcrform at the wedding. The platform made ready
for him and them was hedged with white camelias.
7 had not long been seated when there was roar
as if an army were rushing forward. 1t was the
crowd OF invited persons trying to get upstairs one
before tie ether. Then food Of human beings
burst in. out Of breath. Stewards, policemen ard
officials of the Mayoralty tried 10 push them back
but simply made disorder worse. We coIId heal
more crushing and rushing on the stairs ana IN ths
lobby, both 50 packed as were also the haIl ana
carriage-way. that the bride and her party were
Obliged to wait from lwhen she was due 10
10 get into the hall. For perhaps three-quarters
Of an hour nobody could 20 either backward or
forward After the gas was lit the heat became
uncomfortable People nervorsly asked each other
what MOll0 ndpptl IL IL pdulc lOOh p'NNS'
About o'clock a sign was glVen TO
the orchestra and the Wedding March Of
Nendelssohn was played. Then the bride entered
leaning on VI. LOckrOy's arm. She Is inner LOOK,
ing in the sense of being tall or stout than should
have expected when she was eighteen. What Is
loveliest in her is an expression of perfect candor
She is not up 10 trick of any sort, and Is a.
kindly gracious and sweet as she can be-. The
expression of open, unabashed honesty IN her
face is beautiful Physical beauty she also has.
her blue eyes being full, limpid, shaded by long
dark lashes: her skin fresh, fair and glowing, her
nose well-shaped and her mouth perfect, whether
smiling or in repose. The lips are red and wen
shaped. and her teeth are white and even. She
was dressed as brides always are.
Her stepfather. who has a snowy beard, though
he is not fifty, was radiant with amlaDIe prre
and pleasure Madame LoclrOy, the brides
mother might have passed for her elder sister.
She was in cream brocade. with p cream silk twist
round her head, frightened with diamond stars
and with tuft Of feathers in 'front.' Leopold
HUGO, her husbands first cousin, gave her MS
arm Leon Daudet took in his mother. lie IS
tall. dark and looks nervous in temperament.
His father was unwell, but was able to come.
However he had to lean on his friend NJ de Con
courts arm. The words" were soon said by the
Mayor who oficiated In lieu Of an address, he
read poem of Victor Hugo addressed to his
daughter Leopoldine. as she was getting married
Bilzit,s Hymn TO Victor Hugo, into which "a
Narseilaise" was brought with fine effect, FOL
lowed. II was performed by the orchestra. VI.
Jules Simon also made q speech. l.. 4.