The morning call., 1892-04-24
A FAMOUS FRENCHWOMAN.
ThG Literary and Social Career Of
Mime, ADAM
a Salon Without a Rival-Where the Bright
est Minds in Paris Meet-Com-
ing Events.
Correspondence OF THE MORNING CALI.

we converse OOWauaYSI III seems TO me
that conversation. delightful conversation,
that was the charm of French salons. died
a long time ago. and hope that Nine. Adam
will be able to resuscitate the dead art.
Partisan men OF to-day are not so
gallant as their fathers: they have
not their finesse and are far from
possessing their elegance. Partisan women
of 1892 are certainly beautiful, as were
their mothers, but alasi they conseerate
more time to their toilettes and less TO the
cultivation Of their minds. Consequently,
IN modern French salon, on one side.
women gossip about chiffons when they are
not speaking III of their neighbors, and on
the other side men plan financial cOmbina-
lions or discuss racecourse wagers. In the
salons called political, conversation consists
Of calumny against political adversarles
aud paTtiality for men whose opinions are IN
harmony with ones own. The converse
ton of literary OF artistic salon may be
resumed In these words: Our school is the
purest expression Of sublimity; all those
who differ from US In opinion are imbeelles."
All! Nine. Adam. your causer" seems to
me dream, but you yourself have not for
gotten how TO converse, although you have
become a political woman. Much has been
written about Nine. Adam. She has been
called la grande Franchise, she has been
named the Egeria OF all men prominent In
the third republic and her greatness and
popularity have called down upon her the
wrath OF tile envious.
Nine. Adam is q woman of great heart,
and she loves her country with an ardor
that is most admirable, bat this very love
for her country has often placed her in un-
pleasant positions. SkepticS have laughed
at her hatred for Bismarck and her love
for Russia, while the supposed change in
her friendship Tor Gambetta was topic of
discussion for years. She once said: Cam
BETA never liked to hear the truth about
himself, but he possessed wonderful charm.
L have heard him talk TO five or six
persons with as much oratorical effort
and eioQuence as on the platform. He
always prepared his speeches-that is,
he jOtted down the general headings, but
when ne began to speak, if be saw that his
audience was not IL harmony with his ideas,
he changed his tactics and said quite tie
contrary of what he had written. And how
the people applauded, but alas. they soon
wearled OF their idol with the sOnOrous
voice. He had a musical v0ice-that was
all, and that was not enough" Gambetta
always treated Nine. Adams RusSophle
ideas as follies. because he was more inter-
ested III England and Germany. Although
Nine. Adam never QuaTreled with Gam
BETA. political ques tons always caused
grave, serious discussions. Once, even,
Gambetta was responsible for an attack
made on Nine. Adam in the Republique
FrancaiSe, and this was at the time of rne
English occupation of Egypt.
ADMIRED BY AEYERBEER.
Meyerbeer was one of Nine. Adams
first admirers. Then she was p years old,
very beautiful, and the wife OF a lawyer
named La Messne. She made the com
pOser'S acquaintance at a fancy ball, but
MeyerbeeT was too bewildered, too timid,
TO express his admiration. There is a
woman l could love if / dared love; but
alas | have never had and never shall have
time; | am too occupied with my art" be
said to his host that evening. You have
never had an inspiring nue., was the re-
ply. Woman prolongs art, but shortens
life." said Meyerbeer. and he fed from the
charms Of Juliet,e Lamber, the future
Nine. Adam.
At this time Nine. Adam wrote a book
that was the beginning of her fame; il was
her first, was called -ProuChOnian
= Ideas" and was a study OF love, women
and marriage. The defense and elevation
Of woman was the theme, and the most ab-
struse questions were treated by this
young woman with the greatest clearneSs.
Proudhon had lowered woman. and. before
lin. all the women of his time tTembled.
Mime. Adam wrote Woman is the equal of
man; she IS Indispensable as necessary to
his comfort; she has his fineSSe and his
force. Not only is she not his inferior, but
cast in finer mold. she is his essence"
The entire book Is written in the most in
dependent manner and after it was finished
the youthful writer looked about for pub
Usher. Her father, Doctor Lamber, had
given her 1000 francs for this purpose. out
the publishers said they could not risk the
enmity of Pr0udhon by being responsible
for so audacious work. One Of the most
celebrated publishers in Paris would not
even read the book. When one is as
pretty as you. one does not write a philo-
sophical work, or if the work be written,
1t lacks eommon-sense."
at last an unknown publisher consented
to make the book known. and when Nine.
Adam found that she was really to be called
an auth0ress she hid herself in the country
with her father. No one would believe the
book was written By a woman, and both
Stern wished to personally thank the gal
liant man" who had avenged their sex.
Geor ge Sand sent Captain d'Arpentgny to
search for the unknown author; with great
difficulty he obtained the name and address,
and when he called as she entered the room,
the officer said:
Mime. Juliette la Messine?"
cit is l."
impossible! She must be your mother
in-law."
Il have none"
4 lie captain, at last convinced, told the
young authoresS that George Sand wished
TO see her. and that he was authorized to In
wife her to visit the star of French literatltre
Not afraid of Proudhon. Juliette Lam Der
trCmbled before George. Sand, and asked
week for reflection. During this time a
letter came from Mime. d'AgouIt sd-
dressed to ''Monsieur" Juliette la Messlhe.
without hesitation to visit Nine. d'Ago elt
And the talented Daniel Stern. astonis led
at the learning and wisdom Of the young
writer, offered her friendship, on condjt on
that Jullette Lam Der would not visit Geptge
Sand. Ten years the friendship lasted. and
then, with lacerated feelings, 1t was JuDstte
Lamber who sought George Sand and beSeed
her protection. From that time until her
death George Sand proved herself mot4er
to Juliette Lamber. George Sand vrOte to
her: "W hen | think how few souls there
are like, yours. love you as you deserFe to
be loved"
LETTERS AND OTHER WORKS.
During the war of 1870 the two friends
We're separated, but letters were exchapRed,
and in the last volume of 'Correspondence"
we find a number of these epistles. 1t was
Nine. d'Agoult who gave Mime. Adams her
love for Greece, and when the latter hoard
Mime. Viardot-Garcia sing the role of AL
ceste she was moved to tears. because her
ideal, Greece, was revealed as brilliant
light. Since 1858. the year in which, her
first book appeared, Mime. Adam has bub-
iished "Papacy and the Italian Quest,an."
.".GaribaldI.I My yillage;" .Ma9ds si9."
cation Of Laura" '.Safe and SOUND" Siege
of Paris" Greece" etc. In 1879 she fou nded
ths Nouyelie Revue, and since has pub
lished Contemporary Greek Poets" The
Hungarian Fatherland" and "General
SkObeeif."
After the death Of her first husband
Juliette Lamber married Monsieur Edflond
Adam, a statesman ard fiDancier. Soon
as she made his acquaintance Juliette Lam
Der appreciated the superiority of Edmond
Adams mind, and then began her yeats of
happiness. Edmond Adam was Diode-
rate Republican. and his wife very ad-
vanced in her ideas, consequently, with her
second marriage, Nine Adams salon be-
came one OF the philosophical salons Of
the century. 1t was Edmond Adam who
discovered Gambetta, and under Gambetta's
banner were united Radicals and ReDnbli-
cars. This concentration around Gambetta
was tina real origin of Nine Adams salon