The morning call., 1892-04-24

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the mother OF philosophers, went from
Paris to Poland in order to visit Stanislas
Poniatowski. King OF Poland. En- route she
was invited to visit the Emperor and Empress
OF Austria, and from Warsaw she sent to
Nolfalre royal donation for the perse-
euted ones defended by him. The modern
Mime. Ge0ffrin travels for her country's
welfare, and visits Ministers. party chiefs.
leaders of the opposition, diplomats. etc.
The famous writer has home in the
Boulevard Maesherbes, corner Of the Rue
Juliette LANDER The house is small, but
very original with its Greek cnlOnnades and
Athenian drapery. Two stories are devoted
to reception-ro0ms in the first are smoking
antechamber, gallery, boudoir and salons.
The staircase ceiling is frescoed. and on the
walls are drawings by Bo1nat. Gustave
Dore, Tony Robert Fleury, Benjamin Con-
slant. BastieD Lepage. Detaille, etc.
The dining-rOom, or rooms. for there are
two, are separated by columns. The hang
ings of the first are in brick-colored silk, of
the second in ruby plush. Everywhere Is
seen antique porcelain and pottery, and on
one side is Dutch sideboard covered with
silver. On tie mantel is Louis XIII
clock. and, opposite, the polished hanging
Tampa Venetian chandelier. The smoking
room has three windows, and Is draped
with Oriental silk In three colors-green,
pink and gold. The ceiling is Tunsan,
and in an alcove is an immense divan
under a tent OF embroidered silks.
In this room are mirrors in Turkish frames,
oriental panoplies, low armchairs and ia bles
holding all utensils necessary to smokers.
Next the smoking-r0om is tiny bondoir.
with sofa covered with Turkish draperies.
The ornaments are Byzantine images, Rus
sian dolls and other bibelots. Every win
dow in the house is of stained glass, and the
walls OF the large drawing-room are COW
cred with embroidered cloth of gold. This
room is divided into two parts by arches,
and these are supported by renaissance
pillars. In a kind of Greek temple at the
left is the bust of Nine. Adam, and by a
skIlful arrangement of mirrors this bust is
many times reflected.
One sees Louis XIV sofas, Louis XIV desks.
Louis XIV tables and chairs. grand piano,
on the mantel BOnnats "Parenne," and ia
corner Salomon's bust of Edmond Adam.
About the doors are paintings by Dleterle,
and beside this room is a small salon and a
boudoir, both furnished 10 Louis Nv style.
Here we find canvaSes signed Hermer. Lau-
renS, Lefebyre, LerouX, and in the midst OF
all portrait of Nine. SECOND. Nine. Adams
daughter
The bedroom of Nine. Adam, be-
side the large drawing-room, is SIM
ply furnished; there Is canopied bed.
Dutch cabinet, an armchair, a Louis
XIV desk, and cabinet in which are souve-
Mrs and relies, photographs of NJ. Ed
mond Adams, of the King OF Portugal.
Skebeleff, pastel Of George Sand. Char
lotte COrday's miniature. etc.
A SUMNER RESORT.
Nine. Adam spends a portion Of each
summer at Gif, an old abbey transformed
into home. Gif is between the valley of
the 1vette and the valley of the Chevreuse,
and when Nine Adam bought Gif the
peasants told her that the abbey was
haunted. She had no fear and the first
night In her new home she spent alone in
the room of the abbess herself. What she
heard, what she saw, no one knew, but evil
IDENTIFY compact was made, for the nuns
habitants of Gif. Nine. Adam has
made of this abbey a beautiful home.
The hall is copy of the Rosso Palace at
Genoa, and here Is the portrait of Juliette
Lamber at 20 years of age. Nine. Adams
bedroom is furnished in Louis XVI style,
and lis chief treasures are two small land
scapes, signed George Sand. At the Abbey
de Gif Nine. Adam receives and entertains
her friends, but far into the night burns the
lamp in her sanctunl. And the flame means
that novel is sketched, or a number Of the
Nouvelle Revue arranged.
Nine. Adam believes that woman who
processes TO have salon should remain
standing during her receptions. According
TO her, hostess seated Immediately be-
comes the center Of a conversation. anil
mated, but always on one subject. a hostess
who stands introduces one guest TO another,
forms groups, says word to this one, gives
an answer 20 another, encourages the timid
ones and finds the occasion 10 encourage
some who need counsel But, strange as il
may seem, Mme. Adam is better known and
better appreciated IN America AID England
than III France; however, II she wished to
visit Germany. / am sure she would he re-
ceived as was Mime. de Stael by the police of
Napoleon |. In all respects the salon of Nine.
Adam is the most interesting and most Curl
Gus OF Paris; it is true mirror of modern
society as formed by successive revolutions,
but 1t is impossible that these new salons
can have the celebrity of those in former
times. The political situation Is very con-
fused. and among the litteraieurs and
sayants the most distinguished work In
their library and their laboratories they have
DO time pour cauSer.
An important condition of a salon is that
the hostess pay little or no attention to her
own talents. great as they may be, but
direct her admiration to the talents of those
must forget heroelf: then, and then only,
can she be considered leader, as is Mme
Adam and the famous women by whom she
has been preceded.
THE COMING ELECTIONS.
Notwithstanding the excitement caused
by the anarchist arrests says the Paris cor
respondent Of The CALL there is no neees-
sity for fearing a disturbance on the 1st OF
May. There will be perfect union among
socialists, posSbilists, Marystes and others,
consequently the manifestation will be
peaceful. That is the programme adopted.
disturbance the blame would certainly lie
with the police force or with the Govern
ment. The uncipal elections that take
place throughout France on the 1st OF May
may excite, to some extent, the workmen.
Tor TO their other preoccupations will be
added political passions. but in that there
is no reason for disorder unless the
people be exaspeFated. Ii there be no
change in tile Governments programme
the manifestation will be grandiose, more
mi h1af rctrf,a ti,a, ~;e
But Paris will have her share OF amuse-
meHts the coming summer, for. besides May
day-the labor fete-and the national fete of
July IA, it has been decided to make OF
August 10 and September - national holi-
days. The celebration OF August 10 Is an
idea of NJ. LuciDia, a Radical member Of
the Paris Council, who has reverence for
revolutionary souvenirs. August 10 will be
the hundredth anniversary OF the taking of
the Tuileries. NJ. Lucipia proposes that
monster banquet shall take place on the
spot. where stood the palace. Many Par-
SLAMS are opposed to the celebration of this
fete, because they do not forget that when
the Tuileries palace was taken there was q
cruel massacre, and it Is always sad to
evoke such souvenirs. Those who do not
wish their fingers dippad in blood" prefer
less somber commentators.
ANOTHER CELEBRATION.
The fete of September % is TO celebrate
the abolition Of royalty, and a recent act Of
Parliament has made this date a holiday.
1t seems. however. that the French legisla-
tors have made mistake, because they
should have chosen. not the I'D, but tue
Dist day Of September. Ga September q,
1892, an actor who had become deputy
asked permission TO speak in the conven-
ton. ''There is one ieliberaton," said he,
that you cannot postpone until tomorrow,
that you cannot postpone until this even
ing, that you cannot postpone a single
moment without being unfaithful to the