New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-29

rETE-ANARCIISTS PLOT AGAINST WoMf'N'
Paris, July IS.
" C,sn,Ir-P erier does not smoke. Only those
who know to what extent the use OF tobacco pre-
walls among all classes Of the French people can
realize the importance Of this announcements
Cigarettes are essentially a Eallc iis'i'"''o"'
cigars perhaps less so; while the pipe i eNc'S
wear becoming more popular with the classe9 do
,,h ,ho masses The discovery, therefore. that
tho now President IS not a smoker. while II de-
lights NJ f. Decroix. the president OF the ANU
Tobacco League, Is calculated. II not 70 Impair 'ie
nonularlty Of NJ. Casimir Perier. at any rate "
give rise to the uncomfortable suspicion that nc
~ h,,. o.her and as yet unknown vices.
Judging by the sensation which TINS aDsteii''o''-
,,ss an tho mart Of the new Chief Magistrate has
crcotel-the subject being treated as one -
ohsor,frg interest alike by the press and In con-
versatlon-one would imagine that II was a''o-
rether unprecedented for ruler OF France 70
oh,o.t >, tobacco Yet this is far from being the
c,se President Grevy !, Is true, was wont 10
srol.s q nine. Marshal MacMahon consumed 80
MANY CIGARS per diem that his memory-neVer
bic strong point-became impaired and he was
r,rco1 a consult the famous DR.. Nelpeau' VINO
insisted on his giving up tobacco. whlch ne ul''
NJ Carnot however who used TO smoke WhlIe d
Cabinet Minister abandoned the habit when ne
became President; while VI. Theirs not only an
stained from the use Of tobacco. Dut "ouiu "o'
hermit any one OF his encourage to smoke. "he"
he formed his military household on peco"'i"e
President he insisted az sine qua non INA.
none Of the officers attached 10 his stan shOulu
use tobacco in any shape or FORM ana so Opposed
,s ma ., tho wood that he even demanded that his
,tt,is,or ., War General de Cissey, should issue
. circular prohibiting smoking in the guardrooms
- the various barracks and regimental quarters
throughout the country. Napoleon III was as
evervboly knows an inveterate smoker. ana IN
variablv had a tumbler full OF cigarettes before
him on his writing-table He was In the hablt OF
removing this glass when he received IN audl-
ence his trusted c0nfdant and Minister the Duo
de Persigny Persigny had the peculiar haoi'' aS
soon a. he got excited, Of making for TINS par
,icular glass and Of selling the Emperor's cigar
cites bv the handful. He would then. while talk
Ing with the utmost vehemence. crunch them In
his hands and cruinble them all over the floor IN
tho heat II his arguments. throwing them broken
and reduced t. dust upon the carpet, the chairs
sofas and in fact. everywhere. The Emperor
used = watch him do this with look OF despair
on his face that is. whenever he had neglected
;, conceal the cigarettes before Persigny entered
the room. As a rule ne used 10 take things phil
as,phirally AMI g. sit perfectly SIN without at
tempting % check or Interrupt the utterances
OK the Duke. one day, however. when the latter
was more than ordinarily destructive with the
cigarettes. Napoleon plaintively remarked 70 MS
small but exceedingly irascible and short-tem-
rared friend: Look here. Persigny. pitch into me
as much as you like. but do leave my cigarettes
alone They're doing you no harm. are they!
Two other Items of news concerning the new
President are that he belongs to no CLUB,
singular anomaly for man OF his wealth ana
social standing He used 70 belong 10 the ul'ra-
exclusive linton Club. but resigned many years
ayo when ne Joined the Republican party, being
doubtless prompted by the fact that the cluo Is
mainly composed II Monarchists On the other
hand NJ Casimir-Perier is. by virtue or ms
Office. an ecclesiastical dignitars. Ever since the
reign Of King Henry " the rulers OF France no
matter whether Emperor. King. First Consul or
President. have been canons OF the Lateran
Haslllca al Rome This prerogative was granted
by the head ~ the Roman Catholic Church In
recognition Of King IIenry's gift 10 the Basilica
Of the Abbey Of Clerac in Gascony.
NJ Burdcau's elevation 10 the presidency OF the
Chamber II Deputies rise which In rapdUy
can only be compared TO that Of Gambetta or Of
NJ pupuy-has served 10 call attention 10 the
fact that nearly every one OF the leading states-
men of the present day in France is the son or
grandson Of an eminent member Of the Repuoh-
can party Of the earlier portion OF this century NJ
Dupuy. now Prime Minister II Is true. Is the son
of a man who was formerly one OF the liveried
servants II a provincial prefecture. Gambetta
IN rho same way was the offspring OF village
grocer while NJ Burdeau was born in even still
more obscure surroundings. and began life as
apprentice to "A village blacksmith. NJ. Casimir-
Pcrler on the other hand. who IS NJ. Burdeau's
most intimate friend is a grandson OF the cele-
brated Minister OF King Louis Philippe. NJ
Camille Pelletan Is son OF the well-known
Eugene Pelletan; NJ. Godefroi Cavaienac. the ex-
Minister is a son Of that General Cavaignac who
was the principal opponent OF Napoleon III AT
the time OF the coup detat. NJ Boissy dAngas
IS the grandson of that celebrated statesman OF
the same name who formed part Of the Com
mittee Of Public Safety at the time OF the great
Revolution. and who saved the Convention. NJ.
de Remusat who now represents the Haute
Garonne in the Chamber. Is the son OF the
Senator Of that name and grandson Of that
de Remusat who Minister OF King Louis
Philippe. Again. Leon Say is worthy grand
son OF that illustrious Republican statesman and
political economist. Jean Baptiste Say; while the
ex-Minlster Fourens Is a son OF the famous
savant Of that name NM. FloQuet. Scheurer-
Kestner, Ferry and Andrieux all form part or
the Kestner family which figures so conspicu-
Dusty In the bygone Republican annals Of
France. One might 60 on indefinitely In this
manner, not forgetting Ambassador Camille
Barrere. whose father and grandfather as well
were leaders OF the revolutionary element. To
such an extent the men OF the present day
the sons Of their fathers-and by no means UNI
worthy OF their parentage-that class has
sprung up which Is becoming known in the Eau
bourg st. German the "noblesse republi-
caine" 1t has this much In common with the
old aristocracy that In each case the members
thereof feel themselves under the obligation Of
living up to the traditions OF their ancestry and
Of keeping unsullied by any stain, either political
social. the family name. II IL this sentiment
~ has contributed \ much ANYTHING else