New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-11
A RELIC OF OLD FRANCE.
"REMINISCENCES OF A PALACE.

"REMINISCENCES OF y PALACE
Paris October &c.
The Carnavalet Museum. installed in the house
in which Nine de S6vigne 50 long resided. is TO
he enlarged by the addition of the old Paris res
dence OF the lie Pelletier St Fargean family. II
was known before IN, Revolution as the Hotel 81
Fargean. The Hotel Carnavaet, or Carnavaet
House elegant palace built as far back as
the reign Of Henri " by Bullant and Androuet
du Cerceau. When Nine. de Sevgne rented 1t
the neighborhood of the Maras was going out OF
fashion. Marie de Medic had. in building the Lux
embourg Palace, drawn the wealthy and arisiocratc
classes into the st. Germain suburb They had there
better air and could afford themselves the luxury
of large gardens and larger rooms than In what
then old Paris Paris within the old fortlfca-
ton walls. Religion was the fashion. ana converts
sprung up side by side with the palaces Of the
aristocracy. The part of the city in which Nine
de Sevigne resided still the abode of many great
families. But its most notable denizens belonged 10
the legal profession. TO the fiscal or fine arts
worlds Thus the architect of the Palace Of Yer
sailles built himself house in the Rue ST
Honore a good deal the Of the Palais Royal.
Mgnard became his neichbor. The lie Pelletier ST.
Fargedns were hereditary Judges Of the Parliament
of Paris high court OF judcature. They were a
numerous family Each branch had house in the
Rue Culture st. Catherine or the street OF the
gardens of ST Catherine. now Rue de Scvignc one
of them in the reign of Louis Nv. was Advocate
General and drew up charges on when the
edct was based ordering the expulsion Of the Jesus
from France lie became the heir of the different
critics OF his cousins and had the different houses
pulled down to build on their sit" ST fargeah
House which i IN" finest specimen OF eighteenth
century architecture. perhaps. IN Paris Ii has only
two stories-the ground floor ana the first hoor-put
tn. ceilings are 50 hgh-pitched that the roof ~
nearly 4 linz with the nv"-~tory houses "ro"h''
Nothing could b. more majestic than IN" cArr''F'
entrance The courtyard contrasts By us Imposing
e,erinc- with the more delicate style or that oi Inc
Hotel CArnavalel As 10 the vesubule ami staircase
they are palatial The stairs must have afforded
he, yitching spectacle wncn the Aivoc1i"-''rn"rhl
St Fargcln ami his wife were RECEIVING c'nP'N
They belonged 10 the tiptop society Of PARIS tho"fh
not - the Court or Versailles circle. bat the
Orleans the Condo. the Cont families would nave
accepted visits 20 their entertainments When their
housc was new the iudclture was In opposition 10
the Court and looked FOR leadership 70 IN" phc
TOrleans The banst"rs are IN forged ron ana
~ priceless value All the stat" rooms ana the ''
ing rooms open each other. ana on corridors run
ming behind them The former AFFORD stately per
spective and seem Of endless lensin. The windows
are As high as those Of the mirror gallery Of Yer
sailles . ,..,,,, :.
fo , library dealing with the history 81 fati. anu
Of It's resolutions. while me Hotel 'Aina'1i,1 .
h. devoted To these subjects The tw' "li i'Si,
d,nceS viii be- united by gallery me sun, %,
small. or Living rooms are u,n ' src,i ner,on-
aug. f,rnerly wanted To- D. snug they livrl In small
room. In whiCn there wis hardly room, 10 I'M
ronud Those OF the Queen of France a. N"Isili's
wer, well named the c,bincis "i tlr '|"''" ~,
tn advantage WIS that tn" inmates Son'd con on
y.rs. audlbiv without raising thr.t Fo!.r'. III
See tells NJ thai heavy food causes htisht I'sth'
and mat a pr,monitOry symptom ~ maj mAnny =
a buzzInr in the cars and haTdn"s. 90 hrtih-. !
iarc saw thai l;rghts disca.r Vt- WY ii''iu'il'
anon, hos vino attended he gay sgppers given h
The Regent at the Pal.s Koya, IT," disease mus
h,v. existed. though IL had never ben Ilasi -.
louis Nv who began 80 head FAST Nf" AZ t"'hS
dvc foHni A. thrty-nve that he liked conversation
better in n,e looms 'han In pig IN me s s,,md
apartments OF his palace courtieTs haI 20 s'an'
Tar or when speaking to him. In the snlal apart
ments or cabinets They had to stand close 20 nun
The laws Of geometry th'tr oN'rD"i' 'n' nv
,tianerie. and the increasing i'afn"ss 81 The kns
was not made manifest He vent on E"I"lAhni,~lnE
with Marshal de Nch"liru anu Ma'sna, az w. ~,
who lost every battle ~ rVer was .hF"s'l u" ~
Invented An immortal onion sauce lh' NM n"a ,i
Httle Kitchen close 20 nj cabinets, Nh,d' IT, ,.r
toss pancake ami cook gam, 'I,'ilims 10 o., IT,
some recipes furnished hy DE krn'hrl AM H. ~
Souhis. H. icl,ter -. Fhfg''u 'iil.I Nv Us
rooms were also contiguous o. my Kitchen pa
which member Of DIS fanny 'o' ~ t,' -, ser.
royal example ana be- oui oi IN '"fSh'' vi VT
Par.an. 4 quality Of the oiaom time sr sl rank AK
ami Tim. In ihclr aversion g. having scr ant pr
IN; a, their Qualifications Tn"y ik,. 10 i,S ,
listener ana so they got ria ~ the valet ara rN'l'.
somctimes Of th' cook lhr ht.l ,.,1 wa, i,rs
dish.s from kitchens TO ining-rooms Inc "HHi in
waiter" stood beside thc ,a9'r 10 IL, down l.,
The nfi Attendance WAS mus disp'n,'l WI a.
Bclumarchas gives one nntion III - MAJ, were
T., in.. eiebi..nth ceniurs Hobart. the rcyolugn-
~,. who started INA, scn,orS ,b Fr'i com
n1ur Of Pari- brought those Infamous cnaIsrS
ana had never any ma-t,, ny ~ 49,. yrt,t
crat, one ,cs' AZ -, Cen.raI 81 louis XV
,n,d - disp.ns, with servant" wh.n ne gay" ms
netits diners ana I~its s0up"rs. Inc 'dir liIn'
,ir,og,'. and n, servants. He never felt mug
dining IN laffr i"'h.