New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-02

ABBE DE BROGlE
It is as ultra-exclusive AZ any blue-booded aris-
tocracy and as careful Of its reputation and pres
tIge as n lovely mondaine. endeavorlng TO steer
clear OF every manoeuvre. Of every enterprise that
might in any way tarnish it's fair name. 1t is
composed mainly Of Protestants and Hebrews,
who may be said to constitute sort OF aristoc-
racy Of finance their fathers and in many cases
their grandfathers having been accustomed 70
handle millions and 10 undertake the placing OF
national and foreign Government loans; thelr
clients in fact. are crowned heads and States
Chief among La Haute Banque,' the interven-
ton and goodwill Of which is sought wherever 1t
becomes necessary 10 place upon the hnancial
markets Of the Old World any Government loan,
are OF course the Rothschilds. But the Cahen
d'Anvers. the Bambergers. the Stems. the Hot
tingiers the Andres. the Henes and the Pereires
are almost equally important or at any rate.
imagine themselves 10 be So and steer clear OF all
minor financiers and bankers much In the same
way that an Austrian prince OF ancient lineage
would behave toward newly created baron or
even petty tradesman: that is to say. with amix-
ure Of condescenson and disdain. Many OF these
families have intermarried with the old French
nobility the Rothschilds being matrinonially al
lied TO the ducal house OF Grammont. the Andres
TO that 81 Montmorcncy and Of Talleyrand-Per-
cord the Cahcn d'Anvers 10 the princely family
Of Faucingc-I .uc!gny while the future Duo de Ia
Tremoillr is welded u "A daughter Of the banker
Pillci-Win one OF the Hcine girls is the reign
ing Princess of Monaco and bearer 81 the ancient
French title II Duchessc De Valentnois after hav-
Ing been known by that II Duchessc de Richelieu.
while another lady Of the Heine family Is the
Duchessc de Rvoli. her first husband having
been the Prince de In Moskowa. Duo d'Elchingen
As In the case u every arstocracy. no matter
with what Jealousy the doors thereto are guarded
from intrusion by parvenus there are eXcep-
tious made in favor Of certain useful and clever
nc.nl. who secure entrance by sheer force OF In
tellcct energy. and. in one word success; so. too
in this exclusive clique Of In haute finance at
Paris are there a certain number OF hnanclers.
selr-made who may be said 10 have won their
way up from the very ranks. Among them are NJ
German. the Governor Of the Credit Lyonnais: NJ
de Normandie Of the Compton r,scompte; NJ
Chrlstophle Of the Credit Foncier: NJ. Mag
min. Governor Of the Bank OF France. and
last but not least the late VI. Joubert
who started his financial career At the age
OF sixteen as a clerk and Office boy 10
the stockbroker Martini. He quickly his
way and from the year 1867 has been mixed up
more or less prominently in all the great financial
market since then. receiving from President
Theirs the rosette OF the Legion OF Honor for the
assistance which he had given to the Government
In connection with the payment OF Frances
indemnity to Germany. The only blot on NJ. Jou-
bert's career. or rather the only thing that
ever exploited by his enemies with the object of
injuring his prestige was the story TO the effect
that he had invoked the assistance Of the ladies
Of the corps de ballet and means OF kindred
character to obtain from Khedive Ismail and the
Egyptian Government certain financial conces-
sons and advantageous terms In connection with
the floating OF certain Egyptian loans. This story
may may not have been true; but II pursued
him to the end OF his busy career and was fire.
quenly invoked In order 10 support the argu-
ment that he was unworthy to figure in the ranks
OF La Haute Banque."
Paris Is just now mass of flowers. The flower
market at the Madeleine Is blaze of brilliant
color. the beauties of the fragrant blossoms
ing 10 set off the dainty toilettes OF the PARISH
ennes who make this particular spot Of the
metropolis the bourne of "A daily pilgrimage It is
especially in the early morning after mass that
the mart of the Madeleine is to be seen in all Its
glory. the very streets leading thlther being
lined with handcarts full of roses liacs lilies of
the valley and many-coored tulips, children
laden with DuncheS or golden buttercupS and
wood anemones darling hither and thither
among the crowd. endeavoring to dispose for a
few pennies of the wild flowers that they had
walked far to obtain. l do not think there is any
capital in Europe where flowers play so great a
role they do here. where there is such an
abundance OF them. or where people Of every
class. high and low. seem to be so fond OF them
1t Is fortunate that the rules with regard to
mourning less strict at present than In days
OF yore. Otherwise the briance OF our season
would be terribly dimmed by the tragic death OF
the Able Prince de Broglie the De Brogl!es be-
ing related to more than half OF the greatest
houses OF the Faubourg st. Germain Ere this
letter reaches The Tribune the cable will doubt
less have conveyed across the Atlantic the aston
ishng story of his murder by an elderly and
hysterical religious maniac Mile. Amelot. The
woman had been one of his penitents as we'll as
OF his pensioners; for. being wealthy. ne was be-
sieged by demands upon his sympathy and purse
Wearied by her opportunities the princely Able
turned her over to another father confessor OF
the Church Of, the Carmetes In the Rue de
Vaugirard where he wont to saw mass and
to receive confessions The woman seems 10
have conceived q violent hatred for the Able