New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-29
TOPICS IN PARIS.
THE GOOD-HEARTED FRENCH PfEoiDr4'i
THE GOOD DONE BY NINE. FAURE AND HEN
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF FAMOUS DUELL'Sr

THE GOOD DONE BY NINE. FAOhE nv"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF FAMOUS DUELLIsr
RIFLE OF THE PARIS CLUBS
Paris December H.
Far from having In any way Injured fres'ue"'
Eaurs tho attacks with which he has recently
been assailed In connection with the dishohcsS
~ his father-n-Iaw appear to have Increased HIS
popularity, and even the organizers OF 'hiS can"
peign OF scandal against the Eysee see"' " "
ashamed OF their dishonorable method or poi''c"
warfare Judging from the anxiety winch "e"
papers of all shades " public opinion as We" a"
politicians Of every party, manifest 70 dlsassoo'
ate themselves from participation or respohs'o.-
ity In the affair 1t would be difficult 10 nho J"
anv other country even public hearing TOT
charges so preposterous those brought against
the worthy President by mis- enemies.
Three months before the birth or the iaoy WIN
is now his wife, her father absconded win money
,ntrusted TO him by or of his clients who ike
wise charged him with haTing raised the a'"ou'''
Of certain promissory notes given him to dis
count and with having appropriated the amer
ence. The absconding lawyer was never brought
TO Justice and died abroad soon after MS h's"'
the bride whom he had deserted having mean
u,hi,e ATTAINED a decree Of judicial separation
from him. Her little girl was born In her
hrothers house and, after the mothers DEATH
two years later was brought UP by him as MS
own The girl was not made ware or her
fathers crime until her hand was asked IN nlar-
rage by young Felix Faure. Her uncle ana
guardian thereupon took the young sutton ih'o
his confidence and related TO him the story o.
his brother-n-Iaw's crime to when NJ Fa"re ~
piled that it would be most unjust TO ouraeh lin
any sort Of responsibility for the offence '! "'e
and innocent girl who had not even oeeh oo''i a.
the time Of its occurrence, and so me marriage
took Mace Felix Faure heard nothing more
about the affair until after the war, when having
entered political life as the Parliamentary rep
resentative Of Havre, his own name ana thau Oh
his wife were published far and vide IN tue
newspapers. This seems to have caught the eye
of the widow. and son Of the man who had been
defrauded by Nine. Faure's father, ana they at
once began bombarding the newly-elected Deputy
for Havre with letters demanding that ne shoiid
compensate them for the injury that they hau
suffered through his father-in-aw. NJ. Faure
took no notice Of these demands. which gradually
assumed a character much akin to blacknai'
since the writer's threatened to communicate
the circumstances Of the affair to his pohticai
adversaries In those days. however, NJ Faures
official and political eminence was not sufflclenty
great to warrant his opponents making use VI
weapons so questionable, and consequently the al
fair was allowed to drop until few weeks atter
the election which placed him in the Presidential
chair.
Here again NJ Faure displayed the same indif-
ference to the menaces that were addressed 10
him. But finding that the matter was taken up
by the Opposition press. and that, instead OF CIV
ing the true story Of the case, the utterances OF
the newspapers confined to nnuendos con-
corning his universally respected wife, he caused
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Figaro" the entire truth. which has led the bet
ter class Of the press to voice the popular
opinion which is to the effect that I'VE knew our
President to be a right good fellow and we are
now glad to find that lie Is a man Of big heart
rs well
NINE. FAURES CHARITY.
Nine Faure has so Of o.. been described in print
since her husband became President that 1t
would be superfuous TO add any details here to
the portrayals that have already been made Of
her person and character. But 1t may be regarded
as appropriate to seize this opportunity OF max
ing brief reference to the large share which she
has taken in aleviating the misery of the poor
and suffering Of this vast metropolis since she
took up her residence in the Eysee. Paris is pro-
vided more bountfully. perhaps, than other great
cities with public institutions for the relief and
succour of the poor Ohe and all, they suffer from
red-ta peism and manifest Discrimination TO come
to the rescue of any petitioner until the managers
have thoroughly investigated the case as well as
the character and antecedents OF the applicant.
This delay all the more difficult TO bear, since the
poor as . rule wait until the last extremity before
avplying for assistance, being brought TO TIE TO-
tice OF Nine. Faure. she at once hired an apart
mcnt on the ground floor Of a mansion In the Hue
du COllsee where with the help OF her daughters,
she has established bureau of her own for The
immediate relief of women and children In need
OF help pending the regular investigation Of their
cases by the duiy-OrganiZed charitable lnstltu-
tons. Every morning from 10 till r. either Nine.
Faure or her daughters may be found there, dis
tributng gifts of clothing. food. money, all OF
which are accompanied by words Of sympathy
that make the gift doubly grateful In her note
book, Nine Faure inscribes the Cstails OF each
family misfortune, and after tellina applicant
to return on the morrow for shoes. frocks end
coats for the children, she often adds in her kind.
motherly way: Il see you are very unfortunate.
When your rent is due, do not forget that can
help you"
Besides this Mile Lucie Faure has founded
during the week species Of league of children OF
rich and well-to-do parents for the purpose of
alleviatlng the condition of those waits and or
phans Astounding In every great metropolis. and
especially in Paris. Money hitherto devoted TO
toys is henceforth. in a large proportion to be
sacrificed toward supplying the wants Of the poor
of tender years, while those paythngs that can
be spared are to be turned over to the little ones
whose knowledge of such things has been cou-
fined to their study of the shop windows. The
project has been taken up with great enthusiasm
and, thanks to the initiative of Mile. Faure. 1t
looks as If many poor home will be gaddened in
this holiday time by toys clothing, money and
everything else that cheers dropping and de-
pressed spirits. The title Of this organization Is
La Ligue Fraternelle DIES Enfants de France"
and the meetings take place in the great salon of
the E,ysee Palace under the presidency of Mile
Faure.
A FRENCHMAN OF THE OLD SCHOOL.
With the Marquis de rAngle- Beaumano r, who
has just died, there disappears Frenchnan of
the old school. who during the days Of Louis
Philippe and the early part of Napoleon's reign
played an important role in Parsian life. Small