Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-04
INT and lives in a perpetual state of ex.

citement.
Auguste vacquerie, the friend of Victor
Hugo, and the poet. editor and revolution
ist was a modest man. He died two years
ago. He had a very shambling gait, wab-
bling back and forth across the sidewalk
as he walked. He was an exception to
Frenchmen in that he always promptly Of
fered his seat to a lady in a tramway. He
would never eat cheese because he consid-
cred 1t nothing but amassed rottenness.
He did not believe that life could be in
vigorated by decay.
Freycinet, one Of the celebrated states
men and politicians of the third republic,
is a tiny man and is called the little white
mouse. You meet him occasionally in the
avenues near the Bois. and from his mod
diminutive appearance, you would never
suspect that he had been several times
prime minister of France. and secretary of
war. and had held so much power so long.
Ex-President Pcrier.
Casimir Perler. the president of the re-
ago. is a short man. but sturdily built. and
may frequently be seen in the vicinity of
the Avenue Kleber. for he lives near by.
He is wealthy man and an aristocrat.
yet dresses with modest appropriateness.
He is very fond of playing tennis. and may
be seen Sunday afternoons. as a rule. play
ing tennis in certain open courtyard
near the Bois du Boulogne. Here. when
he was president of the republic. he used
to play tennis to the edification OF the
neighbors. This goes to show that tennis
a
good tennis player is willing to play with
anybody who plays tennis well. Casimir's
private mansion. about the time he re-
signed president. was patroled by po-
licemen for fear that it might be attacked
by a mob or made the object of some an
archists' violence.
Isabella, the ex-queen of Spain, in the
handsomest palace in Paris. She may fire.
quently be seen riding out. She is a fat.
little. old woman, remarkable for nothing
aN-nn
| heard of a young man whom she had
graciouSly permitted to become acquainted
with her to the apparent degree that Sc
| thought he had sure hold upon her royal
notice. He asked a friend one day il he
| would not like to meet the ex-queen, and
said he should be happy to introduce him.
AS 1t happened they were walking along
the front of the queens palace and the
queen and her maid happened to drive up
to the sidewalk preparatory to entering
the grounds. The young man exclaimed.
Now is your chance. How lucky! / will
step forward and introduce you:" So he
| stepped forward and made a solemn and
barred, and while he was In that position
| the queen promptly drove through the
| gates and never took any notice of him.
sition after the awkward incident, and has
never since attempted to introduce anyone
| to her royal highness.
The Luck Of the Rothschilds.
There are scores of the Rothschild family
| in Paris, and all its members are wealthy.
| A RothSchild, whether a man or woman.
| is not permitted to marry anyone who is
| not immensely rich. To show how wealth
seems addicted to accretion. the following
story may be told: The funds for the Par
| is exposition in 1889 were raised by lotter-
| les. The highest prize offered was $l0o,OO0
and thousands of the poorest French peo-
| pie bought tickets for dollar each, hoping
| that by some good luck one of the prizes,
! if not the main prize. would fall to them.
On the morning when the drawing was to
| be made. a brother-in-law of Rothschild,
| bank where the drawing was TO be made.
AS he passed in boy offered him a lot
| terry ticket and he carelessly took 1t, pay
ing dollar for it, although he did not
| care for the investment other than an ex-
preston of civic duty. An hour later the
wheel of fortune had turned and the 100000
| prize had become his on that single ticket,
| and yet he was one of the men in Paris
who least needed it. If one were to learn
| of a. half dozen incidents of the same sort
| at the same time. he would be tempted to
become an anarchist against fate.
While mentioning people given up to the
| habits of a big income, let US mention
| Yvette Guilbert. whom you may see in a
| carriage any day in Paris She will be rid
| ing along looking as young and innocent
| as IL she were a 16-year-old girl. just out
| of the convent Her face will be encircled
| with a gentle smile and her eyes will have
a gazelle-like ttmidity and ignorance that
| are difficult to reconcile with her airs in
the concert hall.
| Beautiful MerOde.
Frequently in the streets near the Grand