Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09

state dinners, have all served to endear
her to a people who were disguised with
the airs of the former menange.
Paris has an aristrocracy which Is q
very pronounced one. 1t consists largely
of the royalists; indeed almost entirely
of them. The royalists are those who
desire a return to royalty, and they would
place upon the throne n of the Bona.
parties. A very large number OF people
are in favor of the return to a monarchy.
and these constitute the royalists of
France, who are forever a menace to the
republic.
Madame Loubet Is not popular with
these people for two reasons: First. be-
cause she is the wife of the president of
France, and they do not admire a presi-
! dent; and second, because she does not
cater to the aristocracy. but is as apt to
give dinners to former friends who have
no titles n hold no political Office, as to
! those of fine lineage. -n
Madame LOubetS husband receives a
salary of 1925, 900 a year, which Is a great
! deal rendered into francs. The state APP
propriates annually another $4,000, the
latter being for the expenses of the exec
utive household. This large amount
passes through the hands Of Madame
Loubet, and it is safe to say that she does
not spend more than one-half of it.
The Elysee palace is an immens place
supporting hundreds of ervants n re-
tdIHeTS Ol various klnuS. Lie pTcSlucAL
J guards have their home there: also all
the clerks connected with the govern
ment. Therefore it is necessary to MAIN
ain a very nice establishment The
president has a chef whom the French
call the chef de Bouch' of the president.
He is assisted by four sub-chefs. Each
day the dinner is planned and the menu
is submitted to the president by Madame
lOubet. who has old fashioned ideas
about pleasing the head of the family.
II NJ. Loubet. president of the French
-.epublic, expresses a dislike for a GER
tain kind of grape. that grape is crossed
off the family bill of fare; and so the
menu is moulded and built until it suits.
In the summer and until quite late in
the autumn Madame Loubet ives in the
presidents palace at Rambouillet. This
home is beautifully furnished at the ex-
pense of the state, and is maintained by
the government. Here madame prac-
tees the sa1ne economy: and here she
enjoys herself in most simple fashion.
1t was charged against her When she
came to the Elysee palace that she did
not speak the best of French. There is
a refinement of accent which is most
charming. and which marks the lady
from the servant. Madame Loubet speaks
perhaps not the best of French, and you
notice there is Il tendency toward the dia-
I lect of the people ever present when she
talks; yet her voice has the soft accent of
the south France, and she pleases you
when she speaks.
1t is said that under her sway the Ely
see has reverted to the ~bourgeOise style
of the Crews who We're not aristOcrats,
but. that she is not as economical as
Madame Theirs who was not always In a
pleasant frame of mind. In fact it was
charged against her that she haggled
with the dealers and "jawed" the ser
wants, using the choicest of French Bill
lingsgate.
Madame Loubet receives very hospita-
bly,, and during one day at Rambouillet
was the recipient of IA informal calls
Six of her callers remained to luncheon
which was served very simply out under
the trees. while madame and her guests
sat around III wicker chairs. They had
very little to eat, so it seemed to one who
expected a great lea of style; for there
was only soup, French chops and pea:
and fruit, with wine. To one accustomed
to American salads and pastries thi.
looked very plain. Monsieur lie Presiden1
lunched sumptuously upon a coarse
spread, but Madame was far too econonl-
ical to set SO gorgeous a repast before
her lady guests.
Madame is not young looking for he
SO years. Compared with Bernhard, VIII,
is five years older than she, madame il
old enough to be the mother OF Bern
hardt. But she is a delightfully."- mother
ly woman and a good housekeeper,5 AM
M. Loubet has good excuse for being 81
: fond of her.
A. RIERDON REED.
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