The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16
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alists Of France. who are forever a men.
ace 10 the Republic.
Madame L0ubet 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 20 the arist0cracy, but Is apt TO
give dinners 10 former friends who have
no titles and hold no political Office, az
TO those Of fine lineage
Madame L0ubets husband receives
salary Of $4,000 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 Ex-
ecutive household. This large amour.
passes through the hands OF Madame
Loubet and it is safe 20 say that she
does not spend more than one-half Of Il.
THE DINNER.
The Elysee palace Is an imense place
supporting hundreds OF servants and re-
tainers Of various kinds. The Presidents
guards have their home there. also all
the clerks connected with me Govern
ment Therefore 81 IS necessary 20 main.
tain a very nice establishment The
President has a chez 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
L0ubet who has ola fashioned Ideas
about pleasing the head Of the family.
If NJ Louhet. President ~ the Frencn
Republic expresses a dislike for a GER
tain kind o. grape that grape Is crossed
Of the family BIN OF fare and SO the
menu Is moulded and built until IL suits.
In the summer and until quito late IN
the autumn Madame Loubet lives in the
Presidents palace at Rlmh0uiilet This
home a. beautifully furnished % the ex-
pense OF me state and s maintained by
the Government Here Madame practices
the same economy. and here she enjoys
herself On mos- simple fashion
IL was charged against her when she
came 20 the Elysee palace that she did
not speak the best Of French There ~
a refinement 0f accent which "a mos;
charming and which marks the lady
from the servant. Madame Ioubet speaks
perhaps not the best French and YOU
notice there ls a tendency toward the
dialect or the people ever present when
she talks. set her voice has the soft ac-
cent OF the south of France md she
pleases you when she speaks
Ii Is said that under her sway The Ely
see has reverted t0 che bourge1ise Style ~
the Crews who were NOT arist0crats bur.
that she Is not as economical as Madame
Theirs who was NOT always IN a pleasant
frame OF mind Tn fact Ii vas charged
era'nst her that che hirglea with tho
deal rs and "jlwed' the servants. USING
tho choicest OF French B'llngsgaie
RECEIVES HOSPITALITY
Madame Loubet receives very hosp'-
ably and during one day az Rambouillet
was the recipient % fourteen Informal
calls Six OF the callers REMAINED 10
luncheon which was served very simply
out under tho trees. while madame and
her guests sat around IN wicker chairs.
They had very Title to eat 30 4 seemed
10 one who expected a great deal of style:
FOR there was only soup, French chops
and peas and fruit. with vine. To one
accustomed 10 American salads and pas
tries this looked very p AIN. NOcs eur
L. President lunched sumpiuously upon
course spread. but madame was far too
economical TO set 50 gorgeous repast be-
fose her lady guests.
Madame Is not young looking Tor her
Atty years Compared with Bernhard,.
who is five years older than she madame
Is old enough 20 be the mother Of Bern
hardt. But she - a delightfully."- motherly
woman and good housekesper, snd NJ
I,oubet has good excuse for being so fynd
OF her. "A. RiERDON REk4A