The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-16

attaches itself to those OF high position.
The French have a prOyerb which says
that it is impossi le TO stand upon a PIN
nacle without becoming a target; and
I.oubet early gained the pinnacuiar prom
inence.
The I.oubets had children. and one OF
them became Madame de Saint-PriN. NJ.
de Saint-Prlx is "a Judge IN Marseilles' and
his wife IS a woman Of wealth and inilu-
ence.
Thus step by step Marie Denis found
herself coming from the little town or
Monelimart. France. where she was born
in lsl9 20 The proudest position IN Paris.
At the age OF fifty just the time when
a woman feels her fun strength Of mind
and body. her husband was made Presi-
dent Of the French Republic, and Madame
Loubet became the mistress Of the Palace
Elysee with Madame de saint-Prix from
Marseil les 70 assist her IN her new sta
ton.
II YOU visit Madame Loubet to-day, as
your correspondent had the pleasure OF
doing a few days ago. you win find her a
rather stout. gray-haired woman with a
very m0therly manner and a soft gentle
voice. She will impress you as being OF
the people. There are no silly airs about
her. She Is very democratic and very
economical
DOES HER MARKETING
Each morning Madame Loubet goes
forth in her carriage 10 do the family
marketing which Is 10 her the most inn
p0rtant act of the day. She buys slowly
and carefully. and IL was whispered by
a Mortified matron of one OF the aristo-
cratic regime that she actually pushed"
the meat upon a leg OF lamb TO be sure
that it was tender and that she crack
ed" the bones Of the chicken 10 assure
herself that it was a this years fowl
Madame L0ubet when she goes market
ing Is accompanied by a French guard.
for these are troublesome times in the
Republic and there are those who are so
premdiced against the President and his
wife that they would very gladly wreak
their vengeance upon an lno-ensive wo-
man.
President Loubet Is very anxious about
the welfare OF his wife and has been most
cautious ever since the fate Of Elizabeth
Of Austria. He will not allow madame O.
walk unaccompanled in the streets. and
when she goes out on the simplest errand
she must have mounted soldiers on either
side OF her To prove that this is a neces-
sary precaution 70 need be mentioned that
no less than four times during the past
three months have suspicious persons
been detected along the route. apparently
waiting their chance % strike down the
wife Of the President OF the Republic.
Madame Loubors manner when shop
ping is almost misery She haggles IN
person with the dealers; and Y IS declared
that she returns her empty bottles 20
them and insists that they credit her With
an amount. She shOns az not The best
places but the popular markets and
when she goes out 20 buy her gowns.
which is very rarely. she chooses empo-
RUINS upon streets that are by no means
exclusive
But only in this way Is Madame Loubet
unpopular with the people. Otherwise
she Is adored Her easy way Of driving
without maid: her democratic manner
OF being always at home 10 former
friends: the easy hospitality OF her state
dinners have all served to endear her 10
the people.
VERY POPULAR
Paris has an aristocracy- which IL a
very pronounced one. u consists largely
OF the Royaists; indeed almost entirely
or them The Royailsts are those who
desire return 10 royalty and they
would place upon the throne one OF the
Bonapartes 4 very large number OF
people are in favor OF the return to a
monarchy. and these constitute the Roy