Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-10-13

weather was perfect and the whole
affair a great success. One of the
stewards who had charge OF the buff
fet gave me the following list OF the
provisions for the occasion. from which
it will be seen that nothing is provid-
ed grudgingly to, the guests at the
garden parties, although the Loubets
are not rich folks.
LOGO bottles of champagne at 10
francs .......... .....,....... 10000
200 bottles of pinch at 6 francs.... loo
200 bottles of Bordeaux Mt 6 francs. 1900
30 bottles Of liqueur at 10 francs.... 800
400 bottles of beer a, 60 centimes.. 240
$50 capons at francs .............. 800
30 kilors of pastries ................ $50
80 kiors of pastries ................ $50
Ices and Iced confectionery ........ 1900
Lemonade, tobacco, etc ............ 5000
The presidential salary is 100000
year and OF course free rent of the
Elysee, but the official expenses are
so great that most Of M. Loubets pre-
decessors have had to face an annual
shortage.
Not only does Nine Loubet enter
the Elysee artists and scientific and
literary men. She always accom-
panies the president on his visits to
the salons and to the studios of many
of the well known artists. She also
takes keen interest in women's work
of all kinds, and although, not by any
means one of the platform species"
she is always willing to discuss the
feminist question. Furthermore,
she always accompanies the president
to any manifestations in favor of the
army, and is to be seen at all military
reviews and balls.
Their Everyday Life.
In ordinary everyday life, NJ. and
Nine. Loubet are by no means osten-
tatious. The president is an early
riser. He usually gets UP between
5 and and takes cup of chocolate
and is with his family until about 8
or $3.50 He then goes out for con-
stitutionai with his son. NJ. Paul Lou
bet, who is now about 80 years of age
barrister at the cour d appel and al
so counselor general of the home de-
partment From about $50 to mid
DAY the president attends to state af-
fairs and receives the various ambas-
sailors, projects, mayors, deputies or
senators who have requested an au-
dience. At noon luncheon is served
and about 2 o'clock il there should be
no official visit to pay, the president
drives out, sometimes taking the reins
himself, with the groom mounted be
hind, and sometimes accompanied by
~ T T. l.,.Nr oil 7,
his family whenever he can, preferrine
a light meal of only three courses with
little light claret Throughout the
evening he usually reads and smokes
steadily.
Mile. Marguerite Loubet, the eldest
| of the presidents three children, mar
ried NJ. Soubeyran de Saint-Prise, who
is now judge at Marseilles. The
youngest hoy. Emile is about II years
old
An incident took place soon after M
| Loubet was elected president which
gives an idea of the comfortable broad
mindedness Of the family. AT the
Cabaret~des Arts. kind of cafe chan
| tant, "a song was composed by one Of thu
poets who frequent the establishment
1t was not precisely complimentary tt
NJ. Loubet and the censor requested
4 that it should be taken off the pro
gram. The manager Of the cafe wa!
| not fined on the condition that the of
/ Tense was not repeated. Some little
time after. probably through some
misunderstanding the manager re
ceived orders to close his establish
ment In desperation one of the pc
cts then remembered that he had for
/ merly known M. Paul Loubet, and h,
rushed on to the Elysee. where he wa
cordially welcomed by the son of thu
4 president The offending song wa
/ produced and M. Paul took it to hi
father, who smiled on reading it, ant
j then gave orders that the project o
the police should be communicate
with and requested to drop the pro
ceedings That very evening tn
4 manager of the cafe chantant and al
the poets he employed signed lette
OF thanks to the president and his sol
and from that day forth, NJ Paul ha
been nightly popular among the pc
4 cts at Montmarte.-Pari correspond
ence TO st. Louis Globe-Democrat.