Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-05-12

of the president OF the French re-
public. very little IL know about her
that could not be summed up IN a
few lines: Excellent housekeeper. wife
and mother: mp TN now. these have
been her principal roles In life, and
abe has played them 10 perfection
But today she has another part
wife OF the president How will she
succeed with this? Twelve months
have hardly elapsed since NJ. fallieres
succeeded 81. Loubei, and II would be
unjust to pass a judgment 80 soon.
Had II not fallen 10 the lot OF Nj
Fallleres TO become president OF the
Republic. Nine. Fallieres would bive
passed from this world to the next
according tn the manner OF most
"bourgeoIses." unknown save 10 hei
little circle OF intimate friends. But
II Is lust the fact that she is the wife
OF the reprcsentant Of France that
makes people curious TO know some
thing about her. What does II fee
like to be a presidents wife, What
is life like at the Elysee? What kind
OF person Is the presidents wife?
Nine. Fallieres. during the seven
years that she was M the Paiais du
senat. always Stunned publicity as
much as possible--a policy now con
,Inued at the Elysec.
At the Palals du Senat. as well as
at the Elysee. Nine. Fallieres has al
ways superintended her household In
the most careful manner This is. oi
course. by no means necessary. but II
Is one OF the pleasures of which she
cannot deprive herself-and did not
etiquette forbid Il. she would 20 a.
market with her cook. One change
she has made al the Elysee has been
greatly criticised. The chef. who
had become quite well known. has
been replaced by a Gordon bleu. a
woman cook from the beloved Gascon
home. This will not only reduce the
household expenditure but allow the
mistress OF the house 10 know all the
inner mysteries OF the kitchen.
Before her marriage Nine. Failliercs
was Mile. Jeanne Besson. la belle
Jeanne Bcsson." as she was known
in the village OF Mezin. Her marriage
was looked upon with great disfayor
by her parents who were not at all
taken with the young hance's ad-
vanced views. For NJ Fallieres Is.
and always has been. a stanch repub-
lIcan, and he was 80 at time when
such a declaration was dangerous.
still Nine. Fallieres had her own way.
and Il is needless to add that she has
never regretted her choice.
Although her dislike for ceremony
Is so great. she has never allow,
ed Il 10 interfere. 50 far. with her
husbands advancement lie Is nj.
ways her FIRST consideration. and her
lifelong devotion 10 him Is admirable
No one knows what agonies she en-
dures every time he leaves the Ely
see. Who knows II some villainous
anarchist will not come and kin him?
AS II any one would attempt to muir
der our dear president" urges a
friend. Yet. Carnot was killed.
Every morning. after an early
breakfast. the president goes for a
brisk two hours walk. lie considers
this a cure for the corpulency with
which he finds himself threatened. II
Is quite impossible to keep pace with
him, he walks at such a rate Return
Ing to work az ten O'Clock. usually In
a fever heat. he finds his wife. who
always sees him on. anxiously await.
Ing his return. to see at the same time
that he changes his clothes. She Is
terrified lest he should catch cold.
The presidents family circle con-
sists OF a son and daughter and two
nephcws. but there are generally sew
eral guests TO lunch and dinner. II
the host Is threatened with corpu.
iency. Il IL not astonishing when one
sees his liberal table. But then. he
is Gascon. and Gascony IL the home
Of gourmands. There are trufiies.
fattened poultry. grapes and other
fruit in abundance. and the presi-
dents own wine from Joupillon is ap.
prcciated by all The mysterious
parsonage in the presidents household
is his daughter. Mile Fallieres. who
has passed the age OF 20. and yet re
mains unmarried, A remarkable CO
Incidence In France. n the parents
can give a dowry. some say that she
has already been crossed In love. 9th.
ers that she wanted 10 take the veil;
but there may not be a word OF truth
In either statement IL certainly
would have complicated present af.
fairs OF state had the presidents
daughter been nun. She Is kind.
however. suficientiy intelligent. and
gives up a good deal Of her time to
charity. Reading Is her great pas,
sion. ssa In the country she hes spcnI