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Society in France describes palaces and etiquette of officials
Special correspondence from New York outlines how the French presidency and ministries inhabit grand palaces inherited from monarchy and empire, with lavish official hospitality and state apartments. It notes salaries, perquisites, and the ease of ministerial housing changes, plus strict etiquette, dress codes, and the social divide between republicans and nobles in Paris society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Department
Seine
Paris
Bank of France
Washington
London
Republic
Elysée
Grévy
Merat
Mme. de Pompadour
Napoleon
Waterloo
Wellington
Alexander I
Alexander TH
Louis Napoleon
The
Palais Bourbon
Prince de Condé
Petit Luxembourg
Louis XVIII
Joseph
Gambetta
Spain
Tuilleries
M. Lockroy
Commerce
Victor Hugo
French Republc
France
Goblet
Foreign Office
M. Grévy
Oscar White
Republc
Legation
Chamber
Floquet
Canburos Deputies
Iis
AL Floquet
Boston
Pau
Johannes
Theodore Stanton