INDEX

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, Z

A Abzac, Marquis d’, 151; influence in Germany, 152 Adam, Edmond, 191 ——, Mme. Juliette, 188, 189; her antagonism to Bonapartism, 196; and Boulangism, 248, 253; and Gambetta, 192, 232 Agoult, Comtesse d’, 190 Alexander III., death of, 285 Amélie of Portugal, marriage of, 126 André, Mme. Edouard, 177, 180 Aosta, Duchess of, 46 Arnim, Count, 383 Aumale, Duc d’, banishment annulled, 139; biography of, 133; cause of banishment, 138; offered the Presidency, 145; in the Army, 137; popularity of, 124; and Trochu, 82 ——, Duchesse d’, 141 B Bartet, Mme., 379 Bazaine, Marshal, 64; trial of, 129 Beaulaincourt, Comtesse de, 23, 30 Beauvoir, Marquis de, and Boulangism, 247 Bernhardt, Madame Sarah, 379 Berryer, M., 48 Biron, Vicomte de Gontaut, 161; and Bismarck, 162 ——, Comte de Gontaut, 349 Bisaccia, Duc et Duchesse de la Rochefoucauld, 169 Bismarck and Gambetta, 238; and Jules Favre, 73; and Vicomte de Gontaut Biron, 162 Bonaparte, Prince Pierre, private life of, 40 ——, Prince Victor, shoots Victor Noir, 39 ——, Princess Marie, marriage of, 41 Bonnat, Joseph Leon, 142 Bonnemains, Madame de, and Boulanger, 247, 256 Bontoux, M., and the Union Générale, 227 Boulanger, General, 244; elected to Chamber, 247; flight of, 255; retirement of, 246; returns to Paris in disguise, 247; suicide of, 256 —— Plot, the, 244 Boulangism, the beginnings of, 246 Boulangists and the Comte de Paris, 125 Bourget, Paul, 377 Briand, Aristide, career of, 366; political future of, 363; and the Socialists, 368 Brisson, Barnabé, Nicholas II. visits, 289 Broglie, Duc de, 147; an ardent Orleanist, 158; biography of, 156; and Feuillet, 158 ——, Prince Amédée de, 159 ——, Princesse de, 160 Bülow, Prince von, 385 C Caillavet, Madame de, 332 Canrobert, Marshal, candidature for Presidency, 145 Carnot, Sadi, 245; as President, 271; becomes candidate for Presidency, 229; murder of, 271 Castellane, Comte de, affairs of, 316 Castellane, Comtesse Jean de, 350 ——, Marquis de, 349 Castelnau, General, and the Prince Imperial, 60 Castiglione, Comtesse de, 53 Cavaignac, M., and the Dreyfus affair, 328 Chambord, Comte de, biography of the, 112; death of, 116; funeral of, 122; dispute with MacMahon, 218; home life of, 112; and Marshal MacMahon, 115-118; and the Monarchical restoration, 115; and the Republic, 88; and Versailles, 116 Chantilly, bequeathed to the French Academy, 139; glories of, 124, 134 Chanzy, General, defeated at Orleans, 81 Chartres, Duc de, characteristics of, 128; marriage of, 130; and the Franco-Prussian War, 128 Claretie, Jules, 217, 376 Clemenceau, Georges, influence of, 309; and Baron Mohrenheim, 280; and Comtesse d’Aunay, 310; and Edward VII., 361; and Fallières, 358; and Russia, 279; and the Commune, 92; and the Dreyfus affair, 312, 321 Cléry, Maître, 140 Clotilde of Savoy, Princesse, 45; and Empress Eugénie, 14 Commune, the, fight with Thiers’ troops at Père-la-Chaise, 95; opinions on, 94; outbreak of the, 87; stamping out the, 97 Compiègne, life at, 9, 25 Conneau, Dr., contrives Napoleon’s escape from Ham, 21; Napoleon’s friendship with, 20 Constant, M., and General Boulanger, 255 Conti, M., 23 D Darboy, Archbishop, assassination of, 95 Daudet, Alphonse, 215 ——, Ernest, 217 ——, Leon, 216 ——, Lucien, 216 ——, Madame Alphonse, 335 Débats, Journal des, 299 Decazes, Duc, 147; as Minister of Foreign Affairs, 160; biography of, 156 Delahaye, Jules, denounces Panama affairs in Chamber, 263 Déroulède, Paul, and Boulangism, 248, 252 Dillon, Count, and Boulangism, 247 Donnersmarck, Count Henckel von, 238 Dorian, Madame Ménard, 332 Dreyfus affair, 318; a family incident, 336; the religious element, 328; the verdict, 319; and Faure, 295; and Zola, 323 ——, Captain, in the dock, 318; personality of, 323 Dumas, Alex., 211 ——, Colette, 213 ——, Jeannine, 213 E Empire, last days of the, 48 Esterhazy, Col., and the Dreyfus affair, 326 Eugénie, Empress, 3, 9, 26, 65; as Regent, 63; attitude before the Franco-Prussian War, 59; bravery as a nurse, 11; flight of, 71; leaves St. Cloud, 63; unpopularity during war, 59; and her son, 12; and Marshal MacMahon, 64; and peace negotiations, 78; and the 4th of September, 37; and Thiers, 104. (See also under Napoleon III.) F Fallières, André, 365 ——, Armand, at St. Petersburg, 362; elected to the Presidency, 358; and Clemenceau, 358; and the Vatican, 359 ——, Madame, 364 Falloux, Comte de, 214 Faure, Félix, at the Elysée, 283; death of, 294; early career, 276; elected to Presidency, 276; supposed overtures to Germany, 296; visits Nicholas II., 294; and Nicholas II., in Paris, 284; and the Russian Fleet, 277 Favre, Jules, makes a false move, 90; and Bismarck, 73; and the Franco-Prussian War, 75 Ferry, Jules, advocates the Republic, 68; and Esterhazy, 326 Feuillet, Octave, 28 Flaubert, Gustave, personality of, 375 Fleury, General, 23 Flourens, Pierre, and the Panama scandal, 267 Fontainebleau, life at, 25 Fortoul, M. de, 150 France, Anatole, personality of, 374 France, estimation of patriotism in, 96 Franco-Prussian War, capitulation of Paris, 83; defeat of army of Chanzy, 81; effect on Monarchy, 63; first disasters in, 63; peace negotiations at Versailles, 84; Prince Imperial at, 62; Prussian troops enter Paris, 84; the Emperor’s review outside Paris, 86; the eve of the, in Paris, 56; troops’ return from captivity, 94 Franco-Russian misunderstanding, 313 —— entente, the, 278, 285 French court life under Napoleon, 111 Freycinet, M. de, 224, 229 G Galliera, Duchesse de, 177 Galiffet, Marquise de, 29 Gambetta, Leon, as Prime Minister 236; biography of, 231; death of, 241; forms his Cabinet, 236; his chief ambition, 233; his early social errors, 194; his estimation of MacMahon, 224; his projected marriage, 239; in 1871, 88; the mystery of his accident, 239; and Bismarck, 238; and Comte de St. Vallier, 237; and European politics, 233; and Germany, 233; and Madame Juliette Adam, 192; and the 4th of September, 65 Gaulois, the, 303 Gortschakoff, Prince, and the Russian canard, 164 Gonne, Miss Maud, and Boulangism, 253 Gramont, Duc de, 46; at Vienna, 47 ——, Duchesse de, 351 Granier, Jeanne, Madame, 380 Grévy, Jules, as President, 225; resigns the Presidency, 228; and Daniel Wilson, 227 H Hading, Jane, Madame, 380 Hanotaux, Gabriel, as a writer, 297 Harcourt, Vicomte Emmanuel d’, 149 Henry, Colonel, and the Dreyfus affair, 327 Herz, Cornelius, and the Panama Canal 259 Hohenlohe, Prince, 383; as Ambassador, 276 Hohenzollern, Prince Leopold of, and the Spanish throne, 52 Hugo, Georges, 334 Humbert, Madame, 355 I Imperial, Prince, and the Franco-Prussian War, 60 J Jacquemard, Mlle. Nelly, 180, 182 Jaurès, M., and the Socialists, 369 Journal, the, 299 L Lacroix, Madame, 58, 188 Laguerre, George, and Boulangism, 248, 251 Lamartine, M. de, 48 Lambert, Madame Juliette, 190. (See also Adam, Juliette.) Lanterne, the, 304 Lasteyrie, Marquis Jules de, 194 Lecomte, assassination of, 91 Legitimists, position of, under Third Republic, 168 Lemaitre, Jules, 141 Léon, Princesse de, 179 Lesseps, Ferdinand de, mental breakdown of, 264; sentenced to imprisonment, 265; and the Panama Canal, 258. (See also Panama scandal.) ——, Charles de, 259; his affection for his father, 264. (See also Panama scandal.) Loti, Pierre, personality of, 376 Loubet, Emile, achievements during Presidency, 313; elected to the Presidency, 308; in London, 314; in Rome, 314; Nicholas II. visits, 289; refuses to visit the Pope, 315; and the Catholic rupture, 311; and the Dreyfus affair, 312 Luynes, Duchesse de, 169, 172 Lyons, Lord, 383 M MacMahon, Marshal, at the Elysée, 147; coup d’état of, 159; death of, 155; dispute with Comte de Chambord, 218; elements of failure as President, 221; fall of, 218; his letter to Jules Simon, 149; overthrow of, 154; Presidency of, 144; proceeds to join Marshal Bazaine, 64; retires from Presidency, 226; and the Comte de Chambord, 115, 118; and d’Harcourt, 149; and the coup d’état of May 16th, 223; and Thiers, 110 Magenta, Duc de, 148 ——, Duchesse de, 148 Maillé, Duchesse de, 186 Mathilde, Princess, 14; and Taine, 209 Matin, the, 298 Maupassant, Guy de, personality of, 376 May, the 16th of, 218 Mazas, prison invaded by mob, 83 Mérimée, M., 27 Messine, Mlle. Juliette la, 190. (See also Adam, Juliette, and Lambert, Juliette.) Metternich, Prince, 382; and Adolphe Thiers, 102 —— Princess Paul, 2, 17 Meyer, Arthur, career of, 301; starts the Panama revelations, 262; and Boulangism, 247; and Charles de Lesseps, 260 Millevoye, Lucien, and Boulangism, 248, 252 Mirbeau, Octave, career of, 372 Mocquard, M., 21 Mohrenheim, Baron de, and Clemenceau, 280; and Faure, 277 Monaco, Princesse de, 175 Monarchist restoration, chances of, in 1871, 88 Montagnini, Mgr., and the Catholic crisis, 360 Montalembert, Charles de, 49 Montebello, Comtesse Jean de, 346 Morès, Marquis de, and Russia, 279 Mouchy, Duc de, marries Princess Anna Murat, 167 Mun, Count Albert de, and Boulangism, 248, 250 Munster, Count, as Ambassador, 275, 385; and the Dreyfus affair, 274 Murat, Princess Anna, and Empress Eugénie, 16 Muravieff, Count, 387 N Napoleon III., at the Franco-Prussian War, 58; end of his dynasty, 70; in 1868, 3; influence of, 67; leaves St. Cloud, 60; personal characteristics, 6; and Italian secret societies, 6 ——, Prince, and Empress Eugénie, 14 ——, Prince Louis, 45 ——, Prince “Plon Plon,” 43 National Assembly, first meeting of the, 225; ratifies peace, 87 —— Guard, the disarmament trouble begins, 90 Nelidoff, M. de, 387 Nerville, Madame Aubernon de, 188 Nicholas II. at Chalons, 290; at the Russian Embassy, 290; visits Brisson, 289; visits Loubet, 289; visits Paris, 284, 287 Nigra, Count, 32, 382; a significant prophecy, 33 Noailles, Comtesse Mathieu de, 337 Noir, Victor, shot by Prince Pierre, 39 O Ollivier, Emile, 24, 38; changes in Cabinet of, 46; Ministry of, distrusted, 48; urges Napoleon’s return to Paris, 64 Orleanism, hopes of, 220 Orleans, Duc d’, 127 —— family, 131 Orleanist cause, the, 123 Orleanists and the confiscated millions, 123; and the Republic, 88 Orloff, Prince, 386 P Panama Scandal, money becomes scarce, 258; the Canal scheme, 257; the lottery is suggested, 258; the public trial, 265; and the Republic, 269 Paris, Bismarck and the Peace of, 73; capitulation of, 83; during the siege, 73; experiences of, during revolution, 78; invasion of Mazas by the mob, 83; news of Sedan reaches, 66; on the eve of the Franco-Prussian War, 56; population fraternises with Prussians, 85; prepares for the siege, 71; Prussian troops enter, 84; September 4th in, 65; settles down after Commune, 97; society after the fall of the Empire, 166; society in 1868, 1; society of to-day, 343; society under Loubet, 315; the Commune, 87; Thiers returns after the Commune, 97; visit of Nicholas II., 284, 287; food during siege, 80 ——, Comte de, personality of, 125; and the Boulangists, 125 Peace negotiations of Franco-Prussian War, 84 Pellieux, General de, and the Dreyfus affair, 327 Périer, Casimir, early career of, 272; elected President, 273; strength of character, 273; why he resigned Presidency, 274 Père-la-Chaise, the fight at, 95 Petit Parisien, the, 300 Plebiscite, the, first suggested, 41 “Plon Plon,” Prince, 43 Pobedonosteff, M., and Boulangism, 254 Poilly, Baronne de, 30 Pourtalès, Comtesse Mélanie de, 17, 19, 180 Press, the French, 297 Presse, the, 304 Prévost, Marcel, personality of, 378 Psichari, Madame, 335 R Radziwill family, the, 352 Reinach, Baron Jacques, and the Panama Scandal, 261 Réjane, Madame, 380 Renan, Ernest, 205 ——, Henriette, 206 Republic, the Third, birth of the, 69; disbelief in its stability, 88; Jules Ferry incites revolt, 68; the mistake of the, 74 Revolution, excesses during the, 77; of 1870, start of the, 69 Rochefort-Luçay, Henri, Marquis de, as a journalist, 305; and Boulangism, 248 Rochefoucauld, Comte de la, 174 ——, Comtesse Aimery de la, 174 ——, La, family of, 173 Rochette, career of, 355; scandal, 355 Rodin and Mirbeau, 373 Rohan, Duchesse de, 179 Rostopschine, Countess Lydie, 388 Rothschild, Baron Henri de, 339 Rouher, M., 38; character sketch of, 42; and the Plebiscite, 42 Rouvier, Maurice, as candidate for the Presidency, 308; characteristics of, 340; and the Panama Scandal, 267 S St. Vallier, Comte de, and Gambetta, 237 Sagan, Prince and Princesse de, 183 ——, Princesse de, 128 Sedan, fall of, news received in Paris, 66 September 4th in Paris, 65 Siege of Paris, 73; food during, 80 Simon, Jules, as Prime Minister, 221 Socialism in France, 368 Sorel, Cecile, 379, 380 Spain, Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern and the throne of, 52 T Taine, Hippolyte, 209 Talleyrand, Duc de, 186 Temps, the, 298 Thiebaud, George, and Boulangism, 247 Thiers, Adolphe, as a historical writer, 100; characteristics of, 99; death of, 110; elected head of National Assembly, 89; explains his severity during the Commune, 108; flight of, to Versailles, 9; imprisonment of, 103; M. and Madame, at the Elysée, 167; Ministry overturned, 144; negotiates for peace, 84; opposes the Plebiscite, 41; returns to Paris after Commune, 97; his troops defeat Communards at Père-la-Chaise, 95; and Empress Eugénie, 104; and Marshal MacMahon, 110; and Prince Metternich, 102; and the Bonapartists, 109; and the Commune, 106; and the Empire, 104; and the situation in 1871, 89 Thomas, Clément, assassination of, 91 Tornielli, Comtesse, 388 Tradern, Comtesse de, 350 Trochu, General, 65; conduct during the siege of Paris, 81; and Duc d’Aumale, 82 Tsartoryski, Prince Ladislas, 351 Tuileries, the, forced by the mob, 1870, 70; life at, 24 U Union-Générale collapse, 226 Uzès, Duchesse d’, and Boulangism 248, 269, 251 V Valovska, Countess, 17 Viollet-le-Duc, M., 29 Vogué, Vicomte de, 377 W Wilson, Daniel, and President Grévy, 227 Wimpffen, General, 76 Z Zola, Emile, 214, 336; burial in the Panthéon, 324; and the Dreyfus affair, 323 ——, Madame, 336

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