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MY FIRST YEARS AS A FRENCHWOMAN 1876-1879 BY MARY KING WADDINGTON ILLUSTRATED 1914 CONTENTS I. WHEN MACMAHON WAS PRESIDENT II.

THE BERLIN CONGRESS M. JULES GREVY, READING MARSHAL MACMAHON'S LETTER OF RESIGNATION TO THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES M. JULES GREVY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC BY THE SENATE AND CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES MEETING AS THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY THE ELYSEE PALACE, PARIS HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA, ABOUT 1879 M. DE FREYCINET MME.

Monsieur Thiers, the first President of the Republic, had been overthrown in May, 1873Marshal MacMahon named in his place.

As long as Marshal MacMahon was President of the Republic, he always rode home after the review down the Champs-Elyseesin full uniform, with a brilliant staff of foreign officers and military attaches.

[Illustration: Marshal MacMahon.]

We heard the well-known sayings very often those days: "La Republique sera conservatrice ou elle ne sera pas" and "La Republique sans Republicains," attributed to M. Thiers and Marshal MacMahon.

It was my reception afternoon, and while I was sitting quietly in my drawing-room talking to some of my friends, making plans for the summer, quite pleased to have W. to myself again, the butler hurried into the room telling me that the Marechale de MacMahon was on the stairs, coming to make me a visit.

Again I paid a formal official visit to the Marechale de MacMahon as soon as the ministry was announced.

She spoke most warmly of Marshal MacMahon, hoped that he would remain President of the Republic as long as the Republicans would let him, was afraid they would make his position impossiblebut that the younger generation always wanted reforms and changes.

One for the Marshal and Madame de MacMahon was beautifully doneall the footmen, dozens, in gala liveries, red and yellow, the maitre d'hotel in very dark blue with gold epaulettes and aiguillettes.

As soon as the Marshal and Madame de MacMahon were announced, she came in, meeting them at the door, making a circle afterward, and shaking hands with all the ladies.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Marshal and Madame de MacMahon, the Orleans princes, Princesse Mathilde, the Faubourg St. Germain, the Government, and as many foreigners as the house could hold, as he invited a great many people, once his obligations, English and official, were satisfied.

Madame de MacMahon came up to me, saying: "Madame Waddington, Sa Majeste demande les nouvelles de M. Waddington," upon which His Majesty planted himself directly in front of me, so close that he almost touched me, and asked in a quick, abrupt manner, as if he were firing off a shot: "Ou est votre mari?"

Marshal MacMahon had a house near Trouville that year, and he came over occasionally to see W., always on horseback and early in the morning.

[Illustration: M. Jules Grevy, reading Marshal MacMahon's letter of resignation to the Chamber of Deputies.

Macmahon, concerned in the design to surprise the castle of Dublin, suffered Nov. 22; Sir Alexander Carew, who had engaged to surrender Plymouth to the king, on Dec. 23, and Sir John Hotham and his son, who, conceiving themselves ill-treated by the parliament, had entered into a treaty for the surrender of Hull, on the 1st and 2nd of January; Lord Macguire followed on Feb. 20.]

*THE PUBLIC PROMENADESA CAMP IN THE LUXEMBOURGTHE NEW MASTERSPROCLAMATION OVER PROCLAMATION THE LUXEMBOURG (PRESENT TOWN HALL OF PARIS, 1871) PORTRAIT OF MARSHAL MACMAHON, DUKE OF MAGENTA

" During the day of the 28th of Kay Marshal MacMahon caused the following proclamation to be posted in the streets of Paris: "Inhabitants of Paris, The army of France is come to save you.

(Signed) "MACMAHON, Due de Magenta, Marshal of France, Commander-in-Chief.

From the report of Marshal MacMahon we learn that the lost amounted to 83 officers killed, and 430 wounded; 794 soldiers killed, and 6,024 wounded, and 183 missing in all.

Macmahon, son of a bear.

SEE MacMahon, Henry.

We have changed all that, by Herbert Quick and Elena Stepanoff MacMahon.

MACMAHON, DUKE OF MAGENTA, marshal of France, born at Sully, of Irish descent, second President of the third French republic from 1873 to 1879; distinguished himself in Algeria and at the Crimea, and took part in the Franco-German War to his defeat and capture (1808-1893).

MAGENTA (6), Italian town, 15 m. W. of Milan, where Macmahon defeated a superior Austrian force in 1859.

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