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Show Famln, Architect. Mme. Hnrson, tho old lady of 90 who died a few days ago nt her rcsl-denco rcsl-denco on tho Qunt d'Orleans, wns in her younger days the reader and confidential con-fidential friend of tho Duchess de Barry, tho nlcco of Louln XVI, who romnntlcnlly attempted to fomont n royalist rising In 1832. A still aioro remnrkablo "link with tho past" was Charles Famln, who died nt Chartros, Janunry 18, at tho age of 101. Ho wns tbo grnndson of tbo Inst "echo-vin," "echo-vin," or sheriff of tho city of Paris (17S9), while bis mother wns descended descend-ed from Nnttlor, tho fnmous painter of tho epoch of Louis XV. M. Fnmln, his father, was architect to Napoleon 1, nnd when ho wns restoring tho chateau cha-teau of Hamboulllet, Itttlo Charley used to play freely In tbo Imperial courtyards. It wns on ono of theso occasions that the Emperor, passing by, noticed tho youngster and picked ' him up nnd embraced him. In after years Charles Famln followed In his father's footsteps, took tho "prize of Bomo" for architecture and lived at tho Villa Medlcls with tho painters Flandrln nnd Herbert nnd tho musicians musi-cians Gounod nnd Ambrolso Thomas. Active to tho last, ho took 11 lively Interest In-terest in nrchltecturo nnd archaeology, archaeo-logy, and wns over 95 when ho defond-cd defond-cd himsolf with a vigorous nnd trench ant pen against certain criticisms in connection with tho demolition of buildings around tho famous cathedral. |